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Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Interesting Kin. First Daughter, Acting First Lady, Suffragette, Greenwich Village Socialite, and Hindu Nun. 52 Ancestors, Week 51: Cousins.
With this week’s writing prompt, there were a myriad of cousins I could write about. Famous, well-known, historical, and those that lived simple lives. I was going to write about First Lady Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, the wife of the … Continue reading
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Abbess Elizabeth Throckmorton, 52 Ancestors, Week 47: This Ancestor Stayed Home
This week’s writing prompt is this ancestor stayed home, some suggestions given were Homemakers, ancestors who lived their entire lives in one place, and someone who lived in a “home,” are just a few possibilities. I decided to throw it way … Continue reading
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Halloween Surnames. My Crackbone Ancestors from In and Around White Notley, Essex, England. Bones, Brooks, Ravens, and Crows. A Side Connection to Edgar Allen Poe.
I wrote this five days early, knowing the 52 Ancestors writing prompt coming up was going to be Spirits. To me, Crackbone is a perfect surname to write about at Halloween. It conjures up thoughts about cracking bones, graveyard bones, … Continue reading
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My Baldwin Ancestors. The Name Means Bold, Brave Friend. 52 Ancestors, Week 42: Friends.
I considered writing about my numerous Quaker, Society of Friends, Friends Church, ancestors with this week’s writing prompt of Friends. But there are so many that I decided it was best to write about them in the future, individually, and … Continue reading
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My Ancestor Phebe Fed Prindle and Her Correct Maiden Name. Colonial Records in Connecticut, the Various Ways the Capital Letters F, J, and T were Written in Colonial America, Transcription Errors, Records Destroyed by the British, DNA, Surnames in Colonial America. 52 Ancestors, Week 34: Newest Discovery.
This week’s 52 Ancestors writing prompt is Newest Discovery. Pheobe Fed Prindle is my maternal 6th great-grandmother. I have known she was my ancestor for many years. What is a new discovery is attempting (and I believe succeeding in) discovering … Continue reading
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My McComas Cousin Actor Lindsay Wagner. 52 Ancestors, Week 25: Fast.
This week’s writing prompt for 52 Ancestors, Week 25 is Fast. A perfect week to write about my McComas cousin actor Lindsay Wagner. Fast, moving at bionic speed! Next Thursday, the 22nd of June, is her birthday, also making it … Continue reading
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My Ancestor, Royal Servant Edmund Moody Saved the Life of Henry VIII and Changed History! 52 Ancestors, Week 16 – Should Be a Movie.
This week’s writing prompt fits quite well into the story of my ancestor Edmund Moody (aka Edmond Moodye), his life would very much make for an interesting historical, costume drama movie, or even a time-leaping Sci-Fi story! My ancestor Edmund … Continue reading
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Tagged 52 Ancestors, Benhall, British American Colonies, Bury St. Edmund, cadge man, Chenery, Christian, Coat of Arms, Cockfield, Colonial America, Colonial Connecticut, Colonial Massachusetts, Edmond Moodye, Edmund Moody, Elizabeth I, faith, family history, Family Tree, footman, footman of the stables, Genealogy, Henry VIII, Hertfordshire, Hitchin, Islington, Kilborn, Kilbourn, Kilbourne, Mary I, Moody, Moulton, Norwich, Panell, Parnel, Parnell, royal footman, Should Be a Movie, Suffolk, The Tudors
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The Ancestry of my 4th great-grandfather Peleg Rogers. Too many men named Peleg and Shadrach Rogers/Rodgers!
Peleg is Biblical name, evidentially quite a popular name in the 1700’s and 1800’s in the United States! It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two sons of Eber, an ancestor of the Ishmaelites and the Israelites, according to the “Table of … Continue reading
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