Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Nelson Cemetery

Where located
Southeast of Nelson, Wis.

Connections
g George Scott
g Catherine Baker (Scott)

Description
g NA

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Friday, December 25, 2009

Nelson, Wis.

Where located
Southwest of Minneapolis

Connections
g George Scott
g Josephine Scott
g John Baker
g Jennie (NA) (Baker)
g Mary Bignell (Stewart)
g Anita Scott
g Catherine Baker (Scott)

Description
g NA

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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Naples, Wis.

Where located
In Buffalo County, Wis.

Connections
g Celia Lillian Hopkins (Scott)
g James Scott

Description
g NA

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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Morris, Huron, Ontario, Canada

Where located
Southern Ontario near Lake Huron

Connections
g William Rands Sr.
g Richard Rands
g Elizabeth (NA) (Rands)

Description
g For an excellent book about the settlement of this area, see "In The Days of the Canada Company (Huron Tract 1825-1850)" by R & K MacFarlane Lizars. Originally published in 1896, provides a detailed history of the Canada Company and its role in populating present-day Huron County. It describes the settlement of the Huron Tract and a detailed view of social life of the period with many anecdotes about specific individuals and families.

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Montcalm County, Mich.

Where located
NA

Connections
g James H. Hopkins

Description
g NA

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Montana

Where located
Northern United States

Connections
g George A. Scott

Description
g NA

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g Robert Rethrop

Description
g NA

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Location of Monks Risborough

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Mondovi, Wis.

Where located
In Buffalo County, Wis.

Connections
g Celia Lillian Hopkins (Scott)
g James Grover Scott

Description
g NA

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Mississippi River

Where located
Central North America

Connections
g John Rands
g James Rands (4)
g Ann Jane Rands (Richardson/Chapin)

Description
g NA

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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Minneapolis

Where located
East-central Minnesota

Connections
g James Scott
g Alma Scott
g Gretchen (maiden name hidden) Bignell
g Celia Hopkins (Scott)
g James L. Scott
g George Scott

Description
g NA

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Monday, November 30, 2009

Milwaukee

Where located
Southeastern Wisconsin

Connections
g Fred Bignell
g John Rands
g Amelia Elizabeth Place

Description
g NA

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Friday, November 27, 2009

Middelburg, Zeeland

Where located
Southwestern Netherlands near North Sea
Connections
g Abraham Bokee

Description
g NA

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Mercer County, Pa.

Where located
North of Pittsburgh near Ohio border

Connections
g John Baker
g Jennie (NA) (Baker)
g
Catherine Baker (Scott)
g
George Scott

Description
g NA

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Menomonie, Wis.

Where located
East of Minneapolis

Connections
g Rob Bignell (attended junior and senior high school there)
g Chris Bignell (attended junior and senior high school there)
g George Scott
g Catherine Baker (Scott)

Description
g NA

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Manitowoc, Wis.

Where located
North of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan

Connections
g Rob Bignell
g Gretchen (maiden name hidden) Bignell
g Rob and Gretchen lived there from Oct. 2000-Dec. 2002

Description
g NA

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Lynxville, Wis.

Where located
Southeast of Minneapolis on Mississippi River on Wisconsin/Iowa border

Connections
g George Scott
g Catherine Baker (Scott)
g Clara Scott

Description
g NA

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Friday, October 30, 2009

Longwick, Prince Risborou, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g Thomas Whitney
g Elizabeth (maiden name lost) (Whitney)

Description
g Now spelled “Princes Risborough”

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Lancaster, Calif.

Where located
Northeastern Los Angeles County

Connections
g Rob Bignell
g Gretchen (maiden name hidden) Bignell
g Kieran Edward Bignell

Description
g Rob, Gretchen and Kieran Bignell have lived there since March 2009

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Las Vegas, Nevada

Where located
Southwestern Nevada

Connections
g Rob Bignell
g Gretchen (maiden name hidden) Bignell
g
Clarence Edwin Bignell
g
Darleen (maiden name hidden) Bignell

Description
g NA

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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Lake City, Minn.

Where located
Southeast of Minneapolis on Wisconsin border

Connections
g Mary Hill (Bignell)
g
Iva Ann Hill
g
Oliver Albin Bignell
g Anna Place (Hill)
g Thomas Hill Jr.

Description
g For a history of daily life in Lake City and the surrounding area from the mid 1910s through the Great Depression, see "Within the Triangle" by Lyle C. Dahlgren (published in 1993 by Altoona Printing Co., Altoona, Wis.). Note: The book focuses on nearby Porcupine and Columbia Heights in neighboring Pepin County.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Korea

Where located
Asia

Connections
g Iva Ann Hill
g
Rueben Raymond Bignell

Description
g NA

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Monday, October 5, 2009

Knapp, Wis.

Where located
West-central Wisconsin, east of Minneapolis

Connections
g Rob Bignell
g Chris Bignell
g Clarence Edwin Bignell
g Darleen (maiden name hidden) Bignell

Description
g NA

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Friday, September 25, 2009

Kislingbury, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g Thomas Litchfield
g (father) Litchfield
g (mother) Litchfield
g James Rands (2)
g Johannah Litchfield (Rands)
g Sarah Rands

Description
g NA

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Kings County, N.Y.

