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Black History ancestry
I am running into dead ends when it come to my husband's family search from the mid 1900"s and before.
Does anyone know good information on slave records or older black ancestry record keeping?
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Determining Alexander Mokowich's death date (after 1920), possibly in Massachusetts?
Alexander Mokowich was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1917. He was listed in a WWI military record and in a 1920 census in Pittsfield, but not in the 1930 census. When was his death date? His ...
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Searching for 1947 Italian immigrant to Venezuela?
I am searching for my late grandfather. All I know is he imigrated to Venezuela around 1947. The family in Italy was told he died but there was never a death certificate issued. His Name is LUIGI ...
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Nationality on Naturalization record Marine Court NYC?
My ancestor was born in France in 1804. All records list France as his place of birth except his naturalization record in the Marine Court of NYC in 1841. On that record his place of birth was ...
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Locating pre-emigration records in Ireland for Peter Starrs born abt 1836 and relations?
I am trying to find a Peter Starrs born in Ireland in the 1830's, most likely about 1836. He most likely emigrated alone to the U.S. about 1855.
From US Census Records presented in Finding record of ...
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Who are the parents of Diedrich Peron, born about 1803 in France
Diedrich was born in France in about 1803 and his wife Regina was born in Württemberg, Germany in about 1812. Dedrick and Regina met and fell in love but strong opposition to their courtship was ...
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Determining if C.Z. Ede and Kogiku Nagaya were officially married?
It is now almost certain that my great-grandfather is CZEde because my genetic information and the descendants of his mother's family is matched.
The relationship between wrote in the past Denmark, ...
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Looking for the Hans Hanson (Hansson, Hansen) family who came to North America via Quebec in 1870
I have tracked the Hanson family (Hanna, Hans, Jens, infant) from Gothenburg to Hull to Liverpool to Quebec (aboard the Allan Line SS Germany) but her husband and other son (Hans and Nils) were not ...
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Finding Foreign Legion recruits from WW2?
I'd like to contact the Foreign Legion to find out about one of their recruits from WW2 - what is the best way to do it?
I've already sent an email but there hasn't been a reply in weeks. Would they ...
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Unlinking Tree & DNA on Ancestry
I have my Ancestry DNA results linked to my Tree. If I choose to unlink, link to a different person or different tree will I lose any of my notes, groups etc?
I assume not, but thought it best to ...
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Finding the Truth
I am trying to find information about my maternal great-grandmother. We were always told that she was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian. However, in doing a genealogy search, this is the information I ...
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DNA vs Family Tree
I recently got a DNA match for my wife and it was suggested that this man is a 1st cousin once removed or 2nd cousin. When I pursued that branch of the tree to confirm the match, it seems they are ...
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Identifying birth family of Heinrich Ernst Walter in Markendorf, Hannover, Germany?
Heinrich Ernst (or Ernst Heinrich) Walter was born March 15, 1867 in Markendorf, Hannover (now in Niedersachsen/Lower Saxony), Germany.
He had sisters Lena, Clara, and Etta and brothers Fred and ...
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Belonging to Scottish Clan MacGregor?
If my great great grandmother was part of Clan MacGregor can I belong to the Clan aswell even though it's so far back? Not officially belong to the Clan but can I call myself a MacGregor?
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