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Category Archives: Sanford
Happy Birthday William.
Brown-Sanford Line Today, I remember my third-great-grandfather, William M. Sanford. He was born in New York on 30 March 1823. He moved west to Michigan, again west to Indiana, and once more west to North Dakota. He returned to Michigan … Continue reading
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Tagged Sanford, Genealogy, Ancestry, Birthday, #familyhistory, #30march
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Gateway and Immigrant (Original) Ancestors
By Don Taylor My local Genealogy Group[i] recently met via Zoom and discussed “Gateway Ancestors” and “Immigrant Ancestors.” A Gateway Ancestor is one that you find that can be the individual that, once you have a direct connection to that … Continue reading
Parsons – Surname Saturday
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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Tagged Berkshire County, Sandisfield, Washtenaw, Michigan, Massachusetts, Saline
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John Parson’s Nephew – Albert Parsons (1795-1861)
By Don Taylor In my research for Mary (Wolcott) Parsons, I speculated Mary was living with Albert Parsons during the 1830 Census. I also wanted to determine just who Albert was in relationship to Mary and if made sense for … Continue reading
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John Parsons, Jr., & the 1810 Census
Census Sunday Brown-Sanford-Parsons By Don Taylor Following families in the early census records is always tricky. Sometimes, it becomes a rabbit hole without a successful resolution. John Parsons lived in Sandisfield, Mass., during the 1790[i] and 1800 Censuses.[ii] He then … Continue reading
