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    1. First Settlers of New England Collection - Six Titles
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    3. First Settlers of New England Collection Six Publications, Ten Volumes ********************************************************************************** Digital Book CD Requires Adobe Reader 3.0 or higher to View Autoboot Menu for Windows; Open Books Manually on MAC *********************************************************************************************** $24.95 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200505788139 Genealogical Dictionary of NE First Settlers Vol. I, II, III, IV, + Cross Reference Index By James Savage, Published 1860-1862, 2,500+ pages Savage’s work is the must-have genealogical dictionary of early New England settlers, giving the name of every settler who arrived in New England before 1692 regardless of their station, rank, or fortune. Alphabetically arranged for each it gives the dates of his marriage and death, dates of birth, marriage and death of his children, and birthdates and names of the grandchildren. According to the author, "nineteen twentieths of the people of these New England colonies in 1775 were descendants of those found here in 1692, and probably seven- eighths of them were offspring of the settlers before 1642." "Probably the greatest work on genealogy ever compiled for the New England area."--P.W. Filby, American & British Genealogy & Heraldry #2 - Genealogical Register of NE First Settlers By John Farmer, Published 1829, 350 pages, indexed This work, based almost exclusively on original records, is a directory of the first settlers of New England. Arranged alphabetically by surnames, the data on each individual includes the date of arrival, place of settlement, dates of birth and death, and some biographical highlights. It is an invaluable treatise on the settlers. - Bonus #1 - The First Settlers of NE - Conquest of the Pequod By A Lady of Mass., Published 1829 - Bonus #2 - Compendious History of New England By Jedediah Morse, Published 1804, 336 pages, searchable - Bonus #3 - New England Indian Wars By Wright & Wrigley, Published 1812, 319 pages, searchable - Bonus #4 - Early History of New England By Samuel Drake, Published 1863, 309 indexed, pages searchable

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