Tag Archives: Family: Treat

Week 31 Prompt: Brother Week 32 Prompt: Sister This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Brother,” and next week’s theme is “Sister.” I decided to combine the two into one post and write about a brother and sister who are both direct-line ancestors. It’s probably not an unusual occurrence in colonial times to see this happen, and I believe I have another instance, I just can’t remember it offhand. Because the one I’m writing about is on my Webster line, it naturally sticks with me. Lieutenant Robert Webster (1619-1676) and Susannah Treat […]

I have so many Connecticut ancestors, I don’t know where to start!  The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about colonial Connecticut is that I have at least two family members who served as governor for the Colony of Connecticut. First is my 11th great-grandfather, John Webster, who served as governor from 1656 to 1657.  He was also the deputy governor from 1655 to 1656.  Before and after these roles, he served as a magistrate from 1639 to 1655 and from 1657 to 1659.

A few days ago, I played along with Randy’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun, Two Truths, One Lie.  Today, I reveal the answers… TRUE – My 11th great-grandfather was a colonial governor.  Gov. John WEBSTER is my eleventh great-grandfather as was the governor of Connecticut (colony) from 1656-1657. TRUE – My 5th great-grandfather has a cemetery named after him.  Aaron WEBSTER is my fifth great-grandfather and has a cemetery named for him in Oakland County, Michigan. FALSE – My 7th great-grandfather was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.  I am […]

Weekly column sharing birth, marriage, and death events for people in my family tree. This post completes an entire year of the Family Events column, and is therefore the last post for this theme.

Weekly column sharing birth, marriage, and death events for people in my family tree.

Prompt:  Dish the dirt on your celebrity ancestors. Don’t have a movie star in the tree? Then talk about ancestors famous for other reasons. This is your chance to be an historical gossip columnist!

Weekly column sharing birth, marriage, and death events for people in my family tree.

Weekly column sharing birth, marriage, and death events for people in my family tree.