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     Honor your Huron County ancestors by proving your descent through the generations. Submit your application to become a member of one of our lineage societies and, when your application is approved, we will honor YOU at our annual awards dinner in April with a certificate and pin.
Application Deadline for all of our lineage societies Is
31 December each year.
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First Families of Huron County, Ohio
     First Families of Huron County has four categories. Applicants must be able to prove that their ancestor(s) lived in Huron County in one of the following:

     Pioneer - by 31 December 1830
     Settler - by 31 December 1850
     Builder - by 31 December 1870
     Century - 100 years prior to the present year


     If you prove your ancestor in one category and discover later that they arrived in Huron County at an earlier date, you may submit an application for the earlier category.
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     First Families Rules and Application Procedures
     First Families Application Form

     List of First Families of Huron County, Ohio
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​     If you have questions about First Families that are not answered in the rules and procedures document, contact us at: huroncoogs@gmail.com.
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Civil War Families of Huron County, Ohio
     Civil War Families of Huron County identifies and honors persons (male or female) who served in the Civil War, for the Union or for the Confederacy, and who lived in Huron County at some point in their lives.

​     Civil War Families Rules and Application Form
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​     List of Civil War Families
          \_ Includes the name of the Chapter member who proved relationship to any
              soldier who once lived in Huron County.  The soldier's residence in Huron
              County could be either before or after the Civil War. [pdf]

     If you have questions about Civil War Families that are not answered in the rules and procedures document, contact us at: huroncoogs@gmail.com.
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Deceased Military Veterans Families of Huron County, Ohio
     Deceased Military Veteran Families of Huron County identifies and honors persons (male or female) who served in any branch of the military and who lived in Huron County at some point in their lives.
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     Deceased Military Veterans Families of Huron County Rules and Application Form

     List of Deceased Military Veterans Families of Huron County, Ohio
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​     If you have questions about Deceased Military Veterans Families that are not answered in the rules and procedures document, contact us at: huroncoogs@gmail.com.
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What to Do Next?
     Put your research to use! After you have been accepted for membership in one of our lineage societies, you might want to consider applying for membership in one of the lineage societies of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Complete information about their five lineage societies and their requirements is available on their website.

                                                   OGS Lineage Societies
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