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Over the holiday weekend a patch was released for Family Tree Maker that allowed me to sync the changes from Family Tree Maker up to Ancestry.com. It’s been 5 months since I was able to do this, and I was quite nervous. I’ve made a large number of changes over this time, but I had…
Keep readingTalk about sticking your neck out! John “Babbacombe” Lee had his on the line repeatedly! While he doesn’t have the Babb surname, he sure sounds like one of us! Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Babbacombe_Lee John-Babbacombe-Lee-WikipediaDownload Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to…
Keep readingAn interesting Wikipedia article has been written about Louisa Elizabeth Babb, who was known to the public as Minnie Byron. Louisa hails from the line we refer to as Devon Pedigree (Barnstaple 1711) 04, 15, 34. The line has yet to be Y-DNA tested, so we don’t yet know how they connect. Please let us…
Keep readingFor more on the amazing Morwell house (or Barton as the article refers to it) see this posting as it went up for sale in 2022. It was also up for sale at the same price (£4,500,000) in 2019. A medieval stone Manor House on the Dartmoor National Park in Devon that comes with 243…
Keep readingCHAPTER IX. THE POCKET-BOOK. Jasper drew in full draughts of the delicious air, leaning back on the bench, himself in shade, watching the trees, hearing the hum of the bees, and the voices of the harvesters, pleasant and soft in the distance, as if the golden sun had subdued all the harshness in the tones…
Keep readingCHAPTER VIII. BAB. As Jasper recovered, he saw less of the sisters. June had come, and with it lovely weather, and with the lovely weather the haysel. The air was sweet about the house with the fragrance of hay, and the soft summer breath wafted the pollen and fine strands on its wings into the…
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Jean A. Sargent’s Papers
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by Julia Older
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