Property and Kinship : Inheritance in Early Connecticut, 1750-1820 /

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Toby Ditz explores the relationship among inheritance, kinship, and the commercialization of agriculture. Comparing four upland communities with a Connecticut River Valley town, she finds that inheritance practices in the late colonial era heavily favored some male heirs and created shared rights in...

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Main Author: Ditz, Toby L., 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1986]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Geschichte (1750-1820)
Eigendom.
Verwantschap.
Erfgenamen.
Wirtschaftsordnung
Familie
Erbrecht
Erbfall
Inheritance and succession > Connecticut > History.
Property.
Kinship.
Inheritance and succession.
Families.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Parente > Connecticut > Histoire.
Familles > Connecticut > Histoire.
Successions et heritages > Connecticut > Histoire.
Kinship > Connecticut > History.
Families > Connecticut > History.
Property > Connecticut > History.
Connecticut
United States, Connecticut > Land and property.
United States, Connecticut > Probate records.
Connecticut.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Chapter One. American Exceptionalism and the Northern Countryside
  • Chapter Two. Inheritance and Life-Chances in Comparative Perspective
  • Chapter Three. Universal Features of Inheritance in Connecticut
  • Chapter Four. Equality and Inequality Among Children
  • Chapter Five. Inherited Obligations and Kinship Ties
  • Chapter Six. Parental Power, Marriage, and the Timing of Inheritance
  • Chapter Seven. Patriarchal Households and Inheritance by Women
  • Chapter Eight. Families, Creditors, and Neighbors: Estate Administration
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. The Probate Population and Gross Wealth: A Check
  • Appendix B. Profile of the Probate Population
  • Appendix C. Sources and a Note on Significance Testing
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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