Saturday, October 22, 2022

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your Genealogy Highlights for Last Month

  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 genealogy fun have you had this past month?  What is your genealogy highlight of the past month.  It could be attending or watching a webinar or local genealogy society meeting,  it could be finding a new ancestor, or it could be reading a new genealogy book, or anything else that you have enjoyed.

2)  Tell us about it in a blog post on your own blog, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post.

Here's mine:

I have had very few genealogy highlights this past month, mainly because of my health problems.  I have fewer hours each day to do genealogy research, or write, or read about genealogy.

The most significant and fun task was posted on 25 September 2022 in Rabbit Holes With Randy - Where Was the Martin Carringer (1758-1835) Farm?  in response to a reader query.  I found my 1860 and 1873 maps of Perry Township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania and figured out where the Carringer farm was located.  I also checked Martin Carringer's 1835 will to determine which son received which land.  Then I wrote the post and sent the information to my correspondent. 

Another fun opportunity was posted in Rabbit Holes With Randy - Genetic Affairs AutoClusters.  I worked in 23andMe for this post, and refreshed my memory of how to use the Genetic Affairs cluster analysis.   

Finally, I read books during the long baseball games on TV (Go Padres!!) and have recently enjoyed the works of Nathan Dylan Goodwin, Steve Robinson and M.J. Lee using Kindle on my laptop..  

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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 15 to 21 October 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 21 October 2022, there are 3,159 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 3 from last week):


The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are (last two weeks):

--- Collections Added   ---

*  Belarus, Grodno Church Books, 1649-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4166194); 509,919 indexed records with 509,919 record images, ADDED 17-Oct-2022
*  Palau, Church Records, 1921-1940        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491580); 163 indexed records with 163 record images, ADDED 20-Oct-2022
*  United Kingdom, Merchant Seamen Records, 1918-1941      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496118); 240,481 indexed records with 240,481 record images, ADDED 18-Oct-2022

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 118,547 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 117,438 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 73,985 indexed records with 73,778 record images (was 71,480 records with 71,278 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 416,689 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 415,998 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Argentina, Corrientes, Civil Registration, 1880-1930    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821282); 784,643 indexed records with 752,617 record images (was 776,741 records with 743,823 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Argentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974194); 155,472 indexed records with 83,087 record images (was 153,108 records with 83,087 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022

Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138481); 745,660 indexed records with 3,208,709 record images (was 732,052 records with 3,208,709 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2022
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 525,043 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 518,027 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Brazil, Bahía, Catholic Church Records, 1598-2007       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177272); 2,182,108 indexed records with 368,634 record images (was 2,172,898 records with 368,634 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-1971       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2175764); 4,315,939 indexed records with 774,950 record images (was 4,311,084 records with 774,950 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 852,903 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 826,655 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177275); 5,166,014 indexed records with 930,569 record images (was 5,161,225 records with 930,569 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 800,312 indexed records with 333,885 record images (was 798,716 records with 333,134 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,586,814 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,585,548 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Brazil, Pará, Catholic Church Records, 1930-1976        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177288); 663,197 indexed records with 103,313 record images (was 661,706 records with 103,313 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 3,631 indexed records with 733 record images (was 1,561 records with 316 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022

Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177294); 7,464,778 indexed records with 54,182 record images (was 7,464,778 records with 54,182 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,594,479 indexed records with 815,776 record images (was 1,591,994 records with 814,701 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,631,685 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,630,968 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177296); 788,107 indexed records with 166,596 record images (was 788,107 records with 166,596 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 608,966 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 602,196 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022

Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,225,422 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,223,981 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177299); 5,839,801 indexed records with 1,610,067 record images (was 5,830,869 records with 1,610,067 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,493,552 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,493,388 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2022
Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2246703); 258,501 indexed records with 105,781 record images (was 246,850 records with 105,781 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,333,022 indexed records with 907,444 record images (was 7,322,714 records with 899,530 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022

Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1932    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1630787); 4,580,467 indexed records with 1,623,199 record images (was 4,579,085 records with 1,623,199 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 25,230,953 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 25,186,492 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 3,960,252 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 3,955,262 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,082,975 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,081,274 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,984,045 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,984,026 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022

Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 192,032 indexed records with 41,707 record images (was 191,992 records with 41,707 images), UPDATED 16-Oct-2022
Dominican Republic Civil Registration, 1801-2010        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1619814); 2,323,677 indexed records with 3,416,801 record images (was 2,302,243 records with 3,416,801 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,202,398 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,200,715 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 5,974,445 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 5,971,893 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,236,911 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,232,622 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022

