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Contents 1 Objectives 2 Broad Concepts 3 Styles 3.1 Preferred Style 3.2 Popular Styles 4 Citation Elements: Building Blocks 5 Common Record Sources 6 Notes/Bibliography vs Author/Date 7 My Basic Templates 8 My Examples 8.1 Books 8.2 State Papers 8.3 Journal Articles 8.4 Newspapers or Magazines 8.5 Government Archives 8.6 Church Records 8.7 Vital Records 8.8 Court Records 8.9 Probate 8.10 U.S. Census 8.11 Deeds 8.12 Archives/Collections 8.13 Websites 8.14 Database 9 FindAGrave 10 Working with FSL Films 11 Examples of Variations 12 Quick styles 13 Content 14 Notes 15 Sources

Objectives

Broad Concepts

• Genealogical Claims aka "facts."
• Sources/Information/Evidence; see generally, Elizabeth Shown Mills, “QuickLesson 17: The Evidence Analysis Process Model”; digital image and web content, Evidence Explained: Historical Analysis, Citation & Source Usage.

• Original Source
• Derivative Source

• Primary Information
• Secondary Information

• Conflicting Information

• Direct Evidence
• Indirect Evidence
• Negative Evidence

• Genealogical Proof Standard, see Board for Certification of Genealogists.

• Source of the Source ... [WIP] Cite what you work with ... and, as appropriate, include the author's source (called the source of the source).

• Reliable Sources

• Collaborative Environment

Styles

Most of the common style are active and living, with the latter evidenced by changes made in the approach from time to time. Examples of changes include ....

Preferred Style

See "WikiTree Help:Sources Style Guide" for "There are a number of common styles used for citing material and creating bibliographies ... On WikiTree the preferred style is the Evidence Explained format ..., based on the Chicago Manual of Style (CMoS) ... This is the ideal. Almost no profiles are perfectly sourced."

Elizabeth Shown Mills (see American Society of Genealogists). Her latest work, Evidence Explained (2015; almost 900 pages), is dedicated to sourcing for genealogists. While she covers a lot of U. S. centric sources, her approach to understanding the nuances of genealogical citations is universal. Her approach is more specific, but generally based on Turabian Style (Wikipedia) and Chicago Manual of Style (Wikipedia).

See Chicago Manual of Style, "Notes and Bibliography: Sample Citations"; you can even subscribe to Chicago Manual of Style Online ($44 annual as of July 2024),

a. "Notes" refers to formatting the reference in "footnote" format (WikiTree's "in-line citation"). The practice of applying full detail the first time a source is referenced in a work, and then applying less detail (a short note) in subsequent appearance. (For a variety of reasons, I don't use short notes on WikiTree.)

b. "Bibliography" refers to the formatting of a citation found in a source list (often called a bibliography). These sources are commonly organized in some order--alphabetical, geographical, perhaps date order.

Popular Styles

• CMOS aka Chicago (Chicago Manual of Style); see Wikipedia.
• Turabian (Kate L. Turabian); see Wikipedia.
• MLA (Modern Language Association); see Wikipedia.

• APA (American Psychological Association); see Wikipedia.
• Harvard Referencing; see Wikipedia.

Citation Elements: Building Blocks

Citation Elements are the building blocks of citations. There are probably hundreds of elements. Examples of some common citation elements are,

• Author/Compiler/Transcriber/Contributor/Editor
  • Editor; placement varies, depending on different factors; I now try to place the editor's name after the title. If there is no author, I will sometime place the editors name in place of the author. I'm not very consistent ...
• Title of Book/Document/Article/Chapter/Film/Database, etc.
• Edition--if other than the first edition, put the edition number after the title.
• Date/Publication Date/Creation Date/Record Date/Recorded Date/Enumeration Date/Filing Date
• Publication Place
• Publisher
• Date; Year
• Access Date
• Volume/Folio/Publication Number
• Page/Filmed Page/Image Number
• Film/Film Number; Roll/Roll Number
• Collection Name; Collection Number; Call Number
• Census Place
• Enumeration District
• Dwelling Number; Family Number; Line Number
• Box Name ; Box Number
• Entry/Item of interest
• Format
• Website Name
• "Path"
• URL
• Repository--Repository Name; Repository Location
• Source of the Source
• Editorial Notes

A note about Links. URL links can be exposed or embedded. On WikiTree, the latter relies on WikiMedia coding (like "[URL NamedSite]"), which produces a link like Chicago Manual of Style. Also

(a) Often folks find material behind a paywall. When I work on early New England profiles, for example, I'm frequently citing modern journal articles published in The Register, and I will note in the reference that accessing my link requires a subscription.

(b) If the material I am referencing is believed to be in the public domain, I will often work to find that material freely available online, and use the link to source from that site.

Common Record Sources

• Books
• Manuscripts
• Journals
• Newspapers and Magazines
• Government Records
• Church Records
• Bible Records
• Business Records
• Letters/Emails/Texts
• Blogs
• Queries/Message Boards
• CDs
• User Generated Family Trees/Compiled Family Trees
• Web Content

Notes/Bibliography vs Author/Date

Basic Notes/Bibliography

Notes--Specific to Broad = John T. Hassam, The Hassam Family (Boston, 1870), 4, 5 (2. William); digital images, HathiTrust.

Bibliography--Broad to Specific; Commonly Alphabetical = Hassam, John T., The Hassam Family, Boston: 1870. HathiTrust.

