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Joan M Miller

  • Find birth date
  • Find married name

James B Miller

  • Find birth date
  • Determine if 'Jonathan Miller' in Tucson records is this person or John's son

Levi Bickford

  • Find Salley Kenaston's death date and parents
  • Research Ebenezer Bickford further

Salley Kenaston

  • Confirm death date (possibly 1874)
  • Find parents and birthplace

Seldon Foss

  • Find parents and birthplace
  • Document all 14 children

Roxana Wheeler

  • Find parents and birthplace
  • Find death location

Ethel Lynn Bickford

  • Confirm married name (possibly Ufford)
  • Find spouse and children

Mildred K Bickford

  • Check SSDI for exact death date
  • Check NJ 1915 census for middle name

Albert Brown Mosher

  • Find details of California period — gold mining?
  • Document second marriage to Mary Adams Holt
  • Research parents William Mosher Sr. and Freelove Weeks

Susan Perkins

  • Find birth record — possibly Orono or surrounding area
  • Find death record for exact date and cause
  • Identify parents — check Perkins families in Penobscot County

James Moody Crowell

  • Confirm birth date — FindAGrave says 12 Dec 1833, FamilySearch (11 sources) says 12 Oct 1833; check original Maine birth record
  • Locate Edith M Crowell (1866–1869) and Fred W Crowell (1868–1869) death records — Orono, ME
  • Research second wife Delia Whitney Heald (1839–1926, FamilySearch LCC5-5CJ) and her line
  • Explore Charlotte Edith Crowell (1875–1955) and Perley Francis Walker descendants

Martha Ann Gowen

  • Find cause of death for Martha — died at 34 in 1871 (pre-dates death certificates in Maine; check newspaper or town records)
  • Confirm birthplace detail — FamilySearch says Maine only; FindAGrave says Orono specifically

Sarson Butler

  • Find birth and death places
  • Find military record — what was he captain of?
  • Find burial location

Catherine Norton

  • Find birth and death places
  • Find parents
  • Find burial location

Herbert Alvah Fay

  • Find Hazel Ella Fay's cause of death at age 16
  • Check census records for Herbert's occupation

James Olmstead

  • Find birth and death places
  • Research Olmstead family origins in Connecticut

Sarah Whitlock

  • Find birth and death places
  • Research Whitlock family origins

Michael Marian Malanoski

  • Find Michael Malanoski's death record in Elmira, NY — died 1929; order Chemung County death certificate
  • Find naturalization record for Michael Malanoski — immigrated 1888, likely naturalized by 1910
  • Research parents Konstanty Malanowski (GSMB-ML1) and Wiktoria Cetkowska (GSMB-3ZL) in Polish records
  • Find burial place in Elmira, NY area
  • Research second wife Johanna Nowakowski (FamilySearch LTKQ-DJ1) and their 2 children

Leokadia Rogowski

  • Find Leokadia Rogowski's parents — no FamilySearch parents listed; search Brzuze/radziejowski Polish parish records for Rogowski births ~1866; Michael Malanowski from Żałe, Brzuze — Leokadia likely from same parish area
  • Search for 1884 marriage record of Marian Malanowski and Leokadia Rogowski in Brzuze/Radziejów area parish registers — would confirm both sets of parents
  • Order Chemung County death certificate for Leokadia Malanoski, died 19 May 1919 — may list parents' names and more specific Polish birthplace
  • MARRIAGE DATE CONFLICT: FamilySearch sources give 1884; 1900 census '14 years married' implies ~1886. Resolve by finding original Poland marriage record

Edwin William G Sacre

  • Find Edwin William G Sacre in 1911 census to confirm wife's full name and household (should show Edith Mary née Ellis and children, including Violet born 1908)
  • Determine full middle name represented by initial G
  • Find death certificate (October 1951) to confirm place of death
  • Identify all children — 7 confirmed: Edwin Richard (1905), Violet Dorothy (1908), Harriet Annie (1909), Arthur George (1911), Joseph Leonard (1917), Elsie Dorothy (1920), Archie (1926)

Edith Mary Sacre

  • Order GRO birth certificate Q4 1885, Canterbury district — will give exact birth date and both parents' names
  • Resolve birth date conflict: FamilySearch tree gives 31 July 1885 but GRO registration is Q4 (Oct-Dec)
  • Find Richard Ellis death registration — died between 1901-03-31 and April 1911, Woolwich/Charlton district
  • Find Annie Ellis maiden name — search GRO marriage index for Richard Ellis marrying Annie (surname ?) ~1870-1878
  • Find family in 1881 census — daughter Emma born ~1881 in Singapore; was the family in Singapore?

Edwin William Sacre

  • Find parents of Edwin William Sacre (born ~1862, Woolwich) — search 1871 and 1881 censuses for Sacre family in Woolwich
  • Find Edwin William Sacre's marriage to Ann Alice — search GRO marriage index ~1878-1892 in Woolwich district
  • Determine relationship between Edwin William Sacre and Thomas G Sacre (born 1855, Woolwich) — possibly brothers
  • Obtain death certificate (December 1931) to confirm exact death date and place

Ann Alice Sacre

  • Find Ann Alice's maiden name — search GRO marriage index for Edwin Sacre ~1880-1892 in Woolwich
  • Search 1871 and 1881 censuses for Ann Alice before marriage to identify her parents
  • Resolve question of Edwin W G Sacre's parentage: born 1881 before 1892 marriage — was there a first marriage for Edwin William Sacre, or was the 1892 marriage date inaccurate?

