Saturday, April 1, 2023

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What Genealogy Record Collections to Digitize or Index?

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:
It's Saturday Night again -
time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):

1)  What genealogy record collections would you like to see digitized or indexed?  List one or more.

2)  Put it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link in a comment to this post.

Here's mine:

*  County Land Records.  FamilySearch has many (almost all?) land records on digital microfilm already, but most of them are not indexed, and most of them are for records before 1900.  We need records after 1900.  We need the deed indexes digitized so we can see if our research targets had land transactions.  The index of the deed indexes should include grantee and grantor names, locations (towns?), dates, volume, page number, etc.  

*  California Birth (since 1995), Death (since 1997) and Marriage records (since 1985).  Many state vital records end in the early to mid 20th century by state law because of privacy concerns.

*  Many existing digitized County probate record collections end in the 1880-1910 time period.  Most of the existing probate record collections are not indexed on FamilySearch, and are partially indexed on Ancestry (there are many records left out).  There's over a century of additional probate records that have not been digitized or indexed.

*   Criminal and Civil County Court records.  FamilySearch has some on digital microfilm, but they are not indexed.  They should be indexed, at least the case information - case number, names, dates, places, volumes, page numbers etc.

Those are my top four suggestions.

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 25 to 31 March 2023

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

As of 31 March 2023, there are 3,192 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 1 from last week):


The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added   ---

*  Arkansas, Naturalization Records, 1903-1981     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000029); 14,508 indexed records with 14,508 record images, ADDED 23-Mar-2023

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 164,570 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 160,913 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 88,194 indexed records with 87,919 record images (was 87,910 records with 87,639 images), UPDATED 30-Mar-2023
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 442,478 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 441,695 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 138,329 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 132,894 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Argentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974194); 219,165 indexed records with 83,087 record images (was 215,425 records with 83,087 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023

Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 39,554 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 38,594 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 576,901 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 568,253 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 30-Mar-2023
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 838,525 indexed records with 350,079 record images (was 836,816 records with 349,410 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,804,811 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,800,715 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 39,415 indexed records with 14,755 record images (was 38,709 records with 14,450 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023

Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,653,128 indexed records with 842,443 record images (was 1,651,439 records with 841,631 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,747,249 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,734,942 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 646,768 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 645,894 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,497,097 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,497,096 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 29-Mar-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,559,482 indexed records with 946,361 record images (was 7,538,373 records with 943,697 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023

Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,057,039 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,017,778 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Connecticut, County Coroner's Records, 1883-1934        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000080); 2,028 indexed records with 1,027 record images (was 1,047 records with 532 images), UPDATED 30-Mar-2023
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,172,431 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,168,800 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,163,089 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,158,517 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,984,991 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,984,852 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 30-Mar-2023

Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,271,533 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,271,239 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 30-Mar-2023
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,079,571 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,072,706 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,258,201 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,258,050 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 30-Mar-2023
England, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2340274); 484,616 indexed records with 31,250 record images (was 484,186 records with 31,240 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 927,253 indexed records with 10,861 record images (was 923,499 records with 10,208 images), UPDATED 24-Mar-2023

Florida, Funeral Home Records, 1887-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000003); 31,971 indexed records with 19,202 record images (was 31,885 records with 19,159 images), UPDATED 29-Mar-2023
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 2,881 indexed records with 2,743 record images (was 2,559 records with 2,422 images), UPDATED 30-Mar-2023
Germany, Prussia, Saxony, Census Lists, 1770-1934       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780641); 1,028,307 indexed records with 42,464 record images (was 1,028,307 records with 52,889 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2023
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 1,048,987 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 1,048,500 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 30-Mar-2023
Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106095); 318,248 indexed records with 24,503 record images (was 318,122 records with 24,503 images), UPDATED 30-Mar-2023

Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451040); 249,622 indexed records with 103,502 record images (was 248,048 records with 103,502 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Hawaii, Hawaii State Archives, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463463); 4,594 indexed records with 4,451 record images (was 3,812 records with 3,674 images), UPDATED 24-Mar-2023
Hawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3478266); 24,917 indexed records with 7,926 record images (was 24,259 records with 7,503 images), UPDATED 24-Mar-2023
Iowa, World War I Bonus Applications, 1923-1927 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000051); 95,699 indexed records with 95,488 record images (was 45,003 records with 44,944 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2023
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 2,323,634 indexed records with 82,526 record images (was 2,194,929 records with 77,652 images), UPDATED 29-Mar-2023

Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 19,767 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 18,292 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 24,702 indexed records with 8,350 record images (was 22,900 records with 7,700 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 4,073 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 4,060 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2023
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 2,109 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 852 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,433,087 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,410,841 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023

Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,026,659 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,026,597 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 29-Mar-2023
Michigan Births, 1867-1902      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1459684); 1,409,988 indexed records with 164,785 record images (was 1,409,988 records with 164,785 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2023
Michigan, Eastern District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1995     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2110745); 567,545 indexed records with 577,690 record images (was 566,960 records with 577,690 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2023
New Jersey, Reclaim the Records, Geographic Birth Index, 1901-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4461588); 1,903,475 indexed records with 30,988 record images (was 1,901,254 records with 30,979 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2023
Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,568,975 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,568,974 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2023

Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 823,238 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 823,237 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2023
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 13,012 indexed records with 24,638 record images (was 12,780 records with 24,406 images), UPDATED 30-Mar-2023
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,838,558 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,833,320 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,077,604 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,077,356 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,341,696 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,340,534 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023

Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 275,927 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 275,339 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 30-Mar-2023
South Africa, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453927); 2,261,257 indexed records with 290,520 record images (was 1,996,255 records with 165,717 images), UPDATED 28-Mar-2023
Sri Lanka, Colombo District, Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1677-1990   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1780708); 35,445 indexed records with 33,965 record images (was 35,081 records with 33,965 images), UPDATED 24-Mar-2023
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983324); 4,539,443 indexed records with 4,476,649 record images (was 4,539,443 records with 4,476,649 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2023
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714676); 294,655 indexed records with 48,917 record images (was 255,536 records with 44,685 images), UPDATED 29-Mar-2023

Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (638,876 records), no images (was 629,777 records with 0 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 979,274 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 978,959 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 30-Mar-2023
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 53,514 indexed records with 27,856 record images (was 53,039 records with 27,757 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023
Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 1,711,973 indexed records with 90,802 record images (was 1,711,973 records with 91,534 images), UPDATED 31-Mar-2023

--- 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
Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3015626); 76,138,093 indexed records with 13,576,456 record images (was 76,138,093 records with 13,377,238 images), last updated 16-Aug-2022
Poland, Church Books, 1568-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4135958); 11,392,410 indexed records with 1,150,808 record images (was 11,392,410 records with 1,150,410 images), last updated 13-Feb-2023
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 316,616 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,347 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 157,177 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 132,031 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-1995        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2765317); 20,824,559 indexed records with 21,090,504 record images (was 20,824,559 records with 21,090,509 images), last updated 03-Nov-2022
Denmark, Århus Municipal Census, 1896   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4371875); 37,008 indexed records with 1,747 record images (was 37,008 records with 2,971 images), last updated 06-Jul-2022
Ecuador, Cemetery Records, 1862-2019    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755446); 910,521 indexed records with 362,464 record images (was 910,521 records with 364,344 images), last updated 07-Mar-2023
Finland, Passport Registers, 1900-1920  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4139415); 111,283 indexed records with 2,477 record images (was 111,283 records with 3,008 images), last updated 25-Jan-2023
France, Calvados, Census, 1836  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279958); 4,028 indexed records with 94 record images (was 4,028 records with 96 images), last updated 27-Feb-2023

France, Calvados, Census, 1891  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279959); 57,709 indexed records with 3,014 record images (was 57,709 records with 3,286 images), last updated 27-Feb-2023
France, Mayenne, Parish and Civil Registration, 1427-1897       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3657627); 5,403,554 indexed records with 1,207,946 record images (was 5,403,554 records with 1,259,414 images), last updated 08-Oct-2021
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,237,336 indexed records with 1,973,293 record images (was 7,237,336 records with 1,973,983 images), last updated 30-May-2022
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 31,771 indexed records with 5,282 record images (was 31,771 records with 6,635 images), last updated 16-Mar-2023
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 217,228 record images (was 527,525 records with 226,446 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 3,745,364 record images (was 60,968 records with 3,787,505 images), last updated 28-Dec-2021
Norway, Oslo, Census, 1912      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4445453); 17,445 indexed records with 2,925 record images (was 17,445 records with 2,940 images), last updated 03-Mar-2023
Paraguay, Military Records, 1870-1965   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2506770); 379,489 indexed records with 360,816 record images (was 379,489 records with 378,151 images), last updated 07-Mar-2023
Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 100,395 indexed records with 17,509 record images (was 100,395 records with 28,070 images), last updated 03-Sep-2022

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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, March 31, 2023

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 25 to 31 March 2023

 The following genealogy record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry.com during the period from  25 to 31 March 2023: 

The Updated and ADDED collections include:

Netherlands, Newspaper Announcements Index, 1795-1945; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/30/2023

