Donald Lines Jacobus was born in New Haven, Connecticut and passed away in New Haven, Connecticut. He pursued genealogical studies and research from a very early age. He earned a B.A. from Yale University in 1908 and an M.A. in 1911 and he served as a member of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
Jacobus founded "The American Genealogist" (TAG) in 1922 and published his "Families of Ancient New Haven" in three volumes, beginning in 1923.
He was the founder of the highly respected New Haven School of Genealogy, which demanded that high scholarly standards be applied to Genealogy and was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists (FASG) in 1941, as just the fourth member of that distinguished group.
Jacobus founded "The American Genealogist" (TAG) in 1922 and published his "Families of Ancient New Haven" in three volumes, beginning in 1923.
He was the founder of the highly respected New Haven School of Genealogy, which demanded that high scholarly standards be applied to Genealogy and was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists (FASG) in 1941, as just the fourth member of that distinguished group.
Donald Lines Jacobus was born in New Haven, Connecticut and passed away in New Haven, Connecticut. He pursued genealogical studies and research from a very early age. He earned a B.A. from Yale University in 1908 and an M.A. in 1911 and he served as a member of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
Jacobus founded "The American Genealogist" (TAG) in 1922 and published his "Families of Ancient New Haven" in three volumes, beginning in 1923.
He was the founder of the highly respected New Haven School of Genealogy, which demanded that high scholarly standards be applied to Genealogy and was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists (FASG) in 1941, as just the fourth member of that distinguished group.
Jacobus founded "The American Genealogist" (TAG) in 1922 and published his "Families of Ancient New Haven" in three volumes, beginning in 1923.
He was the founder of the highly respected New Haven School of Genealogy, which demanded that high scholarly standards be applied to Genealogy and was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists (FASG) in 1941, as just the fourth member of that distinguished group.
