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(small world time... Grizzlyette's grandfather and I share the same last name, his people came from this same area... what are the odds?)
From the time that I sent you some seeds, I still remember your name. There was a local television celebrity with the same name, and since I saw him on television a lot, it helped me to remember your name.
 
I would not trust some of the data bases. A cousin shared his research with me. He was a member of LDS and most of his research was from their data base.
His own mother’s birthdate was off by 2 years. I pointed it out to him and he claimed it was correct. It would have made my grandmothers younger sister older than her.
His mother had him at 16 and my Great Uncles beat his father and ran the father out of town, according to legend
LDS had my great aunt had my 2nd cousin at 18. Every other database says 16.
 
I have my family tree going back ten generation.
A Cousin has trayed our line back 450 years.
 
I have one line coming to the US in 1720. A few Patriots, more Tories

I have another line immigrating to Montreal, one of 7 with that surname. But we joke , we own the bus company. But not speaking French I found that path blocked but i did find them coming to the US from Montreal.

Another 2 lines from Alsace, so take it France or Germany depending on the time of history. But both Germanic names, one of which may have been misspelled at Ellis Island. Resigner seems to be the common spelling, which my line is not

Stymied on my common surname around 1870.

I learned about looking for spelling looking for my Great grandmother - Emma Jean, Imogene
 

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