Joseph F. Haverly

  • Find German parish records for Joseph F Haverly in Baden-Württemberg — specific village unknown
  • Find naturalization record — Joseph arrived ~1847, would have naturalized within 5 years
  • Find 1871 marriage record of Mary Ann Haverly to Augustus Farnkopf (confirms Joseph as father)
  • Search NJ deaths index for death record confirmation (1895, Salem County)
  • Find Hannah A Haverly marriage record (NJ Marriages 1678-1985 shows Joseph as father-in-law)
  • Find Emeima Jane Haverly marriage record (died 1880 — search for married name)

Philippina Ann Haverly

  • Find maiden name — 'Phebe' appears as surname-like name but origin unclear; possible maiden surname
  • Find German parish records in Baden-Württemberg — specific village unknown
  • Confirm death record, Salem County NJ, March 1892
  • Clarify name: Philippina (formal) vs Phebe Ann (census usage) — possible maiden name embedded

Stephen Webster Farrington

  • Add parents: Stephen B. Farrington (FamilySearch M841-FYN, 1825–1883) and Abigail H. Archer (2CY7-X68, 1835–1903)
  • Find WWI draft registration card for Stephen W. Farrington (listed in FamilySearch sources as 'S W Farrington')
  • Find burial record at Lincoln, Penobscot County, ME — identify cemetery name
  • Confirm 1900 census entry for Stephen W. Farrington household in Medway, ME (would list all children born by 1900)

Annie Orissa Hathaway

  • Find burial record detail at North Lincoln Cemetery — confirm plot/section if possible
  • Check 1900 census for Hathaway family in Mattawamkeag area — Orissa as widow with Annie, Maud, Guy
  • Add siblings Maud Hathaway Trask (1878-1941) and Guy Ross Hathaway (1883-1961) to tree for completeness
  • Verify FamilySearch PID LC11-MNC for father — confirm full given name (John Adams vs John Quincy Adams)
  • Note interesting family connection: great-great-aunt Adelaide Hathaway married John Otis Hale (brother of Orissa Jane Hale)

Harriet Gurr

  • Find GRO birth registration for Harriet Gurr born 1860 in Erith, Kent
  • Find GRO death registration for Harriet Gurr died October 1889, Woolwich
  • Find Thomas Gurr and Harriet Ann Benge in 1861 census with infant daughter Harriet
  • Research Thomas Gurr birth and marriage records
  • Research Benge surname origins in Kent/Sussex for Harriet Ann Benge's family

Thomas Gurr

  • Find Thomas Gurr birth christening record — FamilySearch: 'England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975', 1833, Northiam, Sussex (source attached to LRL4-FQQ as 'England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975')
  • Clarify parentage — FamilySearch shows Thomas as 'Step' child of Sarah Russell; find biological mother. William Eldridge Gurr married Sarah Russell 18 May 1840 in Northiam; Thomas was born 15 July 1833 — seven years before the marriage, suggesting a different mother.
  • Find Thomas Gurr 1861 census record — family in Erith, Kent, should show wife Harriet Ann and children William (~4) and Harriet (~2). FamilySearch source attached: 'England and Wales, Census, 1861'.
  • Research siblings of Harriet Gurr (ID 127): William Gurr (1857-1932) and Elizabeth Edith Gurr (1861-1901) — add to tree or research leads.

Harriet Ann Gurr

  • Find GRO death registration for Harriet Ann Gurr (née Benge) — died 1871 Erith, Kent; search Dartford registration district death index 1871.
  • Find Harriet Ann Benge in 1861 census — family in Erith, Kent with Thomas Gurr and children.
  • Confirm parents: William Benge (1791-1875, GZF5-383) and Elizabeth Ann (1801-, M9RD-FP5) — FamilySearch profile M9R4-JQD lists them as parents; 1871 census shows orphaned Gurr children in household of 'William Benge' confirming grandfather connection.
  • Research Benge family origins — William Benge had 15 children with Elizabeth Ann; Erith, Kent. Benge is a surname concentrated in Kent and Sussex.

Richard Ellis

  • Find GRO death registration for Richard Ellis, died ~1901-1910, Woolwich/Charlton district
  • Find Richard Ellis in Scotland — birth registration ~1850, father and mother unknown
  • Find Richard Ellis in 1881 census — possibly in Singapore with wife Annie and children
  • Find Richard Ellis in 1871 census — would be ~21 years old
  • Identify why family was in Singapore in ~1881 (daughter Emma born 'Singapore British Subject') — possible army or government service connection
  • Find Richard Ellis marriage record to Annie (born ~1851 Farnham, Surrey)

Annie Ellis

  • Find Annie Ellis's maiden name — search GRO marriage index for Annie (surname unknown) marrying Richard Ellis ~1870-1880
  • Find Annie Ellis death registration — she was alive in 1911; find death after 1911
  • Find Annie Ellis in 1881 census — possibly in Singapore with husband Richard and children
  • Find Annie Ellis's parents (born ~1851 Farnham, Surrey) — search 1851 census for her birth in Farnham

