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- 133 - Maryland and Delaware Revolutionary Patriots, 1775-1783 Military Records.
- The eleven volumes reference approximately 104,000 individuals from Maryland and Delaware who contributed in some fashion as patriots to support the freedom of the American colonies from the rule of Great Britain. While many of the individuals listed were soldiers and associators, some rendered material aid to the army while others served in an office or on a committee at the town, county, or state level.
Record created: 13apr2001
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 134 - Massachusetts Civil War Soldiers and Sailors, 1861-1865 Military Records.
- Here you'll find details of the military careers of all men who served Massachusetts during the Civil War. More than 1,000,000 original records (ranging from original enlistment papers and muster rolls to hospital records and town reports) were abstracted to create the nine-volume work, Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War.The series was compiled by the Massachusetts Adjutant General and published in 1931. The materials date from 1861 to 1865 and follow the military careers of Massachusetts servicemen and their commanding officers. Together, the military records in these volumes reference approximately 140,000 individuals.
Record updated: 13apr2001
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 143 - New York in the Revolution and War of 1812 Military Records.
- In records ranging from military diaries and muster rolls to historical essays, this database details New York's participation in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.Among the books selected for inclusion in this database you'll find biographies and genealogies for thousands of individuals who fled to Connecticut following the Battle of Long Island in 1776 and an index to claims filed by New York residents who served in the War of 1812. In addition, you'll find a comprehensive report by the State Historian that identifies every person listed on muster rolls between 1664 and 1775. This list is especially useful because nearly all of the original muster rolls for colonial wars were destroyed in a 1911 fire at the state library.
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>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 144 - Loyalists in the American Revolution.
- Loyalists were American colonists who retained allegiance to the British Crown. Also known as "Tories," Loyalists were estimated to have made up one-third of colonial America's population. The thirteen volumes of records produced in this database, originally published by the Genealogical Publishing Company, comprise some of the most useful works ever published on Revolutionary War Loyalists.Through both narratives and records, the volumes refer to more than 87,000 individuals in the United States and Canada. While the majority of records reference the Southern and Mid-Atlantic colonies where the Loyalist cause was the strongest (Georgia, the Carolinas, New York, and Pennsylvania), this Family Archive includes individuals from Florida, Great Britain, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Virginia.
Record created: 13apr2001
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 146 - Military Records: U.S. Soldiers, 1784-1811.
- This database contains electronically-reproduced images of a card index that originally spanned nine rolls of National Archives microfilm. This card index is the index to the compiled service records of 21,000 volunteer soldiers who served from twenty-two states and territories of the United States between 1784 and 1811.
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>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 147 - Massachusetts Revolutionary War Soldiers & Sailors, 1775-1782.
- This database contains seventeen volumes of the series Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. The materials date from 1775 to 1782 and follow the military careers of Massachusetts soldiers and sailors and their commanding officers.Compiled from resources found in the Massachusetts State Archives, this collection of records was prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. In 1891, the Secretary was directed by the General Court of Massachusetts to prepare and publish "An indexed compilation of the records of the Massachusetts soldiers and sailors who served in the army or navy during the Revolutionary War, as shown in the archives of in the office of the Secretary."The compilation began with the creation of an index to all names found in the muster rolls, pay rolls, and other documents found in the Revolutionary War archives. Later, primary sources included military orders, regiment books, orderly books, and account books.Althogether, you'll find approximately 410,000 soldiers, sailors, and commanders referenced within these seventeen volumes.
Record created: 13apr2001
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 155 - Military Records: Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index.
- Presented in questionnaire form, a soldier's application lists the Veteran's place of enlistment, unit, period of service, battles participated in, and whether he was wounded or captured. Pension applications also included information on place of birth, number of children, and value of personal and real property owned by Veteran.If the pension application was filed by a widow, you can learn even more information. Their applications list place of birth for both widow and husband as well as the names and ages of any children. Since proof of marriage was required for admission to the pension rolls, a copy of the marriage certificate is often found in widow applications. You may also find correspondence between the applicant and the Pension Board, letters or sworn affidavits attesting to a Veteran's character and the nature of his military service, and abstracts of the Veteran's service record furnished by the Federal War Department.It is important to note that while all of the individuals listed were residents of Tennessee when they applied for pensions, they did not necessarily serve the Confederacy in Tennessee.Veterans and widows have been indexed separately but linked together. If you identify an ancestor on this Family Archive, you'll learn information on their military service as well as how to request a copy of the pension application from The Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Record created: 13apr2001
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 157 - Early New York Families, 1600s-1900s.
- More than 338,000 individuals are referenced within this collection, covering the entire state of New York.Although especially useful for the genealogist, family histories such as these can be very difficult to locate since they are not often published for wide distribution. A family history is a written account of a family's immediate and extended relationships. Along with biographical information on each family member, you'll often find illustrations or photographs of individuals or significant places. Generally you'll learn details of personal characteristics and your ancestors' daily lives that aren't usually available in other genealogical records.
