Nicaragua, Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Nicaragua
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Location of Nicaragua
Record Description
Record Type:	Cemetery Records
Collection years:	1922-2007
Language:	English
Title in the Language:	Nicaragua, registros de cementerios, 1922-2007
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