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Ancestry/Genealogy

Old Crank

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4. My daughter's maternal side

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Sun Mar 15, 2026, 12:31 PM

Sunday

had a relative that did all the research to join Sons of the American Revolution.
Turns out she is related to Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher.
I trust that line, because of the documentation requirements than the lines I found past my Great grandparents.

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Most important... are you in the will? Norrrm Sunday #1

Not actually, quaint Sunday #2

"We all have a king and a horse thief somewhere back there." jfz9580m Sunday #3

A friend, 85, found that her grandmother was a madam of a brothel (maybe g-gm) Norrrm Sunday #5

LOL..cultural? jfz9580m Sunday #6

I have a feeling that I'm not in the will.. Old Crank Sunday #9

My daughter's maternal side Old Crank Sunday #4

My friend found that spelling was atrocious the further you go back. Norrrm Sunday #7

Turns out I have a German relative Old Crank Sunday #8

Hey, Old Crank, looks like you and I might be related. wnylib Monday #10

Family reunion time Old Crank Monday #11

Yeah, I've got William the Conqueror in my tree. wnylib Monday #12

I'm a direct descendent of General Israel Putnam. MoonchildCA Monday #13

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