Basic Author Date-- [WIP]

My Basic Templates

Records, like vital records, church records, deeds, tax records, etc., might be available in different forms. For example, a deed is a type of government record. We might access the deed in a form that originated in a government archive, but that same deed might have been transcribed and published in a book or series. It might have been transcribed and published on a website, blog or message board, with or without an accompanying digital image and/or with or without a proper reference (source of the source).

Basic Templates

• Book--Author, Title (publisher location, publisher, published date), page (item, if appropriate).
• Book with online access--Author, Title (publisher location, publisher, published date), page (item, if appropriate); digital images, [link OnlinePublisher].

My Examples

Books

Charles Levi Woodbury, Genealogy Sketches of the Woodbury Family (Manchester, N. H. Printed by the J. B. Clarke company, 1904), 82-87 (Josiah Woodbury, first) at 82; digital images, InternetArchive.

John T. Hassam, The Hassam Family (Boston, 1870), 4, 5 (2. William); digital images, HathiTrust.

John Johnson, A History of the Towns of Bristol and Bremen in the State of Maine, Including the Pemaquid Settlement (Albany, N.Y. : Joel Munsell, 1873), 48-59 (Ch. 8); 60-63 (for Samoset and Unongoit; Brown and Pearce), 112 (Oath of Fidelity); 234 (Richard Pearce of Marblehead); 236-244 (Brown/Pearce); 244-249 (Hilton/Brown/Pearce); digital images, InternetArchive.

Hezekiah Spencer Sheldon, Documentary History of Suffield in the Colony and Province of the Massachusetts Bay (Springfield, Mass. : C.W. Bryan Co., 1879), 266 (for land ... laid out to William Pearce), 127 (Goodman [William] Pierce; m. Esther Spencer), 82 (Elezazur Stockwell, son of Quinton), 82, 102, 104, 108, 113, 118, 124, 215, 223 (Quinton Stockwell), 169, 193, 309 (John Stockwell); digital images, InternetArchive.

William Berry, County genealogies : pedigrees of the families of the county of Kent (London: Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1830), 181 (Roberts); digital images, FamilySearch, FSL film 477361, digital collection (DGS) 8087137, image 465 of 709.

William S. Appleton, The family of Badcock of Massachusetts (Boston : D. Clapp & Son. 1881), 3 (Return Badcock); digital images, InernetArchive; see separately, William Badcock (abt.1690-abt.1765) and Merriam (Pearse) Badcock (1693-1761).

Charles Henry Pope, A History of the Dorchester Pope Family, 1634-1888 ... (Boston, The author, 1888), 961-98 (Thomas and his family); digital images, InternetArchive.

Henry Franklin Andrews, The Hamlin Family: A Genealogy of Capt. Giles Hamlin (Exira, Iowa. : Pub. by The Author, 1900), 5-6 (William Hamblen, for Nathaniel m. Mary Pierce); digital images, InternetArchive.

Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1640: A Concise Compendium (Boston, Massachusetts : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), xxxx (person of interest)

Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, Water Goodwin Davis [and David Curtis Dearborn], Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Portland, Maine, Southworth Press [originally in 5 parts, paginated consecutively], 1928-1939; rpt, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), ______; digital images, InternetArchive (borrow), or navigate to the proper part and page from FamilySearch catalog.

"First Congregational Church Records, Concord, NH 1780-1905," New Hampshire Genealogical Record, 6 (1909):161; digital images, Hathi Trust; marriages by Rev. Asa McFarland [1808] "Jany 21. William Preston of Rumney & Mary Herbert of Concord were married."

Charles Henry Wright Stocking, The History and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America ..., (New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1897), 2 vols., 1:44 (for ID 159, Benjamin [Knowlton] and Abigail Dodge), 1:67 (for ID 332, Ezra [Knowlton] and Abigail Dodge); digital images, InternetArchive.

George Henry Knowlton, Errata and Addenda to Dr. Stocking's History and Genealogy of the Knowlton's of England and America ... (Boston: The Everett Press, 1903), 29 (for corrections to p. 44, ID 159 and p. 44, ID 332) and 40- 41 (for corrections to p. 67, ID 332 and family); digital images, Hathi Trust.

Jesse A. Barney, Rumney, Then and Now, History (Rumney, NH: Town of Rumney, 1967), pg. 187-88 (Preston); digital images, FamilySearch Books, (filmed pages 198-99).

Citing information from Miss Alma J. Herbert, Nathaniel Bouton, The history of Concord : from its first grant in 1725 ... (1856), 667-670 (The Herbert Family). at 665; digital images, Hathi Trust.

Charles Levi Woodbury, Genealogy Sketches of the Woodbury Family (Manchester, N. H. Printed by the J. B. Clarke company, 1904), 82 (Josiah Woodbury, first); digital images, InternetArchive.

Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Sarah Stone, wife of James Patten of Arundel (Kennebunkport) Maine (Portland, Me. : The Southworth Press, 1930), 10-13 (7. John Stone) at 13 (daughter Susanna); digital images, InternetArchive (borrow).

Roderick H. Burnham, The Burnham Family ... (Hartford, Connecticut : Press of Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1869), 326 (31. Westley Burnham), 344 (70. Westley Burnham), 372 (Asa Burnham), 471 (127. Westley Burnham; 128. Nathan Burnham), 372 (Michael Burnham), 373-374 (131 Samuel Burnham), 374 (132. Richard Burnham); digital images, InternetArchive.