Wanzleben, Germany, Marriage Records, 1874-1940; indexed records with record images,   ADDED 3/30/2023

Wanzleben, Germany, Deaths, 1874-1984; indexed records with record images, ADDED    3/30/2023

Seine-Saint-Denis, France Censuses, 1821-1911; indexed records with record images, ADDED    3/30/2023

Wanzleben, Germany, Birth Records, 1874-1909; indexed records without record images,   ADDED 3/30/2023

Netherlands, Population Registers Index, 1720-1944; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/30/2023

Indre, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1534-1932; indexed records with record images, Updated 3/30/2023

UK and Ireland, Medical Registers, 1859-1943; indexed records with record images,   ADDED   3/30/2023

NARA Collections on Ancestry.com; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/29/2023

UK, Criminal Records, 1780-1871; indexed records with record images, ADDED 3/27/2023

Curaçao, Netherlands, Slave Registers and Emancipation Registers 1839-1863; indexed records without record images, ADDED 3/27/2023

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

By my count, there were 7 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,296 collections available as of 31 March, an increase of 7 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/2023/03/added-and-updated-ancestrycom-record_31.html

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52 Ancestors - Week 474: #751 Margaret (Pearce) (Smith) Clarke (1689-1733?) of Portsmouth and North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Margaret Pearce (c1689-1733?) is #751 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married (1) #750 Ephraim Smith (a1675-1722) in about 1710 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter #375 Renewed Smith (1717-after 1763), married #374 Daniel Carpenter (1712-1763), in 1733.
*  their daughter #187 Elizabeth Carpenter (1741-????), married #186 Stephen Hazard (1730-1804), in 1760.
*  their daughter #93 Mary Hazard (1765-1857), married # 92 Joseph Oatley (1756-1815) in 1781.
*  their son #46 Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872), married #47 Amy Champlin (1798-1865) in 1813.
*  their daughter #23 Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864), married #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married in 1844.
*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913), married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.
*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962), 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:                    Margaret Pearce[1]
*  Alternate Name:    Margaret Smith[2,4]

*  Sex:                        Female

*  Father:                    Daniel Pearce 1658-1744
*  Mother:                  Mary Weaver 1662-1693

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

*  Birth:                       about 1689, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[1]

*  Deed:                       8 January 1721/2 (about age 32), Daniel Pearce to Ephraim and Margaret (Pearce) Smith; South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[2]

*  Death:                      before probably 14 May 1733 (before probably age 44), South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[3]

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

*  Spouse 1:               Ephraim Smith (c1675-c1722)
*  Marriage 1:            about 1710 (about age 21), probably Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[1]

*  Child 1:                  Freelove Smith 1711-1775
*  Child 2:                  Sarah Smith 1714-    
*  Child 3:                  Renewed Smith 1717-1763
*  Child 4:                  Margaret Smith 1719-    
*  Child 5:                  Ephraim Smith 1722-    

*  Spouse 2:               Emmanuel Clarke 1697-    
*  Marriage 2:            4 January 1725 (about age 36), North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[1,4]

*  Child 6:                  Benjamin Clark 1728-   

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

Margaret Pearce was born in about 1689 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the daughter of Daniel and Mary (Weaver) Pearce[1].  The evidence that Margaret Pearce was the daughter of Daniel Pearce is based on two South Kingstown land evidence records, discussed below.

She married Ephraim Smith (1675-1722), son of Jeremiah and Mary (Gereardy) Smith, in about 1710, probably in Portsmouth, Rhode Island[1].  They had five children, all probably born in North Kingstown, Rhode Island:

*  Freelove Smith (1711-1775), married before 1735 John Allen (1710-????).
*  Sarah Smith (1714-????), married before 1735 James Langworthy (1711-1762).
*  Renewed Smith (1717-1763), married 29 April 1733 Daniel Carpenter (1712-1763).
*  Margaret Smith (1719-????).
*  Ephraim Smith (1722-????).

Her husband, Ephraim Smith (1675-1722) died before 12 January 1722/3 in North Kingstown, leaving a wife and five children, when a deed record indicates he was deceased.  He has no death, burial or probate records.  However, a deed record in the South Kingstown Land Evidence records identifies his wife's given name[2]:

"Ebenezer Smith of Prudence Is. in Township of Portsmouth, yeoman, for love unto the children of my deceased brother Ephriam Smith of Kingstown my right, title & interest in a certain Negro boy named Primus which is one Third part which now is in the hands of Margarett Smith widow of my said brother and mother to said children." Dated January 12, 1722/3; recorded. January 16, 1722/3. Witnesses: William Remington and Daniel Pierce Jr.

