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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 93rd Anniversary, Cousin Roy and Evelyn!

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Pat Shaul

It was 93 years ago today, 14 June 1926, that my grandfather’s cousin, Roy Thomas Churches married Evelyn Harriet Lockwood in downtown Farmington.   Roy would have been my first cousin, twice removed. Roy Thomas Churches was born 15 October 1901 … Continue reading →

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Shared birthday of two 4 times great grandfathers!!!

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Pat Shaul

11 June marks the anniversary of the birth of two of my 4 times great grandfathers.  Simeon Botsford was born 11 June 1763 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut to John and Dorcus Warren Botsford.   Laban Jenks was born 11 June … Continue reading →

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Remembering GGG Granduncle Richard Lee

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Pat Shaul

  My Uncle Richard Lee was born 3 March 1808 in West Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York, to William and Mary Summers Lee.  For the longest time the only information I had about him was the entry in the Lee … Continue reading →

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Memories of Grandpa Lee’s Aunt Myra

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Pat Shaul

My grandfather’s Aunt Myra, his mother’s sister, Hannah Almira Lee Churches, was born 4 December 1864, in Southfield, Michigan.  On 26 March 1891, in Pontiac, Michigan, she married Robert Richard Churches.  Five and a half years later, her younger sister, … Continue reading →

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The rain finally stopped, so part 2 …

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Made it to Acacia Park Cemetery with all of the peonies from Grandmother Weaver’s plant that had bloomed — the rain had been constant and I was sure the blooms were going to be destroyed.   But, there were enough to … Continue reading →

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Heirlooms and Family – Sometimes It Gets Complicated ….

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Pat Shaul

June 4, 2019, and Great Grandmother Weaver’s Peony Bush is blooming right on schedule — at least on the schedule I remember my mother defining for it.   The bush was at Great Grandmother’s house on Tireman in Detroit; it was … Continue reading →

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Happy 202nd, Great Great Grandmother Weaver!

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Pat Shaul

On 3 June 1817, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, my great great grandmother, Anna Lane was born to Richard and Mary Gayer Lane.  Settling near the Lane family was the German immigrant, Gottlieb Weber, who became Goodliff Weaver as his stay … Continue reading →

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Dear Aunt Ora, What were your parents thinking?

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Pat Shaul

It was 145 years ago, 29 May 1874, in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, that my grandfather’s Aunt Ora was born to Charles Norton and Esther Jenks Lee.  Yes, that makes her full name Ora Lee.   Now, say it out loud!  … Continue reading →

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Happy 226th Anniversary Grandparents Lee

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Pat Shaul

On 27 May 1793, William Lee and Mary Summers, my four times great grandparents, were wed in Guilford, Connecticut.  Their union produced 8 children:  Chauncey (1794), William (1796), Harvey (1798), Horatio (1800) [my three times great grandfather], Mary Ann (1804) … Continue reading →

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384 Years Ago in Charlestown, Massachusetts

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Pat Shaul

It was 384 years ago, 26 May 1635, in Charlestown, in the Colony of Massachusetts, that my nine times great grandparents, William Sprague and Millicent Eames were wed.   Both William and Millicent were born in England – William on 26 … Continue reading →

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