Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 11 to 17 April 2026

Each week, I try to keep track of the number of Full-Text Search collections (indexed, searchable) and the Images collections (browsable but not searchable) -- see Sections 1) and 2) below. In addition, I list the genealogy historical record collections (often name-indexed) that are added, removed, and/or updated on FamilySearch and listed on the Historical Record Collection list  --  See Section 3.

1)  As of 17 April 2026, there are now 6,649 searchable and full-text transcribed image collections on FamilySearch Full-Text Search this week, a decrease of 1 from last week. There are over   1.914 BILLION "results" in the collections.  It is not possible to see which collections are new.

 

 2)  As of 17 April 2026, there are now 24,615 browsable (some indexed, none transcribed) image collections on FamilySearch Images this week, an increase of 5 from last week. There are over 5.991 BILLION images in these collections.  There are 2,101 collections from the United States, 6,903 from Europe and 221 from Canada.  It is not possible to see which collections are new.  

3)  As of 17 April 2026, there are 3,426 Historical Record Collections (many indexed, browsable) on FamilySearch (an increase of 6 from last week) on the Signed In screen.

The Deleted, Added and Updated Hstorical Record Collections this week include:

--- Collections Deleted ---

Italy, Foggia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1902 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821290); 197,277 indexed records with 1,514,502 record images, DELETED

--- Collections Added ---

France, Civil Registration, 1840-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000628); 1 indexed records with 210 record images, ADDED 14-Apr-2026
Italy, Frosinone, Atina, Civil Registration (Comune), 1809-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1493404); 3,559 indexed records with 3,048 record images, ADDED 01-Apr-2026
Italy, Napoli, Afragola, Civil Registration (Comune), 1809-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046906); 13,547 indexed records with 7,075 record images, ADDED 10-Dec-2025
Italy, Napoli, Pozzuoli, Civil Registration (Comune), 1809-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046903); 11,304 indexed records with 10,562 record images, ADDED 01-Apr-2026
Italy, Napoli, Resina, Civil Registration (Comune), 1809-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682818); 61,810 indexed records with 28,163 record images, ADDED 24-Feb-2026
Italy, Potenza, Civil Registration (Courthouse) 1890-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000114); 14,407 indexed records with 12,169 record images, ADDED 01-Apr-2026
Italy, Rovigo, Arquà Polesine, Parish of Sant'Andrea Apostolo, Catholic Church Records, 1560-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1927823); 80,712 indexed records with 13,736 record images, ADDED 14-Oct-2025

--- Collections Updated ---

Alabama, Military Discharges, ca.1819 - ca.1963 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4113740); 30,259 indexed records with 22,112 record images (was 30,254 records with 22,109 images), UPDATED 14-Apr-2026
Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2175764); 1,098,680 indexed records with 774,950 record images (was 1,100,623 records with 774,950 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177299); 3,886,323 indexed records with 1,610,067 record images (was 3,910,709 records with 1,610,067 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2765317); 4,531,080 indexed records with 21,091,206 record images (was 4,527,942 records with 21,090,537 images), UPDATED 13-Apr-2026
Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Halberstadt, Civil Registration, 1874-1982 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2212665); 180,177 indexed records with 178,997 record images (was 180,173 records with 179,072 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026

Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Kreis Steinburg, Civil Registration, 1874-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2454663); 174,321 indexed records with 192,128 record images (was 174,282 records with 192,128 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Ireland, Civil Registration, 1845-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2659409); Index only (3,624,476 records), no images (was 3,618,207 records with 0 images), UPDATED 13-Apr-2026
Italy, Asti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1803-1814, 1911-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2146198); 62,432 indexed records with 279,461 record images (was 76,617 records with 279,461 images), UPDATED 13-Apr-2026
Italy, Caltanissetta, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986780); 403,003 indexed records with 470,099 record images (was 403,003 records with 470,099 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Italy, Catania, Caltagirone, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1861-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1483039); 275,003 indexed records with 1,252,189 record images (was 275,000 records with 1,252,189 images), UPDATED 14-Apr-2026

Italy, Cremona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1744-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987747); 425,341 indexed records with 1,325,362 record images (was 427,164 records with 1,325,362 images), UPDATED 13-Apr-2026
Italy, Cuneo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1795-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1392991); Browse 267,978 Images only, no index (was 90 records with 267,978 images), UPDATED 13-Apr-2026
Italy, Forlì-Cesena, Forlì, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1800-1815, 1866-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068333); 139,112 indexed records with 2,090,185 record images (was 145,735 records with 2,090,185 images), UPDATED 13-Apr-2026
Italy, Lecce, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1901-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2310702); Browse 3,307,040 Images only, no index (was 20,298 records with 3,307,040 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Italy, Messina, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935770); 842,818 indexed records with 1,076,443 record images (was 940,841 records with 1,076,443 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026

Italy, Modena, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968527); 499,297 indexed records with 2,114,742 record images (was 499,297 records with 2,114,742 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Italy, Padova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1621-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2120751); 43,158 indexed records with 601,344 record images (was 43,158 records with 601,344 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Italy, Piacenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1662-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4117582); 14,431 indexed records with 641,969 record images (was 18,373 records with 641,969 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Italy, Reggio Calabria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1784-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068331); 108,490 indexed records with 2,245,171 record images (was 113,114 records with 2,245,171 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Italy, Rieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1840-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2146202); 136,327 indexed records with 448,819 record images (was 136,452 records with 448,819 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026

Italy, Savona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1813, 1838-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016218); 156,670 indexed records with 1,279,025 record images (was 154,142 records with 1,279,025 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Italy, Torino, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1802-1816 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935457); 22,013 indexed records with 58,319 record images (was 22,013 records with 58,319 images), UPDATED 14-Apr-2026
Italy, Trapani, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1906-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2052404); 105,614 indexed records with 1,371,292 record images (was 105,726 records with 1,371,292 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Italy, Verona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1630-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016225); 293,902 indexed records with 2,976,910 record images (was 293,902 records with 2,976,910 images), UPDATED 13-Apr-2026
Italy, Vicenza, Bassano del Grappa, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1871-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2141952); 167,671 indexed records with 1,637,660 record images (was 167,671 records with 1,637,660 images), UPDATED 13-Apr-2026

Italy, Viterbo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1870-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016212); 654,809 indexed records with 936,472 record images (was 654,798 records with 936,472 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Mexico, Baptisms, 1560-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473011); Index only (29,521,386 records), no images (was 29,513,786 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Apr-2026
Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1519-1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860831); 10,992,905 indexed records with 4,584,983 record images (was 10,954,756 records with 4,584,983 images), UPDATED 16-Apr-2026
Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823323); 2,402,102 indexed records with 1,584,621 record images (was 2,380,147 records with 1,584,621 images), UPDATED 16-Apr-2026
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,481,345 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,409,156 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 16-Apr-2026

Mexico, México, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837908); 8,662,920 indexed records with 4,823,124 record images (was 8,354,530 records with 4,823,124 images), UPDATED 16-Apr-2026
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 6,036,813 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 6,013,127 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883382); 3,844,032 indexed records with 2,563,917 record images (was 3,838,769 records with 2,563,917 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804458); 2,868,998 indexed records with 1,663,800 record images (was 2,866,806 records with 1,663,800 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Missouri, Military Discharge Records, 1862-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4159751); 2,206 indexed records with 707 record images (was 2,206 records with 707 images), UPDATED 14-Apr-2026

New Jersey, Gloucester County, Clarksboro, Eglington Cemetery Records, 1880-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714669); 44,182 indexed records with 14,312 record images (was 44,159 records with 14,311 images), UPDATED 13-Apr-2026
Oregon, Military Discharge Records, 1919-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4229779); 23,639 indexed records with 6,167 record images (was 22,067 records with 4,769 images), UPDATED 14-Apr-2026
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1556-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); Index only (3,443,710 records), no images (was 3,443,741 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
Portugal, Aveiro, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928590); 1,046,331 indexed records with 571,698 record images (was 1,048,310 records with 571,698 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Aveiro, Civil Registration, 1911-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2796823); 8,010 indexed records with 6,782 record images (was 8,002 records with 6,766 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026

Portugal, Bragança, Catholic Church Records, 1541-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976616); 415,324 indexed records with 960,435 record images (was 1,004,741 records with 960,435 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Coimbra, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928593); 2,016,996 indexed records with 490,922 record images (was 2,022,959 records with 490,922 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Guarda, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1982 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928588); 391,051 indexed records with 815,966 record images (was 422,749 records with 815,966 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Lamego, Diocesan Records, 1529-1963 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928591); 80 indexed records with 953,079 record images (was 80 records with 953,079 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Leiria, Catholic Church Records, 1534-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976101); 676,559 indexed records with 639,166 record images (was 810,720 records with 639,166 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026

Portugal, Leiria, Passport Registers, 1861-1901 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1978456); Browse 5,637 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 5,637 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Lisbon, Catholic Church Records, 1334-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449050); 3,193,845 indexed records with 869,405 record images (was 3,203,007 records with 869,405 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Portalegre, Catholic Church Records, 1532-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2014755); 1,962,662 indexed records with 178,927 record images (was 2,077,104 records with 178,927 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 2,757,191 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 2,768,292 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Santarém, Catholic Church Records, 1544-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2128189); 1,476,627 indexed records with 647,938 record images (was 1,485,636 records with 647,938 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026

Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,086,711 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,101,082 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Vila Real, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976140); 762,513 indexed records with 396,243 record images (was 768,751 records with 396,243 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Vila Real, Diocesan Records, 1575-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928592); Browse 1,126,975 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 1,126,975 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records, 1523-1989 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928589); 1,934,666 indexed records with 1,034,661 record images (was 2,163,002 records with 1,034,661 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043775); 980,562 indexed records with 702,397 record images (was 982,121 records with 702,397 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026

Scotland, Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2421466); 108,773 indexed records with 4,654 record images (was 108,680 records with 4,654 images), UPDATED 13-Apr-2026
Spain, Baptisms, 1502-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500692); Index only (8,167,391 records), no images (was 8,173,079 records with 0 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784529); 18,497,566 indexed records with 3,008,340 record images (was 18,518,441 records with 3,008,340 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2026
Spain, Diocese of Cartagena, Catholic Church Records, 1503-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2345225); 2,445,376 indexed records with 22,034 record images (was 2,445,160 records with 22,034 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026
United States Virgin Islands, Census Records, 1841-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4109619); 363,365 indexed records with 28,297 record images (was 363,370 records with 28,297 images), UPDATED 15-Apr-2026

West Virginia, Military Discharge Records, 1866-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4166146); 67,103 indexed records with 19,937 record images (was 37,925 records with 8,810 images), UPDATED 14-Apr-2026

--- Collections with new images ---

Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661470); 158,893 indexed records with 141,331 record images (was 158,893 records with 105,739 images), last updated 07-Apr-2026
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Civil Registration, 1861-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000041); 1 indexed records with 111,703 record images (was 1 records with 111,702 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 2,929,239 indexed records with 2,929,252 record images (was 2,929,239 records with 2,929,241 images), last updated 03-Apr-2026
Arkansas, Births and Christenings, 1812-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674674); 3,332 indexed records with 5,006 record images (was 3,332 records with 4,616 images), last updated 17-Nov-2023
Brazil, Alagoas, Civil Registration, 1876-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469403); 1 indexed records with 454,187 record images (was 1 records with 454,173 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024

Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 906,113 record images (was 1 records with 906,065 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Sergipe, Civil Registration, 1866-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4470324); 1 indexed records with 268,942 record images (was 1 records with 268,940 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Caribbean, Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804229); 44 indexed records with 11 record images (was 44 records with 10 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020
Caribbean, Marriages, 1591-1905 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805647); 3,429 indexed records with 287 record images (was 3,429 records with 181 images), last updated 11-Mar-2020
Colombia, Deaths, 1770-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520612); 24,940 indexed records with 31,295 record images (was 24,940 records with 31,265 images), last updated 06-Aug-2025
Dominican Republic, Index of Deceased Persons,1886-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000619); 763,000 indexed records with 763,000 record images (was 763,000 records with 761,863 images), last updated 27-Mar-2026

