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=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives | *If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives | ||
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county | *If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county | ||
*Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name | *Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name | ||
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==Revolutionary War Records Case Studies== | ==Revolutionary War Records Case Studies== | ||
Along with the important genealogical information (name, birth date and place, marriage and death records, etc.), genealogical records can tell the story or at least part of the story of our ancestors’ lives. Researched alone or in conjunction with other Revolutionary War Records, Pension Records can provide rich details of a soldier’s service—Were they wounded? Where did they serve and with whom? Did they move? Where did they live? | Along with the important genealogical information (name, birth date and place, marriage and death records, etc.), genealogical records can tell the story or at least part of the story of our ancestors’ lives. Researched alone or in conjunction with other Revolutionary War Records, Pension Records can provide rich details of a soldier’s service—Were they wounded? Where did they serve and with whom? Did they move? Where did they live? | ||