Colombia, Military Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Colombia, Registros Militares

Record Description
This collection includes military service, civil registration (birth, marriage and death) and census records. They are housed at the Archivo General de la Nación in Bogotá, Colombia.

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Record Content
These civil registration records usually include the following information:


 * Name and gender
 * Event date and location
 * Parents' names
 * Grandparents' names
 * Godparents

These military records may include the following information:


 * Name of soldier or officer
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Religion
 * Occupation
 * Name of regiment
 * Date of service

These censuses records usually contain the folowing information:


 * Name of the province
 * Name of the section or district
 * Type of population
 * Last name and given name
 * Age, gender, and civil status
 * Nationality and place of birth
 * Occupation
 * Literacy (ability to read and write)

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Related Websites

 * Soldiers, Guerrillas, and Politics in Colombia

Related Wiki Articles

 * Colombia, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Colombia Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clementina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.