The dates and anniversaries in my family tree for this week. March 22 1732 - Died - Marie Anna GUEDON - Marie is my 9th-great-grandmother on my mother's side. She was born in 1641 in Bourg de Magny, Normandie, France and married Gabriel BENOIT in 1665. She passed away in Yamachiche, St. … [Read more...]
What’s in a Name?
20 March 2009 By
My entry for the 13th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture. Here is what this carnival is about. Share with us the surnames in your Irish family tree, but don't just stop there. Do a little research and tell us the origin of one or more of those surnames, the stories of how they … [Read more...]
Weekly History
1 March 2009 By
This week in my family tree history. March 1 1653 - Died - Joanna (Pansars) CREIJBECK - Joanna was my 10th-great-grandmother on my mother's side. She was born about 1610 and passed away in St. Lambertus, Herck, Belgium. 1818 - Born - Jacobus Franciscus KREBBEKX - Jacobus was my … [Read more...]
Tell Me Thursday: Tom Corrigan Family
26 February 2009 By
From what I figured out, this is my great-great-grandfather Thomas CORRIGAN and his first wife Ellen FERGUSON (1854- abt 1890.) I had originally tabbed it as Thomas Corrigan and his second wife, my great-great-grandmother Emma Jane FIRMENICH. Then one day I looked closer at it and at Tom and Emma's … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Maurice Corrigan
4 February 2009 By
Maurice is my great-grandfather. Photo owned by my grandmother, Mary Jane (Corrigan) Zalewski. … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
21 January 2009 By
My first Wordless Wednesday. I tried to post pictures weekly anyway, why not do it along with everyone else? Click for full-size. … [Read more...]
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