cathmom Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Isn't this cool? Neesek and I have discovered that her relatives and mine both lived in New Haven in the 1600s, and apparently one of her relatives and my 8x great-uncle were surveyors together! And one of her relatives was killed in a battle in the revolutionary war that one of my relatives was injured in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 That is awesome!! I love finding out things like that, even if happened generations ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 That is really neat! I know I have some Balzers in CT in the early/mid 1800s. I don't know the spouses names yet. I love learning about people from long ago. And it brings history alive too. You do have to be careful. Somehow, yesterday, I ended up marrying a guy to his aunt which made his grandfather his father in law. I teased hubby about it (it was his side of the family). Well, turns out I did something weird and they didn't really do that (thankfully!). It seemed odd but possible on his side of the family though. He has first cousin marriages! *I* wish that the 1890 census hadn't been destroyed and the 1940 census was available. That would help me A LOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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