Findmypast Friday: Gibraltar Life Event Records and Newspapers

   I received this information from Findmypast today:

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Kickstart your 2023 research with over 120,000 new records this Findmypast Friday

Explore six decades of history with Gibraltar census records

Brand new Gibraltar life event records

Another 600,000 newspaper pages added

Plus, celebrate one year of the 1921 Census online with 21% off selected subscriptions - just use the code SAVE21 before January 15

Gibraltar Census 1871-1921

Brand new to Findmypast, this collection covers six decades of census returns. You should normally see your ancestor’s name, residence, year of birth and occupation. On the records for 1891, 1901 and 1911, you should find notes on disability. There are over 100,000 records to explore altogether.

Gibraltar Military Deaths 1869-1914

Also new this week, there are 2,749 records which document British military deaths in Gibraltar before the First World War. They normally include your ancestor’s period of residence in Gibraltar and cause of death.

Gibraltar Marriages 1802-1942

A further 4,420 records have been added to this existing collection, mostly for between 1802 and 1920. You should find military marriages, civilian marriages and Protestant marriage licences, typically including the names of both spouses, their residences, the groom’s occupation, the name and occupation of each father, and the religious denomination.

Newspapers

Over 600,000 more pages have been added this week, with the brand-new addition Lady of the House, an Irish newspaper, and updates to cinema title the Picturegoer.

New titles:

• Buckinghamshire Advertiser, 1997
• Lady of the House, 1895-1923
• Matlock Visiting List, 1885-1888, 1890-1895, 1897-1904

Updated titles:

• Belper Express, 1993
• Burton Daily Mail, 1996
• Cambridge Daily News, 1996
• Chester Chronicle (Frodsham & Helsby edition), 1999
• Esher News and Mail, 1991
• Hereford Times, 1922
• Herts and Essex Observer, 1996
• Ilkeston Express, 1999
• Irvine Herald, 1971, 1980
• Isle of Thanet Gazette and Thanet Times, 1999
• Midweek Visiter (Southport), 1992
• Neath Guardian, 1998
• Northampton Herald & Post, 1997
• Picturegoer, 1913-1914, 1919-1920, 1926-1960
• Runcorn & Widnes Herald & Post, 1999
• Shields Daily Gazette, 1921, 1927, 1932, 1937, 1944
• Shrewsbury Chronicle, 1980
• Staffordshire Newsletter, 1997
• Uttoxeter New Era, 1897

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1667 Death Record for Quinton Pray (1595-1667) in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay

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

The treasure today is the 1667 death record of  Quinton Pray in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay:

The death record is about 60% down the page:

The transcription of this death record is:

"Quinton Pray, dyed the 4th m'o. 17, 1667."

The source citation for this record is:

Samuel A. Bates (editor), Records of the Town of Braintree [Massachusetts], 1640 to 1793 (Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, Printer, 1886), page 639, Quinton Pray death entry, 17 June 1667.

This record is a Derivative Source, with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the death of Quinton Pray.  The original record is probably in a Braintree town record book that is not extant.

Quinton Pray (1595-1667) married Joan Valliance (1599-1672) on 17 June 1621 in Mayfield, Sussex, England.  They had 10 children.

Quinton and Joan (Valliance) Pray are my 9th great-grandparents.  I am descended through their son Richard Pray (1629-1693) who married in about 1646 to Mary --?-- (a1629-1686).

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Genealogy Education Bytes - 29 December 2022 to 4 January 2023

Welcome to Genealogy Education Bytes, posted on Wednesday afternoon for the past week, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history education  items that came across our desktop since the last issue.    

1)  Upcoming Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Save the Date for RootsTech! -- 2–4 March 2023, Virtual and Salt Lake City

*  2023 NGS Family History Conference -- 31 May to 3 June 2023, Virtual and Richmond, Virginia.

*  International German Genealogy Partnership 2023 Conference - 9-11 June 2023, Virtual and Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2 ) Upcoming Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 4 January, 11 a.m.:  The 5 steps to organizing your DNA in 2023, by Diahan Southard.