Konstanty Malanowski

  • Find Konstanty Malanowski's parents in Polish records — father Maciej Malanowski (GHPD-CJG, born ~1806) and mother Marianna Turska (GHPD-854, born ~1811), married 1834 Tłuchowo. Add them to the tree if sufficient data available.
  • Verify Konstanty's death date and cause — died 3 May 1902 Rypalki, Rypin. Look for civil death registration in Kuyavia-Pomerania state archives or FamilySearch Polish records.
  • Find marriage record for Konstanty Malanowski and Wiktoria Cetkowska, 1860, Żałe, Brzuze, radziejowski county — should be in Catholic parish registers.
  • Research Frank J Malanoski (1863–1952, GHTC-3V8) and William Ignatius Malanoski (1874–1941, GHDG-XD8) as collateral siblings of Michael who also emigrated to the US.

Wiktoria Cetkowska

  • Find Wiktoria Cetkowska's exact birth date and birthplace in Poland — currently only 'born 1840, Poland'. Her parents' marriage was 1831 in Świedziebnia, Brodnica; she may have been baptised in that parish.
  • Find death record for Wiktoria Cetkowska — died 1903 Kuyavia-Pomerania, Poland. Search civil death registrations in radziejowski or Rypin county archives.
  • Consider adding Wiktoria's parents Franciszek Cetkowski (GC99-HTH) and Franciszka Okońska (GC99-6HX) as generation 6 stubs in a future session — low priority (gen 6 from Pauline).

Mildred E Frank

  • Determine full name and birth date. Search NJ birth records ~1940 for Gloucester County.
  • Find marriage record if she married after 1950.

Thomas William Frank

  • Confirm military branch and dates of service. Search US military records for Thomas William Frank, born 15 Dec 1949, NJ.
  • Verify connection to Vermont Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
  • Find marriage date/place for Thomas and Lucy Ely Pagán (first marriage).

Joseph D Frank

  • Determine full birth date and middle name initial. Search NJ birth records ~1942.
  • Search for Joseph D Frank in later records to distinguish from his father Joseph Franklin Frank.

Lucy Ely Pagán

  • Determine birth date and exact birthplace (Puerto Rico vs Illinois). Search PR birth records for Lucy Ely Pagán.

Michael Steven Frank

  • Determine birth date. Search Vermont birth records for Michael Steven Frank, father Thomas William Frank, mother Lucy Ely Pagán.

Irene A Lewis

  • Find parents of Irene A Harvey in Nelson County, VA — search 1900/1910 census for Harvey family in Nelson County

Richard H Booth

  • Find Richard H Booth in 1860 US Census — family not yet located in 1860
  • Search Sioux Falls SD newspapers for obituary September 1907
  • Find Richard H Booth probate record, Minnehaha County SD, 1907
  • Confirm Poughkeepsie NY birth — search Dutchess County NY birth records ~1826
  • Identify father born England — search NY immigration records ~1800-1820

Sarah C Booth

  • Find maiden name of Sarah C Booth — search NY marriage records ~1849 for Richard H Booth
  • Confirm death ~1911 Sioux Falls SD — search Minnehaha County death records
  • Resolve middle initial discrepancy: 1865 census shows 'E', 1880/1900 show 'C'
  • Search Sioux Falls SD newspapers for obituary ~1911

William Leslie Frost

  • Find names of two children with Martha Lucinda Chase (married 1913 Millinocket)
  • Confirm burial Millinocket Cemetery via FindAGrave search

Harriet May Frost

  • Find Harriet May Frost death date — still living Lisbon, ME in 1950 at age 70
  • Note: husband Lawson Waldo Thompson (MZLT-5B1) — check if related to Esther M Thompson's family

James W Frost

  • Find James W Frost death date and place — only 6 sources, no death date on FamilySearch
  • Clarify marriage location 1908 — FamilySearch index artifact 'Troy, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts'

Winfield C. Frost

  • Find cause of death for Winfield C Frost — died Oct 1919; check Maine death certificate via State Archives
  • Locate burial record for Winfield — likely Oakland or Kennebec County cemetery; FindAGrave search recommended

Cora B Frost

  • Search for Cora B Frost marriage record in Maine 1902-1920 — she was orphaned by age 15 and likely married and changed surname
  • Verify: middle initial B — full name unknown; check christening record or 1900 census original image

Philander L Hubbard

  • Clara R Frost (ID 6) death date unknown — find death record in Bradford/Penobscot area (she was there 1910-1930)
  • Hubbard children not in tree — Lenora F Hubbard (1873-1930) and Wilton Sherman Hubbard (1876-1950) findable on FamilySearch if needed

Thomas Crowell

  • Find birth date and place in Maine
  • Find death record 1861

Abigail McKenney

  • Find birth date and place
  • Find death record 1860

Lizzie M Crowell

  • Find death record 1887 — Orono, Penobscot, ME
  • Confirm unmarried status

Edith M Crowell

  • Find death record 1869 — Orono, ME

Fred W Crowell

  • Find death record 1869 — Orono, ME

Augustus Gowen

  • Parents: Benjamin Franklin Gowen (LVQY-DS9) and Mary Tiff (LRK2-186) — research further if gen 5 branch prioritized
  • Find occupation from census records

