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My Beauharnais Ancestors of Orléans, France, and Our Close Connection to St. Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc).

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

In the past, I have written about my maternal ancestors Daniel Streing/Strang, Sr., and Charlotte Marie Lemaistre. I discussed their lives in France, England, and New York. In my writings about them, I did not take their lines further back … Continue reading →

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My Schönlaub Ancestors of Minfeld, Germany. A Censor, A Mayor, A Collector (and Murder Victim), A Lawyer/Court Judge, and an Innkeeper.

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

The furthest back that I can take my Schönlaub ancestors is to my fourteenth great-grandparents. Yes, my 14th great-grandparents! They were Steffan Schönlaub and his wife, Barbara ____ of Minfeld, Germany. These are the ancestors of my great-grandmother Alice Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Surname Saturday: My Wentworth Ancestors of Colonial Virginia, Maryland & Yorkshire, England. Our Kin Barbara Wentworth & Robert Holgate, Archbishop of York.

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Many describe our Wentworth ancestors as Gateway Ancestors, meaning a direct link to being descended from royalty. This is partly true, via a female line some generations back lead to being descended from King John I of England. I would … Continue reading →

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My Immigrant Ancestor Daniel Strang, Sr. – A Frenchman Who Could NOT Make a Tasty Fricassee!

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

This week’s writing prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Food and Drink. I immediately thought of my ancestor Daniel Strang, Sr! Evidently, according to Madam Knight of Boston, he may have owned an inn and tavern in Rye, … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Genealogy, Recipes | Tagged 52 Ancestors, Brown Fricassee, Colonial America, Colonial America Cooking, Colonial New York, Cooking, England, family history, Family Tree, Food and Drink, France, French, French Cooking, French Huguenots, Fricassee, Genealogy, Gien, Lemaistre, Loiret, Lorret, New York, Rabbit, Recipes, Rye New York, Strang, Strang's Tavern, Streing, The Chateau de Chamerolles, Westchester County New York | 3 Comments

My Greatsinger (Gretzinger) and Bonnett ancestors of Berlin, Germany and Related Lines.

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Update of 29 August 2025: I spent a significant amount of time painstakingly going through many additional German church records, and as well as records found in Colonial America in the 1700s. My sixth great-grandfather’s surname is listed many various … Continue reading →

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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 | 7 Comments

Daniel Streing / Strang, Sr. and Charlotte Marie Lemaistre – My first confirmed French Ancestors.

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

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Posted in Genealogy | Tagged Ancestry, Budd, Family Tree, France, French, French Huguenots, Genealogy, Gien, Huguenot, Inn, Lemaistre, Loire RIver, New York, Pub, Public House, Rye New York, Strang, Streing, Tavern, Westchester County New York | 8 Comments

Tag Archives: France

My Beauharnais Ancestors of Orléans, France, and Our Close Connection to St. Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc).

My Schönlaub Ancestors of Minfeld, Germany. A Censor, A Mayor, A Collector (and Murder Victim), A Lawyer/Court Judge, and an Innkeeper.

Surname Saturday: My Wentworth Ancestors of Colonial Virginia, Maryland & Yorkshire, England. Our Kin Barbara Wentworth & Robert Holgate, Archbishop of York.

My Immigrant Ancestor Daniel Strang, Sr. – A Frenchman Who Could NOT Make a Tasty Fricassee!

My Greatsinger (Gretzinger) and Bonnett ancestors of Berlin, Germany and Related Lines.

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

Daniel Streing / Strang, Sr. and Charlotte Marie Lemaistre – My first confirmed French Ancestors.

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