Henry, Marian S.
Summary: "This book paints a picture of the early settlers of the Genesee Country who were among the first wave of migrants moving westward after the Revolutionary War. Author Marian Henry begins with families enumerated in the 1790 Federal Census and links these first settlers of present-day Steuben County to their eastern origins -- usually New England, Pennsylvania, or New Jersey. The sketches cover...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3747 HenryWatson, Claude M. (Claude Meacham)
Summary: This is the first of what the author hopes to be a four-book series; each book based on one pair of his great-grandparents. Both Gervas Watson and Mary Fielding were natives of Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, England. After Mary's death in 1845, Gervas emigrated with his five children first to Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada, then to Whitewater Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. Chapter 5 may...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Meacham Pub. 2003
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.2 WATSON WatsonFisher, Edwin L. (Edwin Lewis)
Summary: William Fisher and Betsy Burnett established their family in a rural area of Salem, Washington County, New York starting in 1817. Almost twelve hundred descendants and their spouses have been identified and there are probably hundreds more who have not been found. The details of their migrations provides a fascinating story of one small part in the early development of our country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: E.L. Fisher 2006
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.2 FISHER FisherWhite, Gayle Jessup
Summary: Chronicling her remarkable journey to definitively understand her heritage and reclaim it, a black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family offers a compelling portrait to ensure the nation lives up to the ideals advocated by her legendary ancestor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WHITE, GAYLE JESSUP WHIKuklinski, Joanne Myrechuck.
Summary: Jan Majercak was born 22 May 1865 in Lapsze Wyzne, Poland. His parents were Joannes Majerzcak and Anna Nemecz. He married Barbora Penxa (1862-1945) in Budapest, Hungary. He died in 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. Their son, Andrew Joseph Myrechuck (1893-1937) married Katherine Ann Wanichek in 1916 in Plainfield, Wisconsin. Includes Wanechek, Vanicek, Vandehey and related families.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marc & Joanne Kuklinski 2006
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.273 KUKSilbernagel, Robert
Summary: "The Cadotte family became involved in the fur trade during the French colonial period, and members of the family played key roles after the British takeover of the region and then during the American period. They worked with the North West Company, the American Fur Company, and other firms; they served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and in numerous conflicts involving Native...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wisconsin Historical Society Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US SilbernagelColletta, John Philip
Summary: Genealogical and historical information about George F. Ring, his brother Joe and Joe's wife Barbara Ring. Joseph was born in 1832 in France and married Barbara Miller. Their children were Magdalena, Anna, Joseph, George F., John M., Peter and Michael. Joseph's brother George F. was born in 1834 in France and married Catherine Hill. The "Rolling Fork tragedy" refers to a fire that occurred...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Direct Descent 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.2 COLLewis, Percy Williams
Summary: Ebenezer Williams was born June 6, 1769. He died October 9, 1844 in Painesville, Ohio.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lewis 1974
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.2 WILLIAMS LEWKempton, Elsie Eggleston.
Summary: Begins with Oscar P. Eggleston (1861-1939) of Litchfield, Michigan. Continues with allied family information traced back to the 1400s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kempton 1979
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.2 KEMUnderwood, William
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Publisher / Publication Date: Underwood 1980
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.2 UnderwoodSprow, Harry Pohlman
Summary: In addition to listing families married into Sprau family 1651-2007, the book includes brief but more detailed synopses of Gummo, Haass, Leusenrink, Niemeyer, Pohlmann, Schneider, Walliser and Burgderfer families, plus a brief German history and related facts concerning the Rheinland-Pflalz region.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gateway Press 2007
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.2 SPRAU SprowBufka, Norbert
Summary: Good Harbor Michigan is about a thriving community in central Leelanau County. A lumbering town sprang up in the mid 1880’s only to die as the result of a fire. The community continued and this is their story, based on primary source material, especially the Leelanau Enterprise which began publishing its weekly paper in 1880. citations are included for the serious historian and the people data...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform] 2018
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 977.4635 BUF1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 977.4635 BUF
Welch, Linda Margaret Farr.
Summary: Transcribed from original letters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Linda M. F. Welch 0000
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.2 FRENCH WelchDubrish, Douglas M. (Douglas Martin)
Summary: The author recounts his search for his biological family, from documents to DNA analysis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Publisher not identified] 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DUBRISH, DOUGLAS M. DUBCutter, William Richard
Contents: Volume 4 Titled: Genealogical and family history of the State of Connecticut.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lewis Historical Pub. Co. 1913
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4 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.374 Cutter Vol. 1Call number: R GEN 929.374 Cutter Vol. 2
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