I don’t know why Magdelaine Mazeres left France for America. She arrived in the late 1870s, a single woman, navigating the bustling city of San Francisco alone. She ended up in a bad situation. Would she survive the challenges ahead of her as a single parent alone in the city? Let’s find out. Here is…
Tag: French Genealogy
Finding the Castera Family of Lasseube, France
After several weeks of research, I have been able to find the parents of my previously known ancestors in Lasseube, France into the early 1700s…except one pair. I was having a heck of a time finding the parents of Jean Caset dit Castera. It annoyed the heck out of me. Why couldn’t I find them? …
My Obsession with My DNA Match: Exploring a French Genetic Connection
For the most part, my DNA results have been a side note to my regular genealogy research. I’ve worked out two matches in the two years since testing. Most of my matches are vague, 4th to distant matches. So, why did this one DNA match catch my interest? My DNA Match is French I will…
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Surname Distribution
This weeks Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge at Genea-Musings is “Surname Distribution.” I decided to use the World Names Profiler that Randy Seaver provide a link to to see how my surname, Lassalle, was distributed throughtout the countries in this database. My family used the spelling Lassalle with two S’s, which completely throws off everyone…