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Three More Bragdon’s

Photo Friday By Don Taylor I’ve run into Bragdon photos before[i]. I had three more Bragdon’s left in my collection, so I thought I’d look into them.  All three photos are quite small, the smallest being only 1 by ¾ … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Sadie A. (Waters) Chase

Utterstrom-Chase-Waters By Don Taylor Blanchard Project – Ancestor #15 Sadie A. Waters (1887-1983) Grandparents 7. – Maternal Grandmother:Annie Evelyn Chase (1908-1976) 15. – Great-grandmother: Sadie A. Waters (1887-1983) 30. – 2nd Great-grandfather: Willim G. Waters (1868-____) Birth Sadie A. Waters was … Continue reading

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Ancestor Bio – Hannah Bell McAllister Mullholland

Darling – McAllister – Bell By Don Taylor I often have difficulties researching ancestors who lived in Europe. Hannah is no exception. She was born, lived and died all within 50 miles of Workington, England. I am not 100% confident … Continue reading

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Two New Fourth Greats – McAllister and Bell

Darling-McAllister-Bell It is always a good day when you receive an envelope with new information. A few weeks ago, I ordered a copy of a marriage register entry for my wife’s third-great-grandparents on her Darling-McAllister line. I had found them … Continue reading

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Frederick W. Blanchard – Orphan, Widower, & Plasterer

By Don Taylor Frederick W. Blanchard had one of the most difficult lives I have ever researched — Orphaned young, possibly left standing at the altar, a widower by the age of 19, and dead by automobile accident when he … Continue reading

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