Tag Archives: Genealogy

Aunt Essie’s “sugar bowl”

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Pat Shaul

As we were clearing out my parents’ home after my father’s passing, I found this among the items my mother had accumulated from her parents’ home. The bowl has no marking as to it’s provenance, but the real treasure is … Continue reading →

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Happy 122nd Birthday, Cousin Pearl!

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Pat Shaul

My first cousin, twice removed, Pearl Geneva Churches, was born on 21 February 1899, to George W. and Ora Lee Churches. Pearl was my grandfather’s first cousin. At the age of 22, on 4 August 1921, Pearl married Ortheldo Miller, … Continue reading →

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Happy 232nd Birthday, Cousin George Washington Comstock!

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Pat Shaul

232 years ago, 5 February 1789, in Smithfield, Rhode Island, my first cousin, 6 times removed, George Washington Comstock, was born to Ichabod and Sarah Jenks Comstock. His parents were part of the new country that apparently revered George Washington. … Continue reading →

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Happy 279th Birthday, Grandfather Clark!

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Pat Shaul

279 years ago, 29 January 1742, in Medfield, Massachusetts, my 5th Great-Grandfather, Stephen Clark was born. His father was Solomon Clark. In 1763, in Wrentham, Massachusetts, he married Miriam Thayer, the daughter of Josiah Thayer. The couple made their home … Continue reading →

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Who’s off their rocker and whose rocker are they off?

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Pat Shaul

This rocking chair has a history and a sentimental meaning for me times four. My first memory of this chair was it being in my paternal grandparents’ house. It lived in their basement rec-room. It was always there, at least … Continue reading →

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Happy 289th Birthday, Patriot Grandfather Jesse Jenks!

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Pat Shaul

289 years ago, on 22 January 1735, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, my 5th great grandfather, Jesse Jenks, was born to John and Prudence Lawrence Jenks. Grandfather married Mary Rhonda Smith , the daughter of Jacob and Dinah Harris Smith, on 11 … Continue reading →

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Happy 329th birthday, Grandmother Isham!

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Pat Shaul

329 years ago, 20 January 1692, in the colony of Massachusetts, my 7th great grandmother, Abigail Lumbert, was born to Joshua and Hopewell Bullock Lumbert. On 3 May 1716, in Barnstable, Massachusetts, grandmother married Isaac Isham, son of John and … Continue reading →

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Happy 149th Birthday, Cousin Jim!

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Pat Shaul

149 years ago, 17 January 1872, James Henry Weaver [my first cousin, twice removed] was born in Monroe, Perry County, Ohio, to William Powell and Catherine Eliszabeth Deaver Weaver. [Yes, a Deaver married a Weaver!] William was the brother of … Continue reading →

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Happy 167th Anniversary, Cousin George Washington and Laura Bacon Walcott Botsford!

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Pat Shaul

28 December 1863 in Livingston County, Michigan, my first cousin, 4 times removed, George Washington Botsford married Laura Bacon Wolcott. Cousin George was the son of Abner Clark and Susan Baird Botsford, born on 15 April 1831, in Connecticut. By … Continue reading →

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Happy 161st Birthday, Cousin Fred!

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Pat Shaul

My first cousin, 3 times removed, Fred Wellington Jenks, was born 161 years ago on 19 December 1859, in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan. He was the son of Olivery Torrey Jenks and Marian Murphy. The best description of Fred comes … Continue reading →

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