Monthly Archives: July 2019

Remembering 9 Times Great Grandmother Baldwin

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Mary Welles, my 9 times great grandmother, was born in 1618 in Burnington, Warwickshire, England, to Thomas and Anne Tomes Welles.  The family immigrated to the American Colonies in 1635,  settling first in Boston, then moving on to Saybrook, Connecticut, … Continue reading →

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Happy 349th Birthday, Grandfather Botsford!

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Samuel Botsford, my 7 times great grandfather, was born on 30 July 1670, in Milford, Connecticut, to Elnathan and Hannah Baldwin Botsford.  He was baptized in the Milford Congregational Church on the next day.  In 1700, he married Hannah Camp, … Continue reading →

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It’s the 99th Anniversary of Helen and Ward Quarles!

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Pat Shaul

It was 21 July 1920 that Helen Louise Gardner married Ward O Quarles in Wardner, Idaho.  But who was this couple and why am I including them in my blog?  Well, Helen was my ½ first cousin, twice removed and … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Uncle George!

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Pat Shaul

It was 189 years ago, on 19 July 1830, that George H. Lee was born in Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan to Horatio and Hannah Munn Lee.  He was the fourth of twelve children for my 3 times great grandparents.  Uncle … Continue reading →

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Double Birthday Bonanza !

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Pat Shaul

On 16 July 1771, 248 years ago, my 4 times great grandfather, William Lee was born in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, to William and Eunice Hotchkiss Lee.  William married Mary Summers on 27 May 1793 and the couple had eight … Continue reading →

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5 Times Great Grandparents Munn not as cruel as previously thought…

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Pat Shaul

More searches for more records on Uncle Aashol Munn — really could not believe anyone being saddled with that name!!!  I found a copy of the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at Ancestry where records for the records … Continue reading →

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What were they thinking?????

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Today, 9 July 2019, marks the 229th [1790] birthday of my 4 times great granduncle, Asahol Munn, son of Noah and Desire Hitchcock Munn.  Uncle Asahol was born in Gill, Massachusetts, the last of eight children. I have found no … Continue reading →

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Happy 275th Birthday, Grandfather White!

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Nathaniel White, Jr., my five times great grandfather, was born on 6 July 1744 in Norton,  Massachusetts, to Nathaniel and Sarah Thrasher White.  Grandfather White lived most of his life in Norton.  He met and married Mehitable Morey, daughter of … Continue reading →

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Happy 213th Birthday, Uncle George!

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Pat Shaul

George Lee, my great great great granduncle, was born on 4 July 1806, in West Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, to William and Mary Summers Lee [my 4 times great grandparents] .  He made the move west with the family to … Continue reading →

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Great Great Grandfather’s First of 4 Marriages – 159 years ago

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Pat Shaul

My great great grandfather, Wilhelm Gotthardt Gaertner, who changed his name to William G. Gardner,  came to the United States in 1854 from Klein Ingersheim, Kingdom Of Württemberg at the age of 21.  He eventually settled in Canaan, Connecticut where … Continue reading →

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