Saturday, October 30, 2021

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - How Many Days Old Are You?

It's Saturday Night - 

Time for more Genealogy Fun! 



Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to:


1)  Do you know how many days you have lived?  How many hours?  How many minutes?  How many seconds?  


2)  For this challenge - do some calculating.  Figure out how many days you've lived, how many hours, how many minutes, how many seconds (you can round off to account for the time you were born on your birth date - do you know it?).   Tell us your birth date, birth time (if you know it), and then calculate your time alive up until your birth time today.

NOTE:  If math befuddles you, use the Age Calculator at http://www-users.med.cornell.edu/~spon/picu/calc/agecalc.htm

3)  What does all of this mean to you?  Think about that marvelous "machine" inside your chest beating in rhythm.  Share your thoughts!  

4)  Share with us your results in a blog post of your own, in a comment to this blog post, or in a comment on Facebook.  

Here's mine:

1)  I was 78 years old on Saturday, 23 October 2021.  My birth time, according to my birth certificate, was 4:58 PM.  

2)  I calculated my age (as of 4:58 PDT today) by multiplying 78 times 365 (=28470) and adding 19 for calendar leap days (1944 to 2020) (=28489) plus 7 more days since 23 October 2021 = 28,496 days.  

*  24 hours a day gives 683,904 hours.

*  60 minutes per hour gives 41,043,240 minutes.

*  60 seconds per minute gives 2,462,054,400 seconds.  Over 2.46 billion seconds.  Wow.

3)  Some thoughts:

*  2.5 billion seconds is almost 2.5 billion beats of my heart - all on rhythm (so far, thank God!) and without stopping.  However, there are now ways to keep it beating if you get treatment, or to a hospital, in time!  

*  That's more than 28,496 wakeups (more because I love to take naps in my recliner!) - my brain went to sleep, regularized my breathing, stuff kept happening (digestion, healing, dreams), and then came to life after sleeping for minutes or hours.  

*  Of those 683,904 hours, I was awake for about two thirds (about 450,000) of them.  What have I thought about?  How many hours have I read books, newspapers, reports, papers, web pages?  Watched TV?  Spent quality time with my wife?   Worried about my family, my job, my health, my life?

*  How many hours did I work and earn a salary in my life?  I figure 8 hours a day for 5 days a week for 50 weeks a year for about 39 years = 9,750 days, and about 78,000 hours, or about 4.68 million minutes.  I wonder how many hours I goofed off, daydreamed, or did some genealogy work while at the office?  

*  How many hours have I worked on my genealogy research, reading, writing, presenting, meetings, etc.?  I started in 1988, and worked on my genealogy perhaps 2 hours a day on average, until 2002, when I retired from working for a salary (I went to the local FHC nearly every Saturday during that time for 4-6 hours).  Since then, I've devoted an average of 7 to 8 hours a day to genealogy work.  I calculate about 64,000 hours devoted to genealogy efforts.

*  I wonder about longevity and mortality.  A lot now.  My father died at 71, my mother at 82.  My grandparents died at 66, 80, 85 and 79.  That average is 77.  WolframAlpha says the average life expectancy (50% chance of attaining it) for a male aged 78 in the USA is 88 years old.  There is a 2.9% chance I'll live to be 100 years old.   

4)  I just did - above!!  Can you tell that I'm a numbers type of person?  :)

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Copyright (c) 2021, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 23 to 29 October 2021

  The following record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated List on Ancestry.com during the period from  23 to 29 October 2021:

The ADDED and Updated record collections are:

Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/29/2021

Web: France, World War 1 Volunteers from Schools and Universities, 1914-1918; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

Web: Belfort, France, World War 1 Casualty Lists, 1914-1918; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

Canada, World War II, Faces of the Second World War, 1941-1945; indexed records with record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

Canada, World War II Newsreels, 1942-1945; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

Web: Var, France, World War 1 Casualty Lists, 1914-1918; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

