Saturday, July 8, 2017

July 8th Family Tree Maker 2017 Update

I noticed tonight that there is an update on the status of Family Tree Maker 2017 on the Family Tree Maker User Facebook page:

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FTM 2017 UPDATE - JULY 8 - UTAH Time 6 PM (UTC 0:00 +1)

LAUNCH ON TRACK - COUNTDOWN STARTED 

There's a festive atmosphere in the development labs this weekend as we prepare to come down the home stretch. We don't want to jinx it by saying so but right now we're feeling pretty good about the latest builds and cautiously optimistic about sticking to the schedule we set out two weeks ago. It's been a long and difficult road, but with a whole lot of help from our friends, it looks like showtime at last. Here's a recap.

BETA TESTERS LAST CALL
We put out a last call for "showstopper" bugs this past week to our very able beta test army, and the deadline to send them in to us has now passed. The few dozen we received were far less than we had expected from our 2,600 beta testers. So that's a good sign, and maybe just maybe there will be celebrating in Family Tree Maker valley by this time next weekend. We should know by the middle of the week.

ARE YOU DRIVING YET?
A whole bunch of you are. And it appears that most are having a great ride ... 99.27% to be exact. That's the percent who've just kept on using FTM 2017 after taking it for a two day spin in Test Drive 2.0. We've now offered a test drive to everyone eligible to take one regardless of tree size. The vast majority have told us the same thing -- they think it’s ready to release. And with the adjustments we’ve made recently, we think so too.

LAST DAYS FOR PRE-ORDER PRICES
All good things have to come to an end sometime they say. And that includes the pre-order sale for FTM 2017 which will finally come to an end in just a few days. Until then, you can get a download for $29.95 before the prices go up. Just stop by www.familytreemaker.com and get on the mailing list. You'll get a welcome email right away with a link to an upgrade offer. And tell your friends. They'll thank you for it.

GETTING THE WRONG MESSAGE?
As our engineers and Ancestry's make some final tuneups in the sync system, some test drivers are seeing some surprising messages. Don't let them scare you. Like if you see "Your tree has been deleted" -- it's not true (go ahead and check). And just ignore "FTM is offline" -- you're not disconnected. Those won't misfire in the final release, but in the meantime, head to Live Chat if a message worries you. We’re there for you 24/7.

THE ROLLOUT GAMEPLAN
We’re making what we hope will be the final build this weekend and plan to start beta testing it on Tuesday. If all goes well, we’ll declare it our first official release of FTM 2017. The first to receive their copies will be our many Test Drivers -- on Saturday, July 15th. Followed closely by everyone who has pre-ordered, with the rest of the world not far behind. We'll go as fast as the new system will safely allow. Stay tuned.

STAYING UP TO DATE
Thanks for hanging in there. The best is yet to come. We will continue to post here until the new edition is fully released to everyone who has ordered it. And we'll also post the same updates on our support site:

https://support.mackiev.com/498640-RELEASE-OF-FTM-2017

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My comments:  This is definitely good news.  It looks like it may happen on 15 July.

Note that you can still order FTM 2017 at the $29.95 pre-release price only for a few more days (they didn't define a day).


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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What Ancestor Had the Most Children?

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


For this week's mission (should you decide to accept it), I challenge you to:


1)  The Family History Hound listed 20 Questions about your Ancestor, and I'm going to use some of them in the next few months.  

2)  Please answer the question - "What ancestor had the most children?  How many?" 

3)  Write your own blog post, make a comment on this post, or post  your answer on Facebook or Google+.  Please leave a link to your answer in comments on this post.


Here's my answer:

I think my ancestor with the most children is probably Zachariah Hildreth (1754-1829) of Townsend, Massachusetts.  He had 17 children by two wives.  The family story is that after his first wife died after bearing ten children, he married the young woman who had been residing in their home, probably to help with the children.  Here is the family:

Zachariah Hildreth, born 13 January 1754 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 16 March 1829 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of  Zachariah Hildreth and Elizabeth Prescott.  He married Elizabeth Keyes 1 September 1777 in Westofrd, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Elizabeth Keyes, born 08 April 1759 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 06 August 1793 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  She was the daughter of  Jonathan Keyes and  Elizabeth Fletcher.

