I've used FREE Artificial Intelligence tools to create biographies, poems, songs and podcasts about my ancestors lives, plus my genealogy research and family history in the recent past. Every ancestor lives a unique life with unique relationships and life stories. Today, I want to share a poem, song and podcast about my third great-grandfather, Jonathan White (1803-1850) of New England.
I requested ChatGPT4, Grok, Gemini, and Claude (all FREE AI LLM tools) to create a poem and song lyrics, and a podcast, about Jonathan White (1803-1850)
I uploaded to the AI tools a PDF of my genealogical sketch which has all of the information I have about the life of Jonathan White (1803-1850) - see 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 37: #44 Jonathan White (1804-1850).
(AI-created image by OpenAI ChatGPT4)
1) The prompt I used was: "Please write a poem and song lyrics to celebrate the life of Jonathan White (1803-1850) using the attached document."
2) I chose the poem created by Google Gemini 2.5 Flash today:
JONATHAN'S SONGIn Glocester, Rhode Island, where the soft breezes sigh,
Jonathan White, the ninth child, beneath an open sky.
Born in eighteen hundred and three, a son of Humphrey and Sybil,
His early days in Providence, a gentle, youthful idyll.
Miranda Wade, his chosen, by eighteen twenty-three,
From Foster, Rhode Island, their family began to be.
Three children blessed their union, a growing, vibrant brood,
Henry, Albert, and Harriet, a loving, lively wood.From deeds in Glocester, land in his name he'd hold.
With siblings near, a story of kin, in records old.
Then to Killingly, Connecticut, in thirty-nine they came,
On Chestnut Hill, a farmer, he built his humble fame.
The census marked their presence, in eighteen forty's light,
A household thriving, bustling, from morning until night.
But April, eighteen fifty, brought sorrow and brought pain,
Lung fever claimed him, forty-seven, amidst the sun and rain.
His will, a thoughtful testament, for those he held so dear,
Miranda, with the lands to use, dispelling every fear.
To Henry and to Albert, the Rhode Island lands would go,
And after Mother's passing, Connecticut's fields would flow.
For Harriet, two hundred dollars, a sister's loving plea,
And all his debts and funeral, by his sons, fulfilled would be.
In White-Chace Yard, his gravestone stands, a memory to keep,
Jonathan White, at rest now, in an eternal, peaceful sleep.
3) Here are the AI song lyrics created by Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 (used as custom lyrics on Suno.com), using an American folk ballad style in an upbeat tempo - the link to the song is here: "Jonathan's Song."
JONATHAN'S SONG
Verse 1
In Glocester town where the maples grow
Born in eighteen-oh-three, don't you know
Nine of ten children, fourth son standing tall
When his daddy died, he answered the call
Mother Sybil kept them all together
Through the hardest times and stormy weather
Verse 2
Miranda Wade caught his loving eye
Foster girl beneath the New England sky
Three children blessed their humble home
Henry, Albert, and Harriet to call their own
Buying land from sister, brother too
Building dreams the way good farmers do
Chorus
Jonathan White, with calloused hands
Working the soil of two different lands
From Rhode Island hills to Connecticut ground
Love and legacy, that's what he found
Forty-seven years of an honest life
A faithful husband, devoted to his wife
Verse 3
Chestnut Hill in Killingly town
That's where they finally settled down
Planting seeds and raising grain
Through the sunshine and the rain
Simple man with a farmer's heart
Playing well his earthly part
Verse 4
April eighteen-fifty came too soon
Lung fever took him 'neath the April moon
But his final will showed a father's care
Making sure his family would always be there
"Let my daughter board until she's wed"
That's what his loving testament said
Chorus
Jonathan White, with calloused hands
Working the soil of two different lands
From Rhode Island hills to Connecticut ground
Love and legacy, that's what he found
Forty-seven years of an honest life
A faithful husband, devoted to his wife
Bridge
In the White-Chace yard where the headstones stand
He rests in peace in Glocester land
Miranda joined him just months behind
Two hearts united for all of time
The land may change, the seasons turn
But love like theirs will always burn
Outro (Final Chorus)
Jonathan White, with calloused hands
Worked the soil of two different lands
From Rhode Island hills to Connecticut ground
His love and legacy still can be found
Though forty-seven years seems like a short life
He lived it fully as a good man should strive
Rest in peace, Jonathan WhiteYour story shines like morning light
4) Here is the Audio Overview "podcast" file for Jonathan White (1803-1850) from Google NotebookLM (based on the referenced genealogical sketch):
5) The AI tools do this so much better than I could, and weaves the poem and song along a story theme that is true and heartfelt. Each tool provides a different poem and song from the same prompt --I love fishing in all of the AI streams!! Frankly, doing the poems and song are the most genealogy fun I have every week!
6) These stories, told in verse and song, are part of my genealogy and family research. My hope is that they will be passed down to my grandchildren and their descendants to highlight the importance of sharing stories, memories, admiration, and love of our ancestors. I will add them to my Google Drive and to my YouTube channel and my FOREVER account.
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