Saturday, October 8, 2022

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - A Prolific Father

  It's Saturday Night - 

time for more Genealogy Fun! 


Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to:

1)  Determine who is one of the most prolific fathers in your genealogy database or in your ancestry. By prolific, I mean the one who fathered the most children.

2) Tell us about them in a blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or in a comment on Facebook.

Here's mine:

I tried to find a way to do this in RootsMagic 8, but I could not.

One of the most prolific fathers in my ancestry is my 4th great-grandfather, Zachariah   Hildreth (1754-1828), who had 9 children by his first wife, Elizabeth Keyes (1759-1793) whom he married in 1777, and 8 more by his second wife, Abigail Hart (1775-1846) whom he married in 1794. The children by each wife were:

By Elizabeth Keyes: Aaron Hildreth (born 1778), Elizabeth Fletcher Hildreth, Hannah Hildreth, Zachariah Hildreth, Lucy Hildreth, Patty Hildreth, Fanny HildrethNabby Hildreth, James Hildreth (born 1793).

By Abigail Hart: Abigail Hildreth (born 1795), James Hildreth, Joseph Hart Hildreth, Mary Hildreth, Jonathan Stowe Hildreth, Elizabeth Hildreth, John Hildreth, Levi Hildreth (born 1808)

Of course, not all 17 children lived to adulthood. Four of the children born to Elizabeth Keyes died in infancy or childhood, and 3 of those born to Abigail Hart died young.

The family story is that Abigail Hart was helping Elizabeth (Keyes) Fletcher care for all of her children when Elizabeth died after childbirth, and then Abigail stepped into the mother and wife role.

It looks like poor Abigail cut Zachariah off after child #8 was born in 1808. She was only 43, but he was 54. I wonder how many descendants Zachariah Hildreth has? Perhaps another SNGF topic sometime!

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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 1 to 7 October 2022

  I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 7 October 2022, there are 3,155 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 6 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are (last two weeks):

--- Collections Added   ---

*  Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 30 indexed records with 30 record images, ADDED 07-Oct-2022
*  France, Calvados, Census, 1876  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279948); 2,068 indexed records with 2,068 record images, ADDED 30-Sep-2022
*  France, Indre, Parish and Civil Registration, 1564-1905 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4459649); 484,510 indexed records with 484,510 record images, ADDED 05-Oct-2022
*  Ireland, Dublin, Poor Law Unions Board of Guardians Minute Books, 1839-1924     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496113); 892,325 indexed records with 892,325 record images, ADDED 24-Sep-2022
*  Ireland, Dublin, Workhouses Admission and Discharge Registers, 1840-1919        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496114); 1,533,207 indexed records with 1,533,207 record images, ADDED 28-Sep-2022

*  Texas, Gregg County, Marriage Records, 1873-2017        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491568); 113,988 indexed records with 113,988 record images, ADDED 07-Oct-2022
*  Ukraine, Mykolaiv, Metrical Books, 1790-1917    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447266); 32,215 indexed records with 32,215 record images, ADDED 05-Oct-2022
*  Ukraine, Poltava, Metrical Books, 1741-1937     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4440335); 160,039 indexed records with 160,039 record images, ADDED 05-Oct-2022
Ukraine, Ternopil, Church Books, 1828-1921      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4426189); 86,245 indexed records with 86,245 record images, ADDED 05-Oct-2022
*  Zimbabwe, Archdiocese of Harare, Church Records, 1897-2021      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475014); 9,938 indexed records with 9,938 record images, ADDED 07-Oct-2022

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Civil Registration, 1888-2000     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4328763); 130,137 indexed records with 130,239 record images (was 123,452 records with 120,976 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 69,257 indexed records with 69,060 record images (was 65,070 records with 64,880 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 415,500 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 414,923 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Argentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974194); 150,499 indexed records with 83,087 record images (was 146,724 records with 83,087 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 518,027 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 504,456 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022

