Genealogy, inspired!
Hello and Welcome to Y Day! Welp, we’ve made it almost to the end of the challenge and so, to celebrate, I’d like to share a few class/yearbook photos for three of my direct lineage kin: My mom, my bio-father, and my maternal grandma. Class photos are such amazing time capsules and though I haven’t…
Hello and Welcome to X Day! Wonder of all wonders, I can, in fact fulfill a direct lineage X name! Name: Xainte du Pont Vital Information: Xainte was born about 1595 in Sanit-Jean-de-Mortagne, Perche, France and died in 1680 in Chateau-Richer (Quebec, Canada). Relation to Me: Xainte is my paternal 10x great grandma. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: Xainte…
Hello and Welcome to W Day! I almost didn’t make it here today due to a horrific migraine that wiped out most of my day but is currently in check. So, here I am, to talk about the name William as the most popular first name in my direct lineage. I could wager a guess…
Hello and Welcome to V Day! Name: Valeria Jocko Vital Information: Valeria was born on 28 November 1845 in Jericho, Vermont. She died on 14 May 1918 in Thetford, Vermont. Relation to Me: Valeria is my paternal 3x great grandma. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: Valeria married Henry Gill and was the mother of Cora, who tragically died at…
Hello and Welcome to U Day! Name: Una June Taylor Vital Information: Born in June of 1890 in Illinois. Died 8 May 1967 in California. Relation to Me: Una is my maternal great grandma. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: Una June is my Grandpa Phil’s mom and the daughter of Nancy Jane. Una married William Featheringill at the young…
Hello and Welcome to T Day! Today we’re going to veer off a bit from going through the first names of direct lineage genetic kin because, believe it or not, I don’t have any whose name begins with the letter T! Now, to be honest, the above feels a little strange to say, despite my…
Hello and Welcome to S Day! Name: Severin Arthur Cloutier Vital Information: Born 15 June 1840 in Quebec, Canada. Died 5 March 1919 in New Hampshire, USA. Relation to Me: Severin is my paternal 2x great grandpa. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: Severin was the last living son born to Francois Benoni Cloutier and Marie Rosalie Chamberland. He married…
Hello and Welcome to R Day! Name: Robert Thompson Vital Information: Born 29 August 1860 in Lancashire, England. Died 28 February 1932 in Vermont, USA. Relation to Me: Robert is my paternal 2x great grandpa. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: As a nod to the importance of documenting oral history, what I am going to share here today is…
Hello and Welcome to Q Day! Well, while I’ve been able to fill in most of the alphabet for this challenge with the first names of direct lineage kin, Q was not in the cards. So, instead, today I’m going to talk a little about five of my eight paternal 2x great grandparents, the last…