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Handout prepared by WA &amp; PXH<br>© 2008 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
=== Handout prepared by WA &amp; PXH<br><br>Exercise 1  ===
 
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= Exercise 1  =


For a printed census form for any of these exercises, you can print forms for each census in PDF format from links on this page in the FamilySearch Research&nbsp; Wiki:&nbsp; https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Census_Forms  
For a printed census form for any of these exercises, you can print forms for each census in PDF format from links on this page in the FamilySearch Research&nbsp; Wiki:&nbsp; https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Census_Forms  


Subject:&nbsp; Ephraim Smith, b. Jul 1793 in Rhode Island; d. 22 Mar 1868, m. abt 1823 to Armida, b. 1803 in New York,  
Subject:&nbsp; Ephraim Smith, b. Jul 1793 in Rhode Island; d. 22 Mar 1868, m. abt 1823 to Armida, b. 1803 in New York,


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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.&nbsp; What further ideas come from the information about his neighbors?  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.&nbsp; What further ideas come from the information about his neighbors?  


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.&nbsp; With the above, what 10 things would you search next?&nbsp;  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.&nbsp; With the above, what&nbsp;5 things would you search next if the goal is to find Ephraim's parents?&nbsp;  


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6.&nbsp; Why would you search them?
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6.&nbsp; Why would you search them?
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