Tonight I attended a presentation at the
Morris County Library hosted by the
Morris Area Genealogical Society. The topic was
Researching Common Surnames and the speaker was Vince Smith. Most of us who study American ancestry have common surnames to deal with: Smith, Miller, Jones, Johnson. I have all of these surnames in different branches of my tree. The offered tip is to narrow your search as much as possible by limiting the time period and geographical area. There may be thousands of men named John Miller in New Jersey, but very few John Millers in a particular town born in a certain year.
Another helpful tidbit for those of us researching people in the New England states: check Canadian records. New Brunswick is next door to Maine. A
free index is online for you to check for records of life events.
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If you had ancestors in the New England states, you may wish to check Canadian records as well.
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Thank you, Mr Smith, for a wonderful and informative presentation.
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