Web: Toulouse, France, World War 1 Casualty Lists, 1914-1918; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/28/2021

Canada, Canadian Airmen of WWI, 1914-1918; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

Puerto Rico, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1897-1985; indexed records with record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

UK, Royal Navy Officer Patrol Service Cards, 1904-1970; indexed records with record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

Web: Loire-Atlantique, France, World War 1 Casualty Lists, 1914-1918; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/28/2021

Web: France, World War 1 Casualty Lists - Partial, 1914-1918; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

Web: Nancy, France, Casualty Lists from Various Conflicts, 1914-1918, 1940-1945; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/28/2021

Traunstein, Germany, Military Records, 1853-1945; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/27/2021

Palestine, Illegal Immigration from German-Occupied Europe, 1938-1945 (USHMM); indexed records with record images, Updated 10/27/2021

Oregon, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1888-1963; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/27/2021

Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1904-1968; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/27/2021

Traunstein, Germany, Residence Registers, 1840-1910; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/27/2021

Brittany, France Court Records, 1600-1790; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/26/2021

Western Life Newspaper Name Index, 1900-1902; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/26/2021

Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/25/2021

U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-2020; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/25/2021

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

By my count, there were 13 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,077 collections available as of 29 October, an increase of  13 from last week.   

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Disclosure: I receive a complimentary all-access subscription from Ancestry.com, for which I am thankful. Ancestry.com has provided material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and has hosted events and meals that I have attended in Salt Lake City, in past years.

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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 23 to 29 October 2021

 I am trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 29 October 2021, there are 3,041 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 2 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added ---

* Oklahoma, Military Discharge Records, 1898-1993 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4166192); 515 indexed records with 515 record images, ADDED 06-Jul-2021
*  France, Ardèche, Parish and Civil Registration, 1481-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3661216); 1,449,332 indexed records with 1,449,332 record images, ADDED 28-Oct-2021

--- Collections Updated ---

Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473000); 24,503,786 indexed records with 29,147,064 record images (was 15,523,094 records with 29,147,064 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021
Germany Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494474); Index only (2,869,656 records), no images (was 1,090,923 records with 0 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021
New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2843410); 271,805 indexed records with 2,287 record images (was 271,491 records with 2,284 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021
Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138481); 639,070 indexed records with 3,208,709 record images (was 633,295 records with 3,208,709 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2021
Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1616412); 1,495,134 indexed records with 968,865 record images (was 1,495,134 records with 968,865 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021

South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 575,740 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 572,378 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 159,185 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 158,200 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 615,859 indexed records with 259,702 record images (was 609,901 records with 257,354 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823323); 3,197,809 indexed records with 1,584,621 record images (was 3,163,840 records with 1,584,621 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 7,492,986 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 5,497,327 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021

Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (333,352 records), no images (was 329,116 records with 0 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4231103); 2,047,625 indexed records with 62,168 record images (was 2,047,625 records with 62,322 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2021
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 35,367 indexed records with 127,151 record images (was 35,362 records with 123,451 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 4,021,685 indexed records with 255,881 record images (was 3,952,769 records with 253,584 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1647578); 671,068 indexed records with 647,469 record images (was 662,607 records with 647,469 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2021

Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1519-1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860831); 9,187,483 indexed records with 4,584,983 record images (was 9,184,170 records with 4,584,983 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2142779); 102,045 indexed records with 48,947 record images (was 98,816 records with 48,947 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 1,564,557 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 1,564,174 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2174941); 15,274 indexed records with 39,904 record images (was 13,440 records with 39,904 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Mexico, México, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837908); 4,351,150 indexed records with 4,823,124 record images (was 4,347,320 records with 4,823,124 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021

Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1827268); 487,880 indexed records with 37,199 record images (was 475,663 records with 37,199 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2021
Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1615259); 4,616,272 indexed records with 4,263,289 record images (was 4,613,620 records with 4,263,289 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149576); 79,154 indexed records with 20,501 record images (was 78,398 records with 19,747 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 784,167 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 784,132 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 24-Oct-2021
Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883382); 2,879,559 indexed records with 2,563,917 record images (was 2,877,542 records with 2,563,917 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2021

Germany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes, 1500-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2399108); 133,148 indexed records with 76,884 record images (was 130,453 records with 67,753 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021
Mexico, Tlaxcala, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837905); 782,424 indexed records with 1,012,693 record images (was 769,407 records with 1,012,693 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 7,409,243 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 7,364,005 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2021
Germany Marriages, 1558-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473009); Index only (5,603,167 records), no images (was 3,421,755 records with 0 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 437,464 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 407,743 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2021

French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 68,488 indexed records with 91,836 record images (was 68,288 records with 92,429 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021
Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804458); 2,542,557 indexed records with 1,663,800 record images (was 2,542,557 records with 1,663,800 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Mexico, Hidalgo, Catholic Church Records, 1546-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804358); 5,322,130 indexed records with 1,750,627 record images (was 5,319,101 records with 1,750,627 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2021
England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 233,748 indexed records with 27,074 record images (was 232,285 records with 26,416 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 529,846 indexed records with 510,660 record images (was 521,141 records with 502,232 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021

South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2517051); 2,744,691 indexed records with 1,167,010 record images (was 2,676,396 records with 1,167,010 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021
Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1850 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2142776); 35,701 indexed records with 2,968 record images (was 33,697 records with 2,968 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2074276); 356,034 indexed records with 942,374 record images (was 339,969 records with 942,374 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2021
Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661306); Index only (406,771 records), no images (was 403,941 records with 0 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2021
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473016); Index only (11,422,407 records), no images (was 11,502,655 records with 0 images), UPDATED 24-Oct-2021

England Marriages, 1538–1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); Index only (11,607,689 records), no images (was 11,691,993 records with 0 images), UPDATED 24-Oct-2021
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); Index only (45,472,276 records), no images (was 45,844,088 records with 0 images), UPDATED 24-Oct-2021
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 7,656,648 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 7,480,610 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021
Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1609795); 112,894 indexed records with 127,218 record images (was 112,894 records with 127,218 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2021
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 4,074,176 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 4,074,176 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021

Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 4,047,753 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 4,032,757 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2021
Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3015626); 76,082,519 indexed records with 13,167,402 record images (was 3,537,384 records with 13,167,402 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 7,788,549 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 7,774,095 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2021
New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1865-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3662227); 8,399,675 indexed records with 87,278 record images (was 7,706,217 records with 79,766 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,221,256 indexed records with 1,963,779 record images (was 7,221,006 records with 1,960,377 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021

Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,694,575 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,677,018 records with 6,635,049 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2021
Argentina, Cemetery Records, 1882-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2363123); 497,714 indexed records with 502,814 record images (was 462,203 records with 467,315 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2021
England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,569,979 indexed records with 115,811 record images (was 1,566,980 records with 115,735 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,004,296 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 1,960,682 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2021
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 478,838 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 477,710 records with 1,038,133 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021

Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473259); 5,717,563 indexed records with 45,984 record images (was 5,717,581 records with 45,984 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2021
Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2134304); 473,141 indexed records with 2,733 record images (was 459,438 records with 2,733 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 49,150 indexed records with 1,869 record images (was 29,354 records with 1,267 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2125599); 4,782,677 indexed records with 586,834 record images (was 4,709,373 records with 586,834 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021
Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668); 3,956,014 indexed records with 2,513,517 record images (was 3,922,635 records with 2,513,517 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021

