Read excerpt from Chaper IX, “The Refuge: England” from The Huguenot Emigration to America by Charles W. Baird, Volume II, page 83 and 213. Published in New York by Dodd, Mead & Company, 1885. Winterthur catalog number E29 H89. This part of the chapter describes the reception of the French Protestants by the English in London.
I found this in my box of Fay photos so I know it must be from the Fay line or possibly the Wells line. If you know this person, please leave me a comment! I’d also love to be able to narrow down the time frame – maybe the 1930’s, based on the clothing?
The Harris relatives come in on my husband’s side of the family through his grandmother, Katherine Harris (1908-1990), daughter of Ralph Bertram Harris (1874-1933) and Rose Loring Lee. Ralph’s father was Israel Putnam Harris (1826-1897) of Massachusetts. I believe this Harris line goes back pretty far in New England, and may have some illustrious members,…
Denization records, Huguenot migration, and some intriguing connections among the Le Blonds, Doublets and Le Telliers While researching my Le Blond ancestors in Spitalfields, London, I came across a useful nineteenth-century work: the Rev. David C. A. Agnew’s Protestant Exiles from France in the Reign of Louis XIV; or, The Huguenot Refugees and Their Descendants…
I would love to track down the travel journal of John Farquhar who emigrated from Scotland to the U.S. via Canada. Here is an excerpt from a letter that mentions the journal. This John is not in my direct line, but he traveled with members of his family who were my direct ancestors. Joseph and…
If you research your family history long enough, you’ll come to understand the thrill of finding a long-lost photograph of an ancestor. It’s so great to attach a face to the name you’ve spent so much time with. Many times we find these photos in the attics of family members, even relatives as removed as…
The first mystery photo is from a locket that my grandmother had in her possession. I had never seen it while she was alive; if I had, I would have asked her who it was. Darn it! My aunt and I assume that this is someone from the LeBlond or Blomberg line but that’s just…
