A peek at what I found in the BAnQ (Quebec Archives) Court documents
Category: Tipper
Newspapers at BAnQ
I live 4,000 kilometers away from where I need to do most of my genealogy research and because of that, I rely heavily on what I can locate online. I often go back to a web site and redo searches, try new variations in the hopes that I will come across something new. Yesterday I…
Should I Be More Focused in My Research?
Confession: I am not the most focused of researchers. There I have said it. I tend to research a family line that a get a shaky leaf on, find a document about or research in new record set that gets released or whatever strikes my fancy. I would call my research a little willy-nilly. I know,…
Most Unusual Name – Fearless Female
March 3 — Do you share a first name with one of your female ancestors? Perhaps you were named for your great-grandmother, or your name follows a particular naming pattern. If not, then list the most unique or unusual female first name you’ve come across in your family tree. The above is a blog prompt…
52 Ancestors – #12 John Tipper
John Tipper is my first ancestor to have traveled to Canada, arrived before 1796. Until today I didn’t have many details about him. What I did know is that he was a soldier with the Royal Artillery, his wife was Gertrude and she died in Kingston, Ontario in 1805. The family lived in Montreal, Kingston…
My Genealogy Life 