Tag Archives: Maitland Cemetery

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 →

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Only Minutes of Life: QUESNELL Daughter — 1914

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Mary Beth

Those of us who’ve been avidly watching the British series “Call the Midwife” might believe that we know a lot about giving birth at home at a time and place when this was the common method. Despite some dire living conditions in … Continue reading →

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A Brief Life: Esmé Doris QUESNELL (1900 – 1902)

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Mary Beth

Today is November 2nd, All Souls’ Day, a fitting time to remember a newly discovered member of my husband’s paternal family who died as a child over a century ago. For the past few months, Ancestry24.com, the largest online archive of South … Continue reading →

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