52 Ancestors - Week 423: #307 Mary (Herrington) (Rogers) Grout (1693-1774) of Watertown and Westborough, Massachusetts

Mary Herrington (1693-1774)  is #307 on my Ahnentafel  List, my 6th great-grandmother, who married #306 Joseph Grout  (1683-1758)  in 1717 in Watertown, Middlesex County,  Massachusetts Bay.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter, #153 Mehitable Grout  (1725-1795) who married #152 Moses Brigham (1723-1769)  in 1749.* their son #76 Phinehas Brigham (1755-1802), who married #77 Lydia Batherick (1752-1795) in 1779.
* their son, #38 Lambert Brigham (1794-1834) who married #39 Sophia Buck (1797-1882) in 1817.
* their daughter #19 Sophia Newton (1834-1923) who married #18 Edward Hildreth (1831-1899) in 1852.

* their daughter #9 Hattie Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) who married #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) in 1874.

* their son #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) who married #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.

* their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.

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

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

*  Name:                  Mary Herrington[1,3]

*  Alternate Name:  Mary Herrington Grout[2]

*  Alternate Name:  Mary Rogers[1,6]

*  Alternate Name:  Mary Grout[4,5]

*  Sex:                      Female

*  Father:                 Edward Herrington 1668-1736

*  Mother:                Mary Ockington 1669-1725

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

*  Birth:                   2 January 1692/3, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1–2]

*  Distribution:       7 March 1736 (age 44), father's will proved; Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[4]

*  Distribution:      12 January 1759 (age 67), administrator appointed for husband's estate; Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[5]

*  Death:                18 August 1774 (age 82), Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[1-2]

*  Burial:               after 18 August 1774 (after age 82), Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[2]

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

*  Spouse 1:           Daniel Rogers 1687-1711

*  Marriage 1:        7 December 1710 (age 18), Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1,3]

*  Spouse 2:            Joseph Grout 1683-1758

*  Marriage 2:         3 January 1716/7 (age 24), Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1,6]

*  Child 1:             Mindwell Grout 1717-1741

*  Child 2:             Susannah Grout 1719-1816

*  Child 3:             Mehitable Grout 1725-1795

*  Child 4:             Joseph Grout 1727-1798

*  Child 5:             Jonathan Grout 1730-1801

*  Child 6:             Sarah Grout 1732-????    

*  Child 7:             Daniel Grout 1735-1809

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

Mary Herrington was born 2 January 1692/3 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay, the daughter of Edward and Mary (Ockington) Herrington[1-2].

She married, first, Daniel Rogers (1687-1711) in Watertown on 7 December 1710 at age 17[1,3].  Daniel died on 5 November 1711, without issue with Mary.

Mary Rogers married, second, Joseph Grout (1683-1758) in Watertown on 3 January 1716/7 at age 24[1,6].  He was the son of Joseph and Susannah (Hagar) Grout of Watertown.  They had seven children, all but the last born and recorded in Watertown town records.  The seventh child, Daniel, was recorded in Westborough.  The children were:

*  Mindwell Grout (1717-1741), married 1735 Silas Brigham (1710-1791).

*  Susannah Grout (1720-1816), married 1745 Levi Brigham (1716-1787).

*  Mehitable Grout (1725-1795), married 1749 Moses Brigham (1723-1769).

*  Joseph Grout (1727-1798), married 1755 Sarah Rice (1734-1808).

*  Jonathan Grout (1730-1801), married 1761 Hannah Merriam (1738-1811).

*  Sarah Grout (1732-????), married 1754 Jason Parmenter (1726-????).

*  Daniel Grout (1736-1809), married 1762 Elizabwth Adams (1743-1822).

Mary's father, Edward Herrington wrote his will on 3 March 1735, and it was proved in Middlesex County Probate Court on 7 March 1736[14].  In his will he bequeathed to his daughter Mary Grout:

"(7)  Item I Give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Grout the Sum of forty pounds ^in Houshold Stuff and such stock or to her Heirs^ in good Bills of Creddit on the Massachusets Province ^ to be paid^ with'in one yeare next after my decease and my Wife's Decease ^or Marriage^ (which Soever first comes to pass) by my Executor hereafternamed, Or in good Bills of Creddit if said other Estate falls Short which Sum together with what she had at Marriage is her Portion."

