Saturday, January 24, 2015

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your 2015 Genealogy Education Plans

It's Saturday Night - 
time for more Genealogy Fun! 



Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to:

1) What are your genealogy education plans for 2015?  Local society meetings or seminars?  Regional or national conferences?  Weeklong institutes?  Genealogy cruises?  Podcasts?  YouTube Videos?  Webinars or Hangouts On Air?  Magazines?  Websites?  Blogs?


2)  How much time do you invest in Genealogy Education?  Why do you do it?

3)  Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or in a Facebook or Google+ post.

Here's mine:

1)  My 2015 genealogy education:

*  I will attend monthly program meetings of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society (CVGS), San Diego Genealogical Society (SDGS), and Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego (CGSSD).  

*  I will attend the CVGS and SDGS all-day seminars each year.

*  I am scheduled to teach 3 sessions of Beginning Computer Genealogy at San Diego OASIS (adult education), host a monthly CVGS Research Group, and make presentations to about 10 Suthern California genealogical societies in 2015.

*  I will go to FGS 2015 and RootsTech 2015 in Salt Lake City in February.  I probably won't attend many classes.  I usually learn more from the syllabus materials than sitting in a class.

*  I will go to the SCGS Genealogy Jamboree in June 2015 in Burbank, California.  I usually attend some classes here.

*  I doubt that we will go on a genealogy cruise this year (we've done it the last three years) due to my wife's mobility issues.  I haven't been to a weeklong institute, but I'd like to, but not this year.

*  I have a subscription to Family Tree Webinars and usually watch the presentations after the live event (mainly because the CVGS events are at the same time on Wednesdays).  

*  I watch the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) (I'm a member) webinars after the live event also.  I occasionally watch other webinars from other providers that are free or within my subscription package.

*  I participate in the Mondays With Myrt discussions using Google+ Hangouts On Air whenever I can;  when I miss one, I watch it on YouTube.  

*  I watch YouTube videos from a number of genealogy "channels" including Ancestry, FamilySearch, DearMYRTLE, Russ worthington, Tessa Keough, etc.

*  I listen occasionally to podcasts from the Genealogy Guys, Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems, Marian Pierre-Louis' Fieldstone Common and Professional Genealogist, and Fisher's Extreme Genes.

*  I have subscriptions to the National Genealogical Society (NGSQ and NGS Magazine), the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGR and American Ancestors Magazine), Family Tree Magazine, and Internet Genealogy magazine.  

*  I read over 1500 genealogy blogs using the Feedly RSS news reader on a daily basis.

2)  I estimate that I spend about 30% of my genealogy time on genealogy education each year.  That is at least 2-3 hours a day almost every day.  I look at it as an investment - the opportunities are endless, it seems.  I can learn about new tasks, applications, record groups, DNA, etc. from experts in the field and apply the lessons to my own research.   

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Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver




Surname Saturday - GRANT (England to colonial Massachusetts)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  


I am in the 8th great-grandmothers and I'm up to Ancestor #1083 who is  Mary GRANT (1648-1700) 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 8th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through two generations in this GRANT family line is:


1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)

16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1827-1884)

32. Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825)
33. Abigail Gates (1797-1869)


66.  Nathan Gates (1767-1830)
67.  Abigail Knowlton (1774-1855)

134.  Jeremiah Knowlton (1745-1785)
135.  Abigail Pierce (1750-1776)

270.  Samuel Pierce (1712-1772)
271.  Abigail Stearns (1715-1798)

540.  John Pierce (1673-1744)
541.  Elizabeth Smith (1674-1747)

1082.  Daniel Smith, born 27 September 1642 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 07 June 1681 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 2164. Daniel Smith and 2165. Elizabeth Rogers.  He married 22 February 1668 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
1083.  Mary Grant, born 22 February 1648 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died after 1700 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States.  

Children of Daniel Smith and Mary Grant are:
*  Daniel Smith (1669-1718), married 1693 Hannah Coolidge (1671-1750).
*  Grace Smith (1671-1714), married Richard Otis (1665-????).
*  John Smith (1672-1739), married 1694 Susannah Chesley (1668-1746).
*  Elizabeth Smith (1674-1747), married 1702 John Peirce (1673-1744).
*  Sarah Smith (1675-????).
*  Abigail Smith (1678-????).
*  Joseph Smith (1680-1742), married 1705 Hannah.

