California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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This collection includes cemetery records from 1899 to 2011.

The daily burial log begins in 1934 and continues to the present. Cemeteries began keeping records as soon as they were opened. The purchase of a burial plot was considered a land transaction and was recorded as a deed. The information in these records are typically reliable.

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 * Age of deceased
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 * Death date
 * Burial date
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This collection is only available to registered users of FamilySearch and is comprised of index cards and the daily burial log book of the Italian Cemetery in Colma.

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