Category Archives: Ancestor Features

Research into the four family Lines, Roberts, Brown, Howell, and Darling.

Asa Taft (1774-1839) – Ancestor #84

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Brown ProjectRoberts-Barnes-Taft LineBy Don Taylor Asa Taft is my double-fourth great-grandfather. He was born in Uxbridge, Mass., in 1774. He had between 10 and 12 children and two wives, Sarah and Lucy. He moved west to Partridgefield (now Hinsdale), Mass, … Continue reading →

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Josiah Fugate (c. 1740-c.1823)

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Don Taylor

Brown-Mannin-Fugate LineBy Don Taylor After learning from FamilySearch that Pocahontas might be my 12th great-grandmother[i], I thought I’d take another step along the path to confirm she is my ancestor. The supposed connection is on my mother’s father’s line. I feel … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – MK-10 – Josef Alvar Krafve (1863-1924).

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Don Taylor

Matson Project Matson-Krafve Line By Don Taylor Joseph Alvar Krafve was born on 14 March 1863 in Eriksbyn, Västra Götaland, Sweden, as the seventh child of Josef Olsson Krafve and Maja Andersdotter. He had eight siblings: Jonas, Anders, Olof Wilhelm, … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – John Huber – Take 2

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Don Taylor

Ancestor Sketch of John Huber. He was born in Windlach, Switzerland in 1880, married Bertha Barbara TrĂĽmpi in 1905 in New Glarus, Wisconsin, had two children, and died in 1948 in James Township, Saginaw County, Wisconsin. Continue reading →

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Timothy Daly (1867-1923)

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Don Taylor

Timothy Daly, born in 1867 in County Cork, Ireland, arrived in Boston in 1882 at the young age of 15. This emigration was part of a larger wave following the Great Famine (1845-1851) and the Land War, which created harsh economic conditions in Ireland. Like many others, Timothy sought opportunity in the United States. He eventually settled in Biddeford, Maine, where he would live the rest of his life. Continue reading →

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