Mary's husband, Joseph Grout, died intestate on 13 October 1758 in Westborough, Massachusetts.  His widow, Mary Grout, wrote a letter to the Judge of Probate for Worcester County dated 11 January 1759 and declined appointment as administratrix to her husband's intestate estate, and suggested their son, Jonathan Grout.  Jonathan Grout posted a 200 pounds bond with Joseph and Daniel Grout (brothers or uncles) on 12 January 1759 and was appointed administrator on that date.  A committee was appointed to take an inventory of the estate on 5 February 1759.  The inventory was taken on 7 April 1759 by Simon Tainter, Samuel Harrington and Nathaniel Whitney.  It had no real estate, and the personal estate totaled £49 18s 5p.  The inventory was taken on 7 April 1759 and was presented to the Court on 9 April 1759[5].

Mary (Herrington) (Rogers) Grout died on 18 January 1774 in Westborough at age 82, and is buried in Memorial Cemetery in Westborough[2].  Her gravestone inscription says:

"Mrs. 

Mary

wife of

Mr. Joseph Grout

died Aug. 18 1774"

5)  SOURCES

1. Henry Bond, M.D.,  Family Memorials: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts (Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown & Co., 1860), page 275, Edward Harrington family sketch.

2. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image,  (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial Cemetery, Westborough, Mass., Mary Herrington Grout memorial #63336360.

3. "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, Watertown > Births, Marriages and Deaths > page 35 (image 201 of 3991), Daniel Rodgers and Mary Herrington, 7 December 1710.

4. "Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Probate case files", Volume: Middlesex Cases 10000-11999, Estate File #10396 (8 images), Edward Herington estate, 1736; "Middlesex County (Massachusetts) Probate File Papers, 1648-1871," indexed database and digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014, American Ancestors (https://www.americanancestors.org: accessed 28 February 2021); Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org from original records at Probate Registry, Cambridge, Mass.

5. Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate case files, Packet #26 009, Joseph Grout of Westborough, 1759 (9 images); "Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881," digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.AmericanAncestors.org: accessed 10 October 2020); Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org from original records at Probate Registry, Cambridge, Mass.

6. Massachusetts, U.S., Town Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com, Watertown > Births, Marriages and Deaths > page 47 (image 308 of 3991), Joseph Grout and Mary Rogers, 3 January 1716/7.

NOTE:  This genealogical sketch is out of Ahnentafel order because I found new information linking Sophia Newton to her birth father, Lambert Brigham.  

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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 2022 for a ninth year to 468 Ancestors in 468 Weeks. The (incomplete) list of 52 Ancestors biographies from my great-grandparents to the 7th great-grandparents (in work) is in https://www.geneamusings.com/p/ancestor-biographies.html.

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Seavers in the News -- Perley J. Seaver Dies in Springfield, Mass. in 1963

 Here is this week's 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 The Times-Argus [Barre, Vt.] newspaper dated 10 October 1963:

The transcription of the article is:

"Perley J. Seaver

"SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Perley J. Seaver, 64, a former Williamstown, Vt., area resident, died as results of an auto accident this morning.   He was on his way home from duties as a night watchman at an area college.

"He was born in Williamstown Oct. 19, 1898, son of Forrest and Eva Seaver.  He attended area schools.

"His first wife, Jessie, is deceased.

"He married Florence Bliss of Springfield, Mass., Dec. 3, 1961.

"Mr. Seaver had lived many years in the Springfield area.

"He leaves his widow; a daughter, Patsy, Agawam, Mass.; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Fish, Barre; Mrs. Perley Hall, Northfield; and Mrs. Ila Cassavant, Morrisville; three brothers, Harold Seaver, Pine Plains, N.Y.; Guy Seaver, Williamstown; and Earl Seaver, Middlesex, as well as nephews and nieces.

"Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Byron Funeral Home, Springfield, Mass., with burial in Springfield."

The source citation is:

"Perley J. Seaver," The Times Argus [Barre, Vt.] newspaper, Thursday, 10 October 1963, page 10, column 4, Perley J. Seaver obituary; Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 March 2022).

This obituary covers the basics, birth, parents, spouses, children, and family relationships, plus a cause of death and a current occupation.  

Perley Julius Seaver (1898-1963) was born 19 October 1898 in Willismstown, Vermont, the son of Forrest Clinton and Eva Estella (Metcalf) Seaver.  He married (1) in about 1922 Jessie Eva Wicks (1891-1958) in Massachusetts; He married (2) 3 December 1961 Florence Bliss (????-????) in Springfield, Massachusetts. 

Perley and Eva (Metcalf) Seaver had one child:

*  Patricia Evelyn Seaver (1930-2008), married 1954 Michael E. Alexopoulos (1928-2018).

Perley Julius Seaver (1877-1969) is an 8th cousin 2 times removed to me.  Our common Seaver ancestor is Robert Seaver (1608-1683).

There are over 10,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - and this was one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a person has an accident and dies suddenly.  I am glad that I can honor Perley Julius Seaver today.  

You never know when a descendant or relative will find this blog post and learn something about their ancestors or relatives, or will provide more information about them to me.

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- Gravestone of Mary (Herrington) (Rogers) Grout (1693-1774)

 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 1774 gravestone Mary (Herrington) (Rogers) Grout in Westborough, Massachusetts Bay:

The gravestone is in Memorial Cemetery in Westborough, Massachusetts.  The inscription on the stone is:

"Mrs. 

Mary

wife of

Mr. Joseph Grout

died Aug. 18 1774"

The source citation for this marriage record is:

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63336360/mary-grout : accessed 16 March 2022), memorial page for Mary Herrington Grout (2 Jan 1692–18 Aug 1774), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63336360, citing Memorial Cemetery, Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Andy Macdonald (contributor 47287042) .

There are no town records or vital records for Mary (Herrington) (Rogers) Grout (1693-1774).  

Mary Herrington was born 2 January 1692/3 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay, the daughter of Edward and Mary (Ockington) Herrington.  She married (1) Daniel Rogers (1687-1711) on 17 December 1710 in Watertown.  As Mary Rogers, she married (2) Joseph Grout (1693-1758) on 3 January 1716/7 in Watertown.  She died 18 August 1774 in Westborough, Massachusetts Bay.

Joseph and Mary (Herrington) (Rodgers) Grout are my 6th great-grandparents, through their daughter Mehitable Grout (1722-1795), who married  Moses Brigham (1723-1769) in 1749. 

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Happy St. Patrick's Day - I Didn't Know I Was Irish Until My DNA Told Me

 Am I Irish if my AncestryDNA test says that I am 6% Irish ancestry?  I guess I'm entitled to post this:

Here are my AncestryDNA test ethnicity results:

Some thoughts about my "Irish" ancestry:

*  The matches they've made of my autosomal DNA with that of other "Irish" people show that I'm 6% "Irish."  however, the range could be 0% to 8%.  Of course, it was 7% one year ago and 18% four years ago, so I'm losing my Irishness every few years. 

*  This ethnicity estimate is based on a pool of 732 persons identified as having "Irish" ancestry.  

*  I am nowhere near the percentage of the "typical native" of Ireland.  For all we know, those 732 could have significant English ancestry.

*  From what I've heard, the autosomal DNA test indicates ethnicity as of about 2,000 years ago - around the time of the Roman invasion and rule of southern England, but not of Ireland.  The Celts in England were pushed westward to Ireland and Wales and Cornwall.  There were earlier migrations to the British Isles in prehistoric times from central Europe, Gaul and Iberia. 

