52 Ancestors - Week 292: #503 Marie (LaTourette) Lewis (1734-1791) of Richmond County, New York

Marie (LaTourette) Lewis (1734-1791 ) is number #503 on my Ahnentafel List, my 6th great-grandmother, who married  #502 Jonathan Lewis (1715-1786)  in about 1756, probably in Richmond County, New York.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter, #251 Catherine Lewis (1759-1846) who married  #250 William Hutchinson (1745-1826) in 1784.

*  their daughter, #125 Mary Jane Hutchison (1792-1868), who married #124 Frederick Sovereign (1786-1875) in 1810.

*  their son, #62 Alexander Sovereen (1814-1907) who married #63 Elizabeth Putman (1818-1895) in 1840.

*  their daughter, #31 Mary Jane Sovereen (1840-1874), married  #30 James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902) in 1861.

*  their daughter #15 Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952)  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 #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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

   

Name:                          Marie LaTourette[1–3]    

Alternate Name:               Mary Lewis[4-5]

*  Sex:                           Female    

*  Father:                         David La Tourette (1699-1764)    

*  Mother:                        Catherine Poillon (1712-????)  

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                            before 1 September 1734, Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States[3]    

*  Baptism:                      1 September 1734 (after age 0), Dutch Reformed Church, Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States[1-3]    

*  Distribution:                23 March 1764, father's will proved; Richmond, New York, United States[4]

*  Distribution:                5 January 1786 (after age 51), husband's will proved; Richmond, New York, United States[5]    

*  Death:                          before 31 December 1791 (before age 57), Richmond, New York, United States  

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                Jonathan Lewis (1715-1786)    

*  Marriage 1:             before 1756 (before about age 22), Richmond, New York, United States[1-2]    

*  Child 3:                  David Lewis (1757-1811)    

*  Child 4:                  Catherine Lewis (1759-1845)    

*  Child 5:                  James Lewis (1761-1845)    

*  Child 6:                  Mary Lewis (1763-    )    

*  Child 7:                  Francis Lewis (1765-    )    

*  Child 8:                  Elizabeth Lewis (1767-    )    

*  Child 9:                  Israel Lewis (1769-    )    

*  Child 10:               Phoebe Lewis (1772-    )    

*  Child 11:               Joseph Lewis (1775-    )  

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

The book by Lyman LaTourette, LaTourette Annals in America, provides vital records and biographical information about the LaTourette family in Richmond County, New York.[1]   Seversmith's book, Colonial Families of Long Island, provides information about the Jonathan Lewis family.[2] 

 Marie LaTourette was baptized in the Dutch Reformed Church of Port Richmond on Staten Island on 1 September 1734, the daughter of David LaTourette and Catherine Poillon.[1-3]  The baptism was witnessed by Judith Bodin.

 She married Jonathan Lewis (1715-1786) in 1756 in Richmond County, New York as this third wife[2]. They had nine children: 

 * David Lewis (1757-1811), married 1789 Suzanne Rezeau (1762-????) 

* Catherine Lewis (1759-1845), married 1784 William Hutchinson (1745-1826). 

* James Lewis (1761-1845), married 1793 Rebecca Colon (1777-1803). 

* Mary Lewis (1763-????). 

* Francis Lewis (1765-????) 

* Elizabeth Lewis (1767-????) 

* Israel Lewis (1769-????), married 1799 Sarah Roome (1768-1852). 

* Phoebe Lewis (1772-????). 

* Joseph Lewis (1775-????) 

Marie's father, David La Tourette of Richmond County, died 20 March 1764, having left a will written on 23 February 1764.  In his will, he stated[4]:

"...My executors are to sell personal property to pay debts and funeral charges. I leave to my son James my gun and sword. I leave to my sons James and David all my lands, tenements and messuages in the folowing manner:  James is to have 1/2 of the clear land, the west part. David is to have the east part, and the wood land to be divided equally. And they are to pay to their sisters Mary and Catherine £300 each..."