Margaret (Pearce) Smith married, second, to Emmanuel Clarke (1697-????) on 4 January 1725 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island[1,4].  They had one child:

*  Benjamin Clark (1728-????).

The evidence that Margaret, wife of Ephraim Smith, was the daughter of Daniel Pearce, rests on two records:

1)  In 1721/2, Daniel Pearce deeded a Negro woman named Hannah to his "son and daughter Ephraim and Margaret Smith" for love[2].  The deed was dated and acknowledged on 8 January 1721/2, and recorded on 9 January 1721/2.

Margaret (Pearce) (Smith) Clark probably died before 14 May 1733 when her daughter, Margaret Smith chose her uncle, Daniel Pearce as her guardian.  The South Kingstown Land Evidence record says[3]:

2)  On 14 May 1733, Margaret Smith, daughter of Ephraim Smith, deceased, appeared before the South Kingstown town council and chose 'her uncle Daniel Pearce of Prudence Island' to be her guardian, and Daniel Pearce agreed to be a guardian to Ephraim Smith, Margaret's brother."

Daniel Pearce, the named guardian of the two children, was Margaret's brother, and a son of Daniel and Mary (Weaver) Pearce.  Ephraim and Margaret's daughter Margaret Smith, born in about 1719, was aged 13-14 in 1733, and their son Ephraim Smith, born in about 1722, was aged 10-11 in 1733.  Why did they need a guardian?  Probably because their mother, Margaret (Pearce) Smith, recently had died.  

5.  SOURCES

1. Frank J. Doherty, Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York, An Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent (Orlando, Fla. : the author, 2010), Volume 10, pages 232-242, "The Pearce Families," pages 232-233, Daniel Pearce family sketch.

2. South Kingston (Rhode Island). Town Clerk, "Land evidence 1696-1885," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org, on 16 microfilm reels), "Land evidence, v. 1-3 1696-1723," on FHL Microfilm 0,931,299, Items 2-4; unknown page number, Daniel Pearce to Ephraim and Margaret Smith deed, 8 January 1721/2.

3. South Kingston (Rhode Island). Town Clerk, "Land evidence 1696-1885," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org, on 16 microfilm reels), "Land evidence, v. 3 1723-1735," on FHL Microfilm 0,931,300; unknown page number, Margaret Smith guardianship record, 14 May 1733.

4. 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 5, Washington County Marriages," North Kingstown Marriages, page 11, Emmanuel Clarke and Margaret Smith marriage entry, 4 January 1725.

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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 2023 to 520 Ancestors in 520 Weeks.


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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Findmypast Friday: Updates to the 1939 Register and More

  I received this information from Findmypast today:

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Updates to the 1939 Register and more this Findmypast Friday


90,809 new records have been opened on the 1939 Register in this latest update. You can normally find an ancestor’s name, date of birth, address, occupation and marital status, plus extra details such as civilian role and other family members. Findmypast has the most up-to-date version of the 1939 Register online.


A further 46,567 records have been added into this existing collection, covering the Worthing local authority area for 1850-2012. You’ll normally find an ancestor’s name, birth year, age at death, burial date and church dedication. Sometimes, you might also find extra notes, such as titles, places of residence, occupations, relatives’ names, marital status and workhouse status.


Six new titles and updates to a further 96 existing titles make the headlines this week.

New titles:
  • Daily Malta Chronicle and Garrison Gazette, 1896-1904, 1909-1918
  • Egham & Staines News, 1898, 1901, 1904, 1906
  • Essex & Herts Mercury, 1839
  • Hammersmith & Chiswick Leader, 1986
  • New Addington Advertiser, 1998-1999
  • Newquay Express and Cornwall County Chronicle, 1923-1954
Updated titles:

