Our speaker will be Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL, The Legal Genealogist®

"Roughly half of all women who married in early America became widows in their lifetimes, usually in their late 40s, and sometimes (with remarriage) more than once. A
widow at common law however had no right of inheritance of her husbands’ estate and only a limited right even to live on the land she had helped clear and farm. She had no right to the guardianship of her children’s property and often lost physical custody of the children if her own means weren’t enough to support the family. Children fared better in some ways under the law. Whatever wasn’t guaranteed to the widow by law always went to any children."

The words Certified Genealogist and designation CG are registered certification marks, and the designations Certified Genealogical Lecturer and CGL are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified genealogists after periodic competency evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.

NOTE: Answers to questions are given from a genealogical perspective, not as legal advice. For legal advice you must consult with an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction.

Please join us in what promises to be an interesting evening of information of how things were.

This will be an in person and a Zoom meeting. Please log in between 6:45-6:58 to ensure being able to connect and being able to start on time. There will be a short club meeting by the Club's President, Pamela McCloskey.

Here is the link to connect by Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87040264124?pwd=L7TcC8mXl09ceMGtGVDs6yqxvHQ3FZ.1