2023 WikiTree Challenge 3: The week has ended to research for the Society of One-Place Studies (OPS) [closed]

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Hello WikiTreers!

Please join us for the current WikiTree Challenge. For each challenge, we partner with another group in the worldwide genealogy community. Together we research seven degrees of connections for seven starting people chosen by our partner.

This week, our partner was the Society of One-Place Studies (OPS). They support and promote studies and their owners, and educate the public about the benefits of running One-Place Studies.

Our week began Thursday, February 2, at noon EST (5pm UTC) and ended February 9, at noon EST. You didn't need any particular skills to participate, everyone was welcome to join us. If you did happen to have any experience with records for Canada, England, or the United States, then your experience was especially valuable for this one.

We again showed our friends what genealogy collaboration can accomplish!

Check out the Resource Space page for more details and resources. You can see who is participating so far on the tracking sheet. Watch for the Highlights post to see what all we discovered!

Answer 1

Rose Ann Holton was baptized on 21 July 1865 in St Gabriel de Valcartier Catholic Church, Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada.

Connection Bounty: Bounty claimed and verified!!

Brick Wall Ancestor: Thomas Holton Ireland

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Wikipedia on Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier , no ''-la-'' in there.  I know, nitpicking, but I like accuracy.    Expanded the marriage data on her parents already, shows her mother had a cousin present at the wedding.  Also expanded data on her own marriage.

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Not sure if this is too distant as I'm new here but I was able to connect to the main tree through Rose's brother, Michael Holton  > His wife, Ellen Mary Lannon, > her sister, Phoebe Ann Lannon, > her husband, Thomas Thompson, his mother, Catherine Guilfoyle, her parents were both already in the main tree, William Gilfoyle & Margaret Griffin.

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looks good, she is also connected through her nephew Francis Squibb.

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That's great Margaret! Nice work on the connection!

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I have added two generations to her daughter-in-law who was the wife of her son Thomas Patrick Cassin.

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Thanks Liza!!

Answer 2

Charles Bullock was born before 3 Nov 1822 when he was christened in Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, England.

Connection Bounty: Bounty claimed and verified on this line!!

Brick Wall Ancestor: Richard Simons England Solved!!

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Have attached Charles Bullock to the global tree through his eldest son's wife

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Great Tracey!! Congratulations and thank you!

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He's connected to the global tree in another direction too now. His wife's grandfather is Bazely-1. (I'm not officially participating in the challenge but I'm on the Oxfordshire team and do a bit of connecting)

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That's great Helen!! We always appreciate the help!

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I have added Research Notes for Richard Simon's likely parents to his profile. I just need to add the parents. Father added.

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WooHoo Hilary!! Nice work!!

Answer 3

William Edward Manly was born on 10 August 1867 in Barking, Essex. He was a fisherman.

Connection Bounty:

Brick Wall Ancestor: John (Manly) Manley England

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Is anyone working on the Manly brick wall ancestor?

Answer 4

Sarah Monksfield was born before the 1st of March 1820 when she was baptized in the St. Leonard's church in Shoreditch, England.

Connection Bounty: Bounty claimed and verified on this line!

Brick Wall Ancestor: Sarah (Stanley) Meek England

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Connection made to the World Tree through her brother Richard Monksfield and his previously connected son George Monksfield! Sarah is now up to 64 connections!

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Yay Steven!! Nice work!

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I've been working on the Meek/Monksfield family.  Does it help if I do a GEDCOM of the tree on Ancestry and bring that over?  I have parents for Sarah Stanley.

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Thanks Lorri! You can add them however you are the most comfortable with.

Answer 5

Elspet (Smith) Duncan was born on 4 Sep 1837 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Connection Bounty: Bounty claimed and verified on this line!

Brick Wall Ancestor: Ann (Ross) Smith Scotland

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Connected to the tree through her child's family line, Charlotte -> Gordon ->
Charles Robertson  → Hellen Sim →George Sim → Charles Sim 

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Nice work Celia!!

Answer 6

Samuel Hynes Vick was born in 1863 in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. 

Connection Bounty: Bounty claimed and verified on this line!!

Brick Wall Ancestor: Sadie E. (Foster) Vick United States Solved!!

Comments

We'll get him connected, I swear.

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Hi! I curate Black Wide Awake and have posted lots re Samuel H Vick. A top: his father’s father is believed to have been Josiah Vick, a wealthy slave owner.

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he will show as connected tomorrow.

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Black Wide Awake is AMAZING! We'd love to have you collaborate with us in the US Black Heritage Project!

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Thank you! I’ll sign up for (much-needed) training, then will definitely sign up to collaborate!

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Don't worry, Lisa, we're nice! :)

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We still need to source and prove the connection at the point where it's currently connected to the tree, but it does look very promising.

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It'll likely require DNA, which will be difficult, as SH Vick has no known Y-descendants. (He had brothers, but they had few children, and I'm not in contact with any of them.) Maybe autosomal matching will establish a link though.

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Let me know if you guys get a connection proven!

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i forget who was checking my work, they felt comfortable with my research notes on this profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hackett-2528

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but i just found a much closer connection

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this is backwards but was easier to copy and paste then retype

0    Vick-1588    

1    Vick-1610    

2    Vick-1623    

3    Berryman-1340    

4    Hackett-2828    

5    Hackett-2827    

6    Hackett-2826    

7    Hackett-2528

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Thanks for all of your work on these lines, S!! Congratulations on the connection!

