Category Archives: Surname Projects

Ancestor Sketch – Annie Smythe

Bradley-Hingston Project Hingston-Smythe Line By Don Taylor Annie Smythe is an immigrant ancestor. She was born in England to Irish parents. She immigrated to the United States, located to Peabody (near Boston), Massachusetts, and married an Irish immigrant. They had … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Freke W. Hingston

Bradley-Hingston Project Bradley-Hingston Line By Don Taylor Freke W Hingston was born on 29 October 1859 in Ireland, the son of Ellen and William. He immigrated to the United States in July 1879. He married Annie Smythe on 2 September … Continue reading

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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 – Marie Louise Polk

Bradley-Hingston Project Bradley-Taylor-Polk Line By Don Taylor Overview Marie Louise Polk was born in Jan 1864 in Arkansas to John Widener Polk and Anna Eliza Kean. She had four siblings[i], Anna, Magdalen, John, and Mary. On 17 January 1887, when … Continue reading

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