Week 3 – Free Online Genealogy Tools: Free online genealogy tools are like gifts from above. Which one are you most thankful for? How has it helped your family history experience?
Probably the free online genealogy tool that has helped me the most has been Google books. While not a genealogy tool per se, Google books online archive has allowed me to research older county histories and published genealogies that I might not have been able to access without an enormous expenditure of time and money.
Even those books that only provide a snippet view have been valuable as they can point to previously unknown resources that I might later decide to seek out in a library or purchase.
Particularly with ancestors and relatives with unusual names, the "hit" ratio on mentioned names being my people has turned out to be pretty high. I particularly enter names of the more difficult ancestors to see what might turn up.
For your older lines, particularly New England, searches of Google books will lead to many published genealogies that can provide fodder for future research.
For modern research, including locale research, many publishers have allowed preview pages that can give you the information you need while allowing you to decide whether you want to purchase or locate the book in a library. With today's limited budgets, this has proved invaluable.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
On This Day : January 18
1699: Mary CLARKE married William CHAMPLAIN in Westerly, Rhode Island. Mary was the daughter of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.
1713: Margery BROWN married John PIGGOTT. Margery was the daughter of James BROWN and Honour CLAYTON. They were my 8x great-grandmother.
1724: Anna STICKEL died in Egenhausen, Wurttemberg. Anna was the daughter of Johannes BRAUN and Jacobina KIRN. She was my 8x great-grandmother.
1740: Henry MILLS married Hannah THORNBURG in Virginia. Henry was the son of John MILLS and Rebecca ________. They were my 7x great-grandparents.
1749: Joseph DAVIS married Anna BABCOCK. Joseph was the son of William DAVIS and Elizabeth PAVIOR.
1764: Moses MENDENHALL married Diannah RUDDUCK in Guilford County, North Carolina. Moses was the son of Mordecai MENDENHALL and Charity BEESON.
1774: Aaron MILLS married Charity MENDENHALL in Guilford County, North Carolina. Aaron was the son of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG. Charity was the daughter of Mordecai MENDENHALL and Charity BEESON. They were my 6x great-grandparents.
1776: Ruth MAXSON married Peleg BABCOCK. Ruth was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Ruth ROGERS.
1795: Jacob BALES married Sarah MULVANEY. Jacob was the son of William BEALS and Rachel GREEN.
1804: Theophilus WALKER born. Theophilus was the son of Joseph WALKER and Martha McPHEETERS.
1808: Thomas Hagerman GROENENDYKE born in New Jersey. Thomas was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.
1816: John Newton LOGAN died. John was the son of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.
1822: Susan Octavia McPHEETERS died. Susan was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.
1827: Daniel BEALS born. Daniel was the son of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.
1828: Levi JACOBS married Mary Lou BEATY in Brown County, Ohio. Levi was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.
1828: Margaret HINSHAW died. Margaret was the daughter of William HUNT and Sarah MILLS.
1836: Uriah PENISTEN born in Benton Township, Pike County, Ohio. Uriah was the son of Lewis PENISTEN and Elizabeth BOYLES.
1845: Michael SILLS died in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio. Michael was the son of Michael SILLS and Barbara RHODES. He was Eileen's 4x great-grandmother.
1872: Margaret Elizabeth ALDERMAN born in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois. Margaret was the daughter of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.
1970: Albert Louis METZNER died Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Albert was the son of Louis Napoleon METZNER and Elizabeth REITER.
1713: Margery BROWN married John PIGGOTT. Margery was the daughter of James BROWN and Honour CLAYTON. They were my 8x great-grandmother.
1724: Anna STICKEL died in Egenhausen, Wurttemberg. Anna was the daughter of Johannes BRAUN and Jacobina KIRN. She was my 8x great-grandmother.
1740: Henry MILLS married Hannah THORNBURG in Virginia. Henry was the son of John MILLS and Rebecca ________. They were my 7x great-grandparents.
1749: Joseph DAVIS married Anna BABCOCK. Joseph was the son of William DAVIS and Elizabeth PAVIOR.
1764: Moses MENDENHALL married Diannah RUDDUCK in Guilford County, North Carolina. Moses was the son of Mordecai MENDENHALL and Charity BEESON.
1774: Aaron MILLS married Charity MENDENHALL in Guilford County, North Carolina. Aaron was the son of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG. Charity was the daughter of Mordecai MENDENHALL and Charity BEESON. They were my 6x great-grandparents.
1776: Ruth MAXSON married Peleg BABCOCK. Ruth was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Ruth ROGERS.
1795: Jacob BALES married Sarah MULVANEY. Jacob was the son of William BEALS and Rachel GREEN.
1804: Theophilus WALKER born. Theophilus was the son of Joseph WALKER and Martha McPHEETERS.
1808: Thomas Hagerman GROENENDYKE born in New Jersey. Thomas was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.
1816: John Newton LOGAN died. John was the son of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.
1822: Susan Octavia McPHEETERS died. Susan was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.
1827: Daniel BEALS born. Daniel was the son of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.
1828: Levi JACOBS married Mary Lou BEATY in Brown County, Ohio. Levi was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.
1828: Margaret HINSHAW died. Margaret was the daughter of William HUNT and Sarah MILLS.
1836: Uriah PENISTEN born in Benton Township, Pike County, Ohio. Uriah was the son of Lewis PENISTEN and Elizabeth BOYLES.
1845: Michael SILLS died in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio. Michael was the son of Michael SILLS and Barbara RHODES. He was Eileen's 4x great-grandmother.
1872: Margaret Elizabeth ALDERMAN born in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois. Margaret was the daughter of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.
1970: Albert Louis METZNER died Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Albert was the son of Louis Napoleon METZNER and Elizabeth REITER.
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