Multiple Volumes ...

James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the first settlers of New England ..., 4 vols. (Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1860-1862), 3: (P ...) at 430; digital images, InternetArchive, "Richard, Pemaquid, a carpenter, I think is the man wh. in Jan 1642, an Ind. sagamore made large gr. of lds. and islds as may be seen in Geneal. Reg. XIII. 365; took o. of fidel. 1674."

James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, 4 vols. (Boston, Little, Brown and company 1860-1862), 2:405 (Herrick); digital images, InternetArchive

Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, 5 vols. in 6 (Boston : W. White, printer to the commonwealth, 1853-1854), xxx (entry date or person of interest); digital images ....

Citing NHSP 14:217 and remarking "A. P." in George C. Gilmore, State Senators 1784-1900 : New Hampshire Men at Bunker Hill (1899), 63; digital image, Internet Archive. See page 29 for reference to abbreviations. "A. P." notes those taken prisoner at Quebec.

Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 3:2054-2057 (John Woodbury), in particular, 2055; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, Water Goodwin Davis [and David Curtis Dearborn], Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Portland, Maine, Southworth Press [originally in 5 parts, paginated consecutively], 1928-1939; rpt, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), ______; digital images, InternetArchive (borrow), or navigate to the proper part and page from FamilySearch catalog.

Sir John Maclean, An Historical and Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Poyntz, multiple parts (Exeter, privately printed for the subscribers by William Pollard & Co., 1886), pt ]https://hdl.handle.net/2027/gri.ark:/13960/t46q52z9m?urlappend=%3Bseq=23 2:131]-132 (Table V: Pedigree of Poyntz of Alderly), 113-133 at 117-~122 (Matthew Poyntz); digital images, HathiTrust.

Series ...

A. A. Galloupe and John Price, "A supplement to the Allen family," Essex Institute Historical Collections, multiple vols., 27 (1890):32; digital images, Hathi Trust--entry 10a, for Abigail, dau. of Samuel Allen.

Robert Hale, A List of Deaths in Beverly made by Col. Robert Hale, Essex Institute Historical Collections, 5 (1863), Page 16-24, Page 94-96, Page 231-35.

Edward Hasted, The history and topographical survey of the county of Kent ..., 2nd ed., 12 volumes (Canterbury: printed by W. Bristow, 1797-1801), 7 (1798):142-147 (The Hundred of Great Barnefield ... [and] Parishes: Hawkhurst) at 146 (Elfords); digital images, HathiTrust.

...ELFORDS, ... once belonged to a family named Castleman, one of whom, Walter Castleman, anno 34 Henry VI. sold it to William Conghurst, one of whose descendants passed it away to Roberts, and John Roberts died possessed of it in the beginning of queen Elizabeth's reign, and lies buried in this church. His son Edmund Roberts alienated it, in the 12th year of that reign, to Richard Boys, gent. who resided here, and died possessed of it in 1605. He lies buried in this church, as do most of his descendants ...

"Extracts from some old Account Books kept by Mr. Whipple, of Hamilton, Mass." in Essex Institute Historical Collections, 4 (1862):47-48, 96, 142-144, 239-240; digital images, InternetArchive.

State Papers

"Payroll of Capt. Henry Deaborns Company in Colo. Artnolds detachment for Canada inlisted out of Colo. Starks and Colo. Poo's Regiments from the time of entry in said Regiments to Sept 1, 1775," New Hampshire, [Provincial and state papers], 40 vols., 14:215; digital images, Hathi Trust.

Journal Articles

"Genealogies in Preparation" in New England Historical and Genealogical Dictionary, 97 (1943):206-207 at 207 (Pearce); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors, "Pearce--Richard, born in England, probably about 1610, died probably at Muscongus, Maine, by James R. Pierce ... Manchester, Conn."

Warner B. Sturtevant, "The Humphrey Horrells in Early New England," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 113 (1959):290-293 at 290-291; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

Pauline C. Merrick, Helen Schatvet Ullmann, ed., "Evidence as to the Probable Father of Elisha Hamlin of New Milford, Connecticut," Connecticut Nutmegger, 46 (2013):124-132 at 124-125 (1. Nathaniel Hamlin); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

Citing "Pye 13," Henry F. Waters, Genealogical Gleanings in England ..., 2 vols. ([Boston, New-England Historic Genealogical Society, 1901), 2:1001-1002; digital images, HathiTrust, will of "John Woodbury of Beverley in New England, mariner, but now a resident on board his Majesty's ship the Crown." dated 4 August 1672.

Gary Boyd Roberts, Immigrants to New England for Whom Royal Descent Has Been Proved, Virtually Proved, Improved, or Disproved Since About 1960: A Bibliographical Survey," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 141 (1987):92-109; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

Citing "'Suffolk Muster Roll 1734-1631,' extracted from The East Anglian Notes and Queries, new series"; see Clifford L. Stott and Myrtle Stevens Hyde, "The English Bullard Family Revisited and their Bignett Connection," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 154 (2000):172-188 at 172, 173; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors, notes that the extracted portion "originally from Exch. Accts. K. R. 59/4, Public Records Office, 21, 22 (FHL microfilm 453,040, item 3)."

