Monthly Archives: March 2012

When Harry Meets Freida

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Nothing much on Freida’s surname in the many pictures Robin has scanned for me. Robin is part of our A-Team on the West Coast. The only name the A-Team found is her first name, Freida. Freida Bleau Harry’s wife With … Continue reading →

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Standard Tire Company and Combe Brothers, Inc.

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Maybe there is a link with what I found yesterday about Joseph Arthur Combe and these pictures that were scanned by Robin… The obituary said something about Standard Tire Company and Combe Brothers, Inc. He was a local businessman for … Continue reading →

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Joseph Arthur Combe 1921-2011

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

While looking for links to Rita, I also found Joe. I went on the Internet to look for him and I found this obituary. Joseph Arthur Combe, 90, of Middletown, beloved husband of Madlyn (Simmons) Combe for sixty-three years, passed away peacefully … Continue reading →

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Touching Lives Again and Again and Again: Lovely Rita

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Carl wrote me again about his ancestors and their relatives. He had this information about someone named Rita. He also mentioned the Combe and the Ashley families in his e-mail. I had to look it up in the more than … Continue reading →

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I usually don’t post…

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

I usually don’t post something on my blog about genealogy without asking permission first. I think  I can go ahead and post this photograph though.   Arthur Métayer 1854-1943 This man is Arthur Métayer. This is his daughter Azella.  Azella … Continue reading →

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March 26, 1900

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

This has been a long but interesting journey into the past since I started searching for my roots in July 2007. Many people have found theirs since with the help of this blog about genealogy. This is post No. 258. March … Continue reading →

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Genealogy runs in my veins… Take 3

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

Post No. 257! As promised… Here is the translation in French of the two messages left on the forum… Paul’s message left in 2000. Mon nom est Paul Chandler. Ma mère s’appelle Sarah Glory Chandler. Mon grand-père est Henry Glory. … Continue reading →

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Genealogy runs in my veins… Take 2

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Post No. 256! Now we are getting somewhere. I just got this comment from Grace who has helped someone in her search for her ancestors. Now it’s her turn to get some help. So here is what she wrote as … Continue reading →

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Genealogy runs in my veins…

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Post No. 255! Hard to stop looking for ancestors? You can bet on it. Hard to stop looking also for other people’s ancestors? You can bet on it also. Henri Jean Lagasse emigrated to America and he left descendants searching … Continue reading →

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Thank You for Getting Back to Me… Take Two

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

This was part of Sandy’s  message on my Ancestry Message Boards back in 2010. Hi Pierre, Thank you for getting back to me. With your information online. They match up to my family tree. Last year a cousin gave me … Continue reading →

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