{"id":5960,"date":"2014-01-23T18:38:25","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T18:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=5960"},"modified":"2024-07-26T11:25:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T15:25:47","slug":"27-colonial-newspapers-to-trace-your-early-american-ancestry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/27-colonial-newspapers-to-trace-your-early-american-ancestry.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Trace Your Early American Ancestry Through Colonial Newspapers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long-established American families have family trees that stretch back to the Colonial Era in the 17th and 18th centuries, before the United States became an independent country. Finding vital statistics and other genealogical information about these early Colonial ancestors from that time period can be difficult, as some vital records simply were not officially kept before and during the 1700s, or have been destroyed through war, accident or the passage of time. That is why genealogists today depend on Colonial newspapers or early American newspapers for a reliable source of historical information.<\/p>\n

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Illustration: 1754 political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin urging the British Colonies in North America to join together to help the British win the French and Indian War (the segment labeled \u201cN.E.\u201d stands for the four New England colonies). Credit: U.S. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fortunately, GenealogyBank offers a rich genealogy resource for family historians tracing their family trees back to American Colonial times: an online collection of 27 Colonial newspapers, providing obituaries, birth notices, marriage announcements, and personal stories to get to know your pioneering ancestors and the times they lived in better. Just one Colonial newspaper can open up a world of information, leading to important historical findings and untold secrets of your family\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Discover a variety of historical genealogy records and news stories in these 27 Colonial newspapers, listed alphabetically by state and then city. Search the Colonial newspaper names in this list by clicking on the title to be taken directly to the search landing page for that publication. There, you can begin researching your Colonial ancestry by ancestors\u2019 surnames, dates, keywords and more.<\/p>\n

State<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 City<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Title <\/strong><\/p>\n

CT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New London\u00a0\u00a0 Connecticut Gazette<\/a> (11\/18\/1763 to 5\/29\/1844)<\/p>\n

CT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New London\u00a0\u00a0 New-London Summary<\/a> (9\/29\/1758 to 9\/23\/1763)<\/p>\n

GA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Savannah\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgia Gazette<\/a> (4\/7\/1763 to 11\/25\/1802)<\/p>\n

MD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Annapolis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Maryland Gazette<\/a> (12\/3\/1728 to 2\/16\/1832)<\/p>\n

MA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston Evening-Post<\/a> (8\/18\/1735 to 4\/24\/1775)<\/p>\n

MA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston News-Letter<\/a> (4\/24\/1704 to 2\/29\/1776)<\/p>\n

MA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston Post-Boy<\/a> (4\/21\/1735 to 4\/10\/1775)<\/p>\n

MA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New-England Courant<\/a> (8\/7\/1721 to 6\/25\/1726)<\/p>\n

MA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New-England Weekly Journal<\/a> (3\/20\/1727 to 10\/13\/1741)<\/p>\n

MA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Publick Occurrences<\/a> (9\/25\/1690)<\/p>\n

MA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Weekly Rehearsal<\/a> (9\/27\/1731 to 8\/11\/1735)<\/p>\n

NH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Portsmouth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New-Hampshire Gazette<\/a> (10\/7\/1756 to 12\/30\/1851)<\/p>\n

NY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Independent Reflector<\/a> (11\/30\/1752 to 11\/22\/1753)<\/p>\n

NY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New-York Evening Post<\/a> (12\/17\/1744 to 12\/18\/1752)<\/p>\n

NY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New-York Gazette<\/a> (2\/16\/1759 to 10\/31\/1821)<\/p>\n

NY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New-York Gazette, or Weekly Post-Boy<\/a> (1\/19\/1747 to 12\/31\/1770)<\/p>\n

NY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New-York Weekly Journal<\/a> (1\/7\/1733 to 12\/3\/1750)<\/p>\n

PA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Germantown\u00a0\u00a0 Germantowner Zeitung<\/a> (12\/15\/1763 to 3\/19\/1777)<\/p>\n

PA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philadelphia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 American Weekly Mercury<\/a> (12\/22\/1719 to 5\/22\/1746)<\/p>\n

PA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philadelphia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pennsylvania Gazette<\/a> (12\/16\/1736 to 12\/27\/1775)<\/p>\n

PA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philadelphia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pennsylvania Journal (12\/9\/1742 to 9\/18\/1793)<\/p>\n

PA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philadelphia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pennsylvanische Fama<\/a> (3\/10\/1750 to 3\/17\/1750)<\/p>\n

PA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philadelphia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wochentliche Philadelphische Staatsbote<\/a> (1\/18\/1762 to 5\/26\/1779)<\/p>\n

RI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Newport\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Newport Mercury<\/a> (6\/19\/1758 to 12\/30\/1876)<\/p>\n

RI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Newport\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rhode-Island Gazette<\/a> (10\/4\/1732 to 3\/1\/1733)<\/p>\n

RI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Providence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Providence Gazette<\/a> (10\/20\/1762 to 10\/8\/1825)<\/p>\n

VA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Williamsburg\u00a0\u00a0 Virginia Gazette<\/a> (3\/18\/1736 to 12\/30\/1780)<\/p>\n

Additionally, download our printable PDF list of old colony newspaper titles for easy access to our historical archives right from your local desktop. Click the newspaper titles to be taken directly to the search landing page for that publication. Just click on the list below to start your download.<\/p>\n

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