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Secondary
Source
Example:
A marriage certificate would be a secondary source for a birth date
because it is created long after the birth. It would, however, be a primary
source for the date of marriage. Many sources in genealogy can serve as both
primary and secondary sources. Pronunciation:
[sek-uhn-der-ee
sorss] •
(noun)
Related Resources:
Citing Your Sources Genealogy Research & Records
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