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Ancestry.ca searched its collection of records
for the most amorous Canadian names. Some of the results are romantic while others
are downright strange, but one thing is clear — these Canadians’ parents were smitten
with these monikers.
In the 1861 Canada census, Ancestry.ca found these romantic results:
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Love Bully, a 20-year-old woman born in Upper Canada, living in Dover, Kent, Canada
West. -
Cupid Martin, a 35-year-old man originally from the United States, working as a yeoman
in Raleigh County, Ontario. -
Amor Moran, a 24-year-old Irish-born woman found living with her siblings in a Montreal
house with four other families. - Venus Antahia, a 60-year-old widower who lived alone in Laprairie, Canada East.
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The first name of Valentine shows up 580 times. One hundred people have Valentine
as a surname. - Fourteen people have Amor as first name, while 18 have Amor as a surname.
- Nine people were named after Paris, the city of love.
Other lovely names:
- Love Burns, 13, can be found living in Harbourville, Nova Scotia, in 1871 Canada census.
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Lover Woo can be found at 91 Elgin St. in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, in the 1911 Canada
census. -
Bad Heart Lasuisse, a 70-year-old Sioux widower, can be found living with five family
members in the Territories in the 1901 Canada census. -
Romance Turrell married John Obrien on Christmas Day 1878, according to Ontario marriage
records.
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Spoiler Alert: If you don’t already know what happened during Tim McGraw’s
episode of “Who Do You Think You Are?” you are about to find out.
Country singer Tim McGraw, after looking at his birth certificate as a teenager,
discovered the man he thought was his father was not his biological father. His birth
certificate named baseball star Tug McGraw as his father, who he then forged a relationship
with as an adult. Tug passed on without revealing much about the McGraw family tree,
so Tim explored the paternal line of his ancestry on “Who Do You Think You Are?”
After gathering a few clues from his uncle, McGraw travels to Kansas City, Mo., to
find out more about his great-grandparents Andrew and Ellie Mae McGraw. He views Ellie’s
death certificate and discovered she was a member of the Chrisman family, who settled
that area of Missouri.
This led him to Virginia, researching sixth-great-grandfather Isaac Chrisman. Using
surveying records and historical maps, McGraw discovers Chrisman lived on the boarder
of Indian territory in colonial Virginia. Through a report made by a militiaman, McGraw
discovers Chrisman was attacked by Indians and died.
Issac Chrisman’s grandfather is Jost Hite, a German immigrant. He traveled to the
colonies as an indentured servant with the Pressler family — ancestors of Elvis Presley.
Hite quickly worked his way out of servitude and was awarded a massive land grant
in Virginia. McGraw views Hite’s deeds, and heads to the beautiful Shenandoah Valley
to see his land.
The Hite trail then leads McGraw to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. There
an archivist shows him George Washington’s teenage journal, which indicates Washington
lodged at the Hite family home. McGraw also reads a letter written by Washington to
his ne’er-do-well neighbor, in which he praises the Hites as a prime example of how
one should live his life.
While McGraw had professional researchers to help him navigate land plats and Virginia
records, our Family Tree University Land
Records 101 course and our Virginia
research guides to help you find your ancestors on your own.
“WDYTYA” airs Fridays at 8pm EST on NBC. Check the Genealogy Insider blog for a brief
recap of each episode, and post a comment to be entered to win in our Discover
Who You Are sweepstakes!
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The Family tab on the People workspace provides a comprehensive view of your tree. This is where you enter information about individuals and families in your tree—and where you will spend most of your time in Family Tree Maker. Over the next few weeks I’ll spend some time explaining each section of the workspace in detail. You’ll find tips and tricks to help you quickly navigate in your tree and enter information more efficiently. Today we’ll focus on the pedigree view.
The pedigree view lets you see several generations of your family at once and easily navigate to each member of your family. The individual on the far left side of the tree is the “root” individual of the pedigree view. “Root” simply means that this person is in the primary position of the pedigree view and his or her ancestors are being displayed: paternal on top and maternal underneath.
