Monthly Archives: September 2018

Another Day, Another Anniversary!

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Pat Shaul

It was 403 years ago on 28 September 1615, in St. Peter’s Church at Drayton Charwell, Oxford, England that my 10 times great grandparents, Thomas Welles and Alice Tomes were married.  The Welles family migrated to New England in 1635 … Continue reading →

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Happy 105th Wedding Anniversary!🥂

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Pat Shaul

  On September 25, 1913, at St. James Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan, Irene Mae Jenks married Joseph George Jones.  Irene was born to Oliver Torrey Jenks and Evelyn Roselia Seymour on 3 June 1893.  Joseph was born … Continue reading →

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189 years ago, Laban Jenks passed away … and then moved.

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Pat Shaul

Laban Jenks, my 4 times great grandfather, passed away on 15 September 1829 in Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan at the age of 57.  Grandfather Jenks was born 11 June 1772 in Smithfield, Rhode Island to Jesse and Mary Smith Jenks.  … Continue reading →

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8 Times Great Grandparents Die 1 Year Apart

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Pat Shaul

328 years ago, on 10 September 1690, Elnathan Botsford passed away in Milford, Connecticut.  He was my 8 times great grandfather, the son of Henry Botsford and Elizabeth Woolhead.  On 12 December 1667, he married Hannah Baldwin also in Milford, … Continue reading →

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Happy 166th Birthday, Great Grand Aunt Eva!🎂

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Pat Shaul

Evelyn Roselia Seymour was born on 1 September 1852 to David Miller Seymour and Mary Parker in Genesee County, Michigan, but her true heart was in her beloved Oakland County where she shared her life with her husband, Oliver Torry … Continue reading →

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