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The International Genealogical Index (IGI) is a database of genealogical records, compiled from several sources, and maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Originally created in 1969, the index was intended to help track the performance of temple ordinances for the deceased.
There is a baptismal record for a "Charlot Dyves", daughter of John and Francis [sic], in Westminster, London which gives a baptism date of 10 August 1678. If Jones was correct about Charlotte's birthday, it is likely therefore that Charlotte was born on 11 December 1677. This would make her just under eight months old at the time of baptism. [2]
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Logo of the Genealogical Society of Utah. GSU, the predecessor of FamilySearch, was founded on 1 November 1894. Its purpose was to create a genealogical library to be used both by its members and other people, to share educational information about genealogy, and to gather genealogical records in order to perform religious ordinances for the dead.
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The baptismal registers were to include child's name, seniority (e.g. first son), father's name, profession, place of abode and descent (i.e. names, professions and places of abode of the father's parents), similar information about the mother, and mother's parents, the infant's date of birth and baptism.
In the United States, vital records are typically maintained at both the county [1] and state levels. [2] In the United Kingdom and numerous other countries vital records are recorded in the civil registry. In the United States, vital records are public and in most cases can be viewed by anyone in person at the governmental authority. [3]
The information was collected by record agents for the purposes of their business. There was an equivalent baptismal section, but this was severely damaged during the London Blitz; however, some 100,000 entries survive. The index also has some entries from other countries, usually transcribed from printed sources.