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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  • David Stewart in the 1880 US Census

    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…

  • It’s Not All Unicorns and Rainbows in Newspapers

    It’s Not All Unicorns and Rainbows in Newspapers

    Finding the truth about a death in 1892, yes it was a railway accident but..

  • JAMES STEWART – His History

    JAMES STEWART – His History

    His Life From Ontario To British Columbia    James Stewart was a broad-shouldered stocky man, who lived a life that embraced possibilities and adventures. Born to William Stewart and Mary Loftus in West Flamboro, Wentworth Co., Ontario and baptized on Jan. 6, 1847. James was their first son as a couple but not the first…