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Friday, June 5, 2015

A British Man Tells Me Fascinating Things About Centuries Past

Dad's first wife was Dorothy Fetchenback Weyl (Obviously a German lady) and dad married her in 1942.
I have been researching all of the families going back 100's of years. Dad's side of the family seems to be from England and Germany. Mother's side of the family comes from Ireland and Scotland. Ironically Patterson is both an Irish and a Scottish name. I am amazed at how far back the birth records go.
As luck would have it this morning I was in my early morning swimming workout with a man from England named Richard Henry. We started discussing ancestry.com. He told me something amazing. In all European countries in centuries past only the births, deaths, marriages and divorces of the aristocrats and people with money were recorded. This means that both sides of our family are people with money and substance and not poor peasants.
We have a relative from the Ball Family who fought in the Revolutionary War. His name was George Ball. Based on this, you, Aunt Beverly, Balinda, and Kelly should qualify for membership in Daughters of the American Revolution. Uncle Donnell, myself and many other people from the family should qualify for membership Sons of the American Revolution.

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