Eliza Holbrook Joy

  • Parents: John Joy (KC7H-S31) and Susannah Holbrook (KZXH-ZYW) — research further if Joy/Holbrook branch prioritized

George Spencer

  • Add parents Isaac Spencer (L418-QTF) and Lucy Harthorn (LHNX-FFD) — gen 5 from Kevin, low priority

Hannah Spencer

  • Add parents Samuel Babbage (9W9K-KGC) and Hannah Hathorn (9W9K-KR8) — gen 5 from Kevin, low priority

Bertha Agness Whitney

  • Confirm never married — check Lee/Bangor newspapers for any marriage notices

Joseph Greenlaw Whitney

  • Investigate 'Greenlaw' middle name — possible maternal family connection
  • Confirm no spouse or children

Mary H. Whitney

  • Find death record for Mary H. Whitney, Apr 1900, Lee, Penobscot, ME — verify identity and cause of death; single-source record
  • Verify identity — added from single source with weak corroboration: FamilySearch M7S3-Y73, 1 source, no burial info

Johannes Franck

  • Explore whether Jacob's emigration (April 1853) was prompted by or timed with father Johannes's death (February 1853) — the timing is notable
  • Research Johannes Franck's own parents: Jacob Friederich Franck (97LY-JVS) and Anna Margaretha Mack (MRBZ-6BF) if gen-5+ research is desired

Christine Friederike Rudolph

  • Research Christine's parents: Johann Stephan Rudolph (KPH3-MQY) and Susanna Margarethe von Olnhausen (LZ8R-XKG) if gen-6+ research is desired

John Adams Hathaway

  • Verify FamilySearch PID LC11-MNC — confirm full given name (John Adams vs John Quincy Adams Hathaway)
  • Find 1870 and 1880 Maine census records for John A. Hathaway household in Penobscot County
  • Find Maine marriage record for John A. Hathaway and Orissa Jane Hale c.1870 (Penobscot County)
  • Find Maine death record for John A. Hathaway, died 24 Jan 1888 — may list parents and cause of death
  • Investigate infant son Mark C. Hathaway (24 Oct 1884 - 26 Feb 1885) — not currently in tree

Orissa Jane Hathaway

  • Verify FamilySearch PID KFG8-S53
  • Find 1900 census for Orissa Jane Hathaway (widow) household in Penobscot County with children Annie, Maud, Guy
  • Find Bangor Daily News obituary (10 Apr 1939) — may list surviving children and other family details
  • Find Maine death record for Orissa Jane Hathaway, died 28 Mar 1939 — may list parents and additional details

Justus Hathaway

  • Add parents: Joshua 'Squire' Hathaway III (FindAGrave linked, 1782-1857) and Sarah Pond Phillips Hathaway (1789-1877)
  • Resolve birth year: 1808 (FindAGrave) vs 1809 (headstone transcript) — search FamilySearch for Justus Hathaway born Orrington ME
  • Find 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Maine census records for Justus Hathaway household

Mary Ann Hathaway

  • Search FindAGrave for direct Mary Ann Fowler Hathaway memorial in Mattawamkeag Cemetery
  • Resolve death date: 12 Aug vs 14 Aug 1886 — search Maine death records 1886
  • Find Mary Ann's parents (Fowler family, Pittsfield Maine)

Albert Hale

  • Search FindAGrave for Albert Hale memorial in Mattawamkeag Cemetery — should be co-buried with family
  • Find 1850, 1860, 1870 Maine census for Albert Hale household in Penobscot County
  • Find Albert Hale's parents and birthplace
  • Search 1840 and 1850 census for Albert Hale household in Medway, Penobscot County (Elizabeth born there 1846) — may reveal Albert's origins

Tiley Hayden Hale

  • Search FindAGrave for Tily/Tiley Howard/Hale memorial in Mattawamkeag Cemetery
  • Verify unusual name 'Tily Haden Howard' — 'Haden' may be a maiden/family name; search Maine vital records for Howard family
  • Find 1850, 1860 Maine census for Albert Hale household to confirm Tily's identity

Elizabeth Ann Martin

  • Confirm husband's name for Elizabeth Ann Hale (married 30 Apr 1867 Mattawamkeag — husband's surname unknown from current sources)
  • Search 1850, 1860 census for Albert Hale household in Medway/Mattawamkeag to confirm Elizabeth and siblings
  • Find FindAGrave memorial for Elizabeth's husband to confirm the Martin surname

Franklin J Miller

  • Resolve mother identity: NUMIDENT says 'Lucy', 1880 census household has 'Mary Miller' age 54 from Delaware. Search for Mary Miller or Lucy Miller in Delaware birth/marriage records ~1826.
  • Find Frank's death record — alive 1920 Waverly (age 65); check NY death indexes 1920-1940 in Tioga County
  • Search NY State Census 1875 for Frank Miller in Hector/Schuyler area — would be ~20, may still be with parents
  • Search 1860 census for Miller family in Schuyler/Tompkins/Chemung County area with son Frank born ~1855
  • Not buried at Montour Cemetery per FindAGrave search — check Saint James Cemetery Waverly or other Tioga County cemeteries

