tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.comments2024-01-30T09:51:10.118-05:00From Maine to KentuckyElizabeth Handlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comBlogger1202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-66953488905052250102024-01-30T09:51:10.118-05:002024-01-30T09:51:10.118-05:00It makes you wonder what was used before these saf...It makes you wonder what was used before these safety railings were promoted. Thanks for your comment!Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-3500674161400407902024-01-30T07:34:57.925-05:002024-01-30T07:34:57.925-05:00Wow, 29 patents! A major influence on safety, for ...Wow, 29 patents! A major influence on safety, for sure. Enjoyed your post.Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-61128583159060921262024-01-19T14:37:28.014-05:002024-01-19T14:37:28.014-05:00Thanks for your comment and I'm so sorry to he...Thanks for your comment and I'm so sorry to hear about your cat getting into one of your few precious photos. I hope you recovered as much of it as you could and can get it repaired!Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-31461646859010749742024-01-19T11:49:01.226-05:002024-01-19T11:49:01.226-05:00What incredible tiny photos! And the MyHeritage Ph...What incredible tiny photos! And the MyHeritage Photo Enhancer did a wonderful job. I'll have to share this on a post later, but my mom only had 2 photos of her mom - one when she was about 3 and one as a teen. The one as a teen was tiny like these. She got it out to show me quite a few years ago. We left it on the table... and the CAT STARTED RIPPING IT APART!!! Oh my gosh! It's now in several pieces. :( We need to get it professional restored. So incredibly sad!Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-80322258953738055322024-01-06T19:51:34.167-05:002024-01-06T19:51:34.167-05:00Interesting, because this Benjamin Willis was her ...Interesting, because this Benjamin Willis was her grandfather, not her great-grandfather, unless she was notating the back for my grandfather (and your grandmother), for whom he was a great-grandfather, which I suppose is very possible! I believe I have a few photographs with this handwriting on the back.<br />Thank you for the comment!Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-87153666204010284602024-01-06T16:46:34.709-05:002024-01-06T16:46:34.709-05:00Dear cousin Elizabeth, I am almost certain that th...Dear cousin Elizabeth, I am almost certain that the handwriting above belongs to Pauline Willis. I have more samples of her hand than any of our other relatives because she copiously annotated her copy of the May family genealogy.Suzanne Keenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764617665667576034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-26247559758104158602024-01-02T19:48:26.529-05:002024-01-02T19:48:26.529-05:00That is true. Thanks for the comment.That is true. Thanks for the comment.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-76078530226370835862024-01-02T15:15:28.720-05:002024-01-02T15:15:28.720-05:00Also, he was one of the first published abolitioni...Also, he was one of the first published abolitionists in the colonies.RTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612272808832405949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-4725490708244127742023-07-28T17:22:14.876-04:002023-07-28T17:22:14.876-04:00Very cool. I seem to have many relatives still in ...Very cool. I seem to have many relatives still in Manchester, NS! Thanks for the comment.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-71401030409058036642023-07-27T09:33:17.081-04:002023-07-27T09:33:17.081-04:00Hi Elizabeth, I just wanted to say thank you for t...Hi Elizabeth, I just wanted to say thank you for this information! I have been trying to find more information about the Hull family. I grew up on an old Hull property in Manchester, NS that had been handed down from William Hull to Styles Hull to my grandmother Levina (Hull) Hayden edmundhaydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627761251504908378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-76302136958556873062022-12-03T19:37:47.400-05:002022-12-03T19:37:47.400-05:00If I have calculated correctly, that makes us 4th ...If I have calculated correctly, that makes us 4th cousins once removed. This is a challenging line to research! Thanks for commenting.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-39640684538396519972022-12-02T15:48:24.131-05:002022-12-02T15:48:24.131-05:00I'm so excited to find your blog! Napoleon B. ...I'm so excited to find your blog! Napoleon B. Ashby is my 3rd great-grandfather, and I have been unable to find anything to verify his parents.carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911858008916580187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-10710557279320899242022-06-15T16:51:13.289-04:002022-06-15T16:51:13.289-04:00Yes, this was one relative I was looking forward t...Yes, this was one relative I was looking forward to finding in the 1950 census! Thanks for the comment.