Author Archives: Anna Kasper, ACDP

About Anna Kasper, ACDP

I am an avid Genealogist. I am an ACDP - Associate of the Congregation of Divine Providence (Sisters of Divine Providence of Texas). If you are unfamiliar with what a Religious Associate (also called an Affiliate, Consociate, Oblate, Companion) is exactly, visit my about me page for more information. In community college, I majored in American Sign Language/Deaf Studies, and Interdisciplinary Studies when at university.

My Ancestor Rev. Thomas Shepard, an English and American Puritan Minister and Significant Figure in Early Colonial New England.

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

In this month of August on the 25th will mark the 372nd anniversary of the death of my quite interesting and significant ancestor Rev. Thomas Shepard. He and his third wife Margaret Borodell are my 8th great-grandparents. She was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Famous Kin, Genealogy, Religious, Theology | Tagged Abigail Smith Adams, Anglican, Anne Hutchinson, Antinomian Controversy, Armstrong, Barton, Bible Study, Bland, Borodell, Borrowdale, Boston, Cambridge University, Christian, Cogswell, Congregation Church, Crosthwaite, Cumberland, David Hartman, Denison, Emich, Emick, Emig, Emmanuel College, England, faith, Family Tree, First Church of Cambridge, First Ladies, Francis Marbury, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Genealogy, Grange in Borrowdale, Grover Cleveland, Gunpowder Plot, Harvard Univeristy, Henry Lee Higginson, Hicks, James Spader, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John Adams Morgan, John Cotton, John Quincy Adams, London, Lyons, Massachusetts, Mitchell, New England, Norris, Nutick, Oxford University, POTUS, Presidents of the United States, Puritians, Quakers, Sewall, Shepard, Shephard, Shepherd, Shirley Temple, T.S. Eliot, Talbot, Tammy Duckworth, The Bible, Thomas Shepard, Touteville, Towcester, UCC, United Kingdom, Wade, Wainwright, Weiss | 6 Comments

My Ancestor Johann Philip Kaes (John Philip Case) of Anhausen, Germany, and New Jersey, and his Interesting Relationship with Chief Tuccamirgan of the Delaware Tribe.

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Johann Philip Kaes was born about 1679 in Anhausen, Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the son of Hans Henrich Kaes and Anna Veronica ____. He is found near Rückeroth at Anhausen in church records. Anhausen is 5 miles northeast of Neuwied. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Genealogy | Tagged Albert, Amwell, Ancestry, Anhausen, Baden-Wuttemberg, Bavaria, Capner, Chambers, Cool, Delaware Tribe, DNA, East Franconian, family history, Family Tree, Freese, Freeze, Fries, Friese, Friesland, Frisia, Fryse, Fryze, Geissler, Genealogy, Germany, Hoerner, Horner, Hunterdon County, Ireland, Jung, Kaes, Kase, Kuhl, Leinberg, Leinenberg, Linaberry, Linaburg, Lindaberrry, Linenberg, Mateer, Maxsain, McAteer, McTeer, Meteer, Native Americans, Neuwied, Neuwieder, New Jersey, Niklashausen, Northern Ireland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Price, Remer, research, Rhineland-Palatinate, Ruckerroth, Scotland, St. Magdalen di Pazzi Roman Catholic Church, Staats, Tuccamirgan, Werbach, Westerwald, Westerwaldkreis, Zurbach | 4 Comments

Peacocks as Sacred Symbol in Christianity

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

I spent my pre-teen and teenage years in Spring Valley, California. This area is a suburb located to the east of San Diego. Notably, there are peacocks that roam freely, finding their place among the homes and streets in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Study, Catholic, Religious, Theology, Uncategorized | Tagged Adam and Eve, Angels, Augustine, Belvedere Courtyard, California, Casa de Oro, Catholic, Christian, Christianity, Garden of Eden, God, Guido Nincheri, Jesus, King Solomon, KIngs, nobility, Orthodox Church, Paradise, Peacocks, peafowls, Royalty, Sacred, Spring Valley California, Symbols, The Bible, The Old Testament, Vatican, Vatican Museum | 2 Comments

My Davis, Maxson, Crandall, Burdick, and related lines, in Wales, England, and Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey.

