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When the early colonists came to America, they were braving a new world, with new wonders and difficulties. Family historians beginning the search for their ancestors from this period run into a similar adventure, as research in the colonial period presents a number of exciting challenges that genealogists may not have experienced before. This book is the key to facing those challenges. This new book, Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors,...
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Learn the ins and outs of New England research while locating hundreds of public records in repositories, libraries, and genealogical societies across the region. This new user-friendly design includes introductory essays explaining basics of research and resources unique to each state.
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"This is the basic genealogical dictionary of early New England settlers, giving the name of every settler who arrived in New England before 1692 regardless of their station, rank, or fortune. Alphabetically arranged for each it gives the dates of his marriage and death, dates of birth, marriage and death of his children, and birthdates and names of the grandchildren. According to the author, "nineteen twentieths of the people of these New England...
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NEHGS library owns more than 20,000 printed, compiled genealogies. Chief coverage is of New England genealogy, plus coastal areas of the mid-Atlantic and South. Additionally, there are genealogies from other parts of the United States, plus other countries.
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"Covering individuals not included in previous Great Migration compendia, this complete survey lists the names of all known to have come to New England during the Great Migration period, 1620-1640. Each entry provides the name of the head of household, English or European origin (if known), date of migration, principal residences in New England, and the best available sources of information for the subject"--Publisher's description.