Benin, Civil Registration of Deaths, 1891-2014  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2534492); 91,915 indexed records with 21,173 record images (was 59,827 records with 21,173 images), UPDATED 29-Sep-2022
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,185,701 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,184,540 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-1971       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2175764); 4,074,662 indexed records with 774,950 record images (was 4,071,059 records with 774,950 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 803,225 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 802,904 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Brazil, Maranhão, Catholic Church Records, 1673-1962    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177273); 232,320 indexed records with 41,812 record images (was 149,681 records with 41,812 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177275); 5,129,074 indexed records with 930,569 record images (was 5,126,439 records with 930,569 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 797,931 indexed records with 332,778 record images (was 796,018 records with 332,029 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,583,707 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,571,567 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177286); 6,386,409 indexed records with 788,492 record images (was 6,385,750 records with 788,492 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Brazil, Pará, Catholic Church Records, 1930-1976        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177288); 661,706 indexed records with 103,313 record images (was 660,377 records with 103,313 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022

Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2002  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177293); 5,987,643 indexed records with 578,073 record images (was 5,984,736 records with 578,073 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177294); 7,461,876 indexed records with 54,182 record images (was 7,461,438 records with 54,182 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,589,005 indexed records with 813,229 record images (was 1,579,032 records with 808,245 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,630,588 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,630,584 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 598,417 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 592,726 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022

California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,493,351 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,493,084 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2246703); 246,775 indexed records with 105,781 record images (was 226,591 records with 105,781 images), UPDATED 28-Sep-2022
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,311,328 indexed records with 904,818 record images (was 7,288,154 records with 901,456 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 25,094,762 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 25,048,748 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 3,942,742 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 3,927,205 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022

Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,079,912 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,077,014 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,984,006 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,983,900 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 04-Oct-2022
Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 191,950 indexed records with 41,707 record images (was 191,686 records with 41,707 images), UPDATED 05-Oct-2022
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,194,950 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,193,934 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 28-Sep-2022
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 5,970,463 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 5,966,870 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022

El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,228,455 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,218,757 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469935); Index only (2,179,329 records), no images (was 2,179,329 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2022
England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648679); 204,664 indexed records with 61,507 record images (was 204,622 records with 61,504 images), UPDATED 05-Oct-2022
Florida Deaths, 1877-1939       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1595003); 485,008 indexed records with 482,015 record images (was 484,325 records with 482,007 images), UPDATED 01-Oct-2022
France, Calvados, Census, 1891  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279959); 41,921 indexed records with 663 record images (was 29,822 records with 752 images), UPDATED 03-Oct-2022

France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1876      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2819930); 66,237 indexed records with 1,528 record images (was 66,237 records with 1,807 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2022
Germany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes, 1500-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2399108); 275,911 indexed records with 157,612 record images (was 267,936 records with 135,765 images), UPDATED 29-Sep-2022
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 806,609 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 591,287 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106095); 246,747 indexed records with 24,503 record images (was 188,417 records with 24,503 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 5,990,739 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 5,985,668 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022

Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114423); 594,853 indexed records with 3,075 record images (was 566,518 records with 3,075 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 349,457 indexed records with 267,716 record images (was 250,607 records with 168,866 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451040); 211,355 indexed records with 103,502 record images (was 156,850 records with 103,502 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Escuintla, Civil Registration, 1877-1994     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2392700); 503,239 indexed records with 2,355 record images (was 393,615 records with 2,355 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 2,667,478 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 2,441,892 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022

Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 743,385 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 436,073 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 284,472 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 205,506 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2426084); 233,085 indexed records with 42,552 record images (was 156,965 records with 42,552 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Jutiapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274798); 460,641 indexed records with 36,732 record images (was 293,972 records with 36,732 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Petén, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274797); 235,827 indexed records with 713 record images (was 113,803 records with 713 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022

Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274796); 926,331 indexed records with 41,022 record images (was 750,686 records with 41,022 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274794); 650,664 indexed records with 70,397 record images (was 519,533 records with 70,397 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-1994    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2422976); 371,088 indexed records with 550 record images (was 287,191 records with 550 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274791); 270,787 indexed records with 63 record images (was 225,272 records with 63 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration, 1877-1994    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274790); 870,093 indexed records with 16,730 record images (was 606,969 records with 16,730 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022

Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274788); 351,076 indexed records with 97,101 record images (was 260,502 records with 97,101 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2444805); 308,900 indexed records with 70,746 record images (was 304,202 records with 70,746 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274785); 509,179 indexed records with 1,312 record images (was 411,112 records with 1,312 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration, 1930-2008   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2268582); 432,776 indexed records with 300,743 record images (was 363,183 records with 231,150 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2284386); 227,414 indexed records with 18,271 record images (was 159,401 records with 18,271 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022

Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 537,445 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 537,110 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 04-Oct-2022
Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,815,864 indexed records with 46,653 record images (was 1,633,217 records with 47,120 images), UPDATED 04-Oct-2022
Iceland, Census, 1835   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4380200); 75,673 indexed records with 1,008 record images (was 75,673 records with 1,008 images), UPDATED 04-Oct-2022
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 1,276,248 indexed records with 43,174 record images (was 1,098,299 records with 33,692 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Italy, Cagliari, Cagliari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043426); 7,267 indexed records with 1,791,108 record images (was 4,181 records with 1,791,108 images), UPDATED 28-Sep-2022

Italy, Enna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1944      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068343); 240,184 indexed records with 837,356 record images (was 240,184 records with 837,356 images), UPDATED 28-Sep-2022
Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1496-1906   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1934580); 366,347 indexed records with 855,316 record images (was 127,958 records with 855,316 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 5,711 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 4,899 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 5,673 indexed records with 1,740 record images (was 4,294 records with 1,270 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Mexico, Aguascalientes, Catholic Church Records, 1601-1962      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502404); 991,883 indexed records with 618,532 record images (was 988,770 records with 618,532 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022

Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1616412); 2,198,396 indexed records with 968,865 record images (was 2,194,406 records with 968,865 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Mexico, Chihuahua, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1521780); 1,253,083 indexed records with 378,612 record images (was 1,249,767 records with 378,612 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502401); 1,584,051 indexed records with 393,502 record images (was 1,582,092 records with 393,502 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1615259); 6,694,523 indexed records with 4,263,289 record images (was 6,690,382 records with 4,263,289 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022

Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554576); 1,955,157 indexed records with 504,812 record images (was 1,950,474 records with 504,812 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1519-1984  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860831); 12,169,409 indexed records with 4,584,983 record images (was 12,163,696 records with 4,584,983 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823323); 3,751,639 indexed records with 1,584,621 record images (was 3,744,312 records with 1,584,621 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1979     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1874591); 10,734,778 indexed records with 5,797,486 record images (was 10,776,480 records with 5,797,486 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,717,634 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,693,153 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022

Mexico, México, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837908); 8,494,893 indexed records with 4,823,124 record images (was 4,326,919 records with 4,823,124 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473204); 1,635,982 indexed records with 447,381 record images (was 1,635,607 records with 447,381 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2022
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 9,503,481 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 10,000,163 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 7,565,972 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 7,496,634 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 2,725,338 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 2,713,916 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022

Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860864); 5,992,221 indexed records with 2,162,812 record images (was 5,989,298 records with 2,162,812 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473206); 1,570,440 indexed records with 521,512 record images (was 1,564,707 records with 521,512 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Mexico, Tamaulipas, Catholic Church Records, 1703-1964  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1790934); 963,868 indexed records with 199,328 record images (was 963,232 records with 199,328 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883382); 6,443,727 indexed records with 2,563,917 record images (was 6,437,978 records with 2,563,917 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909116); 3,957,548 indexed records with 1,234,534 record images (was 3,952,311 records with 1,234,534 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022

Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804458); 3,253,957 indexed records with 1,663,800 record images (was 3,249,880 records with 1,663,800 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Minnesota, Veterans Grave Registration Reports, 1930-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4489446); 10,225 indexed records with 10,193 record images (was 8,934 records with 8,902 images), UPDATED 29-Sep-2022
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,889,523 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,865,048 records with 6,635,049 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2022
New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4460198); 640,875 indexed records with 78,916 record images (was 640,875 records with 78,908 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,562,896 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,560,580 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022

Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 818,014 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 810,340 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584959); Index only (2,642,875 records), no images (was 2,642,875 records with 0 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2022
Panama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1973      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913397); 935,911 indexed records with 240,799 record images (was 917,577 records with 240,799 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Paraguay, Catholic Church Records, 1754-2015    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922527); 2,053,221 indexed records with 373,775 record images (was 2,051,438 records with 373,775 images), UPDATED 03-Oct-2022
Peru, Cajamarca, Civil Registration, 1938-1996  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046777); 31,978 indexed records with 34,017 record images (was 31,969 records with 34,017 images), UPDATED 01-Oct-2022

Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,557,553 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,519,812 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439346); 17,652 indexed records with 9,856 record images (was 8,959 records with 5,402 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Peru, Pasco, Civil Registration, 1931-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755355); 86,599 indexed records with 86,393 record images (was 76,570 records with 76,396 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Philippines, Catholic Church Records, 1615-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2861657); 6,032,877 indexed records with 2,148,891 record images (was 6,032,877 records with 2,149,891 images), UPDATED 28-Sep-2022
Portugal, Azores, Catholic Church Records, 1044-2019    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449047); 815,402 indexed records with 243,065 record images (was 815,315 records with 243,042 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022

Portugal, Beja, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1913      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001878); 605,600 indexed records with 684,393 record images (was 605,434 records with 684,393 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Portugal, Braga, Catholic Church Records, 1530-1911     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913410); 731,898 indexed records with 857,376 record images (was 731,584 records with 857,376 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Portugal, Bragança, Catholic Church Records, 1541-1985  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976616); 714,392 indexed records with 960,435 record images (was 704,185 records with 960,435 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Portugal, Castelo Branco, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2013604); 964,641 indexed records with 333,738 record images (was 963,863 records with 333,738 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Portugal, Coimbra, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928593); 1,856,736 indexed records with 490,922 record images (was 1,856,736 records with 490,922 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022

Portugal, Guarda, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928588); 243,577 indexed records with 815,966 record images (was 240,621 records with 815,966 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Portugal, Leiria, Catholic Church Records, 1534-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976101); 469,696 indexed records with 639,166 record images (was 469,648 records with 639,166 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Portugal, Lisbon, Catholic Church Records, 1334-1952    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449050); 3,142,173 indexed records with 848,301 record images (was 3,137,822 records with 846,603 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 2,199,223 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 2,199,196 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 937,520 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 936,691 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022

Portugal, Viana do Castelo, Catholic Church Records, 1537-1911  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976095); 526,162 indexed records with 785,939 record images (was 523,854 records with 785,939 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Portugal, Vila Real, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976140); 742,036 indexed records with 396,243 record images (was 742,036 records with 396,243 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records, 1523-1989     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928589); 1,831,217 indexed records with 1,034,661 record images (was 1,799,749 records with 1,034,661 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1912     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043775); 671,769 indexed records with 702,397 record images (was 669,974 records with 702,397 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,243,883 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,241,520 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022

Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 91,694 indexed records with 436,455 record images (was 91,694 records with 436,445 images), UPDATED 01-Oct-2022
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 2,040,426 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 1,935,744 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 642,026 indexed records with 901,550 record images (was 642,010 records with 901,545 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-1985       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784529); 15,955,851 indexed records with 3,008,340 record images (was 13,912,324 records with 3,008,340 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Spain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015355); 852,379 indexed records with 387,469 record images (was 845,342 records with 388,605 images), UPDATED 28-Sep-2022

Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790465); 46,977,151 indexed records with 87,177 record images (was 46,977,151 records with 87,177 images), UPDATED 29-Sep-2022
Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1880     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2142779); 126,720 indexed records with 48,947 record images (was 123,596 records with 48,947 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2022
Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417505); 1,892,506 indexed records with 2,017,500 record images (was 1,851,299 records with 2,017,500 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Ukraine, Crimea Church Books, 1850-1925 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743680); 1,271,273 indexed records with 396,965 record images (was 928,484 records with 264,713 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2022
Ukraine, Dnipro Church Books, 1780-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3753994); 1,138,813 indexed records with 270,640 record images (was 1,004,883 records with 237,667 images), UPDATED 04-Oct-2022

Ukraine, Donetsk Church Books, 1809-1928        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2269694); 2,853,390 indexed records with 816,589 record images (was 2,729,768 records with 816,589 images), UPDATED 29-Sep-2022
Ukraine, Kiev Confession Lists, 1741-1918       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290980); 1,141,217 indexed records with 40,448 record images (was 1,122,664 records with 40,448 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2022
Ukraine, Mykolaiv Church Books, 1770-1930       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3753061); 1,813,216 indexed records with 571,752 record images (was 1,398,524 records with 426,540 images), UPDATED 03-Oct-2022
United States Census, 1860      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473181); 27,167,738 indexed records with 703,834 record images (was 27,150,731 records with 703,834 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2022
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (480,952 records), no images (was 473,297 records with 0 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022

Uruguay, Catholic Church Records, 1726-2000     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4134697); 1,697,871 indexed records with 293,845 record images (was 1,683,230 records with 291,799 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2022
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 942,941 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 930,881 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 12,898 indexed records with 7,115 record images (was 11,666 records with 6,420 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 19,972,867 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 19,911,961 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 28-Sep-2022
Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 637,776 indexed records with 36,835 record images (was 527,491 records with 31,878 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022

--- Collections with new images ---

France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1836      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820772); 265,182 indexed records with 5,060 record images (was 265,182 records with 2,747 images), last updated 04-May-2022
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 225,143 record images (was 527,525 records with 210,139 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020
Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1743180); 18,304,230 indexed records with 1,114,430 record images (was 18,304,230 records with 1,112,742 images), last updated 10-Mar-2022
Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2385204); 87,260 indexed records with 31,501 record images (was 87,260 records with 27,644 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards, 1916-1920     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3039663); 100,669 indexed records with 100,361 record images (was 100,669 records with 100,177 images), last updated 07-May-2020

South Africa, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453927); 883,187 indexed records with 64,720 record images (was 883,187 records with 48,601 images), last updated 15-Sep-2022
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,610,973 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,601,362 images), last updated 09-Aug-2019
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 157,673 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 150,074 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,237,336 indexed records with 1,919,227 record images (was 7,237,336 records with 1,973,983 images), last updated 30-May-2022
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 302,306 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 306,256 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Martinique, Church Records, 1662-1847   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316497); 3,939 indexed records with 405 record images (was 3,939 records with 605 images), last updated 31-May-2022
Paraguay, Military Records, 1870-1965   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2506770); 295,932 indexed records with 256,734 record images (was 295,932 records with 294,710 images), last updated 08-Sep-2022

--- Collections with records removed ---

California Birth Index, 1905-1995       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,460 records), no images (was 24,589,461 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Mar-2012
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2285338); Index only (132,174,273 records), no images (was 132,174,274 records with 0 images), last updated 02-Oct-2014
United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,179 records), no images (was 875,610,188 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020

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In order to select a specific record collection on FamilySearch, go to   https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner and use keywords (e.g. "church england") to find collections with those keywords.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link). It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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