GenealogyBlog

Have you ever wondered if there’s a 1890 census substitute which identifies children? Well there’s a great resource if they survived. That resource is a school register. Here’s the school register from the Great Hill School in Seymour, Connecticut for the academic year of 1892-93. Many school registers include the actual birth date in the data they collect. Unfortunately, this one didn’t.

1892-93 School Register : Great Hill School, Seymour, CT

Teacher: Addie M. Smith

Student Name……………Gender….Age(Yr..Mo)………….Parent or guardian
Eva DeForest……………F…………9………………..Isaac DeForest
Mary Hull………………F………..14…5…………….Charles Hull
Olive Holbrook………….F………..12…6…………….Allen Holbrook
Nettie Holbrook…………F………..14………………..Allen Holbrook
Violet Llewellyn………..F………..10…7…………….Arthur Llewellyn
Lottie Llewellyn………..F…………6…4…………….Arthur Llewellyn
Jennie Moshier………….F………..16………………..Charles Moshier
Fanny Pierce……………F…………9…5…………….George Tomlinson
Sarah Smith…………….F………..14………………..Henry Smith
Nancy Smith…………….F………..12………………..Edgar Smith
Bernice Smith…………..F………..11…7…………….Edgar Smith
Ethel Smith…………….F………..10………………..Edgar Smith
Alanta Smith……………F…………8…1…………….Henry Smith
Etta Smith……………..F…………8………………..Edgar Smith
Jennie Shay…………….F………..14…1…………….John Shay
Lena Cassill……………F…………7…6…………….John Shay
Carrie Swan…………….F………..13…8…………….Morgan Swan
Lydia Schmidthausler…….F……………………………J Schmidthausler
Florence Treat………….F………..15…2…………….Albert Treat
Ruby Treat……………..F…………8…8…………….Albert Treat
Alice Shreman…………..F…………9…11……………Ed Freeman
Arthur Deforest…………M………..10…4…………….Isac Deforest
Clarence Davis………….M…………7…6…………….Edward Davis
Walter Davis……………M…………9…5…………….Edward Davis
Charles Dudly…………..M…………7…8…………….Henry Dudly
Otis Francis……………M………..17………………..Francis Morelle
John Hully……………..M…………9…6…………….Charles Hully
Jame Moshier……………M………..10…3…………….Charles Moshier
John Qualey…………….M……………………………Rose Qualey
Fred Smith……………..M…………8…5…………….Henry Smith
Dixon Smith…………….M…………6…5…………….Edgar Smith
Leo Shay……………….M………..12…1…………….John Shay
Walter Scranton…………M…………6…3…………….Abram Scranton
John Schaaff……………M…………6…2………………….Schaaff
Charles Hopkiss…………M…………7..11…………….Fred Hopkiss
Thomas Powers…………..M…………9………………..James Powers
George Sherman………….M………..16………………..Wm. Sherman
Reginald I Smith………..M…………5…7…………….Edgar Smith

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Do you have a genealogist in your life who you need a last minute gift for? There are some gifts which don’t need to be delivered such as a gift subscription to a genealogy website.

Even though some subscription websites don’t have a gift subscription, you can pay for a subscription for him or her.

You can turn the photos or movies of your ancestor into a genealogy present.

You can also order a kit to get his or her DNA tested for genealogical purposes.

There are many more gifts a genealogist would love, genealogy charts, a trip to a genealogy conference, how about attending a local genealogy club together.

Recently I wrote an article about one of my ancestors, Patrick Fraher. This article has now been published in the December issue of an on-line magazine called Irish Lives Rembered. Irish Lives Remembered is a great resource for researching your Irish Family History.

Patrick was my mysterious black sheep ancestor I always wanted to learn more about. Read more about him in the article in the Irish Lives Magazine.

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I recently stumbled across a new database which was put on line by Ancestry.com. This database is entitled Connecticut Military Census of 1917. This census asked some unique questions which provide insight into your ancestors.

Below are digital copies of both of my grandfather’s records.

I learned some interesting things about them.

My Grandpa Fox knew how to ride a horse, handle a team, had experience with a steam engine and was a good swimmer. He had also filed first papers for citizenship.

My Grandpa Sanders knew how to handle a team and was a good swimmer.

If you have Connecticut ancestors old enough to fight in WWI, then be sure to check out this new database on Ancestry.com.

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