A careful, reader-friendly guide to tracing your Massachusetts family lines.
This nonfiction work lays out a distinctive plan for building complete genealogies across multiple generations, starting from the emigrant ancestors and following their descendants in a clear, interwoven way. It helps readers see how families connect over time, and how one branch can converge with another in a shared lineage.
The book explains its approach, including how marriages are presented, how to distinguish different lines, and how to use the index to locate key details. It also covers practical choices like dating conventions and typographic cues used to show relatedness, making it easier for researchers to follow the stories behind the names.
- Provides complete lines for over ninety families, focusing on connections that matter to genealogists.
- Shows how the lines weave through both paternal and maternal sides to form a shared family tree.
- Includes notes on marriages, multiple spouses, and how these affect descent without losing track of the main line.
- Explains conventions for dates, indexing, and typographic cues to help readers navigate the material.
Ideal for readers of genealogical research, local historians, and anyone tracing roots in Massachusetts and New England.