Category: 52Ancestors
-
A Name Gone, but Not Forgotten
This week is Favorite Names prompted by Amy Johnson Crow. Melody is a surname that my family would not let die, a homage to our petit but feisty ancestress Bridget Melody. She was born in 1864 in Galway, Ireland to parents Michael Melody and Dorothy Guinnessy/McGuinness. Her parents would have experienced first-hand the Irish Potatoe Famine and…
-
David Stewart in the 1880 US Census
It’s been a busy genealogy week this week. MyHeritage has made changes to the DNA and as a result, I have uncovered more cousins on my Jeffery and Norton lines. Returning the focus to my Stewart family and Amy Johnson Crow’s #52Ancestors challenge, I will look at a census record from Minnesota. In the 1880 census…
-
Who Would I Have to Dinner?
I really struggled with this week prompt from Amy Johnson Crow on her 52 Ancestors series. The question is if I could sit down to dinner with any of my ancestors who would I pick? Who would I pick? I have actually mused on this all week. To be honest, I would have them all…
-
Longevity in the Canadian Military
This week the prompt from Any Johnson Crow is Longevity for the 52 Ancestors challenge. This brought to mind the longevity of the Jordan family’s involvement with the Royal Canadian Artillery. In 1871, William Jordan was the first soldier to join the newly formed company, the first to serve sentry duty and the first to…
A family history blog 