Genealogies in the Library of Congress


Book Description

This "Supplement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress" lists all genealogies in the Library of Congress that were catalogued between 1972 and 1976, showing acquisitions made by the Library in the five years since publication of the original two-volume Bibliography. Arranged alphabetically by family name, it adds several thousand works to the canon, clinching the Bibliography's position as the premier finding-aid in genealogy.




A Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress


Book Description

Previously published by Magna Carta, Baltimore. Published as a set by Genealogical Publishing with the two vols. of the Genealogies in the Library of Congress, and the two vols. of the Supplement. Set ISBN is 0806316691.







Family Book of Remembrance and Genealogy, with Allied Lines


Book Description

Jeremiah Meacham (1613/1614-1696) emigrated during or before 1650 from England to Southold, Long Island, New York, and married twice. Family tradition indicates he immigrated between 1630 and 1642 under an assumed name (possibly Weaver). Descendants and relatives lived throughout the United States. Joseph Mecham Sr. (1780-1845), a direct descendant in the sixth generation, married Sarah Basford, and they became Mormon converts. They moved from New Hampshire (via Ohio and Missouri) to Nauvoo, Illinois, where he died. His descendants and relatives lived in Utah, Idaho, Arizona, California and elsewhere. Includes much Mecham ancestry and genealogical data in England to about 1066 A.D., including various lines of nobility.







The Atlantic World


Book Description

This important new contribution to the study of Atlantic history brings together eight original essays by such leading scholars as Jorge Canizares-Esguerra, Paul Lovejoy, David Eltis, and Benjamin Schmidt on the many connections between the Old World and the New World in the early modern period. With an introduction by Wim Klooster, the four sets of paired essays examine the role of specific port cities in Atlantic history, aspects of European migration, the African dimension, and ways in which the Atlantic world has been imagined. Numerous maps and illustrations further enrich this vital new contribution to undergraduate and graduate courses of study in Atlantic history.




The Groff Book


Book Description

Hans Groff (ca.1665-1726), probably a German or Swiss immigrant, lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and married widow Anna Lichti Mier. Anna had been married to a Lichti first, then a Mier, then Hans Groff, and after his death, married Peter Leman. Descendants and relatives of Hans Groff lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New York and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Ontario and elsewhere in Canada. Includes Barr (Bar, Bare, Bear), Dohner, Eshleman, Herr, Kendig, Rohrer and related family.




Genealogies in the Library of Congress


Book Description

Second supplement to original 2 vol. set.




Immigrant and Entrepreneur


Book Description

"Examines the life of 18th century German immigrant and businessman Caspar Wistar. Reevaluates the modern understanding of the entrepreneurial ideal and the immigrant experience in the colonial era"--Provided by publisher.