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'''Extinct or Renamed Jurisdictions: ''' [[Deale County, Delaware|Deale]] | [[Hoarekill County, Delaware|Hoarekill]] | [[New Amistel County, Delaware|New Amistel]] | [[St. Jones County, Delaware|St. Jones]] | [[Upland County, Delaware|Upland]] | [[Durham County, Maryland|Durham, MD]] | [[Worcester (old) County, Maryland|old Worcester, MD]] | '''[[New Netherland]]''' | '''[[New Sweden]]''' | '''Extinct or Renamed Jurisdictions: ''' [[Deale County, Delaware|Deale]] | [[Hoarekill County, Delaware|Hoarekill]] | [[New Amistel County, Delaware|New Amistel]] | [[St. Jones County, Delaware|St. Jones]] | [[Upland County, Delaware|Upland]] | [[Durham County, Maryland|Durham, MD]] | [[Worcester (old) County, Maryland|old Worcester, MD]] | '''[[New Netherland]]''' | '''[[New Sweden]]''' | ||
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*The [http://www.degenweb.net/ Delaware GenWeb Project] provides county information about formation date, parent county, county seat, bibliography, cemeteries, census, churches, towns, history, look ups, obituaries, queries, repositories, surname registry, and many Internet links. | *The [http://www.degenweb.net/ Delaware GenWeb Project] provides county information about formation date, parent county, county seat, bibliography, cemeteries, census, churches, towns, history, look ups, obituaries, queries, repositories, surname registry, and many Internet links. | ||
*[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/delawaregenealogy Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Delaware] | *[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/delawaregenealogy Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Delaware] | ||
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=== Help with the Delaware Wiki pages === | === Help with the Delaware Wiki pages === | ||
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- This article is about the eastern U.S. state. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation).
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DelawareWelcome to the Delaware page,
the First State
- DE was part of "New Sweden." Many early church records were in Swedish.
- Later, Delaware was also briefly part of New Netherland.
- Due to boundary disputes, some early DE land records are found in MD.[1]
Delaware Counties
Extinct or Renamed Jurisdictions: Deale | Hoarekill | New Amistel | St. Jones | Upland | Durham, MD | old Worcester, MD | New Netherland | New Sweden
Click on the map to go to a county page. Hover over it to see a county name. To see a larger map, click here.
Major Repositories
Delaware Public Archives · Historical Society of Delaware · Delaware Genealogical Society · National Archives Mid Atlantic Region (Philadelphia) · Allen County Public Library
Migration Routes
Delaware River · Atlantic Coast Ports · Fall Line Road · King's Highway
Featured Content
The article, United States Emigration and Immigration lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include references to people who settled in Delaware. Also, the Tracing Immigrant Origins article introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's hometown.
Research Tools
- The Delaware GenWeb Project provides county information about formation date, parent county, county seat, bibliography, cemeteries, census, churches, towns, history, look ups, obituaries, queries, repositories, surname registry, and many Internet links.
- Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Delaware
Wiki articles describing these articles are found at:
- Delaware Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Delaware State Birth Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Delaware, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Delaware Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Delaware State Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Delaware Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Delaware State Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records
- Delaware Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Delaware, Vital Record Index Cards (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Delawarre Wilmington City Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Help with the Delaware Wiki pages
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need willing volunteers. You can help:
- Expand county articles
- Check links on pages
- ...and more
To add your knowledge and help expand the wiki click here:
Sources
- ↑ Alice Eichholz, ed., Redbook: American State, County, and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 297. (FHL Book 973 D27rb). [WorldCat entry].
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