When it comes to fitting family members into their respective places on the family tree, we often rely on resources such as census records, baptism records, etc. to help build family groupings and confirm parent/child relationships, but the further back in history we go, particularly pre-census times, the harder...
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Naming Patterns
Throughout my research, nothing has been more confusing and confounding than finding multiple people with the same names in the same areas. But, in the same ways that this can be a curse, it can also be a blessing, if you know what to look for. Knowing naming patterns...
The 1752 Calendar Change
I first became aware of a potential calendaring situation when I came across a baptism record that looked something like this: Jane Smith daughter of John and Jane Smith baptized 30 March 1728 And then a burial record of the same child that looked something like this: Jane Smith...