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Sadie E Foster Vick's parents have been identified as Joseph Foster and Sarah (Patterson) Foster, from the marriage record of her brother Ernest (who is mentioned in her obituary and is living with her in at least one census record).

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Foster-32949

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Foster-32958 and https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Patterson-24412

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Way to go Ambar!! Congrats!!

Answer 7

George Wallace was born on 7 Dec 1826 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. His parents are uncertain at this time.

Connection Bounty: Bounty claimed and verified on this line!

Brick Wall Ancestor: Robert Gordon Scotland Solved!!

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He is connected via son-in-law William McMillan-7238. The bounty could go to me or maybe to Carol-Lynn Harke based on the merge of George's daughter Mary. (Or we could split it! :) )

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Was William already connected to the global tree Matthew? If so, I can split it.

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Yes, I first created William as a child of his (connected) parents, then the marriage was added.

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Moving this here:

Was able to Connect [[Wallace-5435|George Wallace (1826-1905)]]through His Son [[Wallace-23897|George Wallace Jr. (abt.1857-)]] Son's [[Wallace-23898|Frederick Western Wallace (1885-)]]'s Daughter [[Wallace-18368|Zella Marion (Wallace) Davidson (1910-abt.1979)]] who already existed on the tree but was orphaned so I adopted her and her husband [[Davidson-14342|Philip Cheyne Davidson (1902-1979)]] and added a few new sources. His parents were already on the tree and his father's profile [[Davidson-14338|John Cheyne Davidson Archdeacon (1861-1931)]] is quite extensive  He served in WW1 as a chaplain at the  the 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital. He was orphaned as well, I would love to see somebody adopt him as the information about him could be developed I'm sure into quite a biography which I unfortunately do not have the time to do right now.

8 hours ago by Brian Nash 

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I've added the connection via John Powles Cheyne, the brother of the grandmother Susanna Ferrar Cheyne. He was a Royal Navy person and notable for being part of the expeditions to find Franklin's ship which was lost in the search for the Northwest Passage.  He also devised a plan to reach the north Pole by balloon. 17 degrees from Mindy via the Gardners, Notleys and Minsons.

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How interesting Joe. Thanks!!

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Have added the parents of Robert Gordon based on the information in the census (born in St Fergus). Thank you Linda for the extra set of eyes and the help with citation creation.

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Way to go Rosalie! And thank you Linda for your help.

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just a fyi, George Wallace is only 11 degrees from Edwin Boyd  (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Boyd-13222) who was in the first Ontario challenge, as I worked on the same profiles for Boyd as I did for Wallace.

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Very cool S!

Answer 8

Was able to Connect [[Wallace-5435|George Wallace (1826-1905)]]through His Son [[Wallace-23897|George Wallace Jr. (abt.1857-)]] Son's [[Wallace-23898|Frederick Western Wallace (1885-)]]'s Daughter [[Wallace-18368|Zella Marion (Wallace) Davidson (1910-abt.1979)]] who already existed on the tree but was orphaned so I adopted her and her husband [[Davidson-14342|Philip Cheyne Davidson (1902-1979)]] and added a few new sources. His parents were already on the tree and his father's profile [[Davidson-14338|John Cheyne Davidson Archdeacon (1861-1931)]] is quite extensive  He served in WW1 as a chaplain at the  the 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital. He was orphaned as well, I would love to see somebody adopt him as the information about him could be developed I'm sure into quite a biography which I unfortunately do not have the time to do right now.

Answer 9

So excited for this one! Count me in :) az

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That's great Azure!! I was hoping you would join us. 

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Same here

Answer 10

Sign me up!

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Great Tommy! Thanks for joining!

Answer 11

Sounds like a good collaboration. Will look forward to see where the starting profiles are located. Sign me up for this one.

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Great Jeffrey! Thanks for joining!

Answer 12

Looking forward to joining in.  Please sign me up

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Awesome Cheryl! I hope you can join us in Discord for live chat that week.

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I shall certainly try.  Time zone permitting

Answer 13

Hi!  I would like to join this one.  I really enjoyed doing the Ontario challenge :)

Thanks, Carol-Lynn

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Great Carol-Lynn! Glad to see you joining us again. I had fun during the Ontario challenge also.

Answer 14

I'm in. If there are people are from the Carolinas, California or Southwest USA (AZ or NM), I can help.

I'll be using Ancestry of course.

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Great Eileen! Glad you are joining us.

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Now, I saw that Scotland is one of the places. I'll consult with a couple of Scottish experts during the challenge.

Answer 15

I would like to participate in this challenge.

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Great Kathy! See you there!

Answer 16

Of course I am interested. Sign me up!

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Yay Lucy! See you there.

Answer 17

I'll try and join in on this one if time allows.  Sign me up please.  Thank you.

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Great C! Glad to see you again this year.

Answer 18

I'd like to sign up for this one. :-)

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Great Karen! Thanks!!

Answer 19

Sign me up! I'm stronger in Canadian records than anything else; glad to help!

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Great Donna! We can use that Canadian expertise.

Answer 20

Please add me, thank you!

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Yay Elaine! I've got you down!

Answer 21

Count me in as I have One Place Studies in England and Wales that I am managing.

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We're always happy to have your help Hilary!