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== How Do I Search the Collection? == | == How Do I Search the Collection? == | ||
To search the index it is helpful to know: | |||
*The name of your ancestor. | |||
*The name of your ancestor | *The place where your ancestor lived. | ||
*The place where your ancestor lived | *The names of the soldier's spouse and children. | ||
*The names of the soldier's spouse and children | |||
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== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
When you have located your ancestor’s | When you have located your ancestor’s Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Application, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. | ||
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? === | === I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? === | ||
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*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have lived in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. | *Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have lived in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. | ||
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | *When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | ||
{{Tip|Don't overlook items in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch Library Catalog.] This can help you locate additional records to search for information on your family.}} | |||
=== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now? === | === I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now? === | ||