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Q My grandfather Carl August Petersson (he later went by Charles) was born in 1863 in Sweden, and died in America in 1927. I’ve spent years searching unsuccessfully for his birth parish. He came immigrated around the mid-1800’s and spent most of his life in northern California. Records I’ve found list his birthplace as only […]
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Q. My German ancestors arrived at New Orleans in 1853 and traveled to Ohio by river boat. I’ve found their passenger list to New Orleans, but how can I find record of the next segment of their journey? A. Congratulations on finding your ancestors on a New Orleans passenger list! “It was pretty much a […]
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