Thursday, November 16, 2023

Findmypast Friday: Cumberland Parish Records and More Newspapers

 I received this information from Findmypast today:

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Thousands more records for North West England this Findmypast Friday

Cumberland Baptisms

The 65,252 new records are perfect building blocks for your family tree. Spanning over four centuries, they may help you find an ancestor’s name, baptism date and place, and a father’s name. Some also include a mother’s name, addresses and occupations.

Cumberland Marriages

For marriages, there are 68,211 new records to explore, covering 1547 to 1975. They will typically include both spouses’ names, ages and addresses, plus the place and date of the marriage, and the names of their fathers.

Cumberland Burials

Finally, there are 62,746 new burials to delve into, covering 1566 to 1992. You may find an ancestor’s name, burial date and place, and often their residence.

Newspapers

Did your ancestors make the news? One new title, updates to a further six, and 152,092 new pages make up this week’s newspaper release.

New titles:

  • Carrick Times and East Antrim Times, 1987, 1989, 1991-1999
Updated titles:

  • Edinburgh Evening News, 1946, 1982, 1992
  • Larne Times, 1985-1986, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998-1999
  • Lurgan Mail, 1990-1991
  • Mid-Ulster Mail, 1991-1993, 1995, 1999
  • South Wales Daily Post, 1999
  • Ulster Star, 1984-1987, 1989-1999
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Treasure Chest Thursday - 1902 Death Records of James A. Kemp and Melissa Kemp in Norfolk County, Ontario

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 1902 death entries for James A. Kemp and Melissa Kemp in the Ontario Death records:

The death records are the only records on the image.  They are over two pages (162-163), so here are the left and right-hand page snippets:


The transcription information for James A. Kemp is:

*  No.: 01-332
*  Name:  Kemp, James A.  
*  Sex:  M[ale]
*  Month-Year:  Sept. 19 1902
*  Age:  70
*  Residence:  Delhi [Norfolk Co.]
*  Occupation:  Farmer
*  Married or Single:  M[arried]
*  Where Born:  Prince Edward Co.
*  Cause of Death:  Acute Indigestion Heart Failure 10 Years
*  Name of Physician:  R. Bruce Wills
*  Religion:  Bapt[ist]
*  Name of Person Making Return:  Frank Kemp
*  Date of Registration:  Sept. 19, 1902

The transcription information for Melissa Kemp is:

*  No. 01-333
*  Name:  Kemp, Melissa  
*  Sex:  F[emale]
*  Month-Year:  Sept. 28 1902
*  Age:  62
*  Residence:  Delhi [Norfolk Co.]
*  Occupation:  none
*  Married or Single:  Widow
*  Where Born:  Barrie
*  Cause of Death:  Pneumonia 5 days
*  Name of Physician:  R. Bruce Wills
*  Religion:  Meth[odist]
*  Name of Person Making Return:  Frank Kemp
*  Date of Registration:  Sept. 29, 1902

The source citation for this record is:

"Ontario Deaths and Overseas Deaths, 1869-1948," online database, FamilySearch (https:// www.familysearch.org), citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1902, Volume 7, Norfolk county, pages 162-3, No. 01-332, James A. Kemp entry, 19 September 1902.

This is an entry in the Ontario death records for Norfolk County, Ontario.  It is an Original Source with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the deaths of James A. Kemp and Melissa Kemp in Delhi, Norfolk County, Ontario in 1902.  James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902) was the son of Abraham and Sarah (Fletcher) Kemp.  Melissa (Wilson) Kemp (1840-1902) was the daughter of Alfred and Martha (Pollock) Wilson.  Melissa was James' second wife, married in 1876 after his first wife, Mary Jane Sovereen (1840-1874) died.
   
James Abraham and Mary Jane (Sovereen) Kemp are my second great-grandparents, through my great-grandmother Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952) who married Charles Auble (1849-1916) in 1898.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 9 to 15 November 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, Institutes and Seminars

* Conference Keeper Calendar





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

* Conference Keeper Calendar

* Legacy Family Tree Webinar Series

*  FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars for November 2023

*   Family Tree Webinars - Friday, 17 November, 11 a.m.:  Tío Juvenal: Putting the Records, Context & Strategies All Together by Colleen Robledo Greene.

*    Family Tree Webinars - Tuesday, 21 November, 5 p.m.:  Why Standards Are for Everyone by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson.

