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52 Ancestors: Phillippe (De Lannoy) Delano #46

The 52 Ancestors theme for week #46 is “Random fact.” When I got my Mayflower lineage from my cousin, one of the first surnames I noticed was Delano. “Like Franklin Delano Roosevelt” I thought. According to Wikitree, we are related through Phillippe (De Lannoy) Delano as 6th cousins 3 times removed. Like many descendants of…

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52 Ancestors: Ada Barnum Douglass no. 38

This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “Unusual Sources.” Most of the sources I’ve referenced have been what you might call “usual.” Census records, birth, marriage, and death certificates are all commonly used by genealogists to confirm evidence. Many people have family bibles where their older relatives have recorded family events. Not many of my ancestors…