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Daily Archives: November 21st, 2009

Daily Journal 21 Nov 2009: A beautiful new desk!

Saturday, November 21, 2009

A busy blogging day: Posted about my Bennett family for Surname Saturday Posted about my second great-grandfather for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Also went to garage sales this morning with my daughter and grandkids. Found a beautiful desk/hutch, almost brand-new or at least very well cared for, only $30! It fits perfectly in my living [...]

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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Where are you, my second great-grandfather?

Saturday, November 21, 2009

The Challenge: 1) Who is your MRUA – your Most Recent Unknown Ancestor? This is the person with the lowest number in your Pedigree Chart or Ahnentafel List that you have not identified a last name for, or a first name if you know a surname but not a first name. 2) Have you looked [...]

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Surname Saturday: Bennett

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Joshua F Bennett (b. 1794 Kentucky) was my fraternal fourth great-grandfather. He and his family came to Texas before 1850, and were living in Travis County for the 1850 United States Federal Census. He is my “oldest” Texas ancestor, having arrived here the earliest (so far…). According to Ancestry.com, the surname Bennett is English, derived [...]

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Daily Journal 20 Nov 2009: Split in two

Saturday, November 21, 2009

In the morning, I reviewed/updated 3 more ancestors files. These were actually living relatives and were quick and simple to do, boring actually. I’m ready to get back to the “old souls” again! As I was finishing up the morning’s activites, I got a call to come in to work early, which was actually a [...]

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