He also named his son-in-law Jonathan Lewis (husband of Mary) as one of his executors.

 Jonathan Lewis wrote his will on 28 November 1785, and it was proved on 5 January 1786.[5] The will names his wife as one of the executors and bequeaths to her:

 "Imprimis I give bequeath and demise to my dearly beloved wife Mary Lewis my best horse and riding Chair two of my best Cows of her own Choosing with sufficient of my household furniture to furnish one room together with the sum of one hundred pounds lawful money of the State aforesaid to be first taken and levyed out of my estate and that in lieu of her dowry or power of thirds in or upon my estate I Likewise will and order that my beloved wife Mary Lewis shall have the use of my Negro wench and the yearly interest of the sum of fifty pounds during her life or the time she shall remain my widow."

 It may be that Marie (LaTourette) Lewis died before 31 December 1791 when the executors placed an advertisement in the newspaper seeking to sell the rest of the property as directed by the will of Jonathan Lewis. 

 There are no apparent death or burial records for Marie (Latourette) Lewis in Richmond County, New York.

5.  SOURCES

1. Lyman E. LaTourette, LaTourette Annals in America (Portland, Ore.: s.p., 1954), page 24, David La Tourette sketch.

2. Herbert Furman Seversmith, Colonial families of Long Island, New York and Connecticut: being the ancestry & kindred of Herbert Furman Seversmith  (Washington DC : H.F. Silversmith, 1939-1948), Jonathan Lewis sketch.

3. Tobias Alexander Wright, editor, Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society: Volume IV, Staten Island Church Records (New York: NYGBS, 1909), "Records of the Dutch Reformed Church of Port Richmond, S.I., baptisms from 1696 to 1772," page 45, baptism entry for Marie, daughter of David La Tourette and Catherine Poillon; digitized images, FamilySearch International, FamilySearch Books (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ : accessed 15 August 2019).

4.  New York Surrogates Court, Probate files, Volume 024 1762-1763, pages 416-418 (stamped, images 252-253 of 362), David La Tourrette will, 1764; "New York, Wills and Probates, 1659-1999," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 September 2015); Original data in New York County, District and Probate Courts.

5. New York  Surrogates Court, Probate files, New York County Wills, Volume 038, 1785-1786, pages 313-315 (stamped, images 202-203 of 303), Jonathan Lewis will, written 28 October 1785, proved 5 January 1786; "New York, Wills and Probates, 1659-1999," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 September 2015); Original data in New York County District and Probate Courts.

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NOTE:  In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2019 to 312 Ancestors in 312 Weeks.

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Seavers in the News -- Gertrude (Smith) Seaver Run Over By a Traction Car in 1908

It's time for another edition of "Seavers in the News" - a weekly feature from the historical newspapers about persons with the surname Seaver that are interesting, useful, mysterious, fun, macabre, or add information to my family tree database.

This week's entry is from The Marion [Ohio) Weekly Star newspaper dated 28 March 1908:

The transcription of the article is:

"FORMER LA RUE GIRL MEETS AWFUL DEATH

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Throws Herself Under Wheels of Traction Car

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BODY IS GROUND ALMOST TO PULP

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Mrs. Gertrude Seaver Takes Her Life in Cincinnati -- Is a Sister of Eugene Smith, Formerly Editor of the LaRue News -- Unfortunately Leaves a Husband and Daughter

"Mrs. Gertrude Seaver, thirty six years old, born and raised near LaRue, and a sister of Eugene Smith, formerly connected with the LaRue News, committed suicide in Cincinnati, Saturday, by throwing herself under the wheels of a westbound Cincinnati, Milford and Loveland traction car.  Her mother, Mrs. Rominia Smith, was an eyewitness.  The tragedy occurred at Erie avenue and Grace street.

"The suicide was the wife of Bertram Seaver, who was employed as an inspector for a telephone company in Cincinnati.  She was demented, her condition seemingly have been rendered worse after she had grown very enthusiastic at a religious meeting a number of weeks ago.

