Tales of A Mad Genealogist

Sunday, 1 January 2017

On This Day In Family History (January 1):

1773: 5th-great-grandfather Börje Andersson was born in Sweden.

1788: 6th-great-grandaunt Lisbet Andersdotter married Halfvard Bengtsson in Järn församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.

1805: 5th-great-grandaunt Britta Jonsdotter married 1st cousin 7x removed (Britta’s 1st cousin) Anders Börjesson in Östad församling, Älvsborgs län, Västergötland, Sweden.

1822: 5th-great-grandfather Petter Eriksson married Kjerstin Larsdotter in Grinstad församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.

1825: 1st cousin 6x removed Sven Pettersson was baptized in Järn församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.

1826: 1st cousin 7x removed Märta Lisa Ingevaldsdotter married Johannes Pärsson in Järn församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.

1848: 3rd cousin 5x removed Lars Magnus Svensson was born in Sävarebol, Grinstad församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.

1865: 3rd cousin 5x removed Wilhelmina Johansson was born in Gullesbyn, Ör församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.

1875: 4th cousin 4x removed Sven August Jonasson was baptized in Hede, Grinstad församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.

1909: 5th cousin 3x removed John Lars Magnus Waller was born in Önum församling, Skaraborgs län, Västergötland, Sweden.

2013: 6th cousin 2x removed Lars Erik Verner Eriksson passed away in Flo församling, Västra Götalands län, Västergötland, Sweden, aged 82.

Copyright © 2016, David J. McRae

Sunday, 18 September 2016

Ancestors In Living Color! (#3): Sarah Jane McGinn's Wedding Day

Yesterday, I asked the people over at the Random Acts of Kindness Photo Restoration Facebook group to add some color to my great-great-grandmother Sarah Jane McGinn's wedding photo from February 25, 1897. The photo is a "tintype." Seated in the middle is Sarah with her parents, James F. McGinn and Rachel (Ellsworth) McGinn, beside her. Below is the original:

Now here it is in color:

Whether those were the actual colors or not that day I'll never know but seeing these old photographs with color added to them sure does bring greater life to moments like these.

Special thanks again to the folks over at Random Acts of Kindness Photo Restoration Facebook group for doing this!

Tuesday, 5 July 2016

On This Day In Family History (July 5):

1953: Great-grandmother Lucile Rebecca (Garfield) Anderson passed away in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, aged 37.

Great-grandmother Lucile holding her sons, Frederic and David (right; my grandfather).

Brockton Daily Enterprise
Monday, July 6, 1953
Page Two

Mrs. Henry R. Anderson

Mrs. Lucille R. (Garfield) Anderson, 37, of 215 Copeland street, wife of Henry R. Anderson, died Sunday morning at a local hospital. She had been in failing health for the past three months, and her death brings great sorrow to her family and friends.

Mrs. Anderson was born in Medford, and had resided in this city for 36 years. She was a woman of pleasing personality. Mrs. Anderson was a member of the South Congregational church. Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Frederic R. Anderson and David W. Anderson; her mother, Mrs. Mary L. Garfield of this city; one brother, Henry A. Garfield of this city; three sisters, Mrs. Gerald Glover of California, Mrs. Leroy Carlson and Miss Edith Garfield, both of this city; also several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 from the funeral home at 647 Main street. Rev. James A. Davidson, DD, pastor of the First Baptist church will officiate, and interment will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, West Bridgewater.

Saturday, 2 July 2016

On This Day In Family History (July 2):

Friday, 1 July 2016

On This Day In Family History (July 1):

1916: Great-grandmother Lucile Rebecca Garfield was born in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

1916: 2nd cousin 3x removed Dagny Ingegerd Karlsson was born in Angered Stom, Angered församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.

Thursday, 30 June 2016

On This Day In Family History (June 30):

1907: Great-grandaunt Edith J. Wild was born in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.

1938: 3rd cousin 1x removed Ronald F. Holmes, Sr. was born in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.