England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3584542); 179,764 indexed records with 18,152 record images (was 179,764 records with 18,152 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Dominican Republic Civil Registration, 1801-2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1619814); 1,809,810 indexed records with 3,416,801 record images (was 1,743,587 records with 3,416,801 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2021
South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918294); Browse 40,337 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 40,337 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2021
Mexico, Morelos, Catholic Church Records, 1598-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837907); 1,037,595 indexed records with 531,787 record images (was 1,035,770 records with 531,787 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2021
Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787829); 367,328 indexed records with 138,195 record images (was 307,226 records with 129,237 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2021

South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1779109); 3,112,196 indexed records with 2,216,270 record images (was 3,112,191 records with 2,216,270 images), UPDATED 24-Oct-2021

--- Collections with new images ---

Arizona, Various County Divorce Records, 1877-1937 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734469); 64,098 indexed records with 62,951 record images (was 64,098 records with 60,894 images), last updated 02-Aug-2021
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 307,288 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 303,318 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465708); 1,108,130 indexed records with 114,419 record images (was 1,108,130 records with 112,102 images), last updated 29-Sep-2021
Germany, Prussia, West Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1537-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4111605); 6,257,347 indexed records with 591,749 record images (was 6,091,613 records with 591,680 images), last updated 16-Jul-2021
Germany, Prussia, Saxony, Census Lists, 1770-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780641); 956,899 indexed records with 47,827 record images (was 559,538 records with 42,227 images), last updated 11-Oct-2021

--- Collections with images removed ---

Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 140,313 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 157,673 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
Kiribati, Vital Records, 1890-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3756784); 23,524 indexed records with 3,192 record images (was 23,524 records with 7,678 images), last updated 30-Sep-2021
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 316,415 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,616 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 127,105 indexed records with 6,314 record images (was 127,105 records with 6,354 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021

--- Collections with new records ---

Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1551-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4110912); 3,469,978 indexed records with 589,017 record images (was 3,439,865 records with 589,017 images), last updated 16-Jul-2021
Ukraine Births and Baptisms, 1784-1879 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771086); Index only (13,516 records), no images (was 13,377 records with 0 images), last updated 21-Feb-2020
Germany, Prussia, Pomerania, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1544-1966 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3665083); 1,280,825 indexed records with 578,075 record images (was 1,259,412 records with 578,075 images), last updated 16-Jul-2021
France Marriages, 1546-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500690); Index only (1,184,723 records), no images (was 1,184,710 records with 0 images), last updated 07-Jun-2021
France, Births and Baptisms, 1546-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1782519); Index only (5,348,521 records), no images (was 5,348,491 records with 0 images), last updated 07-Jun-2021
Germany, Bavaria, Catholic Church Records, 1650-1875 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3398459); 1,140,810 indexed records with 229,358 record images (was 1,133,938 records with 229,358 images), last updated 24-Feb-2021

--- Collections with records removed ---

United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,325 records), no images (was 875,610,333 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, provides this list to me from a program he wrote that compares the current FamilySearch record collections list to the previous week's list.

In order to select a specific record collection on FamilySearch, go to   https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner and use keywords (e.g. "church england") to find collections with those keywords.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link). It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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Friday, October 29, 2021

Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 29 October 2021

 Welcome to Genealogy News and Education Bytes, posted on Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history news and education items that came across our desktop since the last issue.    


1)  News Articles:





2)  New or Updated Record Collections:



3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes




4)  Genealogy Education - Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):



*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 29 October, 11 a.m.:  Tech With Thomas, by Thomas MacEntee

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 2 November, 6 p.m.:  Uncovering the lives of your London (England) ancestors, by Cathie Sherwood

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Building Family Trees for Your DNA Matches, by Mary Eberle

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Preserving Your Ancestor’s Textiles and Handmade Treasures, by Melissa Barker

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:



6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  AmericanAncestors:  Basics of New England Research

*  BYU Family History Library:  Partner Programs: MyHeritage - James Tanner









*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Native American Genealogy




7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 26 October 2021?

