Delaware, United States Genealogy

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Guide to Delaware ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Delaware Information

Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution having done so on December 7, 1789.[1] It is located in the northeast part of the United States and has 3 counties. Delaware was created from the Crown Colony of Delaware and the capital is Dover.[2] See Delaware History for more information.

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Many genealogy records are kept on the county level in the United States. Click on a county below to go to the county Wiki article listing more information.

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Delaware Migration Routes

References

  1. History of Delaware, 1609-1888. By J. Thomas Scharf. v.1,.p. 269.
  2. Wikipedia contributors, "List of US States by Date of Admission," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union, accessed 1 Nov 2016.