2166.  Christopher Grant, born 1608 in England; died 06 September 1685 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  He married before 1635 in probably England.
2167.  Mary, born about 1612 in England; died 19 January 1692 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of Christopher Grant and Mary are:
*  Abigail Grant (1635-????), married 1661 Roger Rose.
*  Joshua Grant (1637-1676), married 1670 Sarah Beckwith (1650-????).
*  Caleb Grant (1639-1694), married 1671 Mary.
*  Benjamin Grant (1641-1670), married 1664 Mary Beckwith (1643-1693).
*  Sarah Grant (1643-1690), married 1666 Samuel Seaverns.
*  Joseph Grant (1646-1722), married 1684 Mary Grafton (1646-????).
*  Mary Grant (1648-1700), married 1668 Daniel Smith (1642-1681).
*  Christopher Grant (1649-1694), married 1684 Martha Glover (1650-????).

Information about the Christopher Grant family was obtained from:

Robert Charles Anderson (editor), The Great Migration, 1634-1635, Volume 3, F-H (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), pages 126-132.

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copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver


Friday, January 23, 2015

NEW or Updated Databases on Ancestry.com - Week of 17-23 January 2015

The following databases were added or updated on Ancestry.com during the period from 17 to 23 January 2015 (Note: not all new or updated databases are indexed or have images).

*  Washington, County Records, 1856-2009, NEW indexed database and images, added 1/23/2105

*  London, England, Land Tax Records, 1692-1932; indexed database with images, updated 1/22/2015

*  The Cyclopedia of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti and the Cook Islands, 1907; NEW database without indexes, browse images only, added 1/22/2015

*  The Cyclopedia of New South Wales, 1907; NEW  database without indexes, browse images only, added 1/22/2015

*  The Cyclopedia of South Australia, 1907-1909; NEW  database without indexes, browse images only, added 1/22/2015

*  The Cyclopedia of Tasmania, 1900; NEW  database without indexes, browse images only, added 1/22/2015

*  The Cyclopedia of Tasmania, 1931; NEW  database without indexes, browse images only, added 1/22/2015

*  The Cyclopedia of Victoria, 1903-1905; NEW  database without indexes, browse images only, added 1/22/2015

*  Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; indexed database, no images, updated 1/22/2015


*  Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985; indexed database, no images, updated 1/22/2015

*  Brazil, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current;  indexed database, no images, updated 1/22/2015

*  Mexico, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed database, no images, updated 1/22/2015

*  Norway, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed database, no images, updated 1/22/2015


*  South Africa, Methodist Parish Registers, 1822-1996; NEW indexed database with images, added 1/21/2015

The recently added or updated page on Ancestry.com is  at  http://www.ancestry.com/cs/reccol/default.

The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at  http://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  There are 32,556 databases available as of 23 January, an increase of 12 over last week (how did that happen with only 8 NEW databases this past week?). 

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Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

2015 FGS Conference Early Registration Extended to Monday, 26 January

This information came from the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS):

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Register today for a special family history event — the FGS 2015 Conference, February 11–14 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Details and registration at https://www.fgsconference.org/.

For Immediate Release
January 23, 2015

2015 FGS Conference Early registration discount Extended

January 23, 2015 – Austin, TX. The early registration discount for the 2015 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference has been extended to midnight (MST), Monday, January 26. This extension allows three more days to register at $159 for the full four days of the conference coming up February 11–14 in Salt Lake City, Utah in conjunction with RootsTech.

Wednesday, February 11 features sessions for society leaders and members designed to give you new ideas and inspiration for helping your favorite society grow and prosper. Sessions on Thursday, February 12 through Saturday, February 14 focus on genealogy and family history researchers. Learning about records, methods, and best practices will help you solve those tough research problems.

Visit the FGS 2015 Conference website for details about sessions, speakers, luncheons, special events, and more. If you have already registered, log in to your account at FGSconference.org to purchase luncheon tickets.

The online registration price increases to $189 after January 26. The cost to add-on RootsTech remains $39. Register now.

See you in Salt Lake City in February.

About the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS)

The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) was founded in 1976 and represents the members of hundreds of genealogical societies. FGS links the genealogical community by helping genealogical societies strengthen and grow through resources available online, FGS Forum magazine (filled with articles pertaining to society management and genealogical news), and Society Strategy Series papers, covering topics about effectively operating a genealogical society. FGS also links the genealogical community through its annual conference -- four days of excellent lectures, including one full day devoted to society management topics. To learn more visit http://www.fgs.org.
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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 56: #63, Elizabeth (Putman) Sovereen (1818-1895)

Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post Challenge:  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I am extending this theme in 2015 to 104 Ancestors in 104 Weeks. Here is my ancestor biography for week #55:

Elizabeth Putman (1818-1895)  is #63 on my Ahnentafel list, my third great-grandmother. She married in 1840  to #62 Alexander Sovereen (1814-1907) .



