Saturday, February 26, 2022

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Create a Genealogy Related Poem

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

time for some more Genealogy Fun!!



Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:

1) Create a poem - rhyming, free verse, doggerel, limerick, etc. - about genealogy research, whether general or specific.

2) Post it on your blog, on Facebook, or in Comments to this post,  so all of the world can appreciate your creativity.  Please share a link in comments.

Have fun!


Here's mine:

There was a family named Lamphear
with an unwanted son Devier.
He was adopted by Smith,
I don't think it was myth,
his parents identity I would cheer!

(c) Randall J. Seaver, 2022

Not exactly iambic pentameter, eh? Or exactly the right limerick meter, but appropriate considering one of my persistent research challenges.

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Copyright (c) 2022, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 19 to 25 February 2022

 The following record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated List on Ancestry.com during the period from  19 through 25 February 2022:

The ADDED and Updated record collections are:

Louisiana, U.S., Records of Enslaved People, 1719-1820; indexed records without record images, Updated 2/24/2022

Danish West Indies, Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1820-1909; indexed records without record images, Updated 2/24/2022

Vorarlberg, Austria, Catholic Church Registers, 1611-1938; indexed records with record images, Updated 2/23/2022

Saone-et-Loire, France Births, 1546-1905; indexed records without record images, Updated 2/23/2022

Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1921; indexed records without record images, Updated 2/23/2022

Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937; indexed records without record images, Updated 2/23/2022

Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1996; indexed records without record images, Updated 2/23/2022

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

By my count, there were 0 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,120 collections available as of 25 February, a decrease of  1 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.

The URL for this post is:  https://www.geneamusings.com/2022/02/added-and-updated-ancestrycom-record_0789587990.html

Copyright (c) 2022, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 19 through 25 February 2022

    I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 25 February 2022, there are 3,072 historical record collections on FamilySearch (a decrease of 2 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Deleted ---

Micronesia, Vital Records, 1919-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3744864); 5,695 indexed records with 5,695 record images, DELETED

--- Collections Added ---

--- Collections Updated ---

Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3694028); 279,140 indexed records with 269,923 record images (was 272,425 records with 263,222 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 705,735 indexed records with 293,989 record images (was 700,628 records with 291,963 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 3,469,114 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 3,422,165 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4380193); 4,781,848 indexed records with 4,834,219 record images (was 52,345 records with 4,834,219 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1647578); 696,754 indexed records with 647,469 record images (was 689,797 records with 647,469 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022

Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 581,981 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 581,601 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 29,761,753 indexed records with 46,885,461 record images (was 29,761,753 records with 46,885,461 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 700,235 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 695,159 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149576); 103,304 indexed records with 44,631 record images (was 100,321 records with 41,650 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Grenada Births and Baptisms, 1866-1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520618); Index only (78,930 records), no images (was 76,906 records with 0 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022

Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661306); Index only (436,619 records), no images (was 434,171 records with 0 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,765,665 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,753,846 records with 6,635,049 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2175764); 1,807,630 indexed records with 774,950 record images (was 1,383,871 records with 774,950 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 8,580,493 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 8,532,646 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 9,352,757 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 9,256,548 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022

France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,227,949 indexed records with 1,861,820 record images (was 7,227,810 records with 1,972,111 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2426084); 153,517 indexed records with 42,552 record images (was 152,111 records with 42,552 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Slovenia, Ljubljana, Funeral Accounts, 1937-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1491143); 25,657 indexed records with 96,045 record images (was 23,192 records with 96,045 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022
England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 352,490 indexed records with 38,905 record images (was 339,160 records with 37,959 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787829); 866,833 indexed records with 213,204 record images (was 866,432 records with 213,108 images), UPDATED 23-Feb-2022

Guatemala, Jutiapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274798); 289,680 indexed records with 36,732 record images (was 288,049 records with 36,732 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 18,792,378 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 18,798,759 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 1,896,112 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 1,886,189 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 1,893,551 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 1,856,357 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022
South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918294); 1,140 indexed records with 40,337 record images (was 224 records with 40,337 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022

India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2174941); 81,677 indexed records with 39,904 record images (was 76,383 records with 39,904 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177299); 5,027,227 indexed records with 1,610,067 record images (was 2,433,272 records with 1,610,067 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,111,607 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 451,323 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Escuintla, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2392700); 392,164 indexed records with 2,355 record images (was 390,332 records with 2,355 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177293); 5,289,945 indexed records with 578,073 record images (was 3,026,437 records with 578,073 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022

Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Catholic Church Records, 1738-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177295); 419,344 indexed records with 184,012 record images (was 175,279 records with 184,012 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177294); 2,823,167 indexed records with 54,182 record images (was 1,277,337 records with 54,182 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177296); 705,975 indexed records with 166,596 record images (was 594,109 records with 166,596 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022
Brazil, Maranhão, Catholic Church Records, 1673-1962 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177273); 103,309 indexed records with 41,812 record images (was 28,192 records with 41,812 images), UPDATED 23-Feb-2022
Brazil, Bahía, Catholic Church Records, 1598-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177272); 1,906,253 indexed records with 368,634 record images (was 1,338,754 records with 368,634 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022

Scotland, Lanarkshire Church Records, 1823-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453939); 16,597 indexed records with 625 record images (was 15,300 records with 575 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 7,088,097 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 7,080,762 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177275); 4,538,892 indexed records with 930,569 record images (was 2,399,686 records with 930,569 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 1,704,737 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 1,698,746 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451040); 135,926 indexed records with 103,502 record images (was 135,103 records with 103,502 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022

Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 19,073,208 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 19,044,249 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2284386); 139,177 indexed records with 18,271 record images (was 137,439 records with 18,271 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 5,936,165 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 5,918,618 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 23-Feb-2022
Peru, Arequipa, Civil Registration, 1860-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2224533); 61,137 indexed records with 24,048 record images (was 61,137 records with 24,048 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177286); 5,059,120 indexed records with 788,492 record images (was 3,162,567 records with 788,492 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022

Brazil, Paraná, Catholic Church Records, 1704-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177282); 669,515 indexed records with 138,743 record images (was 264,877 records with 138,743 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2022
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 519,585 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 517,690 records with 1,038,133 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Brazil, Pará, Catholic Church Records, 1930-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177288); 548,389 indexed records with 103,313 record images (was 242,926 records with 103,313 images), UPDATED 23-Feb-2022
South Carolina, Charleston District, Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1774-1872 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463015); 256,346 indexed records with 2,477 record images (was 254,603 records with 7,084 images), UPDATED 23-Feb-2022
Sweden, Västerbotten Church Records, 1619-1896; index, 1688-1860 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1979430); 342,922 indexed records with 170,304 record images (was 339,426 records with 170,304 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022

Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114423); 538,667 indexed records with 3,075 record images (was 537,225 records with 3,075 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
South Africa, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453927); 15,290 indexed records with 529 record images (was 499 records with 15 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1718965); Index only (724,808 records), no images (was 686,279 records with 0 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (387,764 records), no images (was 384,490 records with 0 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Spain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015355); 821,595 indexed records with 390,067 record images (was 761,941 records with 390,067 images), UPDATED 22-Feb-2022

England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 5,542,359 indexed records with 329,870 record images (was 5,452,777 records with 324,017 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2422976); 228,718 indexed records with 550 record images (was 228,317 records with 550 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784529); 8,554,969 indexed records with 3,008,340 record images (was 8,535,300 records with 3,008,340 images), UPDATED 23-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274785); 325,248 indexed records with 1,312 record images (was 323,946 records with 1,312 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Find A Grave Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 213,737,461 indexed records with 213,737,461 record images (was 212,863,823 records with 212,863,823 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022

Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 79,469 indexed records with 269,572 record images (was 68,454 records with 255,402 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274788); 237,843 indexed records with 97,101 record images (was 236,538 records with 97,101 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439317); 11,478,527 indexed records with 933,231 record images (was 3,382,168 records with 488,336 images), UPDATED 23-Feb-2022
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 22,254,093 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 21,167,782 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 304,264 indexed records with 621,328 record images (was 299,590 records with 614,948 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022

Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473011); Index only (30,430,136 records), no images (was 30,430,136 records with 0 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473016); Index only (12,078,253 records), no images (was 11,415,935 records with 0 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
England Marriages, 1538–1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); Index only (11,944,214 records), no images (was 11,598,879 records with 0 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); Index only (46,900,323 records), no images (was 45,418,256 records with 0 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Utah, Utah County Records, 1850-1962 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2257542); 8,271 indexed records with 105,474 record images (was 6,241 records with 105,474 images), UPDATED 23-Feb-2022

Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration, 1889-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987564); 804,295 indexed records with 942,817 record images (was 797,878 records with 942,817 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583819); 347,125 indexed records with 193,205 record images (was 345,394 records with 193,174 images), UPDATED 23-Feb-2022
Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761211); 84,215 indexed records with 89,730 record images (was 84,215 records with 84,143 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274794); 487,293 indexed records with 70,397 record images (was 486,655 records with 70,397 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274796); 583,089 indexed records with 41,022 record images (was 579,155 records with 41,022 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022

Guatemala, Petén, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274797); 113,474 indexed records with 713 record images (was 112,150 records with 713 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274790); 564,134 indexed records with 16,730 record images (was 563,352 records with 16,730 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274791); 181,577 indexed records with 63 record images (was 180,769 records with 63 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2444805); 239,343 indexed records with 70,746 record images (was 237,767 records with 70,746 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 201,355 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 200,356 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022

Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration, 1930-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2268582); 310,047 indexed records with 219,494 record images (was 310,047 records with 219,493 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1972912); 4,629,552 indexed records with 978,396 record images (was 4,614,243 records with 978,396 images), UPDATED 23-Feb-2022
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 6,780,891 indexed records with 827,706 record images (was 6,772,572 records with 829,207 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 889,330 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 874,228 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 201,473 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 201,227 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022

England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648679); 134,488 indexed records with 49,595 record images (was 134,488 records with 49,595 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4380174); 2,620,281 indexed records with 189,689 record images (was 41,985 records with 189,689 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Catholic Church Records, 1616-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1719212); 330,179 indexed records with 368,464 record images (was 329,561 records with 368,464 images), UPDATED 23-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106095); 188,417 indexed records with 24,503 record images (was 188,283 records with 24,503 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 231,559 indexed records with 163,179 record images (was 231,497 records with 163,007 images), UPDATED 19-Feb-2022

Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 64,935 indexed records with 2,543 record images (was 63,432 records with 2,455 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022
Paraguay, Asunción, Cemetery Records, 1842-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026205); 13,921 indexed records with 66,809 record images (was 10,156 records with 66,809 images), UPDATED 25-Feb-2022

--- Collections with new images ---

Michigan Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2632078); 39,488 indexed records with 2,476 record images (was 39,488 records with 2,475 images), last updated 19-Apr-2021
England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465708); 1,108,130 indexed records with 114,977 record images (was 1,108,130 records with 113,289 images), last updated 29-Sep-2021
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 304,053 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 294,149 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 69,467 indexed records with 97,969 record images (was 69,467 records with 76,242 images), last updated 02-Feb-2022
Zimbabwe, Voter Registration, 1938-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740407); 60,262 indexed records with 51,625 record images (was 60,262 records with 50,408 images), last updated 07-Feb-2022

Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 226,446 record images (was 527,525 records with 225,090 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,610,991 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,610,992 images), last updated 09-Aug-2019
Germany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes, 1500-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2399108); 157,591 indexed records with 36,987 record images (was 157,591 records with 91,870 images), last updated 07-Feb-2022
Minnesota Naturalization Records and Indexes, 1872-1962 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2632486); 88,691 indexed records with 71,604 record images (was 88,691 records with 71,738 images), last updated 26-Jul-2019
Germany, Prussia, Saxony, Census Lists, 1770-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780641); 1,026,234 indexed records with 43,586 record images (was 1,026,234 records with 52,284 images), last updated 28-Jan-2022

--- Collections with new records ---

--- Collections with records removed ---

United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,293 records), no images (was 875,610,294 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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Copyright (c) 2022, Randall J. Seaver

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Friday, February 25, 2022

Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 25 February 2022

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 - Tuesday, 1 March, 5 p.m.:   Exploring the new 1921 UK Census, by Paul Milner

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 2 March, 11 a.m.:  Using WikiTree’s DNA Features in Your Family History Research, by Mags Gaulden

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:From Piles to Files: Organize Your Genealogy, by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Printing Charts and Books on MyHeritage, by Uri Gonen

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts/Radio Shows:



6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):



*  Daniel's Genealogy:  My interview with Jen Allen of RootsTech








7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 22 February 2022?

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52 Ancestors - Week 420: #304 Nathan Brigham (1693-1784) of Marlborough and Southborough, Massachusetts

Nathan Brigham (1693-1784)  is #304 on my Ahnentafel  List, my 6th great-grandfather, who marrie#305 Dina Rice (1693-1725)  in 1717 in Marlborough, Middlesex County,  Massachusetts Bay.