"Mrs. Seaver had been taking treatment from Dr. Mary Connor, and, with her mother, had started for the doctor's office.  She seemed rational.  As the big traction car approached Mrs. Seaver got close to the track.  Suddenly, as the car was about to pass, she screamed and deliberately threw herself beneath the wheels.  Her body was ground almost to a pulp.  The remains were removed to the morgue.

"For weeks before she threw her body under the fast traction car, which was known as the Milford flyer, Mrs. Seaver had schemed to end her life.  A little over a week ago she attempted to drink carbolic acid.  She found the bottle about the house.  Her husband managed to get the bottle away from her.  She was closely watched as she had frequently threatened to kill herself.  That she might be prevented from taking her life, Mrs. Smith went to live with her.  Saturday morning, she detained her mother until the car was about due, then calmly walked to her awful death.  She had informed herself as to the time the car arrived at Erie avenue and Grace street.

"Mrs. Seaver is believed by the members of her family to have been inspired to carry out this plan of self-destruction by reading the story of the suicide of G.W. Whittington, an inmate of the College Hill sanatorium, who threw himself under the wheels of a car.

"A four year old daughter survives."

The source citation for the article is:

"Former LaRue Girl Meets Awful Death" The Marion [Ohio] Weekly Star newspaper, obituary, Saturday, 28 March 1908, page 8, column 4, Gertrude Seaver obituary;   Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 22 August 2019).

What a gruesome death.  The newspaper seems to revel in the facts.  If it bleeds, it leads.  At least the obituary mentions the name of her husband, her mother, and indicates that there is a four year old daughter.

Gertrude Irene (Smith) Seaver (1871-1908) married Bertram Hill Seaver (1873-1942) on 17 April 1895 in Hamilton County, Ohio.  They had one daughter, Juanita Sunshine Seaver (1903-1992).

Bertram Hill Seaver (1873-1942) is my 7th cousin, 3 times removed, and his daughter is my 8th cousin 2 times removed. 

There are over 8,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - this was one of them.  Gertrude was a real person with people who loved her.  Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes it is tragic and terrible.

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Disclosure:  I have a paid subscription to Newspapers.com and have used it extensively to find articles about my ancestral and one-name families.

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Treasure Chest Thursday - 1718 Birth Record of Joanah Heely in Hampton, N.H.

It's Treasure Chest Thursday - a chance to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1718 birth record of Joanah Heely in Hampton in the New Hampshire Birth Records:

The extracted information from this record is:

*  Child's Name:  Joanah Heely
*  Date of birth:  20 July 1718
*  Sex:  Female
*  Father's Name:  William Heely
*  Mother's Maiden Name:  Mary
*  Clerk:  Horace M. Lane
*  Clerk of:  Hampton
*  Date:  May 2, 1906

The source citation for this record is:

"New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," online database, FamilySearch International (http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 7 March 2019), FHL microfilm, 98 reels; citing New Hampshire Registrar of Vital Statistics, Concord, N.H., "Index to births, early to 1900," Joanah Heely entry.

This is a Derivative Source record of the New Hampshire Birth Records to the year 1900.  This record was created in 1906 by the Hampton, New Hampshire town clerk.  The Original Source is a Hampton, New Hampshire town record that I have not found to date.  

"Joanah Heely" (1718-1809) was the daughter of William Healey (1688-1772) and Mary Samborne (1690-1790) of Hampton and Chester, New Hampshire.  She married John Underhill (1721-1793).  

John and Joanna (Healey) Underhill are my 6th great-grandparents, through their son John Underhill (1745-1816) who married Hannah Colby (1745-????).

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"The Pending Reinvention of Ancestry.com" Article on Counting Chromosomes

I was reading the "Genetic Genealogy Tips and Techniques" Facebook Group page today, and noticed Blaine Bettinger had highlighted a recent blog post titled "The Pending Reinvention of Ancestry.com" on the Counting Chromosomes blog.  