Leslie Maher, "The Roberts Family of Brenchley, Kent …," The American Genealogist, 83 (2008):267-277 at 270 (Children of Thomas^D Roberts); digital image by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

Thomas Amory Lee, "Lee Family of Marblehead," Essex Institute Historical Collections, 52 (1916): 33-48, 145-160, 225-240, 329-344 and 53 (1917); 65-80, 153-168, 257-287, at 43 and especially 148-149 (8. Deacon Benjamin Lee) and (Dabrow Lee, born 1745/6); digital images, HathiTrust.

John Price, "Genealogy of the Allen Family of Manchester, Mass., from the earliest settlement to the year 1886," Essex Institute Historical Collections. 24 (1887):223-240, 302-312; 25 (1888):44-59; digital images, HathiTrust.

"Allen Genealogy," The Essex Genealogy, 2 (1898):135-140, 161-165, 176-181; digital images, HathiTrust.

John T. Hassam, "Some of the Descendants of William Hilton, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 31 (1877):179-194 at 185-187 (#3--William^3 Hilton); digital images, InternetArchive.

John T. Hassam, "The Hassam Family", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 24 (1870):414-422; digital images, HathiTrust.

David Curtis Dearborn and John Bradley Arthaud, "William¹ Woodbury of Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 175 (2021):207-222, 348-360; 176 (2022):70-92; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

Deborah Kimball Nowers, “John^2 Trask, son of Osmond^1 Trask of Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts,” The Essex Genealogist, 27 (2007):57-66, in particular p. 61 for Jonathan (2) Trask; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors (accessed 2013).

Deborah Kimball Nowers, "Osmond¹ Trask and his children of Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts," The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 161 (2007):47-61; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

Deborah Kimball Nowers, "Samuel² Trask, son of Osmond¹ Trask of Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist, 29 (2009), 15-24 at 16 (ii Susanna Trask) and 17 (iii Daniel Trask); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

Deborah Kimball Nowers, "George¹ Standley of Beverly, Massachusetts, and His Children," The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 163 [WN 649] (2009):46-50; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

Deborah Kimball Nowers, "George² Standley son of George^1 Standley, of Beverly, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist 31 (2011):127-135; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

John Bradley Arthaud,"The Sallows-Solas-Sollis-Sollace Family: Mariners of Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts," The American Genealogist, 72 (1997):1-14, 115-134; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

"Descendants of John Andrews of Ipswich," The Essex Antiquarian, 3 (1877):97-103; digital images, HathiTrust.

Newspapers or Magazines

John Peirce and Margaret Pickman 1733 depositions in "Miscongus Island," The Essex Antiquarian ..., 11 (1907):39; digital images, InternetArchive.

John C. McLaughlin 1929 obituary, Tri-State Alliance, May 30, 1929, p. 8., c. 3, dateline Highland, South Dakota; digital image provided by Williams County Public Library, held by GeneJ as John C. McLaughlin TRISTA.pdf and Cline-McLaughlin--John C. McLaughlin.pdf. Otherwise possibly Pioneer Tri State Alliance [28 June 1879 - 26 Sept 1974].

Daniel McLaughlin 1907 obituary, The Bryan (Ohio) Democrat, October 10, 1907, p. 3; digital image provided by Williams County Public Library, held by GeneJ as "Daniel McLaughlin BRYDEMr.png."

Dr. Alma W. Powell 1930 obituary, "Dr. Alma W. Powell died in 56th year," New York Times, Friday, March 14, 1930; digital image held by GeneJ, courtesy of Mark Lomax (California), Lomax to GeneJ, 24 November 2008.

Theodore [Dempster] Williams 1974 obituary, The Arizona Republic, February 13, 1974, p. 13; digital image, viewable by subscription, Newspapers.com.

"Died," obituary of Elizabeth Preston, The Sun, Dover (New Hampshire) Gazette, and County Advertiser, Saturday, June 27, 1807, pg. 3, col. 1; digital image, GenealogyBank.com (accessed 5 January 2008), "Historical Newspapers" collection; reports her death on the 19th, that she leaves eleven children to morn.

"Another Revolutionary Hero Gone.--," obituary of Mr. William Preston, The (Baltimore, Maryland) Sun, Wednesday, June 1, 1842 (Morning ed.), page 2, column 2; digital image, GenealogyBank.com (accessed 19 November 2007), "Historical Newspapers" collection; see also, same publication, pg. 2, col. 6, death notice for William Preston.

Government Archives

Certificate/Pension to Mary Preston, widow of William Preston, William Preston (Mary), file W[idows] 2667, S[oldier] 3222, BLWt 5079-160-55, "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files," micropublication M804 (Washington: National Archives, 19__), roll 1972; digital image(s) from archival media, Footnote.com (accessed 28 November 2007), filmed as page number 09 (Page 9.jpg), containing notations about various correspondence including comment that Mary Preston, the widow, died 26 Oct 1857, with the initials "A. B."

Beverly Town Clerk Compilations

George Pierce and Rebecca family entries in "Beverly Town Births, Marriages and Deaths 1653-1890," 4 bound vols., 3:54 (penned on left side page); digital images, FamilySearch, FSL film 760604, digital collection (DGS) 4934217, image 361 of 589.

Nehemiah Preston-Agnes Bradford family entries in "Beverly Town Births, Marriages and Deaths 1653-1890," 4 bound vols., 3:78 (penned at upper left); digital images, FamilySearch, FSL film 760604, digital collection (DGS) 4934217, image 385 of 589.