I am descended through:

*  their son, #152 Moses Brigham (1723-1769), who married #153 Mehitable Grout  (1725-1795) in 1749.
* their son 
#76 Phinehas Brigham (1755-1802), who married #77 Lydia Batherick (1752-1795) in 1779.
* their son, #38 Lambert Brigham (1794-1834) who married #39 Sophia Buck (1797-1882) in 1817.
* their daughter #19 Sophia Newton (1834-1923) who married #18 Edward Hildreth (1831-1899) in 1852.
* their daughter #9 Hattie Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) who married #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) in 1874.
* their son #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) who married #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.
* their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who 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:                           Nathan Brigham[1–11]

*  Sex:                          Male

*  Father:                         Nathan Brigham 1671-1746
*  Mother:                       Elizabeth Maynard 1664-1733

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

*  Birth:                         28 November 1693, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1–3]

*  Deed:                         5 April 1733 (age 39), received 8 parcels of land in Southborough from his father; Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[5]

*  Distribution:             13 March 1746/7 (age 52), father's will proved; Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[6]

*  Deed:                       7 February 1754 (age 60), Gave two parcels in Westborough to son Moses Brigham for love and affection; Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[8]

*  Deed:                      1 June 1756 (age 62), sold 5 acres of land in Westborough to his son Moses Brigham for 5 pounds; Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[9]

*  Death:                    15 September 1784 (age 90), Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[10,12]
*  Burial:                   18 September 1784 (age 90), Old Burial Ground, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[13]

*  Probate:                2 November 1784 (age 90), will proved; Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[11]
 
3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:              Dinah Rice 1693-1725
*  Marriage 1:          24 December 1717 (age 24), Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1,4]

*  Child 1:                Dinah Brigham 1719-1784
*  Child 2:                Eunice Brigham 1721-1792
*  Child 3:                Moses Brigham 1722-1769
*  Child 4:                Perses Brigham 1724-1740
*  Child 5:                Elizabeth Brigham 1725- ????   

*  Spouse 2:             Hepzibah Ward 1708-1748
*  Marriage 2:          about 1729 (about age 36), Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1]

*  Child 6:                Nathan Brigham 1730-1806
*  Child 7:                Hephzebah Brigham 1732-1815
*  Child 8:                Edmund Brigham 1733-1806
*  Child 9:                William Brigham 1735-1793
*  Child 10:              Phenihas Brigham 1737-1740
*  Child 11:              Tabitha Brigham 1738-1740
*  Child 12:              Ebenezer Brigham 1741-1756
*  Child 13:              Elijah Brigham 1742-1804

*  Spouse 3:             Martha --?-- 1700-????  
*  Marriage 3:          6 February 1750/1 (age 56), Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[7]

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

Nathan Brigham, Jr. was born 28 November 1693 in Marlborough, Massachusetts Bay, the first child of Nathan and Elizabeth (Maynard) Brigham[1-3].

He was called Nathan Brigham, Jr. until his father died in 1747, and then called Lieutenant Nathan Brigham after his military service in the 1730s.

His first marriage, at age 24, was to Dinah Rice (1693-1725) on 24 December 1717 in Marlborough[1,4].  Dinah was the daughter of Edmund and Ruth (Parker) Rice of Marlborough.  They had five children, all born in Marlborough.

*  Dinah Brigham (1719-1784), married 1743 Jonsthan Witt (1718-????)
*  Eunice Brigham (1721-1792), married 1742 to Hezekiah Newton (1719-1786).
*  Moses Brigham (1723-1769), married 1749 to Mehitable Grout (1725-1795).
*  Perses Brigham (1725-1740).
*  Elizabeth Brigham (1725-????), married 1749 Jedidiah Fay (1726-1799).

The Brigham Family Book notes that prior to the second division of the original township of Marlborough, in 1727, Nathan held several minor town offices, but in the new town of Southborough, to which he was set off, he appears at once among her principal citizens, serving the first year as a selectman and soon after as treasurer. He was repeatedly placed on committees for hiring schoolmasters and chosen for the 29th time as a selectman at the age of 77 years. He retained his vigor to a great age and in his 90th year used to mount his horse without assistance[1].

