Monthly Archives: July 2021

Parsons – Surname Saturday

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Don Taylor

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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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 39

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Don Taylor

Curry, Cutter, Fields, Fitts, & Todd Photo Friday Ethel Wight Collection 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 … Continue reading →

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Albert S. Bodge in the News – Death, Draft, and life in Westbrook

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Don Taylor

In the News Blanchard Project Blanchard-Bodge By Don Taylor “In the News” is my reporting of discovered newspapers articles and advertising regarding ancestors I am researching. Albert S. Bodge is a 2nd great-grandfather in my Blanchard-Utterstrom Project. The information found … Continue reading →

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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 38

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Don Taylor

[Chaffey], Cummings, Curran, Currie (2), & Curry Photo Friday Ethel Wight Collection 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 … Continue reading →

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Deed of Albert S Bodge to John J Bodge – 12 June 1876

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Don Taylor

Amanuensis[i] Monday Blanchard Project Blanchard-Bodge By Don Taylor As I begin looking more closely at the life of Albert S. Bodge, I find his life seems to have fallen apart sometime between 1872 and 1880. Looking at his property transactions … Continue reading →

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