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[[ | ''[[United States Military Records|United States Military Records ]] > Colonial Wars, 1607 to 1763'' | ||
= List of Colonial Wars = | === List of Colonial Wars === | ||
The following are the wars that occured before 1775 in what is now the United States.<ref>Family History Library US/Canada Consultants, "The Colonial Wars," in ''LAD Release 4.1'', Family History Library, 2004, mjm.</ref> | |||
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| align="center" colspan="2" | '''By Name of the War''' | |||
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=== States Involved in Colonial Wars === | |||
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Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. | |||
=== Where to | === Where to Find Records === | ||
Many colonists served in local militias and participated in [[King William-s War, 1689-1697|King William’s War (1689–97]]), [[Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713|Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713]], [[King George-s War, 1744-1748|King George’s War]] (1744–48), and the [[French and Indian War, 1754-1763|French and Indian War]] (1754–63). Because these were local units and not part of the British Army, any surviving records are in historical societies and state libraries and archives. | Many colonists served in local militias and participated in [[King William-s War, 1689-1697|King William’s War (1689–97]]), [[Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713|Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713]], [[King George-s War, 1744-1748|King George’s War]] (1744–48), and the [[French and Indian War, 1754-1763|French and Indian War]] (1754–63). Because these were local units and not part of the British Army, any surviving records are in historical societies and state libraries and archives. | ||
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[STATE] ‑ MILITARY RECORDS<br>[STATE], [COUNTY] ‑ MILITARY RECORDS<br>[STATE], [COUNTY], [CITY] ‑ MILITARY RECORDS | [STATE] ‑ MILITARY RECORDS<br>[STATE], [COUNTY] ‑ MILITARY RECORDS<br>[STATE], [COUNTY], [CITY] ‑ MILITARY RECORDS | ||
=== | === Histories === | ||
Gallay, Alan, | *Gallay, Alan, ed. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=767344&disp=Colonial+wars+of+North+America%2C+1512%2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Colonial Wars of North America] 1512–1763: An Encyclopedia''. New York, New York: Garland Publishing, 1996. (FHL book 973 M2cw.) Contains short essays with references on people, events and topics from the Spanish conquistadors to Pontiac Wars of 1763. | ||
Lydon, James G. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=433114&disp=Struggle+for+empire&columns=*,0,0 Struggle For Empire: A Bibliography of the French and Indian War].'' New York, New York: Garland Publishing, 1986. (FHL book 973 M23b, vol. 7.) This book is arranged by topics and is a bibliography with brief annotations of books and articles relating to the French and Indian War. | *Lydon, James G. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=433114&disp=Struggle+for+empire&columns=*,0,0 Struggle For Empire: A Bibliography of the French and Indian War].'' New York, New York: Garland Publishing, 1986. (FHL book 973 M23b, vol. 7.) This book is arranged by topics and is a bibliography with brief annotations of books and articles relating to the French and Indian War. | ||
=== | === Veterans and Lineage Society Records === | ||
'''The General Society of Colonial Wars'''. This society was established in 1893 and has no permanent headquarters. Check the current edition of the Encyclopedia of Associations described in “Veterans and Lineage Society Records,” in the “Types of Military Records” section of this outline. | '''The General Society of Colonial Wars'''. This society was established in 1893 and has no permanent headquarters. Check the current edition of the Encyclopedia of Associations described in “Veterans and Lineage Society Records,” in the “Types of Military Records” section of this outline. | ||
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[[Category:United_States_Military]] | == Sources == | ||
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