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

William Davis, My Welsh immigrant of 1684. The progenitor of many Davis families in New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia was the ever-controversial Rev. William Davis of Glamorganshire [Glamorgan], Wales [research has shown that his father was William Davies of … Continue reading →

Posted in Famous Kin, Genealogy | Tagged ancestors, Ancestry, Baptist, Brisley, Burdick, Clarke, Cocke, Cooper, Crandall, Davies, Davis, Ellis, England, family, family history, family stories, Family Tree, Genealogy, Hubbard, Kennedy, Keridge, Kerrich, Kerridge, Maxson, Murray, New Jersey, Ohio, Oxford, Pennsylvania, Quakers, research, Rhode Island, Seventh-Day Baptist, Tacy, Turner, Wales, Westerly, Yeomans | 8 Comments

My McGuire/Maguire Ancestors in Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana in USA.

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

The surname McGuire/Maguire is an Irish surname (also found in Scotland), with its roots to be found in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern Ireland). The surname McGuire is an Anglicized version of the Gaelic name Mag Uidhir, which means son of … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic, Christmas, Genealogy | Tagged ancestors, Ancestry, Barnes, Barrett, Battle of Blue Licks, blog, Blue Licks Battlefield, Catholic, Christmas, County Kerry, Daniel Boone, DNA, Doty, Doughty, family history, Family Tree, Famous Kin, Fermanagh, Genealogist, Genealogy, Gooden, Goodin, Goodwin, History, Indiana, Ireland, Irish, JD Vance, Kentucky, Lamb, Maguire, Maxey, Mayflower Pilgrim, McElligott, McGuire, McNamara, North Carolina, Northern Ireland, O'Brien, Primitive Baptist, Quakers, Reagh, research, Scotland, Tralee, Ulster, Urquhart, Virginia, Watts, Whitlock, Writing | 11 Comments

My Lozier/Losure/Loser/Looser/Loeser Ancestors from Oberriexingen, Germany and St. Gallen, Switzerland (and related lines)

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Updated on 30 March 2026 with corrections and new information regarding the wives of Matthäus (Matthaeus) Looser/Loeser/Loser, and new information regarding the parentage and ancestry of Elias Looser. Updated on 21 August 2025 with new information regarding the maiden name … Continue reading →

Posted in Genealogy | Tagged Alertshausen, ancestors, Ancestry, Baden-Württemberg, Baden-Wuttemberg, Basel, blog, Daurich, Dautrich, Diedenshausen, DNA, Duerich, Dumbald, Dumbauld, family history, family stories, Family Tree, First Cousins intermarriage, Genealogy, German, Germany, Girkhausen, Hager, Harnester, History, Indiana, Kasebier, Keller, Kemper, Lang, Lörrach, Loeser, Loew, Loewe, Looser, Lorrach, Loser, Losure, Lozier, Lueckel, Merchant, Michaelis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Oberriexingen, Ohio, Pantaleon, Pantlen, Pantlion, Pennsylvania, Perry County Ohio, Rausch, research, Saint Pantaleon, Scheffhen, Schwenck, Siegen-Wittgenstein, St. Pantaleon, Stuttgart, Swiss, Switzerland, Tschudi, Womelsdorf | 4 Comments

Task of Theology. Why it’s important to Me. General and Special Revelations

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

What do you see as the task of theology and why is this important for you and for your faith community? The work or task of theology according to Migliore is,” . . . inseparably bound to an identifiable faith … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Study, Catholic, Religious, Theology | Tagged All Creatures of our God and King, Alting som Gud har skabt, Bible Study, Catechism, Catholic, Christian, Daniel Migliore, Elenyi, faith, Faith Seeking Understanding, General Revelations, God, Hildegard Von Bingen, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Liberation Theology, Pope Francis, Praxis, Special Revelations, Systematic Theology, The Bible, Theology | Leave a comment

My Kennedy, Graham, and Murray Ancestors from Ballintoy, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