Children of Zachariah Hildreth and Elizabeth Keyes are:

i. Aaron Hildreth, born 30 October 1778 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 1851 in McLean, Illinois, United States; married Betsy Macomber Abt. 1816 in Massachusetts, United States; born Abt. 1797 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; died 1849 in Illinois, United States.

ii. Elizabeth Fletcher Hildreth, born 04 June 1780 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 02 September 1792 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

iii. Hannah Hildreth, born 10 September 1782 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 15 November 1848 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Levi Sherwin 24 April 1800 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 05 June 1776 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died in  .

iv. Zachariah Hildreth, born 10 April 1783 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 22 January 1857 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Hannah Sawtell 21 October 1810 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 06 November 1789 in Brookline, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, and died 13 January 1857 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

v. Lucy Hildreth, born 18 July 1785 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 01 March 1865 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Samuel Scales 17 April 1806 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 1783 in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 18 October 1856 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

vi. Martha Hildreth, born 16 May 1787 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died in  ; married Stephen Scales 29 March 1810 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born Abt. 1788 in Massachusetts, United States; died in  .

vii. Fanny Hildreth, born 22 August 1789 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 12 October 1865 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; married Josiah Spaulding 25 May 1817 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 14 April 1795 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died May 1853 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

viii. Nabby Hildreth, born 16 April 1791 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 18 April 1791 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

ix. James Hildreth, born 17 July 1793 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 09 October 1797 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

 Zachariah Hildreth,  married, secondly, Abigail Hart 24 March 1794 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

 Abigail Hart, born 19 May 1769 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died 24 November 1846 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of Zachariah Hildreth and Abigail Hart are:

i. Abigail Hildreth, born 07 February 1795 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 11 October 1797 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

ii. James Hildreth, born 23 July 1798 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 27 July 1798 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

iii. Joseph Hart Hildreth, born 02 April 1800 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 09 March 1868 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Louise Conant 24 October 1821 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 26 February 1803 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 22 January 1882 in Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States.

iv. Mary Hildreth, born 17 August 1801 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 05 April 1848 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Sylvester Hildreth 31 May 1821 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 1799 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 19 September 1858 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

v. Jonathan Stowe Hildreth, born 17 April 1803 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 12 February 1863 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Mary Richardson 29 January 1832 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 08 August 1808 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 20 March 1884 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

vi. Elizabeth Hildreth, born 04 August 1804 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

vii. John Hildreth, born 04 April 1806 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 03 May 1868 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married (1) Sarah Jane Jepson 11 May 1828 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 05 July 1809 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 08 January 1859 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married (2) Louisa Adams 17 June 1862 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born about 1813 in Grafton, Windham, Vermont, United States; died 03 March 1869 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

viii. Levi Hildreth, born 08 May 1808 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 27 April 1885 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Adaline Matilda Conant 06 October 1831 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 31 July 1812 in ownsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, died 27 February 1897 in ownsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Surname Saturday - LNU (married to Charles Morgan in colonial New York)

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 #1919, who is Elizabeth LNU  (1650-????) 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 8th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through  one generations of this LNU family line is:


1. Randall J. Seaver (1943-????)

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


6.  Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)
7.  Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977)

14.  Charles Auble (1849-1916)
15.  Georgianna Kemp (1862-1952)

28.  David Auble (1817-1894)
29.  Sarah G. Knapp (1818-1904)

58.  William Knapp (1775-1856)
59.  Sarah Cutter (1785-1878)

118.  Stephen Cutter (1745-1823)
119.  Tabitha Randolph (1752-1841)

238.  Samuel Fitz Randolph (1730-????)
239.  Martha Gach (1730-????)

478.  Thomas Gach (1702-1770)
479.  Elizabeth Bloodgood (1703-1770)

958.  Jan Bloetgoet (1672-1716)
959.  Mary Morgan (1672-1730)

1918.  Charles Morgan, born about 1649 in Gravesend, Kings, New York, United States; died about 1720 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.  He married about 1672 in Queens, New York, United States.
1919.  Elizabeth LNU, born about 1650 in New York, United States.

Children of Charles Morgan and Elizabeth are:
*  Mary Morgan (1672-1730), married 1694 Jan Bloetgoet (1672-1716).
*  Joseph Morgan (1674-1740), married 1676 Sarah Emans Van Sicklen (1656-????).

I have no information about Elizabeth LNU other than an approximate date of birth and at least two children.

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