Ancestors Talents

Have you inherated any of your ancestors Talents?

Can you count all of your cousins???

I thought I knew all of my possible 2nd cousins.  Guess what I was incorrect, yep  cause according to Ancestry.com  I have a new 2nd cousin.  Still don't know where we connect.  

My sister is so busy doing her best to sort it out.  

You too can have a genealogy advantage  check out this test:  http://ldna.ancestry.com/aboutDNA.aspx

You too might find lots of relatives,  or at least someone who might have clues so you break down a brick wall.

Good Luck on your Ancester Hunting.   

DNA Results

With Ancestry.com DNA results you are updated every week with new pontential couisns.  How many new cousins are you finding.

Have you been given a 2nd cousin you have no clue who they are?

What have you found out about yourself with your DNA results?

Simeon N. Caryl

Simeon N. Caryl  son of Simeon J. Caryl & Hannah Paddock

Simeon J. Caryl son of Joel Caryl & Sarah****Rhodes/Russell

Hannah Paddock  daughter of Lydia Whitney & John Paddock 

Brick Wall Broken Down

Thanks to my distant cousin Joan Sickles

I now have the parentage of Hannah Paddock

Hannah married Simeon J. Caryl of Vermont

Hannah parents are John Paddock & Lydia Whitney, they had moved to New York state.

What brought me to the clue was the birth place of their son Simeon N. Caryl, which is Brownville, Jefferson, NY

I entered into Google search: Brownville, NY census 1820  Paddock?

I was astonished to see that there were several places to look for info.  So yippy I have a Brick Wall solved.

Use Google see what brick wall you can break down.  Find your Ancestors 

Ireland & England Potato Famine 1845 - 1852 Ottoman EMpire & Chowtaw Nation Came to their Aid !!!

This Great Famine wiped 

Out 1 million or more people In Ireland & England.

Had great devastation of the people, especially poor families & caused migration. 
 Migration to England as well to the New World.

During this famine the Government did not block exports. 

 In fact it even increased exports of potatoes.

 The poor pheasant farmer life was one of desperation  

 There were of course other factors besides the "Blight", exports & greed that contributed to the effects of the famine.

I was very pleased and surprised to learn that when others around the world heard of the plight of the people.  That there were others that wanted to help the Irish people even though 

their own government would not.

First was from the: 

"*Ottoman aid

According to legend, in 1845, Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid declared his intention to send £10,000 to Irish farmers but Queen Victoria requested that the Sultan send only £1,000, because she herself had sent only £2,000. The Sultan sent the £1,000 sterling but also sent three ships full of food. According to Abdullah Aymaz in an article in The Fountain magazine, the British administration tried to block the ships, but the food arrived secretly at Drogheda harbour and was left there by Ottoman sailors.^[73][74] Uncertainty remains regarding the story as shipping records relating to the port at this time appear not to have survived.^[75]

Then The:

From Native American Choctaw People

In 1847, midway through the Great Irish Famine (1845–1849), a group of Native American Choctaws collected money and sent it to help starving Irish men, women and children. "It had been just 16 years since the Choctaw people had experienced the Trail of Tears, and they had faced starvation... It was an amazing gesture." according to Judy Allen, editor of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma's newspaper, Bishinik, based at the Oklahoma Choctaw tribal headquarters in Durant, Oklahoma. To mark the 150th anniversary, eight Irish people retraced the Trail of Tears,^[76] and the donation was publicly commemorated by President Mary Robinson." "

*Found information at Wikipedia you can read more on Wikipedia

The Beauty Of Using the Census

In doing research for my Hurford/Herford line I had used the Canada West census of 1851 & 1861.  I found them on Ancestry.  In my quick work approach. I extracted what I needed then saves it to my tree.

However I did not pay much attention to who else was listed on the Census.  Imagine that right there my next set of grandparents are listed.  How cool is that.  Way cool   Use the census for more then just what you think you have glean it for the other clues it just might have for you.

Cataline/ or Catlin

Finding and seeking out my Cataline ancestors has been one of intrique to say the least.  This very rare mostly unknown name surfaces in Ontario in the mid 1800's.    There are a few land records, census, farm census & not much else to assist in the search.  There is a family known as Catlin.  That was in Massachusetts in the early to late 1800's.

If you think you know anything please contact me.

 

Gray Family Garden Michigan

The David Gray family was one of the first families that moved to Michigans upper pennsuila.

David Gray was from Nova Scotia  There's a great love story that I will post about it next month February the month of Love.

 David Gray & Isabel Kinreid/Kinread.  Had stated their married life in Nova Scotia.  They started their family there.  Moved on down the east coast  down to Connecticut. Had one daughter born there.  Made their way to New York state to work on/or for the Erie Canal.

They then made their way to Indiana.  Then to the U.P. Michigan

What do you know about your family there?

Gray Family Farm In Garden, Michigan

I love the folks that are so willing to help in genealogy research.

I have a Photo of the Gray Farm in Garden Michigan.

If you ever get to the Historical Society there in Garden, MI let them know you saw this here.

 
 

Genealogy Family History

When you  begin your research 

where do you begin?

Begin with your self. 

 Then your mom & your dad.

Next each set of grandparents.  

Follow each set of grandparents as far back as you can go.   Here is a screen shot of one of my sections of my tree.  

As you see each couple brings you back to the next older generation.

2013

The New Year Is Here

Now is the time to break down those brick walls