Black Sheep Sunday: Grandma Dorcas, Part 2 — Capital Crime
Dorcas (Galley) Hoar was my 8th-Great Grandmother on the Crosby side. In 1692 she lived in the town of Beverly, Massachusetts. Beverly is adjacent to …
Month: December 2011
Catherine Mc/MacDonald Crosby: 1st generation (U.S.) American
Catherine Mc/MacDonald was my grandmother on the Crosby side. She immigrated to the United States around 1926 from Nova Scotia Canada.
American Revolution: Participant & Witness
Frederick and Elizabeth Stager were my 5th-great grandparents on the Garrison side. They lived during the American Revolution and this is their picture.
Blacksheep Sunday: Grandma Dorcas, Part I – Burglary Ring
Dorcas Galley was my 8th-Great Grandmother on the Crosby side. She was born in late 1635 or early 1636 in the town of Beverly, Essex …
Advent Calendar: Right Jolly Old Elf?
December 1963, the normal happy-go-lucky day of a 2-year old is turned upside down after an encounter with a most sinister Santa imposter. I recently …
Blacksheep Sunday: Fined 20 shillings for THAT?!
John Galley (≈1605-1683) was my 9th-Great Grandfather, on the Crosby side. He was born in England and emigrated to America in either 1634 or 1635. …
December’s Milestones
December’s birthdays, wedding anniversaries and deaths. On Christmas Day, William Boreham would have celebrated his 251st Birthday and Thomas & Priscilla (Walters) Wigley would have been …