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Family Welcome PageWhat's New
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June 2011
Major Breakthrough in the Root Family -- Added 6 generations and 200 years of history
including this Surname's Arrival to America
An Interesting Historical Connection of Note
associated with the Root surname: the Frary Family in relation to
the 1704 destruction of Deerfield Village (Mass.)
Also: Additions to the Census Documents
These maps include the names and locations of all families
living in the town at the time the map was drawn!
1856 Map of Enfield, Massachusetts showing the Gardner home
1867 Maps of Ashland and Windham, New York showing the Drum, Howard, Law and Tuttle homes
1790-1880
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August 2010
I'm pleased to have added the following:
Census Documents for the Gardners
Romaine W. Law and Fannie Drum's Marriage Certificate October 2, 1901
Photo of George F. Drum and Lucy J. (Clinton) Drum (Fannie's parents)
Also:
Follow up on communication with the Town Clerk of Cento, Italy: we have emailed back and forth several times,
but the language is a barrier. I am using a website to try and translate my emails into Italian....
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After a bit of a hiatus, I've returned to the hunt!
August 2009
Breakthroughs in the Dexter Family Genealogy
and the associated surname Root.
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August 15, 2008
Major Breakthrough in the Griffin Family Genealogy
Added 5 generations and almost 200 years of history
Now traced back to the early 1600's in Long Island, New York
In connection with this:
The Flushing Remonstrance 1657- a significant historical document signed by Mom's Eighth Great Grandfather, Edward Griffin
Also:
added two more Census Documents for the Griffins
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July 15, 2008
Had a fruitful trip to Massachusetts in May of 2008!
Many corrections to genealogies have been made and will continue to be made.
So far the: Dexter, Gardner and Gaylord genealogies have been updated. Also, have made additions to the
Gravestones and Family File Statistics pages. The Dexter Family Bible page now has photos of the
Bible I took when I visited Peggy French.
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Dexter Family Bible added April 12, 2008
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February 24, 2008; March 7, 2008
CENSUS FILES NOW ONLINE!
Surnames available so far can be accessed either through the "Census Index Page" or
through the Family Contents Page. Keep checking back, as I will continue to add to it.
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February 15, 2008
Hot on the Trail!
I've recently discovered that the two towns in Italy where Nonna (Elvira) and Giovanni Cortelli are from,
Crevalcore and Cento respectively, both have websites. I have attempted to make contact with the equivalent of the
Town Clerk in both towns, asking for information regarding Nonna and Giovanni's families.
I'm waiting to hear back....
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October 21, 2007
After a recent trip to New York and Massachusetts,
many facts and pieces of information have been corrected and updated on all the Family Genealogies.
Some are not as critical as others, but the
corrections have been made on the website, nonetheless.
Some of the MORE interesting or critical tidbits are as follows:
Dad's Side
Found Chauncey Depew Phillips' Birth Record giving the name of his
parents, where they were born and whom born to
John and Elvira Lodi's Marriage Record giving the date of their marriage
and John's parent's names, something that wasn't complete before
Mom's Side
Fannie Drum's twin Frankie was a female, not male, as I had believed
Found Grandma and Papa's Marriage Record indicating
Grandma's middle name was Elvina, not Elmira or Alvina
Also, as a side point, "Perry and Rosalia" were a couple that Mom knew as Grandma's friends;
it turns out this is Rosalia Wiers, Grandma's aunt on her father's side.
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Tuttle Family Genealogy added September 7, 2007
Linda Ruth Law Ancestry Chart added September 7, 2007 updated 8/2010
John Dexter Cortelli Ancestry Chart added September 7, 2007 updated 8/2010