  • Acton Gazette, 1940-1950, 1952-1958, 1960-1966
  • Airdrie & Coatbridge World, 1998-1999
  • Ashby Mail, 1998
  • Ayrshire World, 1998-1999
  • Beaconsfield Advertiser, 1999
  • Bedfordshire on Sunday, 1985
  • Billericay Gazette, 1998-1999
  • Birkenhead News, 1999
  • Birmingham Mail, 1894
  • Bridgend & Ogwr Herald & Post, 1996-1997
  • Bristol Evening Post, 1979
  • Bristol Times and Mirror, 1913-1920
  • Buckinghamshire Advertiser, 1922, 1924-1947, 1949, 1952-1954, 1956, 1986
  • Burton Trader, 1999
  • Bury Free Press, 1977, 1981
  • Cambridge Weekly News, 1999
  • Canterbury Times, 1999
  • Cardiff Post, 1997, 1999
  • Chatham Standard, 1958, 1998-1999
  • Chertsey & Addlestone Leader, 1998-1999
  • Clyde Weekly News, 1999
  • Coalville Mail, 1998-1999
  • Coleshill Chronicle, 1983, 1985
  • Crewe Chronicle, 1979, 1981
  • Crosby Herald, 1999
  • Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough, 1947, 1974, 1979
  • Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal, 1851
  • Dunmow Observer, 1999
  • East Cleveland Herald & Post, 1997
  • Exeter Leader, 1998-1999
  • Formby Times, 1999
  • Galloway News and Kirkcudbrightshire Advertiser, 1998
  • Greenford & Northolt Gazette, 1977-1981, 1983-1984, 1986-1987
  • Grimsby Daily Telegraph, 1916, 1990
  • Gwent Gazette, 1998
  • Hanwell Gazette and Brentford Observer, 1900-1910, 1912-1922
  • Herne Bay Times, 1999
  • Hertford Mercury and Reformer, 1963-1967
  • Hounslow & Chiswick Informer, 1999
  • Hoylake & West Kirby News, 1997, 1999
  • Leicester Advertiser, 1842-1843
  • Leicester Journal, 1876
  • Leighton Buzzard on Sunday, 1998-1999
  • Lincolnshire Echo, 1986, 1990
  • Lincolnshire Free Press, 1871, 1874, 1878-1880, 1951-1987, 1989-1999
  • Liverpool Daily Post, 1884, 1977
  • Llanelli Star, 1998-1999
  • Manchester Evening Chronicle, 1956, 1958
  • Middlesex Chronicle, 1980
  • Midweek Visiter (Southport), 1998
  • Nantwich Chronicle, 1979
  • New Observer (Bristol), 1991, 1995, 1998
  • North Middlesex Chronicle, 1875
  • North Tyneside Herald & Post, 1999
  • Northwich Chronicle, 1988
  • Nottingham & Long Eaton Topper, 1999
  • Nottingham Evening News, 1911, 1950
  • Nottingham Guardian, 1950
  • Nottingham Journal, 1825
  • Paddington Mercury, 1990
  • Plymouth Extra, 1999
  • Pontypridd Observer, 1964-1967, 1969-1977
  • Retford, Gainsborough & Worksop Times, 1972, 1974-1976
  • Royston and Buntingford Mercury, 1998
  • Runcorn Weekly News, 1981
  • Rutherglen Reformer, 1986
  • Salford Advertiser, 1997
  • Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, 1978
  • Sevenoaks Focus, 1999
  • Shepton Mallet Journal, 1976-1980, 1986-1987
  • South Wales Daily Post, 1950
  • Sports Argus, 1999
  • St. Neots Weekly News, 1999
  • St. Pancras Guardian and Camden and Kentish Towns Reporter, 1922
  • Stafford Post, 1998
  • Staines & Egham News, 1999
  • Stirling Observer, 1999
  • Sutton Coldfield News, 1999
  • Thanet Times, 1999
  • Torbay Express and South Devon Echo, 1950
  • Uttoxeter Newsletter, 1999
  • Uxbridge Informer, 1999
  • Uxbridge Leader, 1997
  • Vale Advertiser, 1999
  • Wales on Sunday, 1996-1998
  • Walsall Observer, 1973-1979, 1981-1982, 1984-1987
  • Walton & Weybridge Informer, 1998
  • Wembley Observer, 1998-1999
  • Widnes Weekly News and District Reporter, 1986, 1988
  • Winsford Chronicle, 1979-1980
  • Wishaw World, 1999
  • Woking Informer, 1995, 1999
  • Woolwich Gazette, 1911-1913

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1732 Death of Christopher Champlain (1656-1732) in Westerly, Rhode Island

  I looked in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and   genealogy musings for Treasure Chest Thursday.

The treasure today is the 1732 death record of  Christopher Champlain in Westerly, Rhode Island:


The death record is in the middle of the page:


The transcription of this death record is:

"2-124 [CHAMPLAIN] Christopher,  died April 2, 1732.

The source citation for this record is:

 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), Vol. 5, "Washington County, Births, Marriages, Deaths;" Westerly Births and Deaths, page 87, Christopher Champlain death entry, 2 April 1732; accessed in "Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899"  collection  on Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com).

This record is a Derivative Source, with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the death of Christopher Champlain. The original record is probably in the Westerly town record book that is not accessible on FamilySearch or no longer may be extant.

Christopher and --?-- (--?--) Champlain  are my 8th great-grandparents. I am descended through their son, William Champlin (1687-1778) who married Joanna --?-- (c1692-c1762) before 1720 in Rhode Island.

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