Find a Grave Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 265,645,823 indexed records with 190,493,176 record images (was 265,645,823 records with 40,705,841 images), last updated 02-Apr-2026
France, Loire-Atlantique, Civil Registration, 1792-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288440); 2,710,678 indexed records with 2,921,215 record images (was 2,710,678 records with 2,917,880 images), last updated 03-Feb-2026
Italy, Deaths and Burials, 1806-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708705); 76,671 indexed records with 428,812 record images (was 76,671 records with 428,490 images), last updated 28-Mar-2026
Kentucky, Wills and Deeds, ca. 1700s-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155869); 1 indexed records with 3,892 record images (was 1 records with 3,890 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
United States, Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 157,892,854 indexed records with 52,740,915 record images (was 157,892,854 records with 52,739,142 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024

United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000145); 1 indexed records with 28,204,713 record images (was 1 records with 28,204,712 images), last updated 22-Jul-2024
United States, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417475); 6,959,032 indexed records with 6,959,035 record images (was 6,959,032 records with 6,140,335 images), last updated 20-Sep-2019
United States, Texas, Laredo, Index to Manifests of Permanent and Statistical Alien Arrivals, Dec 1929-Apr 1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326876); 163,024 indexed records with 47,537 record images (was 163,024 records with 47,444 images), last updated 23-Mar-2026

--- Collections with images removed ---

Italy, Napoli, Qualiano, Civil Registration (Comune), 1836-1909 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046904); 2,605 indexed records with 1,846 record images (was 2,605 records with 1,883 images), last updated 01-Apr-2026
Luxembourg Marriages, 1700-1810 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520581); 1,663 indexed records with 393 record images (was 1,663 records with 1,663 images), last updated 17-Feb-2020
Luxembourg, Births and Baptisms, 1662-1840 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520578); 7,705 indexed records with 938 record images (was 7,705 records with 7,705 images), last updated 24-Feb-2020
Luxembourg, Deaths and Burials, 1702-1798 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520582); 1,245 indexed records with 166 record images (was 1,245 records with 1,245 images), last updated 07-Feb-2020

--- Collections with new records ---

--- Collections with records removed ---

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED, and to alphabetize the entries in each category. Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

Marshall notes that there are:

• 3,426 Historical Record Collection entries
• 1 removed entries
• 7  added entries 
• 61 updated entries
• 23 entries with more or fewer images 
• 0 entries with more or fewer records

Marshsll's list shows 3,420 Historical Record Collections this week, a decrease of 0 collections. The image above shows 3,420 collections, so the Image number is in sync with Marshall's list number.

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 11 to 17 April 2026

The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by "Date Updated" during the period from 11 to 17 April 2026.

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

• Web: Brooklyn, New York, U.S., Green-Wood Cemetery Burial Index, 1838-2025; 478,250 indexed records without record images, Updated 4/16/2026. All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. 
• U.S., Colonial Wars Societies, 1894-1911; 52,200 indexed records with record images, ADDED   4/16/2026. This collection contains annual membership books for the Society of Colonial Wars published between 1894 and 1911.
• Ireland and Northern Ireland, Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's to current; 124,816,700 indexed records without record images, Updated 4/15/2026. This index allows you to search for your ancestor by name in Irish newspapers that are available on Newspapers.com™ from the 1800s to the present.
• Scotland, Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's to current; 134,006,386 indexed records without record images, Updated 4/15/2026. This index allows you to search for your ancestor by name in Scottish newspapers that are available on Newspapers.com™ from the 1800s to the present.
• Argentina, Mendoza, Catholic Church Records, 1665-1975; 1,148,688 indexed records without record images, ADDED 4/15/2026. This collection of church records for the period of 1665 to 1975, includes baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths for cities in the province of Mendoza.
• Argentina, La Pampa, Catholic Church Records, 1882-1976; 151,505 indexed records without record images, ADDED  4/15/2026. This collection of church records for the period of 1882 to 1976, includes baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths for the cities of General Acha, Intendente Alvear, Santa Rosa, Telén, etc.
• Argentina, Salta, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1972; 1,162,976 indexed records without record images, ADDED  4/15/2026. Catholic Church records created by parishes in the province of Salta, Argentina. These records include: baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, and indexes.
• Argentina, Santa Fe, Catholic Church Records, 1634-2003; 2,515,674 indexed records without record images, ADDED 4/15/2026. Catholic Church records created by parishes and dioceses in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. These records include: baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes.
• Argentina, Entre Ríos, Catholic Church Records, 1764-2011; 613,286 indexed records without record images, ADDED  4/15/2026. Catholic Church records created by parishes in the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. These records include: baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, and indexes.
• Argentina, Santiago del Estero, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1961; 222,658 indexed records without record images, ADDED 4/15/2026. Catholic Church records created by parishes in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. These records include: baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, and indexes.
• Hérault, France, Census, 1836-1911; 4,801,843 indexed records with record images, ADDED 4/15/2026. This collection contains census records from Hérault, France, between the years of 1836 and 1911.
• Texas, U.S., Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio Sacramental Records, 1700-2000; 1,510,497 indexed records with record images, Updated 4/14/2026. This collection contains sacramental records from San Antonio, Texas between 1700 and 1999.