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-21839402151230754172022-06-15T16:14:06.058-04:002022-06-15T16:14:06.058-04:00Quite amazing that your ancestor was enumerated in...Quite amazing that your ancestor was enumerated in 10 US Censuses! And you're so lucky that Claudine was asked those supplemental questions.Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-26035217780781737362022-06-01T19:12:54.212-04:002022-06-01T19:12:54.212-04:00I miss the notation identifying who provided the i...I miss the notation identifying who provided the information that we had in 1940, though I think Libby probably did. Thanks for reading and commenting.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-25152706414754174772022-06-01T19:11:59.924-04:002022-06-01T19:11:59.924-04:00Yes, it must have been quite a lovely property. I ...Yes, it must have been quite a lovely property. I wonder if Nancy Road was where the driveway was before the property was divided.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-56657592496493889962022-06-01T17:08:37.966-04:002022-06-01T17:08:37.966-04:00I've found some weird age discrepancies also! ...I've found some weird age discrepancies also! Perhaps one of the maids answered the questions instead of head of household? Quite a piece of property, by the way. Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-28665044020167422092022-06-01T15:22:30.136-04:002022-06-01T15:22:30.136-04:00Yes. The house is still there and has been recentl...Yes. The house is still there and has been recently renovated. While the house faces Gate house, the driveway went down to what is now Nancy Road. The 4.7 acres must have been stunning back in the dayRTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612272808832405949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-34958022341667342462022-05-25T14:42:16.615-04:002022-05-25T14:42:16.615-04:00It's fun when the census enhances a known fami...It's fun when the census enhances a known family story. Thanks for reading and commenting!Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-34685761187635978832022-05-25T14:15:09.690-04:002022-05-25T14:15:09.690-04:00Quite an interesting story -- and I like the way y...Quite an interesting story -- and I like the way you searched for the divorced daughter in order to find Marguerite! And how the codes reinforced the occupation info, too.Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-49858875870651227152022-04-24T19:50:40.229-04:002022-04-24T19:50:40.229-04:00Hello cousins
I just discovered today - through...Hello cousins <br /><br />I just discovered today - through Family Search - that Capt Ashby was my 4thgreat grandfatherSasha Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110853299590421925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-66998485453829039132022-04-09T11:58:50.979-04:002022-04-09T11:58:50.979-04:00I have looked closely at both of these and I'm...I have looked closely at both of these and I'm pretty sure that it's the same boy. Feel free to contact me (see the contact me section in the right-hand sidebar) and perhaps we can share additional information about our common second great-grandfather, Samuel Sewall Greeley!Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-66170662093491642092022-04-08T21:21:42.375-04:002022-04-08T21:21:42.375-04:00I don't know about the second photograph, but ...I don't know about the second photograph, but I'm pretty sure that's my grandfather and namesake Joseph May Greeley in the first one.Andrew Grelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06571507608747144403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-25888761897855038252021-10-21T21:20:02.098-04:002021-10-21T21:20:02.098-04:00These immigrants often migrated in groups or follo...These immigrants often migrated in groups or followed each other (chain migration). It's very possible that they knew each other or at least knew people in common.<br />Thanks for reading and commenting!Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-32871320930444983242021-10-21T10:52:00.824-04:002021-10-21T10:52:00.824-04:00This is very interesting. My immigrant (3rd great-...This is very interesting. My immigrant (3rd great-greatgrandfather), John McPherson (1793-1850) also went to Lanark County and then to New Hartford, Oneida Co., New York. He came from Scotland in 1821 on the "Earl of Buckinghamshire," but his movements, at least for those few years, mirrored your ancestor's. Your guy went to PA, mine went back to family in Lanark, UC. It makes me wonder if my guy was also associated with the textile industry in some way. Thank you for the post. Sharleen Thomas EspedalSharleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448393725220543469noreply@blogger.com