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How to Find Descendants in the United States (view source)
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== '''Doing Descendancy Research'''<br> == | == '''Doing Descendancy Research'''<br> == | ||
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<u>'''Steps of Descendancy Research'''</u> | <u>'''Steps of Descendancy Research'''</u> | ||
Step 1: | Step 1: Prepare | ||
Step 2: | Step 2: Choose a Starting Family | ||
Step 3: | Step 3: Collect Previous Research | ||
Step 4: Compile What You Have Learned<br> | Step 4: Consult Additional Sources | ||
Step 5: Compile What You Have Learned<br> | |||
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=== '''''Step 1: Prepare''''' === | |||
Fill in a pedigree chart, or locate a pedigree chart for your family. This chart will provide some dates and places to help you get started. | |||
=== '''''Step 2: Choose a Starting Family''''' === | === '''''Step 2: Choose a Starting Family''''' === | ||
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* '''''Record what you find on family group records.''''' On a pedigree chart, you can only trace the ancestry of one child, leaving out the rest of the children. A family group record will enable you to record information for all the children in a family, as well as for the parents and grandparents. As you search for the descendants of your ancestors, family group records will help you organize your work and compile what you find. | * '''''Record what you find on family group records.''''' On a pedigree chart, you can only trace the ancestry of one child, leaving out the rest of the children. A family group record will enable you to record information for all the children in a family, as well as for the parents and grandparents. As you search for the descendants of your ancestors, family group records will help you organize your work and compile what you find. | ||
* '''''Begin with real curiosity.''''' As you search for the descendants of your ancestors, remember to follow your heart. If you feel strongly that you need to learn about a particular family, listen to those feelings and search for that family.<br> | * '''''Begin with real curiosity.''''' As you search for the descendants of your ancestors, remember to follow your heart. If you feel strongly that you need to learn about a particular family, listen to those feelings and search for that family.<br> | ||
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=== '''''Step 3: Collect Previous Research''''' === | === '''''Step 3: Collect Previous Research''''' === | ||
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'''Census records.''' Many governments have taken regular censuses of their citizens. In the United States, these censuses have taken place every decade since 1790. Many census records are available in a digital, searchable format. If you have census records available, you should search them for a record of your family. This record will guide the rest of your research by placing your family in a particular place at a specific time. Census records can be searched free of charge at any Church family history center with an Internet connection. | '''Census records.''' Many governments have taken regular censuses of their citizens. In the United States, these censuses have taken place every decade since 1790. Many census records are available in a digital, searchable format. If you have census records available, you should search them for a record of your family. This record will guide the rest of your research by placing your family in a particular place at a specific time. Census records can be searched free of charge at any Church family history center with an Internet connection. | ||
'''''Expert Tip<nowiki>:&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;</nowiki>'''''<nowiki>Starting in 1850, U.S. census records listed the names of each person living in the household. This census and those that followed are an effective resource for finding the names of an entire household.</nowiki> | '''''Expert Tip<nowiki>:&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;</nowiki>'''''<nowiki>Starting in 1850, U.S. census records listed the names of each person living in the household. This census and those that followed are an effective resource for finding the names of an entire household.</nowiki> | ||
Here are some hints for searching through census records: | Here are some hints for searching through census records: | ||
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From: '''[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]''' '''Library''' > '''Family History Library Catalog''' > '''Place Search'''. Type the name of the county in the '''Place''' field. Type the name of the state in the '''Part of''' field. Click on the '''History''' link.<span | From: '''[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]''' '''Library''' > '''Family History Library Catalog''' > '''Place Search'''. Type the name of the county in the '''Place''' field. Type the name of the state in the '''Part of''' field. Click on the '''History''' link.<span class="Apple-style-span" style=""> </span>Repeat the process, using the name of the town of residence. | ||
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Go to: '''[http://www.switchboard.com www.switchboard.com]''''' <span | Go to: '''[http://www.switchboard.com www.switchboard.com]''''' <span class="Apple-style-span" style="">to f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">ind the telephone number of a newspaper or library in your ancestor’s town. Ask the archivist or librarian what you need to do to obtain information or to arrange an interlibrary loan.</span><br>'' | ||
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