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Chris Hadfield and Benedict Cumberbatch are cousins?

Published May 14, 2013 | By c blythe

To coincide with the return of Commander Chris Hadfield from the international space station, Ancestry.ca has announced that he is 6th cousin to british actor Benedict Cumberbatch who is starring as the villain in Star Trek Into Darkness.

Chris Hadfield’s role being based in reality, Benedict Cumberbatch’s based in fantasy,… Continue reading →

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Transcription – Death Certificate of Rebecca Ann Ott

Published May 13, 2013 | By c blythe

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DEATH CERTIFICATE OF Rebecca Ann Ott

STATE OF OHIO BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

1… Continue reading →

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Transcription – Dr. A. D. Warner of Geauga County, Ohio – Obituary

Published May 2, 2013 | By c blythe

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Dr. A. D.Warner Taken By Death _________

Dr. A. D. Warner, a prominent and life-long resident of Geauga county, passed away at his home in Burton,… Continue reading →

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Transcription – Henry Jaques, Probate Record

Published May 1, 2013 | By c blythe

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Jaques, Henry – Probate

Henry Jaques Deceased

At a term of the Court of Common pleas, within and for the County of Geauga, in the state of Ohio… Continue reading →

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Transcription – Ohio Death Records, Kirby – Kirk, Page 871

Published April 25, 2013 | By c blythe

OHIO DEATH RECORDS, Page 871, Kirby – Kirk

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Page No. 871 OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DEATH INDEX NAME OF DECEASED / COUNTY/CITY / CO. CITY CODE / VOL. NO. / CERTIFICATE / DATE OF BIRTH … Continue reading →

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Newfoundland and Labrador are the gems of Canada.

Published April 21, 2013 | By c blythe

Melanson Village Community Hall

Mark is scared to death.

As we get closer to retirement, I’ve been focusing on possible places we could retire to. Unfortunately, unless something drastic changes, it isn’t likely we’ll be able to afford to stay in British Columbia, where the average home price in our… Continue reading →

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Our Melanson Family: A haunting history?

Published April 13, 2013 | By c blythe

I posted in the past about the ancestry of my mother’s Fougère and Melanson families. The Fougères and Melansons were original Acadian settlers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, having traveled from France in the late 17th century.

My mother was the only daughter of three children born to… Continue reading →

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Transcription – Civil War letters of Pte. David Coon now completed.

Published April 12, 2013 | By c blythe

I’m very happy to say I have finally completed the transcription of the 100+ pages of letters from Pte. David Coon to his family during his time of service and his capture and imprisonment by Confederate forces in Libby Prison and then Salsbury Prison, where he died late in 1864.… Continue reading →

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Chris Hadfield and Benedict Cumberbatch are cousins?

Transcription – Death Certificate of Rebecca Ann Ott

DEATH CERTIFICATE OF Rebecca Ann Ott

Transcription – Dr. A. D. Warner of Geauga County, Ohio – Obituary

Transcription – Henry Jaques, Probate Record

Transcription – Ohio Death Records, Kirby – Kirk, Page 871

Newfoundland and Labrador are the gems of Canada.

Our Melanson Family: A haunting history?

Transcription – Civil War letters of Pte. David Coon now completed.

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