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DNA – Week 16 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
“Life is lived forwards, but understood backwards.” Soren Kierkegaard DNA results are most accurate when examined in conjunction with genealogical research. According to https://www.livescience.com, DNA findings are not an exact science because groups of people moved and mixed with other … Continue reading
Brick Wall – Week 15 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Confusion is Inevitable Brick walls in genealogical research are inevitable. Families tend to remember some things that are not actually factual. Over time, stories may become embellished (I have plans to tell a story later that my great grandfather told … Continue reading
Great – Week 14 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Joseph Bond Life in colonial America had its challenges. According to https://historyofmassachusetts.org, “These early colonists faced many hardships including disease, famine, brutal winters, hot and humid summers, warfare with local Native-American tribes as well as with other countries that … Continue reading
Music – Week 13 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Music Intertwined With Life There is a distinct relationship that ties music to emotions and memory. It touches our soul and adds to the quality of our life. Family Musical Fun My husband, Gary Coble, is a musician and music … Continue reading
Fortune – Week 11 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Rich but Forgotten Richard Bennett III was “the richest man in all the colonies and a most influential one.” (Maryland Genealogy Trails: Anne Arundel County Maryland Colonial Families) In fact, when he died in 1749, his obituary in the Maryland … Continue reading
The Name’s the Same – Week 10 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Perplexing Ancestors I’m so confused! Is it Frances or Francis? Is it he or she? Is is 1696 or 1701 or 1732 or 1768? And then of course, there is Stephen Watkins and Stephen Watkins. Seriously, who is who? Actually … Continue reading
Multiples – Week 9 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Twins My genealogic journey began with a search for twins. During my Thanksgiving visit in 2014, my mother, Jerrie Watkins Bernal, asked me to make a book about her family. She and her cousin (actually her first cousin, once removed), … Continue reading