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 6 January, 11 a.m.:  How Three Types of DNA and Genealogy Uncovered the Long-Lost Enslaved Father, by Melvin J. Collier.

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 10 January, 11 a.m.:   MyHeritage’s Latest Photo Innovations, by Tal Ehrlichman.

3)  Recent Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  The Genealogy Guys:  Podcast 411

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 234: Identifying a Louisiana Marriage Bondsman

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-694: Thelma “Pat” Ryan Nixon: America's First Ladies, Part 37 | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-695: Elizabeth “Betty” Bloomer Ford: America’s First Ladies, Part 38 | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-696: 10 "Must-Do" Genealogy Projects for January | Ancestral Findings Podcast

4)  Recent YouTube and Facebook Videos:

*  Aimee Cross -- Genealogy Hints:  Fixing Relationships on FamilySearch Family Tree (STEP by STEP)

*  Family History Fanatics:  The MOST IMPORTANT Thing Genealogists MUST DO This Year

*  GenealogyBank:  Understanding & Using GenealogyBank’s Many Helpful Tools: My Folder

*  Just Genealogy:  Genealogy Standards - Standards for Researching - Standard 12 - Broad Context - JG0283

*  The Creative Family Historian:  #036 | Have you made these four decisions about your family history book?

*  The Genealogy Archivist:  Genealogy Resolutions for 2023

5)   Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy Education Bytes - 22 to 28 December 2022?

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Grandsons Lucas and Logan Wear Out Grandpa in 2007 -- Post 749 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

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

In August 2007, daughter Lori and her family came to visit.  Her boys, the energizer bunnies Lucas (age almost 4) and Logan (age 1.4) were so much fun - full of energy, played in our plastic swimming pool, roughhoused in the house, and we went to a Padres game with the boys in Padres gear.  In this photo, they are sitting on my lap - grandpa was really tired and worn out from all of the fun.

This is all part of our family history!  

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MyHeritage: Wrapping Up 2022 and Looking Forward to 2023

 I received this information from Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage today:

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First of all, I want to wish you and all your loved ones a happy and healthy new year!

2022 was quite a year here at MyHeritage. We released several fantastic new features, including DeepStory, Family Tree Timeline, Photo Tagger, and AI Time Machine™; added 2.5 billion historical records in 271 new collections; launched our podcast, Blast From My Past; and released several improvements to existing features to make your family history discovery experience on MyHeritage that much better. 

We also facilitated many emotional reunions and enjoyed the stories of incredible discoveries our users made through family history research and DNA — all while keeping true to our core values of innovation, compassion, and the desire to have a positive impact on the world.

And those are just a few of the highlights! We’ve compiled a comprehensive blog post and a cool infographic (above) summarizing our activities and accomplishments during 2022. Please feel free to share both of them with your readers and followers.

There’s a lot to look forward to in 2023… so stay tuned!

Wishing you and your families a happy and healthy new year,

Daniel Horowitz - 
Genealogy Expert

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FamilySearch: What to Expect in 2023

 I received this press release from FamilySearch today:

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What to Expect from FamilySearch in 2023

 

  

 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—FamilySearch is excited to provide its annual glimpse into plans for the 

coming year to help individuals worldwide make fun personal and family discoveries. In 2023, FamilySearch patrons can expect free access to more of the world’s genealogical records, new search capabilities, more free help, and more localized discovery experiences.

 

RootsTech 2023

 

In 2023, FamilySearch’s popular RootsTech event returns. The world’s largest online family history conference runs March 2–4, 2023, and will include a live, in-person event in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the same dates. It is a great way to make new family connections, learn helpful tips for expanding your family tree, explore innovative new products and services, or be inspired by wonderful keynotes and speakers. The online experience is expected to attract millions of attendees worldwide, and thousands are already registered to participate in the in-person event. The online event is free, and the in-person event is only $98 for the jam-packed 3-day experience. Find out more or register now for both at RootsTech.org.

 

More Free Records 

 

FamilySearch adds up to 1 billion new online genealogical records from around the world each year to help patrons make new family discoveries. What many might not know is that since 2019, each year, FamilySearch has focused extra efforts on select countries (homelands) to significantly increase its online offerings of genealogical record collections from those countries. The result is a significant increase in discovery opportunities for individuals with ancestral roots now from 45 homeland countries.

