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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 | 1 Comment

My Ancestor Maria Thomas Badie, Gifted Two Silver Communion Beakers to The Dutch Reformed Church of Breuckelen (Brooklyn, New York) in 1684. 52 Ancestors March Theme: Females. Week 10: Worship.

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

My ancestor Maria Thomas Badie was a wealthy woman who was married three times. In surviving legal documents, Maria used Thomas or Badie as her surname, not those of her husbands. (1) In records, the most common variants of her name … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Genealogy, Religious | Tagged 52 Ancestors, Armstrong, Badie, Brackhonge, Braconie, Breuckelen, Brooklyn, Brouwer, Brouwer Berkhoven, Charity, Christian, Cooper, Dutch, Dutch Reformed Church of Breuckelen, faith, family, family history, family stories, Family Tree, Genealogy, German, Germany, Groome, Hope, Kimber, Lyons, Maria Thomas Badie, Netherlands, New Amsterdam, New York, Norris, Nutick, Old First, Quakers, Severns, Simpson, Van Sant, Verdon, Weiss, Worship | Leave a comment

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Theme for March: Females. The story of the life of my 3rd great-grandmother Cordelia Merchant Cole.

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

March is Women’s History Month. The writing theme for March is “Females” and for this ninth week it is “Female.” I have so many women in my family tree I could write about. And later in the month, I for … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Genealogy | Tagged 52 Ancestors, A scandalous affair, Arnold, Barre, Barre Orleans New York, Broome, Broome County New York, Canfield, Chenango B, Cole, Colesville, Colonial America, Colonial Connecticut, Colonial Massachusetts, DeKalb County, family history, Family Tree, Frederick, French, Fuller, Genealogy, Hoosick, Indiana, Losure, Lozier, Marchant, Merchant, Morgan, New York, Newville De Kalb County Indiana, Northrup, Orleans County Alms "Poor" House and Cemetery, Orleans County New York, Otsego New York, Oviatt, Palmer, Prindle, Rensselaer New York, Root, Temple, Women's History Month, Worcester New York | 3 Comments

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Week 6: Maps. February Theme: Branching Out. My Ancestor Anneken (Annetje) Hendricks Vanderbilt from Bergen, Norway.

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Above is a painting of an old map of Bergen, Norway. Hieronimus Scholaeus’ prospect of Bergen was painted about 1580 and published in Cologne in 1588 in a large atlas with pictures of “cities from the whole world” The Civitates … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Famous Kin, Genealogy, Uncategorized | Tagged 52 Ancestors, Anneken, Annetje, Bergen, Dutch, Hendricks, Hendriks, Henricksen, Henriksdotter, Maps, New Amsterdam, New Netherlands, New York, Norge, Norway, Norwegian, Norwegian Americans, Vanderbilt | 2 Comments

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

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

My Greatsinger (Gretzinger) and Bonnett ancestors are through my great x3 Grandmother Hannah Elizabeth Kritsinger/Greatsinger (she married David Prindle, Sr.). Her grandfather was Johann Christian Gretzinger (Greatsinger), he was the son of Johann Jacob Gretzinger and Loisa (Louisa) Antoneta Bonnett, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Berlin, Bonnett, British America, British American Colonies, British Colonies, Christian, Clerk, Cole, De Clerk, Deyo, DNA, Doman, Dutch, Evangelical Reformed Lutheran, faith, family history, family stories, Family Tree, France, Freehold, Genealogy, Germany, Greatsinger, Gretzinger, Jerusalem Chapel, Klerk, Kritsinger, Letts, Litts, Litz, Lutheran, Monmouth County, Myers, Netherlands, New Jersey, New York, Palmer, Parmer, Prindle, Rhodes, Sluiter, Sluyter, Spencer, Steiner, Strelmer, The Netherlands, Ulster County, Van Schuyven, Vanderbilt | 1 Comment

52 Ancestors in 52 weeks 2021 – Week 44: Voting. Nathaniel Cole and Nathaniel Cole, Jr.

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

I decided to join the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks project for 2021 a few days ago. I anticipated with great excitement getting the prompt for this week today (with many great stories about my ancestors whirling in my head). … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Genealogy | Tagged 52 Ancestors, Alms House, Broome County, family history, family stories, Family Tree, Genealogy, Nathaniel Cole, New York, Poor Farm, poorhouse, postmaster, The Poor, voting | 1 Comment

My Dutch Gardenier (Flodder) Ancestors and Related Lines. And Cousin Hannah Hoes Van Buren (wife of Pres. Van Buren).

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

I have several Dutch lines in my family tree. All are remote and distant ancestors that came to what was then known as New Amsterdam (New York) in the British American Colonies. My Dutch ancestors are at times like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Famous Kin, Genealogy | Tagged Albany, Albertsen, Bar Scene, Beverwyck, Bowling, Canfield, Chamberlain, Clark, Clerck, Cole, Cole Slaw, Cookies, Cousins, De Clerck, Democracy, Doman, Dutch, Dutch culture, Family Tree, Famous Kin, First Ladies of the United States, Gardenier, Gardinier, Genealogy, Greatsinger, Hannah Hoes Van Buren, Harte, Holland, Ice Skating, Kampen, Kinderhoek, Kinderhook, Kinship, Klerk, Kritsinger, LIts, Litts, Litz, Losure, Netherlands, New Amsterdam, New York, New York City, Overijssel, Palmer, Pancakes, Parmer, Pretzels, Prindle, Religious and cultural tolerance, Santa Claus, Sinterklaas, Slave Owner, Sluiter, Sluyter, Ulster County, Van Bremen, Van der Schuyen, Van Schuyven, Vanderbilt, Waffles, Wheeler, Wielaar, Wieler, Wiler | 3 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 | 2 Comments

Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Dorothy Day was born in Brooklyn Heights, a neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. She was the daughter of John Irving Day and Grace Bryant Satterlee. Her father was born in Tennessee and had deep southern roots going back … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic, Religious | Tagged Agape, Arts and Humanities, Catholic, Catholic Worker Movement, Charity, Christian, Dorothy Day, faith, Hope, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love, New York, New York City, Peter Maurin, Religion, Sermon on the Mount, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Francis of Assisi, Staten Island, The Beatitudes, The Bible, The Poor | Leave a comment

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

My Ancestor Maria Thomas Badie, Gifted Two Silver Communion Beakers to The Dutch Reformed Church of Breuckelen (Brooklyn, New York) in 1684. 52 Ancestors March Theme: Females. Week 10: Worship.

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Theme for March: Females. The story of the life of my 3rd great-grandmother Cordelia Merchant Cole.

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Week 6: Maps. February Theme: Branching Out. My Ancestor Anneken (Annetje) Hendricks Vanderbilt from Bergen, Norway.

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

52 Ancestors in 52 weeks 2021 – Week 44: Voting. Nathaniel Cole and Nathaniel Cole, Jr.

My Dutch Gardenier (Flodder) Ancestors and Related Lines. And Cousin Hannah Hoes Van Buren (wife of Pres. Van Buren).

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

Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement

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