Tag Archives: New York

Ancestor Sketch – Mercy Gay

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Don Taylor

Brown-Sanford-Gay By Don Taylor Mercy Gay was born into a leading Connecticut family. She married and removed to Vermont where she and her husband were early settlers. When her husband died in 1813, she moved west with family members to … Continue reading →

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Mercy (Gay) Sanford & the Early Censuses

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Don Taylor

Mercy Sanford and the 1840, 1830, and 1820 Census records. Brown-Sanford-Gay Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following widows in early America can often be difficult, Mercy (Gay) Sanford was widowed when her husband, Ezra Clugston Sanford, died 22 June 1813 … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – Arvid Frithiof Carlin

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Don Taylor

Bradley-Hingston Project Ancestor Y-06 Carlin Line By Don Taylor Arvid Frithiof Carlin(1876-1959) Updated 30 Jan 2020[1] Arvid was born Arvid Frithiof Karlsson-Karlin[1] in Värmskog, Värmland, Sweden on 27 November 1876.[1] From his naturalization papers, it was unclear where in Sweden … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 59

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Don Taylor

Donna Montran – Vaudeville Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at three clippings from the Donna Darling Collection, all relating to the State Theatre, Beacon, New York. Article STATE THEATRE. D. W. … Continue reading →

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J de Montran arrived in NY in January 1859

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Don Taylor

Montrans in the News Montran Monday By Don Taylor This week I discovered an article in the New York Daily Herald from Friday, January 21, 1859. ARRIVALS. From New Orleans and Havana, in the steamship Black Warrior—D Hubbard, wife, two … Continue reading →

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