Category Archives: Surnames – Family

“Our” Black Sheep: Samuel Martini DE MEURS (ca. 1680 – 1711)

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Mary Beth

Sara Magdalena, my husband’s 6th great-grandmother, was not the daughter of Andreas OELOFSE, the husband of her mother Sara JANSZ, but a man whose name was given as “unknown” on the child’s May 1709 baptism record. However, as detailed in … Continue reading →

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Paintings from WWI: Clues to V. R. QUESNELL’s Last Days

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Mary Beth

The July 1st centenary of the First Battle of the Somme in WWI prompted me to re-visit the research I’ve done on my husband’s uncle, Victor Robert QUESNELL, who died in France shortly before the end of the war. My first post in early … Continue reading →

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Cemetery Discoveries: H. WÜRGES and H.A. & E.M. QUESNELL

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Mary Beth

Every genealogist should have a plaque prominently displayed on her desk: “Keep searching — you can never have too many documents!” A recent finding illustrates the thinking behind this admonition. In an earlier post, I published a photo of the QUESNELL … Continue reading →

Posted in HAMER, JANSEN, MCLUCKIE, QUESNELL, WÜRGES | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments