Degerness and Ross Family History
I was working on my 5x grandparents Jacob WELLS and Elizabeth BISCAM when I came across two different sets of family, many of whom did not include my 4x great grandmother at all. So, I set about answering the question: Were the Jacob WELLS … [Continue reading] about Are they the same Jacob and Elizabeth?
More than a year and a half ago, in a previous post, I was attempting, without success, to determine whether this picture was of Rose Mary DALE and John YOUNG or her sister Martha Dale and Patrick McFAUL. Although I was leaning towards Rose … [Continue reading] about Picture Puzzle Solved
I did promise in my last post to reveal the ancestors of our William SMYTH. I have done so here. I am connecting our Smyths to the Smiths of the “The Chronicles of a puritan family in Ireland (Smith formerly of Glasshouse)" (The Chronicles). The … [Continue reading] about Smyth to Smith and unicorns
My 5x great-grandmother was Maria SMYTH. Her marriage announcement to Thomas WOODS of King's County (now Offaly) puts her at Borris Castle in Borris-in-Ossory, County Laiois (also known as Queen's County), Ireland.[1] I was recently … [Continue reading] about Bishop, the King and Guinness
Sometimes I want to save stuff as a page rather than a blog post. Usually when it relates to my ancestors. So I have pages of ancestor histories. However, I also have pages of family history information when it pertains to more than one ancestor. … [Continue reading] about Cedarvale / Meanskinisht genealogy
