Posted By:	Joyce Gallant
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	Subject:	Re: James Rossiter born circa 1873
	Post Date:	June 06, 2009 at 04:00:59
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/nh/messages/9928.html
	Forum:	New Hampshire Genealogy Forum
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It's been my experience that many "Johannas" started using Anna, Annie, Ann as their first name discarding the more old and European names. Censuses seem to have written down whatever the people told them - not legal names, etc. Makes our search ever so complicated. I have two German branches and they usually have two middle names, and "go by" any of three names and often nicknames in diff. censuses. Plus, all those nephews, cousins, brothers with the same names! Makes our sleuthing fun. Good luck. As you may know, sometimes people are not on censuses and just disappear. Joyce