Church Records

Laura Beach 1799 baptism in Royden Woodward Vosburgh, ed. "Records of the Presbyterian Church in New Hartford (formerly The First Religious Society in Whitestown) ..." (N.Y., N.Y., The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1921), 5; digital images, FamilySearch, viewed as FSL film 534222 (iItem 2), digital collection (DGS) 07896643, image 69 of 361; "Baptized: 1799, Aug't 11, Laura, Daughter of Ashbel Beach."

Mrs. Beach 1812 death in Royden Woodward Vosburgh, ed. "Records of the Presbyterian Church in New Hartford (formerly The First Religious Society in Whitestown) ..." (N.Y., N.Y., The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1921), 49; digital images, FamilySearch, viewed as FSL film 534222 (item 2), digital collection (DGS) 07896643, image 114 of 361.

Priscilla Prisson 1719 baptism in William P. Upham, Records of the First Church in Beverly, Massachusetts, 1667-1772 (Salem, Mass., Essex Institute, 1905), 154; digital images, HathiTrust, "1719] July 19. baptized. the widow Pricilla Prisson" (footnote reports she is "Widow of William Preston").

Nehemiah, Priscilla and Abigail Prisson 1720 baptismal record, William P. Upham, Records of the First Church of Beverly, Massachusetts, 1667-1772 (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1905), p. 155; digital images, HathiTrust, "[1720]. April 24. baptized. Nehemiah, Priscila & Abigail children of Nehemiah Prisson by Abigail ... his wife."

Vital Records

Annice Woodbery 1672[/3] death in Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, 2 vols. (Topsfield, Mass., Topsfield Historical Society, 1906-07), 2:616 (Woodbery); digital images, HathiTrust, [Woodbery] "Annice. Feb. 14, 1672."

Elizabeth Woodbery 1654 birth, citing "CT. R. [court record, Essex Co. Quarterly Court]," Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, 6 vols. (Salem, Mass., The Essex institute, 1916- ), 2: 441 (Woodbery); digital images, Hathi Trust, "Woodbery, Eliz[abeth], d. John and Eliza[beth], 15 : 6 m : 1654.

Hanna Woodbery 1636 baptism, citing "C. R. 1 [church record, First Church]," Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, 6 vols. (Salem, Mass., The Essex institute, 1916- ), 2: 441 (Woodbery); digital images, Hathi Trust, [Woodbery], "Hanna, d. Jo[h]n, bp. 25 : 10 m : 1636."

Preston-Hill 1719 intention in Joshua Coffin, trans., "Births, Publishments, Marriages, Deaths, etc., in Beverly, Vol. I," 93 (penned at upper right); digital images, FamilySearch, FSL film 864850, digital collection (DGS) 7011152, image 117 of 143 (accessed 2013), "David Preston of Marblehead & Anne Hill of Beverly their intention of marriage published in Beverly on June ye 7th ... 1719"; title page represents these records as "Transcribed from the original."

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-6VJL?cc=2061550&wc=MMBX-XCV%3A222993987 : 22 October 2020), > image 113 of 136; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.

Presson-Hill 1719 marriage, Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, 2 vols. (Topsfield, Mass., Topsfield Historical Society, 1906-07), 2:248 (Presson); digital images, HathiTrust, entry for "David [Presson], of Marblehead, and Anne Hill, Aug. 14, 1719".

Presson-Hill 1719 marriage, Vital Records of Marblehead, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, 3 vols. (Salem, Mass., The Essex institute, 1903-08), 2:344 (Presson); digital images, InternetArchive, "[Presson] David and Anne Hill of Beverly, at Beverly, Aug. 14, 1719."

"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDK3-HMK : 10 February 2018), John C. Mclaughlin and Rebecca J. Freed, 02 Mar 1881; citing Williams,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0914037 V. 4.

"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD4L-CQ5 : 10 February 2018), John C. Mclaughlin and Rebecca J. Freed, 02 Mar 1881; citing Williams County, Ohio, reference 2187; FHL microfilm 914,037.

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6C6-XRR : 9 March 2018), Rebecca Freed in entry for Mervin L. Mclaughlin, 19 Jan 1882; citing Birth, Franklin, Fulton, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 423,609.

McLaughlin-Freed 1881 marriage certificate no. 2187, [Williams County, Ohio] Marriage Records, 1824-1941, 4:738; digital image, FamilySearch, FSL film 914037, image group (DGS) 4259971, image 557 of 567.

Permelia H. Eyer 1912 death certificate, registered no. 12 (digital file 393728), Michigan Death Certificates; digital image, Michiganology, burial at Adrian, Michigan; she is a widow, daughter of John McLaughlin and Margaret Cline.

John Eyer [indexed as Dyer] 1903 death certificate no 539 (stamped), Michigan Death Certificates; digital image, Michiganology, he is married Carriage Maker, burial is Adrian; born Ohio, 30 August 1832; married first at age 27; father of 7 children, 6 are living; parents Abraham Eyer, born Pennsylvania and Mary (Hamilton) Eyer, born Ohio; informant is Eugene Eyer.

Court Records

Probate

Nehemiah Presson 1795 probate, case 22717 (25 pp.; testate) in Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881; database and digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors, will dated 13 June 1795 (filmed page 7-8), proved 7 September 1795.

Isaac Woodberry 1733 probate (case 30408; 60 pp.) in Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881; database and digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

Jonathan Kettell 1764 probate, case 13173, "Probate records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)"; digital images, FamilySearch, FSL digital collection (DGS) 007553485, images 753-762 of 1222,

U.S. Census

1790.

1790 U.S. census, [County or District], [State], p. [number] (penned), col. [number], line [number], [Name]; NARA microfilm publication M637, roll [number].

1800.

1800 U.S. census, [County name] County, [State], town of [Name of town], p. [number] (penned at bottom right), line [number], [Name], NARA microfilm publication M32, roll [number].

1810.

1810 U.S. census, [County name] County, [State], town of [Town], p.[number] (penned), line [number], [Name], NARA microfilm publication M252, roll [number].

1820.

1820 U.S. census, [County name] County, [State], [Town or township], population schedule, p. [number] (penned or typed tag), [Name]; NARA microfilm publication M33, roll [number].

1820 U. S. census, Perry County, Pennsylvania, Rye Township, p.338 (stamped and edited), line 5, Daniel McGlouchlin (1-0-0-0-1-0||4-0-0-1-0|| 1 foreigner not naturalized); digital images, FamilySearch, citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll number 104; census is in alpha order; other heads of household are George McGlouchlin (2-0-0-0-0-1||0-1||1) and Anthony McGlouchlin (1-0-0-0-3||--||3).

1830.

1830 U.S. census, [County name] County, [State], population schedule, p. [number] (stamped), line [number], [Name], NARA microfilm publication M19, roll [number]. [Corrected the NARA series]

Males under five years of age

Males of five and under ten

Males of ten and under fifteen

Males of fifteen and under twenty

Males of twenty and under thirty

Males of thirty and under forty

Males of forty and under fifty

Females under five years of age

Females of five and under ten

Females of ten and under fifteen

Females of fifteen and under twenty

Females of twenty and under thirty

Females of thirty and under forty

Females of forty and under fifty

1830 U.S. census, Richland County, Ohio, population schedule, p. 41 (stamped) [has (40) noted], line 16, Isabella McLaughlin, NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 139; digital image FamilySearch, FHL film 337950, Digital Collection (DGS) 4411251, image 90 of 668; nine in her household; family is two doors down from that of George Cline.

1840.

1840 U.S. census, [County name] County, [State], [Town or township], population schedule, p. [number] (stamped), line [number], [Name], NARA microfilm publication M704, roll [number].

1840 U.S. census, Williams County, Ohio, Brady Township, population schedule, p. 238 (stamped), line 13, John McLaughlin; digital images, FamilySearch, FSL film 20179, image group (DGS) 4093846. images 483-484 of 1041, cites NARA microfilm publication M704, roll number not given.

1850.

1850 U.S. census, [County name] County, [State], population schedule, [Town or township, ward], p. [number] (handwritten, [number] stamped), dwelling [number], family [number], [Name]; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll [number].

1850 U.S. census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQS-FZS : 21 December 2020), Margaret Mc Laughlin in household of John Mc Laughlin, Franklin Township, Fulton, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1860.

1860 U.S. census, [County name] County, [State], population schedule, [Town or township, ward], p. [number] (handwritten, [number] stamped), dwelling [number], family [number], [Name]; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll [number].

1860 U.S. census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLX-HXH : 18 February 2021), Margret Mc Laughlin in entry for John Mc Laughlin, 1860; family at Franklin Township, Fulton County, Ohio; West Unity post office

1870.

1870 U.S. census, [County name] County, [State], population schedule, [Name of post office] Post Office, p. [number] (handwritten, [number] stamped), dwelling [number], family [number], [Name], NARA microfilm publication M593, roll [number]. 1870 U. S. census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M623-6NG : 29 May 2021), Margaret McLaughlin in entry for John McLaughlin, 1870; family at Franklin Township, Fulton County, Ohio; West Unity post office.

1880.

1880 U.S. census, [County name] County, [State], population schedule, enumeration district (ED) [number], p. [number] (stamped), p. [number] (penned), dwelling [number], family [number], [Name]; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll [number]. [If St. Louis census, make note of first or second enumeration].

1880 U. S. census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8MX-11D : 14 January 2022), Margarett Mc Laughlin in household of John Mc Laughlin, Franklin Township, Fulton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.

1890.

1900.

1900 U.S. census, [County name] County, [State], population schedule, enumeration district (ED) [number], p. [number] (stamped), p. [number] (penned), dwelling [number], family [number], [Name]; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll [number].

1900 U. S. census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRW-XWL : accessed 15 July 2023), John C Mclaughlin, Bramhall, Highmore, Holabird & Van Orden Townships Highmore city, Hyde, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 195, sheet 2A, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,550.

1910.

For 1910-1930 ... [Year] U.S. census, [County name] County, [State], population schedule, enumeration district (ED) [number], p. [number] (stamped), p. [number] (penned), dwelling [number], family [number], [Name]; NARA microfilm publication T[number], roll [number].

1910 U. S. census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPXC-H4S : accessed 15 July 2023), John Mclaughlin, Highmore, Hyde, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 243, sheet 3A, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1482; FHL microfilm 1,375,495.

1920.

1920 U. S. census; database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M6NR-XQT : Thu Jul 13 03:55:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Melvin L McLaughlin and Emma J McLaughlin, 1920.

1930.

1940.

1950.

