Hello WikiTreers!
WikiTree Challenge #7 is now complete. We spent a fun and collaborative week working together to build up a massive list of ancestors based on the seven starting people chosen by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). We were challenged with finding New England ancestors, with some very challenging brick walls scattered throughout the branches. Once again, our group of researchers did a fantastic job of tracking down family members and documenting them on WikiTree.
In a record breaking week, our challenge participants added or connected more than 24,130 relatives within seven degrees for the seven starting people! The highest amount of people were added to the lines for Lemuel Shattuck, who gained 6,325 relatives in one week! All seven of the lines were connected in unique ways to the global tree, with some being connected through multiple branches.
Altogether, more than 117 WikiTreers made 14,826 edits to connected profiles. Groups were quickly formed to tackle the more difficult lines, with emphasis on birth, census, and probate records. Several United States Black Heritage (USBH) Project members stepped in to help with Kenneth Alford's enslaved ancestors. His family's record collection plays a big part in Massachusetts education.
MVP: Margaret Meredith
Top Bounty Hunters: Margaret Meredith, Homer Thiel, Chris O'Connell, Cheryl Hess, & M. Cole
Team Captain: Karen Lowe
All contributors ● Scoring explanation ● Research resources ● Connections to all contributors
Our seven starting profiles:
- Charles Ewer gained 4,122 new relatives, bringing his CC7 (connection count within seven degrees) to 6,627.
- Lemuel Shattuck gained 6,325 relatives, bringing his CC7 to 22,132.
- Gov. John Albion Andrew gained 3,551, bringing his CC7 to 11,323.
- Mary Martha Corinne “Cokie” (Boggs) Roberts gained 579, bringing her CC7 to 1,764.
- Kenneth Alford gained 307, bringing his CC7 to 310.
- Lucy (Hall) Greenlaw gained 5,352, bringing her CC7 to 5,355.
- Julia E. (Winter) Folsom gained 3,894 new relatives, bringing her CC7 to 3,895.