Anna Miller

  • Find death record — died between 1900 and 1920 in New York; check NY death indexes for Anna Miller or Anna Everetts Miller in Schuyler/Tioga County
  • Search 1880 census for Frank and Anna Miller as a couple in Schuyler County
  • Confirm maiden name Everetts — search marriage records ~1881 in Schuyler County for Frank Miller + Anna Everetts
  • Search FindAGrave for Anna Miller/Everetts in Schuyler County cemeteries

Earnest Miller

  • Find Earnest/Ernest Miller in 1910 and later censuses — would be ~24 in 1910, possibly married by then
  • Search for death record and burial location
  • Confirm spelling of name (Earnest vs Ernest) from additional records

Guy Curtis

  • Find Guy Curtis in census records — search 1880/1900 census for Guy Curtis in Chemung County area with wife Marian and daughter Belle born ~1883
  • Determine birth and death dates
  • Search for marriage record of Guy Curtis and Marian Gerow
  • Search FindAGrave for Guy Curtis in Chemung/Schuyler County cemeteries

Marian Curtis

  • Find Marian Gerow in census records — search 1880/1900 census in Chemung/Schuyler County for Curtis household with wife Marian maiden name Gerow
  • Determine birth and death dates
  • Identify Marian's parents (the Gerow family)
  • Search for marriage record of Guy Curtis and Marian Gerow in Chemung County area

Robert Glen Miller

  • Find birth/death records and burial location
  • Find in census records (1920, 1930, 1940)

Ethel Josephine Prentice

  • Find burial location
  • Find marriage record to determine husband's name

Anna Evangeline Nolan

  • Find burial location

Walter E Miller

  • Find birth/death records and burial location
  • Find in census records

Ernest S Miller

  • Find birth/death records and burial location
  • Find obituary — died 2013, may be findable online

Ella L Polk

  • Find birth/death records and burial location
  • Find obituary — died 2013, may be findable online

Anna S Craft

  • Determine whether given name is Anna or Hannah — search NJ birth records ~1906 for Frank family in Logan Township.
  • Find marriage record for Anna/Hannah Frank to Mr. Craft — likely married in NJ before moving to Northport, NY.
  • Search for Hannah E. Craft or Anna Craft in Northport, Suffolk County, NY census and death records.
  • Search FindAGrave for Hannah Craft or Anna Craft in Long Island, NY area.

William Richards

  • Search GRO birth index for William Richards born Q1-Q4 1865 in Lambeth — need Vol/Page for birth certificate order
  • Search 1891 Census for William and Sarah Richards in Lambeth with eldest child Henry (~1 year old)
  • Search GRO death index for William Richards born ~1865 dying after 1911 in London area
  • Search 1871/1881 Census for Richards family in Lambeth with boy William born ~1865 — to identify his parents

Sarah Richards

  • Find marriage record for William Richards and Sarah in Lambeth ~1888-1890 (before Henry's birth ~1890) — will reveal maiden name
  • Search GRO birth index for Sarah born ~1865 in Lambeth — need maiden name first
  • Search 1911 Census original image to check if 'years married' field was completed — would narrow marriage date

Henry Richards

  • Search GRO birth index for Henry Richards born ~1889-1890 in Lambeth — confirm exact birth date
  • Search for Henry Richards marriage to Gertrude ~1910-1915 in London or Dorset area
  • Search 1911 Census for Henry Richards age ~21 in London — may show occupation and lodgings
  • Search 1939 Register for Henry and Gertrude Richards in Sturminster Newton area

Gertrude Richards

  • Find Henry and Gertrude's marriage record to determine Gertrude's maiden name
  • Search 1939 Register for Gertrude Richards in Sturminster Newton — would show exact birth date and maiden name

Joseph Franklin Frank

  • Find Joseph and Mildred Frank marriage record — likely 1938-1939, Gloucester County, NJ. NJ marriage certificates from 1848 held by State Archives.
  • Find Joseph Frank's burial location — known to be Gloucester County, NJ per family knowledge. Check Bridgeport Cemetery (where parents are buried) and nearby cemeteries.
  • Search obituaries for Joseph Frank (died 2010-12-28) in South Jersey Times. Obituary may list surviving children and grandchildren.
  • Search obituaries for Mildred Lewis Frank (died 2007-02-26) for family details.