I am descended through:

*  their daughter, 
#31, Mary Jane Sovereen (1841-1874), who married  #30 James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902),in 1861.
*  their daughter #15 Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952), who married #14 Charles Auble (1849-1916) in 1898.
*  their daughter, #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977) married, #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)in 1918. 
* their daughter, #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002), who married Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.
*  their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):


*  Name:                     Elizabeth Putman[1]    
*  Alternate Name:   Elizabeth Sovereen[2,5]
*  Alternate Name:   Eliza Sovereen[3–4]   

*  Alternate Name:   Elisabeth Sovereen[6]

*  Sex:                         Female   

*  Father:                   John Putman (1785-1863)   
*  Mother:                 Sarah Martin (1792-1860)   
  
2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
  
*  Birth:                     1818, Wayne, Steuben, New York, United States[1]
*  Census:                 1 April 1851 (about age 33), Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada[2]
*  Census:                 1 April 1861 (about age 43), Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada[3]
*  Census:                 1 April 1871 (about age 53), Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada[4]
*  Census:                 1 April 1881 (about age 63), Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada[5]
*  Census:                 1 April 1891 (about age 73), Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada[6]
*  Death:                   17 March 1895 (about age 77), Delhi, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada   
*  Burial:                   after 17 March 1895 (after about age 77), Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada1[1]
   
  
3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):   

*  Spouse 1:               Alexander Sovereen (1814-1907)   
*  Marriage 1:           3 March 1840 (about age 22), Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
*  Child 1:                  Mary Jane Sovereen (1840-1874)   
*  Child 2:                  Frederick Sovereen (1842-1846)   
*  Child 3:                  Rosella Elizabeth Sovereen (1844-1845)   
*  Child 4:                  Amart Ann Sovereen (1846-1849)   
*  Child 5:                  Rachel E. Sovereen (1848-    )   
*  Child 6:                  Gertrude Ann Sovereen (1851-1938)   
*  Child 7:                  Sarah Adelaide Sovereen (1853-1915)   
*  Child 8:                  Nancy Amelia Sovereen (1855-1927)   
*  Child 9:                  Roselia Sovereen (1856-1856)   
*  Child 10:                Valzoria Sovereen (1856-1877)   
*  Child 11:                Hattie I. Sovereen (1859-1919)   
*  Child 12:                Frederick Alexander Sovereen (1861-    )   
*  Child 13:                Addison B. Sovereen (1863-1942)   
*  Child 14:                Wilbert Melvin Sovereen (1867-1940)   
  
4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):   

Mark Putnam provided information about the John and Sarah (Martin) Putman family in Steuben County, New York and Norfolk County, Ontario on his website.  Elizabeth Putman is listed as their fifth child.  The text says:[1]

"She was born in 1818 in NY and married Alexander Sovereign of Fredericksburg, now Delhi, Windham Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario, CAN.  Alexander was the son of Frederick Sovereign and Jane Hutchinson of Delhi.  Alexander died August 15, 1907. Both he and Elizabeth Putman-were buried in the Delhi Cemetery."  

The marriage date (1 March 1840) and place for the wedding of Alexander Sovereen and Eliza Putman was obtained from email correspondence with a now-unknown Sovereen family correspondent with in the mid-1990s.  The email has been lost.  Attempts to find a record have been unsuccessful. 

In the 1851 census for Norfolk County, Ontario, the Alexander Sovereen family resided in Windham township.[2] The household included:

*   Alexander Sovereen - age 40, a farmer,  born in Upper Canada (U.C.), a Baptist
*  Elizabeth Sovereen - age 30, female, born in Upper Canada, a Baptist
*  Mary J. Sovereen - age 12, female, born in Upper Canada, a Baptist
*  Rachel E. Sovereen - age 6, female, born in Upper Canada, a Baptist

The Alexander Sovereen household was enumerated in the 1861 Census of Canada in Windham township, Norfolk county, Ontario.[3]  The household included:

*  line 33 - Alexander Sovereen - an Innkeeper, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 47, male, married  
*  34 - Eliza Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 43, female, married
*  35 - Mary J. Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 21, female, single
*  36 - Rachael Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 12, female, single, attended school within the year
*  37 - Gertrude Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 10, female, single, attended school within the year
*  38 - Sarah Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 8, female, single, attended school within the year
*  39 Nancy Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 6, female, single, attended school within the year
*  40 - Rozina Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 4, female, single
*  41 - Haty Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 3, female, single

