The National Intelligencer 1800-1850
NGS has available abstracts from The National Intelligencer (Washington, DC), 1800-1850. Marriage and death notices published in early newspapers, such as The National Intelligencer, serve a number of important genealogical purposes. For researching colonies and states that maintained vital records, newspaper notices often provide supplementary information and, sometimes, offer the initial clues in searching for ancestors. For areas that didn’t have official registration of vital statistics, newspaper notices may be the only available record of an event. The National Intelligencer, like all newspapers, did not record every birth or death for a given period. The abstracts are a fascinating account of events that happened to prominent individuals and their families, including bizarre events such as deaths resulting from disasters, early wars, duels, or epidemics. Although published in the nation’s capital, individuals included in the abstracts are from all over the country—and the world. A searchable index is available via the Internet without fee. Upon payment of a fee, one can view and download PDF copies of the entries.

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