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Why is my grandchildren showing up as my grand niece and nephew?
My grandson is showing up as my Nephew and my granddaughter is showing up as my grand niece. His cms are 2056 and hers are 1207. Our DNA testing was done through Ancestry.com DNA testing. Does this ...
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I need to know the new AFSC for a non-morse intercept operator
While in the service my career AFSC was 292X2. It was changed to another AFSC. What is the new AFSC for a non-morse intercept operator.
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What is the name in this signature from 1877?
There is a signature from 1877 in my mother-in-law's 1872 book Tres Maitres by Alexandre Dumas that I can't quite make out.
Do there happen to be any resources to use to search old signatures like ...
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Identifying a biological father with a 130 cM DNA match
I've been searching for my biological father for over a decade. I've uploaded my DNA to all major testing sites, but my closest match is a woman on Ancestry/MyHeritage with whom I share 130 cM. I also ...
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19th century New York state land sales: Two Williams or one?
I've found a record for a purchase of land in Mamakating, Sullivan County, NY, 5th June 1834 that indicates a William ROACH of an adjacent farm purchased 114 acres from Enoch Peck for $250. The ...
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Transcription of letter written in Kurrenschrift
I've made some progress on transcribing a 4-page letter at Transcription of Kurrenschrift letter snippet.
I believe this letter was written Dec 14, 1848 by Konrad Gradl and his wife Sarah. Konrad is ...
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Were Charles Alden(1804-1880) parents William Alden (1773-1828) and Rachel Kingsbury Alden (1774-1865)?
Charles Alden was born in Needham,MA. 1804.
I'm researching Who Charles' parents are... possibly- William Alden (1773-1828) and Rachel Kingsbury Alden (1774-1865). Need help documenting if William ...
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How do I find information on eighteen century Jewish immigration to Russia
How do I find information on my family?
My Jewish grandfather immigrated to the US from Russia. His name was Wolzinger. My German friends insist that his name is German not Russian. I contacted the ...
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Finding the parents of Rafel Lurie (born 1780), from Lithuania (Kuršėnai)
I'm busy researching and building upon the Lurie Family Tree and I'm trying to find the names of the parents of Rafel Lurie.
I'm doing this as part of the "Jewish Families from Kuršėnai, Šiauliai ...
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When and how did Slavic female names become popular in the Indian subcontinent?
The girls’ names Natasha and Tanya are quite common in India and Pakistan, and notably they are used across religious groups. They may even occur alongside religious Islamic names, for example, and ...
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Birth and other records of grandfather born in Pajares-Lumbrera, Logroño Spain in 1902
My grandfather was born in Spain, at the turn of the century, and I am looking for the birth certificate and any other records like former address, if any exists, any relatives he may have had (...
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Transcription of Viennese Death Register 1891
Here is an entry from a Catholic Death Register in 1891.
The columns are (0) Number in Register (1) Celebrant (2) Date and Time of Death (3) Place of Death (4) Name of deceased etc (5) Whether Male (...
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Implications of father's name on 1865 English marriage certificate
I have a copy of a marriage certificate dated 1865 which indicates both couples are underage. The man’s father is named on the certificate.
Does this confirm that he was alive and present or does it ...
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Frequency of Social Security Numbers
Would every person who passed away in 1957 in Philadelphia have a SSN?
Person has lived over 30 years there but migrated from Albania.
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Lateral information Certificate of Death
I am wondering what all the information of the side of a Certificate of Death (Philadelphia, PA 1957) means. Some of the information is obvious but some less so. E.g. what do MED, none, 0 refer to?
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