Tag Archives: Brown/Montran
Donna Montran – 1919 – Charles Smith & Able Green
By April of 1919, Donna had relocated from Boston, MA to New York. She and Trixie Bressler took out an ad in Variety. Trixie had, in 1918, led Max Roger’s Review at Perry’s in Brooklyn and was one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown/Montran, Sarah Blackhurst, colonial theater, 1919
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Clifford and Luella (Bean) Brown
My mother and I received the results of our 23 & Me autosomal testing. My mother’s closest match, according to 23 & Me, is a second-third cousin with whom she shares 2.30%, 11 segments. I contacted the individual. We quickly … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Durrwood Brown, Henry Brown, 23andMe, Luella Bean, Luella Brown, Brown/Montran, Marion Sanford, Clifford Brown
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Madonna’s Birth – 20 Feb 1893
Madonna’s Birth There is an adage about always considering sources closest to an event as more accurate than others. The age of my grandmother, Madonna/Donna is a perfect case of that policy. Donna was born 20 Feb 1893 in … Continue reading
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Tagged Donna Montran, Brown/Montran, Albion Michigan, Birth year changes
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Henry Brown search uncovers 8 additional ancestors
The next task I had on my Brown/Montran list was to confirm data on Henry Brown and try to find the marriage date for him and Marion Sanford. As I did some poking around I found that somehow the birth … Continue reading