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Died Saturday, June 9, 1906 (115 years ago) in Danville, Pennsylvania. Rebecca Roberts, 2nd great grandmother, mother of George Sechler Died Friday, June 15, 1888 (133 years ago) in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Saada Spear, first wife of great grandfather Edward Thomas Sandford Died Tuesday, June 21, 1932 (89 years ago) in Newburgh, New York. NettieContinue reading “June Commemorations”

Born Saturday, May 7, 1892 (129 years ago) in Twin Lakes, California. Edward Joseph Sandford, Grandfather Died Sunday, May 10, 1992 (29 years ago) in Redlands, California. J. Gordon Hynes, Grandfather Died Saturday, May 16, 1863 (158 years ago) in Greensboro, Vermont. George Smith, 3rd great grandfather, father of Elizabeth Walker Smith Married Thursday, MayContinue reading “May Commemorations”

Died Thursday, April 1, 1847 (174 years ago) in Topsham, Maine. Dorothy Young Burton, 2nd great grandmother, mother of Edward Thomas Sandford Born Monday, April 4, 1836 (185 years ago) in Sharon, Ohio. James Burroughs Swan, 2nd great great grandfather, father of Henry Edson Swan Born Saturday, April 5, 1800 (221 years ago) in Pennsylvania.Continue reading “April Commemorations”

I want to take a minute to point out some features of the website and blog. I am aware that in telling eight stories at the same time, each spanning centuries and containing multiple plot lines, it’s a lot to keep track of. These features may help. If you are reading the blog through anContinue reading “Notes on using the website”

I’ve added a map to the website showing the major migrations of the ancestors of my eight great grandparents and four grandparents. There are problems and challenges in creating a map such as this. This map only traces the movements of ancestors bearing the last names of my eight great grandparents. Since I (like everybody)Continue reading “Migrations Map”

We’re all ghosts. We all carry, inside us, people who came before us. Liam Callanan, The Cloud Atlas The folder stares at me from the corner of the desk like a historical marker on a road near your house that you pass by several times a day.  It’s been staring at me for 30 years. AContinue reading “Eight Lives”