Robert Layng was born December 27, 1819 in Lancashire, Lancashire, England and died May 26, 1903 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois. His parents were George Edward Laing and Mary Gellatly. Robert married Mary McCann about 1844 in Ireland. She was born March 23, 1823 in Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland and died September 26, 1911 in Rockford, …
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Blodgett Family
First known ancestors were Josiah Blodgett and Eunice Barlow. They had a son, Archippus Blodgett born about 1788 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. His first wife may have been Mary Lamkin and they had two daughters: Sarah Blodgett married Ezra Crocker as his second wife. Angeline Blodgett born 1807 in Brushton, Franklin, New York and died …
White Family
Thanks to ancestry.com and DNA, I have finally been able to document this family back a little further. However, there are still some mysteries in there! The first known ancestors were William White born in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont and Sarah Moreton. They were married May 17, 1792 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. Their children: Related Families
The Indian War that Wasn’t
A distant cousin shared this funny story with me recently. He also shared the picture of Richard “John” Hall. On Saturday the 6th day of January, 1838, near the same spot where a quarter of a century before the first settler in the Town of Ellington felled the trees and erected his rude log cabin …
What? A connection to Harry Potter? You betcha.
Alnwick Castle has belonged to the Percy family for over 700 years. This castle was used in filming the Hogwarts school in Harry Potter. Check out their website to see a lot of history on the Percy family as well as some great pictures of the Percy ancestors. Here is a snapshot of our line: …
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Duclos Family
The earliest known Duclos ancestor was Mathias Duclaux (Duclos) who was born and died in France. He married Barbara Schnell. Their son was: Laurent Duclos was born October 13, 1748 in Desges, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France and died in 1845 in Les Chazeaux, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France. He married January 3, 1774 in Haguenau, 67500, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, …
Maricle Family
The origins of the Maricle family are difficult to decipher. There are three theories at the bottom of this page. I am beginning with what I know. William Maricle was born April 13, 1809 in Binghamton, Broome, New York and died September 15, 1882 in Castalia, Winneshiek, Iowa. His first marriage was to Margaret Stevenson …
Strouse Family
Strauss was the original spelling although it is said that it was once Van Strauss. The name was spelled Strauss and Strouse in History of Wabash County, 1884. Johann Adam Strauss, Sr. (Adam) was born June 28, 1776 in Spesbach, Homburg, Bayern, Germany and died February 3, 1839 same place. He married August 14, 1798 …
Fayette Martin
Fayette Martin was the son of Edward Martin and Chloe Hopkins. He was born on March 14, 1843 in Parrish, Oswego, New York and died on June 18, 1925 in Amboy, Lee, Illinois at the home of his daughter, Marcia. His obituary says that he was one of Portland’s (IL) oldest residents. Fayette married three …
Charles Jefferson Hendee Family
Charles Jefferson Hendee was born to Caleb Hendee, Jr. and Lydia Rich on July 1, 1805 in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont and died August 1, 1872 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts death records show that he is buried in West Roxbury, though no grave has been found. There is a memorial on findagrave.com that shows …