Changing the Root Individual
If you want to change the root individual, hover your mouse over an individual in the pedigree view until an arrow appears (see fig. 1). Click the arrow and the individual moves to the root position and his or her ancestors are displayed.
Figure 1
Navigating within the Tree
You’ll notice that other types of arrows appear next to individual nodes on the tree. These arrows can help you navigate to other people in the tree.
A solid right arrow (fig. 2) indicates that the individual has parents (ancestors) who are not being displayed. Click this arrow to view these additional generations.
Figure 2
A white arrow (fig. 3) indicates that no parents (ancestors) have been entered for the individual. If you click this button, you can add a father or mother for the individual.
Figure 3
A solid left arrow (fig. 4) that appears to the left of the root individual indicates that he or she has children (descendants). If you click this button Family Tree Maker moves the root person’s first child (or the child in the direct line of the home person) to the root position of the tree.
Figure 4
A solid down arrow (fig. 5) underneath the root individual indicates that the individual has children. Click this arrow to see and/or navigate to his or her children. Note: If the individual has more than one spouse, the drop-down list displays only children from the individual’s preferred marriage.
Figure 5
You can also change the number of generations that are displayed in the pedigree view–up to five generations. Simply drag the slider at the bottom of the view to the number of generations you want (see fig. 6).
Figure 6
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The General Registrar Office of Scotland will release 1911 census records April 5. This enumeration contains the names, addresses, ages, occupations, birthplaces and marital statuses of more than 4.7 million Scots. Subscription
website ScotlandsPeople will have the data available online in full color.
The Federation of Genealogical Societies has scheduled
its annual conference for Sep. 7–10, in Springfield, Il. This year’s theme is
Pathways to the Heartland, and David S. Ferriero, archivist of the United States,
is scheduled as the keynote speaker. Click
here to read more about the conference or to register.
Facebook application We’re Related will integrate with a FarmVille-like application
to create an online game for players to explore their family trees and build an online
community. While players construct houses, start businesses, immigrate family members
and assign jobs, Family Village matches
inputted data with relevant real-world documents—such as census records, newspaper
articles and marriage records—about the user’s living and deceased relatives. Players
can then examine the records, print them, or store them in their personal game library. Click
here to play Family Village on Facebook.
The National
Institute for Genealogical Studies has acquired GenealogyWise.com, a social networking
website for genealogists. As a result, the site will gain new features, like allowing
users to sit in on live meetings digitally.
Archives.com announced two January winners for it’s new monthly grant program. Columbia
County, Pa., Historical & Genealogical Society will use its grant to transcribe
marriage license dockets 1921 to 1939—an estimated 9,000 bride and groom names. Myron
McGhee will use his grant to travel to Alabama to interview residents, review deed
transcriptions and scan photographs to test a hypothesis that his black ancestors
roots are related to a white family in the area with the same name. Each recipient
will receive $1,000 for their genealogy project.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a digital copy of
a map used by Abraham Lincoln to coordinate military operations with his emancipation
policies. The map illustrates the slave population density in 1860 America geographically,
and is available
for view here.
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Whether your fourth-great-grandfather served in the Civil War or your ancestors watched
from the sidelines, gain insight into their experiences with Life in Civil War
America by historian Michael O. Varhola.
His new book takes readers back to the war between the states, illuminating the sweeping
changes and cultural norms that shaped the everyday lives of soldiers and civilians.
Discover what it was like to sit around the campfire cooking hellfire stew and “throwing
the papers” with fellow soldiers. Or see how it was on the home front, passing the
time with war worries at a starvation party, where the only refreshment served was
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Inside the cover you’ll find:
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and the impact of shortages and inflation on rations - definitions of common terms, slang and idioms of the era
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dozens of Civil War photographs and illustrations plus an appendix on the role photography
played during the war - a quick-reference timeline detailing the events of the war
- tips for researching ancestors who fought in the Civil War
- information on Civil War resources, books, periodicals, websites and historic sites
Life
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