1970s

1970s From Wikipedia: The Seventies (miniseries). Clockwise from top left: U.S. PresidentRichard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office following the Watergate scandal in 1974; The United States was still involved in the Vietnam War in the early decade. The New York Times leaked information regarding the nation’s involvement in the war. Political pressure led to America’s withdrawal from the war in 1973, …

The War Years: A Timeline of the 1940s

By Jennifer Rosenberg https://www.thoughtco.com/1940s-timeline-1779951#:~:text=The%201940s%20tower%20over%20every%20other%20decade%20of,war%20years%2C%22%20is%20synonymous%20with%20World%20War%20II. Updated on March 16, 2020 The 1940s tower over every other decade of the 20th century as the most full of sorrow, patriotism, and ultimately, hope and the beginning of a new era of American dominance on the world stage. This decade, commonly called “the war years,” is synonymous with World War II. This …

SIR RICHARD RICH ~ 13th GGF

Sir Richard of Weld Rich (Lord Chancellor of England, 1st Baron of Leigh’s) “the evilest person of the 16th century”, Esquire (13th GGF) 1510–1567 BIRTH 1510 • St. Lawrence Jewry, London, England DEATH 12 JUN 1567 • Rochford, Rochford District, Essex, England https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/108968843/person/432337005750/facts Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich From Wikipedia The Right HonourableThe Lord RichKt Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger Speaker …

GEORGE MACKENZIE, 1ST Earl Of CROMARTY, (1630-1714)~ 10th GGF

George Mackenzie of Avoch, Tarbat, 1st Earl of Cromarty (10th GGF) 1630–1714 BIRTH 1630 • Innerteil, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland DEATH 17 AUG 1714 • Scotland 10th great-grandfather George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Earl of CromartieFRS The 1st Earl of Cromartie Secretary of Scotland In office21 November 1702 – 17 October 1704 Monarch Queen Anne Preceded …

(Lt.) Samuel Ladd (7th GGF) ~ Killed by Indians

1649–1698 BIRTH 1 NOV 1649 • Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USADEATH 22 FEB 1698 • Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 7th great-grandfather I’ve found several stories regarding the danger of living in Colonial America. Samuel Ladd (my 7th great-grandfather) was killed by Indians. His lover and mother of his three illegitimate children, Elizabeth Emerson, was hung after she killed her twins. They were …

ELIZABETH II, QUEEN OF ENGLAND ~ 14th cousin 2x removed, 13th cousin 1x removed

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary), is Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms, Princess Elizabeth of York, van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (15th cousin 1x removed) 1926–2022 BIRTH 21 APRIL 1926 • Mayfair, London, England DEATH 09-08-2022 14th cousin 2x removed, 13th cousin 1x removed Elizabeth II and I are cousins and we go way back. My …

MARGARET (POLE, COUNTESS OF SALISBURY ~ (1473-1541) ~ (14th GGM, 1st cousin 15x removed)

Margaret Pole, Plantagenet of York, Lady Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, (Saint Margaret) – 1473–1541 BIRTH 14 AUGUST 1473 • Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset, EnglandDEATH 27 MAY 1541 • (aged 67) Tower of London, London, England (beheaded) 1st cousin 15x removed14th Great Grandmother Last night while working on my family tree, I discovered my cousin Maggie was also my 14th great-grandmother. …

THOMAS MIX (MEEKES), MIXES & TURNERS ~ COLONIAL AMERICA ~ New Haven, CT

Thomas Mix (Meekes) (Immigrant, New Haven, CT) (9th & 10th GGF) 1624–1691 BIRTH 1624 • London, Middlesex, England DEATH 9 JUN 1691 • New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States 9th great-grandfather My grandparents in the 1600s Colonial America, New Haven, CT were publicly whipped for fornication. They were “forced” to marry. Later on, they were not good Puritans and were …