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To help understand the source citations and to locate the original sources, use the colored pages in some volumes of: | To help understand the source citations and to locate the original sources, use the colored pages in some volumes of: | ||
Clark, Patricia L. and Dorothy Huntsman, eds. ''Key Title Index to the American Genealogical-Biographical Index.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. {{FSC|655803|item|disp=FS Library film 1698167 item 4}} and {{FSC|655803|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6088377}}. Lists sources that are at the | Clark, Patricia L. and Dorothy Huntsman, eds. ''Key Title Index to the American Genealogical-Biographical Index.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. {{FSC|655803|item|disp=FS Library film 1698167 item 4}} and {{FSC|655803|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6088377}}. Lists sources that are at the FamilySearch Library and their call numbers. | ||
Contributor, Caswall, Veronica. Letter of the First Chief Justice Sewall to His Son, Samuel Sewall , Esq. of Brookline, Giving an Account of his Family. This letter was written in April, 1720, from Boston, USA. and talks of the family in U.K. and USA. Some also moved from Coventry to Hampshire. Article covers from 1634-1672. Article to be found in The Hampshire Family Historian, vol. XI, no. 3. pages 149-150. | Contributor, Caswall, Veronica. Letter of the First Chief Justice Sewall to His Son, Samuel Sewall , Esq. of Brookline, Giving an Account of his Family. This letter was written in April, 1720, from Boston, USA. and talks of the family in U.K. and USA. Some also moved from Coventry to Hampshire. Article covers from 1634-1672. Article to be found in The Hampshire Family Historian, vol. XI, no. 3. pages 149-150. FamilySearch Library Ref. 942.27 B2h <br> | ||
*''A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England''. Four Volumes. 1860-62. By James Savage. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. [[A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England]] - description and online availability. | *''A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England''. Four Volumes. 1860-62. By James Savage. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. [[A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England]] - description and online availability. | ||
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=== Collections === | === Collections === | ||
'''New England Historic Genealogical Society'''. This society has several important manuscript collections. The society's card catalog is on microfilm at the | '''New England Historic Genealogical Society'''. This society has several important manuscript collections. The society's card catalog is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library: | ||
New England Genealogical Society (Boston, Massachusetts). ''Genealogical Card Catalog, A-Z''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970. (On 19 FS Library films.) | New England Genealogical Society (Boston, Massachusetts). ''Genealogical Card Catalog, A-Z''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970. (On 19 FS Library films.) | ||
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Massachusetts. State Archives. ''Card Index to the Massachusetts Archives''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972–1973. {{FSC|285054|item|disp=FS Library film 543878 (first of 57 films}}. These 328 volumes contain copies of historical documents from 1629 to 1799. They are at the Massachusetts State Archives. The index is listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under MASSACHUSETTS - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INDEXES. | Massachusetts. State Archives. ''Card Index to the Massachusetts Archives''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972–1973. {{FSC|285054|item|disp=FS Library film 543878 (first of 57 films}}. These 328 volumes contain copies of historical documents from 1629 to 1799. They are at the Massachusetts State Archives. The index is listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under MASSACHUSETTS - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INDEXES. | ||
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This index is especially useful for New England research: | This index is especially useful for New England research: | ||
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Genealogical Department, Library Division. '''Old Surname Index File'''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. {{FSC|157706|item|disp=FS Library films 1058446–85 and 1058322–3}} This is a surname index of some manuscripts, periodicals, books, and films collected by the | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Genealogical Department, Library Division. '''Old Surname Index File'''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. {{FSC|157706|item|disp=FS Library films 1058446–85 and 1058322–3}} This is a surname index of some manuscripts, periodicals, books, and films collected by the FamilySearch Library before 1964. | ||
=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | === Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | ||
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== Mayflower Genealogies == | == Mayflower Genealogies == | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies/submission/8/MMXD-DP8 '''Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies - Community Trees'''] at FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies Genealogies] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies/submission/8/MMXD-DP8 '''Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies - Community Trees'''] at FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies Genealogies] | ||
Many records of Mayflower and Plymouth Colony families are at the | Many records of Mayflower and Plymouth Colony families are at the FamilySearch Library and other libraries. The FamilySearch Library has obtained many published and microfilmed records from the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. The society is currently involved in a project to identify five generations of descendants of the Mayflower passengers. Twelve volumes, representing 17 Mayflower passengers, have been published to date {{FSC|86888|item|disp=FS Library book 974.4 D2mf}} and volumes 1–3 are on {{FSC|86888|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6049584–6}} Also being prepared is ''Mayflower Families in Progress'', representing four generations of 11 names. See this title in the Author/Title Search of the FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
[[Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Mayflower Passenger List 1620]] | [[Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Mayflower Passenger List 1620]] | ||
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