Saturday, September 3, 2022

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - A Surprising Discovery

  It's Saturday Night - 

time for more Genealogy Fun! 


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

1) What genealogical discovery surprised you? [Thank you to Linda Stufflebean for suggesting topics!]

2)  Write your own blog post, or add your response as a comment to this blog post, in a Facebook Status post or note.

Here's mine:

In 2010, I was trying to obtain more information about my second great-grandfather, Devier J. Smith (1839-1894), born in New York, lived in Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska, and died in Kansas.  You know - the snake oil salesman, land developer and speculator, horse broker, inventor, and livery man.  I thought his parents were Ranslow and Mary (Bell) Smith.  That's what the census records and the family Bible said.

I didn't have much luck Googling "Devier * Smith" so I tried "Smith Devier."  Whoa, where did that entry come from - it was a reference to an 1866 name change bill in the Wisconsin Senate.  He had his name changed from Devier Lamphier to Devier J. Smith.  Lanphear?  Or Lanfear, or Lamphere, or Lanphear?  The name change act included this paragraph:

"Section 1.  The name of Devier Lamphier is hereby changed to Devier J. Smith and the said Devier Lamphier is hereby declared to be the adopted child and legal heir of Ranslow Smith of Dodge County."

Well - that was a surprise.  The other surprise is the statement that Devier J. (Lamphier) Smith is the adopted son of Ranslow Smith of Dodge County, Wisconsin.  I eventually found the will of Ranslow Smith, written in 1866 in Wisconsin, but proved in 1873 in Missouri. Ranslow Smith wrote his will in 1866, [2] and referred to Devier as "...Devere J. Lamphear, Commonly called Devere J. Smith, my adopted son."

The result of finding these two records was that I had to disconnect Devier from his adoptive parents and try to find his biological parents.  Mary Bell had an impressive Hudson River Dutch ancestry which I lost.  Ranslow Smith had a mysterious Smith ancestry, and resided in Henderson, Jefferson county, New York from the early 1800s to the early 1840s when he moved his family to Dodge County, Wisconsin.

There are Lanfear families in the early 1800's in Lorraine, Jefferson County, New York.  Isaac and Rosina (Laun) Lanfear had at least 10 children between 1807 and 1828, and 8 of them were female.  It is likely that one of those girls had baby Devier out of wedlock.  I have several DNA matches to persons that descended from these Lanfear children, but I don't know which Lanfear child of Isaac's is Devier's parent, and I don't know the name of the other biological parent of Devier.  I'm still working on this genealogical puzzle.

I published Devier's genealogy sketch in 2014 - see https://www.geneamusings.com/2014/05/52-ancestors-week-19-26-devier-james.html.

This was my surprising genealogical discovery - my 2nd great-grandfather Devier J. Lamphier Smith was adopted by Ranslow and Mary (Bell) Smith.  

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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 27 August to 2 September 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 2 September 2022, there are 3,136 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of from last week):
The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Deleted ---

Iowa, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Vital Records, 1866-1919     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4166196); 1,441 indexed records with 1,441 record images, DELETED

--- Collections Added   ---

*  Nevada, Military Discharge Records, 1919-1953   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4233301); 424 indexed records with 424 record images, ADDED 29-Aug-2022

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 116,893 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 116,736 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 01-Sep-2022
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 56,496 indexed records with 56,318 record images (was 54,155 records with 53,977 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 414,836 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 414,817 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 28-Aug-2022
Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle, Inward Passenger Lists, 1890-1911      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4461589); 365,185 indexed records with 11,239 record images (was 365,061 records with 7,182 images), UPDATED 29-Aug-2022
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,111,672 indexed records with 165,360 record images (was 997,047 records with 154,466 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177275); 4,943,071 indexed records with 930,569 record images (was 4,819,718 records with 930,569 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 792,447 indexed records with 330,665 record images (was 791,634 records with 330,294 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Brazil, Paraná, Catholic Church Records, 1704-2008      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177282); 897,705 indexed records with 138,743 record images (was 727,672 records with 138,743 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,553,585 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,551,760 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177286); 6,373,432 indexed records with 788,492 record images (was 6,245,891 records with 788,492 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022

Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Catholic Church Records, 1738-1952   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177295); 628,202 indexed records with 184,012 record images (was 454,482 records with 184,012 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,561,528 indexed records with 799,127 record images (was 1,552,285 records with 794,551 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177296); 779,776 indexed records with 166,596 record images (was 718,352 records with 166,596 images), UPDATED 29-Aug-2022
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 587,041 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 584,151 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177299); 5,721,711 indexed records with 1,610,067 record images (was 5,288,084 records with 1,610,067 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022

Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,241,982 indexed records with 898,339 record images (was 7,223,630 records with 895,417 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 24,948,149 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 24,899,951 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 3,910,877 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 3,910,239 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 01-Sep-2022
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,070,466 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,068,692 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 191,634 indexed records with 41,707 record images (was 191,613 records with 41,707 images), UPDATED 01-Sep-2022

Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263); 225,352 indexed records with 4,668,489 record images (was 224,262 records with 4,668,489 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288450); 1,713,340 indexed records with 311,311 record images (was 907,140 records with 148,854 images), UPDATED 29-Aug-2022
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,193,492 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,193,408 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 01-Sep-2022
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,214,370 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,212,390 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
El Salvador Civil Registration, 1704-2001       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1821208); 3,906,059 indexed records with 1,381,210 record images (was 3,905,317 records with 1,381,210 images), UPDATED 27-Aug-2022

England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451051); Index only (8,572,759 records), no images (was 8,570,957 records with 0 images), UPDATED 29-Aug-2022
England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1911752); 2,953,523 indexed records with 53,151 record images (was 2,953,523 records with 53,151 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022
England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648679); 204,446 indexed records with 61,497 record images (was 204,324 records with 61,492 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 5,996,155 indexed records with 359,879 record images (was 5,992,864 records with 359,834 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Finland, Passport Registers, 1900-1920  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4139415); 70,990 indexed records with 1,899 record images (was 64,565 records with 942 images), UPDATED 29-Aug-2022

Florida Deaths, 1877-1939       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1595003); 482,607 indexed records with 481,961 record images (was 482,505 records with 481,860 images), UPDATED 01-Sep-2022
Florida, Divorce, 1927-1950     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475257); 267,307 indexed records with 267,121 record images (was 267,182 records with 266,996 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022
Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1551-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4110912); 4,773,005 indexed records with 874,059 record images (was 4,769,555 records with 873,503 images), UPDATED 29-Aug-2022
Germany, Prussia, West Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1537-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4111605); 10,021,980 indexed records with 1,067,345 record images (was 9,997,319 records with 1,062,620 images), UPDATED 29-Aug-2022
Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Diocese of Mainz, Catholic Church Records, 1540-1952     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4127803); 2,263,151 indexed records with 275,466 record images (was 2,257,814 records with 274,335 images), UPDATED 29-Aug-2022

Germany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes, 1500-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2399108); 267,936 indexed records with 153,488 record images (was 216,591 records with 114,471 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 589,908 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 589,875 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022
Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114423); 565,985 indexed records with 3,075 record images (was 565,985 records with 3,075 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 248,125 indexed records with 168,233 record images (was 248,125 records with 168,233 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 435,912 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 435,912 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022

Guatemala, Jutiapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274798); 293,907 indexed records with 36,732 record images (was 293,907 records with 36,732 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Guatemala, Petén, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274797); 113,474 indexed records with 713 record images (was 113,474 records with 713 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274796); 736,807 indexed records with 41,022 record images (was 736,807 records with 41,022 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274791); 225,192 indexed records with 63 record images (was 225,192 records with 63 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2444805); 302,650 indexed records with 70,746 record images (was 302,650 records with 70,746 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022

Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration, 1930-2008   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2268582); 356,944 indexed records with 229,480 record images (was 356,944 records with 229,480 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 535,571 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 535,015 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 3,708,521 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 3,054,268 records with 5,864,285 images), UPDATED 31-Aug-2022
Italy, Oristano, Oristano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1940    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947719); 53,410 indexed records with 342,194 record images (was 42,443 records with 342,194 images), UPDATED 01-Sep-2022
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 3,908 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 3,689 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 31-Aug-2022

Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 2,545 indexed records with 740 record images (was 2,087 records with 613 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1827268); 540,976 indexed records with 37,199 record images (was 533,194 records with 37,199 images), UPDATED 01-Sep-2022
Mexico, Chihuahua, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1521780); 1,249,767 indexed records with 378,612 record images (was 1,249,450 records with 378,612 images), UPDATED 27-Aug-2022
Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502401); 1,582,000 indexed records with 393,502 record images (was 1,581,998 records with 393,502 images), UPDATED 26-Aug-2022
Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473204); 1,635,607 indexed records with 447,381 record images (was 1,635,607 records with 447,381 images), UPDATED 29-Aug-2022

Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 9,931,064 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 9,921,887 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 27-Aug-2022
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 7,459,698 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 7,447,036 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 2,690,915 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 2,685,117 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,865,048 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,855,687 records with 6,635,049 images), UPDATED 29-Aug-2022
New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4460198); 640,875 indexed records with 78,848 record images (was 640,875 records with 78,794 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022

Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,557,860 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,556,955 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 810,309 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 810,218 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 31-Aug-2022
Panama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1973      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913397); 917,415 indexed records with 240,799 record images (was 917,219 records with 240,799 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Paraguay, Catholic Church Records, 1754-2015    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922527); 2,050,324 indexed records with 373,775 record images (was 2,050,003 records with 373,775 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Peru, Cajamarca, Civil Registration, 1938-1996  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046777); 31,813 indexed records with 34,017 record images (was 31,128 records with 34,017 images), UPDATED 01-Sep-2022

Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,444,093 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,431,760 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439346); 717 indexed records with 1,073 record images (was 263 records with 143 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 935,659 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 935,541 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Prisoners of War, 1715-1947     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4459223); 2,659,635 indexed records with 283,848 record images (was 2,659,635 records with 284,464 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,217,464 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,215,681 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022

Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 91,694 indexed records with 436,294 record images (was 91,689 records with 436,020 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Scotland, Lanarkshire Church Records, 1823-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453939); 17,973 indexed records with 685 record images (was 17,946 records with 684 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 1,886,589 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 1,828,869 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 639,850 indexed records with 900,783 record images (was 616,246 records with 890,409 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 362,839 indexed records with 333,956 record images (was 362,836 records with 333,953 images), UPDATED 28-Aug-2022

Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1850     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2142776); 62,537 indexed records with 2,968 record images (was 61,062 records with 2,968 images), UPDATED 01-Sep-2022
Texas, Grimes County, Deed Records, 1869-1917   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4129993); 5,821 indexed records with 5,002 record images (was 4,591 records with 4,449 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022
Texas, Hardin County, Deed Records, 1840-1920   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3502091); 4,423 indexed records with 4,184 record images (was 2,865 records with 2,706 images), UPDATED 31-Aug-2022
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3438701); 3,269,031 indexed records with 2,315,886 record images (was 8,280,984 records with 2,315,394 images), UPDATED 01-Sep-2022
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (464,184 records), no images (was 460,899 records with 0 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022

Uruguay, Catholic Church Records, 1726-2000     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4134697); 1,681,472 indexed records with 291,464 record images (was 1,681,472 records with 291,329 images), UPDATED 27-Aug-2022
Utah, Utah County Records, 1850-1962    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2257542); 15,657 indexed records with 105,474 record images (was 15,609 records with 105,474 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 903,725 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 893,813 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 9,384 indexed records with 5,329 record images (was 7,807 records with 4,479 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 19,845,424 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 19,838,160 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 27-Aug-2022

Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4231103); 2,064,638 indexed records with 108,052 record images (was 2,064,638 records with 108,026 images), UPDATED 29-Aug-2022
Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 322,664 indexed records with 20,009 record images (was 280,162 records with 17,762 images), UPDATED 02-Sep-2022
Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3438698); 1,628,993 indexed records with 21,970 record images (was 1,535,848 records with 7,701 images), UPDATED 30-Aug-2022
Zimbabwe, Voter Registration, 1938-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740407); 97,072 indexed records with 96,480 record images (was 90,193 records with 89,627 images), UPDATED 29-Aug-2022

--- Collections with new images ---

Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 306,383 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 302,184 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,633,217 indexed records with 46,450 record images (was 1,633,217 records with 8,364 images), last updated 09-Aug-2022
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 127,105 indexed records with 6,354 record images (was 127,105 records with 6,349 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021