Record created: 13apr2001
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 160 - State Index: Upstate NY, 1685-1910, by Family Tree Maker.
- - This index of New York State records consists of references to city directories, tax lists, church records, military rosters, Bible records, and much more. These documents were all published in four upstate New York quarterlies dating from the late 1600s to the early 1900s: The Capital - The Columbia - The Mohawk - The Saratoga - The index references approximately 300,000 individuals from the Hudson River Valley counties of Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady.
Record updated: 14aug1999
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 162 - Virginia Family Histories #1, pre-1600 to 1900s.
- If your family line runs through Virginia, this database is worth a look. Referencing approximately 65,000 individuals from all parts of Virginia, information included dates from 1600 to 1900. Here you have all five volumes of Genealogies of Virginia Families, a collection of family history articles compiled from 84 years of The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.You will find many lines of descent traced through seven or eight generations, covering three or four centuries.
Record created: 13apr2001
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 164 - Mortality Index: United States, 1850-1880, by Family Tree Maker.
- - Mortality schedules counted the number of deaths that occurred in the year before the census was taken. They exist for the 1850 through 1880 censuses. This means that there are only four schedules currently available for the U.S. census.Listings Include:- Individual's Name- Age- Sex- Occupation- Cause of Death- Date of Death and place of death by county.
Record updated: 14aug1999
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 165 - African Americans in the 1870 Census Index, by Family Tree Maker.
- - This CD contains an alphabetical index of approximately 660,000 African American individuals who were enumerated in the 1870 federal census returns. Areas represented include Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as the counties containing the cities of Baltimore, Chicago, New York City, and St. Louis. Listings include:- Name- Sex- Age- Birthplace- State- County and Locality of Residence At The Time of The Census- National Archives Microfilm Series, Roll, and Page Number.
Record created: 14aug1999
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 167 - Mayflower Vital Records, Deeds and Wills, 1600s-1900s.
- Now you can search "the largest documented manuscript resource on Mayflower genealogy," according to the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. During 50 years of tracing the celebrated Mayflower pilgrims and their families, researcher George Ernest Bowman amassed over 20,000 pages of documented records. Eventually, Susan E. Roser compiled the "Bowman Files" into five Genealogical Publishing Company books.Almost 82,000 individuals are referenced, covering four centuries of Mayflower genealogical and historical information (1600s-1900s).
Record created: 13apr2001
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 168 - Cemetery Records: Salt Lake City, 1848-1992, by Family Tree Maker.
- - During the last two centuries, Salt Lake City, Utah, has been the destination of millions of settlers from elsewhere in North America and all over the world. Those buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery all have family connections that reach well beyond the metropolis itself. Many of the Mormon pioneers and their descendants were buried here, as were many westward-bound Protestant and Catholic families.Listings Include:- Individual's first and last name.- Birth date and place.- Death date and place- Burial site within the cemetery.
Record updated: 14aug1999
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 180 - Rhode Island Family Histories #1, 1600s-1800s.
- Originally published by the Genealogical Publishing Company, these books contain family history articles on Rhode Island families published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. This collection contains some of the best genealogical articles pertaining to Rhode Island of the past 140 years.An interesting feature of this database is that it includes source records from at least fifteen early Rhode Island towns. Referencing approximately 46,000 individuals, the majority of the records included in this database originate from the late 1600s to the late 1800s. What you can learn about each listed individual varies according to the original record, but this database offers a wide variety of important genealogical source materials.
Record created: 13apr2001
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 1800 New York City Census, by cd Sierra.
- This is scans of the original census, it lists head of household only.
Record updated: 13apr2002
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 1800 Philadelphia Census, by cd Sierra.
- This is scans of the original census, lists head of household only.
Record updated: 13apr2002
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 1800Charleston Census, by cd by Sierra.
- This is scans of the original census, and lists head of household only.
Record created: 13apr2002
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 183 - Early Settlers of New York State, 1760-1942.
- This database contains is from the following two volume set: Early Settlers of New York State -- Their Ancestors and Descendants, Volumes I and II. These books are comprised of articles that originally appeared in the periodical Early Settlers of New York State -- Their Ancestors and Descendants. Edited by New York genealogist Janet Foley, its purpose was to collect, publish, and preserve church records, tombstone inscriptions, and family records, first from western New York, then from all of New York State. Referencing over 97,000 people who lived between 1760 and 1942, this collection provides little-known but first-rate source material that is essential to any researcher whose family research involves early New York State.
Record created: 13apr2001
>> LookUp request .. [Where can I buy this resource?]- 1850 U.S. Census, Whiteside County, Illinois, by Editor Schunk, Dr. John F., 1989.
Record created: 16dec1999
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