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Did you know that at least 15 convicts on the first fleet were of African descent?
Did you know that by 1840, there were almost 500 black convicts?

Some of these lives were…

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With so many of the most important records spread out among 3200 counties in the USA, and governed by the laws of 50 different states, searching for your family records can be difficult…

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