*  My ethnicity according to my genealogy research is about 65% British Isles and about 35% Western Europe (mainly Germany, with a little Dutch, French and Scandinavian).  But that's based on where my ancestors lived about 500 years ago.  Of course, it's those Angles, Saxons, Danes, Normans, Vikings, etc. who muddied up the gene pool in England and Ireland. 

*  Over the last 400 years, I may have a few ancestors who lived in Ireland, but I doubt that I have 6% who were born there.  If the ethnicity estimate was 3%, I'd tend to believe it.  It may be that some of those conquering heroes took Celtic wives and they contributed to my gene pool with a fair amount of Irish ancestry in the green end. 

For the record:

*  I love Irish music.

*  I love the spirit of the Irish people, both sides, Orange and Green.

*  I've been to Northern Ireland once on business in 1985, and it was really green.

*  We visited Dublin for a day on the Legacy Family Tree 2013 genealogy cruise, and we visited St. Patrick's cathedral.

*  I don't like beer, and especially green beer.

* I would love to experience real Irish research...if I could only find the connection in my genealogy.  I do have some "dead ends" in my pedigree chart, and some of them may lead to Irish ancestry if I can find the intervening generations.  I have searched a bit for Seaver persons in Ireland records.

I also posed for this picture in Dublin with a wee Irish lass (is this my cousin?) ...

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Rabbit Holes With Randy - Preparing for the 1950 U.S. Census

 This week's Rabbit Hole exercise was to find the Enumeration Districts (EDs) for my close family members in 1950, as preparation for the release of the 1950 census on 1 April 2022.  Hopefully, we can find every family member during the first week of access, whether the NARA indexing effort works or not.  

This will be the first census that I am in, so I am excited to see what my entry, as a 6 year old, looks like.  I consider "close family members" to be parents, siblings, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, first or second cousins, etc.  I'm looking for my wife's close relatives too.  Because my mother had no siblings, and her parents had no siblings, I have very few close relatives on her side - just my grandparents and one great-grandparent.  I do have 3rd or 4th cousins on her side of my ancestry, so I may include some of them at a later date.  I do have aunts, uncles and first and second cousins on my father's side.  I need to include my wife's aunts and uncles also.  

My process for finding the Enumeration Districts was pretty simple:

*  Used the City Directories collection on Ancestry.com to find the addresses for my target people. Almost all of them had street addresses.

*  Used Google Maps to find the address in the current map, and identified the cross streets for the block with the target address.  

*  Then I used the Steve Morse website Unified Census ED Finder (https://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html) for 1950 to identify the Enumeration district for each person on my list.  

*  Put all of that information on a word processor table so that I can print it out and write on it as I find the people in the Census.  I will write down the Roll number, Page number and Line numbers for each target entry so I can find them again.  

Here is my current list of names, addresses, and ED numbers:

Finally, I will enter the Event into my RootsMagic family tree along with a family summary in a Note and a source citation, plus an image of the census page.  I will probably write blog posts detailing what I find, especially the entry for my birth family (I sure hope they - and me - were not missed!).  It will be interesting to see who the neighbors are around my home.

I think I'm ready...I am still finding cousins to add to my list, but by 1 April I should be all set.  The biggest question I have is "will all of my relatives be enumerated?"  In the 1940 U.S. census, my grandmother, Alma Bessie (Richmond) Seaver (1882-1962), was not enumerated, but my grandfather was!

Of course, the NARA index to the 1950 U.S. Census may work like a charm, and the website may work quickly, and the links to specific pages will be accurate, and all of the ED preparation might be for naught.  We will see!  I am ready in case those things don't happen.

So pass the carrots - this Genealogy Bunny spent several hours compiling this, and he needs a snack.

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Linda and the Sunset in January 2005 -- Post 711 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

 I can't help it, I can't do a wordless post! This is one of my favorite photographs: 

The sun always goes down in our backyard, which faces west toward San Diego Bay, the Silver Strand to Coronado, and the Pacific Ocean.  This was taken with Linda in January 2005 resting on our backyard wall.  I go out almost every day and check the yard and the hillside on the backside of the wall, just to get some air and occasionally a beautiful sunset.  