Deeds

Anne Woodbery to George Corwin 1660 deed in Essex County (Massachusetts) Deeds, 2:2; digital images, FamilySearch, FSL film 866015, digital collection (DGS) 7462653, image 201-202 of 763; deed dated 1 : 6 mo. : 1660; grantor is Anne Woodbery of Salem ... widdow; grantee is George Corwin [of Salem] ... merchant; property is "three quarters of an acre of ground ... together with a smale dwelling house formerly built uppon it .... in the towne of Salem ... neere unto the meeting house having the now dwelling houses of Mr. Walter Price on the west side thereof, & of Issack Williames on the east, & being bounded on the north with the land of John Horne & Mr. Gedney, & on the south with the street .... "; witnessed by William Hathorne and Edw. Norrice; acknowledged by Anne Woodbery, 1 : 6 mo. 1660.

Peter Woodbery, Elizabeth Dodge, Ebenezer [Woodbery] and Cornelius Baker to Humphrey Woodbery 1682 deed in Essex County (Massachusetts) Deeds, 23:80; digital images, FamilySearch, FSL film 866024, digital collection (DGS) 7462662, image 392 of 896; deed dated 3 November 1682, recorded 9 April 1711.

Ashbel Beach to Samuel B. Beach, 1811, as Oneida County [New York] Deeds, 21:192; digital images, FamilySearch, viewed as FSL film 364866, digital collection (DGS) 7119048, image 117 of 687; deed is dated 30 May 1811; recorded the same day; Samuel B. Beach is the "only son of the said Ashbel [of the town of Whitestown, Yeoman]."

Richard Pearce Senr, John Pearce and George Pearce, Indenture, Essex County (Massachusetts) Deeds, 32:201; digital images, FamilySearch, FSL film 866028, digital collection (DGS) 7462666, image 212 of 599; deed is dated 29 November 1717; recorded 2 December 1717; Richard Pearce Senr is of Marblehead ("Elder Brother"); John Pearce is of Manchester; and George Pearce is of Beverly, all are fishermen; this is "Their Division of Lands ..." of "Their father, Richd Pearce, deceased ..."; agreeing also that "our Sisters Children ... Eliz^a Ffullfood, Frances Fulfood and their sister Eliz^a Marten ye wife of Samll Marten of Marblehead, fisherman," shall have [certain land] "as their Mothers part and portion."

John Graves 1712 testimony in York Deeds, 18 vols. (Portland : J.T. Hull, 1887-1910), 8:48-49 (folio); digital images, HathiTrust, testimony dated 15 May 1712, recorded 23 August 1714; mentions "Island Commonly Called Captn Champernouns Island .... was in ye possession of Captn Nathll Fryer Esq in [1680] ... I heard Captn Nathll Fryer Esqr Say he had given unto Mr. John Hinckes & Daughter Elizabeth certain parcel ... "

Richard Parce Junr to Capt. William Smith 1721 deed in York Deeds, 18 vols. (Portland : J.T. Hull, 1887-1910), 10:206 (folio); digital images, HathiTrust, deed is dated 29 August 1721, recorded 12 September 1721; grantor is Richard Parce Jur of Marblehead in the County of Esex ... Shoreman; grantee is Capt. William Smith of Great Britain but Now a resident of Marblehead ...; land is "lying in the Eastern Parts in a place Comanly Known by the Name Misconcose But now Named Mary Town Containing five hundred acres Justly Laid out : with Land belonging to Capt John Tallemy of Great Brittaine : being one Moiety or halfe of the Said land .... "; deed executed by Richard Parce and Hannah Parce; witnessed by Aaron Bourne and John Coite; appearance dated Marblehead, 30 August 1721 by Richard Parce jur and Hannah his wife.

John Bradford & al. to Thomas Cox in Essex County (Massachusetts) Deeds 104:206; digital images, FamilySearch, FSL film digital collection (DGS) 007463304, image 299 of 601; deed dated 25 Marc 1758, recorded 1 May 1759; grantors are "John Bradford Mariner & Elizabeth my wife & Nehemiah Presson Mariner & Annes my wife all of Beverly ... & Simon Bradford yeoman of Salem in the Province of New Hampshire with the Consent of Eunes my wife"; grantee is "Thomas Cox of Beverly ... Marriner"; property is A Sartain peace of upland being Situate & Laying in the Township of Beverly Containing about one hundred & thirty poles of land & is bounded westerly on the highway three poles Southerly on the heirs of William Louitt Decd Twenty six poles & 18/25 parts to a Stone wall Easterly on John Lovitt twelve pols & 9/25 parts westerly & northerly on Sd Lovitt on Two Couwes Twenty one pols & 5/25 parts to the First Menchened bounds; witness are Joseph Wood, Robert Roundey, Benjamin Batchelder, Sarah Batchelder, Jona Perkins, Anthony Wood; appearance ?8 August 1758 at Beverly by John and Elizabeth Bradford; 4 September 1758 by Simon Bradford; 13 September 1758 by Annis Presson; 25 October 1758 by Nehemiah Preston.

Suffolk Deeds, 14 vols. (Boston, 1812-1906), 9:416 (Irons &c. to Brading); digital images, InternetArchive, deed dated 28 September 1676, acknowledged on the same day; recorded 22 November 1676; he is "Richard Randoll of Boston."

Archives/Collections

Charles H. Herbert (1825-1906) "Papers," a collection held by the New Hampshire Historical Society Library, Concord, call no. 1989-128; web content, New Hampshire Historical Society, see also the library's biographical/genealogical outline about Charles H. Herbert.

