my genealogy life
Family stories are my buried treasure
Tracing ancestors in Canada, England, Scotland & Ireland
Sharing my love of digging through old documents, uncovering family stories, and sharing the real papers that bring our ancestors back to life.
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Rachel Margaret Hodgins was born on Dec. 3, 1870 in Huntley, Carleton Co., Ontario to parents Rachel Mordy and William W. Hodgins. On the 1871 census Rachel was enumerated at the age of 4 months and was surrounded by Hodgins…
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A Genealogy Do-Over Ah-Ha Moment
I have been slugging away at the Genealogy Do-Over that is being hosted by Thomas MacEntee which is why I haven’t posted in a while. There are days when it seems things are progressing well, scanning documents that have been…
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An Anniversary – 114 Years Ago Today
Peter Jordan married Caroline Louisa Norton on this day 114 years ago, October 22, 1900. They were my great grandparents, my paternal grandmother’s parents to be more exact. Peter and Caroline were both living in Quebec City when they signed…
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