May Booth

  • Find May Booth in 1880 census — absent from Sioux Falls household; check surrounding areas
  • Search Goodhue County MN birth records for May Booth 1867
  • Find May Booth 1887 marriage record to William H Lewis
  • Confirm parents via Goodhue County land/probate records for Richard H Booth

John S Miller

  • Find John S Miller's exact birth date — check NY birth indexes 1943
  • Search for John S Miller in Tioga County NY land records (1965 records found on FamilySearch)
  • Check military service records (Vietnam era)
  • Find immigration/naturalization records for Beryl after 1968 marriage
  • Research how John met Beryl — possibly teaching or military connection to England

Beryl Miller

  • Order GRO birth certificate (reference: Sturminster, vol 5a, p 440, Q3 1944) for full birth details and parents' names
  • Search FreeBMD / GRO index to confirm exact entry
  • Immigration/naturalization records for Beryl Richards or Beryl Miller
  • Pima County AZ marriage records if married in Tucson
  • Search for Richards family in Sturminster Newton / Dorset area

Violet Dorothy Richards

  • Order GRO birth certificate for Violet Dorothy Sacre (Woolwich, Q3 1908, Vol 1D, p 1196) to get parents' names
  • Search 1911 census for Sacre family in Woolwich to identify Violet's parents
  • Check 1939 Register (FindMyPast/Ancestry) for Richards household in Sturminster
  • Verify exact birth date (WikiTree gives 15 June 1908; GRO registration Q3 suggests July-September or late registration of June birth)

William Joshua M Richards

  • Henry Richards (d. 1954) and Gertrude Richards (d. 1978) in Sturminster Newton Cemetery — possible parents or relatives
  • Search 1939 Register for Richards household in Sturminster or London
  • Search FindAGrave for William Joshua M Richards in Greenwich/south London area
  • Confirm identification: the 1911 census 'William Richards' age 9 in Lambeth is the same person as William Joshua M Richards (birth reg Q2 1902, Lambeth, Vol 1D, p 331) — only one William Richards born Lambeth 1902 in the GRO index matches this census household; the other (William George Richards) appears in a different 1911 household in Camberwell with different parents.

Benjamin Frost

  • Search for Benjamin Frost in Belgrade, ME census 1790-1830
  • Check Maine vital records for death date

Abigail Lord

  • Search for Lord family in Maine
  • Check for maiden name records

Esther M Thompson

  • Search for Thompson family in Aroostook County, ME
  • Woodland, ME marriage records 1874
  • Chapman, ME census records 1880-1900

Henry John Lewis

  • Verify immigration 1838 — search ship passenger lists New York/Baltimore for Jacob Franck [sic: this is Henry Lewis] from England 1835-1842
  • Search New York census 1850 (Bushwick) for Henry J Lewis household to confirm Catherine Snyder family context
  • Find death record Brooklyn, October 1905 — NYC death certificates available via NYC Municipal Archives
  • Parents William Lewis (MMM5-4FN) and Mary Jane (MMM5-4NQ) on FamilySearch — consider adding gen 5 ancestors if Kevin requests

Catherine Snyder

  • Search for Snyder family in New York
  • Find marriage record for Henry John Lewis and Catherine Snyder ~1839
  • Check New York census records for the family

Douglas B Lewis

  • Find wife's name from the 1919 Nelson, VA marriage record
  • Identify the 1 child listed on FamilySearch
  • Check WWII draft registration
  • Irene A Harvey parents — from Nelson County, Virginia ~1899. Search Nelson County VA census 1900 for Harvey family.

Elsie Lewis

  • Find death record — died ~1912, location unknown (possibly Kent, DE or New York)
  • Check Delaware or New York death indexes 1910-1915

William Biddle Frank

  • Find burial location - likely Bridgeport Cemetery
  • Search for marriage record to Mary Farnkopf

Mary Elizabeth Farnkopf

  • Confirm burial at Bridgeport Cemetery via FindAGrave
  • Find marriage record to William Frank

Jacob Friedrich Franck

  • Verify immigration — confirm Jacob Frank on ship 'Persian', Havre departure 30 Apr 1853 matches our Jacob against original passenger list image; FamilySearch collection 1849782 shows no image available for this index entry
  • Find 1870 census for Jacob in Salem or Gloucester County, NJ — not found in indexed records; may require browsing microfilm images directly
  • Find marriage record for Jacob Franck and Mary Bundes — not found in NJ marriage indexes; possibly married in Germany before emigrating ~1852-1853, or in NJ 1853-1855
  • Investigate Caroline Frank (FamilySearch G6GK-939) — absent from 1860 census despite supposed 1856 birth; check NJ death records 1856-1860 Gloucester County for Caroline Frank/Franck
  • Research Johannes Franck's parents: Jacob Friederich Franck (97LY-JVS, 1764–1832) and Anna Margaretha Mack (MRBZ-6BF, 1764–1834) — gen 6 from Kevin, low priority
  • Explore timing of emigration: father Johannes died 18 Feb 1853, Jacob arrived 30 Apr 1853 — ~10 weeks later. Did other siblings also emigrate?

Mary Magdeline Bundes

  • Resolve birth year conflict: 1837 (FamilySearch) vs ~1832 (1860 census age 28). Search NJ vital records, 1870/1880 census, and NJ state census for Mary's recorded age.
  • Find Mary's death certificate — NJ State Archives holds Gloucester County death certificates from 1878. Death date 2 March 1910 should yield a full certificate with birthplace and parents' names.
  • Find Mary Bundes parents — surname 'Bundes' concentrated on Rømø island / Schleswig-Holstein area. Search FamilySearch German church records and Danish census records for Bundes families ~1800-1840.
  • Find burial record for Mary at Bridgeport Cemetery (Saint Pauls Cemetery), Bridgeport, NJ. Create FindAGrave memorial or contact cemetery for burial confirmation.
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  • Find 1870 and 1880 census for Jacob/Mary household in Logan/Woolwich Twp, Gloucester, NJ — FamilySearch indexed searches failed; may need to browse microfilm images directly.

Augustus Farnkopf

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Mary Ann Haverly

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  • Confirm whether 1848 or 1851 is correct — check 1870 census for Mary Ann before her 1871 marriage
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William J M Richards

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Karl Francis Miller

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Bernice F Miller

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Robert Lee Miller

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Belle Miller

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  • Find 7 children's individual census/vital records to confirm dates from FindAGrave memorial

John Bailey

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Elizabeth Bailey

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Margaret H Miller

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Joan M Miller

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Levi Bickford

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Salley Kenaston

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Seldon Foss

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Roxana Wheeler

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Albert Brown Mosher

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Susan Perkins

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Sarson Butler

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Catherine Norton

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James Olmstead

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Sarah Whitlock

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Leokadia Rogowski

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John Andrew Frost

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Edwin William Sacre

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Ann Alice Sacre

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Joseph F. Haverly

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Philippina Ann Haverly

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Stephen Webster Farrington

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Thomas Gurr

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Harriet Ann Gurr

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Ida Ethel Frost

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Richard Ellis

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Annie Ellis

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Konstanty Malanowski

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Wiktoria Cetkowska

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Lucy Ely Pagán

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Michael Steven Frank

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Edith Izola Frost

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Irene A Lewis

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Richard H Booth

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Sarah C Booth

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Harriet May Frost

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James W Frost

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Cora B Frost

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Philander L Hubbard

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Rychie Elba Frost

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Thomas Crowell

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Abigail McKenney

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Augustus Gowen

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Eliza Holbrook Joy

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George Spencer

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Hannah Spencer

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Lewis Edmond Frost

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Johannes Franck

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Christine Friederike Rudolph

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Justus Hathaway

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Mary Ann Hathaway

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Albert Hale

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Tiley Hayden Hale

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Eva May Frost

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Franklin J Miller

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Anna Miller

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Earnest Miller

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Guy Curtis

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Marian Curtis

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Robert Glen Miller

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Walter E Miller

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Ernest S Miller

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Ella L Polk

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Anna S Craft

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William Richards

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Sarah Richards

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Gertrude Richards

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Gail Frances Whitney

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Lewis G Frank

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Kevin Frank

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Catherine E. Gibberd

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Andrew George Storer

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Mary Mink Keizer

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Joseph Franklin Frank

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Mildred Elsie Lewis

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Bert E Lewis

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Rena M Whitehill

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Avis D Whitehill

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Harriet N Roberts

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Sarah F Frost

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John Fay

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Muriel D Lewis

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Roswell Eldridge Jr Lewis

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Pauline Marie Frank

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John S Miller

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Beryl Miller

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James L. Frost

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Benjamin Frost

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Abigail Lord

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Esther M Thompson

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Henry John Lewis

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Catherine Snyder

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Clara R. Frost

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Mary Magdeline Bundes

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Augustus Farnkopf

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Axton Joseph Frank

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Kitara Violet Frank

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Joseph Franklin Whitney

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Spencer Hale Whitney

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Eleanor F Mosher

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Laurel A Whitney

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William J M Richards

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Dorothy A Richards

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Ruth Richards

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Irene Richards

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Etta Clarista J Frost

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Edith M Richards

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John Bailey

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Margaret H Miller

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Missing or Approximate Birth Dates (45)

Missing Death Dates (17)

Unknown Parents (63)

Abigail Lord both unknown Abigail McKenney both unknown Albert Brown Mosher both unknown Albert Hale both unknown Andrew George Storer both unknown Ann Alice Sacre both unknown Anna Miller both unknown Annie Ellis both unknown Augustus Farnkopf both unknown Augustus Gowen both unknown Avis D Whitehill both unknown Benjamin Frost both unknown Bert E Lewis both unknown Catherine E. Gibberd both unknown Catherine Norton both unknown Catherine Snyder both unknown Christine Friederike Rudolph both unknown Edwin William Sacre both unknown Eliza Holbrook Joy both unknown Esther M Thompson both unknown Franklin J Miller both unknown George Spencer both unknown Gertrude Richards both unknown Guy Curtis both unknown Hannah Spencer both unknown Harriet Ann Gurr both unknown Harriet N Roberts both unknown Henry John Lewis both unknown Irene A Lewis both unknown James Olmstead both unknown Johannes Franck both unknown John Bailey both unknown John Fay both unknown Joseph F. Haverly both unknown Joseph Franklin Whitney both unknown Justus Hathaway both unknown Konstanty Malanowski both unknown Leokadia Rogowski both unknown Levi Bickford both unknown Lucy Ely Pagán both unknown Marian Curtis both unknown Mary Ann Hathaway both unknown Mary Magdeline Bundes both unknown Mary Mink Keizer both unknown Philander L Hubbard both unknown Philippina Ann Haverly both unknown Rena M Whitehill both unknown Richard Ellis both unknown Richard H Booth both unknown Roxana Wheeler both unknown Salley Kenaston both unknown Sarah C Booth both unknown Sarah Richards both unknown Sarah Whitlock both unknown Sarson Butler both unknown Seldon Foss both unknown Stephen Webster Farrington both unknown Susan Perkins both unknown Thomas Crowell both unknown Thomas Gurr both unknown Tiley Hayden Hale both unknown Wiktoria Cetkowska both unknown William Richards both unknown

