Abenaki Genealogy
Abenaki Records |
There are Abenaki records but they are not all in one place. Several people are working to collect everything and anything we can find and get it organized. Many Abenaki records are in French and need to be translated. Eventually, we will have a centralized collection of Abenaki family information.
In general:
- Few documents exist prior to 1750 which are of any assistance in genealogy research - the use of names is the problem here, not the records themselves.
- Scattered documents exist between 1750 and 1825 which are helpful - this is where we need to concentrate our efforts.
- From 1825 to present, enough documents exist to piece together many Abenaki families.
- Canadian documents are more likely to list "indian", a tribal affiliation, or "sauvage" after a persons name than New England documents.
- Canadian records are very useful and transcripts are easy to find - Maine State Library & Canadian/French Genealogy Societies.
- Census Records (US & Canadian) include Native People - often listed as black, colored, mulatto, and very often white. Native populations sometimes show up in U.S. Census on special forms which are often found at the end of the County.
- Tribal Registration Rolls & Tribal Genealogies are generally NOT available to the general public.
- New England records are a PAIN in the you know what!
Ne-Do-Ba has provided you with some of these records on our web site atGenealogy Documents On-Line
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