Amy Johnson Crow, on her blog No Story Too Small, has challenged her fellow bloggers to post 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. This is week eight. My great-great grandfather Harrison Thomas was the second son born to Reuben Thomas and Melissa Haight. Reuben was an immigrant from Cornwall, England, while Melissa had been born in […]
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52 Ancestors: #8 Harrison Thomas (1846-1878)
Posted in 52 Ancestors, Summerville, Thomas on February 24, 2014 | 1 Comment »
52 Ancestors: #6 James St. John Jr. (1839-1910)
Posted in 52 Ancestors, St. John on February 10, 2014 | 2 Comments »
Amy Johnson Crow, on her blog No Story Too Small, has challenged her fellow bloggers to post 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. This is week six. My great-great grandfather, James St. John, was born on August 22, 1839. He was the fourth of 12 children born to James St. John Sr and Jane Lloyd. The […]
52 Ancestors: #5 Hugh Hunter (1863-1939)
Posted in 52 Ancestors, Hunter on February 3, 2014 | 1 Comment »
My great-grandfather, Hugh Hunter was born on May 17, 1863, in Brampton, Ontario. He was the twelfth child of fourteen born to Robert Hunter and Hannah Dool, who had immigrated from Ireland some twenty years previously. The 1871 census shows the family living in Chinguacousy Township, Peel County, Ontario. Hugh was 7 years old. Also […]