Counting my blessings today. So much to be thankful for. I am truly blessed. Food on the table. A roof over my head. People who love me. Family. Friends. Happy Thanksgiving to you!
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Technical Difficulties
Sometimes it seems the technology that is supposed to make our lives easier makes life harder instead. It seems that way MOST DAYS for me lately. Operator error a factor I am sure. Tried out One Drive and document sharing . Do not go there! Not unless you and your co-conspirators know what they areContinue reading “Technical Difficulties”
Victor Dutaillis?
In family tree research, I am reminded, again, that just One record can change everything. A cascading effect … It seems Auguste is not the man I seek. Victor is. Victor and Auguste Dutaillis arrive almost simultaneously in the United Kingdom about 1793: fleeing the chaos in France. Victor settles in London; Auguste in Edinburgh.Continue reading “Victor Dutaillis?”
William Dutaillis
Is he Auguste’s son… remember Auguste! I still dont know exactly where Auguste was born or where he died or who his parents were but I do know quite a bit about his 9 children … William could be the eldest boy. I actually suspect he was adopted but cant prove it …. yet… HeContinue reading “William Dutaillis”
Mothers Day
It’s over. For some people Christmas is the hard holiday. For me it’s always been Mother’s Day. I am pleased to say my birth daughter, my only child, found me … and that the hurt is healing. But I feel it is unlikely that the scar will ever go away. I am one of thoseContinue reading “Mothers Day”
Mystery Man
I’ve come a long way in my search for answers about Monsieur Pierre Auguste Dutaillis… but so much of his life is still a mystery! Just this week I finally found the explanation to that particular mystery about him …. in the record book of Scottish marriages from 1751 to 1800 for Edinburgh parish. WhatContinue reading “Mystery Man”
April Fool
My sister got engaged on April Fool’s Day… 50 yrs ago. Yup, she is still married to the same guy… Seems a crazy day to get engaged! They wanted to marry by the end of May. Gran asked the obvious question. No they were not expecting. Mom ran upstairs and fished an engagement present outContinue reading “April Fool”
Family Trees
I have all these scraps of paper with diagrams on them, arrows and margin notes. Trying to prove connections between people born before 1800 with the present. Amazing puzzle… leading to all sorts of theories. Progress has been made. Great great gran who you met last post had a sister we never knew about. HerContinue reading “Family Trees”
Great Great Gran
I’ve become an obsessed amateur sleuth / family tree builder… thanks to cousin Jerry! The above photo is my father’s mother’s father’s mother: my great great grandmother Mary Ann Hodge nee Dutaillis. She had an amazing life. Having just finished my search for my long missing great uncle, I’ve plunged into another family mystery. WasContinue reading “Great Great Gran”
Resolutions
A new year always seem to come with resolutions… This year I am endeavoring to master ancestry.com … Today was day one. I made quite a bit of progress on my family tree, and am exhausted. I have hopes to work on it a bit each day and by July 1, to have most ofContinue reading “Resolutions”
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