Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:
It's Saturday Night again -
Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!
1) We all have a plethora of surnames in our family trees - and some of them are funny, strange, interesting, or unique. Please share five of your funny, strange, interesting or unique surnames in your ancestry. How are they related to you?
2) Share your five surnames on your own blog, on Facebook or other social media, or in a Comment on this blog. Share the link to your stories on this blog, so readers can respond.
2) Share your five surnames on your own blog, on Facebook or other social media, or in a Comment on this blog. Share the link to your stories on this blog, so readers can respond.
[Thank you to Linda Stufflebean for this SNGF prompt]
Here's mine (all ancestors):
- Elizabeth Pickel (1764-1849) is my 5th great-grandmother, the wife of Jacob Sovereign. She was born in New Jersey and died in Ontario.
- Mary Bucket (1603-1676) is my 9th great-grandmother, the wife of Mayflower passenger George Soule. She was born in England and died in Plymouth Colony.
- Sarah Maverick (1659-1723) is my 8th great-grandmother, the wife of John Norman. She was born in Salem and died in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
- Deborah Weed (1659-1726) is my 8th great-grandmother, the wife of Christopher Bartlett. She was born in Salisbury and died in Amesbury, Massachusetts.
- Esther Wagget (1676-1748) is my 7th great-grandmother, the wife of Ephraim Buck. She was born in Boston and died in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
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7 comments:
I'm early! Here is my response: https://emptybranchesonthefamilytree.com/2025/04/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-342/
Here you go! https://vftgenealogy.com/2025/04/19/five-surnames-that-make-you-go-hmmm/
Here's mine: https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2025/04/sngf-five-funny-strange-interesting-or.html
Here are my 5 surnames. https://geneajournalsbyapearl.wordpress.com/2025/04/19/sngf-five-unique-surnames-in-my-family-tree/
Here is mine. https://geneajournalsbyapearl.wordpress.com/2025/04/19/sngf-five-unique-surnames-in-my-family-tree/
Here's mine: https://gatapleytree.blogspot.com/2025/04/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-five-funny.html. I didn't have funny ones like Randy's, but they ARE unique, I think. It's funny how most of them came from the north! LOL
Here are mine: http://www.ancestraldiscoveries.com/2025/04/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-five-funny.html
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