3) Recent Podcasts/Radio Shows:
*  Ancestral Findings:  


*  Hittin' the Bricks With Kathleen:  VID HTB E301


4) Recent YouTube Videos:

*  Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints:  What to do with Your Ancestry DNA Matches






*  Family Locket:  How to Shorten Citations



*  Legacy Tree Genealogists:  How To Use DNA ThruLines and Family Relativity
*  Legacy Tree Genealogists:  How To Find Documentation For Deceased Family




5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  2 to 8 November 2023?

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Great-Grandaunt Matie and May -- Post 794 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

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

This is a 1913 photograph of an adult woman, Mary Ann "Matie" (Smith) (Chenery) (Cramer) Morrill (1864-1922), the daughter of Devier J. Lamphier and Abbie A. (Vaux) Smith and sister of my great-grandmother, Abbey Ardell "Della" (Smith) Carringer, and my great-grandaunt.  A note I have says that the child in the photo is "May," who looks like she is about 6-9 years old in the photograph.  I don't know positively who May is - she may be Maybelle Claire Smith (1902-1964), the daughter of Matie's brother, David D. Smith (1863-1920), and therefore a niece of Matie;  or she may be a neighbor's child, or a friend's child.  While the handwriting says this is "Mrs. J.C. Cramer, she didn't marry Joseph C. Cramer (1844-1902) until 1919.  I think the handwriting on the photo is that of my great-grandmother Della Carringer, and was inscribed sometime after 1920. The 1913 label on the photo may be wrong.

I colorized the black and white photo using the MyHeritage tools. 

This photograph is all part of our family history.  

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 8 to 14 November 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:








2)  DNA Research Stories



5)  Did you miss the last post in this series?  See Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 1 to 7 November 2023.

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Seavers in the News -- Obituary for Merton E. Seaver (1917-1976) of Manchester, Connecticut

 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 Hartford [Conn.] Courant  newspaper dated 6 August 1976, page 10:

The transcription of the article is:

"Merton E. Seaver

"MANCHESTER -- Merton E. Seaver, 59, of 44D Esquire Drive, food service manger at Northeast Utilities in Berlin, died Wednesday night in Hartford Hospital.  He was born in Lakeville, Mass. and lived in Manchester six years.  He attended the Congregational Church and was a past commander of the American Legion post in Kingston, Mass.  He leaves his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Seaver, two sons, Merle Seaver of Bristol and Eugene Seaver of Brockton, Mass; a stepson, John F. Ahern of Newton, Mass.; three daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Flagg of Tucson, Ariz.; Mrs. Sheila Fairchild of Pompano Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Stephanie Devens of Bennington, Vt.; a stepdaughter, Karen Ahern of Manchester; a brother, George Seaver of Pensacola, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Beatrice Germaine of Filman, Vt.; and 19 grandchildren.  Graveside service: Saturday, 2 p.m. Center Cemetery, Wareham, Mass.  Calling hours: Friday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Watkins Funeral Home, 142 E. Center St."

The source citation is:

"Merton E. Seaver," Hartford [Conn.] Courant newspaper, Friday, 6 August 1976, page 10, column 3, Merton E. Seaver obituary,   Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 13 November 2023).

This obituary provides the name, age, birthplace, death date, death place, spouse's name, children's names, siblings names, burial information, occupation, and church association.  It does not provide  parents names, birth date, marriage date and place, or cause of death.

Merton Ellsworth Seaver (1917-1976) was born 4 April 1917 in Wareham, Massachusetts, the son of Ozro Hudson and Flora Louise (Barnes) Seaver.  He died 4 August 1976 in Manchester, Connecticut.  He married (1) Helen Elizabeth Tangley (1916-2011) in 1933.  They had five children:

*  Sylvia Anne Seaver (1933-????), married 1956 John Mansford Flagg (1929-2011).
*  Eugene F. Seaver (1936-????), married Mary E. Kelleher (1939-????).
*  Sheila Mae Seaver (1938-????), married (1) 1958 Ronald Thomas McNichols; (2) Fairchild.
*  Merle Ozro Seaver (1939-2021), married 1963 Sylvia May Shew (1945-????).
*  Stephanie Kay Seaver (1952-????), married 1972 Michael R. Devens (1945-????).

Merton E. Seaver married (2) Ruth E. Lowell (1922-2011) in 1959.  No children.

Merton E. Seaver married (3) Elizabeth Ann (Lowrie) Ahern (1921-2011) in 1963. No children.

I am not related to George Francis Seaver (1884-1976).  He is descended from Joseph T. and Betsey (Davis) Seaver.  I have not identified the parents of Joseph T. Seaver. 

