In this post I want to explore the places where I have found Edward. Where are they in relationship to each other? I will also be looking into the history of these locations as they might relate to Edward. Google Maps will help me share this with my readers. Today’s technology is just so cool!
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Edward Marden Sr. – A Timeline Summary
Every now and then during a research project I like to take time to review and summarize what I have learned and what I still need to learn.
I find creating timelines and studying maps to be incredibly useful tools at this stage of a project.
Creating a timeline consists of listing the data I have found in chronological order.
Edward Mardin Sr. in NH & VT Towns
Google Books took me to a publication titled “Town papers. Documents Relating to Towns in New Hampshire” compiled by Isaac Weare, 1883 where I found a few interesting documents relating to Edward Sr.
Another juicy bit of data comes from a similar publication titled “State Papers. Documents and Records Relating to the State of New-Hampshire During the Period of the American Revolution, From 1776 to 1783 …, Compiled by Nathaniel Bouton, 1874”
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Edward Marden Jr & Sr in Vital Records
Exploring census records has provided me with a couple answers and a lot more questions. I have not had a lot of luck verifying the data from the published genealogies with these census records, so now I will investigate other types of records to see what I can turn up for the two men.
Exploring FamilySearch Record Search for the name Edward Mardin between 1750 and 1880 turned up nothing of value. Well, that’s not completely correct. I did find vital records for a grandchild which I will put aside for later. I also learned enough about the other Edwards found in the census to rule them out. I am now confident I have the correct census records for the family I am exploring.
Categories: Analysis, Documentation, Family-Marden
Edward Marden Jr. in Census Records
Now I will look at Edward Marden Jr. in census records. Edward Jr. was born about 1779 (according to published genealogies) and died in 1874. I should be able to find him in census from 1790 through 1870. From 1850 to 1870 I will hopefully find additional information along with the name, age, and place of birth for everyone living in the household.
Categories: Analysis, Documentation, Family-Marden
Edward Marden Sr. in Census Records
It is time to get to work locating Edward Marden Sr. and Jr. in census records. But, before I do, I want to take a moment to remind my readers about the hazards associated with census records.
Census records are not proof of anything. The census taker may have made an error in recording information at the time he visited the family. The census taker may have made an error when he transferred his field data to the actual schedule he submitted to the government. The census taker may not have found anyone at home when he was in the neighborhood, so perhaps asked a neighbor to supply the information – there is no guarantee the neighbors knew what they were taking about. The person at home when the census taker visited may not have known the information being asked of them, they may have guessed! The census taker may have missed a family completely. This goes on and on – far too many ways for the information to be corrupted.
Prior to 1870, Native People are seldom found in census records – at least not labeled as “Indian”. The census was originally established to determine how many people are paying taxes and how many elected representatives where needed for a particular region. It was about votes and taxes – Native People did not pay taxes and they did not have the right to vote, so there was no need to enumerate them in census records.
Categories: Analysis, Documentation, Family-Marden
The Marden Family – What Have I Learned So Far?
Entering family data into a genealogical database gives me a good opportunity to get to know the entire family. Once this step is completed, I generally make an inventory of what I know (or what I think I know) and what I still want to learn.
What do I know about Edward Marden and his “Indian” wife?
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The Marden Family – Published Genealogies
Before I get too involved in a research project, I always check for published genealogies that mention the folks I am working on.
How do I do this?
Categories: Family-Marden, Resources-Internet, Resources-Other, Tutorials-Tips
The Marden Family – An Introduction
This entry will cover some basic background and explain my involvement with the Marden family.
I have chosen to start with a family I am very familiar with. This should allow me time to get comfortable with the blog format and work the kinks out of my posting skills before I get involved with an active research project.
I am certain some folks will consider writing to me declaring the proper spelling of the name is Mardin. For some branches this is certainly true, but for other branches it is false. In my research I find the Maine records generally use Marden and the New Hampshire records generally use Mardin. Beyond that it seems to be a turkey shoot. For the sake of consistency, I have chosen one spelling and will stick with it throughout this blog and our companion database. However, this should not be mistaken as an attempt to enforce my choice of spelling onto others.
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The Ne-Do-Ba Research Journal 