Where located
New York state

Connections
g Jacobus Colyer
g Hendrick Brevoort

Description
g At time ancestors lived there, Kings County was an agricultural area largely settled by Dutch colonists
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Kent County, Mich.

Where located
XXXX

Connections
g Celia Lillian Hopkins (Scott)
g James H. Hopkins
g Mary/Marie Ellen Cook (Hopkins)

Description
g NA

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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Iron Creek, Wis.

Where located
In Buffalo County, Wis.

Connections
g George Scott
g Catherine Baker (Scott)
g James L. Scott
g Sarah Scott

Description
g NA

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Iowa City, Iowa

Where located
In east-central Iowa

Connections
g Rob Bignell (worked there Dec. 2002-July 2005)
g Gretchen (maiden name hidden) Bignell (worked, attended school there Dec. 2002-July 2005)

Description
g NA

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Huston, Clearfield County, Penn.

Where located
North of Interstate 80 in central Pennsylvania

Connections
g Mary (Dearing) Place
g Jonathan Place
g Polly Moorhouse (Place)
g Nancy Dutcher (Place)
g Asa Place

Description
g NA

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Monday, September 7, 2009

Huntingdonshire, England

Where located
North of London

Connections
g Elizabeth Holton (Rands)

Description
g NA

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Saturday, September 5, 2009

Hullett Township, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada

Where located
Near Lake Huron east of Michigan

Connections
g Robert Rands
g Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) Rands
g Francis Litchfield (2)
g William Rands Sr.

Description
g NA

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Hopewell, N.Y.

Where located
Central New York state

Connections
g NA

Description
g NA

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Holden, Mo.

Where located
Southeast of Kansas City

Connections
g Thomas Hill Jr.

Description
g NA

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Location of Holden

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Hinckley, Minn.

Where located
West of Minneapolis
Connections
g George Washington Scott

Description
g NA

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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Hennepin County, Minnesota

Where located Minneapolis, Minn.

Connections
g Mary Ellen Cook (Hopkins)
g James H. Hopkins

Description
g NA

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Helmdon Parish, England

Where located
Between London and Birmingham

Connections
g James Rands (2)
g
Johannah Litchfield (Rands)
g Francis Litchfield Rands

Description
g NA

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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Hastings, Minn.

Where located
Southeast of Minneapolis, Minn.

Connections
g Bertha (Hill) Bignell
g Blanche Bignell (Bishop)

Description
g NA

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Location of Hastings

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Harlem, N.Y.

Where located
In New York City

Connections
g Hendrick Brevoort
g Abraham Brevoort

Description
g At time our ancestors lived there, Harlem was an agricultural village (formally organized in 1658) settled by Dutch colonists; it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands.

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Monday, August 10, 2009

Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g Abell Rethrop

Description
g NA

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Great Hampden, Buckinghamshire, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g Thomas Bryant
g Mary Rethrop (2) (Briant)
g Richard Bryant
g Anne Brian
g Mary Brian
g Thomas Brian
g Elizabeth Brian
g Francis Brian

Description
g NA

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Grampian, Clearfield Co., Pa.

Where located
Central Pennsylvania

Connections
g Levi B. Place
g Polly Moorhouse (Place)
g William Hezekiah Place

Description
g NA

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Monday, July 27, 2009

Goodhue, Minn.

Where located
In Goodhue County, Minn.
Connections
g James Byrd Bignell
g Bertha Hill (Bignell)
g Georgina Bignell (Thompson)

Description
g NA

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England

Where located
North of London

Connections
g Elizabeth Holton (Rands)

Description
g NA

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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Frankfort Township, Wis.

Where located
East of Minneapolis in Pepin County, Wis.

Connections
g George Bignell Sr.
g George Bignell Jr.
g Delcina Place (Bignell)
g Richard Bignell
g Robert Bignell
g Edmund Bignell (2)
g Chilelea Bignell
g Andrew Bignell
g Amelia Elizabeth Place
g Didama Place (Bignell)

Description
g NA

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Monday, July 20, 2009

Fountain City, Wis.

Where located
Southeast of Minneapolis, on Minnesota border

Connections
g Mary Bignell (Stewart)

Description
g NA

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Florence, Colo.

Where located
Southwest of Colorado Springs

Connections
g Oliver Scott

Description
g NA

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Friday, July 10, 2009

Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

Where located
Northwest of Kansas City, Mo.

Connections
g Thomas Hill Jr.

Description
g NA

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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Ft. Henry, Tenn.

Where located
In northcentral Tennessee near Kentucky border

Connections
g Ann Jane Rands (Richardson/Chapin)

Description
g NA

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Location of Ft. Henry

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Fleet Marston, Buckinghamshire, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g Robert Rethrop

Description
g NA

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Location of Fleet Marston

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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Fishkill, N.Y.

