Census Tips…
1790 Especially in the earlier censuses look at who the neighbors are. You may find other relatives. People probably didn’t travel very far to find a spouse. Only the head of the household was named though. 1800 The census breaks down the family into more age groups. Sometimes the list was put in alphabetical order […]
Gleanings from the Mayflower Quarterly and American Spirit
The Great Colonial Hurricane of August 1635 was a category 3.5 hurricane that hit New England. There were 22 ft. storm surges with estimated winds of 130 mph. Remember weather events occurred without warning. This storm was written about by Winthrop and Bradford. More than 40 people died and there was much damage. Colonists often […]
This Old Tree, November 2013
This Month’s column is about surnames. Most surnames fall into one of the following categories: First: Patronymic-based; Anderson – Andrew’s son, Jones or Johnson – John’s son and Dickinson – Richard’s son-in-law. Second: Location-based; Hill, Mountain, Ford, Rivers, Blackridge or Oak or Oakes because the family lived in or near a grove of Oak trees. […]