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FAMILY ARCHIVE CDs
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Family Archives CD #145
Of all the sources of genealogical information, probably none is more valuable or more interesting than military pension records--and with good reason. Since pensions were granted on the basis of applications which were supported by affidavits and documents substantiating proof of service, all of which were examined and passed upon by the War Department before being submitted to Congress for approval, they are clearly authoritative sources of information. Starting with the Revolutionary War, various acts of Congress authorized the granting of pensions for invalid claims or for military service, and pension rolls--or lists of veterans entitled to receive pensions-- were frequently published as Congressional reports.
All such reports published between 1792 and 1841, totaling twelve volumes and containing the names of approximately 120,000 pensioners, were reprinted by the Genealogical Publishing Company. Now, however, in another historic collaboration between GPC and Broderbund Software, these invaluable pension rolls are available on a single Family Archive CD, complete with an electronic name index that enables you to locate the pensioner quickly and efficiently. No more hunting around in obscure and expensive publications! No more legwork!
Usually arranged by state or territory, information given for each pensioner generally includes rank, regiment, annual allowance, description of service, date enlisted, date placed on the pension roll, place of residence, nature of wounds or disability, date of death, and occasional references to family members, including widows and orphans. In the vast majority of cases, the pension records identify veterans of the Revolutionary War or the later frontier wars.
The following is a list of the publications on which this CD is based: (1) The Pension Lists of 1792-1795, (2) Index to U.S. Invalid Pension Records, 1801-1815, (3) Revolutionary Pensioners: A Transcript of the Pension List of the United States for 1813, (4) Revolutionary Pensioners of 1818, (5) The Pension List of 1820, (6) The Pension Roll of 1835 (4 vols.), (7) A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1840, (8) Pensioners of the Revolutionary War Struck off the Roll, and (9) Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions.
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| Item Number: | 401C-7145 |
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| List Price: | 39.99 |
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