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About Pat Shaul

Genealogist / Family Historian; Blog started as a record of my Grandfather's post card collection which ran for 15 months. Then, in June, 2017, I changed over to reporting and commenting on notifications from the ANCESTRY app "We're Related" I then started to provide snippets into ancestor biographies on the dates that were significant anniversaries.

Happy 378th Birthday, Grandfather Botsford!

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Elnathan Botsford, my 8th great grandfather, was born 14 August 1641 in Milford, Connecticut, to Henry and Elizabeth Woolhead Botsford.  Elnathan was the only son of Henry and Elizabeth , but there were 6 children in total.   Elnathan married Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Happy 222nd, 3 Times Great Grandaunt Patience!

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Patience Jenks was born 13 August 1797, in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, to Laban and Prudence White Jenks.  This locale was the second stop on the family’s migration from Rhode Island to Michigan.    There would be two additional stops along … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Great Great Great Grandparents, an ocean apart!

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Two of my great, great, great grandparents were born on 11 August.  One in Würtenburg; one in New York. Alexander Gaertner was born in 1785 in Klein Ingersheim, Würtemburg, to Johannes Gaertner and Christina Leibbrandt.  He married Christina Regina Bauer on … Continue reading →

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Happy 152nd Birthday, Uncle Stephen!

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Stephen A. D. Wright [my great grand uncle] was born 10 August 1867 in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, to Allen Prince and Rebecca Caroline Griswald Wright.  Stephen was 9th in birth order of his parent’s brood of 11 children.   On … Continue reading →

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Happy 118th Birthday, Cousin Walter!

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Walter Lee Wright, my first cousin, twice removed, was born 8 August 1901, in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, to Stephen A. D. and Marietta Lee Wright.  Marietta was the younger sister of my great grandmother, Effie Clarissa Lee Weaver.  Walter … Continue reading →

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Cousin Dorothy would have been 101 today!

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Dorothy Jane Griste [my first cousin, once removed] was born on 7 August 1918 in Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio, to Charles McKinley and Ethel Jeannette Koontz Griste.  Dorothy was the second child in birth order and the eldest daughter.  Her … Continue reading →

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Happy 160th Birthday, Grandma Weaver!

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Effie Clarissa Lee, my great grandmother, was born 3 August 1859, in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, to Charles Norton and Esther Jenks Lee. While on a long visit to her Aunt Minerva Jenks Bolton at Norfolk, Nebraska, she was united … Continue reading →

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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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