Bouvier's Law Dictionary revised by Francis Rawle (1914) Ed. 8, Vol, 2, Pgs.

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FAMILY BIBLE.
A Bible containing a record of the births, marriages, and deaths of the members
of a family.
An entry by a father, made in a Bible, stating that Peter, his eldest son, was b
orn in lawful wedlock, of Maria, his wife, at a time specified, is evidence to p
rove the legitimacy of Peter; But the entry in order to be evidence must be an o
riginal entry; and, when it is not so, the loss of the Original must be proved b
efore the copy can be received; A family Bible, containing entries of family inc
idents, where the parties who made the entries are dead, will be received in evi
dence; In order to make an entry evidence as to the birth or death of a child, i
t must be shown that the entry is in the handwriting of a parent; But it is held
that entries in a family Bible are admissible in evidence without proof that th
ey have been made by a parent or relative;
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