Where located
Near Hudson River north of New York City

Connections
g Willem De Duyster
g Elizabeth Brevoort

Description
g NA

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Fenny Stratford, England

Where located
Currently part of Milton Keynes city

Connections
g George Bignell Sr.
g
Martha Ann Rands (Bignell)
g George Bignell Jr.

Description
g NA

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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Farmington Center, Tioga Co., Pa.

Where located
Northwest of Scranton, Pa., near New York state border

Connections
g Levi B. Place
g Polly Moorhouse (Place)
g William Hezekiah Place
g Poem by Nancy Place (Trombley)

Description
g NA

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Monday, June 15, 2009

Faribault, Minn.

Where located
South of Minneapolis, Minn.

Connections
g Blanche Bignell (Bishop)

Description
g NA

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Location of Faribault

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Everson, Wash.

Where located
North of Seattle near Canadian border

Connections
g Edmund Bignell (2)

Description
g NA

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Friday, June 5, 2009

Eureka, Calif.

Where located
North of San Francisco

Connections
g Rob Bignell
g Gretchen (maiden name hidden) Bignell
g Kieran Edward Bignell

Description
g Rob, Gretchen and Kieran lived there during 2007; Kieran was born there

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Saturday, May 30, 2009

England

Where located
Northwest Europe

Connections
g Richard Witney
g Francis Rethrop
g Mary (?) Rethrop
g Elizabeth Rethrop
g Francis Rethrop (2)
g Robert Rethrop
g Ann Rethrop
g Abell Rethrop
g Abbey End
g There are 72 other entries listing England

Description
g NA

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Monday, May 25, 2009

Eau Claire County, Wis.

Where located
East of Minneapolis

Connections
g Edmund Bignell (2)
g Eli William Bignell
g Darleen (maiden name hidden) Bignell
g
Anna Place (Hill)
g Thomas Hill Jr.
g
Iva Ann Hill

Description

g NA

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

East St. Louis, Ill.

Where located
East of St. Louis on Mississippi River

Connections
g Ann Jane Rands (Richardson/Chapin)
g James Rands (4)
g John Rands

Description
g NA

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Location of East St. Louis

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Friday, May 15, 2009

Easton Neston, Northamptonshire

Where located
Northwest of modern Milton Keynes, England

Connections
g James Rand
g Anne (Rand)
g James Rands (1)
g Martha Rookes (Rands)

Description
g NA

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Location of Easton Neston

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Dutchess County, N.Y.

Where located
Eastern New York state, on Hudson River and Connecticut border
Connections
g Willem De Duyster
Description
g NA

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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Durand, Wis.

Where located
East of Minneapolis

Connections
g Richard Bignell
g Thomas Hill Sr.
g Fannie Gleason (Hill)
g George Scott
g Odelia Scott
g James/John Hopkins
g Marie/Mary Cook (Hopkins)
g There are 21 other entries; check back for updates.

Description
g For a history of daily life in Durand and the surrounding area from the mid 1910s through the Great Depression, see "Within the Triangle" by Lyle C. Dahlgren (published in 1993 by Altoona Printing Co., Altoona, Wis.). Note: The book focuses on nearby Porcupine and Columbia Heights.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Dundas, Minn.

Where located
South of Minneapolis near Northfield, Minn.

Connections
g Mary Bignell (Stewart)

Description
g NA

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Dubois, Clearfield Co., Pa.

Where located
Northeast of Pittsburgh

Connections
g Asa Place
g Levi B. Place
g Polly Moorhouse (Place)
g William Hezekiah Place

Description
g NA

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Downsville, Wis.

Where located
East of Minneapolis

Connections
g Chris Bignell
g Clarence Edwin Bignell
g Darleen (maiden name hidden) Bignell

Description
g NA

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Douglas, Mich.

Where located
In Montcalm County, Mich.

Connections
g James H. Hopkins

Description
g NA

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Monday, April 20, 2009

Detroit, Mich.

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Eastern Michigan on Canadian border

Connections

Description
g NA

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Deanshanger, Northamptonshire

Where located
NA

Connections
g Thomas Rand

Description
g NA

Map
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Friday, April 10, 2009

Davenport Cemetery, Jefferson, Ill.

Where located
Central Illinois, east of St. Louis

Connections
g John Place (3)

Description
g Pictures and list of those buried there

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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Dalkena, Wash.

Where located
North of Spokane near Idaho border

Connections
g John Baker
g Jennie (NA) (Baker)
g George Baker
g Charles Baker

Description
g NA

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Monday, March 30, 2009

Crescent City, Calif.

Where located
Northwestern California on Pacific Ocean

Connections
g Rob Bignell
g Gretchen (maiden name hidden) Bignell
g Kieran Edward Bignell

Description
g Rob Bignell and Gretchen Bignell lived there from Oct. 2006 to Sept. 2007; Kieran Edward Bignell lived there from Feb. to Sept. 2007

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g James Rands (2)
g Johannah Litchfield (Rands)
g Vincent Rands
g Richard Rands

Description
g Picture of Cosgrove church appears above

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Location of Cosgrove

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