Genealogy, inspired!
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 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…
Hello and Welcome to F Day! Today we are going to do something a little different because, believe it or not, outside of the Francois Benoni duo, I have no proven direct lineage F first names. So, instead I thought I’d dive into my mom’s maiden name: Featheringill! Featheringill An unusual surname in our area,…
Hello and Welcome to E Day of the A to Z Challenge! Name: Elizabeth Thompson Vital Information: It is believed that Elizabeth was born in 1798 and died in 1857 in North Carolina, USA. Relation to Me: Elizabeth is my maternal 4x great grandma. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: Elizabeth remains, largely, an enigma as I haven’t been able…
Hello and Welcome to D Day! We’re four days in! How are you doing with the challenge? Are you finding it challenging to post daily? Are you participating in the Blog Hop? Popping around to see how others are doing and what they’re up to? I have to say, as much as I love the…