Uncertain or Conflicting Data (30)

Branch Open Questions (71)

  • Bailey: John Bailey (ID 97): parents unknown
  • Bickford: Levi Bickford (ID 102): parents unknown
  • Booth: Richard H Booth (ID 141): parents unknown
  • Booth: Sarah C Booth (ID 142): parents unknown
  • Bundes: Mary Magdeline Bundes (ID 71): parents unknown
  • Butler: Sarson Butler (ID 112): parents unknown
  • Cetkowska: Wiktoria Cetkowska (ID 133): parents unknown
  • Crowell: Thomas Crowell (ID 150): parents unknown
  • Curtis: Guy Curtis (ID 174): parents unknown
  • Curtis: Guy Curtis (ID 174): birth date missing
  • Curtis: Marian Curtis (ID 175): parents unknown
  • Curtis: Marian Curtis (ID 175): birth date missing
  • Ellis: Richard Ellis (ID 130): parents unknown
  • Ellis: Annie Ellis (ID 131): parents unknown
  • Farnkopf: Augustus Farnkopf (ID 72): parents unknown
  • Farrington: Stephen Webster Farrington (ID 125): parents unknown
  • Fay: John Fay (ID 50): parents unknown
  • Foss: Seldon Foss (ID 104): parents unknown
  • Franck: Johannes Franck (ID 162): parents unknown
  • Frank: Kevin Frank (ID 23): birth date missing
  • Frank: Pauline Marie Frank (ID 56): birth date missing
  • Frank: Michael Steven Frank (ID 138): birth date missing
  • Frost: Benjamin Frost (ID 61): parents unknown
  • Gibberd: Catherine E. Gibberd (ID 2): parents unknown
  • Gowen: Augustus Gowen (ID 155): parents unknown
  • Gurr: Thomas Gurr (ID 128): parents unknown
  • Gurr: Harriet Ann Gurr (ID 129): parents unknown
  • Hale: Albert Hale (ID 168): parents unknown
  • Hale: Tiley Hayden Hale (ID 169): parents unknown
  • Hathaway: Justus Hathaway (ID 166): parents unknown
  • Hathaway: Mary Ann Hathaway (ID 167): parents unknown
  • Haverly: Philippina Ann Haverly (ID 124): parents unknown
  • Haverly: Joseph F. Haverly (ID 123): parents unknown
  • Hubbard: Philander L Hubbard (ID 148): parents unknown
  • Joy: Eliza Holbrook Joy (ID 156): parents unknown
  • Keizer: Mary Mink Keizer (ID 34): parents unknown
  • Kenaston: Salley Kenaston (ID 103): parents unknown
  • Lewis: Henry John Lewis (ID 64): parents unknown
  • Lewis: Irene A Lewis (ID 140): parents unknown
  • Lewis (2): Bert E Lewis (ID 37): parents unknown
  • Lord: Abigail Lord (ID 62): parents unknown
  • Malanowski: Konstanty Malanowski (ID 132): parents unknown
  • Mckenney: Abigail McKenney (ID 151): parents unknown
  • Miller: Franklin J Miller (ID 171): parents unknown
  • Miller: Anna Miller (ID 172): parents unknown
  • Mosher: Albert Brown Mosher (ID 108): parents unknown
  • Norton: Catherine Norton (ID 113): parents unknown
  • Olmstead: James Olmstead (ID 115): parents unknown
  • Pagán: Lucy Ely Pagán (ID 137): parents unknown
  • Pagán: Lucy Ely Pagán (ID 137): birth date missing
  • Perkins: Susan Perkins (ID 109): parents unknown
  • Richards: William Richards (ID 183): parents unknown
  • Richards: Sarah Richards (ID 184): parents unknown
  • Richards: Gertrude Richards (ID 186): parents unknown
  • Roberts: Harriet N Roberts (ID 49): parents unknown
  • Rogowski: Leokadia Rogowski (ID 118): parents unknown
  • Rudolph: Christine Friederike Rudolph (ID 163): parents unknown
  • Sacre: Ann Alice Sacre (ID 122): parents unknown
  • Sacre: Ann Alice Sacre (ID 122): birth date missing
  • Sacre: Edwin William Sacre (ID 121): parents unknown
  • Snyder: Catherine Snyder (ID 65): parents unknown
  • Spencer: George Spencer (ID 157): parents unknown
  • Spencer: Hannah Spencer (ID 158): parents unknown
  • Storer: Andrew George Storer (ID 33): parents unknown
  • Thompson: Esther M Thompson (ID 63): parents unknown
  • Wheeler: Roxana Wheeler (ID 105): parents unknown
  • Whitehill: Rena M Whitehill (ID 38): parents unknown
  • Whitehill: Avis D Whitehill (ID 39): parents unknown
  • Whitlock: Sarah Whitlock (ID 116): parents unknown
  • Whitney: Gail Frances Whitney (ID 21): birth date missing
  • Whitney: Joseph Franklin Whitney (ID 80): parents unknown

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