There are over 10,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - and this is one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a person has an obituary that names all of his living relatives.    I am glad that I can honor Merton E. 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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Monday, November 13, 2023

Genealogy Pot-Pourri - Week Ending 12 November 2023

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

1)  Hosted and moderated the Chula Vista Genealogical Society (CVGS) Research Group Meeting on Wednesday on Zoom.  We discussed the Norwegian research book, Ancestry's membership sale, early DNA sales, two-factor authentication, RootsTech 2024, and using ChatGPT to create ancestor biographies.

3)  Attended the SDGS Program meeting on Zoom on Saturday, with Lisa Alzo speaking on Eastern European genealogy research and finding and using Coroners records.

3)  Wrote a genealogical sketch for #1004 Jonathan Lewis (1688-1765) of Huntington and Richmond, New York for the 52 Ancestors theme.  This is my 503rd post in this series.

4)  Transcribed the 1883 Will of David Seaver (1833-1892) of New York County, New York for the Amanuensis Monday theme.  

5)  Experimented with ChatGPT to write an ancestor biography using a Timeline in Writing an AI Narrative Report in ChatGPT for David Auble (1817-1894).

6)  Worked in the Wiltshire baptisms, marriages and death record collections on Ancestry to find records for my Richman and Marshman ancestors and added contents and source citations to RootsMagic as required.

7)  AncestryDNA now has 44,330 DNA matches (up 41 from 5 November) for me today, with no new ThruLines.  I added Notes to 6 matches, and the DNA Match line for no ThruLines to RootsMagic.  MyHeritageDNA now has 11,931 DNA matches (up 19 from 5 November) for me, with no new Theories.  Checked for triangulated groups for one MyHeritageDNA match and added notes to 3 matches.  Reviewed the new DNA matches on AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe.  

8)  Occasionally matched RootsMagic 9 profiles to FamilySearch Family Tree.  I have matched 50,050 of my RootsMagic persons with FamilySearch Family Tree profiles (up 10).  

9) 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 71,646 persons in my RootsMagic family tree (up 15), and 146,313 source citations (up 40).  Resolved 910 Ancestry Hints. TreeShared 77 new and updated profiles with my Ancestry tree.  My Ancestry Member Tree has Ancestry Record Hints with 13,039 to be resolved, but I work on them several times a week.  

10) Wrote 16 Genea-Musings blog posts last week (Sunday through Saturday), of which three were a press release. The most viewed post last week was Writing an AI Narrative Report in ChatGPT for David Auble (1817-1894) with over 245 views.  Genea-Musings had about 12,200 page views last week.  

11)  Real life:  This is week 192 since COVID restrictions started.   I stayed home except for visiting Linda almost every day at the skilled nursing/memory care facility. Went shopping on Monday and Friday.  Walked almost every day on the block and talked to several neighbors.  Continued reading James Patterson's The Inn. My SDSU football Aztecs lost to Colorado State on Saturday, the basketball Aztecs lost to BYU, and the Chargers won last Monday over Jets but lost Sunday to the Lions (so now 4-5).  Watched some college football on Saturday and NFL football on Sunday.  

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Amanuensis Monday -- 1883 Will of David Seaver (1833-1892) in New York County, New York

 This week's document for transcription is the 1892 will of David Seaver (1833-1892), in the New York County, New York Surrogate Court records.

*  New York County, New York Surrogates Court Records, Wills Vol. 487, Pages 282-3, image 168 of  689:

The transcription of this document is:

          I David Seaver of the City of New
York being of sound mind and memory do
make publish and declare this my last
Will and Testament in manner following
that is to say.
          Imprimis I hereby nominate consti-
tute and appoint my friend Nelson G. Rog-
ers Executor of this my will and the tes-
tamentary guardian of my infant children
Francis Holden Seaver and William Seaver.
          Item I hereby execute the power of
disposition given me under the will of my
brother, William A. Seaver in favor of my
two children Francis Holden Seaver and William 
Seaver.
          Item I give devise and bequeath all
the estate both real and personal of which
I shall die seized or possessed or in any
manner entitled to or over which I shall
have any control, or right of disposition
unto my two children, Francis Holden
Seaver and William Seaver, to be equally
divided between them, and in case of
the death before me of either of my said
children leaving no issue him or her sur-
viving, then I give devise and bequeath all
my said estate unto the survivor - but if
either die before me leaving no issue, the 
share that have gone to such one
shall go to his or her issue.
          In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this twelfth day of
February one thousand eight hundred and
eighty three.
                                       David Seaver {seal}

Subscribed sealed published and declared
by the above named Testator as and for his last
Will and Testament in the presence of us who
at his request, and in his presence and in
the presence of each other have hereunto sub-
scribed our names as witnesses the day and
year aforesaid.

