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Ancestor Sketch – Beatrice Hennessey

Halcro-Varone Project Varone-Hennessey Line By Don Taylor Beatrice Hennessey is one of the most confounding ancestors I’ve researched. Besides changing her first name from Bridget to Beatrice, she appears to vanish after the 1940 Census. (More about that later.) All-in-all, … Continue reading

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Beatrice Hennessey & the Censuses

Census Sunday Halcro-Varone Project By Don Taylor Sometimes you run into things you’ve never encountered before. In my Halcro-Varone project, I discovered a name change that I found confusing. I knew Beatrice M Hennessey[i] married Vincenzo Varone on 23 October … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – James Vincenzo Varone (Sr.)

Halcro-Varone Project By Don Taylor James Vincenzo Varone was born on 03 April 1889 in Rome, Italy as the first child of Antonio Varone5 and Giuseppa (Galluccio) Varone. He had five siblings, namely: Eleen, Celia6, Rose6, John6, and Mary6. When … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 37

Treasure Chest ThursdayBy Don Taylor Fay’s Theater – Providence, Rhode Island For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at a set of clippings from the Donna Darling Collection. First, we see she received top billing of “Great Acts of … Continue reading

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MM06 – Elmer Stevens Mapes (1898-1974)

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 89 Elmer Stephens Mapes 1920 – Kanakadea Via Ancestry.com Elmer Stephens Mapes was born in New York on 24 Aug 1898. He was the third of four children born to James and Myrtle (Myrtie) … Continue reading

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