3.) Most of my mother's (Dorothy (Trout) Nickerson) New Jersey ancestry was from 3 countries. Which countries? Answer: Great Britain, The Netherlands, Germany.
My mother's (Dorothy (Trout) Nickerson) ancestors are divided about evenly between these 3 countries. They were born in New Jersey for many generations, mostly in Hunterdon County. They were mainly German, with lots of colonial Dutch from New Amsterdam, and some British. Her closest immigrants are 6 generations back from her, William Lee and his wife Mary (MacCallum) Lee, who came from Scotland in the 1750s.
Some of her other English names are: Hall, Buchanan, Dalrymple, Hixson, Emmons, Stout, Sutton, Robbins and Reed.
Since the Netherlands and Germany are countries with foreign (non-English) languages, in this country many of my mother's ancestral names changed over the years, becoming anglicized. Some changes, like Traut to Trout, were subtle; others, like Belloesfeldt to Bellis, or Pysong to Besson, changed more. Where I know the original spelling, I've put it in parentheses.
Some of our Dutch ancestors names are: Van Doren, (Van) Voorhees, Van Sicklen, Van Dyke, (Van) Couwenhoven, Montfoort, Bennet, Tice (Tys, Thsse, Tyssen, etc.). Williamson (Willemszen), Nagel, Stelting, Cool, Sebring (Seubering), Brackhonge, Hendricks.
Some of our German ancestors names are: Trout (Traut), Bellis (Belloesfelt), Kuhl, Service or Servis (Zerbe?) Apgar, (Epgert), Lance (Lantz), Schenck, Opdyke, Housel (Hauschildt), Kerhart, Snook, Calstan, Trimmer, Mettler, Hummer/Hommer.
4.) 13 of our granddaughters' fathers' great-great-grandparents were born in other countries. Can you name the 4 countries? Hint: 3 of the countries are the same for both.
Answer: B's ancestors: Canada (PEI & Nova Scotia) Ireland, Italy (Sicily), Portugal (Azores)
His most recent immigrants from each country are:
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| Alfred Strangman |
Prince Edward Island, Canada: Alfred Henry Strangman (1846-1935) born PEI.
Nova Scotia, Canada: William H. Kimber (1870-1906) born Bridgetown, Annapolis, NS.
Ireland: Richard J. Cusack/Cusick (1841-1914) born County Kerry, Ireland. His wife, Catherine M. Tracy, (1847-1909) born County Cork, Ireland.
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| Josephine Anno |
Sicily, Italy: Giovanni "John" Anno (1872-1933) born Messina, Sicily, Italy. His wife Guiseppina "Josephine" Giacobbi (1884-1971) born near Messina, Sicily, Italy.
Azores, Portugal: Anthony/Antone Pereira (abt 1824- ) born Faial, Western Islands (Azores), Portugal. His wife Mary Constance Rose Silva (abt 1830 - ) born Faial, Azores, Portugal. The Azores are 9 volcanic islands situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 930 miles west of Lisbon and about 1,200 miles southeast of Newfoundland.
Answer: D's ancestors: Canada (New Brunswick & Nova Scotia) Ireland, Italy (Sicily), England
His most recent immigrants from each country are:
New Brunswick, Canada: Della Agnes Wheaton (1882-1930) born Wheaton Settlement, Westmorland, NB.
Nova Scotia, Canada: Asa Wilson Sullivan (1879-1948) born Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
Ireland: John Joseph Murphy (1858-1928) born Ireland.
Sicily, Italy: Giuseppe "Joseph" Ruscitti (1876-1943) born in Caltanissetta, Sicily. His wife, Pasqualina "Lina" Polizzi (1879-1955) born in Santa Caterina, Villarmosa, Sicily.
England: Kathleen Grace Stolworthy (1894-1968) born London, England.
I am just thrilled to find out we have German ancestry! :D If you look at the map of Germany, take a look at the northern most state of Schleswig Holstein. That's where I stayed :) Hamburg is a different state but it was just a 30 minute train ride away, so I went there all the time too. I'm so excited to be a little German! Thank you for digging that up :)
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Alfred H Strangman is mh great great grandfather on my grandmother Barbra Stangman. I googled his name and found this thank you
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