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Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 15 March 2022

Welcome to Genealogy News and Education Bytes, posted on Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history news and education items that came across our desktop since the last issue.    

1)  News Articles:

*  RootsTech 2022 Helps Millions Make New Family Connections

*  Randy Majors Updates Historical Counties and Drawing Tools

*  MyHeritage Helped Me Identify Every Single Person in My Great-Great-Grandparents’ Family Portrait

*  DNA discovery: Woman uncovers family ‘bombshell’

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 5 to 11 March 2022

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 5 to 11 March 2022

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 14 March 2022

*  3,500 City and Telephone Directories Now Online from the Library of Congress

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  THE Genealogy Show Spring Event - April 1-3, 2022 (Virtual)

*  i4GG San Diego 2022 Conference - April 8-10, 2022 (In-person and virtual)

*  NGS 2022 Family History Conference - May 24-28, 2022 (Sacramento, In-Person!)

*  SCGS Jamboree and Genetic Genealogy Conferences - August 19-20 and 26-27, 2022 (Virtual)

*  SLIG Virtual 2022 - 8 September to 17 November 2022 (Registration opens 14 May 2022)

4)  Genealogy Education - Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Family History Library Classes and Webinars for March 2022

*  MyHeritage Online Events for March 2022

*  National Institute for Genealogical Studies - Virtual Learning Room

*  3rd Annual 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon - April 7-8, 2022 

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 15 March, 5 p.m.:  Identifying Unnamed Free Born African Americans – A DNA Case Study, by David Rencher

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 16 March, 11 a.m.:  Stump Craig!, by Craig r. Scott

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 18 March, 11 a.m.:  Mexican Catholic Parish Records, Part II: Pre-Marital Investigations, Marriages & Dispensations, by Henrietta Martinez Christmas

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 192 - SLIG Accreditation Course

*  Genealogy Connection: #081 - Crista Cowan, Corporate Genealogist at Ancestry.com

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 169: How To Spot A Daguerreotype Copy

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 414 - Killing The Cold Case: CeCe Moore / How You Can Assist Artificial Intelligence At...

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-594: A Refresher on The Do's and Don'Ts of Genealogy Research | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-595: Must-Have Genealogy Books for Your Personal Library #7 | Ancestral Findings Podcast

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  Allen County Public Library:  Researching Formerly Enslaved Ancestors: It Takes a Village!

*  AmericanAncestors:  The New AmericanAncestors.org

*  Cousin Russ:  Office Hours - 11 March 2022 - People Workspace Rules

*  DearMYRTLE:  CensusGenie - 9 March 2022

*  DearMYRTLE:  Mondays with Myrt - 14 Mar 2022

*  Family History Fanatics:  MyHeritage New Releases: Timeline & FamilySearch Syncing | Genealogy Research

*  Family History Fanatics:  RootsMagic Sources: Using Free Form Templates for Genealogy Research

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S05 E21: "How to Live Well Past 100": The Story of Mother Lucille Shazier with Mary L. Beal

*  Genealogy TV:  Extracting City Directories Tiny Tip Clips

*  Just Genealogy:  Revolutionary War Pensioners of 1818

*  Just Genealogy:  Union Civil War Pension Indexes

*  MyHeritage:  Ask The Expert - German Records

*  MyHeritage:  Let's tackle researching your Irish ancestors! Join us live!

*  The Genealogy Archaeologist:  Are We Asking the Right Questions?

*  WikiTree:  Hasse Fröberg's Highlights from WikiTree Challenge 3

*  WikiTree:  Saturday LiveCast

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 11 March 2022?

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Vauxes In the News -- Chaplain William Vaux Dies in 1882 in Santa Cruz, California

  It's time for another edition of "Vauxes in the News" - a weekly feature from the historical newspapers about persons with the surname Vaux (my 2nd great-grandmother's maiden surname) that are interesting, useful, mysterious, fun, macabre, or add information to my family tree database.

