Facts

Czechs and Slovaks followed a pattern of chain migration.  Immigrants often set out for America to join  relatives or old country neighbors who were already there.

A “Source” can be a book, record, object, or person supplying information.

The Latin word “sic” used in translations indicates the preceding word has been transcribed exactly from the original.

The term “relict” refers to a widow or widower.

A primary source is a record created at the time of, or shortly thereafter, an event or circumstance occurred.  It is considered more reliable than a secondary source that was recorded much later after the event occurred and subject to more inaccuracy.

French protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries were known as Huguenots.

Lineal descendant means being in the direct line of descent from an ancestor.

Genealogy is the study of the origins and descent of families.

A Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary.

In early American History, a daughter-in-law was a step-daughter or the wife of their son.