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Findmypast Friday: Scottish Witches, Scottish Criminal Records, and Newspapers

  I received this from Findmypast today:



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Explore a fascinating book of Scottish Witches, new crime records and more this Findmypast Friday

Findmypast are conjuring up witchcraft and wrongdoings in Scotland's past this week. What spine-tingling stories will you discover?

Here's what's new on the most frightening Findmypast Friday of the year.


Scotland, Names of Witches 1658

In this small but fascinating collection, you’ll find details on some of those accused of witchcraft in early modern Scotland.

1563’s Witchcraft Act made consorting with witches or taking part in witchcraft a crime punishable by death in Scotland. Around 1,500 people were executed, most of them women, until the last Scottish witch trial in 1727.

Scotland, Court & Criminal Database

Unlock criminals and victims in your Scottish family tree with this detail-rich collection. The records include names, occupations, addresses and information about the crimes.

This resource comprises prison records, precognitions and trial papers from all over Scotland, as well as the Fife Kalendar of Convicts. From fiends and felons to bone-chilling revelations, where will the dark side of your Scottish family story take you?

Newspapers

This week, Findmypast have added 19 new papers, including 13 from Scotland. The latest arrivals include:
While 15 publications have been updated with extra pages, including:
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Disclosure: I receive a complimentary subscription to Findmypast, and have accepted meals and services from Findmypast, as a Findmypast Ambassador. This has not affected my objectivity relative to Findmypast and its products.

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52 Ancestors - Week 403: #626 Thomas Graves (1686-1756) of Lynn, Reading and Southborough, Massachusetts

Thomas Graves (1686-1756)  is #626 on my Ahnentafel  List, my 7th great-grandfather, who marrie#627 Ruth Collins (1690-after 1714) in 1710 in Lynn, Essex County,  Massachusetts Bay Colony.

I am descended through:

* their daughter #313 Ruth Graves (1711-????) married #312 Isaac Buck (1706-1780) in 1729. 
* their son #156 Isaac Buck (1732-????) did not marry #157 Mary Richards (1733-????).
*  their son #78 Isaac Buck (1757-1846) married #79 Martha Phillips (1757-1830) in 1791.
* their daughter #39 Sophia Buck (1797-1882)married #38 Lambert Brigham (1794-1834)  in 1817.
* their daughter #19 Sophia Newton (1834-1923) married #18 Edward Hildreth (1831-1899) in 1852.
* their daughter #9 Hattie Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) married #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) in 1874.
* their son #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) married #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.
* their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.
* their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
 

*  Name:                            Thomas Graves[1–10]

*  Sex:                               Male

*  Father:                           Samuel Graves (1655-1723)
*  Mother:                         Sarah Brewer (1659-1723)

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                            16 December 1686, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[1,10]

*  Distribution:                 2 January 1723/4 (age 36), father's will proved; Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[4]

*  Deed:                           28 March 1726 (age 39), sold land in Lynn to Samuel Graves for 80 pounds; Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[5].

*  Deed:                           20 February 1747 (age 60), sold 30 acres of land in Southborough to Joseph Graves for 400 pounds; Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[6]

*  Will:                             16 February 1756 (age 69), will written; Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[7]

*  Death:                          21 February 1756 (age 69), Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[8-10]
*  Burial:                         after 21 February 1756 (after age 69), Old Burial Ground, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[10]

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                      Ruth Collins (1685-1715)
*  Marriage 1:                   9 January 1710 (age 23), Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[2]

*  Child 1:                        Ruth Graves (1711-????)   

*  Spouse 2:                     Ruth Taylor (1690-1756)
*  Marriage 2:                  22 February 1714/5 (age 27), Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[3]

*  Child 2:                       Hannah Graves (1715-????)
*  Child 3:                       Joseph Graves (1717-1788)
   
4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

Thomas Graves was born 16 December 1686 in Lynn, Massachusetts, the son of Samuel and Sarah (Brewer) Graves[1,10].  

