Tracing Your War of 1812 Ancestors; Compiled by David A. Norris; 68 pps; Paper; saddle-stapled; Full Color; 8.5x11; Item # MM012

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Resources for USA, Canadian and British Research!

• PLUS:
• Army & Navy Records
• Bounty Land Warrants
• Newspapers & Maps
• Government Records
• Cemetery Records
• Pension Records
• Militia Service
• Impressment
• US Marines
• Prisoners of War
• And More!

• War of 1812: Introduction, An introduction to look at what resources are available to researchers
• Chronology & Outline, An outline of the war, and the causes and resolution
• US Government Records, Local government records could reveal details of an ancestor’s home and life
• Canadian War of 1812 Records, Published and online sources make tracking Canadian soldiers much easier
• British War of 1812 Records, Tips on resources for locating ancestors who may have fought with the British Army or Royal Navy
• US Army Records, A bit of digging might uncover a treasure trove of information on an ancestor in the US Army
• United States Marines, Although US Marines were a small force in 1812, a number of resources exist for them
• Naval Records, New resources provide valuable details on the lives of sailors in the US Navy
• Prize Money: Spoils of War, Prize money could more than double a sailors pay
• Militia Service, Most veterans of the War of 1812 served brief periods in the militia
• Bounty Land Warrants, Land bounty records are a valuable source of information on veterans and their heirs
• Cemetery Records, A number of resources are available that can help you locate burial sites
• Impressment, Maritime records are useful research tools and document a tumultuous era
• Maps, Historic maps help bring the War of 1812 era, and your family history, to life
• Pensions, Pension files can reveal where your ancestor was born, where they lived and died and more
• Privateer & Naval Pensions, An important genealogical resource for anyone researching a maritime ancestor
• Newspapers: Breaking News! Newspapers of the War of 1812 era are a valuable genealogical and historical resource
• Prisoners Of War, Records of prisoners of war can provide additional details of an ancestor’s life
• Last Survivors, As a rule of thumb, the last survivor of a war will live roughly 90 years after the war