Eileen Cogan's Blog – July 2009 Archive (8)

Considering much of my genealogy contains ancestors who were beyond "way back", and even earlier ones that folk suspect were ancestors but elude that vital connection, there is a missing link in my tree that is ridiculous.

I cannot find my great-grandmother.

I know her name, and thanks to my grandmother, I know her birth date, date of death and when she married my great-grandfather. I know she was born in New Jersey. That's it.

Her name was Kathryn Conway. The spelling of her… Continue

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Ancestors of Maria Vincenza Margarita Balzano





Generation No. 1



1. Maria Vincenza Margarita Balzano, born Oct 27, 1873 in Italy1. She was the daughter of 2. Raffaele Balzano and 3. Marie Vincenza Fortino. She married (1) Pasquale M Nessuno Aug 11, 1895 in parish of Santa Croce, Torre del Greco, Napoli, Italy2. He was born Oct 1868 in Mercato, Naples, Italy2, and died Dec 06, 1934 in Vico Trotti, Italy2.



Generation No. 2



2. Raffaele Balzano He was… Continue

There are many secrets in my Stiles line. Some I will mention here as pieces to the puzzle.





Harry R. Stiles :

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LDS International Gene Index

Henry R. Stiles born 1870 in NJ to Joseph Stiles and Susan A. Stiles

Susan A. Stiles born 1836 married Joseph Stiles 1869 in NJ



I don't know if Joseph and Susan are Harry's parents. The dates seem to fit.

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1870 Federal Census… Continue

* Dr. Daniel Wills sailed with William Penn and received from him 600 acres along the Rancocas River in Burlington County, NJ. He was among the Quakers imprisoned and persecuted in England.

* Richard Lippincott and family were among the Quakers persecuted in England. He was released from prison and given land grants in America with the understanding he would not come back to England. He did, though, more than once.

* Charles Wesley Wiley was in the Civil War

* James Ayres Dare… Continue

I just saw a group on here with a fantastic title. I joined because its a good subject but I might have joined just because I love the name.

...news flash



Doctors have discovered a new disease



SYMPTOMS: Obsession over finding more names, dates, and places. Patient has a blank expression on her face and often seems deaf to others. Has no taste for work of any kind, except for feverishly reading census records and entering data. Has a compulsion to write emails and spends hours sitting at a computer. Swears at the computer if there is no e-mail. Frequents strange places like cemeteries. Patient mumbles to… Continue

Don't you get tired of having to pick titles and screen names and passwords? I sure do.



I had started several groups on here, one of which was called, "Wiley - New Jersey". I was approached about it and asked if I'd be including variant spellings and different locations. My answer was, "no". To be honest, I am not all that interested in the name itself. It is Irish. Very cool. The more lines I have that are of Irish origins, the happier I am. It was my grandmother's maiden name and… Continue