This is an interesting article that surfaces a number of issues relative to Ancestry.com and AncestryDNA.  In particular, it discusses (my takeaways):

*  AncestryDNA test results are based on the OmniExpress chip developed by Illumina.
*  Illumina is discontinuing production of the OmniExpress chip.
*  Illumina has other, newer, chips that are used by other DNA test providers and could be used by AncestryDNA.

*  AncestryDNA advertising worked spectacularly well over the past years.
*  The growth of AncestryDNA testers has slowed down and did not meet industry projections.
*  Almost all of AncestryDNA testers are "one and done" customers - most did not subscribe to Ancestry's records and trees business.

*  Ancestry's CEO, Tim Sullivan, stepped down in 2017.
*  The new CEO, Margo Georgiadis came on board in early 2018.
*  Ancestry.com revenues have been pretty flat over the past 7 years outside of the DNA tests.

*   In August 2019, the private investors that own Ancestry.com filed for a $900 million investor payout.
*  In August 2019, Ancestry.com announced plans to move into individualized medicine.

*  The February 2019 innovations of ThruLines and color code dot groups was not breakthrough technology.
*  AncestryDNA did not save the user DNA spit samples from earlier tests.
*  Will autosomal DNA test results with the new Illumina chip be compatible with the OmniExpress chip results?  Or will users have to buy another DNA test to compare to other test results with the new chip?

These are all discussed, with much more information and analysis, in the blog post.  Please read the whole thing.

I did note that Blaine Bettinger, and other commenters on the Facebook group post, indicated that they disagreed with some of the author's statements and conclusions.

Please note:  The above are my conclusions drawn from reading the article several times - I may have misstated or overstated some of the points in the article.

I don't know who writes the Counting Chromosomes blog, but I appreciate the effort to help us understand the AncestryDNA (and other DNA companies) product.

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Disclosure:  I have had a fully paid Ancestry.com subscription since 2000.  Ancestry.com has provided material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and has hosted events and meals that I have attended in Salt Lake City, in past years.

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NGS and FGS Announce Intent to Merge

I received this information from FamilySearch today (thank you to Paul Nauta) - I must be off the press release list for FGS and NGS.

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NGS AND FGS ANNOUNCE INTENT TO MERGE

(21 August 2019) -- In a historic move, the boards of the National Genealogical Society (NGS) and the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announced today their intent to merge. The two organizations, both non-profit leaders in the dynamic genealogy industry, will form one consolidated group that will continue to operate as the National Genealogical Society. Both boards approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) earlier this week, and jointly announced the news at the Opening Session of the FGS Family History Conference in Washington, D.C., this morning.

Leaders of both organizations believe this merger will serve the genealogy community by improving support of both individual members and societies in the pursuit of genealogical excellence.

The organizational structure of NGS will be modified to increase functions that support genealogical societies and family organizations. Digitization projects of genealogical importance such as the War of 1812 pensions will continue. The two organizations will continue to operate independently while all details of the merger are completed, no later than October 1, 2020.

Faye Stallings, President of FGS, said: “We are excited about this opportunity to combine with a premier organization that has been in operation since 1903. This will allow for improved and expanded services to help support societies.” Ben Spratling, President of NGS, commented, “We look forward to continuing the strong legacy of FGS as a ‘gathering point’ for family historians and societies all across the nation.”

Founded in 1903, the National Genealogical Society is dedicated to genealogical education, exemplary standards of research, and the preservation of genealogical records. The Falls Church, Virginia, based nonprofit is the premier national society for everyone, from the beginner to the most advanced family historian, seeking excellence in publications, educational offerings, and guidance in research. It also offers many opportunities to interact with other genealogists.

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My comments:

This consolidation makes a lot of sense to me.  FGS is not a "personal membership" organization, it is more of a "society membership" organization.  NGS is a "personal membership" organization.  They each have a "genealogy news" magazine, and NGS has a peer-reviewed quarterly research magazine.  They both hold yearly conferences somewhere in the USA over 3-4 days.  My impression is that the conferences are a significant expense, and that attendance at the conferences has dwindled somewhat in recent years. 

