United States Family Histories Index

Page of The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations - being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878.

Family histories in the United States play a crucial role in genealogy research, serving as valuable records of ancestry and heritage. Books like The Family Tree Guidebook to Europe and Finding Your Roots: The Official Companion to the PBS Series offer insights into tracing lineage and understanding cultural backgrounds, while others like The Washington Ancestry: and Records of the McClain, Johnson, and Forty Other Colonial American Families can provide insights into extended families many years ago. These narratives not only preserve personal stories but also connect individuals to broader historical contexts, shedding light on migration patterns and societal changes. Through documents like census records and diaries, researchers uncover the lives of their ancestors, fostering a deeper understanding of identity and belonging. Exploring these histories enriches the present and honors the past, creating a tapestry of shared experiences.

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• Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth, Volume 3 (1891) 1,372 records
• History of the Kimball Family in America, 1634 - 1897, Volume 1 1,366 records
• History of the Kimball Family in America, 1634 - 1897, Volume 2 1,348 records
• Genealogical And Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America (1914) 1,318 records
• Treat Family (1893) 1,308 records
• Hull Family in America 1,296 records
• American Boyers (1915) 1,276 records
• Huntington Family in America, 1633 - 1915 1,228 records
• Sprague Families in America 1,212 records
• Ancestors And Descendants of Richard Lyman, From High Ongar in England, 1631 (1872) 1,094 records
• Descendants of Edward Doty, an Emigrant By the Mayflower, 1620 (1897) 1,048 records
• Descendants of Robert Lockwood 1,038 records
• Herringshaw's American Blue Book of Biography, 1914 1,032 records
• Brief Genealogical And Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, And John Howland And Their Descendants 1,006 records
• Livermore Family of America 1,002 records
• Norman People And Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions And the United States of America 1,000 records
• Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America and His Antecedents in the Old World 996 records
• General History of the Burr Family in America, 1570 - 1878 (1878) 967 records
• Partial History And Genealogical Record of the Bancker or Banker Families of America 926 records
• Underwood Families of America, Volume 1 912 records
• Wentworth Genealogy, Volume 2, Part 1 (1870) 902 records
• Genealogical History of the Jennings Families in England And America 894 records
• Genealogy of the Child, Childs And Childe Families, of the Past And Present In the United States And the Canadas, From 1630 To 1881 (1881) 878 records
• Searches Into the History of the Gillman or Gilman Family (1895) 871 records
• Genealogical History of the Jennings Families in England And America, Volume 2, Part 2 870 records
• History And Genealogies of the Families of Miller, Woods, Harris, Volume 2 862 records
• Lieutenant Joshua Hewes, a New England Pioneer (1913) 860 records

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