Twenty-one of the 56 signers of the American Declaration of Independence have Puritan Great Migration (PGM) ancestors (at least according to WikiTree and some downloads done through Ancestor Explorer). In honor of the 4th of July and America's declaration of indepenence, this month's challenge theme will focus on the PGM Ancestors John Hancock, the president of the Constitutional Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (although he didn't sign until August 2nd).
The challenge is a little bit of an experiment. It's a "choose your own adventure" profile improvement challenge. Some profiles are close to completion; others need more work. Our past challenges have focused on bio-building, and you can certainly select a profile and fully complete the bio. OR, we invite you to look at these profiles and see what improvement you can make. There are some ideas below, but you can also run the profile through the PGM Profile Checklist.
- Are there sources supporting the parents, spouses and children?
- Is there a children's list complete with birth and marriage information? Are the children's profiles linked?
- Do the sources have dates, pages and links?
- Are there primary sources that can be added?
- Can you try and break through a brick wall (and even if unsuccessful, leave some Research Notes)?
Here is a sampling of the profiles from John Hancock's paternal side:
See here for a full list of profiles see the Challenge Free-Space Page.
10 Bounty points for correcting any tree errors, breaking through a brick wall, or bringing a profile to completion.
Are you in? Sign up below, and let us know what improvements you are planning or have completed.
