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Category Archives: Massachusetts Genealogy
Lurancy Taft (1796-1870)
Luransa Taft (1796–1870), Ahnentafel #41, was the daughter of Asa Taft and Sarah Whitney and spent most of her life in Triangle, Broome County, New York. Married at seventeen to Luman Olmstead, she raised a large family and appears regularly in state and federal censuses. This profile confirms her maternal line and helps clarify confusion surrounding similarly named women in the Taft family. Continue reading
Posted in Massachusetts Genealogy, Taft Family, Ancestor Sketch
Tagged maternal lineage research, 19th Century Genealogy, Triangle New York, Broome County New York, Asa Taft, Partridgefield Massachusetts, Luransa Taft, Taft family genealogy, Lurancy Olmstead, Berkshire County Massachusetts, Sarah Whitney
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Taylor – Surname Saturday
The Taylor surname traces an occupational origin rooted in England and extends through multiple generations of my family from 17th-century New England to 19th-century Michigan. This article examines three documented Taylor ancestors—John Taylor, Rhoda Taylor, and Fanny Taylor—highlighting their place in early colonial settlement, frontier warfare, Atlantic migration, and American industrial expansion. Continue reading
Posted in Massachusetts Genealogy, Brown-Montran, Parsons, Montran, Surname Saturday, Sanford
Tagged Taylor surname, English immigration, New England genealogy, Rhoda Taylor Parsons, John Taylor 1641, Fanny Taylor Blackhurst, Michigan pioneers, occupational surnames, Massachusetts Colony
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Rowley – Surname Saturday
I examine the surname, Rowley. Continue reading
Posted in Massachusetts Genealogy, Brown-Montran, Surname Saturday
Tagged Genealogy, Rowley
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