This week's entry is from the The San Francisco [Calif.] Examiner newspaper dated 23 July 1882:

The transcription of the article is:

"Death of an Army Chaplain

"Santa Cruz, July 22. -- Chaplain William Vaux of the United States Army, died at his residence this morning of asthmatic troubles, superinduced by old age.  He was 75 years old and a native of England.  The Bencia barracks was his last station.  He came from fort Laramie to this State and has been stationed at various years throughout this country.  For a number of years he has resided in this place, occasionally officiating in the Episcopal church.  In person Chaplain Vaux was very patriarchal looking, and was well known for his benevolent qualities.  He leaves a widow, three daughters and a son, Dr. E.P. Vaux."

The source citation is:

"Death of an Army Chaplain," The San Francisco [Calif.] Examiner newspaper, Sunday, 23 July 1882, page 8, column 6, William Vaux  obituary;   Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 14 March 2022). 

William Vaux was born 7 July 1807 in Lewes, Sussex, England.  He married Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Loring (1818-1885) on 10 September 1839 in Romsey, Hampshire, England.  They had six children:

*  Victoria Vaux (1839-1895), married 1863 John W. Gerding (1834-1922).

*  Sylvia Vaux (1843-1899), married Ezra Philetus Ewers (1837-1912.

*  Virginia Vaux (1849-????).

*  Exeter Prudy Vaux (1852-1911), married (1) 1882 Frances Forrester Griffiths (1861-????); married (2) 1893 Annie B. Sylvia (1873-????).

*  Laramie Vaux (1853-1924), married 1883 Cyrus Olney Tillotson (1847-1921).

*  Omega Vaux (1857-1933), married 1881 Hermann Bernard Peyton (1854-1919)

I am not related to William Vaux to my knowledge.  

There are hundreds of Vaux "stories" in my family tree - and this was one of them. Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a newspaper article provides more detail about your ancestors.  I am glad that I can honor William Vaux today.

You never know when a descendant, relative or friend will find this blog post and learn something about their ancestors or relatives, or will provide more information about them to me.

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RootsTech 2022 Helps Millions Make New Family Connections

 I received this information from FamilySearch today:

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RootsTech 2022 Helps Millions Make New Family Connections

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (14 March 2022)— RootsTech 2022, FamilySearch’s global celebration of family and connection, is an annual premier that showcases new, live, and free on-demand content available to view throughout the year at RootsTech.org. The opening weekend of the popular annual premier attracts millions of participants from hundreds of countries and territories seeking to make new family, cultural, and heritage connections. Start your discoveries today at RootsTech.org.

Participants of the RootsTech 2022 opening weekend came from around the world looking to learn something new about their family, make new connections, and create personal playlists of content they might want to watch and share. The premier showcased inspirational, fun, and informative free content that is now available on demand at RootsTech.org, featuring main stage presentations (including keynotes from all over the world) and other content to help you discover your family and connect.

RootsTech 2022 Premier Quick Facts

The RootsTech 2022 premier opening weekend provided a mere taste of the rich new content meant to be freely enjoyed throughout the entire year at RootsTech.org. This year’s premier introduced over 1,500 sessions in more than 30 languages covering 185 topics. It hosted millions of participants through online, broadcast, and other channels from 227 countries and territories. Millions more are anticipated throughout the year.

Connection Activities

Premier participants are making millions of personal family connections through a fun interactive experience called Relatives at RootsTech, where individuals can see how they are related to friends on social media or other participants, anywhere in the world. If you missed this opening weekend excitement, it’s not too late. This experience will be available through March 25, 2022.
Connect with new relatives and friends in the interactive Relatives at RootsTech experience.
See if you’re related to Queen Victoria, Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, Benito Juarez, Rosa Parks, Albert Einstein, Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, Matthew Modine, Thais Pacholek, Walt Disney, and more.

RootsTech 2022 Theme #Choose Connection

RootsTech 2022 is focusing on the theme of “Choose Connection,” which refers to the multitude of ways individuals worldwide go about connecting with family, friends, heritage, culture, and community in ways that draw us closer to one another.

