I’m researching my Irish roots via my 2x grandfather, Patrick James Mullen. My updated DNA origins have provided me with some further insight into my Irish roots. The recent update has really narrowed the percentage of Irish I have in my DNA, my current ethnicity estimate is 6%, but it can range from 0-14%, the range …
Continue reading On Genealogy: My Irish ‘Patrick James Mullen’ Eyes are Smiling
I assumed I had some Scottish in me given my 2x great-grandparents last names are McKenzie and Leckie. I just recently received my updated DNA estimates via Ancestry and this lit a little fire under me to finally document my proud Scottish pedigree. Ancestry DNA Estimate With its center in the northern third of the island …
Ok, ok, so I’m related to the Royal Family, no need to get all excited … so is pretty much everyone with any amount of Anglo-Saxon blood. If you're new to my blog, I write a lot on my genealogy and, in light of Prince Andrew's latest Royal scandal, I thought I'd blog about that. …
Continue reading On Genealogy: His Royal Highness, Prince Andrew, Duke of York & Me
This is an update to genealogy blog #4 which featured my great grand father, Émile Lamothe, whom I called grand-pépère Lamothe (original blog has been deleted). It was originally posted on June 3, 2017 and I’ve since come across some new photos and information that I want to document and update his story. Cleophas Émile Lamothe (he …
Continue reading On Genealogy: The Life of WWI Pte. Émile Lamothe
I haven't blogged in a long while, and while I'm at a dead end in another line of my tree, I decided to do more research on the Cornells. I wondered if it was the same "Cornell" that is synonymous with the Ivy League American University - Cornell. My fifth cousin 6 times removed OR …
Continue reading On Genealogy: MY Relation to Ezra CORNELL – Founder of Cornell University
Before getting into the meat of this post, it’s important to understand blood typing. Interestingly, 85% of the world’s population are Rh+ and only 15% are Rh-. Most of us don’t know our blood type (if you don’t, I strongly encourage you to find out, it’s so important, especially if you require a blood transfusion). …
Continue reading Rh- Alien Blood,Royal Blue Bloods and My Linage to King John I
It's dreary and rainy out today, and I don't wanna get out of bed. Since I am taking a bit of a break from traveling, I thought I'd focus more so on the Genealogy part of my blog ... I still have so many lines that I need to "EXPLORE". I select which one to …
Continue reading On Genealogy: My Connection to Explorer, Louis Joliet!
As you know, I'm a genealogy nut, or more like nerd. I love working on my family tree, although in the past 6-8 months I've barely looked at it more or less worked on it. I can't even remember the last genealogy blog I posted (hang on let me check --- other than a quick …
Continue reading On Genealogy: Updated DNA Ethnicity Estimate
UPDATE: Originally posted on June 22, 2017 (that post has since been deleted) IT’S A SOGGY, DREARY AND WET ONE OUT THERE AS I WRITE TODAY … EVER SO FITTING AS TODAY’S BLOG FOCUSSES ON MY ENGLISH ROOTS AND FOLLOWS MY PATERNAL GRAND MOTHER’S, FATHER’S SIDE. I HAVEN’T WRITTEN EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT THEM, BUT I HAVE …
I haven't written a blog on genealogy in what feels like a long while. We've been going through a bit of a heat wave in Southwestern Ontario the last few days, it's cooler and less humid today at around 25 Celsius. For the better part of the last week, it has been hitting near 40 …
Continue reading On Genealogy: Willis Carrier – One COOL Dude!
I took a bit of a break from my close relatives because I found another interesting leaf hint and decided to follow it. I saw this one before, but, I felt I would have to do a lot of research so I passed. Then I came across something else on the same person and decided …
Continue reading On Genealogy: The Loyalist, The Spy and The American Revolution
Who Are the Filles du roi? Most Canadians are familiar with the King's Daughters'/Filles du roi, especially those with French descent. If you aren't familiar, they were some 700 women who arrived in the colony of New France (Canada) between 1663 and 1673, under the financial sponsorship of King Louis XIV of France. Most were …
Continue reading On Genealogy: Filles du roi – Descendant of Jeanne-Claude De Boisandré
Hello and welcome to newest blog on genealogy! This story features my Grampa - Benjamin George Richards. I was able to obtain a copy of Grampa's war records from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (Canadian Armed Forces) a few years ago, when I wrote out for them. WWII records are still not available online. Military …
Continue reading On Genealogy: Story of WWII Pte. Benjamin Richards
Welcome to story #2 of my family tree. Today, I'm going to share with you the story of my paternal grandmother's father's brother - my Great Grand Uncle, George Victor Lee who was killed in action (KIA) in The Great War. For this story you're going to have to stretch your memory all the way back to History class, …
Continue reading On Genealogy: Story of WWI Pte. George V. Lee – KIA
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