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Sometimes, the names of the wives of male ancestors are obvious and well-documented. Other times, they are mysteries, with no apparent documentation available. Most of American history, and indeed, the history of the world, has been male-focused. Men have been the ones who had most of the power and power positions, and the laws favored them. With so little legal attention paid to
women, it was easy for a woman’s name to be lost to the mists of time. How many times have you come across a will in your genealogy research where a man just referred to his wife as “my loving wife” or something similar, without even a first name given? Even when first names are given, maiden names rarely get attention in historical records. When a woman married, she became part of her new husband’s family, and most traces of her former identity were lost to future researchers. It can be
frustrating when you are trying to research your female ancestors.
The good news is that there are some techniques you can use to tease out the names of those elusive wives in your family tree. While there may be some cases where the first name, maiden name, or both of a female ancestor really are lost to time, you can often bring these women back from obscurity by using one or more of these
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This resource contains approximately 800,000 records from 87 counties in the state of Ohio. It was prepared by the Ohio
Genealogical Society and represents all the Ohio counties that existed in 1880. Settled by the British in 1627, Barbados was home to many inhabitants who later relocated to mainland America, settling in Virginia, Georgia, the Carolinas, and other colonies. In fact, throughout most of the 17th and 18th centuries, there was a continuous flow of settlers from Barbados to virtually every point along the Atlantic seaboard. As a result, many families can trace their origins in the New World first to Barbados.
Mayflower pilgrims are America's most famous immigrants, but what do you
really know about them? Here's a great resource to help you discover the stories and timelines behind the mystique. Comprehensive in its coverage of early New England settlers, this expertly sourced database includes a wide variety of details on the lives of Pilgrims and their descendants in the New World, including approximately 248,000 individuals. This resource is one of the most important research tools available for verifying deaths and death locations. As such, it can serve as the
foundation to your family history research. You can search 62 million individuals for the following information: name, birth date, death date, last known residence, and more. Request a Free Lookup
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Are you searching for more information on your Union soldier ancestor? There is plenty available online, from service records to pension requests, widow’s pensions and veterans census records. However, unless you are lucky enough to find a pension
request with personal letters from your ancestor detailing his service (which do exist, but are the exception rather than the rule… most pension requests just include a questionnaire filled out by the applicant), you probably won't get any additional detail on what his war experience was like. Understanding a soldier’s war experience makes it much more personal to you as a genealogist, brings your ancestor and his times back to life in a virtual way, and puts his service in the historical
context of the entire Civil War…
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