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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at https://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.

By my count, there are 8 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above. There are now 33,914 collections available as of 17 April, an INCREASE of 8 from last week.

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Disclosure: I pay for an All-Access subscription from Ancestry.com. In past years, Ancestry.com provided a complimentary All Access subscription, an autosomal DNA test, material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and hosted events and meals that I attended in Salt Lake City.

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Genealogical Sketch of the Jeremiah Knowlton and Abigail Pierce Family of Massachusetts

 This is a genealogical sketch of the lives of the Jeremiah and Abigail (Peirce) Knowlton family of Massachusetts. They are my 5th great-grandparents. Jeremiah was a Revolutionary War soldier.

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Jeremiah Knowlton’s Early Life

Jeremiah Knowlton was born 3 March 1745 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the fourth son and fifth child of Jeremiah (1713-1752) and Sarah (Allen) Knowlton (1717-1796), who married in 1735 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Yhe birth record in the Concord vital records book says[1]:

"Jeremiah Knowlton, the son of Jeremiah Knowlton and Sarah his wife was born March 3: 1745."

There were five children in the Jeremiah and Sarah (Allen) Knowlton family, all born in Concord:

• John Knowlton was born on 24 April 1736 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; he died on 10 May 1737 at the age of 1 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Abigail Knowlton, born 19 January 1739, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; married John Pierce, 3 September 1759, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay; died 19 January 1813, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts.
• Nathaniel Knowlton, born 13 June 1741, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; married Elizabeth Parks, 3 August 1761, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; died 16 September 1798, Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
• Benjamin Knowlton was born on 6 November 1743 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; no further record.
• Jeremiah Knowlton, born 3 March 1745, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay; married (1) Abigail Peirce, 4 April 1771, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay; married (2) Hannah Goffe, 9 September 1776, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 11 June 1785, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Sarah (Allen) Knowlton and her three surviving children continued to live in Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Abigail Peirce's Early Life

Abigail Peirce was born 12 April 1750 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony,[2] the sixth child of nine children of Samuel Pierce (1712-1772) and Abigail Stearms (1715-1796), who married in 1739 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. The family included:

• Abigail Peirce was born on 25 May 1740 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; She died in September 1747 at the age of 7 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Samuel Peirce, born 1 November 1741, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; married Ruth Lee, 1 December 1768, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; died 30 March 1806, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts..
• Elizabeth Peirce, born 30 September 1743, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; married Timothy Flagg, 17 December 1761, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; died 18 March 1808, Massachusetts, United States.
• Daniel Peirce was born on 1 October 1746 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; He died on 12 September 1747 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Nathaniel Peirce was born on 22 November 1748 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; He died on 24 December 1749 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Abigail Peirce, born 12 April 1750, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay; married Jeremiah Knowlton, 4 April 1771, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; died 2 February 1776, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Judith Peirce, born 8 March 1753, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; married Elisha Stearns, 26 November 1778, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 30 August 1805, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
• Ezra Peirce was born on 24 December 1755 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; He died on 6 August 1795 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
• Beulah Peirce, born 8 July 1764, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; married John Colburn, 30 September 1784, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 7 September 1816, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Their Married Life Together

Jeremiah Knowlton married Abigail Peirce in Waltham on 4 April 1771.  The Waltham vital record book records the marriage as:[3]

"KNOWLTON, Jeremiah of Lexington, and Abigail Pierce, Apr. 4, 1771."

The Lexington vital record book records the marriage as:

        "KNOWLTON, Jeremiah of Lex., m., in Waltham, Abigail Pierce, of Waltham, Apr. 4, 1771."

