Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Start - #52Ancestors

I am starting AGAIN!  But this time it's more of a word association than an actual ancestor.  I hope that will keep me on track.

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First, my genealogy goals for 2018. 

1. Join the Mayflower Society
2.  Help my husband's aunt join the DAR
3. Start a supplemental for myself with the DAR
4. Attend a research weekend with the NEHGS in Boston (ok, that may be a pipe dream...)

To accomplish goal 1, I went to Relative Finder.  When linked to your Family Search account, this can show you some famous relatives - from actors (like Gene Autry for me) to Presidents (hello, Abraham Lincoln).  But I chose Mayflower ancestry.  I had many cousins, but I was looking for direct lines.  Two men popped up: Edward Fuller at my 10th Great Grandfather and William Brewster IV as my 11th Great Grandfather.

Here are the charts:






Yep, it looks like a lot of work...I will have to prove this but to speed things up I will try to link to someone who has already used some of this lineage.  Wish me luck as I 



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