{"id":1907,"date":"2017-07-05T10:23:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T17:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com\/wordpress\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2017-07-05T10:23:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T17:23:49","slug":"why-the-american-revolutionary-war-is-important-for-your-genealogy-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com\/wordpress\/2017\/07\/05\/why-the-american-revolutionary-war-is-important-for-your-genealogy-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the American Revolutionary War Is Important for Your Genealogy Research\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>If your ancestor was 16-60 years of age and able-bodied between 1774-1783, he fought\u2014or he had a good reason not to fight&#8211;and he is recorded anyway. You need to know where to look\u2014or to hire me to do the looking for you. And, if you want to get the jump on Revolutionary War searching now or later, check out my blogs. <a href=\"http:\/\/arleneeakle.com\">http:\/\/arleneeakle.com<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><strong><em>Genealogy Evidence Blog<\/em><\/strong><em>:<\/em><br \/>\n28 Aug 2012\u00a0<strong>American Military Bounty Lands<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>20 Sep 2012\u00a0<strong>3,000 Pages of American Women in the Revolutionary War<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>28 Sep 2012\u00a0<strong>Who Fought\u00a0the American Revolution?\u00a0 Part I\u2013Career Soldiers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 Oct 2012\u00a0<strong>Who Fought the American Revolution?\u00a0 Part II\u2013Americans Who Supported\u00a0the King<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4 Oct 2012\u00a0<strong>Who Fought the American Revolution?\u00a0 Part III\u2013Local and Secret Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18 Oct 1012\u00a0<strong>Who Fought the American Revolution?\u00a0 Part IV\u2013Troop Strength Bolstered by<\/strong> <strong>Mercenaries and Soldiers of Fortune<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Virginia Blog:<\/em><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>26 Sep 2006\u00a0<strong>Why Bounty Lands are Essential for Virginia Genealogy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>19 Oct 2012\u00a0<strong>American Independence:\u00a0Yorktown Surrender of British Troops<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>New York Blog:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>2 Mar 2002\u00a0<strong>New York and the Revolution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>28 Aug 2012\u00a0<strong>Mercenaries in the American Revolution: Hessian Troops\u00a0in New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Tennessee Blog<\/em><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Many posts\u2013search \u201cAmerican Revolution\u201d and \u201cMilitary Records\u201d on Search Bar powered by <strong><em>Google<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Kentucky Blog:<\/em><\/strong> Many posts\u2014search \u201cAmerican Revolution\u201d and \u201cMilitary Records\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Note: Remember, Military Records, especially for the American Revolutionary time period\u20141774-early 19<sup>th<\/sup> century\u2014can help you by-pass burned counties in the Southern States. 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