Genealogies in the Library of Congress

Genealogies in the Library of Congress
Author: Marion J. Kaminkow
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 882
Release: 2012-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780806316673

This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.

Immigrant and Entrepreneur

Immigrant and Entrepreneur
Author: Rosalind J. Beiler
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2011-04-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0271035951

"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.

Quaker Life

Quaker Life
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 536
Release: 1983
Genre: Society of Friends
ISBN:

Samuel Gorton of Rhode Island and His Descendants

Samuel Gorton of Rhode Island and His Descendants
Author: Thomas Gorton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1070
Release: 1985
Genre: Rhode Island
ISBN:

Samuel Gorton (1592/1593-1677) married Mary Maplett before 1630, and emigrated in 1636 from England to Boston, Massachusetts, settling in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They later moved to Aquidneck and then to Warwick, Rhode Island. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington, California and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to about 1500.