Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Wordless Wednesday ~ Piggott Family & Friend


Milton Cozzens, Charles Taylor, Bill Piggott, Hazel Madsen Piggott, Tom Taylor, Wm Madsen Piggott, Tom Taylor Piggott 


Leslie Ann

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Pioneer Elennor Creighton


I meant to get this post done Friday for Pioneer Day, but that didn't happen.

Ellenor Creighton is my 3rd great-grandmother and one of my mysterious brick wall ancestors.

For quite some time I thought that she was buried in Fish Haven, Idaho. Only because that's what the Eastern Idaho Death Records indicates. And, of course I made a memorial for her in the Fish Haven cemetery on Find A Grave. Boy did I feel silly when I discovered someone else made a profile for her years later in Laketown, Utah with a headstone photo and everything! The creator graciously transferred management over to me.

The last time I was in Idaho my aunt took me to the Laketown cemetery so I could see it for myself. It took us forever to find her. It wasn't until we both got frustrated and I said out loud, 'where are you grandma Ellenor?' that I found her. I'm serious. Finally I was able to take my own photo.

Let's back up just a bit. It was actually another record that lead me to the discovery of her correct burial place.

She was listed in the Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 1830-1848 database on Ancestry.com with her family which can also be found through FamilySearch. We have always spelled her name as Eleanor, but she was recorded here as Ellenor. That's when I started googling her in a different way.

I found her sailing aboard the Camillus listed as Ellen Creighton. That's when I discovered that she was traveling with a sister named Jane. The sisters were among 228 saints dubbed the "SIXTY-SEVENTH COMPANY" that set sail from Liverpool 6 April 1853 arriving in New Orleans 7 June 1853.

From New Orleans they took passage on a steamboat to St. Louis, MO and then on to Keokuk, Iowa where they camped before heading to Utah.

Unfortunately no journals or records have surfaced that tell of her journey to Salt Lake so we don't know for sure which Pioneer company she traveled with, but I believe she left there with the John Brown Company.

Her sister Jane married John Tempest Leffen while in Keokuk. Ellenor married my 3rd great-grandfather Joseph Hyrum Pugmire three years after arriving in Utah.

Still hoping to find more information on this mysterious Pioneer ancestor.


Leslie Ann

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Wordless Wednesday ~ Not a Happy Bunch


Oliver Piggott    David Piggott    Hazel Madsen Piggott   Rebecca Piggott


Leslie Ann

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Tuesday's Tip is Danish


A few weeks ago I made contact with a distant cousin that I discovered through FamilySearch. It's not always easy to connect with others on FamilySearch because not everyone leaves an email address.

The reason I was so excited to reach out to him is because he uploaded a wonderful document that lead me to new discoveries. Danish discoveries.

I have always been afraid of dreaded Danish research because of the naming traditions. To me it was like trying to find the right John Smith, if you know what I mean. Besides that, I don't speak or read a lick of Danish!

This new information I have learned has me infatuated with my Danish Roots and I want to find more. So that means I need to find a little fortitude and push forward.

So I wanted to tip you off to some websites that may help you with your Danish research.

The following are websites:

Records:



What's that you say? You can't read Danish either? There's no need to fear, Google Translate is here.


Another handy tool is Google Drive. If you have a .pdf document written in Danish, simply upload it to Drive, right click on the document and open with Google Docs.


Once it is opened click on tools from the menu above and then click on 'translate document' from the drop down menu.


Google's translation is not an exact science, however it will help you see things clearer. The following tools will also help you understand Danish a little more:
I also wanted to share some other exciting news with you. Kristian Pedersen is working on docudrama called The Descendant. He just got back from Copenhagen so there will be an episode about Denmark. I'm not sure when the tv pilot is, but I can't wait.



I hope I have been of some help or maybe I'm the last one on the boat. If I left something out, please share in the comments.


Leslie Ann


Friday, July 17, 2015

Friday's Faces from the Past ~ Unidentified Men no. 2



These photos were a part of grandma Nancy's photo album. I guess they could be family members, but I am thinking that they were missionaries that stopped by her house in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England. She took lodgers in after her husband passed to help feed the family.

Grandma Nancy left England for the U.S. in 1899 so I know the photos were taken sometime before then.

Hopefully someone out there will recognize these faces.



Leslie Ann

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