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Originally posted by 33girl
I know some people have said not to let it bother them...but think about this point. I'm assuming that when these people are proxy baptized it is recorded somewhere in Mormon records. If this is seen by others, it makes it look like your ancestors supported or believed something they did not.
Imagine if a university did "proxy graduations" and all your life you knew your grandpa had gone to Harvard, only to see his name on an alum roster for DeVry (LOL). That ties his name with something he has no connection with, and peoples' names are still very important possessions.
You shouldn't be able to use someone's name to support something without their permission or their family's permission.
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You would have to be seriously into genealogy, and using LDS forms in order for you to know if your ancestor was "sealed" or not. There's usually an X in the one box to signify that a birth or marriage has been sealed.
And I do agree that the family should be asked first, but let me ask this: we're talking about records from the 1600's and earlier in many cases. What family are you going to contact?