Of the three types of Roman Catholic records most commonly used for genealogical purposes (baptismal, marriage, and burial), marriage records are often the most useful, and potentially the most complex. Most useful because of the sheer amount of genealogical information that can often be gleaned from a Catholic marriage record. While a baptismal record will … Continue reading Translating French Records: Catholic Marriage Records
... And Dispersal of his Household of Five Daughters When Thomas Benton died in Arnprior (Renfrew Co., Ontario) on 7 March 1890, he left behind one son and seven daughters. His wife Hanora ("Annie") Ryan had died over a decade earlier (28 January 1879), apparently of "inflammation of the bowels."[1. Dysentery? appendicits? colitis? enteritis? The … Continue reading Death of Thomas Benton …
Peter Finnerty was born about 1810 in Co. Kerry, Ireland, the son of John Finnerty and Catherine Dunleavy. He emigrated to Canada probably in the early 1840s, initially working as a labourer (journalier) in Quebec City. Here he married another recent Irish emigrant, Anne Havey of Co. Sligo, daughter of John Havey and Mary McGee. … Continue reading ‘I am a Poor man with a helpless family’: Peter Finnerty petitions the Crown
One of the things I love about TNG (The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding) is its powerful search capacity. Once you've entered some data into your TNG-based genealogy database, you can quickly and easily perform all kinds of searches based on any number of criteria. Cause of death contains "tuberculosis," for example, gives me this list … Continue reading Emmet/Emmett as First or Middle Name
Search tip: If someone'sU.S. World War I Draft Registration card lists his occupation as "Twine worker" and his address as the Minnesota State Prison in Stillwater, Minn., the guy's an inmate at the prison. Here's a photograph (Minnesota Historical Society, Photograph Collection 1925) of the twine factory at the Stillwater Prison. More photographs and background … Continue reading Occupation: Inmate
