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How to find Indentured Servants in Buffalo, NY or Canada?
I've tried the City Hall on my last trip to Buffalo with no luck. All I know is my great grandmother was given to a family as a young girl. She came to the USA sometime around 1880 to 1884, and I believe married 1892-1895. Her husband was from…
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What does "Do agt for" mean in Georgia Property Tax Digests?
While reviewing the digital image of a record from the Ancestry.com collection, "Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893," I found this phrase several times on the page:
"Do agt for" followed by a person name.
I'm not even sure that I'm…
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What factors should I consider when choosing a DNA-testing service?
I and my half-sister are considering having DNA testing done, for the following primary reasons:
To attempt to identify my sister's paternal line. We have no information about her father, who may be American, British, Polish, French, Belgian or…
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What information can be gleaned from these Naval Academy accomplishments?
Attached are a series of accomplishments/details about a 1921 Naval Academy graduate. They are listed immediately below a brief biography:
For Google's sake, they are:
Two Stripes;
Clean Sleeve;
Buzzard (2);
Class Football (2); Numerals (2);
Crew…
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Tracing Romanian & Hungarian ancestry?
My soon to be wife is Romanian, I would like to add her family to my tree so that any future children will have a more complete tree rather than just Dad's side.
My issue is that her mother is the last of her family and she doesn't really know much…
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What is a plausible explanation for this inconsistency?
In the 1910 census, I have a family headed by Elias Riback (b. 1876), with wife Sophia (b. 1873) and children Annie (b. 1898), Harry (b. 1902), Bessie (b. 1904), David (b. 1906), and Bernard (b. 1908).
The 1920 census is consistent with this:
In…
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What were the rules about Massachusetts town marriage intentions ca 1811?
They say sex and scandal sells. Maybe an updated question that adds a little of both will spice up and clarify my question.
For years I have recorded Massachusetts marriage intentions in my family file. Sure, there are errors and suspected…
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How do I search for a newspaper (instead of a person) on Genealogy Bank?
In trying to answer Determining who died on particular voyage of ship?, I tried searching GenealogyBank.com since I have a paid subscription and wanted to help @JustinY. His question was 'how' so I could have just answered with a link to the site.…
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What are ways to collaborate with other Genealogists?
Many times I've wanted to trade off research with other genealogists--those not related to me.
I live in Florida. Say I need a record from a repository in Tennessee and another Genealogist needs a record from a repository in Florida. At least in…
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What did it mean to come of age in 1684 at Saco (now Maine, USA)?
John Presbury died 1679 of Saco, now Maine, USA, but then Massachusetts Bay Colony. John left minor sons including William Presbury. John's estate was administered by others until his son, William, "came of age" in 1684; at that time administration…
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How do I find death details for an individual where no current online record exists?
I am looking for the death details of a grandmother for a child in care. I have:
the first and married name of the deceased
the name of her surviving husband
the approximate year of death (2009 - 2010)
the region of death (Illawarra NSW)
I do not…
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Dating/identifying a Duryea (mid-late 19th century) photograph from South Australia?
My understanding is that the photographic studio of Townsend Duryea in King William Street, Adelaide was destroyed by fire early on the morning of Sunday 18 April 1875 after operating there since April 1855 causing the loss of many historical…
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What does the "Copy of Record No" field on a naturalization petition index card mean?
I found the following image, and would like to know where it is referring me. What does the line across it mean?
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Searching for registries of persons who were born in Portugal or Brazil 1850-1930?
Are there good public sites available that have information about Portugal and Brazil ?
They don't need to be in portuguese, I just need information about genealogy and registries of persons who were born in Portugal or in Brazil.
I'm searching for…
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How can I learn more about ancestors who were Baptist Ministers/preachers in 18th-19th century Wales?
My great (x4) grandfather John James 1771? - 13 July 1857 who lived at Trecwn Mill, Llanfair Nant Y Gof, Pembrokeshire, Wales was called on his gravestone (in the churchyard of St. Mary's Church, Llanfair Nant Y Gof) "Y Parch John James", that…
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