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Female Ancestors

Rooting Female Ancestors

Check the civil death certificates for her and most importantly, for all of her children as these may give her maiden name.... More

 Grandma's and Wearing Shoes

 Seeking The Roots Of Married Women

 The Mary Gordon Story

A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors :

This book does a good job of covering the difficulty of researching a female ancestor. One is reminded of how centuries of prejudice and the treatment of women as 2nd class citizens, will impact one's research. For example, at one time if a female American citizen married a non-citizen, she lost her American citizenship. Thus to find information on her, one may need to look at citizenship applications.... Purchase

 Pitfalls in Genealogical Research

 Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs

 The Female Ancestors of Christ

Female Ancestors

With over a dozen free databases, this is the fastest and easiest way to search through all of the databases at Genealogy Today is the Genealogy Directory. With a single click, you can search the most popular topic relating to female ancestors.... Search

 Adoption & Birthparents

 Diaries & Letters

 Oral Histories

Lynch's Maiden Name Registry

A Free Maiden Name Registry And Adoption Reunion Registry open to all those searching. In searching for adoptee's and birthparents, finding a maiden name is sometimes easier than the last name but where to go from that. With this database, hopefully women will register with their maiden name and will make searching a little easier. It also has a page of adoption links and a message board.... More

 Her Heritage Maiden Name Directory

 The Maiden Names Site

 Notable Women Ancestors

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