Month April 2019
Jesse French is my 5th great paternal grandfather (p. 61) Jesse French came from Billerica in 1763, and owned and occupied the estate on Pearl Street, above referred to as the “Upton place.” He was born April 6, 1739. Little… Continue Reading →
The Brothers French
Sticky postThe following provides brief biographical sketches of Josiah and Amos French, the brothers of my 3rd great paternal grandfather Abram French (Photo left). I have to admit a little familial pride, these French boys were an amazing, enterprising lot! I… Continue Reading →
(Story from History of Lowell, Mass., content edited) Among the men who were prominently identified with the early history of Lowell, few are more entitled to be held in respectful remembrance than Mr. Abram French. Mr. French was the fifth… Continue Reading →
George Anton Shonka (1874-1965), my daughters maternal great-great grandfather, was the son of Matej and Mary (Hajny) Shonka (Sonka). Matej (aka “Mathias”) and Mary immigrated to the United States in 1869 from Bechyně, Tabor, Bohemia, a region now part of… Continue Reading →
Lucile Lydia Bame was born on May 25, 1917, in Schuyler, Nebraska. She married Glenn Thomas Shonka on May 25, 1939. Lucile was the daughter of Vaclav Bame (1868-1950) and Katherina Fendrich (1877-1966). Following her graduation from Schuyler High School,… Continue Reading →
Reice Bodurtha, my 8th paternal great-grandfather, was born in 1621 in Wales and married Blanche Lewis in 1646 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Together, they had four children (John (died at birth), John, Joseph, Samuel) during their marriage. In 1645, he was… Continue Reading →
Benanuel and Jerathmeel Bowers (Ben and Jerry) Warning: this story contains references to fornication, moonshine, corporal punishment and jail. (Good, now that I have your attention – Read on!) My 7th paternal great-grandfather, Jerathmeel Bowers, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts… Continue Reading →
The gravestone of my paternal 9th great-grandfather Robert Harrington notes he was born in 1616 in Somerset, England and died in 1707 in Watertown, Massachusetts at the impressive age of 91! Robert came to New England on the ship Elizabeth… Continue Reading →
Fendrich Family (3 children not pictured) The following is a brief post on Vaclav and Anna (Voboril) Fendrich and their daughter Katerina. Vaclav and Anna are my daughter’s maternal 3rd great-grandparents. Included are a copy of Anna’s obituary and Katerina’s… Continue Reading →
