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Federal Census 1790-1840 (to learn the exact content from a given census year, go to the Census Forms extra.)
Almost always include:
Name of head of household
Number of free white males in age categories
Number of free white females in age categories
total # of free whites
Number of slaves
county and/or town of residence
May also include:
# of people involved in agriculture, commerce or manufacturing
Number of people not naturalized
Number of "colored" people in age categories
Number of slaves in age categories
notation of deaf, dumb and blind people
notation of aliens
Revolutionary War pensioners
Number involved in navigation
Number in learned professions and engineers
Number in schools
Number over age 21 who cannot read or write
Number insane
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National Archives:
www.archives.gov/
General compiled sources such as the FHL Catalog:
http://www.familysearch.org/
Search/searchcatalog.asp
State or local libraries, archives or societies and/or compiled records for that locality can be found in
the Resource Guide section
of the Ancestors web site.
University & special libraries (e.g., DAR)
Online & CD transcription projects
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to locate your ancestors - at least the head of household - over time
to help make intelligent guesses about relationships, # of children, etc.
to help make intelligent guesses about rough year born (within a few years)
to determine whether a slave owner
to find some clues to occupation or means of support
to find some clues to education
to find some clues to military service
to find some clues to medical conditions
to identify other potential branches of your family living nearby
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