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cousins and anyone else with an interest in genealogy.
Here is my family tree.Ancestors
I am particularly interested in:
All things Trueblood
I am happy to collaborate on pretty much anything.
I was born in 1959 in Pasadena, California[1]. My childhood was peripatetic and now I live in London. I am married to a lady from Hong Kong[2] and we have three children. By profession I am a geologist.
Background
I am a proud American whose ancestors can be divided into fourths:
1. The Quakers. Pre-1700 arrivals in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, later moving to Indiana. My paternal grandfather
2. The Louisianians. Acadians and others descended from the earliest ships arriving in Nova Scotia in 1610. Plantation builders, lawyers, doctors. My paternal grandmother
3. The late-comers. Poor farmers arriving in the 1860s from Scotland and Germany. My maternal grandfather
4. The Great Migration ancestors. Puritan arrivals on the Mayflower and Governor Winthrop's fleet. My maternal grandmother
My interests in genealogy cover all of the above and more.
Stephen Trueblood participated in the 2022 England Project Boat Race Challenge.
Sources
↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGNG-SVS : 27 November 2014), Stephen P Trueblood, 28 Feb 1959; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVXR-QVSG : 8 October 2014), Stephen P Trueblood and null, Sep 1991; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1991, quarter 3, vol. 13, p. 425, Hendon, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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I adopted the Anne Maris profile after being asked if I would by a project coordinator but ai just saw you deleted all of my information and disconnected all relatives without so much as a note, reference or comment other than to change it to "Unsourced". If I took on something that was incorrect I would appreciate working with someone firstly but if that isn't feasible I'd at least like to know something to explain seeing an empty page that was recently in progress. Thanks for your help and as I didn't create the profile I don't know where to begin nor where my direct ancestors have been moved. :/
Cheers! Becky Elizabeth
I am sorry if you found that disconcerting. The main problem is that Anne Maris is not your direct ancestor. If you look at the changes page for Anne you will see I deleted no information at all and only a husband and children that weren't hers. I simply gave George Maris (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Maris-187) his correct wife, Alice Collier, and his children. Alice is your ancestor as is their son, George (the emigrant). Besides the lack of sources, there are some problems with your Anne: 1) the precise birthdate in 1572 is impossible as the parish register is absent prior to 1679 and there are no bishop's transcripts prior to 1612. 2) Her death date has the same problem. If you look at the transcript of George Maris' will and of Alice Maris' will a few years later you will see the same children proving they were man and wife and the parents of those children, including our ancestor.
Generally, I check with folks before making drastic revisions. However, the Maris family in Worcester is a complete dog's dinner caused by too many GEDCOM imports and not enough sources. I confess I do not have the time to be careful with unsourced pre-1700 profiles. You will see that the current work I am doing on the Marises is sourced and thorough. I still have a ways to go.
On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals over the past year. Every English profile we improve helps!
The England Project Leaders are currently doing our six-monthly check-in with all project members.
Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?
We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.
Perfectly happy, thank you. Managed Profiles are going well and I'm enjoying the Trailblazing again. And as I work backwards through my own ancestors more of them are at that most challenging stage: tracing them back to the mother country. Currently working on the Maris family in Worcestershire, who were early founders of Pennsylvania. The parish register is AWOL and so I am reconstructing the family from wills and court cases.
The England Project is in an excellent state now and simply needs to keep riding high.
I would like to join the Quakers in England project. Nearly all my maternal ancestors were Quakers, back to the 17th century. I am currently secretary of the Quaker Family History Society, which is specifically for people with Quaker ancestry in the British and Irish Isles.
We would love to have you join the Mighty Oaks for the Connect-A-Thon . Need a refresher or want to know more check out the please look through Connect-a-Thon_Tutorial
If you are interested in joining us then please answer the G2G post here Connect-A-Thon Registration Registration closes soon, remember to mention you would like to join the Mighty Oaks
I ran across your contact in The England Project material and maybe you could help point me in the right direction. I was working on Thomas de Gardinis within my family tree and wanted to proposed Pre-1500 additions/changes for Gardinis-3 (Thomas Gardinis),
IPM..........
