Margaret’s husband was an eccentric inventor who created the Baddeley Air Ship. She gave birth to at least 10 children. They named their son (the one that connects to my tree) Benjamin Franklin Baddeley, for obvious reasons, I think. Name: Margaret TODD-8666 Sex: Female Individual Facts Birth abt Jan 1847 Gippsland, Australia Residence ca 1874,…
Category: Women’s History Month
Catherine (Auberge) Loustaunau’s Individual Summary
Name: Catherine AUBERGE-7990 Sex: Female Father: Paul AUBERGE-9763 ( – ) Mother: Marie PISSOU-9839 ( – ) Individual Facts Birth ca 1755 Baptism 3 Nov 1756 (circa age 1) Ogeu les bains, France Alt. Name Catherine PASTEURET-7990 Alt. Name Catherine DEU BERGE-7990 godparents Pierre Pissou and Therese Auberge Marriages/Children 1. Jean LOUSTAUNAU-7989…
Bridget (Coyne) Wall’s Individual Summary
I would have never known about Bridget Coyne if she had not contested the reopening probate in 1907 of Patrick Dolan. Before I found that file I had no idea that the Dolan’s had cousins in Massachusetts. It was a whole new branch of the tree for me. Name: Bridget COYNE-8521 Sex: Female Father: Patrick…
Margaret (Caetano) Mello’s Individual Summary
Margaret’s mother was a cousin to my great great grandmother, Maria da Conceicao (de Mello) de Braga. Her parents also came to Hawaii as contract laborers to work on the sugar plantations. (Note: This photo is the only one I have of Margaret. It comes from her application for a delayed birth certificate.) Name: Margaret…
Honoring Women During Women’s History Month
As you know, March is Women’s History Month. Many genea bloggers (including me) are participating in the Fearless Females monthly theme. As we write about the women in our family trees, we learn so much more about the special roles they played within the family and the community. I’ve been writing a little here and…