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From: "msouders" <>
Subject: Fw: [NJHUNTER] New Jersey censuses?
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:42:09 -0500


This discussion brings up a question I've been meaning to research.
I'd always thought the explanation for the loss of early censuses (NJ, VA
and ??? is it DE? what other states, does anyone know for sure?) was the
burning of Washington by the British in 1812. OK, that explains why no
1790, 1800 and 1810.
But then how did the 1820 census get destroyed? In a separate fire? Or, is
the British burning Washington just a more florid explanation for a later,
post-1820, fire. Does any historian out there know the explanation for
this?
Thanks, M

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Hartman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] New Jersey censuses?


> Hi Mary,
>
> If my memory is correct, during the War of 1812 the British burned parts
of
> Washington, DC and census records for many states were the victims of this
> burning. Perhaps someone else has more facts than this.
>
> Regards, Bill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mary Stewart Kyritsis" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 5:42 AM
> Subject: [NJHUNTER] New Jersey censuses?
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have just realized that in 1800, 1810 and 1820 there was apparently no
> > census taken -- or no census still exists -- for New Jersey. At least
> > according to what is available online. Is this right??? Are there any
> > finding aids for Hunterdon County that fill in some blanks for this
> > period of time?
> >
> > Thanks for any enlightenment!
> >
> > Mary
> >
> > Mary Kyritsis
> > Kifissia, Greece
> >
> >
> > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ====
> > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at:
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter
> >
> > ==============================
> > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy
records,
> go to:
> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
> >
>
>
>
> ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ====
> Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter
>
> ==============================
> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records,
go to:
> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
>

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