This is my space to share my quest to collect as many broken branches as I can in my fractured family tree which resembles a bramble bush more then a proper tree. As I go forward in this blogging journey I hope to share how I have searched far & wide for family - with no regard for where they come from or if I should really want them.
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

4th Great Grandparents ~ The Number Was 114

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2024: Week 47 (RANDOM NUMBER)


I used a random number generator setting up the parameters for our 7th great grandparents.

The magic number chosen randomly was 114.

Creating a Ahnentafel chart:

114 for Chris is his 4th great grandfather:
Jonathan Woolfenden
Birth ABT 1792 • Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Death 27 DEC 1853 • Rochdale, Lancashire, England
married to 4th great grandmother 
(#115)
Martha Mills
Birth ABT 1799 • Rochdale; Spotland, Lancashire, England
Death 9 JUL 1853 • Spotland, Further Side, Rochdale, Lancashire, England

I have 7 children recorded, and DNA matched through 3 of them. 


114 for me is my 4th great grandfather:

Samuel Merrill
Birth 7 FEB 1801 • Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada
Death 13 JAN 1866 • Cramahe Hill, Ontario, Canada
married to 4th great grandmother (#115)
Phoebe Ann Lothrup 
Birth 19 NOV 1807 • New York, USA
Death 18 AUG 1896 • Breckenridge, Wilkin, Minnesota, USA

I have 10 children recorded, and DNA matching through 6 of them. 






Tracking DNA to confirm the papertrail!!! 



This is why I search - 


Cause ... 





You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!







***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***




Photos:


Jonathan Woolfenden & Martha Mills family Clip. My Bramble Bush (2017). Ancestry. Retrieved November 22nd 2024 from 
https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/tree/115591246/family?cfpid=282184756337

Samuel Merrill & Phoebe Ann Lothrup family Clip. My Bramble Bush (2017). Ancestry. Retrieved November 22nd 2024 from 
https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/tree/115591246/family?cfpid=280144890501


Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/



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