Newspapers for Genealogists: Document every day of your ancestors' lives RootsTech – Salt Lake City, Utah Thomas Jay Kemp 3 February 2012

Newspapers 5,850 & Growing! 1690-Today

Newspapers 5,850 & Growing! 1690-Today

Over 5,850 newspapers All 50 states 1690 to today Over 1.1 Billion Records Over 263,000 rare books & documents Over 206 million obituaries & death records

Key items in newspapers …

Boston News-Letter. July 24 July 31, page 4 Obituaries

James Edwin Ayres ( ) and his wife Ann (Ford) Ayres ( ) are listed in the 1850 census for Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York.

Hudson River Chronicle (Sing Sing, NY) 12 December 1848 Obituary notice for Lovina Ayres born 7 August 1846 died 28November 1848

Births

Aberdeen (SD) Daily Herald. 10 December 1999, page 18.

Childs name, date and place of birth Mothers maiden name Names of both sets of grand-parents Names of the great grandparents

Fort Wayne Sentinel. 13 April page 18

This is their third daughter Mr. Monroe left about three weeks ago for a southern camp (Army), where he was called in the draft. Mrs. Monroe – formerly Miss Rhea Holtzberg – a teacher in the Butler City schools Fort Wayne Sentinel. 13 April page 18

Trenton Evening Times. 4 October Page 49.

Dallas Morning News November 19, 1978

Dallas Morning News November 19, 1978

Marriage announcements

Engagements

Clues Names of the bride and groom Name and location of the church Date of the wedding Where the couple will live Names of the parents of the bride Biographical information Members of the wedding party Pictures

Independent Inquirer (Brattleboro, Vermont) 28 June 1834, page 3

Eastern Argus Portland, Maine: 19 Aug 1828 – Page 3

Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895

Names, ages

Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895 Names, ages Residence

Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895 Names, ages Residence Where married

Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895 Names, ages Residence Where married 1 st wife died, 14 months ago

Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895 Names, ages Residence Where married 1 st wife died, 14 months ago Married 63 years

Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895 Names, ages Residence Where married 1 st wife died, 14 months ago Married 63 years Only death in family

Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895 Names, ages Residence Where married 1 st wife died, 14 months ago Married 63 years Only death in family # of children, grandchildren etc.

Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan Census Garrett County, MD

Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan Census Garrett County, MD

Dallas Morning News (Texas) 19 January 1948, Section 2, page 13

Boston Post Boy (Massachusetts) 22 July 1751, page 2

Commercial Daily Register (Sandusky, Ohio) 25 January 1862, page 1

Family Reunions Family Reunions

Held at Oakland Park, Decatur, Illinois Descendents of Jacob Garver of Switzerland The American line of this family descends from Christian Garver, Jacobs son, who immigrated to America in 1790 Christian Garver settled in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania David Garver came to Decatur, Illinois, in 1840 Other family members

Friend. (Honolulu, Hawaii). 28 February page 13 Friend. (Honolulu, Hawaii). 28 February page 13 Family Reunions Family Reunions

- He was from Hampton, NH - Left home abt. 25 years ago (around 1853) - Now abt yrs. old - He sailed on the ships Montezuma, William Thompson and Roman - He had sailed out of New Bedford, MA - He once sailed under a Master Allen - Others named: Rev. Mr. Butler of New Bedford, MA Mrs. J. C. Hardy of Haverhill, MA

Friend. (Honolulu, Hawaii). 1 April 1879 Friend. (Honolulu, Hawaii). 1 April 1879 Family Reunions Family Reunions

- Sailor looking for his family: Peter Gennett - His birthplace: Albany, New York - Lost contact with his family 30 yrs ago (around 1841) - Father: John W. Gennett; kept a grocery story in Albany, naturalized Frenchman - long-time sexton of the only Chatholic Church in Albany - Mother: Johanna Henny (or Hennie); Scotch by birth, she was a native of Nova Scotia - Family: eight children - Cornelia, William, Peter, John, Edward, Frances, Charles and Henry - William: a cabinet maker; was deaf and dumb - Frances: was at the New York Deaf & Dumb Asylum