William de Gardinis alias db Gaedino - Writ, 12 Nov. 16 Edw. I, Calendar of inquisitions post mortem Vol 2 (Edward I) Pg 411, No. 674
….. Thomas de Gardinis, son of the said William and Alexandra, aged 28 at the feast of the Annunciation, 16 Edw. I. is his next heir.
….. the said Thomas held the aforesaid lands by the demise of his father until the end of his father's life…… Somerton
____________________________________________________________________________
IPM......
Alexandra de la Haye - Writ, 14 Aug. 51 Hen. III, Calendar of inquisitions post mortem Vol 1 (Henry III) Pg 205, No. 655 (9 C. Hen. III. File 84. (9.) )
…. Alexandra, daughter of the said Alexandra and Thomas de la Haye, and wife of William de Gardino, age variously stated as 22 at least and 24 and more, is her heir…… Somerton
I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the goals of the England Project during the past six months. We've achieved a huge amount during this period and we couldn't have done it without you and our other project members.
As the England Project Leaders, we are completing our six monthly check-in with all project members.
Are you happy to stay in your current project teams? Which teams are you most active in? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?
Also, do you have any feedback on what the project is doing well and anything we could do better in the future?
Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message. I look forward to hearing from you.
It's that time of the year again: check-in time! As England Project Leaders, we like to check in with you every six months or so to see how things are progressing. Back in May, we didn't ask for a response due to the rapid emergence of Covid-19 because we understood that people's lives were changing rapidly. While we are still living in a Covid world, we do need to hear back from you this time around
First of all, how are you doing? What are you currently working on? Are you happy with the team(s) you're in, or would you like to change things up?
Secondly, we're looking for some feedback on the Google Group and our Discord server. Do you use either or both of these? If you don't use either, why not? Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve participation and collaboration, either generally or for you personally?
Just learning the ropes here, but the more I've read the more fascinated I have become. I'm especially impressed with the quality of your work striving (and succeeding I do believe) toward telling an accurate, well-researched and evaluated piece. Your love for this process shows brilliantly. Thank you.
Thank you for your participation in October’s 2020 Source-a-thon. Your contributions helped us to clear over 57,000 profiles that needed sourcing. This makes our Shared Tree all that much better.
We all did a great job this weekend, thank you for participating. A job well done the grand total for the event was 57,577 profiles sourced. The Mighty Oaks contributed 8,877 of those. Maddy lead all the way and ended with a fab score of 1,130. Making her no 6 on the individual scoreboard
Thanks for your participation during our Connect-A-Thon 2020. It is amazing how many more profiles were created and added to our Shared Tree over the weekend. I hope you’ll join us for the Source-a-thon this fall.
Thank you for joining the Mighty Oaks for the Connect-A-Thon (CAT). Congratulations on your work during the Connect A Thon what an amazing result for the Mighty Oaks we added 12,615. Altogether the teams add a grand total of 60,128 new profiles added to wikitreeWe hope you had fun while building the tree.
Your England Leaders are completing the six monthly check in with all team members. I wanted to thank you for your work on English Profiles and in your various teams. We are missing you, and hope you will be back soon.
These are unprecedented and difficult times, and we understand as Project Leaders that your situation may have changed somewhat in the last few months. What we are all able to/ wish to contribute on Wikitree has changed. Please let me know if you are happy with your current role and team choice or if you wish to do something additional or different. Thank you again on behalf of all the project leaders for everything you do'
Wondered if you would be interested in the next challenge the 4th Clean-A-Thon Friday, April 24, at 8 AM (EDT) and run until Monday, April 27, at 8 AM (EDT).
Marty Acks will be leading the Musty Dusty 2020 Clean-A-Thon Team again this year. I hope you will consider joining us again or for the first time. It is coming up again in 4 short weeks from April 24-26.
I note that Geo Washington Cable wrote a book about your gg grandfather. I live across the street from the Geo Washington Cable residence in New Orleans. :)
I was in touch with you some time ago - I've been working on a page for the 'A House Through Time' series set in Newcastle (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:A_House_Through_Time_-_5%2C_Ravensworth_Terrace.), and am wondering what to do next. It's not quite finished, needs a few edits and a few more profiles to make, but getting there. I see that the other two local topics in the England Project work in different ways - the Westbridge Cottages work as a category and the Beckingham Quakers have a link to the page in the text of their profile, not a category.
Grateful for advice on how to proceed from here - I know that I will have to go back and edit each of the profiles to link them to the page, but should that be as a category or as a link in the text?
Thanks,
Marjorie
Thank you so much for responding to our check-in. We are delighted that you wish to continue contributing to the Louisiana Families Project.
To get the most out of collaborating with other project members, if you haven't already done so, please check the project page for the tag and communication methods used and join the conversation. If you would like some guidance about ways in which you can contribute, please ask in G2G using the project tag on your question.
On behalf of the Louisiana Families Project, we are doing a periodic check-in with members. Please review the project page [1], and if you feel you are able and would like to contribute to the project in the upcoming months, please let me know by commenting on my profile or sending a private message. If you have other obligations or interests at the moment and would like to be removed from the project at this time, you will always be welcome to rejoin if you find yourself with more time and interest later.
All of us at WikiTree would like to thank you for your contributions and hope that you are enjoying exploring your roots.
I adopted the Anne Maris profile after being asked if I would by a project coordinator but ai just saw you deleted all of my information and disconnected all relatives without so much as a note, reference or comment other than to change it to "Unsourced". If I took on something that was incorrect I would appreciate working with someone firstly but if that isn't feasible I'd at least like to know something to explain seeing an empty page that was recently in progress. Thanks for your help and as I didn't create the profile I don't know where to begin nor where my direct ancestors have been moved. :/ Cheers! Becky Elizabeth
I am sorry if you found that disconcerting. The main problem is that Anne Maris is not your direct ancestor. If you look at the changes page for Anne you will see I deleted no information at all and only a husband and children that weren't hers. I simply gave George Maris (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Maris-187) his correct wife, Alice Collier, and his children. Alice is your ancestor as is their son, George (the emigrant). Besides the lack of sources, there are some problems with your Anne: 1) the precise birthdate in 1572 is impossible as the parish register is absent prior to 1679 and there are no bishop's transcripts prior to 1612. 2) Her death date has the same problem. If you look at the transcript of George Maris' will and of Alice Maris' will a few years later you will see the same children proving they were man and wife and the parents of those children, including our ancestor.
Generally, I check with folks before making drastic revisions. However, the Maris family in Worcester is a complete dog's dinner caused by too many GEDCOM imports and not enough sources. I confess I do not have the time to be careful with unsourced pre-1700 profiles. You will see that the current work I am doing on the Marises is sourced and thorough. I still have a ways to go.
On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals over the past year. Every English profile we improve helps!
The England Project Leaders are currently doing our six-monthly check-in with all project members.
Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?
We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.
Many thanks!
Ian, England Project Leader
Perfectly happy, thank you. Managed Profiles are going well and I'm enjoying the Trailblazing again. And as I work backwards through my own ancestors more of them are at that most challenging stage: tracing them back to the mother country. Currently working on the Maris family in Worcestershire, who were early founders of Pennsylvania. The parish register is AWOL and so I am reconstructing the family from wills and court cases.
The England Project is in an excellent state now and simply needs to keep riding high.
Stephen
Ian
I confess I'm a little surprised to find no information here about QFHS. You can find our website at https://newtrial.qfhs.co.uk/. We also run a mailing list, at https://groups.io/g/Quaker-British-Isles, and have a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuakerFamilyHistorySociety.
Hi Stephen
We would love to have you join the Mighty Oaks for the Connect-A-Thon . Need a refresher or want to know more check out the please look through Connect-a-Thon_Tutorial
See our team page here Mighty Oaks Team Page
If you are interested in joining us then please answer the G2G post here Connect-A-Thon Registration Registration closes soon, remember to mention you would like to join the Mighty Oaks
Look forward to working with you again
Janet & Joan Co-Leaders for the Mighty Oaks
Just another quick note since I l neglected to include a thank you for whatever help/direction that you can provide!!
also after looking your ancestral background, there are some of that we have in Common.
Some Quakers, but mainly Mennonites in pre-1700 Pennsylvania. Paternal Grandmother
and The Great Migration. Maternal Grandfather
Happy searching and Thanks again
I ran across your contact in The England Project material and maybe you could help point me in the right direction. I was working on Thomas de Gardinis within my family tree and wanted to proposed Pre-1500 additions/changes for Gardinis-3 (Thomas Gardinis),
IPM.......... William de Gardinis alias db Gaedino - Writ, 12 Nov. 16 Edw. I, Calendar of inquisitions post mortem Vol 2 (Edward I) Pg 411, No. 674
….. Thomas de Gardinis, son of the said William and Alexandra, aged 28 at the feast of the Annunciation, 16 Edw. I. is his next heir.
….. the said Thomas held the aforesaid lands by the demise of his father until the end of his father's life…… Somerton
____________________________________________________________________________ IPM...... Alexandra de la Haye - Writ, 14 Aug. 51 Hen. III, Calendar of inquisitions post mortem Vol 1 (Henry III) Pg 205, No. 655 (9 C. Hen. III. File 84. (9.) )
…. Alexandra, daughter of the said Alexandra and Thomas de la Haye, and wife of William de Gardino, age variously stated as 22 at least and 24 and more, is her heir…… Somerton
____________________________________________________________________________
1) Thomas’ birth year would appear to be about 1260 (28 years old on 16 Edward I)
2) Alexandra, daughter of the said Alexandra and Thomas de la Haye, and wife of William de Gardino
3)Thomas de Gardinis, son of the said William (de Gardinis) and Alexandra (de la Haye)
I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the goals of the England Project during the past six months. We've achieved a huge amount during this period and we couldn't have done it without you and our other project members.
As the England Project Leaders, we are completing our six monthly check-in with all project members.
Are you happy to stay in your current project teams? Which teams are you most active in? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?
Also, do you have any feedback on what the project is doing well and anything we could do better in the future?
Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message. I look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks!
Amelia, England Project Leader
Hi Stephen,
We would love to have you join the Mighty Oaks for the Spring Clean-A-Thon
If you are interested in joining us then sign up here Clean-A-Thon Registration please mention you would like to join the Mighty Oaks
Look forward to working with you again
Janet & Joan Co-Leaders for the Mighty Oaks
Cheryl, PGM Co-Leader
It's that time of the year again: check-in time! As England Project Leaders, we like to check in with you every six months or so to see how things are progressing. Back in May, we didn't ask for a response due to the rapid emergence of Covid-19 because we understood that people's lives were changing rapidly. While we are still living in a Covid world, we do need to hear back from you this time around
First of all, how are you doing? What are you currently working on? Are you happy with the team(s) you're in, or would you like to change things up?
Secondly, we're looking for some feedback on the Google Group and our Discord server. Do you use either or both of these? If you don't use either, why not? Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve participation and collaboration, either generally or for you personally?
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Lizzie, Amy, Joan
England Project Leaders
Just learning the ropes here, but the more I've read the more fascinated I have become. I'm especially impressed with the quality of your work striving (and succeeding I do believe) toward telling an accurate, well-researched and evaluated piece. Your love for this process shows brilliantly. Thank you.
Thank you for your participation in October’s 2020 Source-a-thon. Your contributions helped us to clear over 57,000 profiles that needed sourcing. This makes our Shared Tree all that much better.
Keep up the great work!
Pippin Sheppard WikiTree’s Appreciation Team
Hi Sephen
We all did a great job this weekend, thank you for participating. A job well done the grand total for the event was 57,577 profiles sourced. The Mighty Oaks contributed 8,877 of those. Maddy lead all the way and ended with a fab score of 1,130. Making her no 6 on the individual scoreboard
See: https://wikitree.sdms.si/Challenges/SourceaThon/TeamAndUser.htmClick on tracking to open up your contribution list so you can review your work and possibly some tidying up.
Thanks again for this weekend, you rock
Joan & Janet
Hi Stephen
We would love to have you join us in the Mighty Oaks for the fifth Source-A-Thon
If you are interested in joining us then sign up here https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1097927/have-you-registered-for-the-2020-source-a-thon-yet?
Here is our chat page is open - Oaks Chat We will also be on Discord for live chatting.
