Saturday, February 28, 2009

Weekend Warriors -- My Names and Places

For a change, I'll follow Craig Manson and Thomas MacEntee and list my kids' great-great-grandparents' 16 surnames and (some) localities. (Details here although since much of this research was done years ago I don't guarantee their accuracy; sources on request.) If any of these tickle your fancy, let me know!

CRANDALL in Walworth County, Wisconsin; Madison County, New York; and Rhode Island
BURDICK in Dane County, Wisconsin; Madison County, New York; and Rhode Island
BLISS in Allegany, Otsego, Madison, and Jefferson counties, New York; and Rhode Island
BASSETT in Allegany and Otsego counties, New York; and Rhode Island

LINHART in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania; and Germany
BOREN in Allegheny, Beaver, and Huntingdon counties, Pennsylvania; and maybe Maryland
MOZLEY in Green Lake County, Wisconsin; Erie County, Pennsylvania; and Nottinghamshire, England
SCHOLES in Marquette County, Wisconsin; and Lancashire, England

JOSS in Cook County, Illinois; Holmes County, Ohio; and Canton Bern, Switzerland
SCHREIBER in Cook County, Illinois; and Canton Aargau, Switzerland
FLINT in St. Clair County, Illinois; and Lincolnshire and Rutlandshire, England
THRALL in St. Clair and Edwards counties, Illinois; Licking County, Ohio; Chittenden and Rutland counties, Vermont; and Hartford County, Connecticut

STENBERG in Cook County, Illinois; Kalmar, Skaraborg, and Jonkoping, Sweden [sorry, folks, Blogger does not tolerate umlauts]
ANDERSSON (later changed to BORING) in Cook County, Illinois; and Jonkoping, Sweden
DAVIDSON in Edinburgh, Scotland
HENDERSON in Cook County, Illinois; Osceola County, Iowa; and Edinburgh, Scotland

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