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Introduction

This Introduction applies to all of the following charts:

The Ancestors of Ruben Alexander Anderson and Helene Louise May;
The Ancestors of Carl Henry Brehm and Alice Elizabeth Lambert;
The Ancestors of Robert Monroe Bucher and Elizabeth Ann Matlack;
The Ancestors of William George Fredendall and Evaline Franklin;
The Ancestors of Lindon Robert Hilton and Beryl Edna Campbell;
The Ancestors of John Everett Hale Johnson and Phyllis Marie Smith;
The Ancestors of Charles Elmer Loucks and Caroline Adelaide Tull;
The Ancestors of John McKaig and Margaret Allan;
The Ancestors of Alvah Millard and Elsie Viola Joitel;
The Ancestors of Charles Augustus Richardson and Emma Curtis Rand;
The Ancestors of Howard Emery Shahan and Sharon Coward;
The Ancestors of John Williams and Selina Brewster

Contents

Abbreviations; Documentation; Double Dating; Duplicate Ancestors; Format; Lines in Common; Links

Abbreviations

b=born; bap=baptized; bur=buried; ch=christened; cf=confirmed; d=died; emig=emigrated; ma=married; mi=marriage intentions published; occ=occupation; prop=proprietor; res=resided

CAN=Canada

MB=Manitoba; ON=Ontario; SK=Saskatchewan

ENG=England

BDF=Bedfordshire; BKM=Buckinghamshire; BRK=Berkshire; CAM=Cambridgeshire; CHS=Cheshire; DBY=Derbyshire; DEV=Devonshire; DOR=Dorset; ESS=Essex; GLS=Gloucestershire; HAM=Hampshire; HRT=Hertfordshire; HUN=Huntingdonshire; KEN=Kent; LAN=Lancashire; LEI=Leicestershire; LIN=Lincolnshire; MDX=Middlesex; NFK=Norfolk; NTH=Northamptonshire; NTT=Nottinghamshire; OXF=Oxfordshire; SAL=Shropshire; SFK=Suffolk; SOM=Somerset; SRY=Surrey; SSX=Sussex; WAR=Warwickshire; WIL=Wiltshire; WOR=Worcestshire; YKS=Yorkshire

FRA=France

NRD=Nord

GER=Germany

HOL=Holland

MEX=Mexico

NOR=Norway

NDL=Nordland; TLM=Telemark

SCT=Scotland

USA=United States

CT=Connecticut; DE=Delaware; ID=Idaho; IA=Iowa; IL= Illinois; MA=Massachusetts; MD=Maryland; ME=Maine; MI=Michigan; MO-Missouri; NC=North Carolina; NE=Nebraska; NH=New Hampshire; NJ=New Jersey; NY=New York; OH=Ohio; PA=Pennsylvania; RI=Rhode Island; VA=Virginia; VT=Vermont; WI=Wisconsin; WV=West Virginia

WLS=Wales

MON=Monmouthshire

Documentation

At this time, much of the information in the charts is from secondary sources. I am in the process of seeking out primary sources. I am also in the proces of adding the documentation to the web page. If there is an "N" in the first or second column, clicking on that letter will take you to the documentation.

Double-dating

Often you will see early years written in the form 1718/9. The problem has to do, not with an uncertainty as to which year it should be, but with a change in the calendar from the Julian to the Gregorian. In Britain and most of American colonies, this took place in 1752. Whenever a date before 1752 falls between January 1 and March 24 it is recorded to reflect both calendars.

Under the Julian calendar, New Year's day fell on the 25th of March. An event that is written as 22 Feb 1718/9 tells us that the year was actually 1718 but if the year had begun on January 1 as it now does, then it would have been 1719.

Duplicate Ancestors

As one might expect, some ancestors appear in the chart more than once. To minimize errors, the detailed information about the ancestor is entered only once. For the duplicate listings, the reader is referred back to that complete entry. In the complete entry, the duplicate listings are identified as "also" and any one of them can be reached by clicking on that number. In the duplicate listing, the person's name is preceded by an asterisk and the location of the complete entry can be reached by clicking on the number given to see.

The only time that any event information is given in the duplicate listing is when the descendants are from more than one spouse. In that case, both marriages are listed in both the complete and the duplicate entry.

Note that the complete entry and the duplicate entry may be in different generations. Thus, in the complete entry, Richard6 may be the son of Thomas7 but in the duplicate entries the same two people may be shown as Richard7 and Thomas8. Be especially cautious when father and son have the same name. Use the links, rather than just scanning for someone with the same name. The spouse's name can help to be sure you have the right person.

Format

The format of these ancestor charts is an ahnentafel outline.

The word "ahnentafel" comes from the German, "ahnen" meaning ancestors and "tafel" meaning table. As used today, it refers to a numbering system for the ancestors of a person. The starting person is given the number 1. His/her father is 2, and his/her mother is 3. Number 2's father is 4 and his mother is 5. Number 3's father is 6 and her mother is 7.

To generalize: Double any person's number to get his/her father's number and add one to get his/her mother's number. Note that (after the first generation), all the men have even numbers, and all the women have odd numbers. Ahnentafel numbers need not be consecutive - if an ancestor is unknown, his/her number is simply omitted from the list.
The Nippissing Voyageur, Vol. 18 No. 4 p.9.

Many of the charts begin with a number other than 1 because of my policy of only including deceased people.

To move down the chart (from child to parent), if you click on the blue P in the first column next to the person's name, that will take you to the person's father. Their mother (if known) will be the next person listed. To move up the chart (from parent to child), if you click on the bluc C next to the father's name, that will take you to their child. (As you use them, the blue letters will change to green).

Lines in Common

As you glance through the charts, you will notice that some people appear on more than one. To help you locate them, I have developed the following chart (Find them in the surname index):

Charts Lines in common
Richardson, Brewster, Johnson Avery, Miner, Palmer
Richardson, Brewster, Hilton, Loucks Cogan
Richardson, Brewster, Loucks Loomis, Partridge, Tracy
Richardson, Brewster Brewster, Harmon, Phelps, Sheldon, Warren
Richardson, Johnson Houghton, Prescott, Post
Richardson, Hilton Foster, Wimes, Dodge, Gater, Barker, Ackworth
Richardson, Hilton, Johnson Perkins
Richardson, Hilton, Johnson, Fredendall Kimball
Richardson, Hilton, Loucks Knight
Richardson, Loucks Hull, Kelsey, Whitcomb
Richardson, Fredendall Sherman

Brewster, Hilton Andrews, Howland
Brewster, Hilton, Loucks Jordan
Brewster, Loucks Newton, Pabodie, Woodbury
Fredendall, Johnson Peabody

Fredendall, Loucks Cutter, Towles

Hilton, Loucks Varney, Proctor, Heath

Hilton, Millard Sawtell

Links

The charts offer various links to help you move around:

P=parent; C=child (see Format).

N=Notes - sources and comments regarding events. Many sources are abbreviated. If the source is highlighted, a link will take you to the full description of the source. Use the "back" feature on your browser to return to the note.

T=Text - general background information about the person.

also #...; see #... - most frequently used as cross references for duplicate ancestors (which see).

see #... is also used within the chart when an ancestor is also a spouse of another ancestor, but they are not the parents of the person in this branch (they may be parents of a person in another branch on the same chart)

see [chart name] links the person to other charts.

First, ... Generation allows quick movement between generations if you are not following a particular line.

NOTE: The Richardson, Hilton, Johnson, Loucks, Shahan and Williams charts have been separated into several pages. The links will take you between pages as needed.

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