This link is for the help page for the event Help page
Look forward to working with you again
Janet & Joan
Thanks for your participation during our Connect-A-Thon 2020. It is amazing how many more profiles were created and added to our Shared Tree over the weekend. I hope you’ll join us for the Source-a-thon this fall.
Kind regards,
Pippin Sheppard ~ WikiTree’s Appreciation Team
Hi Stephen
Thank you for joining the Mighty Oaks for the Connect-A-Thon (CAT). Congratulations on your work during the Connect A Thon what an amazing result for the Mighty Oaks we added 12,615. Altogether the teams add a grand total of 60,128 new profiles added to wikitreeWe hope you had fun while building the tree.
See you next year or before for the Source-A-Thon
Janet & Joan
Co-Leaders for the Mighty Oaks
Hi Stephen
We would love to have you join us in the newly formed England Team (Sandringham Strollers & Windsor Warriors) = Mighty Oaks for the Connect-A-Thon
If you are interested in joining the new English team then sign up here Connect-A-Thon
Here is our chat page which just opened - Mighty Oaks Chat We will also be on Discord for live chatting.
This link is for the help page for the event Help page
Look forward to working with you again
Joan & Janet
Your England Leaders are completing the six monthly check in with all team members. I wanted to thank you for your work on English Profiles and in your various teams. We are missing you, and hope you will be back soon.
These are unprecedented and difficult times, and we understand as Project Leaders that your situation may have changed somewhat in the last few months. What we are all able to/ wish to contribute on Wikitree has changed. Please let me know if you are happy with your current role and team choice or if you wish to do something additional or different. Thank you again on behalf of all the project leaders for everything you do'
Joan
John Williams ~ WikiTree Tree Hugger
Hi Stephen
Wondered if you would be interested in the next challenge the 4th Clean-A-Thon Friday, April 24, at 8 AM (EDT) and run until Monday, April 27, at 8 AM (EDT).
if you are interested register here https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1007803/have-you-registered-for-the-2020-spring-clean-a-thon-yet and mention Sandringham Strollers in you answer.
Add your name in the table once you have registered or let me know The chat is up and running link will be on our page https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Sandringham_Strollers
Many Thanks Janet and Gillian
Sandringham Strollers
If interested, leave a post on this G2G thread https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1007803/have-you-registered-for-the-2020-spring-clean-a-thon-yet.
For more information on the team. see the page: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Musty_Dusty_Pre-1500_Clean-A-Thon2020
edited by [Living Williams]
We are 6th cousins. Please to meet you sir . Ken Paugh.
The Appreciate Team THANKS YOU!
Pippin Sheppard Appreciation Team Member
Hi Stephen
The Scan-A-Thon Registration is open, please register
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/948800/have-you-registered-for-our-2020-scan-a-thon-yet
Thanks look forward to working with you again
Janet
I was in touch with you some time ago - I've been working on a page for the 'A House Through Time' series set in Newcastle (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:A_House_Through_Time_-_5%2C_Ravensworth_Terrace.), and am wondering what to do next. It's not quite finished, needs a few edits and a few more profiles to make, but getting there. I see that the other two local topics in the England Project work in different ways - the Westbridge Cottages work as a category and the Beckingham Quakers have a link to the page in the text of their profile, not a category. Grateful for advice on how to proceed from here - I know that I will have to go back and edit each of the profiles to link them to the page, but should that be as a category or as a link in the text? Thanks, Marjorie
Thank you so much for responding to our check-in. We are delighted that you wish to continue contributing to the Louisiana Families Project.
To get the most out of collaborating with other project members, if you haven't already done so, please check the project page for the tag and communication methods used and join the conversation. If you would like some guidance about ways in which you can contribute, please ask in G2G using the project tag on your question.
Thank you!
Karen ~ Volunteer Coordinator
On behalf of the Louisiana Families Project, we are doing a periodic check-in with members. Please review the project page [1], and if you feel you are able and would like to contribute to the project in the upcoming months, please let me know by commenting on my profile or sending a private message. If you have other obligations or interests at the moment and would like to be removed from the project at this time, you will always be welcome to rejoin if you find yourself with more time and interest later.
All of us at WikiTree would like to thank you for your contributions and hope that you are enjoying exploring your roots.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Karen ~ Volunteer Coordinator
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