A repository for information about the life of my late great grandfather Hyman Victor, a Jewish immigrant who came to America in 1913.
She is not smiling for the photo. She is not even looking at the camera. Who is my great grandmother? What does her expression mean?
Mary Reynolds, Kent, England, arrived 1630, married Richard Sanger 1649, 7 kids. In 1705, at 75, begging food/wood at town meeting.
A first experiment searching historic newspaper archives is successful, but yields a ghastly surprise.
The John Choate and Cora Gibbs family has a direct ancestor who volunteered to defend his community, and fought for US independence
Part 1: Joseph Fagan's journey from Minsk to New York City