FINDMYPAST FRIDAY RELEASES FOR 22JUN 2018

There are over 960 thousand records in this week's Findmypast Friday additions:
 

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Scotland, Fife Death Index, 1549-1877

OVER 265,974 RECORDS Search deaths recorded in Fife’s old parish records including deaths and burials from St Andrews and Edinburgh Testaments (from 1549 to 1823), sheriff court wills (1824-1854), Fife newspapers (1822-1854), Kirk Session account books for mortcloths, lair registers and other sources.
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Canada Obituary Notices

OVER 235,338 RECORDS Discover your relative’s name, birth and death years, and obituary text. The records currently contained within this collection have been obtained from Genealogy Quebec’s online obituaries website. Additional information such as images and details about the records can be found on the source’s website.
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Wiltshire Social & Institutional Records 1123-1968

OVER 422,199 RECORDS Search for your ancestors in 72 different types of records spanning nearly 900 years of Wiltshire history. The collection contains a wide variety of documents and a full list of what is available can be found at the bottom of the search page.
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Wiltshire Baptisms Index 1530-1917

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Wiltshire Marriages Index 1538-1933

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Wiltshire Burials Index 1538-1990

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52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2018 WEEK 23: THOMAS ROGERS OF EASTHAM, MA'

I haven't found much so far online about 8x great grandfather Thomas Rogers so far. This, from William Hopple Edwards, is the longest summation of Thomas' life I have yet seen:

Thomas Rogers (6-22); b. May 29, 1638; d. Jun. 16, 1678;m. Dog. 13, 1965.
Thomas Rogers, son of Lt. Joseph and Hannah (----) Rogers was born in the 3rd month (old style) 29th day, lé38, and was baptized at Eastham, Mass. He married Dec. 13, 1665, Elizabeth Snow, daughter of Hon. Nicholas and Constance (Hopkins) Snow, who was born about 1610 and died Jun. 16, 1678. He died Jun. 16, l678 at Eastham.

The children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Snow) Rogers, according to Leon Clark Hills - Cape Cod Series – Vol II - 1911, born at Eastham, were:
l. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 8, 1666; m. ----- Higgins.
2. Joseph, b. Feb. 1, 1667; m. Prudence -----.
3. Hannah (5-ll) ; b. Mar. 20, 1669; m. Amaziah Harding.
lo. Thomas; b. Mar. 6, 1670; d. Mar. 16, lé70-l.
5. Thomas; b. May 6, 1672; m. Sarah Treat.
6. Eleazer, b. Nov. 3, 1673; m. Ruhmah Willis.
7. Nathaniel, b. Jan. l8, 1675.
pp279-280

Genealogical and Ancestral Notes: ser. 1, v. 2. 47 families of Robinson ancestors, self published,
Leiden, Conn. 1957.

I do wonder about the death date for Thomas and his wife Elizabeth Snow (Rogers) being the same. Did they actually die on the same date, and if they did, what were the circumstances?

I am descended from their son Eleazer.

FINDMYPAST FRIDAY RELEASES FOR 15JUN 2018

There are nearly 1.5 million records in the Findmypast Friday releases for 15 June:

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British Armed Forces, First World War Soldiers' Medical Records

OVER 691,000 RECORDS have been added to our National Archives' collection of medical records from the First World War. These records will allow you to discover when and where your ancestor was wounded, where they were treated and how long they were held at the medical facility for treatment. Images may provide a variety of additional details such as their service history and a description of the wound
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United States Deceased Physician File (Ama), 1864-1968 Image Browse

OVER 707,000 RECORDS Explore images of the deceased physician card files from the American Medical Association (AMA). The card files comprise biographic records of deceased physicians in the United States and a few from Canada from 1864 to 1968.
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United States Marriages

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Periodical Source Index

New images:13,283
Titles updated: Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine/American Spirit, Fitchburg Historical Society Proceedings, Genealogical Advertiser, Genealogical Magazine & Genealogical Quarterly Magazine
Covering: National and regional American history
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FATHERS DAY 2018

In honor of Fathers Day I'm posting pictures of some of the fathers on my family tree. From the Wests:

My Dad, Floyd E West, Jr.

 

Great grandfather Philip J. West, Cousin Stanley & Grandfather Floyd E West, Sr.

2x great grandfather Jonathan P.West & wife Louisa Almata (Richardson)West

3x Great grandfather John Cutter West

Some of the maternal grandfather's from Dad's family:

2x great grandfather Asa F Ellingwood & wife Florilla (Dunham)Ellingwood.

2x Great grandfather Amos Hastings Barker & wife Betsy Jane (Moore) Barker.

3x Great grandfather Philip Richardson

And the only pictures I have from Mom's side of the family:

Great grandfather John McFarland & wife Annie (Kelley)McFarland.

Great Grandfather Edward J White.

Happy Fathers' Day!