He married Ruth Collins (1685-1714) on 9 January 1710 in Lynn[2].  She was the daughter of Joseph and Mariah (Smith) Collins of Lynn.  They had one child, born and recorded in Lynn:

*  Ruth Graves (1710-????), married Isaac Buck (1706-1780) in 1729 in Reading, Massachusetts.

After Ruth (Collins) Graves died in about 1714, Thomas Graves married, secondly, Ruth Taylor (1690-1756), on 22 February 1714/5 in Lynn[3].  They had two children born and recorded in Lynn:

*  Hannah Graves (1715-????), married 1739 John Waite (1713-1799).
*  Joseph Graves (1717-1788), married (1) 1745 Mary Newton (1721-1758); (2) 1758 Lydia Newton (1732-1782); (3) 1782 Zerviah Williams (1740-????).

The will of Thomas's father, Samuel Graves of Lynn, Massachusetts, was written on 7 September 1723 and was proved in Essex County Probate Court on 2 January 1723/4[4].  In it, Thomas Graves was one of the executors and was bequeathed:
"And my Will herein and I would be so Understood that after mine and my Wives Decease as aforsd my said two sons Samll Graves and Thomas Graves shall pay the Severall Debts and Legaceys before mentioned out of my Reall Estate or be allowd an Equivalency out of the same and that then the whole of all the Remainder of my Reall Estate both in houseing and Lands Excepting one Room in my Dwelling house as before excepted shall be Equally Divided and are as may be to and among my sons namely Samll Graves Thomas Graves Mark Graves Daniel Graves and Nathll Graves and to be to them and to there heires forever."
Thomas Graves settled in the North Parish of Reading as early as 1724 and was admitted to the church there in the same year.

On 28 March 1726, Thomas Graves of Reading (husbandman), Daniel Graves (husbandman) and Nathaniel Graves (tailor), both of Lynn, released and quitclaimed all right and title in the real estate, both houses and lands, that their father Samuel Graves died possessed of, to their brother Samuel Graves of Lynn for 80 pounds to each of them well and truly paid.  The deed was signed by Thomas Graves, Daniel Graves and Nathaniel Graves (all with seals), with witnesses Crispus Graves and Elizabeth Townsend.  It was recorded on 13 April 1726[5].

He sold his land in Reading on 18 Apr 1738 and moved to Southborough.

On 20 February 1747, Thomas Graves, husbandman of Southborough, sold land in Southborough to Joseph Graves, husbandman of Southborough, for 400 pounds lawful money in hand.  The parcel of land in Southborough was thirty acres of meadow and upland, being one half of his dwelling place with one half of the buildings, fences, trees, and fruit trees.  The witnesses were Ezekiel Collins and Mark Collins. The deed was recorded in the Worcester County land records on 22 March 1756[6].

Thomas died on 21 February 1756 in Southborough, Massachusetts[8-10].  He is buried in the Old Burial Ground in Southborough[10].

Thomas Graves of Southborough died testate, having written a will on 16 February 1756[7].  The will reads (transcribed from Worcester County Probate Records, Volume 5, page 5, on FHL Microfilm 0,856,277;  in places, the handwriting is difficult to decipher):
"In the name of God Amen the 16 day of Feb'y in ye 27 year of His Majestys Reign Anno Domini 1756.  I Thomas Graves of Southboro'h in ye County of Worcester within his Majestys province of ye Massachusetts Bay in New England yeoman being ??? to a Considerable degree of age but of perfect mind & memory Thanks being given to God therefor calling to mind the Invitality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men to die do make & ordain this my Last Will and Testament That is to Say former nul & first of all I give & Commend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it and my body I Commend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian buriall at the discretion of my Executor nothing doubting but at the Generall Resurrection I Shall Receive ye Same again by the mighty power of God and as Touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise & Dispose of the Same in ye following Manner & form.  In the first place I give to my Daughter Ruth Buck Six shillings & Eight pence Lawfull money and one Cow to be paid unto her at the end of one year after my decease and these with what she hath already had to be to her in full for her part of portion out of my Estate.