--- Collections with images removed ---

France, Calvados, Census, 1856  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279960); 53,216 indexed records with 2,318 record images (was 53,216 records with 2,605 images), last updated 01-Aug-2022
France, Calvados, Census, 1891  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279959); 1,616 indexed records with 1 record images (was 1,616 records with 175 images), last updated 29-Jul-2022
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 210,139 record images (was 527,525 records with 221,802 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020
Italy, Salerno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1949   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935404); 60,968 indexed records with 3,787,505 record images (was 60,968 records with 5,926,960 images), last updated 28-Dec-2021
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,609,065 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,610,992 images), last updated 09-Aug-2019

Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 145,255 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 149,687 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020

--- Collections with records removed ---

United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,190 records), no images (was 875,610,205 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020
Washington, Western District, Naturalization Records, 1853-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2296985); 263,325 indexed records with 139,772 record images (was 263,326 records with 139,772 images), last updated 18-Nov-2021

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

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, September 2, 2022

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 27 August to 2 September 2022

The following record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated List on Ancestry.com during the period from  27 August to 2 September 2022: 

The Updated and ADDED collections include:

Aberystwyth, Wales, Indexes to Crew Lists, 1850-1914; indexed database without record images, ADDED 9/1/2022

Aisne, France Censuses, 1794-1921; indexed database with record images, Updated 9/1/2022

Hautes-Alpes, France, Census, 1876; indexed database with record images, Updated 9/1/2022

Hautes-Alpes, France, Census, 1836; indexed database with record images, Updated 9/1/2022

Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982; indexed database with record images, Updated 8/31/2022

1950 United States Federal Census; indexed database with record images, Updated 8/31/2022

Vermont, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1954; indexed database with record images, Updated 8/29/2022

Virginia, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1901-1938; indexed database with record images, Updated 8/29/2022

Ohio, U.S., Naturalization Petition and Record Books, 1888-1946; indexed database with record images, Updated 8/29/2022

Washington, U.S., Petitions for Naturalization, 1860-1991; indexed database with record images, Updated 8/29/2022

Pennsylvania, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931; indexed database with record images, Updated 8/29/2022

Washington D. C., U.S., Military Naturalization Petitions, 1918-1924; indexed database with record images, Updated 8/29/2022

Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991; indexed database with record images, Updated 8/29/2022

Oregon, U.S., Naturalization Records 1865-1991; indexed database with record images, Updated 8/29/2022

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

By my count, there was 1 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,194 collections available as of 2 September, an increase of 0 from last week.  

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52 Ancestors - Week 445: #715 Rachel (--?--) Allen (c1678-c1721) of Dartmouth, Massachusetts

 Rachel --?-- (c1678-c1721)   is #715 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married #714 Joseph Allen (1667-1735)  in about 1698, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter #357 Rachel Allen (1708-1801) who married #356  Ichabod Kirby (1805-1793) in 1732.
*  their son #178 David Kirby (1740-1832) who married #179 Martha Soule (1743-1828) in 1763. 
*  #89 Sibel Kirby (1764-1848) who married #88 Humphrey White (1757-1814)  in 1786.
*  their son, #44 Jonathan White (1803-1850) who married Miranda Wade (1804-1850) in 1824.
*  their son #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married Amy Oatley (1826-1864) in 1844.
*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.
*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) 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:                          Rachel --?-- [1]
*  Sex:                             Female
 
2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                          about 1678, probably Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[1]

*  Death:                         before 17 November 1721 (before about age 53) Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[1-2]
  
3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                      Joseph Allen (1667-1735)
*  Marriage 1:                   about 1698 (about age 20), probably Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[1,3]

*  Child 1:                        Lidia Allen 1700-1772
*  Child 1:                        Phillis Allen 1702-1790
*  Child 1:                        Joseph Allen 1704-1782
*  Child 1:                        Rachel Allen 1708-1801
*  Child 1:                        Elizabeth Allen 1710-1759

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

Rachel --?-- was born in about 1678, probably in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to unknown parents[1].  Some online trees name her as the daughter of William Griggs or a Gifford, but there are no records that support this.  In the family sketch for Joseph Allen in the manuscript The Allen Family-Descendants of George Allen of England and Sandwich, Massachusetts by Jack McDonald, she is listed without a maiden name[1].

She married Joseph Allen (1667-1735) in about 1698[1,3], probably in Dartmouth, and they had five children, all born and recorded in Dartmouth:

*  Lidia Allen (1700-1772), married 1721 Increase Allen (1694-1771).
*  Phillis Allen, married 1724 Enos Gifford (1694-1769).
*  Joseph Allen (1704-1792), married 1725 Ruth Smith (1701-1775).
*  Rachel Allen (1708-1801, married 1733 Ichabod Kirby (1705-1793).
*  Elizabeth Allen (1710-1759), married 1730 Gideon Gifford (1706-????).

