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GENEALOGY FAMILY GROUP SHEET

James ADAMS

A traditional family group sheet showing the couple, their parents, vital events, and children in one research-friendly record.

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What is a Family Group Record?

A Family Group Record, sometimes called a Family Group Sheet, documents a single family unit in detail. While a pedigree chart looks backward at direct ancestors, a family group record looks sideways and downward, focusing on parents and their children.

It records the names, birth, marriage, and death information for both parents, along with details about their children. Looking at siblings and parents together can reveal naming patterns, gaps between births, migrations, remarriages, and other clues that are easy to miss when people are viewed one at a time.

Family group records also work as evidence containers. They give researchers a place to compare conflicting dates, document sources, and keep notes about why one conclusion seems stronger than another. Used together with pedigree charts, they help turn a collection of names into a connected family story.

Family 1

Husband / Partner

American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor James ADAMS
Born: 7 June 1748
Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Married / Joined: 16 February 1772
Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died: 8 June 1805
Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
His Father
flag male ancestor Joseph ADAMS
Born: 6 December 1715
Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died: 6 December 1780
Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
His Mother
flag female ancestor Sarah BRADFORD
Born: 27 August 1720
Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died: 20 March 1807
Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Wife / Partner flag female ancestor Jerusha KNIGHT
Born: 13 March 1747
Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Died: 27 July 1829
Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Her Father
flag male ancestor Jonathan KNIGHT
Born: 1719
Place: Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)
Died: 14 October 1749
Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Her Mother
flag female ancestor Elizabeth HUTCHINS
Born: 17 November 1724
Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
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Children

Listed in birth order when known. Select a child for the full genealogy record.

1. flag female ancestor  Sarah Bradford ADAMS
Born 2 April 1774
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died 24 May 1852
Pompey, Onondaga, New York, USA
2. flag male ancestor  James ADAMS
Born 5 November 1775
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died 24 November 1851
Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)
3. flag female ancestor  Mary ADAMS
Born 26 March 1778
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died 23 May 1858
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
4. flag male ancestor  Elisha A ADAMS
Born 1 June 1782
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died 12 November 1863
Benson, Vermont, USA
5. flag female ancestor  Lorenza ADAMS
Born 1 June 1782
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died 17 June 1837
6. flag baby girl ancestor  Lucy ADAMS
Born 6 February 1784
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died 5 December 1784
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
7. flag male ancestor  Luther ADAMS
Born 6 February 1784
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died 19 July 1820
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
8. flag male ancestor  Jeduthan ADAMS
Born 13 August 1786
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died 23 November 1845
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
9. flag male ancestor  Joshua Knight ADAMS
Born 1 January 1791
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died 7 February 1876
Harford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA