Category Archives: Women’s History Month

Angie (Margie) Smith’s Individual Summary

Angie was my Great Aunt.  She and Theodore grew up together in Oakland, CA.  They were said to be madly in love.  She developed toxemia of pregnancy during her first pregnancy and died at the age of 23.  It is said that Theodore never fully recovered from that loss. Name:    Angie MARGIE-9710 Sex:    Female Father:    …

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A Story About the Role of Religion in My Azorean Family

[Written for Fearless Females, 1oth of March, The Role of Religion] I don’t know much about the religious background of my ancestors.  My parents were both raised Roman Catholic, but were not religious.  We were baptized but we never went to church or participated in church activities.  My parents were firm believers that religion was …

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Margaret (Todd) Baddeley’s Individual Summary

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, …

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