My Grandmother Margaret Alice Colgan was born 10th of August 1891 in Osprey township, Grey County, Ontario. Her parents were John James “Jack” Colgan (1854-1928) and Indiana Lovica Badgerow (1866-1937). Margaret was the second oldest child born to her parents, her siblings were: Sarah Elizabeth Colgan (1889-1978) John James “Jack” Colgan Jr. (1898-1961) Mary Ann…
I’m joining in the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blog meme and I’m already a week behind! LOL Our youngest has been teething and needed a lot of cuddling this past week or so. Now I have a little time to sneak onto the computer with both hands free to type! This week I’m sharing…
Amanuensis Monday is a blogging theme created by John Newmark at the Transylvanian Dutch blog. From Genea-Bloggers “An Amanuensis is a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.” James Mills was my 2nd Great Grandfather he was born 16 April 1826 in Worlingworth, Suffolk, England. James…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I have only found one Irish line in my family so far and I’m just beginning to trace it. Margaret Stinson, my G G Grandmother was born about 1834 in Ireland. She married James Mills on 21 Feb 1851 in St Phillips Anglican Church, Etobicoke, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Margaret is show on the 1851 Canada…