Rachel probably died before November 1721 when Joseph Allen married his second wife, Jennet Ray[2].  There is no burial record for Rachel (--?-) Allen.

5.  SOURCES

1. Jack E. MacDonald, The Allen Family-Descendants of George Allen of England and Sandwich, Massachusetts (Powell, Wyoming: the author, 2019, manuscript online at   http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~jacmac/genealogy/Allen1.pdf), page 86, Joseph Allen (1667-1735) family sketch.

2. Vital records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 ( Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society,1929-1930), Marriages, page 24, Joseph Allen and Jennet Hay marriage entry, 17 November 1721.

3. "New England Marriages to 1700," online database with digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008), page 12, Joseph Allen and Rachel --?-- marriage entry, before 1700.

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NOTE:  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 to 468 Ancestors in 468 Weeks.

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

Findmypast Friday: Thousands of New Yorkshire Records Plus Newspapers

  I received this information from Findmypast today:

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Thousands of brand-new Yorkshire records released this week 

Findmypast adds Sheffield court records and more this 

Findmypast Friday 

 Yorkshire, Sheffield Crime Courts and Convicts 1769-1931 

 New this week, this collection includes 206,000 records from over 162 years, with details from a variety of original documents transcribed by Sheffield Archives and Local Studies. Discover if an ancestor had a brush with the law. You may learn their age, the date of the event, and even clues on the infraction itself.

 

Yorkshire, Sheffield Social and Institutional Records 1558-1939 

 This new collection covers 381 years of history, and include details like lists of paupers between 1751 and 1808, removal orders between 1701 and 1844, and even corn loan guarantors from 1795. You’ll normally find names, ages, occupations, and even a few other details peppered in. 

 The last new collection this week covers nearly 200 years, with records such as admission registers and casebooks. Depending on the record type, you’ll typically see

an ancestor’s name, birth year, event year and occupation.  


Newspapers 

 Explore 10 new titles this week and 28 updated titles. 

New titles: 

  • Chicago Citizen, 1890-1897
  • Derby Exchange Gazette, 1861
  • Falkirk Express, 1882 
  • Harrogate Advertiser and Weekly List of the Visitors, 1865, 1877, 1880, 1889
  • Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser, 1846-1849, 1851-1872, 1874-1876, 1880, 1885-1897, 1899
  • Loughton and District Advertiser, 1887 
  • Medway News, 1994 
  • National Advertiser and Edinburgh and Glasgow Gazette, 1848 
  • National Independent and People’s Advocate, 1878 
  • Plymouth Mail, 1861 

Updated titles: 

  • Aberdare Times, 1892 
  • Belper Express, 1995 
  • Birmingham Mail, 1979-1980, 1982-1985
  • Blackburn Standard, 1897 
  • Brentwood Gazette, 1994
  • Bridport News, 1882-1883 
  • Cambridge Daily News, 1999 
  • Cambridge Weekly News, 1994 
  • Cannock Chase Post, 1994 
  • Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph, 1889
  • Hertford Mercury and Reformer, 1999 
  • Hull and Eastern Counties Herald, 1877 
  • Leicester Daily Mercury, 1980, 1982-1987
  • Liverpool Mail, 1875 
  • Nottingham Evening Post, 1999 
  • Pembrokeshire Herald, 1854
  • Rhondda Leader, 1995 
  • Ripley Express, 1995 
  • Rugeley Mercury, 1995 
  • Runcorn Weekly News, 1999
  • Sandwell Evening Mail, 1980-1984 
  • Sports Argus, 1994 
  • St Neots Town Crier, 1998 
  • Surrey Herald, 1994 
  • Thanet Times, 1995 
  • Torbay Express and South Devon Echo, 1924, 1941-1945, 1968, 1974, 1978, 1983-1988
  • Waltham Abbey and Cheshunt Weekly Telegraph, 1893-1894
  • Wells Journal, 1991-1999 

Plus, if you’ve solved a mystery using the 1921 Census of England and Wales, Findmypast want to hear from you. Email discoveries@findmypast.com with the details. 


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