genealogy research using obituaries

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Over 1 billion names

Over 5,850newspapers

All 50 states

1690 to today

Over 263,000 rarebooks & documents

210 million obituaries &death records
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Newspapers

5,850 & Growing! 1690-Today
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Obituaries -


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Obituaries - Full name

Names of

relatives


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Names of

relatives

Name ofcemetery


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Names of

relatives

Name ofcemetery

Name of clergyand theirdenomination


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Names of

relatives Date, place and

cause of death

Name ofcemetery



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Names of


cause of death

Date and placeof birth

Name ofcemetery



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Names of


cause of death

Date and place

of birth Date and place

of marriage

Name ofcemetery



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Names of


cause of death

Date and place

of birth Date and place

of marriage

Name ofcemetery


Occupation

Education

Social groups


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Lets see a typical obituary -

Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)

30 November 1920, page 13.


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Find the ancestral hometown -

Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana) 26

April 1893, page 4.


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Can be printed across thecountry -

San Francisco Bulletin (California)

23 October 1874, page 2.


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Printed in another language

El Continental (El Paso, Texas)

20 January 1959, page 3.


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Or in long lost styles &syntax -

Boston News Letter (Massachusetts)

30 April 1705, page 2


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Providence Patriot (Rhode Island)

18 September 1822, page 3


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. Papers Please Copy -


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. Papers Please Copy -


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Typical Search -


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GenealogyBank.com


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What do you have on Grace (Toms) Stewart who was

born and married in Stamford, CT?

What do we know about her?

Her maiden name: Grace Toms

Born: abt1896 in Stamford, CT

Spouse: Charles Stewart

Other: Toms family lived/died in Stamford area.


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Search for Grace Stewart

= Over 3,500 hits


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= Over 3,500 hits

Just Recent Obituaries = 167 hits


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= Over 3,500 hits

Just Recent Obituaries = 167 hits

Limit to CT only = None


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Search for Charles Stewart

= Over 700 hits

Just CT Obituaries = 1 hit


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Not him


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New Search for Grace Stewart

Adding Stamford to the

Extra search terms box

Just One Obituary


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It was her:


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Grace M. Stewart, 93, . died of pneumonia Feb. 1 at the

Collingswood Nursing Center, Rockville, MD

a native of Stamford, Conn.

Her husband, Charles Stewart, died in 1920.

Washington Post 4 Feb 1992


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Some Practical Tips

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Some Practical Tips


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Can You Read This?

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uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.

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ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

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yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was

ipmorantt!

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Over 1 billion names

Over 5,850 newspapers

All 50 states 1690 to today

Over 263,000 rarebooks & documents

210 million obituaries &death records


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