Your comments about "uncle" are well taken, but in my research, that relationship led to breaking a brick wall. My…
James is, and I say is instead of was, he is in my blood, and always will be my great…
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My cousin's uncle was Elbridge Gerry Chadwick, born 1876, as was his grandfather, Elbrdige Gerry Chadwick, born 1833, both in…
Ah, the myths of our forefathers. I have researched the family of Monroeville, PA, Postmaster Joel Monroe, 1793-1877, born in…
That's amazing that there were two Elbridge Gerry Clarks (and indeed with different parents) born on the same day in…
This is a very fun example. Thank you for sharing it!
The term is correctly spelled "relict", but it derives from the word "relic" -- something left after loss or decay.…
Good luck,the boiler plate definitions in both books will make them easier to read. The American clerk publication is a…
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