Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 929.1072074 EAN: 9781593312992 Format: Illustrated ISBN: 1593312997 Label: Ancestry Publishing Manufacturer: Ancestry Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 154 Publication Date: 2006-09-30 Publisher: Ancestry Publishing Release Date: 2006-09-30 Studio: Ancestry Publishing
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Editorial Reviews: When the early colonists came to America, they were braving a new world, with new wonders and difficulties. Family historians beginning the search for their ancestors from this period run into a similar adventure, as research in the colonial period presents a number of exciting challenges that genealogists may not have experienced before. This book is the key to facing those challenges. This new book, Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors leads genealogists to a time when their forebears were under the rule of the English crown, blazing their way in that uncharted territory. Patricia Law Hatcher, FASG, provides a rich image of the world in which those ancestors lived and details the records they left behind. With this book in hand, family historians will be ready to embark on a journey of their own, into the unexplored lines of their colonial past.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Absolute MUST have for researching your Colonial ancestors Comment: For close to 10 years I have been researching a great-great-great-great-grandfather. And another g-g-g-g-grandfather on the maternal side for close to 8 years -- and for the FIRST time in a LONG time, I actually have a plan of action!!!! Chapter Two is titled "Finding Information on Your Colonial Ancestors". Two sentences and the action item list starts -- 9 things to do. Now some of them I've seen in various forms but not THIS concise and straight forward. Chapter One has info on the colonial calendar. For genealogical research, one looks for dates -- we LOVE dates. Well let's just say that George Washington was born on Feb 11 AND on Feb 22!!! And she explains how and why! And you understand it immediately! Which may explain why you have two birth dates for some early ancestor. How to research colonial records - the very first bullet I'm sure I've read before. Probably many times but clearly states to not research your ancestor but to research the *jurisdictions* and records. Well, duh! Makes sense but I'm totally guilty of what she said NOT to do. Well sourced, tons of references -- this was published in 2006. I'm delighted I ordered this book -- I haven't even read it in any detail yet and absolutely KNOW it is going to be one that I reference again and again. More Reviews