Dinah died in 1725, and Nathan married, secondly, at age 36, to Hepzibah Ward (1708-1748) in about 1729, probably in Marlborough[1]. They had eight children, all born and recorded in Southborough:

*  Nathan Brigham (17301-1806), married 1769 Mary Hudson (1743-????).
*  Hephzebah Brigham (1732-1815), married 1748 John Taplin (1727-1803).
*  Edmund Brigham (1733-1806), married 1769 Elizabeth Bevel (1740-1825).
*  William Brigham (1735-1793), married 1759 Rebecca Ball (1739-1768).
*  Phenehas Brigham (1737-1740).
*  Tabitha Brigham (1738-1740).
*  Ebenezer Brigham (1741-1766).
*  Elijah Brigham (1742-1804), married 1768 Ruth Taylor (1747-1831).

On 5 April 1733, Nathan Brigham, gentleman of Marlborough, gave parcels of land in Southborough and Westborough to his son, Nathan Brigham Jr., yeoman of Southborough, for fatherly love and affection[5].  There were eight parcels comprising 171 acres, including 20 acres near Nathan Brigham Jr.s dwellnig house in southyborough; 8 acres near his barn; 25 acres near Walnut Hill; 13 acres on a hill near Cedar Swamp; 34 acres of meadow land, 1 acre of meadow landon the west side of Elsabeth River; 60 acres of swamp and upland near Sutton; 8 acres of swamp land east of Elsabeth River; and a 16 acre town right in Southborough.  The deed was recorded 6 February 1738/9 in Worcester County, Massachusetts Land Records.

On 2 June 1740, his father Nathan Brigham wrote a three page will that is very difficult to decipher (in Middlesex County Probate Court case file 2,687) bequeathing his estate to his second wife, Mehitable, and to his seven living children[6]. The will was proved 13 March 1746/7 in Middlesex County Probate Court, with all of the named heirs agreeable to the terms of the will.  Son Nathan Brigham was to receive what had already been given to him, his father's Bible, the law books, the sword, one third of the wearing apparel, one half of the livestock, one part of the money and bills of credit, and 100 acres of land in Bedford.

Hepzibah (Ward) Brigham died in about 1748, and Nathan married, thirdly, to widow Martha (--?--) Gleason on 6 February 1750/1 in Southborough[7].  They had no children.

On 7 February 1754, Nathan Brigham, gentleman of Southborough, sold two parcels of  land in Westborough to his well and beloved son Moses Brigham, yeoman of Westborough, for parental love and affection[8].  The first parcel was 60 acres in Westborough, bounded westerly by land of Joseph Grout, northerly by Benjamin and Jeduthun Fay, and southerly by Eaton Farm.  The second parcel was 10 acres of swamp and meadow land in Westborough bounded westerly by Jeduthun Fay, then on Elizabeth River, and land of Francis Whipple.  The deed was witnessed by Edmund Brigham and Hezekiah Ward, and was recorded on 23 August 1754.

On 7 June 1756, Nathan Brigham, gentleman of Southborough, sold a parcel of  land in Westborough to his well and beloved son Moses Brigham, husbandman of Westborough, for 16 pounds lawful money[9].  The  parcel was 5 acres of meadow and upland in Westborough, bounded southerly by a highway,  heirs of Hezekiah Tomlin, and land of Jonas Brigham, and easterly by the River.  The deed was witnessed by Edward Baker and Joseph Baker, and was recorded on 22 September 1756.

Nathan Brigham bought and sold many parcels of land in Southborough and Westborough during his life.  After his father died, he sold or gave some of the land to the children of his first two wives.

Nathan died, at age 90, on 15 September 1784 in Southborough[10].  He is buried in the Old Burial Ground in Southborough[4].  There is no extant grave marker.  

Nathan Brigham wrote his will on 1 January 1783. There is a Bond document for 2000 pounds dated 2 November 1784, and a statement of acceptance by the widow and approval of the will by the probate court judge on 2 November 1784 in the probate file.  There is no inventory or account in the probate file[11].

The will of Nathan Brigham says:
In the Name of God amen, This first day of January Anno Domini 1783.  I, Nathan Brigham of Southborough in the County of Worcester Gentleman, being far advanced in age but of sound and disposing mind, and Calling to mind the mortality of my Body and the uncertainty of Human life, do make and Ordain this my last will & Testament.

First of all I humbly recommend my Soul to God who gave it, hoping through the merits of Jesus Christ to obtain Eternal life in a better world, my Body I Commit to the Earth to be Buried in decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall by the mighty power of God received the Same again.