JOSEPH ROGERS JR: "'A MOST DEADLY FALL"

In the course of googling for information about my ancesto Joseph Rogers Sr., I came across several references to the death of his sone Joseph Rogers Jr/ at the hands of a man named John Hawes. I found the following account in the book Edmond Hawes of Yarmouth, Massachusetts written by James William Hawes:

In the proceedings the following entry appears: "Att this Court, John Hawes, of Yarmouth, was indited for violently and by force of armes takeing away the life of Josepth Rogers, of Eastham, by giveing him a most deadly fall, on the 25 of December, 1660, in the towne of Eastham, whereof and whereupon hee did most vehemently complaine, and about 48 houres after died. The said John Hawes did put himself upon tryall by God and the Countrey. The grand jury found the bill of inditement a true bill. The names of the petty jury, or jury of life and death, that had the tryall of this case, as followeth:
  Mr. Josias Winslow, Senir,
  Leiftenant James Torrey,
  Robert Finney,
  Cornett Robert Studson,
  Ephraim Morton,
  Samuell Hickes,
'William Paybody,
  Samuell Sturtevant,
  Ephraim Tinkham,
  Steven Bryant,
  John Sutton,
  Benjamine Bartlett.
These brought in a verdict wherin they expressed that they found that the said John Hawes was not guilty, and soe according to law hee was cleared in the open Court and released.'"-pp145-146

Edmond Hawes of Yarmouth, Massachusetts: an emigrant to America in 1635, his ancestors, including the allied families of Brome, Colles, Greswold, Porter, Rody, Shirley and Whitfield; and some of his descendants, The Lyons genealogical company, N.Y, N.Y., 1914

FINDMYPAST FRIDAY RELEASES FOR 8JUN 2018

The Findmypast Fridays releases for 8June has added over 82 thousand new records to the Suffragette collection:

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Suffragette Collection update

OVER 22,000 RECORDS Explore the latest additions to our Suffragette collection. In association with The National Archives and exclusively available on Findmypast, this latest batch of records has just been released online for the first time ever. It includes a wide variety of government and police records as well as any 1911 census return that lists “Suffragette” or “suffragist” as an occupation.
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Women's Suffrage Petition 1866

OVER 1,500 RECORDS Did your ancestor sign the petition that laid the foundations of the organized campaign for women’s suffrage? Search for them on the very first Votes for Women mass petition to be put before Parliament.
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Suffragette Newspapers Browse

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New titles: 14
Covering: Church League for Women's Suffrage, Common Cause, Conservative and Unionist Women's Franchise Review, Free Church Suffrage Times, International Woman Suffrage News, Jus Suffragi, The Suffragist, The Vote, Woman's Dreadnought, Woman's Leader and the Common Cause, Woman's Signal, Women's Franchise, Women's Suffrage, and the Women's Suffrage Record
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52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2018 WEEK 22:JOSEPH ROGERS OFEASTHAM, MA'

My 9x great grandfather Joseph Rogers was in his early teens when he sailed on the Mayflower with his father Thomas in 1620,and was left alone shortly afterwards. He survived and became a prominent citizen in several towns in the Plymouth Colony, as William Richard Cutter shows us:

(II) Lieutenant Joseph Rogers, son of John Rogers (1), was also a Pilgrim. He was born in England or Holland and came with his father in the "Mayflower" to Plymouth; was married and had six children in 1650. He had lands assigned to him in 1623 and was freeman in 1633. He removed to Duxbury. He was given permission by Plymouth colony to keep a ferry over Jones river near his house, March 2, 1635-36. He and his brother John had a grant of land April6. 1640. He finally removed to Eastham, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. He was appointed lieutenant of the military company at Nawsett in 1647. His will dated January 2, 1677-78, was proved March 5 of that year. He bequeathed to sons Thomas, John and James, to daughters Elizabeth Higgins and Hannah Rogers and to his wife. He gave to Beriah Higgins a, share with his children because Beriah had lived with him a great while, etc. Children: 1. Sarah, born August 6, i633. died young. 2. Joseph, July 19, 1635, died 1660. 3. Thomas, March 29, 1637. 4. Elizabeth, September 29, 1639. 5. John, April 3, 1642. 6. Mary, September 22, 1644.7. James, October 18, 1648, mentioned below.8. Hannah, August 8, 1652.
 -p776

 Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume 2  Lewis historical Publishing Company  N.Y., N.Y., 1908

All that is known about Joseph's wife is that her first name was Hannah. I haven't as yet been able to
find a copy of his will online.

I did find an sad story about his eldest son, Joseph Rogers Jr. which I'll share in the next post

FINDMYPAST FRIDAY RELEASES FOR 1JUN 2018

Over 2.7 million new records, many Chicago Catholic Church records, are in the Findmypast
Friday releases for this week.

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Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Congregational Records

OVER 431,000 RECORDS Were your Catholic ancestors members of a congregation in Chicago? Explore a variety of congregational records from across the archdiocese to uncover vital biographical details as well as where and when your ancestors worshipped.
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Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Registers Browse

OVER 1,900 REGISTERS Our comllection of Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Registers is now available to browse. Our browse function enables you to delve through original registers of baptisms, marriages and burials in their entirety.
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Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms

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Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Marriages

New records: 597,191
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Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Burials

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Ireland National School Registers

New records: 43,772
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Scotland Monumental Inscriptions Index

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