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''[[United States|United States]] > [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Illinois]] > Illinois History'' | ||
Effective family history research requires some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends can help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. | Effective family history research requires some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends can help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. | ||
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== <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1252071823740_639" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1252071853693_885" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1252071895037_921" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1252071915475_465" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1252072109068_738" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1252072167240_218" />Brief History == | == <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1252071823740_639" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1252071853693_885" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1252071895037_921" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1252071915475_465" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1252072109068_738" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1252072167240_218" />Brief History == | ||
The following important events in the history of [[ | The following important events in the history of [[Illinois]] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping. . | ||
*'''1699:''' French priests founded a mission at Cahokia, the oldest permanent white settlement in Illinois, in what is now St. Clair County. | *'''1699:''' French priests founded a mission at Cahokia, the oldest permanent white settlement in Illinois, in what is now St. Clair County. | ||