A. L. Purvis residing at Windsor Terrace Flat-
bush Kings Co Ny
E.C. Henderson residing at N'o 368 Lexington
Ave Ny City.

The source citation for this will is:

New York Surrogates Court, Probate files, New York County > "Wills, Vol. 0487-0489, 1893," Vol. 0487, pages 279-283,  (images 166-168 of 689), David Seaver will, written 12 February 1883, proved 14 July 1893; "New York, U.S., Wills and Probates, 1659-1999," digital images,   Ancestry.com   (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 November 2023); Original data is from New York County, District and Probate Courts filmed by FamilySearch.

David Seaver (1833-1892) was born 27 April 1833 in Batavia, New York, the son of William and Naomi (McCleary) Seaver.  He died 18 October 1892 in New York City, New York.  He married Sarah M. Moss (1836-1879) on 11 January 1859 in Genesee County, New York.  They had four children:

*  David Walton Seaver (1860-????), married 1897 Asenath Romaine Wright (1862-1918).
*  Helen Moss Seaver (1861-1913), married 1881 Sidney Allen Sherwin (1842-1917).
*  Frances Holden Seaver (1870-1935), married 1889 Joseph F. Hall (1868-1907).
*  William Seaver (1873-1954).

The pages above are a New York County, New York Surrogate's Court clerk's typescript copy, transcribed to the court record book and therefore a Derivative Source (although there was testimony that the original will filed in the court was transcribed carefully and exactly),  It is Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the relationships, dates and places noted therein. 

David's wife, Sarah, died in 1879.  Since the first two children, David and Helen, were not minors in 1883 when David Seaver wrote his will, were not mentioned, it is likely that they had been provided for before this will was written.  The two minor children, Frances and William were ages 12 and 9 in 1883, and received the estate.  The will was proved on 14 July 1893 in the New York County Surrogate's Court after the two witnesses filed affidavits testifying that David signed the will and was of good mind and memory at the time.  

I am a sixth cousin four times removed to David Seaver (1833-1892), with the common Seaver ancestor being 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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Sunday, November 12, 2023

Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 5 to 11 November 2023

 Scores of genealogy and family history bloggers write hundreds of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.

My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for daily blog prompts or meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.

Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week: 

*  Back to the Ancestral Roots: A Story of Native American Heritage Month on the Ancestry Blog.

*  The Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors’ Military Service by Maddy on Family Wise.

*  How to Adapt Old Family Diaries, Journals and Letters for Modern Audiences by Laura Hedgecock on Family Tree Magazine.

*  Writing a Family History Story Using Artificial Intelligence and Part Two by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past.

*  How to Get Useful Answers to Your Genealogy Questions by DiAnn Iamarino Ohana on Fortify Your Family Tree.

*  Looking More Closely at DNA Shared Matches by Angela Napolitano on Vita Brevis.

* DNA Doesn’t Lie, but It Sometimes Speaks in Riddles by Leah Larkin on The DNA Geek.

*  Locating Military Gravestones & Burials by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.

*  3 Websites to Learn More About Preserving Your Family Records by Gena Philibert-Ortega on Legacy News.

*  University Libraries as Genealogy Research Goldmines: Academic Archives for Family History by Beccy Martin on Legacy Tree Genealogists.

*  FamilyTreeDNA's 15th International Conference on Genetic Genealogy by Michael Kirk on Family Sleuther.

*  The Lesser Known Story of Napoleon’s American Legacy by Elizabeth Zetland on MyHeritage Blog.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

*  Friday's Family History Finds by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.

*  Friday Fossicking 10th Nov 2023 by Crissoulli on That Moment In Time.

*  This Week's Creme de la  Creme - November 11, 2023 by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte.

Readers are encouraged to go to the blogs listed above and  read their articles, and add the blogs to your Favorites, Feedly, another RSS feed, or email if you like what you read. Please make a comment to them also - all bloggers appreciate feedback on what they write.

Did I miss a great genealogy blog post? Tell me! I currently am reading posts from over 900 genealogy bloggers using Feedly, but I still miss quite a few it seems.

Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here.

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