In 2023, new homeland countries of focus will be the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, and Uganda. In addition, FamilySearch will make continuing significant additions to the homeland collections of Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

In early 2023, FamilySearch will finish publishing the complete 1950 US Census online—including territories and schedules. It will likely be the most searched US genealogical collection online for the next decade.

 

FamilySearch has been preserving oral genealogies from 18 African countries. Since 2003, it has conducted over 1 million oral genealogy interviews and constructed family trees from those interviews. In the coming year, the searchable trees will be available for the first time in a new search experience at FamilySearch.org. 

 

Look for these new search experiences in 2023 and more expanded record collections—all for free!

 

Get Involved Initiative and Handwriting Recognition Technology

 

FamilySearch will expand the reach of its handwriting recognition technology and new Get Involved volunteer initiatives onto millions of native Italian records in 2023. Currently records are available in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. This will help expedite the discoverability of FamilySearch’s growing online image collection of genealogical documents from more countries worldwide by making them text and name searchable. In 2021–22, over 100 million Spanish language records were made searchable through these new technologies. Online volunteers who are native speakers of the language content help edit names from the computer-aided indexes to increase the overall accuracy of the user search experience. 

 

Online volunteers are key in helping create patron discoveries by helping make genealogical records searchable at FamilySearch. In 2023, a new dashboard feature will enable volunteers to see how their efforts are contributing to patron successes. They will see how often a name they indexed was found by a patron and attached to a patron’s tree as a source. They will also be able to see how they have contributed to each country when they help with other Get Involved projects in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese records. 

 

New Family Tree Features

 

FamilySearch has a global user base and is therefore always seeking to create experiences customized to local interests and practices. In 2023, FamilySearch will offer Chinese patrons the ability to create printable, decorative tree designs from their Family Tree data.

 

Another new feature will enable members of family groups to collaboratively add and share memories with one another about living or deceased relatives. They will also be able to collaborate with one another on adding facts and sources for a living relative.

 

Finally, be on the lookout for other new tools and enhancements in the FamilySearch Family Tree to help expand, collaborate on, and share more family connections.

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Genealogy News Bytes - 28 December 2022 to 3 January 2023

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

1)  News Articles:

*  What is the NGS Family History Conference?

*  Board for Certification of Genealogists Sponsors 2023 Free Webinars

*  [MyHeritage] Wrapping Up 2022: Year in Review

*  What to Expect from FamilySearch in 2023

*  Finding Your Roots returns to PBS! Catch Season 9 starting January 3, 2023!

*  GenSoftReview Award Winners 2022 -

*  [Geni] 2022: Year in Review

*  Making Family Health History Work for You

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 24 to 30 December 2022

*  Newspapers dot Com Update – December 2022

*  NewspaperARCHIVE Update – December 2022

*  British Newspaper Archive Adds/Updates 248 Titles – December, 2022

*  Chronicling America Adds 200 New Titles in 2022

3)  Did you miss the last post in this series - see Genealogy News Bytes - 21 to 27 December 2022.

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Seavers in the News -- Lettie M. Seaver (1886-1970) Died in Doylestown, Ohio in 1970

 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 Akron [Ohio] Beacon-Journal newspaper dated 25 December 1970, page 54:

The transcription of the article is:

"SEAVER

"Lettie M., age 84,of 561 High st., Doylestown, passed away December 24.  Survived by two sons, Russell and Ernest, both of Barberton; 3 daughters, Mrs. Martha Hornbeck, of Norton, Mrs. Alice Rector, Mrs. Lois Hughes, both of Akron; 23 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren.  Services will be Monday 1 p.m. from the Zion Lutheran Church, Doylestown, Rev. Richard Keenan officiating.  Interment Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Doylestown.  Friends may call at the Monbarren Funeral Home Saturday 7 to 9 p.m., Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and one hour before services at the church."

The source citation is:

"Seaver," Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal newspaper, Friday, 25 December 1970, page 54, column 3, Lettie M. Seaver obituary; Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 2 January 2023).