And as touching such worldly Goods and Estate as God has been pleased to Bless me with in this life, I Will and dispose of in manner following.

Imprimis.  My will is that all my just Debts and Funeral Charges be paid by my Executor (hereafter Named out of my Personal Estate).

Item.  I Give and Bequeath to Martha my wife during her remaining my Widow the use and Improvement of the Northerly end of my Dwelling House from Top to Bottom with the Cellar under the South Room (and a priviledge in the Well for water, and a priviledge at the Door for laying of Wood, also the use of my Garden by the Cyder mill, and instead of her dower in my Real Estate as Lands &c and at her special instance and Request I will and Order that my son Elijah Brigham bring and deliver to my said wife at my dwelling House during her remaining my widow annually each year in the proper Seasons thereof the following articles viz't. Seven Bushels and an half of Indian Corn with the same Quantity of Rye, providing good dry Casks Sufficient to hold the same, one Bushel of Wheat two Bushels and an half of malt, one Barrel of Sweet Cyder, and five Barrel of common Cyder providing Casks for the same, Six Bushels of apples, two Bushels of Turnips, two Bushels of Potatoes, one peck of Beans one peck of Peas, two Hundred weight of Pork, one Hundred weight of Beef, thirty weight of Butter, forty weight of Cheese, ten pounds of flax, and five pounds of Wool, also a Sufficiency of fire Wood brought to the door & Cut ready for the fire, also to find her a Horse to Ride to Meeting and other necessary Occasions, also I give to my said wife to be at her own disposal all that was her Sister De Luena's viz't. the ????? Irons, one Bible and Trunk, two Chairs one Bed and Furniture thereto belonging, one Round Table together with all her Tea utensels, also I give and Bequeath to my said wife one Iron pot, one Ieron Kettle, two small Brass Kettles, one Iron Skillet, one Tramel, one pair of Handirons, one Meat Tub, two Washing Tubs, two pails and one third part of my Pewter,  I also give and Bequeath to my said wife one Bed and Beding, with all the  household Furniture that my wife brought to me when I Married her that may be found after my decease, one coverlet also one Cow to be at her disposal for ever, and to be kept for her Summer and winter during her remaining my widow, also one dutch Oven, one half dozen of Knives and forks, one flatt Bottomed Brass Candlesticks, and Forty Shillings Lawful money to be paid to my said wife by my Executor annually so long as she shall remain my widow. 

Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Nathan Brigham about nine acres of Land lying partly in Southborough & partly in Westborough being what I now own which I purchased of Elisha Wood dec'd.  I also Give and Bequeath to my three Sons, Nathan Brigham Edmund Brigham and Elijah Brigham two pieces of Ceder Swamp scituate in Westborough one piece lying in Chancey Swamp, and the other piece lying in Island Swamp so Called  with all the Land I have taken up adjoining thereto, to be equally divided between them.  I also give and Bequeath to my Son Nathan Brigham one Bed and Bedding also my Cane that was my Fathers, also a Case with one quarter part of my wearing apparel, and also Six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence lawful money to be paid him by my Executor in five years after my decease, also Eight acres of my Town Right with out the Cow common
all which shall be his full share out of my Estate.

Item.  I give and Bequeath to my son Edmund Brigham one half of my Sixteen Acres of town Right without the Cow Common with one quarter part of my wearing apparel, which with what he has already had out of my Estate shall be his part in full.

Item.  I give and Bequeath to my Son William Brigham one piece of land I Bought of John Matthews dec'd lying on the Northerly side of the Road leading from my dwelling House to the old malt House containing about two acres be the same more or less Bounded westerly by my own Land, Southerly by said Road and every other way by his own Land, with one  quarter part of my wearing apparel which with what he has already rec'd shall be his full share out of my Estate.

Item.  I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Eunice the wife of Hezekiah Newton Ten Shillings lawful money to be paid by my Executor which with what she has already rec'd shall be her part in full.

Item.  I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Fay Twenty Shillings lawful money to be paid by my Executor, which with what she has already rec'd shall be her full share out of my Estate.

Item.  I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Hepzibah Taplin six pounds lawful money to be paid by my Executor which with what she has already rec'd shall be her full share out of my Estate.

Item.  I give and Bequeath to my Grand Daughter Persis the wife of Ithamar Biglow Six Shillings Lawful Money to be paid her by my Executor which with what she has already had out of my Estate shall be her part in full.

Item.  I give and Bequeath to my Grand Daughter Patty the wife of Hezekiah Fay jun'r one Feather Bed and Beding, one Chest with Drawers and Round Table Six Black Chairs with one third part of my Pewter, one Iron pot, one Brass Kittle midde Size, one pair of Hand Irons, one pair of Fire Tongs and Peal, one Tramel, one Linnen Wheel, one Woollen Wheel, and one Small looking Glass all which shall be her full share or portion out of my Estate.

Item.  I give and Bequeath to my Grandson Nathan Taplin one good Cow to be delivered to him by my Executor which shall be his full share out of my Estate.

Item.  I give and Bequeath to my Grand Son Elisha Taplin one pair of yearling Steers which shall be his full part out of my Estate and to be delivered to him by my Executor.

Item.  I give and Bequeath to my Son Elijah Brigham all the residue ofmy Lands and Buildings that I shall ^die^ Seized of lying in the Town of Southborough ????? ???? ?????????? ???? ??? ????? Residue of my Personal Estate of every Name or Denomination whatsoever also my Pew in the Meeting House and one Quarter part of my wearing apparel   with my great Bible, and all other of my Estate that can or may be found after my decease and not already disposed of by this Will, to be to him and his Heirs and assigns forever, accept the rest of my Books which are equally to be divided among my Children.

Lastly I do hereby Constitute make and Ordain my Son Elijah Brigham the Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament Ratifying & Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly Disallow and Revoke all other Wills and  bequests by me made and Executors by me appointed and in Confirmation of this and no other I  have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the day and year first written. 
                                                                        Nathan Brigham
Signed Sealed published & pronounced
and declared by the Testator to be his
last Will and Testament in presence
of us.
   Luther Newton
   Erasmus Ward   sworn   }     Bond
   Solomon Ward   sworn  }    Approved by the Hon'd Judge of Probate
5)  SOURCES

1. W. I. Tyler Brigham (Emma E. Brigham, editor), The History of the Brigham Family, A Record of Several Thousand Descendants of Thomas Brigham the Emigrant, 1603-1653 (New York City : The Grafton Press, 1907), page 97, #22 Lieut. Nathan Brigham family sketch.

2. Franklin P. Rice (editor), Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849  (Boston, Mass. : Franklin P. Rice ,1908), Births, page 44, Nathan Brigham birth entry, 28 November 1693, son of Nathan and Elizabeth.

3. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image,  (http://www.findagrave.com), Old Burial Ground. Southborough, Mass., Nathan Brigham memorial #78720298.

4. Franklin P. Rice (editor), Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Marriages, page 232, Nathan Brigham and Dina Rice marriage entry, 1717.

5. "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 27 January 2022), Worcester County > Deeds, 1737-1739, Vol. 10, pages 447-448 (images 262-263 of 309), Deed of Nathan Brigham to Nathan Brigham, executed 5 April 1733, recorded 6 February 1738/9;  citing original records in County Courthouses, and on FHL Microfilms.

6. Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Probate case files, Packet #2,687 Nathan Brigham of Marlborough, 1746 (12 pages); "Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871," indexed database and digital images, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (https://www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 3 May 2020).

7. Systematic Historic Fund, Vital Records of Southborough, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Mass.: Franklin P. Rice, 1903), Marriages, page 98, Nathan Brigham and Mrs. Martha Brigham, 6 February 1750/1.

8. "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch, accessed 27 January 2022), Worcester County > Deeds, 1754-1756, Vol. 35-36, Volume 35, page A245, Deed of Nathan Brigham to Moses Brigham, executed 7 February 1754, recorded 23 August 1754.

9. "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch, accessed 27 January 2022), Worcester County > Deeds, 1756-1758, Vol. 37-38, Volume 38, page 100, Deed of Nathan Brigham to Moses Brigham, executed 7 June 1756, recorded 22 September 1756.

10. Systematic Historic Fund, Vital Records of Southborough, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849, Deaths, page 159, Lieut. Nathan Brigham death entry, 1784.

11. Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate case files, Packet #7,414 Nathan Brigham of Southborough, 1784 (11 images); "Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881," digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 3 May 2020).

NOTE:  This genealogical sketch is out of Ahnentafel order because I found new information linking Sophia Newton to her birth father, Lambert Brigham.  

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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 2022 for a ninth year to 468 Ancestors in 468 Weeks. The (incomplete) 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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