Jeremiah Knowlton and Abigail Peirce had the following children, born in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony:

• Lydia Knowlton was born on 16 February 1773 in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; no further record.
• Abigail Knowlton, born 21 January 1774, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; married Nathan Gates, 17 June 1790, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, fifteen children; died 28 January 1855, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts.

On 5 March 1773, John White of Charlestown sold three tracts of land to Jeremiah Knowlton, cordwainer of Lexington, for 77 pounds lawful money[4].  The three tracts were:

• One acre of land in Lincoln, mostly orchards, with a dwelling house and barn; bounded Southerly and Easterly on the highway, about 12 rods, Westerly and Northerly on land of George Farmer. 
• 40 acres of upland and meadow in the Northerly part of Sudbury and partly in Southerly part of Lincoln, bounded Easterly partly on Iosiah Farrar's land and partly on the highway till it comes to Samuel Farrar's land, Westerly and Northerly on Samuel Farrar's land. 
• 4 acres of woodland in Sudbury bounded Easterly by land of heirs of Alexander Dummond and Northerly and Southerly on land of Edward Sherman, Westerly on land left for a highway.
• Witnesses: Thos. Danforth and James Russell

The deed was signed by John White and his wife Mary White, with Thomas Danforth and James Russell as witnesses.  The deed was recorded 5 March 1773.

Abigail (Peirce) Knowlton died on 2 February 1776 at the age of 25 in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, leaving Jeremiah with at least one small child to raise during the Revolutionary War. The death record in the Lincoln, Massachusetts town records for Abigail (Pierce) Knowlton says:[5]

        "Abigail Knowlton, wife of Jeremiah Knowlton, Departed this life February ye 2d A./D.                 1776"

Jeremiah’s Second Family

Jeremiah Knowlton and Hannah Goffe were married on 9 September 1776 in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Hannah Goffe was born about 1750 in Massachusetts Bay Colony. She died on 20 October 1797 at the age of 47 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. The Lincoln town record book records the event[6-7]:

        "Jeremiah Knowlton and Hannah Goffe both of Lincoln their intention of marriage has been
        published in Lincoln according to Law & a Certificet given.
        Lincoln Sept. the 9th 1776     John Adams Town Clerk"

Jeremiah Knowlton and Hannah Goffe had the following children, all baptized in Lincoln:

• James Knowlton was born before 22 February 1778 in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts; He died before September 1782, probably in Lincoln.
• Joseph Knowlton was born before 14 May 1780 in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts; no further record.
• James Knowlton was born before 28 July 1782 in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts; no further record.

Jeremiah Knowlton enlisted at least three times during the Revolutionary War:

a)  The book, History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, says:[8]

        "Jeremiah Knowlton [of Lincoln] was a sergeant in Captain Simon Hunt's company at New             York in 1776, and at Saratoga in 1777, and in Captain Francis Brown's company at Rhode             Island in 1778."

b)  Volume 9 of the Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the War of the Revolution book has this entry for Jere. Knowlton:[9]

        "KNOWLTON, JERE.  Private, Capt. James Prentiss's co., Col. Samuel Brewer's regt.; pay             `abstract for travel allowance home, etc., from place of discharge, Saratoga, endorsed                     "travel from Fort Edward;"  240 miles travel allowed said Knowlton; warrant allowed in               Council Feb. 3, 1777."

This is likely this Jeremiah Knowlton because of the pay entry in the Lincoln town record book below.

The Lincoln, Massachusetts town records contain a payment record to Jeremiah Knowlton dated 15 June 1777:[10]

            "June Do [15th]  By Seventeen Pounds five shillings paid Jeremiah Knowlton for his                         Service in a Campaign at New York in the year 1776  and at Saratoga in the year 1777£17              5s  0p"

c)  An entry in the book Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the War of the Revolution for Jeremiah Knowlton notes: [11]

            "KNOWLTON, JEREMIAH.  Private, Capt. Francis Brown's co., Col. McIntosh's regt.,                 Gen. Lovell's brigade; enlisted Aug. 1, 1778, discharged Sept. 11, 1778; service, 1 mo., 14                 days, at Rhode Island."

