Recent Memorial Pages by hlg1776

• Mining Revolutionary War Pensions: Widow of Two Veterans - Marriage Proofs

  Several of the women applying for widows benefits were widows of more than one man. Many such widows had only one husband who was a war veteran. In rarer…

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  Updated 01 Mar 2011 - 256 views

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• Mining Revolutionary War Pensions: Town Marriage Record Data

  Pensions often reveal more than data on a pensioner, his service and family. Documents with these files sometimes reveal small yet significant facts that…

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  Created 26 Feb 2010 - 292 views

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• Mining Revolutionary War Pensions:African American Marriage Record Search

  Several pension files contain letters from county clerks regarding searches they conducted for evidence of marriage between Revolutionary War veterans and…

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  Updated 23 Feb 2010 - 272 views

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• Mining Revolutionary War Pensions: A widow forgets her marriage date

  Widows applying for benefits under various pension laws were required to provide proof of marriage in order to determine their eligibility for benefits…

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  Updated 22 Feb 2010 - 318 views

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• Mining Revolitionary War Pensions: Discharge Certificate of Cato Greene, an African American Soldier

  A discharge certificate was one form of proof of service accepted by the US Pension Bureau. Cato Greene was fortunate in that unlike many veterans, he…

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  Updated 07 Aug 2008 - 438 views

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• Mining Revolutionary War Pensions: Sources for African American Wealth and Genealogical Data

  Veterans applying for benefits under the Pension Law of 1818 had to provide after 1820, a schedule of their property and income. Many schedules also…

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  Updated 03 Aug 2008 - 568 views

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• Clues to Vital Data on African American Revolutionary War Veteran Frank Andrew

  Military records and newspapers may provide hard to locate data on 18th century-born African Americans. Andrew Frank's pension and death notice provided…

  by hlg1776

  Updated 01 Aug 2008 - 373 views

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• Extract of 18th Century African American Marriage Record

  Evidence of early marriages between African American servants surface from time to time amongst the pension applications of widows of American…

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  Updated 01 Aug 2008 - 695 views

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• Mining Revolutionary War Pensions: Report of Paul Ram Lee's Death

  Accounts of fallen comrades occasionally surface in pension affidavits. While not always detailed, they sometimes provide the only proof of service and…

  by hlg1776

  Updated 07 Jul 2008 - 375 views

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• Mining Revolutionary War Pensions: Slave Births (prob. King & Queen County, VA)

  Pension files contain many records of genealogical value. While a majority of the records relate to a pensioner’s family, some of these records provide…

  by hlg1776

  Updated 06 Jul 2008 - 2,275 views

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• Mining Revolutionary War Pensions: Marriage Record Copy - Challenge for African American Widow

  Spouses of veterans had to prove that they were legally married in order to obtain benefits. In some cases, written proof was lacking due to poor…

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  Updated 28 Jun 2008 - 1,779 views

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• Mining Revolutionary War Pensions: African American Marriage Record

  When widows of veterans applied for pensions, they had to present proof of marriage. Although it is common to see copies of marriage records in the…

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  Updated 28 Jun 2008 - 467 views

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• Mining Revolutionary War Pensions: Free Negro Registration References

  Affidavits often include minor details about veterans that can lead researchers to non-traditional documentary sources.

  by hlg1776

  Updated 26 Jun 2008 - 407 views

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