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US obituaries:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Obituaries United States Obituaries]<br>US newspapers:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Newspapers United States Newspapers]<br>US death records:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/How_to_Find_United_States_Death_Records How to Find United States Death Records]<br>US church records:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Church_Records United States Church Records]<br>US county histories:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States,_Histories_of_Towns,_Counties,_and_States United States, Histories of Towns, Counties, and States]<br>'''Naturalization records:'''<br>[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship United States Naturalization and Citizenship]<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Tracing_Immigrant_Origins Tracing Immigrant Origins]<br>[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/coming-to-america-finding-your-immigrant-ancestors/74 Coming to America: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors] | US obituaries:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Obituaries United States Obituaries]<br>US newspapers:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Newspapers United States Newspapers]<br>US death records:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/How_to_Find_United_States_Death_Records How to Find United States Death Records]<br>US church records:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Church_Records United States Church Records]<br>US county histories:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States,_Histories_of_Towns,_Counties,_and_States United States, Histories of Towns, Counties, and States]<br>'''Naturalization records:'''<br>[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship United States Naturalization and Citizenship]<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Tracing_Immigrant_Origins Tracing Immigrant Origins]<br>[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/coming-to-america-finding-your-immigrant-ancestors/74 Coming to America: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors] | ||
'''US Immigration websites:'''<br>Ellis Island: (51 million immigrants from 1892 to 1954)<br>http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger<br>Castle Garden (11 million immigrants from 1820 through 1892)<br>http://www.castlegarden.org/<br> | '''US Immigration websites:'''<br>Ellis Island: (51 million immigrants from 1892 to 1954)<br>http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger<br>Castle Garden (11 million immigrants from 1820 through 1892)<br>http://www.castlegarden.org/<br> | ||
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The first family book compiled for the town was usually in alphabetical order by family surname. Of course birth dates go further back than 1808 because you had people born in the 1700s living in the town at the time. The book had a page for every family living in the town and I’m assuming the pastor used the original birth, death, and marriage records to compile the books. I don’t know the source that was used for families born outside the town. The pastors added notes about occupations, children’s marriages and emigration. That being said, the family books can vary in terms of accuracy and dates should always be checked against original church records. I’ve inputted from probably hundreds of family books, and you get a feel for the accuracy and completeness of the books in a town by comparing with existing dates and names in my database and if the pastor included children that died young. As a generalization, I’ve found that the larger the town, the less complete and accurate the family books. <br>After the original alphabetical book, most family books are compiled by marriage date. (There was not a master page or section for each surname with room for additional families to be added later.) So there is no alphabetical way of finding a family. Most family books have an index. Sometimes marriage entries have family book page numbers in the last column of the entry. | The first family book compiled for the town was usually in alphabetical order by family surname. Of course birth dates go further back than 1808 because you had people born in the 1700s living in the town at the time. The book had a page for every family living in the town and I’m assuming the pastor used the original birth, death, and marriage records to compile the books. I don’t know the source that was used for families born outside the town. The pastors added notes about occupations, children’s marriages and emigration. That being said, the family books can vary in terms of accuracy and dates should always be checked against original church records. I’ve inputted from probably hundreds of family books, and you get a feel for the accuracy and completeness of the books in a town by comparing with existing dates and names in my database and if the pastor included children that died young. As a generalization, I’ve found that the larger the town, the less complete and accurate the family books. <br>After the original alphabetical book, most family books are compiled by marriage date. (There was not a master page or section for each surname with room for additional families to be added later.) So there is no alphabetical way of finding a family. Most family books have an index. Sometimes marriage entries have family book page numbers in the last column of the entry. | ||
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