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…
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…
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…
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…