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Updated Pedigree Charts


I have made some updates to Family and Forebears "Family Pages".  The biggest change that I have made are new ancestor charts.  I have updated all eight of the charts with updated information and I've also standardized them to four generations.  I have embedded these from my Google Docs, so you will be able to zoom in and out to view the information more clearly.

Most of these charts go back a little further than four generations in my database.  If you are looking for an old chart that had more info please contact me - I can send you an email with what you are looking for.  Why did I limit it to four generations? Two reasons, it looks nicer, but also because the further I go back the greater the chance of errors.  So, to make sure I don't provide inaccurate information I've only included the ancestors I'm confident about.  All of these charts start with one of my Great Grandparents.

You can have a look at the new charts by hovering over "Family Pages" in the top bar and select a surname, or you can click one of these links.

The Barnes and Howell Family Page

The Davidson and Liscombe Family Page

The Hoogland and van der Mee Family Page

The Warren and Shepherd Family Page

My goal in the next few months is to create biography posts.  I would like to take the information I have collected in my database and share it though a blog post dedicated to one person at a time.  If you would like to follow updates and new posts you can subscribe to emails.  Just enter your email address under "Follow by Email" in the right sidebar.

Until next time...



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Family Pages Complete



I am happy to say that I have FINALLY completed the transfer from "Lisa's Family Pages" (www.lisasfamilypages.weebly.com) to this new blog.  A fresh new look AND I was able to do some "housekeeping".

In addition to my posts, I have added the "Family Pages" to Family and Forebears.  The links below will take you to pages with information on the families and a pedigree chart that you can view.  The family trees can be enlarged within the page or you can click on the arrow in the top right corner (hover your pointer) and that will take you to the original file.  You can find these pages in the top drop-down menu called "Family Pages" as well.

Barnes & Howell Family - Harbour Grace, Notre Dame Bay, Bonavist Bay - Newfoundland, Canada

Davidson & Liscome Family - Caledon, Toronto & Pickering - Ontario, Canada & England

Hoogland & van der Mee Family - Friesland, Leiden, Amsterdam - Holland

Warren & Shepherd Family - Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, California - USA & England


Check out the INDEX as well.  This lists all of the names in my current database (update coming soon!!)

If you would like any more information on any of these families contact me using the contact form.

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Joseph W Warren


Original Post 8/21/2015 (Lisa's Family Pages)

 I have been working for a few months trying to find out more about my 3x Great Grandfather Joseph Wormwood (aka Joseph W. Warren).  I have discovered so much more about him thanks to a few books and a few newspaper articles found in the Sewickley Herald Newspaper in Pennsylvania.

I was looking for as much information that I could gather so I contacted the Sewickley Valley Historical Society to see if they might have anything on Joseph Warren and his family.  They were able to find a few things and mailed me photocopies of what they had.  One of those photocopies was his Obituary published June 28, 1919, in “The Sewickley Herald”. This was so amazing to read.  Below is a transcription I made of this very long  “In Memoriam”.








JOSEPH WORMWOOD WARREN

Like the ripened sheaf ready for the reaper, Joseph W. Warren, a distinguished octogenarian of Sewickley, was gathered into the eternal harvest last Monday, closing a life full of activities and rugged experiences. He was the son of Richard W. and Elizabeth Wells Warren and was born in Kennebunk, Maine, May 30, 1831. When a young man the family moved to Lowell, Mass., where Joseph learned the machinist trade. He then entered the histrionic profession and travelled on the
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Family Lore vs. Family Fact

Original Post 5/14/2015 (Lisa's Family Pages)

 I have been working hard trying to separate the facts from stories over the past few weeks. In my last post, I shared some family stories that my long lost cousin from Connecticut, USA shared with me. Some of these bits of information were VERY HELPFUL in figuring out our Warren Family Ancestry. Others I can't find proof of (yet) and other things were mixed up with different family members. That being said if it wasn't for speaking with my cousin I never would have figured out the Warren family tree. I am so glad that I wrote her that letter.

The story about being connected to the Wormwood family was true, although I can't find any Native American connection (yet). My 4x Great Grandfather Joseph Warren was born Joseph Wormwood, in Kennebunk, Maine, USA. When he moved to Sewickley, Pennsylvania he started using the name Joseph Warren. He was known as Joseph W. Warren. The W was for Wormwood. He was the ancestor that changed the surname for our Warren bloodline. This explains why it was so difficult to
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Tracing a Living Relative

Tracing a living relative - Warren Wormwood Pennsylvania Maine

 Original Post 4/24/2015 (Lisa's Family Pages)
I have been researching our Warren family history for 9 years now.  This week a crack started on the brick wall surrounding my Great Grandfather Harry Warren.  He is on my "Most Wanted" list.
Harry Warren has used two places of birth during his life.  When he married my Great Grandmother Henrietta Shepherd in 1917 (Toronto, Ontario), he claims he was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, USA. But on his WWI Canadian Attestation Papers (and any other document after the wedding) he claims he was born in Dublin, Ireland.  He named his brother Frank Warren from New York as his next of kin on those WWI papers.  So I started to trace his brother.

I found Frank's marriage date and ordered a copy of the certificate from the New York State Vital Records department.  This record gave me Frank's parents' names, which were the same as Harry's.  So I knew that Harry and Frank were both the children of George Warren and Margaret Byron.

I followed Frank through the years via census records in Connecticut, and directories.  I contacted the
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Warren Family DNA Results

Original Post 9/17/2014
The Warren results are in.  I ordered a Family Finder test through Family Tree DNA for my Uncle.  He volunteered to swab the inside of his cheek for the sake of family research.  Thank you to that wonderful Uncle for feeding my obsession with genealogy and our genetic roots.

The Family Finder test was very helpful in giving our ancestral breakdown.  It turns out that the Warren / Hoogland children have 50% Scandinavian and 50% British Isles roots. Looking at the size of my Uncles and all the fair hair and blue eyes in our family there is no doubt that we have a bit of
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Warren Family Finder Results

Original Post 7/23/2014 ( Lisa's Family Pages)
Great News!  My Uncle's Family Finder results have arrived.  I have contacted a few matches to see if anyone has some information they can share.  So far the cousins we match might be from other lines, but it's a start.  So far I can tell you that my Mom and her siblings are 50% Scandinavian (Norway, Denmark, & Sweden).  This is likely from our Dutch side of the family, as some of my mtDNA matches are from these areas.  The other 50% is of the British Isles.  I expected results like this, and I'm happy to see the results online.  When I work out some matches and research a bit more I will share what I find.

 Update: These results have changed slightly, a more recent post will share those results. 
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The Family Mystery Ancestor


Original Post made 12/11/2013 (Lisa's Family Pages)

 I was so excited yesterday to finally receive the certified copy of my Great Grandfather's Registration of Death.  I ordered this through the Service Ontario online ordering feature and opened my mail to find my copy yesterday.  It was well worth the minimal cost and the two-week wait. Harry WARREN is one of my "brick walls", and this document has shed some light on a few things that I was not sure of.  First, his father was born in England and his MOTHER was born in Ireland.  Her name was Marguerite Ryan, not Margaret Bynn as was transcribed on Harry's marriage record.  So, this explains why my previous searches for his parents have not turned up much.  I'm hoping that this new information will help me find the missing links for this branch of the family!!

UPDATE!!  I've solved a few more mysteries since this original post in 2013.  His parents were George WARREN and Margaret BYRON, both were born in Pennsylvania, USA. 
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