Liz Duffy
Honor Code SignatorySigned 4 Jul 2014 | 2,419 contributions | 40 thank-yous | 1,161 connections
Signed 4 Jul 2014 | 2,419 contributions | 40 thank-yous | 1,161 connections
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Liz J. Duffy
Born 1960s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of
[private father (1920s - unknown)]
and [private mother (1920s - unknown)]
Sister of
[private brother (1940s - unknown)] [half], [private sister (1940s - unknown)] [half], [private sister (1960s - unknown)] [half], [private brother (1970s - unknown)] [half] and [private sister (1970s - unknown)] [half]
Mother of
[private daughter (1990s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jul 2014
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Biography
This outline for now is really meant to give everyone a greater understanding of why my family tree and this project is so important to me.
Although I wasn't adopted I didn't really start meeting my family until I was almost 40 years old. As a child I never met my grandparents. When I was about 5 I met one Aunt and her children who were much older than me. Out of 10 Aunts and Uncles that was it! As I grew up I remember being very confused with friends who had huge families and how they were related.
In they late 90's I reconnected with my Father and in turn reconnect him with his family he hadn't seen in over 20 years when by chance I went to Boston MA on a business trip. Sadly my Grandmother had died just 3 years earlier.
From there I went to my first "Duffy" family reunion. Where I was given a paper copy of the family tree which my Uncle and 2nd cousin had worked on for 20 years. They thought it would help me understand who was related to who.
I held onto it for years, one day I decided to translate the tree to Ancestry.com and add my mom's side of the family. I was so curious - and once I got started I found myself hooked!
I had an Aunt who died very young and left behind a son. I figured out his name and did a little searching and found an address. We connected after I sent very short "we could be related" letter. He in turn had been given a copy of the Spannagel / Macy family tree in 50's by our Aunt. She had great documentation handed to her. We really don't know who gave it to her but this is as close to a family bible as we will get!
My other big find this year (2014) is a phone number to the Spannagel side. They have a annual family reunion that has continued for 80 years. I plan on attending in 2015 for sure!
In short I really want to know who I'm related to and see if I can find living relatives distant or not. I want to know how all my family migrated to America. Additionally I want to make sure my family lines are not lost or forgotten and hope to connect future generations who are interested in their heritage. Beyond my family I have trees of people who where important to me that I will add in hopes to enrich the lives of others.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Liz Duffy at registration.
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- Liz's formal name
- full middle name (J.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (1)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (1)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Liz or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Liz:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Liz or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Liz:
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Liz Duffy:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A555844 [compare], Ancestry member lizduffy1348
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Featured National Park champion connections: Liz is 17 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 25 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 18 degrees from George Catlin, 13 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 21 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 19 degrees from George Grinnell, 29 degrees from Anton Kröller, 18 degrees from Stephen Mather, 25 degrees from Kara McKean, 18 degrees from John Muir, 20 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 27 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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Dads: Duffy (Duffie) / Lally / Pierce / Bolton
Moms: Spannagel / Macy / Figgins (Feagans) / Bovard
Descent of Mayflower through Howland / Tilly into Macy line
Spannagel line from Unterreichenback, Wuettenburg, Germany into US Shelby IL
Duffy line from Renfrewshire County, Scotland, United Kingdom to Prince Edward Island, Canada to Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Have little information on Bovard line and less on Pierce / Bolton
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