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Category Archives: Brown-Montran
Surname Saturday – Chamberlin
The Chamberlin surname derives from an official title, “the chamberlain,” literally one who takes care of a chamber. The chamberlain often had charge of his lord’s receipts and payments.[i] Chamberlin is an English variant of Chamberlain. My one known ancestor … Continue reading
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Tagged William Sanford, Almira Chamberlin, Ezra Sanford
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Ancestor Biography – Mary Electa Parsons (1828-1888)
Roberts/Brown 2016 Research Brown/Sanford/Parsons Line By Don Taylor List of Grandparents Grand Parent: Richard Earl Brown 1st Great: Arthur Durwood Brown 2nd Great: Marion Sanford 3rd Great: Mary Electa Parsons 4th Great: Chester Parsons 5th Great: John Parsons [Jr.] 6th … Continue reading
1840 Census and Chester Parsons
Census Sunday The 1840 census often exasperates genealogists. I find the information presented to be challenging and able to provide new questions as well as details. I was getting to know my 3rd great-grandmother, Mary Electa Parsons. In 1840 Mary … Continue reading
Posted in Brown-Montran, Censuses
Tagged Chester Parsons, Robert Maben, Washtenaw County, 1840 Census, Mary Electra Parsons, Saline, Michigan
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Arthur Durwood Brown – Born 1869
I saw that my Great-Grandfather’s, Arthur Durwood Brown, birthday was coming up. Then I realized that I have a quite a range of birth years for him. I know that markers are often wrong about birth years, but they seem so … Continue reading
