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How to Find Descendants in the United States (view source)
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The goal of descendancy research is to find the children (and spouses), grandchildren (and spouses), and so forth of an ancestral couple. Descendancy research starts farther back in time and moves toward the present. <br> | The goal of descendancy research is to find the children (and spouses), grandchildren (and spouses), and so forth of an ancestral couple. Descendancy research starts farther back in time and moves toward the present. <br> | ||
'''Motives for descendancy research.''' | '''Motives for descendancy research.''' Researchers sometimes do descendancy research in order to: | ||
* contact relatives who have moved to distant lands | |||
* show a relationship to a famous ancestor | |||
* find genealogical evidence such as the family Bible of a common ancestor | |||
* return a family heirloom such as an old photograph | |||
* find heirs of an unclaimed rich estate | |||
* locate possible organ donors | |||
* find family members who may have an inherited tendancy toward a disease | |||
* publish in genealogical journals like the ''New England Historical and Genealogical Society Register'' | |||
* submit an application for certification with the Board for Certification of Genealogists | |||
* find more names to submit for LDS temple ordinances.<br> | |||
== '''Value of Descendancy Research''' == | == '''Value of Descendancy 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;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;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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=== '''''Step 5: Compile What You Have Learned''''' === | === '''''Step 5: Compile What You Have Learned''''' === | ||
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2. ''A Member's Guide to Temple and Family History Work: Ordinances and Covenants'' (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1993), 14.<br> | 2. ''A Member's Guide to Temple and Family History Work: Ordinances and Covenants'' (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1993), 14.<br> | ||
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