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Sutherland – Surname Saturday
Roberts Research Ancestry indicates that Sutherland surname is a Scottish regional name from the Old Norse suðr ‘south’ + land ‘land.’ Sutherland lays south of Scandinavia and the Norse colonies in the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Forebears add that it … Continue reading
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Ancestor Sketch – Albert S. Bodge
Blanchard-Bodge Line By Don Taylor Blanchard-Utterstrom Project – Ancestor #18 List of Grandparents Grandfather: Edward Everett Blanchard 1st Great-grandmother: Minnie M. Bodge(1872-1948) 2nd Great-grandfather: Albert S Bodge (1838-1897) 3rd Great-grandfather: John Bodge Birth Albert S. Bodge was born in South … Continue reading
Parsons – Surname Saturday
Brown-Sanford-Parsons Line By Don Taylor Origin of the Parsons Surname Ancestry indicates Parsons is an occupational name for the servant of a parish priest or parson, or possibly, the parson’s son. I ignored other meanings for Parsons, from Irish and … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Michigan, Saline, Sandisfield, Washtenaw
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Becker – Surname Saturday
Glarus Switzerland By Don Taylor Ancestry indicates that Becker is a Dutch, German, Danish, and Ashkenazic Jewish occupation name for a baker of bread or baker of bricks and tiles, which comes from the German word backen “to bake.” Ancestry … Continue reading
Mary Parsons – The 1855 New York Census opened a Brick Wall
Census Sunday Brown-Sanford-Parsons-Wolcott By Don Taylor Introduction Following families in the early census records is always tricky, and following widows can be particularly difficult. I had been unable to find her in several early census records after her husband died. … Continue reading