The furthest I can take my Kennedy family line back is to my 6th great-grandparents John Kennedy and Anne Graham. John Kennedy (I) was born about 1700 in Antrim, Northern Ireland. Anne Graham was born about 1702 in Antrim, Northern … Continue reading →

Posted in Genealogy | Tagged American Revolution, Antrim, Ayr, Ballintoy, Ballintoy Harbor, Ballycastle, Baptist, Burkhart, Bushmills, Butler County Pennsylvania, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Cary, Davis, Galloway, Game of Thrones, Giant's Causeway, Graham, HBO, Ireland, Irish, Irish Sea, Isle of Pyke, Kennedy, Knocksaughey Hill, LarryBane, Lordsport, Mateer, Maxville Perry County Ohio, Meteer, Mifflin County Pennsylvania, Miltia, Murray, Muskingum County, New Lexington Ohio, Northern Ireland, Old Bushmills Distillery, Outlaws, Palmer, Pennsylvania, Pike Township Perry County, Price, Protestant, Reivers, Scotland, Scots-Irish, Spatz, Spotts, Swartzlander, The Causeway Coast, The Outer Hebrides, White Park Bay, Williams, Wright, York County Pennsylvania | 13 Comments

My Weiss, Fried, Propheter, and Related Ancestors from Klingenmünster, Germany

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

My Weiss, Fried, Propheter, and Related Ancestors from Klingenmünster, Germany Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Genealogy | Tagged 52 Ancestors, Acker, Armstrong, Bad Bergzabern, Barbelroth, Barth, Bergzaberner, bohrer, Burg Landeck, Cincinnati, Columbia Township, Evangelical Reformed Lutheran, family history, Family Tree, Först, Fünfstocks, Fünfstuck, France, Fried, Fuerst, Funfstocks, Funfstuck, Funstercke, Funstrocks, Genealogy, Germany, Gleich, Gleiszellen, Grosshans, Hacker, Hamilton County, Häcker, Henrich, Heuchelheim-Klingen, Huddleston, Kapellen-Drusweiler, Klingenmünster, Klingenmunster, Le Beau, LeBeau, Muchmore, New Orleans, Nutick, Ohio, Ohl, Propheter, Rhineland-Palatinate, Sambach, Südliche Weinstraße, Scherer, Southwest Wine Route, Turner, Wegt, Weigt, Wein, Weinnmann, Weis, Weiss, Wendel, Willem, Ziegler, Zwipf | 10 Comments

Embracing the Beauty of Your High Forehead . . . You are Altogether Lovely

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Embrace the Beauty of your High Forehead. For you are altogether lovely! Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty and Self-Acceptance, Bible Study, Catholic, Religious, Uncategorized | Tagged 5 Finger Forehead, Altogether Lovely, Angels, Beauty, Bible Study, Elizabeth Woodville, God is Beauty, High Forehead, High Hair Line, Jesus Christ, JoAnn McFatter, Love, Medieval, Middle Ages, Saint Justine of Padua, Self-Acceptance, The Bible, Widow's Peak, Women | Leave a comment

Author Archives: Anna Kasper, ACDP

About Anna Kasper, ACDP

My Ancestor Rev. Thomas Shepard, an English and American Puritan Minister and Significant Figure in Early Colonial New England.

My Ancestor Johann Philip Kaes (John Philip Case) of Anhausen, Germany, and New Jersey, and his Interesting Relationship with Chief Tuccamirgan of the Delaware Tribe.

Peacocks as Sacred Symbol in Christianity

My Davis, Maxson, Crandall, Burdick, and related lines, in Wales, England, and Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey.

My McGuire/Maguire Ancestors in Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana in USA.

My Lozier/Losure/Loser/Looser/Loeser Ancestors from Oberriexingen, Germany and St. Gallen, Switzerland (and related lines)

Task of Theology. Why it’s important to Me. General and Special Revelations

My Kennedy, Graham, and Murray Ancestors from Ballintoy, Antrim, Northern Ireland

My Weiss, Fried, Propheter, and Related Ancestors from Klingenmünster, Germany

Embracing the Beauty of Your High Forehead . . . You are Altogether Lovely

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