The members of these organizations, the readers of their magazines, and conference attendees are mainly genealogists who are professional and associated people who are speakers, writers, society leaders, and readers who devote a significant part of their lives to pursuing their genealogy education and research, and that of others.  If there  is only one yearly conference, then speaking opportunities, exhibitor opportunities, and educational opportunities for attendees will be reduced.

I think that fewer than 5% of my society colleagues have even heard of FGS, and that less than 20% of them have heard of NGS.  Very few of my society colleagues ever go to conferences unless they are in Southern California.  The last FGS or NGS conference in Southern California was in 1995 in San Diego, although the 2013 NGS conference was in Las Vegas.

Frankly, I find that watching webinars online at my convenience is a much better genealogy education choice than flying 2,000 miles, staying in a hotel for four nights, and walking miles to sit in uncomfortable chairs in a crowded classrooms.  I do miss personal interaction with my genealogy friends and colleagues.

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Disclosure:  I am not a member of either FGS or NGS at this time, but I was in the past.  I was a "Genealogy 2.0" columnist for FGS FORUM for several years, but was not compensated for that.  I attended several FGS and NGS conference in the 2009-2014 time frame.

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Four Generations in 1975-- Post 579 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

I can't help it, I can't do a wordless post!  I found some more family photos hiding in my voluminous My Pictures file folder - I don't think I've posted this one yet:

This photograph was taken in July 1975 in our back yard on Via Trieste in Chula Vista.  The people in this photograph are, from left:

*  My grandmother, Emily Kemp (Auble) Carringer (1899-1977), so age 75.
*  My grandfather, Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976), so age 83.
*  My daughter, Lori Seaver, age 14 months.
*  Me, Randall Jeffrey Seaver, age 31.
*  My mother, Betty Virginia (Carringer) Seaver (1919-2002), so age 55.

This is one of my few 4 generation photographs with me in the picture.  Lyle was slim and trim and a bit frail by this time, and I had forgotten that Emily had gained weight by this time.  They both lived to see three of their great-granddaughters - Lori, my Tami in 1976, and Stan's Molly in 1976.  

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Genealogy News Bytes - 20 August 2019

Some of the genealogy news and education items across my monitor the last three days include:

1)  News Articles:

*  Claim a Free Findmypast DNA Kit at FGS 2019

*  Free Legacy Family Tree update now available (version 9.0.0.318)

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 11 to 17 August 2019

*  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 11 to 17 August 2019

*  180 Free Obituary and Obituary Index Links for the New England States

3)  Genealogy Education - Webinars:

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for August 2019

*   Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 20 August, 5 p.m. PDT:  Ten Tools for Genealogical Writing, by Harold Henderson

*   Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 21 August, 3 a.m. PDT:  MyHeritage DNA - Ein Überblick (German), by Silvia de Silva

*   Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 21 August, 11 a.m. PDT:  Bullet Journaling for Genealogy, by Shellee Morehead

*   Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 23 August, 11 a.m. PDT: Introduction to Forensic Genealogy, by Kelvin L. Meyers.

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher’s Top Tips:  #98 -- Gateway Ancestors

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 58 – Track Your Family with a Timeline – A Tale of Two Swedes

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  Family History Fanatics:  Ancestry MyTreeTags - A Full Review

*  Family History Fanatics:  Upgrading your One-to-Many matching with Tier 1 - A Segment of DNA

*  MyHeritage:  WWII Dog Tag Returned to Veteran's Family After 75 years Thanks to MyHeritage

*  Amie Bowser Tennant:  Genealogy Tip Tuesday: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Place of Origin

*  GeneaVlogger:  IAJGS 2019 Interviews - Elias Savada of the Motion Picture Information Service

*  Jennifer Holik:  Are You Ready for a Deep Dive into Military & Family History?

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains Tuesday, August 20,  2019

*  Save 25% on Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown for RootsTech 2020!

7)  DNA Stories:

*  Long-lost siblings meet for the first time after nearly 53 years

*  ‘After all this time … it’s unbelievable’

8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 16 August 2019?

