Genealogy Wise
Long Island Genealogy
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HAGAMAN / HAGEMAN / HEGEMAN etc family
Attached is a file on 6 generations of the family that originated in the Netherlands. It is about 114 pages long and includes notes and sources. Additions/corrections are greatly appreciated. I have not worked on this for about a year so have some other stuff that needs to be added but it is mainly…
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Our colonial-era Long Island ancestors
I'd like to open a discussion for those of us seeking information about our colonial (1600s-1700s) ancestors in Long Island. Many were dissidents who left Massachusetts Bay seeking religious freedom; some of these were Quaker, and others followers of Anne Hutchinson. Some of the names among my…
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collaborating on Long Island genealogy
I just joined this group and see a LOT of names I have worked with. My line is Jackson and I have a website dedicated to the descendants of Robert Jackson (www.jacksonfamilygenealogy.com) and in the process of researching his early family I also…
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On Line Newspapers
I've had lots of fun searching for my husband's Queens ancestors in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and other local papers. Here are 2 sites I've foundOld Fulton PostcardsBrooklyn…
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graves
i found out that The Dutch did not belevie in tomb stones and caskets
(Includes the counties of Queens, Nassau, Kings, and Suffolk)