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OurNorthernRoots is compiled by Andrew Burdett. My wife, Rebecca, and I met and got married in Texas, 2011 and started our family in the Houston area. Becky came to Texas about 1998 from Philadelphia. Andrew settled in Texas from Livingston County, New York in 2002 with his first wife, Danielle, and son, Drew. Becky and Andrew relocated to Avon, Indiana in December 2015. We hope you enjoy learning about your family as much I have had researching it the past 40 years --- there is ALWAYS more to find… please don’t assume everything here is all we know. Knowing where you came from may help you relate to where you are going.

You'll need to create an account in order to view living person (such as yourself). With login access you'll be able to view all living persons in the search menu, edit/update your own page, and provide edit suggestion on other pages. Only persons named in database are given access - be sure to include your full name and how you are related to someone on the site in the notes so I may create your profile page.

With recent innovations in genealogy research such as digitized historical newspapers, DNA testing and artificial intelligence (AI), genealogy research and complying has become ‘easier.’ However, with every clue or link, always use caution – the internet is full of errors. Like all internet sources, including OurNorthernRoots, use it only as a guide for one’s own research. We welcome any additions or corrections, photos, documents, and other sources. Thanks to all that has contributed to making OurNorthernRoots as accurate and complete as possible.

Our complete archive folder is at ournorthernroots.com/archive

Other great genealogy research resources include:

  • FindAGrave.com
  • FamilySearch.org
  • Fold3.com
  • Chatgpt (AI is the new genealogy tool)
  • FultonHistory.com (NY State Old Newspapers)
  • More NY State Newspapers
  • Old Michigan Newspapers
  • ANCESTRY.COM CAUTION: Another great place for primary sources - HOWEVER, when using their 'leaf' hints - PLEASE remember those are ONLY suggestions and NOT facts. Since the 'leaf' hints began I have been seeing too many more inaccurate family trees published on Ancestry.com. Once one person accepts this tainted data, it multiplies exponentially through others. Accepting all 'leaves' regardless of fact clouds the real clues that your research has brought to the genealogy community through family legend, stories, notes from grandma, etc.. Please research before accepting a 'leaf' and with all hints, clues, stories, legends, notes, always try to DISPROVE it first before you consider accepting as possible fact. There is an INGORE button on those hints for a reason.

    Associated domains: ournorthernroots.com and walkerburdett.com.

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