Find A Grave Index      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 220,916,085 indexed records with 220,916,085 record images (was 220,065,180 records with 220,065,180 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2022
Florida Deaths, 1877-1939       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1595003); 486,168 indexed records with 482,031 record images (was 485,782 records with 482,025 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
France, Haute-Saône, Parish and Civil Registration, 1551-1872   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4426179); 3,765,393 indexed records with 1,144,354 record images (was 3,557,884 records with 1,090,931 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2022
France, Savoie, Parish and Civil Registration, 1500-1927        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4380169); 6,693,637 indexed records with 1,370,190 record images (was 1,640,312 records with 372,078 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 806,854 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 806,678 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022

Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 5,995,216 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 5,991,919 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 537,445 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 537,445 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1496-1906   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1934580); 377,258 indexed records with 855,316 record images (was 366,347 records with 855,316 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 6,587 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 6,135 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 7,142 indexed records with 2,226 record images (was 6,742 records with 2,091 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022

Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1616412); 2,209,612 indexed records with 968,865 record images (was 2,202,177 records with 968,865 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022
Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502401); 1,586,585 indexed records with 393,502 record images (was 1,584,051 records with 393,502 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022
Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1519-1984  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860831); 12,170,684 indexed records with 4,584,983 record images (was 12,169,409 records with 4,584,983 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022
Mexico, Hidalgo, Catholic Church Records, 1546-1971     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804358); 5,948,646 indexed records with 1,750,627 record images (was 5,942,026 records with 1,750,627 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 9,663,196 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 9,653,586 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022

Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 7,772,613 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 7,759,469 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 2,849,510 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 2,841,411 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290241); 1,181,476 indexed records with 1,403,105 record images (was 1,176,495 records with 1,403,105 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2022
Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909116); 3,967,787 indexed records with 1,234,534 record images (was 3,966,302 records with 1,234,534 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,904,530 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,889,523 records with 6,635,049 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2022

Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,564,257 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,563,634 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 819,117 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 818,068 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Panama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1973      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913397); 937,322 indexed records with 240,799 record images (was 936,754 records with 240,799 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Paraguay, Catholic Church Records, 1754-2015    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922527); 2,065,883 indexed records with 373,775 record images (was 2,053,221 records with 373,775 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Paraguay, Military Records, 1870-1965   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2506770); 319,386 indexed records with 318,135 record images (was 295,932 records with 290,666 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022

Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,752,967 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,617,816 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787829); 1,059,966 indexed records with 241,753 record images (was 1,054,204 records with 241,117 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439346); 26,589 indexed records with 15,374 record images (was 21,263 records with 12,191 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Peru, Pasco, Civil Registration, 1931-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755355); 101,279 indexed records with 101,031 record images (was 91,905 records with 91,684 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Philippines, Catholic Church Records, 1615-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2861657); 6,172,566 indexed records with 2,193,428 record images (was 6,111,050 records with 2,178,543 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022

Portugal, Azores, Catholic Church Records, 1044-2019    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449047); 862,545 indexed records with 254,306 record images (was 858,520 records with 253,116 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Portugal, Bragança, Catholic Church Records, 1541-1985  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976616); 819,552 indexed records with 960,435 record images (was 731,065 records with 960,435 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2022
Portugal, Castelo Branco, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2013604); 976,498 indexed records with 333,738 record images (was 968,503 records with 333,738 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Portugal, Coimbra, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928593); 1,999,797 indexed records with 490,922 record images (was 1,866,406 records with 490,922 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Portugal, Faro, Catholic Church Records, 1587-1880      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1511408); 672,771 indexed records with 138,057 record images (was 672,354 records with 138,057 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022

Portugal, Guarda, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928588); 257,117 indexed records with 815,966 record images (was 253,265 records with 815,966 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Portugal, Leiria, Catholic Church Records, 1534-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976101); 677,320 indexed records with 639,166 record images (was 505,730 records with 639,166 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2022
Portugal, Lisbon, Catholic Church Records, 1334-1952    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449050); 3,186,254 indexed records with 858,992 record images (was 3,171,812 records with 853,718 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Portugal, Madeira, Catholic Church Records, 1044-1959   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4426199); 1,313,701 indexed records with 594,941 record images (was 1,310,729 records with 593,985 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Portugal, Portalegre, Catholic Church Records, 1859-1911        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2014755); 2,075,955 indexed records with 178,927 record images (was 2,069,688 records with 178,927 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022

Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 2,202,563 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 2,202,105 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Portugal, Santarém, Catholic Church Records, 1544-1911  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2128189); 1,509,262 indexed records with 647,938 record images (was 1,507,902 records with 647,938 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 951,949 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 940,694 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2022
Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records, 1523-1989     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928589); 1,982,432 indexed records with 1,034,661 record images (was 1,839,938 records with 1,034,661 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1912     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043775); 680,234 indexed records with 702,397 record images (was 679,072 records with 702,397 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022

Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,284,540 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,246,167 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Russia, Tver Confession Lists, 1728-1913        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1929531); 28,539 indexed records with 954,651 record images (was 16,492 records with 954,651 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2022
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 2,202,894 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 2,113,375 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-1985       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784529); 18,250,581 indexed records with 3,008,340 record images (was 16,189,830 records with 3,008,340 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022
Spain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015355); 937,549 indexed records with 388,833 record images (was 852,379 records with 387,469 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022

Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057674); 1,159,150 indexed records with 76,319 record images (was 1,153,125 records with 63,399 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Texas, Gregg County, Marriage Records, 1873-2017        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491568); 144,119 indexed records with 119,314 record images (was 143,891 records with 119,137 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-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 3,269,031 records with 2,315,886 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2022
Ukraine, Western Ukraine Catholic Church Book Duplicates, 1600-1937     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1910265); 309,183 indexed records with 942,391 record images (was 307,709 records with 942,391 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022
United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2860782); 33,871,694 indexed records with 4,830,472 record images (was 33,881,059 records with 4,830,472 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022

United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078654); 40,319,040 indexed records with 8,129,310 record images (was 34,246,105 records with 8,129,310 images), UPDATED 16-Oct-2022
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (488,712 records), no images (was 485,602 records with 0 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 956,006 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 949,646 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 13,785 indexed records with 7,732 record images (was 13,209 records with 7,372 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 20,050,624 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 20,005,649 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2022

Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784223); 2,330,518 indexed records with 3,087,354 record images (was 2,330,518 records with 3,087,354 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 853,870 indexed records with 45,399 record images (was 738,527 records with 41,124 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3418468); 685,232 indexed records with 13,316 record images (was 685,055 records with 13,309 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2022
Zimbabwe, Archdiocese of Harare, Church Records, 1897-2021      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475014); 47,621 indexed records with 6,734 record images (was 20,187 records with 3,035 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022

--- Collections with new images ---

Australia, South Australia, School Admission Registers, 1873-1985       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2862204); 420,897 indexed records with 10,759 record images (was 420,897 records with 10,703 images), last updated 31-Jan-2022
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,237,336 indexed records with 1,934,432 record images (was 7,237,336 records with 1,919,227 images), last updated 30-May-2022
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 225,143 record images (was 527,525 records with 223,169 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,610,992 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,604,854 images), last updated 09-Aug-2019
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 157,673 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 156,876 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020

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Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 294,933 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 307,298 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Germany, Württemberg, Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Catholic Church Records, 1520-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3499252); 7,261,665 indexed records with 876,816 record images (was 7,261,665 records with 894,213 images), last updated 07-Dec-2020
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 127,105 indexed records with 5,181 record images (was 127,105 records with 5,531 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 316,359 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,616 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020

--- Collections with records removed ---

United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,173 records), no images (was 875,610,179 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020
United States Western States Marriage Index     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1854302); Index only (914,507 records), no images (was 914,508 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Oct-2018
Wisconsin Marriage Index, 1973-1997     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1946794); Index only (948,929 records), no images (was 948,930 records with 0 images), last updated 08-Feb-2012

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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 21, 2022

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 15 to 21 October 2022

 The following genealogy record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated Collections  on Ancestry.com during the period from  15 to 21 October 2022: 

The Updated and ADDED collections include:

United Nations War Crimes Commission Records (USHMM); indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/20/2022

1950 United States Federal Census; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/19/2022

1860 United States Federal Census; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/19/2022

Haute-Saône, France, Censuses, 1836-1921; indexed records without record images, ADDED    10/17/2022

Correze, France, Census 1906 and 1911; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/17/2022

UK, Lunacy Patients Admission Registers, 1846-1921; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/17/2022

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

By my count, there were 3 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,217 collections available as of 21 October, an increase of 2 from last week.  

