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How can I determine parentage of Thomas McCubbin (McCubbins) who died ca1875 in Missouri?
Thomas McCubbn (wife Emily) was my gg grandfather.
Thomas died late 1875 or early 1876 in Warrensburg MIssouri (his son said Thomas died an early age).
It is believed this Thomas McCubbn is the son of David McCubbin & Louisa Jane Gum.
How would I…
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When did Samuel Friedrich Walcker die?
I've been searching for this piece of information for quite a while, but so far, it has been fruitless. I've searched through familysearch.org at least half a dozen times. Here's what I have on him so far:
b. 7 Oct 1770 | Birth Certificate
He lived…
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Identifying Blenkinsopp-Leaton family photos
We have family photos. The family name was Blenkinsopp-Leaton. Throughout the 1800's, the family was very wealthy and lived in Northern England. None of the photo's have any names, but are obviously the same family.
How we can identify the family…
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Quebec City Passenger Lists ... 1865-1900: Devising a scheme to view the first page of a passenger list
I am writing about a Library and Archives Canada collection, "Quebec City Passenger Lists Index 1865-1900." This is a collection of indexed names and digital images said developed from RG 76, the official Canadian immigration documents.
I've been…
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Missing pages from a ship's manifest?
Images 81 through 109 of a certain collection of ship manifest records on Ancestry.com represent the passengers of the Tenyo Maru, which arrived in San Francisco on 10 May 1915 after calling in a number of ports in Japan and China.
These are the…
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German jewish census records from the 19th century
I have been told that some censuses of the Jewish population of German towns were conducted in the first half of the 19th century. I am wondering if there is any systematic record of these censuses (when and where they were conducted, aggregate…
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Citing German marriage documents from 1822
I found a bunch of documents related to the marriage of Abraham DECKER and Rebekka ARON on FHL film 488380 labeled "Eheverkündigungen, Heiratsbelege 1816-1826." The documents are statements about and by the parents and grandparents of the bride and…
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Is there a replacement for Gedcom in the works?
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Where are genealogical data standards futures currently being discussed/developed?
Right now there are many data formats (many commercial and open source programs have their own) and GEDCOM is the de facto standard for…
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Parish registers for Belper, Derbyshire, England
Does anyone know of a good searchable (i.e. CD or Web site) source for parish registers for Belper in Derbyshire (UK)? I have tried to contact the Derbyshire family history society for information but haven't received any response at the time of…
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Can I obtain a free version of this public domain image?
I found an image on the Corbis images website:
(Full image here.)
At the end of the description there is a small note:
This is a publicly distributed U.S. government created image. Image is in the public domain.
If I cannot obtain a copy freely…
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What is the earliest "how to do genealogical research" book written and when was it published?
I have a book at home that was published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints some time in the 1940s. It was written as a guide to help people fill in their ancestry forms correctly when they were submitting them to the church. It is a…
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Is there a single place I could go in Italy to view birth records from Northern Italy from 1750-1850?
Where can I go (physically) in Italy to find records from the 1750-1850, for people who were born in the North of Italy?
I know that each city would have their registries, but I am missing the exact cities, and I do not think that going for all…
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Inconsistent marriage dates from NYC marriage index
Using the stevemorse.org marriage index for NYC, I found a marriage record between Jack D. Axel and Evelyn BC Samisch. Both records point to certificate 14837 (1915), but one lists the marriage date is 28 Jun 1915, whereas the other shows 24 Jun…
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After the web, where is the next place to start searching?
I've done a lot of research on websites but I'm not sure where to go from here. I assume the next step is to contact the organizations the kept the records (churches, government/municipality, etc.) but I'm not sure how to find the right place to…
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Marriage Banns and 'of the Parish'
How long were people needing to reside 'in the Parish' before becoming 'of the Parish'? I have a 20year+ brick wall that i'm revisiting to no avail.
William Hine married Maria Welton
30 May 1805 St Stephens St Albans Hertfordshire.
They went on to…
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