Genealogy, inspired!
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 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…
Hello and Welcome to N Day! Name: Nancy Jane Russell Vital Information: Nancy Jane Russell was born on 10 June 1851 in Missouri and died on 12 February 1923, also in Missouri. Relation to Me: Nancy Jane is my Maternal 2x great grandma. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: Up until a couple of years ago all I knew about…
Hello and Welcome to L Day! Name: Letitia Forsyth Vital Information: Letitia was born in 1786 in Bunker Hill, West Virginia and died in 1865 in Indiana. Relation to Me: Letitia is my Maternal 4x great grandma Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: Letitia was the third child and first daughter born to David Forsyth and Margaret McGibbon. She and…
Hello and Welcome to I Day! Name: Isaac Coplin Graves Vital Information: Isaac was born on 23 May 1831 in North Carolina and died on 9 April 1910 in Indiana. Relation to Me: Maternal 3x great grandpa Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: Isaac was the fourth child born to William Bube Graves and Elizabeth (?). He fought on the…