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52 Ancestors - Week 452: #722 William Hawkins (1679-1712) of Providence, Rhode Island

William Hawkins (1679-1712) is #722 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #723 Elizabeth Arnold (1684-1758) in 1704 in Providence, Rhode Island.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter, #361 Ruth Hawkins (1711-1789) , who married #360 Nathaniel Wade (1708-1754) in 1731,
*  their son, #180 Simon Wade (1731-a1800), who married #181 Deborah Tracy (1731-a1800) in about 1763.
*  their son, #90 Simon Wade (1767-1857), married #91 Phebe Horton (1772-a1820) in about 1790.
*  their daughter #45 Miranda Wade (1804-1850), who married #44 Jonathan White (1803-1850) in 1824.
*  their son #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married #23 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) 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:                   William Hawkins[1–5]
*  Sex:                       Male

*  Father:                 William Hawkins 1647-1723
* Mother:                Lydia Ballou 1649-1722

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

*  Birth:                   about 1679, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States[1]

*  Death:                 8 October 1712 (about age 33), Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States[1,4]

*  Probate:              9 December 1712 (about age 33), Intestate, Administration granted to widow Elizabeth Arnold[1,5]
 
3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:             Elizabeth Arnold 1684-1758
Marriage:                 14 December 1704 (about age 25) Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States[2-3]
Child 1:                    Elijah Hawkins 1705-1754
Child 2:                    Uriah Hawkins 1707-1708
Child 3:                    Joseph Hawkins 1709-1754
Child 4:                    Ruth Hawkins 1710-1789
Child 5:                    Deborah Hawkins 1713-1802             

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

Biographical data and family information about William Hawkins was obtained from the book:  Richard H. Benson, The Arnold Family of Smithfield, Rhode Island (Boston, Mass., Newbury Street Press, 2009), pages 62-64[1].

William Hawkins was born about 1679 in Providence, the eldest child of William and Lydia (Ballou) (Gardiner) Hawkins, who were married in 1678[1].

He married Elizabeth Arnold (1684-1758) on 14 December 1704 in Providence, Rhode Island[1-3].  She was the daughter of Eleazer and Eleanor (Smith) Arnold of Providence.  They had five children:

*  Elijah Hawkins (1705-1754), married (1) 1724 Abigail Vallett (1706-1735) and (2) 1735 Jemima Salisbury (1700-1754).
*  Uriah Hawkins (1707-1708).
*  Joseph Hawkins (1709-1754), married 1729 Mary Smith (1705-????).
*  Ruth Hawkins (1711-1789), married (1) 1731 Nathaniel Wade (1709-1754) and (2) 1758 Zebedee Hawkins (1697-189.
*  Deborah Hawkins (1713-1802), married 1731 Nathan Wade (1706-1778).

William died on 8 October 1712, intestate, at age 33 in Providence, leaving his wife and four small children[1,4].  

The administration of his estate was granted to his wife, Elizabeth, on 9 December 1712[1,5].  The inventory of his estate totaled 110 pounds, 10 pence, and included: four cows, two steers, a mare, two colts, swine, 200 pounds of tobacco, a cider mill, a gun, two spinning sheets, six barrels of cider, meat in the cellar, soap, a warming pan, books, etc.

His burial site might be in the Hawkins lot in Glocester, Rhode Island, where his son Elijah was buried. If so, it is unmarked. That might be a likely grave location.

William Hawkins Jr. was mentioned in the will of his father, William Hawkins (1647-1723) of Providence, dated 17 March 1721/2[1].  William Jr. was said to be deceased, and the will mentions the sons Elijah and Joseph, sons of William, deceased.

5.  SOURCES

1. Richard H. Benson, The Arnold Family of Smithfield, Rhode Island (Boston, Mass., Newbury Street Press, 2009), page 60, William Hawkins and Elizabeth Arnold family sketch.

2. James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series, Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912), "Volume 2: Providence County Birth, Marriages, Deaths," page 7, Marriages, Elizabeth Arnold and William Hawkins entry, 14 December 1704.

3. "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," indexed database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), William Hawkins Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold entry, 14 December 1704.

4. "Rhode Island, Vital Records Extracts, 1636-1899," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Volume 2, "Providence County Births, Marriages and Deaths," page 267 (image 297 of 400), William Hawkins death entry, 8 October 1712.

5. Providence (R.I.) probate files (1646-1894) and indexes (1646-1899), FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org), on FamilySearch microfilms, FHL Microfilm 220977, Book A1 - A484 : 1646-1885 (Missing files: 35, 93, 133, 134, 154, and 232), Estate File A135 ( image 364 of 1340), Bond of Elizabeth Hawkins, widow of William Hawkins, Jr., 1712.

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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 in 2014.  I have extended this theme in 2022 to 468 Ancestors in 468 Weeks.


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