New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch Week of 16 May 2022

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FamilySearch added 23 million church records this week from Germany (1430 – 1998) and Switzerland (1418 –1996) to help individuals make more personal family discoveries. Millions more genealogical records were added from Brazil and France. Collections for Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, England, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Samoa, S. Africa, and the United States (Massachusetts and New York) were also expanded. Find your ancestors now by clicking on the collection links below. FamilySearch is a free service.

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Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Argentina	Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971	8,490	0	Expanded collection
Argentina	Argentina, Catamarca, Civil Registration, 1888-2000	9,589	0	Expanded collection
Argentina	Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946	1,102	0	Expanded collection
Argentina	Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975	8,653	0	Expanded collection
Australia	Australia, Albany, Inward Passenger Lists, 1873-1924	5,907	0	Expanded collection
Australia	Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle, Inward Passenger Lists, 1890-1911	232,955	0	Expanded collection
Bolivia	Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996	18,871	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Bahía, Catholic Church Records, 1598-2007	149,575	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-1971	2,357,396	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Maranhão, Catholic Church Records, 1673-1962	20,925	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949	4,978	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Pará, Catholic Church Records, 1930-1976	3,265	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013	84,152	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Paraná, Catholic Church Records, 1704-2008	14,471	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996	20,989	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2002	422,203	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967	58,478	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Catholic Church Records, 1738-1952	10,106	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006	10,452	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999	2,041	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2012	161,132	0	Expanded collection
Brazil	Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994	64,511	0	Expanded collection
Chile	Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015	5,481	0	Expanded collection
Costa Rica	Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992	233	0	Expanded collection
Cuba	Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960	56	0	Expanded collection
Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975	2,228	0	Expanded collection
El Salvador	El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977	7,270	0	Expanded collection
England	England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996	2,780	0	Expanded collection
England	England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996	47,795	0	Expanded collection
England	England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988	928	0	Expanded collection
England	England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920	1,486	0	Expanded collection
France	France, Calvados, Census, 1856	8,462	0	Expanded collection
France	France, Drôme, Parish and Civil Registration, 1542-1922	1,151,758	0	New collection
France	France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892	3,034	0	Expanded collection
Germany	Germany, Prussia, Posen, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1430-1998	14,504,330	0	New collection
India	India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990	13,844	0	Expanded collection
Mexico	Mexico, Chihuahua, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958	5,971	0	Expanded collection
Mexico	Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978	1,641	0	Expanded collection
Mexico	Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981	3,644	0	Expanded collection
Mexico	Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988	6,679	0	Expanded collection
Mexico	Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977	7,572	0	Expanded collection
Mexico	Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970	12,288	0	Expanded collection
Mexico	Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968	1,349	0	Expanded collection
Mexico	Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977	1,996	0	Expanded collection
Other	Find A Grave Index	724,796	0	Expanded collection
Paraguay	Paraguay, Asunción, Cemetery Records, 1842-2011	21,608	0	Expanded collection
Peru	Peru, Arequipa, Civil Registration, 1860-1976	30	0	Expanded collection
Peru	Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992	11,432	0	Expanded collection
Peru	Peru, Madre de Dios, Civil Registration, 1968-1975	4	0	Expanded collection
Romania	Romania, Civil Registration, 1865-1903	101	0	Expanded collection
Samoa	Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996	20,922	0	Expanded collection
Scotland	Scotland, Lanarkshire Church Records, 1823-1967	14	0	Expanded collection
Slovakia	Slovakia Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935	1,324	0	Expanded collection
South Africa	South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004	38,037	0	Expanded collection
South Africa	South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970	3,201	0	Expanded collection
South Africa	South Africa, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019	48,452	0	Expanded collection
South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976	17,842	0	Expanded collection
South Africa	South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988	14,644	0	Expanded collection
South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958	1,241	0	Expanded collection
Switzerland	Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996	8,492,237	0	Expanded collection
United Kingdom	England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885	992	0	Expanded collection
United States	California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002	3,312	0	Expanded collection
United States	Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918	961,026	0	Expanded collection
United States	New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942	904,138	0	Expanded collection
United States	Oregon, Military Discharge Records, 1919-1967	11,674	0	New collection
United States	West Virginia Births, 1853-1930	259	0	Expanded collection
Uruguay	Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930	2,609	0	Expanded collection
Venezuela	Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003	15,329	0	Expanded collection
Venezuela	Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995	124	0	Expanded collection
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, Voter Registration, 1938-1973	12,196	0	Expanded collection

New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 16 May 2022

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