"Secondly I give to my Daughter Hannah Wait five pounds Lawfull money and three Sheep & one bed & beding & her mothers wearing Cloths & Linin & Two Chests which to be delivered her in one year after my decease which is to be in full unto her the said Hanah for her part of Portion out of my Estate.

"Thirdly I give to my Son Joseph Graves all the Remainder of my Estate not otherwise disposed of both of lands buildings Creatures & out Door moveables, and also my will is that he the said Joseph Graves pay all my debts and all the funerall Charges of my self & wife at his own Cost & Charge.

"Fourthly & Lastly I do hereby make & ordain him my said Son Joseph Graves my Sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament & I do hereby ??? Disallow Revoke and Disanull all & Every other former Testaments Wills Legacys requests & Exec-r by me in any ways before Named Willed & bequeathed Ratifying & umpowering this and no Other to be my last Will & Testament, In Wittness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the day & year Above written.

"These words vizt. eight pence Interlined & one Cow were done before Signing & Sealing.

                                                                                Thos Graves  (seal)

"Signed Sealed pronounced and declared by the said Thomas Graves as his Last Will & Testament In the presence of us the Subscribers John Newton Ezekiell Collins Ephraim Woods."

"Southboro-h Feby 24 1756 we the Subscribers being heirs to the above named Thomas Graves Dec-d do hereby Submitt unto & Consent that the abovesaid Will and Testament as Wittness our hands Isaac Buck, John Wait, Ruth Buck her mark and Hannah Waight her mark."
Joseph Wilder, Judge of Probate of Wills for Worcester County proved the will on 23 March 1756 with John Newton and Ezekiel Collins making an oath that Thomas Graves signed, sealed and declared that the abovewritten was his Last Will and Testament, and approved Joseph Graves as Executor of the estate of Thomas Graves[7].
5.  SOURCES

1. Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass. : The Essex Institute, 1906), 2 Volumes, Births, page 169, Thomas Gravs entry, son of Samuell and Sarah, 16 December 1686.

2. Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849, Marriages, page 161, Thomas Graves and Ruth Collins entry, 9 January 1710.

3. Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849, Marriages, page 161, Thomas Graves and Ruth Taylor entry, 22 February 1714/5.

4. Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916, Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah), on 280 FHL microfilm reels, Volume 315, page 024, Samuel Graves of Lynn, accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,875,129, original records in Probate Packet #11,563.

5. "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), Worcester County, "Deeds 1756-1758 vol 37-38," Volume 37, page 164 (image 98 of 626), Thomas Graves to Joseph Graves, 20 February 1747, recorded 22 March 1756; citing original records in Worcester County courthouse, and Family History Library microfilms.

6. "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), Worcester County, Volume 37, page 164, Thomas Graves to Joseph Graves, 20 February 1747, recorded 22 March 1756; citing original records in Worcester County courthouse, and Family History Library microfilms.

7. "Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881," digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org), Volume 5, page 5, Thomas Graves will, accessed on FHL US/CAN Microfilm 0,856,277;.

8. "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com) Southborough > Birth, Marriages and Deaths, image 125 of 1007, Thomas Graves death entry, 21 February 1756.

9. Systematic Historic Fund, Vital Records of Southborough, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Mass.: Franklin P. Rice, 1903), Deaths, page 169, Thomas Graves entry, 21 February 1756.

10. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image,  (https://www.findagrave.com), Old Burial Ground, Southborough, Mass., Thomas Graves (1686-1756) memorial #78720364.

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NOTE: In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog. I have extended this theme in 2021 for an eighth year to 416 Ancestors in 416 Weeks. The list of 52 Ancestors biographies from my great-grandparents to the 7th great-grandparents (in work) is in https://www.geneamusings.com/p/ancestor-biographies.html.

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