Later Years

On 24 February 1783, Jeremiah Knowlton, cordwainer of Lincoln, sold land in Lincoln to Seth Badcock, housewright of Lincoln, for 90 pounds.[12] [The land in the southwestern part of Lincoln near the dwelling house of Capt. Joseph Adams was one acre, bounded Southerly and Easterly 12 rods on a highway near Miles (?) Bridge, Westerly and Northerly on land of Humphrey Farrar.

Signed: Jeremiah Knowlton and Joanna Knowlton his wife signed the deed with James Adams and Samuel Phip Savage as witnesses.  The deed was recorded: 22 May 1783.

On 11 April 1783, Jeremiah Knowlton of Lincoln, cordwainer, sold land to John Lowell Esq. of Boston for 60 pounds[13]. The land was 40 acres of upland and meadow, partly in Lincoln and partly in Sudbury, bounded Easterly by land of John Lowell and the highway until it comes to Samuel Farrar's land, Westerly and Northerly by Samuel Farrar's land until it comes to a highway, and Southerly on the highway.  Jeremiah Knowlton and Joanna Knowlton signed the deed, with witnesses James Barret and James Adams.  The deed was recorded 15 April 1783.

The family probably moved to Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts after selling the two properties in Lincoln.  

Jeremiah Knowlton died 11 June 1785 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at the age of 40. The death record of Jeremiah Knowlton in the Weston, Massachusetts vital record book says:[14]

        `"Jeremiah Knowlton, d. June 11, 1785.  His widow, Hannah, and family were removed to             Concord."

No gravestone or burial location for Jeremiah Knowlton has been found to date.

There are no probate records for Jeremiah Knowlton in the Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Probate Court records.

Hannah (Goffe) Knowlton died 20 October 1797 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.[15]

Sources:

1. George Tolman (compiler), Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Concord, Mass. : Committee on Printing, 1894), Page 167, Jeremiah Knowlton birth entry, 3 March 1745.

2. Vital records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : New-England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904), Births, page 72, Abigail Pierce entry, 12 April 1750.

3. Vital records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : New-England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904), Marriages, page 179, Jeremiah Knowlton and Abigail Pierce entry, 4 April 1771

4. "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), Middlesex County, "Deeds 1772-1774, Vol. 74-75," Volume 74, page 138, John White to Jeremiah Knowlton, 1773.

5. Vital Records of Lincoln, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908), Deaths, page 167, Abigail Knowlton entry, 2 February 1776.

6. Vital Records of Lincoln, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908), Marriages, page 121, Jeremiah Knowlton and Hannah Goffe entry, 9 September 1776.

7. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com   (https://www.ancestry.com), "Lincoln Marriages, Births, Deaths 1754-1811," page 99 (image 58 of 147), Jeremiah Knowlton and Hannah Goffe marriage entry, 9 September 1776.

8. History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men (Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis & Co., 1890)., Volume 2, page 623, Jeremiah Knowlton sketch.

9. Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the War of the Revolution (Boston, Mass. : Wright & Potter Printing, 1896-1908), Volume 9, Page 383,  Jere. Knowlton entry, 1777.

10. Massachusetts, Town Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com   (https://www.ancestry.com), "Lincoln, Treasurer's Accounts," image 204 of 582, Jeremiah Knowlton, 1777 .

11. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the War of the Revolution, Volume 9, Page 383,  Jeremiah Knowlton entry, 1778.

12. "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org),  Middlesex County, "Deeds 1783-1784, Vol. 86," Volume 86, page 64, Jeremiah Knowlton to Seth Badcock, 1783.

13. "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch   (https://familysearch.org),   Middlesex County, "Deeds 1780-1783, Vol. 82-83," Volume 83, page 448, Jeremiah Knowlton to John Lowell, 1783.

14. Mary Frances Peirce, Town of Weston. Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1707-1850. Gravestones-, 1703-1900. Church Records, 1709-1825. Appendix and Addenda, Centennial Society (Boston, Mass. : McIncloe Bros., Printers, 1901), page 563, Jeremiah Knowlton entry.

15. George Tolman (compiler), Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Concord, Mass. : Committee on Printing, 1894), page 423, Mrs. Knowlton entry, 20 October 1797, age 47.

Relationship

Jeremiah and Abigail (Peirce) are my 5th great-grandparents, through their daughter Abigail Knowlton (1774-1855) who married Nathan Gates (1767-1830 in 1790 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts. 

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