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Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1734 Baptism of Marie La Tourette (1734-1791) in New York City.

It's Treasure Chest Tuesday - a chance to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1734 baptism record of Marie La Tourette in the Dutch Reformed Church of Port Richmond on Staten Island, New York:

The Marie La Tourette baptism record is the third from the bottom of the page:

The extracted information from this record is:

*  Date:  1734, Sept. 1

*  Parents:  David La Tourette and Catherine Poillon

*  Child:  Marie [La Tourette]

*  Witnesses:  Judith Bodin

The source citation for this record is:

Tobias Alexander Wright, editor, Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society: Volume IV, Staten Island Church Records (New York: NYGBS, 1909), "Records of the Dutch Reformed Church of Port Richmond, S.I., baptisms from 1696 to 1772," page 45, baptism entry for Marie, daughter of David La Tourette and Catherine Poillon; digitized images, FamilySearch International, FamilySearch Books (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ : accessed 15 August 2019).

I found this book on FamilySearch Books and was able to download it to my computer.

This is a Derivative Source record of the Dutch Reformed Church records for Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York. which was probably copied from the original source records.  It is Primary Information and Direct Evidence for the name, place and baptism date, but Secondary Information for the parents names and witness name.

Information in this source indicates that the French Church combined with the Dutch Church at Port Richmond in the early 1700s.  

Marie La Tourette (1734-1791) married Jonathan Lewis (1715-1786) as his third wife, and resided on Staten Island, New York. They are my 6th great-grandparents.  They had nine children, including Catherine Lewis (1759-1845) who married William Hutchinson and went to Canada at the end of the Revolutionary War.

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Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 19 August 2019

Here are the highlights of my family history and genealogy related activities over the past week:

1)  Moderated the Chula Vista Genealogical Society Research Group meeting with 13 in attendance at the Library  I reported on Family Tree Maker 2019, the upcoming SDGS seminar, the VGA Conference in November, using Ancestry WebHints and Member Tree person Searches, and reviewed some of the online Book websites.

2)  Updated my Legacy Family Tree genealogy software and uploaded a recent GEDCOM file to it for report creation and statistics purposes.

3)  Linda and I spent Saturday in Huntington Beach with daughter Tami and her family.  We watched Charlie's soccer game at 11 a.m., and Audrey's soccer game at 1 p.m.  Had pizza for lunch, watched TV and talked, and went to Marie Callender's for dinner.  We were home by 8 p.m.

4)  Watched one Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Basics of Land Platting - Part 1, by J. Mark Lowe.

5)  Wrote and posted a biography of 6th great-grandfather #502 Jonathan Lewis (1715-1786) for my 52 Ancestors ancestor sketch on Friday.  

6)  Transcribed the 1816 mortgage deed of  4th great-grandfather Nathan Gates selling land in Gardner, Massachusetts to John Miles for Amanuensis Monday.

7) There were several sessions working in the RootsMagic software program to update FamilySearch Family Tree profiles for Seaver families and my ancestral families, with occasional additions to the RootsMagic profiles. I have matched 32,041 of my RootsMagic persons with FSFT.

8)  I continue to use Web Hints and Record Matches from Ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast and FamilySearch to add content and sources to my RootsMagic profiles.  I now have 54,316 persons in my RootsMagic file, and 108,220 source citations.   I TreeShared twice this week updating 228 profiles, and I resolved 916 Ancestry Hints.  I've fallen behind on the Ancestry Record Hints with 113,897 to be resolved, but I work on them weekly.

9) Wrote 18 Genea-Musings blog posts last week, of which two were a press release.  The most popular post last week was  Family Tree Maker 2019 News - Last Day For $39.95 Upgrade is 14 August with over 308 views.

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Happy 120th Birthday, Gram! (A MIPIML) - Emily Kemp (Auble) Carringer (1899-1977)

Today is very special to me and my wife. Not only is it my maternal grandmother's 120th birthday (she died in 1977) but it is my wife's father's 108th birthday (he died in 2002). I want to talk about my grandmother, "Gram," today.

