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This collection contains a registry of patents from the Alabama Inventors Database between 1821 and 2022. This unique collection offers information that can't be found in most other sources as patents give insight into the mind and creative process of the inventors. You may also learn more about your ancestor's professional life, depending on how many patents they had and how popular the invention was. This collection was compiled by the Birmingham Public Library.

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All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. To learn more about these records, please refer to the source’s website.

This collection contains indexes of obituaries printed by newspapers from Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA, between 1822 and 2018. Obituaries are among some of the most useful genealogical tools available. In addition to vital dates, obituaries can provide you with a wealth of personal information about your family member, including their hobbies and interests, any organizations they belonged to, cause of death, suggested charities for donations, and even photographs.

This collection contains information sourced from land deeds from Fairfax, Virginia between 1742 and 1866. This collection is an index, but does contain archival information to help find the original source which may include information about the property, place of residence, and witnesses. You can find records of both free and enslaved Black people within this collection. Enslaved people were considered to be the personal property of the enslaver. You’re most likely to find them listed in mortgages and deeds of trust. If your family member was emancipated, they are likely to have had a deed of manumission–a legal document in which enslavers "freed" people they had enslaved. Free people can be found on various types of deeds as grantees and grantors.

The records in this collection pertain to legal proceedings in Florida, USA between the years 1875 and 1959. Most records are in English. Legal documents such as wills, bills of sale, and criminal or civil proceedings can provide you with unique insight into your ancestor's life.

This database contains an index to Revolutionary War land grant and pension applications held by the Maine State Archives. This database is an index of veterans and widows who applied for these land grants. It lists names, residence, and the source for the application documents.

This collection contains registers of Confederate prisoners in the Union Army's custody in Memphis, Tennessee between 1861 and 1865. These records were originally created by the Provost Marshal.

All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. To learn more about these records, please refer to the source’s website.

All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. To learn more about these records, please refer to the source’s website.

This collection contains indexes of obituaries printed by newspapers from Duluth, Minnesota, between 1904 and 2023. Obituaries are among some of the most useful genealogical tools available. In addition to vital dates, obituaries can provide you with a wealth of personal information about your family member, including their hobbies and interests, any organizations they belonged to, cause of death, suggested charities for donations, and even photographs.

All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. To learn more about these records, please refer to the source’s website.

This collection contains indexes of obituaries printed by newspapers from Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA, between 1822 and 2018. Obituaries are among some of the most useful genealogical tools available. In addition to vital dates, obituaries can provide you with a wealth of personal information about your family member, including their hobbies and interests, any organizations they belonged to, cause of death, suggested charities for donations, and even photographs.

This collection contains an index of obituaries from Lynchburg, Virginia between the years 1837 and 2019. Most records are in English.

This collection contains indexes of obituaries printed by newspapers from Ouachita, Louisiana, USA, between 1860 and 2022. Obituaries are among some of the most useful genealogical tools available. In addition to vital dates, obituaries can provide you with a wealth of personal information about your family member, including their hobbies and interests, any organizations they belonged to, cause of death, suggested charities for donations, and even photographs.

All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. To learn more about these records, please refer to the source’s website.

This collection contains indexes of obituaries printed by newspapers from Savannah, Georgia, USA, between 1916 and 1996, with a few from 2011. Obituaries are among some of the most useful genealogical tools available. In addition to vital dates, obituaries can provide you with a wealth of personal information about your family member, including their hobbies and interests, any organizations they belonged to, cause of death, suggested charities for donations, and even photographs.

This collection contains indexes of obituaries printed by newspapers in and around Davenport, Iowa, U.S., between 1900 and 2024. Obituaries are among some of the most useful genealogical tools available. In addition to vital dates, obituaries can provide you with a wealth of personal information about your family member, including their hobbies and interests, any organizations they belonged to, cause of death, suggested charities for donations, and even photographs.

All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. To learn more about these records, please refer to the source’s website.