Colorado, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an index to selected church records, mostly from Antonito, Colorado.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The information varies between sects and records. You may find any of the following:
 * Name of church or congregation
 * Location of the church
 * Event dates and places (birth, baptism, marriage, death or burial)
 * Names of parents, children, other family members, and witnesses
 * Ages
 * Residence
 * Previous residences

How Do I Search the Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The ancestor’s name
 * The religion in which your ancestor participated
 * The location of the congregation or parish
 * The approximate date of the event such as the christening or baptism

What Do I Do Next?
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the information to find other records such as birth, death, christening, marriage, census, land and probate records.
 * Use the information to find additional family members.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Search the indexes and records of Colorado, United States Genealogy.
 * Search in the Colorado Archives and Libraries.

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

"Colorado, Church Records, 1860-1951." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Churches throughout Colorado.
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