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An Introduction	Family Surnames	Ancestral Counties		Genealogy Information Websites	Topics of General Interest		Contact Information
COLORADO An Introduction						State Flag
Colorado is a state in the midwestern United States. Denver is the capital and the most populous city of Colorado. The state's population was estimated to be 4,665,177 as of 2005.^[2] Colorado is also considered to be a part of the Mountain, Southwestern, and Central regions of the country. Residents of Colorado are known as Coloradans. The word "Colorado" was selected by Congress in 1861 as the name for the Colorado Territory that is today a state. The name has its origins in the Spanish language, where it is directly translated as "colored red." ^[4] It is named after the Colorado River (Río Colorado), itself named after its reddish-brown color. The territory that ultimately became Colorado was added to the United States by the 1803 Louisiana Purchase and			the1848 Mexican Cession. In 1854 the Kansas Territory was organized, including what is now much of Colorado. The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859 (see also Fifty-Niner) brought many settlers to the Denver area. A convention was held to organize the provisional Jefferson Territory, but an official break from the Kansas Territory didn't happen until 1861. The Colorado Territory was organized as a United States territory on February 28, 1861, lame duck President Buchanan signing an Act of Congress. Colorado attained statehood August 1, 1876, (earning it the moniker the "Centennial State"). Colorado women were granted the right to vote starting on November 7, 1893.

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	COLORADO Family Surnames *The following are surnames of our persons in our databases(s) identified as having been born, married, died in this State.*
		McVicker; Moreland; Pinnell; Scruggs and allied families
Gardner			Harvey		Jones	Loyd	Moreland
Ollar			Thomason
				Bozarth; Peiffer; Quigley; Rhubart and allied families

				Dellinger; Knecht; Pfeffer; Silar and allied families
Huscher			Silar
*To find out more about each family listed here click on the appropriate LINK(s).*

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COLORADO Ancestral Counties *The following counties are associated with the history of our direct ancestors.* *To see where they are located within this state you may click on the image of the state located to the right.*
			Click on Image to see map of counties. 50states.com
	Boulder	El Paso
To find out more about each county listed here use the following LINK ANCESTRAL LOCATIONS

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	COLORADO Genealogy Information Websites The following are links to websites that will provide you with specific genealogical information to assist with your research for this State.
The USGenWeb Project		Genforum (U.S. States)
RootsWeb Message Boards [ States ]		USGENMAP (List of U.S. States)
Cyndi's List - United States Index		Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA
Genealogy Gateway		Libweb - Libraries on the Web
ROOTS-L Resources: United States Resources		USGenWeb Archives
Use the following LINK to find other information that may pertain to this location. Website & Webpages We Like Free Genealogy Search Help For Google Igi Batch Numbers - British Isles And North America

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COLORADO

Topics of

General Interest

State Seal

Additional topics about this location are found at the websites listed below. The general information contained therein may be of assistance in your research. In order to access these websites use the following LINKs:

Colorado State Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song

Colorado - Wikipedia

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