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Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Mayberry in the Censuses
Census Sunday Blanchard Project Blanchard-Bodge-Mayberry Line By Don Taylor Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Mayberry Bodge died October 10, 1882, at 45, suggesting she was born in 1837 or 1838. Her marker indicates she was the “Dau. of Edward & Frances Mayberry.”[i] … Continue reading
Posted in Blanchard, Bodge, Census Sunday, Mayberry
Tagged Cumberland, Gray, Maine, Windham
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Photo Friday – Michoud, Mercer, Merrigan, Milliken (Née Feeney), Sargent (née Mitchell)
Ethel Wight Collection – Part 90 By Don Taylor This week, for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid for the photos, not necessarily … Continue reading
Posted in Ethel Wight Studio, Photo Friday
Tagged Feeney, Machoud, Mercer, Merrigan, Milliken, Mitchell, Sargent
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Research Plan – Bert Allen Roberts (1903-1949)
Roberts Line By Don Taylor I am beginning a deep dive into my Grandfather Bert Allen Roberts. He died before I was born and before my half-siblings were born, so there are no direct memories of the man I know … Continue reading
Donna at the Lindo, Freeport, IL, Dec 28, 1924
Donna in the News by Don Taylor “Donna in the News” is my reporting of newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling). I am always excited to find a new … Continue reading
Posted in Bathing Beauty Revue, In the news
Tagged Freeport, Illinois, Lindo Theatre
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My mtDNA Results – T2b
mtDNA by Don Taylor I recently took the mtDNA[i] test through Family Tree DNA. I wasn’t surprised to learn I am a T2b haplogroup (23&Me’s test also told me that). There were 30 matches with a Genetic Distance of zero … Continue reading
Posted in DNA, DNA, mtDNA
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