This obituary identifies her married name, date of death, sons and daughters names and locations, and the church information.

Lettie May Youngker (1886-1970) was born 11 January 1886 in Doylestown, Ohio, the daughter of Jacob Franklin and Clara L. (Weygandt) Youngker.  She died 24 December 1970 in Doylestown.  She married Charles Earnest Seaver (1884-1952) on 11 January 1905 in Doylestown, Ohio.  They had five children:

*  Martha Aurelia Seaver (1905-1994), married 1929 George Theodore Hornbeck (1904-1983)

*  Russell Jacob Seaver (1907-1977), married 1929 Helen Marie Miller (1913-1987).

*  Ernest Ransom Seaver (1910-2007), married 1934 Oletta Irene Baughman (1915-2000).

*  Alice Caroline Seaver (1920-2017), married 1940 James Allen Rector (1916-2004).

*  Lois Mae Seaver (1928-????), married 1948 Clyde Woodrow Hughes (1923-2003).

Lettie's husband, Charles Earnest Seaver is not related to me.  He is descended from Christian and Lydia (Kissinger) Seaver of Pennsylvania.

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 a lot of descendants. I am glad that I can honor Lettie May (Youngker) 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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Disclosure:  I have a complimentary subscription to Newspapers.com and have used it extensively to find articles about my ancestral and one-name families.

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Genealogy Pot-Pourri - Week Ending 2 January 2023

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

1)  Transcribed a probate record for the Amanuensis Monday series -- 1815 Will of William Sever (1743-1815) of Taunton, Massachusetts.

2)  Wrote a genealogical sketch for #732 7th great-grandfather John Pray (1653-1733) of Providence, Rhode Island for the 52 Ancestors series.

3)  Started writing my memories and family stories in StoryWorth, which I received for Christmas from my daughter.  I have written six stories so far, including biographies of my mother and father.

4)  Wrote several end-of-year posts, including Randy's "Best Of" Genea-Musings Posts in 2022;  Top 40 Most Viewed Posts in 2022 on Genea-Musings;  Randy's Genealogy Activity Highlights for 2022; and RootsMagic Genealogy Database Statistics Update - 1 January 2023.

5)  Finally posted another six generations descendants report in Six Generation Descendants Report of John Richman (1744-1808) and Mary Parsons (1750-1802) of Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.  Had to figure out how to do it again to get rid of blank lines - used a RootsMagic 7 descendants report in an HTML file and then copy/pasted into the blog.  

6) AncestryDNA now has 41,601 DNA matches (up 75 from 26 December) for me today, with no new ThruLines.   I added 5 Notes to my matches.  MyHeritageDNA now has 10,941 DNA matches (up 26 from 26 December) for me, with no new Theories.  Reviewed the new DNA matches on AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe.  

7)  Occasionally matched RootsMagic 8 profiles to FamilySearch Family Tree.  I have matched 48,766 of my RootsMagic persons with FamilySearch Family Tree profiles (up 111).  

8) Used Web Hints and Record Matches from Ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast and FamilySearch to add content and source citations to my RootsMagic profiles. I now have 70,234 persons in my RootsMagic file (up 19 since 26 December), and 145,507  source citations (up 10). I TreeShared 72 new or modified profiles with my Ancestry Member Tree, and I resolved 204  Ancestry Hints. My Ancestry Member Tree has Ancestry Record Hints with 172,789 to be resolved, but I work on them several times a week.  I resolved 23 MyHeritage Record Matches, leaving 162,438 Record Matches in 285 sources and I work on them occasionally.  

9) Wrote 15 Genea-Musings blog posts last week (Sunday through Saturday), of which three were a press release. The most viewed post last week was Genealogy News Bytes - 21 to 27 December 2022 with over  111 views.  Genea-Musings had about 14,400 views last week.  

10)  Real life:  This is week 147 since COVID restrictions started.   I stayed home except for visiting Linda almost every day.  Linda is at a memory care and skilled nursing facility in Chula Vista 7 miles from home. Went grocery shopping on Monday and Friday.  Watched a lot of football, and did not do much genealogy work all week, except for blog posts.  My Aztecs won their basketball game against UNLV. My Chargers beat the Rams 31-10, so they are now 10-6 and going to the playoffs. 

