This document introduces one of the author's free genealogy sites, describing how they uploaded genealogy records from RootsMagic for their own families and manually entered their direct family tree. It then provides examples of how the site helped a sister find records for some of her ancestors, including a possible marriage match in Montana for an ancestor from the Isle of Man and a birth record in India for an ancestor recorded as being born in the "East Indies".
3. What I Did
1—Made a GEDCOM from RootsMagic of My Big
William Leece File
2—Made a GEDCOM from RootsMagic of My Small File
for the Donakey Family—Spelled Variously as Donaghue,
Donaghy, Donakey, Donachie, and Donaghe.
3—Manually Entered My Direct Family Tree
12. Sister S had an ancestor whom she knew had been born on the Isle of
Mann. MyHeritage.com brought up a possible match in Montana marriages.
Sister S now has the names of her ancestors husband and his parents.
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15. Another ancestor was listed as being
born in “The East Indies” about 1852.
Sister S learned that the East Indies
can include all the islands Indonesia,
Southeast Asia, and India.
MyHeritage.com brought up a birth
record in India for this ancestor.
26. Note that this record only scored one out of five stars, but it’s a fascinating
story that includes Sister S’s ancestor. The next page is a copy of the actual
newspaper article.
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28. On the Left Hand of Page
Is A Personal Sketch.
Click on the “View Profile”
Button
