I would like to introduce you to Ezekiel Sanford, born 21 December 1745 in New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, my 6x great-grandfather. His mother died “52 Ancestors: Independence”
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52 Ancestors: Same Name
When I was in high school, my grandma recruited me to go on a day-long genealogy road trip. She wanted to visit a small town “52 Ancestors: Same Name”
52 Ancestors: Father’s Day
In 1972, my dad traveled Europe with his friend for nearly three months. We had his photo albums sitting on our bookcase growing up, and “52 Ancestors: Father’s Day”
52 Ancestors: Going to the Chapel
For Oregonians wanting to run off and get married, Washington is a short jaunt across the river, where you can get married with no waiting “52 Ancestors: Going to the Chapel”
52 Ancestors: So Far Away
I have written before about my mysterious great-grandfather, and my efforts to learn more about him. John August Gall has been a tough person to “52 Ancestors: So Far Away”
52 Ancestors: Military
I wrote a post here about my great-grandfather Chester Crowe, who served for the United States Army during World War I. He passed some of “52 Ancestors: Military”
52 Ancestors: Another Language
As I have mentioned before, my mom’s side of the family were rather new arrivals to the United States. As such, many of the documents “52 Ancestors: Another Language”
52 Ancestors: Close Up
On our trip to San Diego three years ago, my mom’s cousin wanted to take us to the Marston House, a historic site in San “52 Ancestors: Close Up”
52 Ancestors: Cemetery
Every Memorial Day weekend I would make a trip with my paternal Grandma to the cemetery where my grandpa and her parents were buried. We “52 Ancestors: Cemetery”
52 Ancestors: Storms
Many of the ancestors on my tree led remarkable lives, but only one had a tragic death. He managed to cross the country in a “52 Ancestors: Storms”