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→Step 5 - Search for Pension Files and Bounty Land Warrants
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Look at your ancestors' information to determine which match the following criteria: | Look at your ancestors' information to determine which match the following criteria: | ||
:- '''Ages:''' Most soldiers and sailors were men between their late teens of early to mid twenties so they would have been born in the 1820s or earlier. | |||
:- '''Death: '''Did your ancestor die between April 1846 and February 1848? Did he die in Mexico or a Southern state or western state different than where his family was living? Most of the soldiers enlisted in a volunteer military unit where from a southern or western state. Others may have joined the Regular Army or navy. | |||
:- '''Family Members:''' Check with other members of your family to see if they have and records of records of information of Mexican War service. | |||
=== Step 2 - Identify the county and state where your ancestor lived between 1845-1848 === | === Step 2 - Identify the county and state where your ancestor lived between 1845-1848 === | ||