My grandmother was born Emily Kemp Auble on 19 August 1899 in Chicago, the daughter and only child of Charles and Georgianna (Kemp) Auble. 

A baby photograph of Emily from about 1900:

Here is Emily at about age 10 in Chicago:

Charlie Auble is one of my links to colonial New Jersey for both German and colonial New England ancestry (including two Mayflower passengers). Georgianna is a link to early Ontario, also to colonial New Jersey (through the Sovereen line), to my Dutch Putman line in the Albany, New York area, and to my French Huguenot line in colonial Staten Island. 

They came to San Diego in about 1911, and lived at 14th and F Streets. Charlie was a painter - of signs, I think, but probably anything he could slap paint onto. By all accounts, he was also a drinking man. Apparently, the home life was not the best, and they were not well off. He died in 1916 in San Diego after falling down the front stairs, and is buried in a grave in Mount Hope Cemetery without a tombstone. Georgianna lived with my grandparents until she died in 1952 - I knew her as Nana, a very sweet and kind person, just like her daughter.

This photograph is of Emily right before her wedding in 1918:

Emily married Lyle L. Carringer in 1918.  He was in the Marine Reserves at the time:

After their marriage, they had my mother, Betty on 30 July 1919, an only child. The photo below is Emily holding baby Betty in 1919:

Lyle worked at Marston's, a downtown commercial store, and Emily was a housewife and mother.  

This photo was taken in about 1930:

After my mother married in 1942 and had me in 1943, my father enlisted in the Navy. My mother and I moved back in with her parents while he was gone.  Lyle and Emily had a large greenhouse garden on the Fern Street property with bird baths and fish ponds and many types of flowers.  They rented out the Fern Street house after 1946 when they moved to Lyle's parents house at 2115 30th Street, and sold the Fern Street house in 1951.  

Fortunately for me, Gram was assigned to take care of me while my mother taught junior high school during World War II. She doted on me, as grandmothers do, during this time when I was between 10 months and 27 months old. I am quite sure that she saw my first steps, heard my first words, and taught me many things. 

As I grew up, we lived in 2119 30th Street, and Lyle and Emily lived  in the same house (we were upstairs to their downstairs) until 1951, when Lyle and Emily built and moved into a house on Point Loma at 825 Harbor View Place.  They spent the rest of their lives in that house.

In the 1940s and on, Gram became a locally renowned flower arrangement artist, specializing in Japanese arrangements, and eventually became a judge at local flower shows.  

Throughout my life, it always seemed like Gram was there for me. I loved the attention, and she enjoyed being with me. She encouraged me to excel in my studies and reveled in my academic accomplishments, and later in my professional work. We always had Christmas at their house on Point Loma because they had a fireplace for Santa to come down. Linda and I had our wedding rehearsal dinner at their house.

This photo is of Lyle and Emily in about 1970:

I think this is the last photograph I have of my grandparents (Emily is on the left) - a four-generation photograph with my grandparents, my mother, me, and daughter Lori in 1975):

My grandfather died in November 1976. It was so sad to see this wonderful woman grieve and become senile in that period. Gram died 8 months later on 19 June 1977 (her 59th wedding anniversary) of a stroke, brought on, I'm sure, by a broken heart. After her death, my mother told me all about her life and what she had done for me and with me - I never knew most of that until after she died.   I wish that I had more writings - letters, journals, etc.  There was none in the papers and photographs passed to me by my mother between 1988 and 2002.

She was "only" a simple housewife - with a high school education, a terrible childhood, but became a loving wife, mother. grandmother, and great-grandmother - and supplied one-fourth of my heritage.  

My Gram was patient, kind, loving, giving, optimistic, and was one of the very best people I've ever known and loved.  I miss her terribly, and wish that I had talked to her more about her life and her family. I hope that she would be proud of me for discovering her ancestry and family history.

Thank you, Gram, for your love. I will never forget one of the MIPIML (Most Important Persons In My Life).

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