 In the 1871 Census of Canada for Norfolk County, Ontario, the family is found in Windham township, North Norfolk District.[4]  The household included:

*  Alexander Sovereen - age 56, a farmer, of German descent, born in Ontario, a Baptist
*  Eliza Sovereen - age 59, born in the U.S
*  Sarah Sovereen - age 18, born in Ontario
*  Nancy Sovereen - age 16, born in Ontario
*  Valarie Sovereen - age 14, born in Ontario 
*  Hattie Sovereen - age 12, born in Ontario
*  Alexander Sovereen - age 8, born in Ontario
*  Wilbur Sovereen - age 3, born in Ontario
*  Peter Putman - age 58, born in the U.S., a laborer of German descent (surely Eliza (Putman) Sovereen's brother).

In the 1881 Census of Canada Records for Norfolk County North, Ontario, this family resided in Windham Township:[5]

*  Alexander Sovereen - male, age 67, born in O[ntario], religion Baptist, origin German, occupation Farmer, married.
*  Elizabeth Sovereen - female, age 60, born in U.S., religion Baptist, origin German, married
*  Hetti Sovereen - female, age 22, born in O[ntario], religion Baptist, origin German
*  Adison B. Sovereen - male, age 17, born in O[ntario], religion Baptist, origin German, occupation Farmer
*  Melvina M. Kemp - female, age 15, born in O[ntario], religion Baptist, origin German
*  Wilbert Sovereen - male, age 13, born O[ntario], religion Baptist, origin German

In the 1891 Census of Canada, Norfolk North District, Ontario, this family resided in Windham township:[6]

*  Alexander Sovereen - male, age 76, married, born Ontario, father born United States, mother born Nova Scotia, Baptist religion, occupation farmer, 1 employee, can read and write
*  Elisabeth Sovereen - female, age 72, married, wife, born in United States, father born United States, mother born United States, Baptist religion, can read and write
*  Wilber Sovereen - male, age 23, married, son, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born Ontario, Baptist religion, can read and write
*  Fannie Sovereen - female, age 20, married, L (in-law?), born in Ontario, father born Ontario, mother born Ontario, C.E. religion, can read and write

The death date and place for Elizabeth (Putman) Sovereen was obtained from the unknown Sovereen correspondent in the 1990s via postal mail.  

The Mark Putnam article indicates that both Elizabeth and Alexander Sovereen are buried in Delhi Cemetery in Delhi, Norfolk County, Ontario.[1] 
 
5)  SOURCES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

1. Mark R. Putnan, "David Janse Pottman, Also Known as David Potman and Putman," The Putman Family Bulletin (http://www.putmanfamily.org/ : accessed 22 January 2015), page 61, Elizabeth Putman sketch.

2. Census of 1851, Norfolk County, Canada West, District 25, Windham, subdistrict 237, page 35 (stamped), lines 32-35, Alexander Sovereen household ; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1851/index-e.html : accessed 10 March 2013); citing Library and Archives Canada Microfilm C-11741.

3. Census of Canada, 1861, Canada West, Norfolk District, Middleton sub-district, Page 49, Lines 33-41, Alexander Sovereen household ; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1861/index-e.html : accessed 23 August 2013); citing Library and Archives Canada Microfilm C-1052.

4. Census of Canada, 1871, Norfolk County, Ontario, Schedule #1, district 12, North Norfolk, subdistrict b, Township of Windham, Page 49, Dwelling 174, Family #178, Alexander Sovereen household ; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1871/index-e.html : accessed 10 March 2013); citing Library and Archives Canada Microfilm C-9909.

5. Census of Canada, 1881, Norfolk County, Ontario, Schedule #1, District 158, Norfolk North, subdistrict C, Township of Windham, page 46, Dwelling #204, Family #225, Alexander Sovereen household ; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/index-e.html : accessed 5 March 2013); citing Library and Archives of Canada Microfilm C-13263.


6. Census of Canada, 1891, Norfolk County, Ontario, Schedule No. 1, District 96, North Norfolk, Subdistrict Township of Windham, Division No. 4, Page 9, Family #44, Alexander Sovereen household; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html : accessed 10 March 2013).

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Note that this completes my third great-grandparents.  We will start the 4th great-grandparents next week.

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copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver