Nation-state occupying a vast northern section of the north american continent extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean.
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How might I conduct research on a Chinese village? Specifically, P'an Yu, Guangdong Province, China
According to audio recordings of my grandfather, he was from a village called Pung Wu, that he said was as large as the city of Vancouver and filled with many shops. I think that he means P'an Yu ...
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Quebec City Passenger Lists … 1865-1900: Devising a scheme to view the first page of a passenger list
I am writing about a Library and Archives Canada collection, "Quebec City Passenger Lists Index 1865-1900." This is a collection of indexed names and digital images said developed from RG 76, the ...
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How to find Indentured Servants? Buffalo, NY or Canada?
I've tried the City Hall on my last trip to Buffalo with no luck. All I know is my greatgrandmother was given to a family as a young girl. She came to the USA sometime around 1880 to 1884, and I ...
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BARLOW's Ancestrial Question? Malone, Franklin County, NY or St. Lawrence County, NY
How or where does one find records prior to 1838 for Franklin & St. Lawrence County, NY?
Hiram Wheeler Barlow (28 Sep 1820-27 Aug 1876) and his ancestry (parents).
It is believed he was born ...
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Who built the SS Persia in Quebec in 1853?
Like many other Australians with European heritage, I have several ancestors who spent more than 100 days on a ship travelling to Australia in the nineteenth century. There was ample time for births, ...
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Relocating back to the US, 1830-1850: Would there be naturalization records about children born Canada to parents born in the US? Adult children?
Michael Preston (1792-1849) was born in New Hampshire; his first wife, Mary Merrill, was born there in 1795. This couple removed to Canada not long after their marriage, ca18 June 1816. Most or all of ...
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How to better identify Lemuel K. Preston's 1830s-era birth place, “Broome, L. C.?”
In his 1852 Providence, Rhode Island, marriage record,1 Lemuel Keyser "L. K." Preston (ca1828-ca1881) was reported born "Broome, L.C.," the son of Michael and Mary Preston.
I interpret the ...
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Sources for Border Crossings between Toronto and Chicago in early 1890's?
What records might exist for border crossings and travel in early 1890's between Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, probably via Michigan? The family members involved ...
