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Introduction to New England Genealogy Int roduction to New England Genealogy New England History Sites of Interest: www.historychannel.org = www.history.com “New England is a region in the northeastern www.pbs.org/history corner of the United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Canada and the state of New www.awesomegenealogy.com/newengland.shtml York, consisting of the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode www.newenglandgenealogyguide.com Island, and Connecticut. In one of the earliest European settlements in the New World, www.greatmigration.org Pilgrims from the Kingdom of England first settled in New England in 1620, in the colony http://bos-gw.rays-place.com/ of Plymouth. In the late 18th century, the New England colonies would be among the first North American British colonies to demonstrate ambitions of independence from Libraries with helpful the British Crown via the American Revolution, although they would later oppose New England information: the War of 1812 between the United States and United Kingdom of Great Britain and BYU Harold B. Lee Library: Ireland.” Source: www.wikipedia.org www.lib.byu.edu A boos that is considered imperative to genealogists for New England Genealogy: LDS Family History Library: Genealogical Dictionary of New England www.familysearch.org by James Savage The Source Library of Congress: www.loc.gov National Archives www.archives.gov Prior to 1850, the census records only detail head of household. Therefore, research for family members New England Historical Society becomes more challenging. Thus, the primary records www.americanancestors.org to research become vital records, church records, and court records (such as probate and land). Don’t forget our own libraries! www.mld.org and www.boisepubliclibrary.org Here is an example of ways to search the Family History Library Catalog for ancestors in Salem, Massachusetts: “Over the years as my thoughts and heart have turned to the lives of my noble ancestors, I have UNITED STATES - CENSUS learned to appreciate them more. MASSACHUSETTS - VITAL RECORDS Learning about my ancestors has MASSACHUSETTS, ESSEX - COURT RECORDS not only turned my heart to them, but has helped me see eternity MASSACHUSETTS, ESSEX, SALEM - CHURCH more clearly. My own life is rooted RECORDS not just in the present, but in the lives of my ancestors as well.” Spencer W. Kimball, “The Things of Eternity—Stand We in Jeopardy?,” Tambuli, May 1977, 1 www.Americanancestors.org Main resources available at the NEGHS Examples of Databases available online: online: Online Seminars from beginning Most Recently Added or Updated Databases research to specific topics 1/6/2009 - Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to Article Archives 1892 Town Guides 12/30/2009 - Vital Records of Stamford, Research Services- Hire an Connecticut to 1825 Expert! 12/30/2009 - Vital Records of Hartford, Windsor and Fairfield Connecticut, 1631-1691 External Resources- Follow this 12/23/2009 - The Virginia Genealogist, Volumes link for MANY more websites of 21–25 New England research resources 12/10/2009 - Footnote and Marquis Who's Who by state and topic now available through NewEnglandAncestors.org Online Genealogist- answers ?’s 12/1/2009 - American Ancestors Journal Forums Most Popular Databases Abstracts of Wills New York Online Exhibits - Find a treasure trove New England Historical and Genealogical Register of images of manuscripts from the Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915 Society's R. Stanton Avery Special Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 Collections. The NEGHS has the Social Security Death Index collection separated by centuries from th th the 17 century to the 20 century. Genealogical Journals Online: A National Collection An example from the 17th century: The American Genealogist The Connecticut Nutmegger Reverend Richard Mather's New England Ancestors Magazine "Journal to New England," 1635 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register New Netherland Connections The Virginia Genealogist Newpaper Databases 19th Century U.S. Newspapers database While this site has many useful resources for free, there is also a subscription service. The “basic” subscription would Early American Newspapers, Series I 1690-1876 include these services: Free Databases Annual Membership Burials in Gloucester, Massachusetts Cemeteries Access to all areas of americanancestors.org website. Genealogies of Ware [Mass.] Families Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Unlimited use of Research Library (including rare books and manuscripts) in Boston. The Social Security Death Index West Farms Cemetery [Northampton, Mass.] Access to premium databases like the Early American (Corbin Collection) Newspapers. Subscriptions to New England Ancestors and The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Discounts on research services and sales. History of New England through Ancestry.com Very Helpful Articles in the Ancestry.com Learning Databases of Interest in the online Card Catalog Center and Article Archives: New England Immigrants, 1700-1775 Immigrants to New England, 1700-1775 Plymouth Colony Records for Genealogists New England History New England's Migration Fever: The Expansion of Great Migration Begins Index: Immigrants to New England, America 1620-33 The Great Migration Study Project Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620- Research in New England 33 Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers If you need help understanding the records and how to New England Irish Pioneers glean the most information from the records, look in Irish Settlers in North America before 1850 New England Captives' Stories the “Learning Center” and “Understanding Records.” New England Marriages Prior to 1700 English Origins of American Colonists How to utilize the search options in Historical records Early American Immigrations to your advantage is found in the “Learning Center” A biographical dictionary: containing a brief account of the first settlers, and other eminent characters among the and “How to Search.” magistrates, ministers, literary and worthy men in New England Use maps in your family history research at History of the town of Plymouth: from its first settlement in 1620 to the present time: with a concise history of the Ancestry.com. These types of maps are available on aborigines of New England and their wars with the English their website: New England Founders, 1602-1630 Denizations and Naturalizations in the British Colonies in -U.S. state, territory, county, and city boundaries America, 1607-1775 -U.S. migration and transportation routes New England Founders, 1602-1630 -Distribution of various churches in the U.S. An old New England town: sketches of life, scenery, -Indian reservation locations character -Ethnic populations in the United States Scots in New England, 1623-1873 -Battles from the American Revolution and Civil War Boston, England, and Boston, New England, 1630-1930 : reproductions of rare prints with a commentary of historic notes Network!!! Scotch-Irish in New England Use the Message Boards to your advantage! Post The colonial age of New England queries in all board topics; such as Locality, Surname, Books about Boston & New England The early religious customs of New England Category, or search the message boards to hit multiple topic boards. Early Census Records Search other family trees to put the puzzle pieces Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken A site dedicated to preserve historic together of family members. Oftentimes it takes in the Year 1790: Maine Maine Census,New 1800England-90 through preserving multiple sources to pull together a family tree. Don’t buildings, places, and objects of Inhabitants of New Hampshire, 1776 be afraid to open up several sources and plug in interest. Maryland Census, 1772-1890 surnames (also be aware of middle names as possible Maryland Colonial Census, 1776 mother’s maiden names) to see what you find. Even if Maryland Recordshttp://www.historicnewengland.org Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church it’s not your family tree, you should keep records of from Original Sources Vol. I this family line if it is the same surname and in the Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890 New Hampshire Census, 1790-1890 same area you are researching. It will help determine Rhode Island Census, 1740-1890 in the future whether a certain person is or is not Rhode Island Census, 1774 related. Plus, keeping un-related data make become The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from “relative” once a family line is further developed. 1699 Through 1732 The Rhode Island 1777 Military Census Vermont Census, 1790-1860 Virginia Census, 1607-1890 Massachusetts through books, timelines, and “Googling” Massachusetts & Local Histories recommended by www.familysearch.org “Haskell, John Duncan. Massachusetts: A Bibliography of Its History. Hanover, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 1983. (FHL book 974.4 H23m.) Local histories are extensively collected by the Family History Library, public and university libraries, and state and local historical societies. Two useful guides are: Filby, P. William. A Bibliography of American County Histories. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. (FHL book 973 H23bi) “Important Dates in Massachusetts History Kaminkow, Marion J. United States Local Histories in the Library 1620-91 The Plymouth Colony was established. It eventually of Congress. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76. spread over today's Plymouth, Barnstable, and Bristol (FHL
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