The Irish World (New York, New York) 3 December 1904, page 8

Family Reunions Family Reunions Reilly (LeitrimNew York) - Patrick Reilly left Carrickallen, Ireland, 13 years ago (about 1891) - He was last heard from 5 years ago (about 1899) - He was a motorman on a street car in NYC - Mothers maiden name: Hagan - Sisters: Bridget and Mary - Brother: Edward, Butte, Montana (he placed the ad)

Family Reunions Family Reunions OMealy (United States) - John OMealy left New York in May 1873 and has not been seen or heard from since - He was supposed to have gone to Texas - He was five feet nine inches tall, with medium complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes - Sister: Maggie, now Mrs. M. Coonan - Sisters address: 624 Greenwich Street, NYC

Family Reunions Family Reunions Murphy (CanadaUnited States) - Sarah Ann Murphy left Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, in 1872 or She would now (1904) be about 46 years old - She has dark hair and eyes, and is heavy-set - She might be in Almonte, Ontario - Sought by: W. E. McGwigan of 305 High Street, Salem, Oregon

Advertisements Advertisements Public Ledger (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 22 June 1842, page 3

Advertisements Advertisements

Military Records Military Records

Names and rank Name of the camp Ages Information about other family members serving in the military Illness Names and localities of next of kin Name of the funeral home

Last Revolutionary War Pension granted in 1887 NH Sentinel 10 Aug 1887 Military Records Military Records

Last Revolutionary War Pension granted in 1887 NH Sentinel 10 Aug 1887 Facts Mrs. Mary Casey of Washington, Fayette County, Ohio Husband: John Casey Served Rev War: Virginia Line Died 1845 – age 75 (Born abt. 1770) A few years prior.. he married Mary Cox, then a girl of 16

Military Records Military Records Perry Republican (Perry, Oklahoma) 26 July 1917, page 1

Military Records Military Records Trenton Evening Times (Trenton, New Jersey) 25 May 1921, page 1

Military Records Military Records

Barre Gazette (Barre, Massachusetts) 31 July 1840, page 2 :

Passenger Lists Passenger Lists

The Shamrock – 17 August 1816

Biography & Photo/Image Biography & Photo/Image

Born April 26, 1826, in Lewisburg, Preble County, Ohio, the son of Samuel and Phebe (Willis) Freeman Moved from Ohio to Illinois - nine years old Homestead Act May 20, 1862, to take effect on January 1, 1863 Company H of the Seventeenth Illinois Volunteers stationed in Nebraska during the Civil War ordered to return to St. Louis not in town when the land record office opened on January 2, 1863but the Recorder of Deeds, James Bedford, agreed to accommodate Freemans situation and made an exception: he administered the oath to Freeman at midnight the morning of January 1st so that Freeman could leave to report to St. Louis as ordered Married the girl next doorAgnes Suiter ( )and they built their lives together there in Brownsville, Nebraska

Biography & Photo/Image Biography & Photo/Image

Probate & Legal Notices Probate & Legal Notices

Where: Cheshire County, NH – Probate Court Administrator of case: Warren H. Jennison, of Walpole, Cheshire County, NH Deceased: John Jennison, Jr., died in Walpole Estate: of John Jennison, Jr., is not sufficient to pay the demands due from his Estate Mentions widow

Probate & Legal Notices Probate & Legal Notices Property boundaries: gives boundaries in all four directions Property size: 100 acres Action: Warren H. Jennison, administrator of the estate of John Jennison, Jr., on February 17, 1876, asks permission to sell Johns entire real estate holding to settle his affairs

Probate & Legal Notices Probate & Legal Notices The heirs-at-law of the before- named John Jennison, Jr. Must appear at the probate court in Keene on the third Friday of March next 17 March 1876

Probate & Legal Notices Probate & Legal Notices Commercial Advertiser 23 September 1828.

Probate & Legal Notices Probate & Legal Notices Idaho Statesman 15 July 1915

Social Notes Social Notes

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