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Birth Record - Pärnu, Estonia - 1801

Below is an example of a page of birth records in a column/table format. This document is from the city of Pärnu, Estonia, which was known as Pernov (Пернов) when it was part of the Russian Empire.

Below are a Russian transcription and an English translation of this birth record. Click on any image on this page to open it in a new tab where you can zoom in and take a closer look. To see common column headings, review frequently used vocabulary, and learn more about birth records in general, go to the Birth Records page of this tutorial.

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  • Document: "Metrical books, Ekaterininskaia Church, 1765-1926," database with images, FamilySearch.org (www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 August 2024), Orthodox birth records, Pernov, Russian Empire, DGS no. DGS 7788675, image 100 of 978.
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