A diverse lineup of RootsTech 2022 keynote speakers from around the world share personal and family stories and the impact on their lives. A celebrity baker, comedian, actor, actress, Grammy singer, boxer, CEO, and Food Network show host all get personal as they share how they connect with family, and how family and heritage connect with who they are today.

FamilySearch President and CEO, Steve Rockwood, said RootsTech by FamilySearch is the world’s largest family celebration event or family reunion, of sorts, and reflects on the need of people worldwide to belong to something bigger than themselves. “As we connect with others, our common ancestors and homelands, strangers can become our close friends and cousins of tomorrow. This type of connection is especially important at this time when so much division is being thrust upon us,” said Rockwood.

In his opening weekend address, Rockwood encouraged individuals to share and connect what they know by contributing that knowledge to the FamilySearch Family Tree of humanity, even if it’s just one name, one story, one photo, or a full family tree. “As your story connects to my story and then to millions of others, the family tree of humanity will transcend the walls that divide us, with bridges of familial connection that bind us. Isn’t that what we all want, to belong to something bigger than ourselves?” added Rockwood.

Family Discovery Day 2022

Elder Ulisses Soares, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Sister Rosana Soares, were the keynote speakers at Family Discovery Day 2022. They speak from their hometown of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Elder Soares said, “Family History isn’t all about the distant past. You can look to your own recent experiences and stories as it unfolds right in the present.” He suggested even establishing your own traditions, combining your past and present makes you uniquely you.

Sample RootsTech 2022 Opening Weekend Quotes

• “This experience was amazing. Already I am finding family. I love it.” ~Nassau, Bahamas
• “I am blown away by this cousin mapping. I am stunned to realize I am connected to the world so very much. Thank you. Even in Ukraine. My eyes are opened.” ~Name Withheld, Ukraine
• “I loved the fact that I was able to appreciate my grandmother’s story from a different perspective. It makes me feel closer to her and feel like I know her more.” ~M. Moreno, Argentina
• “Fantastic to know some of my relatives that I don't even know. Thanks to the RootsTech program.” ~Auckland, New Zealand
• “It was amazing! It was my first year attending, and it was so interesting and engaging.” ~A. Ahn, USA

RootsTech 2022 Innovation Highlights

An exciting element of the RootsTech premier is the introduction of new or emerging technologies in the family and genealogy industry. You can learn more about the latest innovations in the Innovators Portal 2022. Or check out what’s new with companies like Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch and FamilyTreeDNA.

Get Involved and the 1950 United States Census

FamilySearch introduced its new online volunteer experience, Get Involved. Coupled with FamilySearch’s new artificial intelligence-based handwriting recognition technology, online volunteers can now make more of the world’s historical genealogical records available and searchable more quickly than ever before.

The much-anticipated 1950 U.S. Census will be available the first week of April, 2022 for volunteers to begin reviewing through the new Get Involved feature. The 1950 U.S. census project will involve the combined efforts of Ancestry and FamilySearch. (Read more here.)

Plans for the RootsTech 2023 Premier

RootsTech planners are already looking ahead at how to make 2023 content and experiences even more meaningful. Jen Allen, manager of RootsTech, said organizers have already begun to scour the globe, seeking out the most compelling stories, the most informative and relevant session content, and the newest innovations to help inspire and enable participants to discover themselves and their family history.

“Connection is at the heart of RootsTech, and today, the need to connect is more necessary than ever. Connection to family—past, present and future—brings a sense of belonging that is meaningful and long-lasting,” concluded Allen.

RootsTech 2022 content can be enjoyed all year long. Create a personal watch list, and view over 1,500 on-demand videos anytime at RootsTech.org.

QUICK ROOTSTECH CONNECT 2022 LINKS

• Relatives at RootsTech Experience (Available until March 25, 2022)
• Keynotes and Mainstage Events
• 1950 US Census Initiative
• Explore Specific Content by Topic
• Search by Speaker
• Choose Connection
• RootsTech Expo Hall
• Innovators Portal
• Archives and Records Custodian Symposium
• Latter-day Saint Sessions

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