Category Archives: Surname Projects

Biography – Karl Bauer (1885-1968)

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor Sometimes it is necessary to take two steps back to answer questions. Although quite a lot was known about Karl Bauer, almost nothing was known about his siblings. Family oral history indicated he had a dozen or … Continue reading →

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Frederick W. Blanchard – Orphan, Widower, & Plasterer

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Don Taylor

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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Ancestor Biography – Martha Angeline Libby (1863-1938)

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Don Taylor

Whitten Project Whitten/Libby Line By Don Taylor Ever since I started volunteering at the Scarborough Historical Society I’ve been hearing stories that all the Libby’s in Maine are descended from one person – John Libby. According to several accounts, John … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Biography – Annie Evelyn Chase (1908-1976)

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors – 52 Weeks Utterstrom – Chase Line Blanchard Project 2017 – Ancestor #7 Annie Evelyn Chase (1908-1976) Birth Annie Evelyn Chase was born 24 May 1908 in Patten, Penobscot, Maine.[i] She was the second of six children of … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Biography – Daniel Whitten (1859-1950)

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Don Taylor

Whitten-Bickford-2016 Project #8 – Whitten Line By Don Taylor It is often best and usually easiest to look at a person’s life backwards.  That is to begin with their death records then follow them through all of the census records … Continue reading →

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