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Amanuensis Monday -- 1815 Will of William Sever (1743-1815) of Taunton, Massachusetts

This week's document for transcription is the will of William Sever of Taunton, Massachusetts, in Bristol County, Massachusetts estate file 22521, written in 1815 and proved in 1815. 

Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Court Records - Case File 22521 image 6 of 6:

The transcription of this will is:

Know all men by these presents that I William Sever of Taunton in the

County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts this first day of June anno

Domini Eight hundred & fifteen now being of a Sound & disposing mind & memory

and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die think it to be my duty

to Settle and dispose of all my Worldly estate before the day of my death

so therefore make and Ordain this instrument to be my last will and

Testiment that is to Say as follows I give to my wife one room in my

Dwelling house with Sutable furniture to keep house &c  I Give to my Son John

the house barn and Garden where he lives as the fence now runs I Give to my

Son William my dwelling house Garden & lot where the house Stand except my

wifes room which I give to him after her decease and I Give to my Sons John

and William all the remainder of my land between the road & the river &

to be equilly divided between them according to Quantity & Quality my son 

John to have the Southerly part ^with the Barn &c^ 

& William the northerly part and ^except the tools and^ the one

half the Stone Kiln I consider as belonging to my Son John and I Give

him the other half and I do hereby Constitute and appoint my Son

John Executor to this my will & testiment and Order and direct him

to pay out of my personal Estate all my debts and funeral Charges

and the following Legacys that is to say to my Son Nathaniel

one hundred Dollars to my Son Benjamin five hundred dollars

to my Daughter Caswell two hundred dollars to my daughter Barney two

hundred dollars & I furthermore Give to my Sons John and William

all the residue of my Estate wheather in mortgages Notes money or

moveables in doors or out ^of doors^ of every description equally between them

after the above legacies are paid and my Sons John & William are

to provide for and Support their mother with every

necessary article for her Comfort and Conveniance.

In Witness whereof I have here unto Set m hand and Seal this

Day and year above written.

Signed Sealed published prounounced and delivered by the said William Sever as

his list will and testiment in the presence of us who in his presence and in the

presence of each other have hereto Subscribed our names

Job Godfrey

Nathan Carver                                           William Sever    {seal}

Charles C. Barstow

                                                      Aug't 1 1815 Approved.

The source citation for this probate case file is:

Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate case files, Case file 22521 (6 images), estate of William Sever of Taunton, 1815, "Bristol County (Massachusetts) Probate File Papers, 1686-1880," digital images, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, American Ancestors  (https://www.americanancestors.org: accessed 1 January 2023).

William Sever was born 8 May 1743 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the son of William and Patience (Trescott) Sever.  Me married (1) before 1763 Rebecca Hunt (1746-1767), and they had one child:

*  William Sever (1763-1828), who married 1786 Mary Everett (1765-1815).

He married (2) 1767 Mary Foster (1745-1768).  They had one child:

*  Molly Foster Sever (1768-1818), married 1789 Samuel Caswell (1760-1851).

He married (3) 1771 Thankful Stetson (1746-1822).  The had six children:

*  John Sever (1771-1853), married before 1797 Lydia Porter (1768-1859).

*  Nathaniel Sever (1773-1827), married 1799 Hannah Loker (1778-1862).

*  Hannah Sever (1775-1830), married 1799 Salmon Barney (1772-1813).

*  Benjamin Sever (1777-b1815), married 1803 Mary Porter (1777-1861).

*  William Sever (1779-1869), married 1799 Lydia Presbrey (1778-1849).

*  Samuel Sever (1781-1806).

William Sever of Taunton wrote his will on 1 June 1815, died on 28 July 1815 in Taunton, and it was proved on 1 August 1815.  

William Sever (1743-1815) is my 3rd cousin 7 times removed.  Our common Seaver ancestor is my 9th great-grandfather Robert Seaver (1608-1683).

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NOTE: Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday." John offers this definition for "amanuensis:"

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

Read other transcriptions of records of my ancestors at Amanuensis Monday Posts.

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