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Finding your ancestor’s burial location

here is a range of reasons visiting the gravesite of an ancestor can be beneficial in the exploration of your family history. Often, people were buried close to their family members, so if you have information on one ancestor but don’t know the full name of their mother, for example, it’s likely that the cemetery they are buried in will hold such vital information. A

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