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My First Line

Josiah Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee (Washington, DC, USA; 29 Apr 1982 - ) 

Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (Boston, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; 26 Aug 1921 - )

Frederick Josiah Bradlee Jr. (Boston, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; 20 Dec 1892 - Beverly Essex, Massachusetts, USA; 28 Apr 1970)

Frederick Josiah Bradlee (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 28 Mar 1866 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 1951)

Josiah Bradlee IV…

From: Gawain Weaver a href="mailto:gawain.weaver@gmail.com">gawain.weaver@gmail.com>

Date: February 14, 2011 12:14:36 AM PST

To: CAROOTS@rootsweb.com

Subject: [CAROOTS] Care and ID of Photos Workshop, Los Angeles, April 11-14

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 Probates, Wills, Insurance Records and the Law and How It can Affect Your Genealogy Research

 2 April 2011 Seminar  Community Room, Bonita Library, 4375 Bonita Rd, Bonita, Ca 91902

 Doors Open: 9:30 a.m presentations start at 10 a.m

 Presents:  Michael T Murphy, local attorney and Del Stevens, local insurance broker

  Today we did the major finalizations of the Seminar coming this spring for the CVGS.  We are delighted to have…

I have a brick wall and I need some new directions to go.  The problem is the name of the person is "Thomas Carroll".  I know when he was born only from his tombstone and death certificate.  The first census in which he could definitely be identified was in Fairfax Station, VA - 1860.  I have a lot of other information, but here's the problem.

From the beginning of the Irish famine and soon after, so many "Thomas Carroll"s came over on ships.  Some of them even have the same…

Hi All,

I am hoping to connect with my cousins who are also descendants of the Piggott/Wallis Family of James City, Virginia.. Authored by my cousin Ruth Virginia Piggott has done an ancestry journal called The Family of Archer Piggott and Milly Wallis..If you are familiar with

any of these names, please make contact by dropping a message so that we can compare notes..

Children of Archer Piggott and Milly Wallis: Martha Piggott born abt. 1832, Mary…

I have received yet another enquiry based on family trees hosted on ancestry.com which contain wrong information.

Now, I am not for one moment saying that everything on my family tree, freely accessible on the internet (though not right now, but that is a different story), is 100% correct, but my database allows anyone to 'Suggest' corrections. I have, for example, recently made a major change based on outcomes from DNA research

However, correcting something on Ancestry is a…

The schooner Fame is moored in Salem, Massachusetts at Pickering Wharf.  She was built in Essex, Massachusetts by Harold Burnham, and launched in 2003.  The Burnhams have been building boats in Essex since the 1640s.  The original schooner Fame was an Essex fishing schooner used as a privateer in the War of 1812.  

The interesting connection is that Abner Poland III served on board the Fame in the War of 1812 by Abner Poland III of Essex, Massachusetts.  I’m descended of his sister,…

Hello All-

                  I am looking for information about the following Ancestors/Family Members:

    1.Cristena(Faith)Colbert-b.Hancock,Md.;Lived and D.in McKeesport,Pa.

       Approx.Life Span from 1860-1948(+/- 5 years(or more?).

       Father:John Faith

       Spouse: John Colbert

       Had 10 children-although not all survived to adulthood.

    2.Zenda Marian (Popper)Colbert

      b.1901-Salt Lake City

     …

Researching Review

 How often do you open  your genealogy program and review what is actually in there?

 Are you aware of the files with out census information?  So much can be garnered from census data.

 Do you know if you have completed the information for Church data or marriage dates? The same applies for burial and death dates. 

 Amazing how  things look so nice and complete  but when you really start looking we…

I am third generation American, born in 1953, and my father, Robert Alton Hutto, born in 1928. My grandfather, Joseph Henry Hutto, was born in 1885. He was the first born child of my great-grandparents, George Washington Hutto and Anna Greene Hutto (originally an immigrant from Hamburg, Germany), and hence the first American citizen born to our family.

I have a major concern about the websites out there claiming our surname HUTTO is either German or English, but in fact my…

As I write this, I am sitting on a plane returning from a family reunion in California. My cousin celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday and several family members flew in for the occasion. My cousin's grandmother and my grandmother were sisters, so while I see him all the time (since he lives in the same building as my parents), his sisters and their…

                                                            Sites to Search

 1.  http://www.usgenweb.org/       covers United States, Counties   my #1 site

2.   http://www.worldgenweb.org/            covers world sites

3    http://www.genealogy.com/index_n.html  great site FREE and PAY

4.   …

 Library Research for Anyone

You do not have to wander far to do genealogy research.  From the Armchair in your living room to down the street at the nearest library you can garner information to use in your hunt for clues to expand your knowledge of family.

 You can learn about the climate and weather and environment of the area your ancestors lived by just going to the library.  Yes, if you are a card holder  you can even probably, access…

Adam BT CT out of Africa CF …

I would like to compare DNA results with two Robertson families that may turn out to be the same family. 
1.  William Robertson that married Abigail Cleveland about 1787 - I believe this is the William Robertson that died in Gallatin county, Ky in 1823.