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52 Ancestors: Rev. John Ellis #42

ByDeborah November 10, 2018

Week 42’s theme is “conflict.” I started this post a couple of weeks ago and then had to redo it after finding and reviewing a key source. A while back I wrote about my ancestor Reverend Jonathan Ellis. He followed in the pastoral footsteps of his father, Reverend John Ellis, though he went to Yale instead…

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52 Ancestors: Thomas Douglas #31

ByDeborah August 12, 2018

This week’s theme is “oldest” I remembered a Twitter post David Allen Lambert made a few months ago asking “what is the oldest headstone in your family.” At the time I didn’t know. Many of my ancestors died in this country in the 16th and 17th centuries and have profiles on websites like Find-A-Grave but…

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52 Ancestors: Caleb Douglass, #28

ByDeborah July 17, 2018

This week’s theme is “travel.” My ancestor Caleb Douglas was born in Connecticut and later settled in Whitestown, NY.  In his late 60’s he took a mission trip to Michigan and purchased land there. Caleb was born in 1756 to John and Esther (Leach) Douglass. He grew up in New London, Connecticut with his parents…

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52 Ancestors: John Douglas #27

ByDeborah July 16, 2018

The theme for week 27 was “Independence” in honor of the 4th of July. I am working through reviewing all the patriots in my line, so I chose one John Douglas to feature for this week. John Douglas was born in 1724 to Thomas and Hannah (Sperry) Douglas(s) of New London, Connecticut.  He married his…

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