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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Updated my Irish Roork page
I have just updated my Irish Roork surname page.
Been Soule Searchin’ Today!
(Bishop) George Soule to be exact! 🙂 George Soule was a servant to Edward Winslow and came to Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower. He is my 10th great-grandfather through my Grandmother Reita Bishop. So if you are a descendant of … Continue reading
Posted in England, George SOULE (1593, England - 1679, Plymouth Plantation), George SOULE (1639 - c 1704), Massachusetts, MAYFLOWER PASSENGER, Plymouth, Reita Geraldine BISHOP (1912-1998), SOULE:
Tagged BISHOP:, Edward Winslow, George Soule, Mayflower, Mayflower Compact, New Plymouth Colony, Soule Kindred
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John and Sarah (Carey) Jenney
(Hamilton/Pepper) My 10th great-grandparents were Separatists and were some of the first Pilgrims to immigrate to the New World. I will be sharing more about them in the future, but until I get to that I want to share a … Continue reading
Posted in England, JENNEY:, Massachusetts, Norwich, PEPPER "HAMILTON":, Plymouth, STRICKLAND:, UK:
Tagged John Jenney, Massachusetts, Pilgrim Hall Museum, Pilgrims, Plymouth, Sarah Carey, Separatists, Strickland
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It’s all in a name!
(Hamilton/Pepper and Roork) I have started a new page today! I am creating two lists. One for my paternal surnames and one for my maternal surnames. This way, anyone can see all of the surnames that I have in my ancestry. My … Continue reading
Success is so sweet!!! Thank you Ancestry.com!
I have had some real success this morning which is rather significant! I was finally able to access the FREE International Marriage Records at Ancestry.com, about an hour ago, and I found some important marriage records! THREE in fact! I … Continue reading
Posted in England, EUROPE, UK:
Tagged Ancestry.com, England, international marriage records
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FREE International Marriage Records START Tomorrow!
I started searching records this morning only to discover that the Ancestry records were not free! I went to their Facebook page and see that they have changed the date from April 16th to April 17 through April 21st, which … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ancestry, Free Records, international marriage records
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Free Access on Tuesday April 16th to International Marriage Records!
Ancestry. com will give FREE access to International Marriage Records on Tuesday, April 16, 2013! Make out a list of places, names and dates to search for and take advantage of this free offer! I will be searching for records … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ancestry.com, April 16th, Free Access, Free Marriage Records, international
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24 June 2014 is the 700th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn!
Robert the Bruce, I, King of Scotland (11 Jul 1274-7 Jun 1329, reigned 1306-1329) is my 21st great-grandfather…at least according to the paper trail. 🙂 My Great-Grandmother Delia Bridget JACKSON, is a descendant of Robert the BRUCE through her Jackson, Fuqua, … Continue reading
Posted in BATES:, BRUCE:, Delia Bridget JACKSON (1877-1972), England, EUROPE, FUQUA:, JACKSON:, PEPPER "HAMILTON":, Scotland, UK:
Tagged Bates, Battle of Bannockburn, Bruce, Edward II, England, Fleming, Fuqua, Jackson, Margorie Bruce, Robert the Bruce, Scotland, Scottish History
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18th Century PA German Naming Customs
18th Century PA German Naming Customs You must read this information if you have German ancestry! It is too important to skip! I really learned something NEW here! It explains so much when it comes to my husband’s German ancestral … Continue reading
Posted in EUROPE, Germany, MOULDER:, Uncategorized
Tagged Christian Names, German, middle names, Moulder, Naming Customs
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Get a Free Digital Copy of a Moulder Genealogy
(Roork) Fredric Z. Saunders, of the Mohler-Moler-Moulder DNA Project shared a link (on Facebook) to a FREE digital copy of a handwritten genealogy by George Chester Moulder. It appears to me to be a true labor-of-love. I can just imagine … Continue reading
No man is an island…especially when it comes to family history!
(Roork) “No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main.” – John Donne It is also true that a family historian does not operate as an isolated researcher, but rather, as part … Continue reading
Our Moulder/Mohlar/Mohler/Molar Family was Swiss-German
Updated/Edited: 31 Mar 2015 The Internet is an amazing place to do research these days! I was revisiting my Great-Great Grandmother Amanda Melvina Moulder’s ancestry this morning and found some sites that have connected me to distant cousins and loads … Continue reading
Posted in Amanda Melvina MOULDER (1848-1924), EUROPE, Germany, MOULDER:, Switzerland, Tennessee
Tagged emigrate, Germany, Matthiss, Mohler, Moler, Moulder, Swiss, Switzerland, Tennessee
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Chronicling America
I recently had some luck in finding my 2nd Great-Grandfather Samuel Thomas ROORK and his family mentioned in The Tucumcari News and Tucumcari Times at the Chronicling America website! From the website: “Chronicling America is a Website providing access to information … Continue reading
Posted in New Mexico, ROORK:
Tagged California, Chronicling America, Claud Franklin Roork, Claud Franklin Smith, digital newspapers, Enid, Frederick, Moulder, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Smith, Nancy Roork, New Mexico, Odus York, Oklahoma, Old Newspapers, Oma Roork, Quanah, Quay County, ROORK:, Samuel Thomas Roork, second hand store, Shawnee, Simpson building, Texas, Tucumcari, Tucumcari History, Tucumcari News, US Smith building
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Gran's and Grandpa's Family History 