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Anthony Fussey & The Twenty Perches

Anthony FUSSEY (1784–1860), our 4th Great Grandfather, was a resilient agricultural laborer whose life was rooted entirely in the Holderness…

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Edward Doty, Duelling Daggers, Defiance, & Dishonesty

Before launching into decades of dysfunction in the new world, the story of our 9th Great Grandfather, Edward DOTY, begins in…

2 months ago

Priscilla Mullins & America’s First Love Triangle

Our 9th Great Grandmother, on the Bacon family line, was our first female European ancestor to arrive in North America!…

9 months ago

Brenda, James, & The Giant Quake

Loma Prieta Earthquake October 17, 1989 - Where were you? On this day 35 years years ago I was 8…

2 years ago

Captain Luther Little’s Tall Tales

Our 4th Great Grandfather, Luther LITTLE, from the Bacon family line was a New England sailor, naval officer, and privateer1.…

3 years ago

Dr William Barlow & Virginia Tech

William Edward Barlow (1870-1938) was born in Bury, Lancashire, the eighth of ten children to our 3rd Great Grandparents William…

3 years ago

Justus Morris & The Sickly Shoat

The New York Times recorded the death of 3rd Great Grandfather, Justus MORRIS (1821-1899), with a humorous obituary, acknowledging his…

4 years ago

Ford Mustang Versus Shuttle Atlantis!

We had never experienced a rocket launch in person. It was the summer of 2011 and, purely by coincidence, we…

4 years ago

The Gracia sisters & PacTel San Francisco

Eight Gracia sisters were born between 1901-1914, seven reaching adulthood, interspersed between four brothers. None of the sisters had reach…

4 years ago

The Gracia brothers & San Francisco Shipyard

The third generation of the Gracia family in San Francisco all followed a common path in their occupations. Three out…

4 years ago

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