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Kingdom of Prussia Genealogy |
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Where should I begin? You ask yourself.
Tracing ancestors to their country of origin can be a daunting task, especially if there is little information to start your search.
Thankfully, today there are many tools available to the “every day” researcher such as the Church of Latter Day Saints Family History Center where you can enter your ancestors names and a location to come up with some possible scenarios. Using the advanced features, some inquisitive perseverance, and a bit of luck, you might be able to find the long lost relatives that you never imagined you could.
Other good source of information are censuses online, Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, Big Tree Books. Don't be afraid to post on the boards, you never know who is researching the same thing you are. It is so easy to be egocentric thinking that what you know is all there is with nothing more. Thinking this way obviously hasn't got you very far, otherwise you
would not be reading this. There are many reasons why you only have what information you already do. Seems like everyone is in the same boat really, doesn't it?
I hope you will be able to gain new knowledge in your ancestry quest with some of tips and information submitted to this sight. I wish you much luck in finding the long lost ancestors you have been looking for!
Sincerely,
C.W. |
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An Overview
|  | | It is very important to when researching your ancestors from Germany, to find out approximately what dates they lived in Germany, as it's borders have changed throughout it's history. Germany as we know it today as a unified country was never until fairly recent history. So, when you say my "German" ancestors, they could have been from an independant country within "Germany" depending on the time frame, or been Prussian, Polish, French, or even English, lived in the Kingdom of Prussia, or not.
To get the facts clear, The Kingdom of Prussia existed as an independant state from the 17th century to 1871. It consisted of the provences Brandenburg, Hannover, Hessen-Nassau, Hohenzoller, Ostpreussen, Pommern, Posen, Rheinland, Sachsen, Schlesien, Schleswig-Holstein, Westfalen, and West Preussen. Put it this way, all these provences took up alot of land.
In order to find more information about your "German" ancestors from the Kingdom of Prussia, you need to find out at least the provence they came from. Many ancestors listed "Prussia" as where they came from, But Prussia is a very large area consisting of 13 provences. Also, Prussia depending on the time frame could actually be part of Poland. You really need to reseach the history of Germany to determine where your ancestors actually came from because the borders have changed so many times.
If you know a time frame of your ancestor, you may do a "history of Germany 1712-1880" you will find many pages of information on the internet! It is my conclusion that it is virtually pointless to do a blind search for a relative without knowing some specific information. If you can at least guesstimate, your that much closer to finding a passenger record!
Despite popular belief, not everyone came to America and landed on Ellis Island. There were many other port entries that led immigrants to the U.S. including Canadian Ports, and a lesser known Port in New York called Castle Garden.
Also, mispellings of your dear family name may also be a hinderance. So, take a wild guess, use the soundex with some approximate dates and lets see what you can find! |
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