Hannah (Preston) Webster, oral family history recorded by Charles H. Herbert at Elgin, Ill., 15 September 1887; "War journal and letters, 1852-1865" (Charles H. Herbert papers), MS 1989-128, pages 219-217; New Hampshire Historical Society Library, Concord; digital images, supplied by Bill Copeley, Reference Librarian, correspondence of 21 November 2008; privately held by GeneJ.

William Preston and Charles H. Herbert, "Journal of Maj. William Preston," ms 1989-128, New Hampshire Historical Society Library; digital images, supplied by Bill Copeley, Reference Librarian, correspondence of 21 November 2008; privately held by GeneJ. Note: Preston's original journal was inherited by Hannah (Preston) Webster. Her cousin, Charles H. Herbert (born Concord, 1825) "made such copy of the dilapidated little square manuscript rescued from fire and wrongly served--as I could decipher" on about 16 September 1887 at Elgin, Illinois during a visit to Hannah's home. As of 2009, Preston's original journal remained privately held by descendants of Hannah (Preston) Webster.

Websites

Mrs. Beach 1812 death mention in Kathy Last, "New Hartford Presbyterian Church Deaths, [1792-1818]"; web content, Oneida County, New York, GenWeb, Last transcription from "a DAR book [with] no date/name [of the original transcriber]."

Database

"Horton" obituaries in "Shiawassee County [Michigan] Obituary Index"; database, Shiawassee District Library (accessed 16 Juy 2024); database description as "obituaries published in the Owosso Argus-Press & its predecessors, beginning in 1862"; ten (10) pages or about 100 Horton entries returned dating between 1872 and 2023, including Alanson Horton (16 September 1873) and Mrs. Lois Horton (28 May 1879).

FindAGrave

John Buller (1485-1535), memorial 127178478 (only; no gravestone image); web content, FindAGrave, memorial created by Robert DeVowe, maintained by Rose; this memorial is unsourced; claims birth and death at Barnham, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England; claims burial there at St. Martin.

David Preston (1772-1844), memorial 50359612 and gravestone images; web content, FindAGrave (accessed 1 April 2024), reports his burial at Beverly Farms Cemetery in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts; memorial maintained by V. Nareen Lake; gravestone images by Barry Gates (2) and John Glassford. X-3336 Note. Gravestone reports his death on 19 October 1844; the town vital record reports 21 October 1844, noting also the gravestone details.

Sarah Poland Preston (1781-1855), memorial 108593093 and gravestone images; web content, FindAGrave (accessed 1 April 2024), reports burial at Beverly Farms Cemetery in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts; memorial maintained by Barry Gates; gravestone images added by Barry Gates (2) and John Glassford; "prob. dau. of Joseph Poland (1733-1820) & Sarah Adams Whipple (1739-1826) ...

Sally Preston Pierce (1805-1890), memorial 108587799 and gravestone images; web content, FindAGrave (accessed 1 April 2024), reports burial at Beverly Farms Cemetery in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts; memorial maintained by Barry Gates; gravestone images added by Barry Gates (2) and John Glassford.

Working with FSL Films

Examples of Variations

Quick styles

"Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1S-ZZ9 : 17 January 2020), Annice Woodbery, 1672.

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZY-9PX : Fri Mar 08 17:50:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Annie Woodbery, 14 February 1672.

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11634/172/143496339

Content

Need to explain why the secondary source author's source of the source is so helpful in collaborative environment.

https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html

https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/search.epl?q=revised&page=2&site=&search_edition=

John McLaughlin 1887 obituary (transcribed), citing "West Unity Chief May 11, 1887," memorial 9418950 and images; web content, FindAGrave, maintained by Mike McLaughlin; gravestone photographs added by PLS, likeness photograph added by Mike McLaughlin.

John McLaughlin 1887 apparent obituary from unidentified newspaper (transcribed), dateline "Franklin August 18th 1887"; web content, Fulton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.

McLaughlin-Kline 1835 marriage, [Richland County, Ohio] Marriage records 3:27; digital image, FamilySearch, FSL film 388736, digital collection (DGS) 4701443 ("Marriage record v. 3-6 1834-1854"), image 20 of 636; has marriage date as 8 January 1835--possible this was the date of the return, as the record references several unions; also possible both obituaries confused the date (22 December) with the date of John's birth.

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-PMSQ-G8?cc=1614804&wc=ZRCK-K68%3A122067001%2C122452601 : 15 July 2014), Richland > Marriage records 1834-1840 vol 3 > image 15 of 168; county courthouses, Ohio.

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDPY-NQS : 27 September 2021), John Mclauglin and Margaret Kline, 1835.

1820 U. S. census, Perry County, Pennsylvania, Rye Township, p.338 (stamped and edited), line 5, Daniel McGlouchlin (1-0-0-0-1-0||4-0-0-1-0|| 1 foreigner not naturalized); digital images, FamilySearch, citing NARA microfilm publication M252, roll number not given.

Notes

"Citation Quick Guide" in "Turabian: A Manual for Writers"; digital content, Chicago Manual of Style. Examples of "Notes and Bibliography: Sample Citations" at Chicago Manual of Style.

Types:

• Note
• Shortened Note
• Bibliographic Entry

Col. Hale's record of deaths .... https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RSJ-385?i=305&cc=2061550

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