Delaware Genealogical Abstracts from Newspapers: Delaware marriages and deaths from newspapers, 1729-1853

Delaware Genealogical Abstracts from Newspapers: Delaware marriages and deaths from newspapers, 1729-1853
Author: Mary Fallon Richards
Publisher: V. : Special Publication / Del
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2009-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780940907300

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This book was compiled under the auspices of the Delaware Genealogical Society (Special Publication #10) from information at the Delaware Historical Society. Marriage and death information was gleaned from the following newspapers: American Watchman and Delaware Advertiser, American Watchman and Delaware Republican, American Watchman, The Circular, Delaware and Eastern Shore Advertiser, Delaware Free Press, Delaware Gazette, Delaware Journal, Delaware Statesman, The Federal Ark, The Intelligencer (Dover), Museum of Delaware and General Advertiser, The Monitor, Mirror of the Times, Museum of Delaware, Monitor and Wilmington Repository, Pennsylvania Gazette, and Wilmingtonian. Over 10,000 names are included in this publication.

The Hidden Half of the Family

The Hidden Half of the Family
Author: Christina K. Schaefer
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1999
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780806315829

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Offers information on finding female ancestors in each state, highlighting those laws, both federal and state, that indicate when a woman could own real estate in her own name, devise a will, and enter into contracts. In addition, entries contain information on marriage and divorce law, immigration, citizenship, passports, suffrage, and slave manumission. Material is included on African American, Native American, and Asian American women, as well as patterns of European immigration. Period covered is from the 1600s to the outbreak of WWII. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR