We all have those ancestors who make us want to pull our hair out. You know, the ones we just can’t find key pieces of information about? Locating a date of birth can be especially difficult because, oftentimes, only ages are listed on old records. But finding an actual date of birth (rather than an estimated year) is important to your research. This article will go over a few common places to find birth dates and then jump into several sources that are often overlooked by researchers.
Overall, Ancestry does a fairly good job of turning up records – especially when you help it along by utilizing your own skills as a researcher. But Ancestry’s search definitely has some limitations and, in some cases, these can be very detrimental to your research.
Overall, Ancestry does a fairly good job of turning up records – especially when you help it along by utilizing your own skills as a researcher. But Ancestry’s search definitely has some limitations and, in some cases, these can be very detrimental to your research.
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For better or for worse, the landing of the Mayflower is one of the most important events in American history. Whether you know all of the facts about this historic voyage or not, discovering a connection to this iconic event would be truly exciting for any family historian. Yet, most of us have never seriously considered that we may be descended from a Mayflower passenger.
For better or for worse, the landing of the Mayflower is one of the most important events in American history. Whether you know all of the facts about this historic voyage or not, discovering a connection to this iconic event would be truly exciting for any family historian. Yet, most of us have never seriously considered that we may be descended from a Mayflower passenger.
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