I learned a great deal about Norwegian naming while I was working on the information for John Hansen Torgersen. Thanks to some great information sites from the Digital Archives of Norway and Martin Roe Eidhammer's excellent website, and a little … [Continue reading] about Ancestor History John Torgersen
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Ancestor History Rose Mary Dale
Proving that Scots and Irish can get along, Rose Mary Dale, with two Irish parents married John Young, who had two Scottish parents. The two grew up on farms next door to each other in Lower Canada (now Quebec) where both their parents had … [Continue reading] about Ancestor History Rose Mary Dale
Updating Alice Halliday
Finding the birth date and place for Alice Halliday took some detective work. Based on information on census forms and marriage documents, Alice was born in England. I ordered and reviewed all civil birth records of any Alice Halliday’s born in … [Continue reading] about Updating Alice Halliday
Ancestor History John Young
John Young was born in Lower Canada and moved to Huron Country, Ontario as a young man. He lived the remainder of his 80 years there. His father had moved from Scotland to Canada (what is now Quebec). John then moved further west to Ontario, and … [Continue reading] about Ancestor History John Young
Who was Janet (Mary) Young Wilson?
Updated May 2023 In a family tree provided to me, and to others in the family, there are 8 children listed. In other family trees, there are only 7 children listed. This would not be unusual if the additional child listed was one that died … [Continue reading] about Who was Janet (Mary) Young Wilson?
