Monthly Archives: July 2023

Reuben Fugate Will – 19 Jun 1833

I translate and review the will of Reuben Fugate (1780-1833) and I consider his conflicting death dates. Continue reading

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Taylor, Terezevich, Theriault, & Thibeau.

This week, I identified six of seven people in my photo sets:
Madalyn Taylor (later Bakiewicz), circa 1934.
Pauline Taylor (later Morris), circa 1934.
Sabina Terezevich, 1936.
Pearl Theriault (later Kane), circa 1934.
Bernice Thibeau (later Menard), circa 1934. Continue reading

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Sturgis, Sylvester, Talbot, & Taylor

I identified five people in my photo sets:
Mary Sturgis, circa 1934.
Edward H Sylvester, circa 1934.
Helen Talbot, circa 1935.
Marie Germaine Antoinette Talbot, circa 1935.
Emily B Taylor, circa 1934. Continue reading

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Slotsky, Stover, Street, & Sturgis

This week, I identified all five people in my photo sets:
Mark Slotsky – Circa 1934.
Jessie Stover – 1934
Alden Nathanael Street, circa 1935 (age 8)
Eleanor Sturgis, 1934
George Sturgis, 1934.
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Ancestor Sketch – Lars Mattson (b. 1859)

Matson ProjectMatson/Mattson LineBy Don Taylor When Lars Mattson was born in 1859 in Järna, Dalarna, Sweden, his father, Lars, was 35 and his mother, Margareta, was 28. He married Christine Ericson on February 4, 1881. They had 13 children in … Continue reading

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