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Showing posts with label #familytree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #familytree. Show all posts
Monday, April 18, 2016

Chasing Squirrels Leads to BIG Find

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  © Copyright  Peter Trimming  and licensed for reuse under this  Creative Commons Licence Chasing squirrels: a genealogy term used ...
Sunday, April 3, 2016

Sarah Jane McNamara Baine 1880-1972

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Sarah Jane McNamara Baine about 1900 The elegant lady in the above photo is my 2nd great aunt, Sarah Jane McNamara Baine. She was bor...
Saturday, June 6, 2015

Kicking Butt in 1789, Isaiah and Joel Jr Phillips

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I discovered an interesting court case while researching Phillips in Wilkes County, Georgia. This case concerns Isaiah and Joel Phillips Jr....
Sunday, March 15, 2015

DNA and Dumplings

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Am I Irish? AncestryDNA says I am 31%, although I suspect some of that Western Europe may be a bit of Irish too. Some of my known Irish...
Saturday, December 20, 2014

Fortunatus Dodson 1700-1737 #52Ancestors #49

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Fortunatus Dodson was born about 1700 in Richmond County, Virginia. He was the son of Charles Dodson and his wife Ann Stone. Fortunatus wa...
Saturday, October 25, 2014

Murder in the Family- James Joseph McGowan 1875-1940 #52Ancestors #41

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Sometimes you come across something you never expected to find in your family tree. James Joseph McGowan was my grandfather's uncle. He ...
Friday, October 24, 2014

Giuseppe Fratoddi of Italy #52Ancestors #40

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I know very little about Giuseppe Fratoddi. I estimate his date of birth to be about 1830. He was married to Flavia Salieri. The surname Fra...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Thomas Billingsley 1782-1850's #52Ancestors #39

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It's possible I'm barking up the wrong Billingsley tree. The Billingsleys were quite fond of the name Thomas (and William, James, an...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Nancy Courtney Allen Billingsley 1783-1843 #52Ancestors #38

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I recently ordered a DNA test for myself from AncestryDNA's flash sale. While awaiting the results I figured I had best get my direct ma...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Daniel McNamara 1841-1904 #52Ancestors #37

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Updated March 8, 2015 Daniel McNamara was born March 1841 in Ireland. I first found his name on his daughter Lizzie's death certificat...