As they always say, “Better late than never.” I’ve seen the “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” challenge across the genealogy blogger community during the past few months and I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to carve out time to do it. Than I thought that since it was only once a week and I know it will probably help open up some research paths or even connect to new cousins, I decided to do it. I’m starting a bit late here in February, but I plan to go all 52 weeks.
I will talk about ancestors on both sides of my children’s trees, so my ancestors and my wife’s ancestors since I research both lines. I will also use this post as an index of each of the 52 ancestors, so you can always check back here to see a complete list as the year goes on.
- Week #1: Charles Van Price
- Week #2: Frederick Moran
- Week #3: Augusta (Luedtke) Last
- Week #4: William J Dakins
- Week #5: Ignatz Szulta
- Week #6: Robert Moran
- Week #7: Joseph Troka
- Week #8: Anna (Huizel) Collins
- Week #9: William Henry Thompson
- Week #10: George Washington Shannon
- Week #11: Minnie Thielke
- Week #12: Alexander Felix Banach
- Week #13: Maria (Klegin) Braatz
- Week #14: James A Collins
- Week #15: Jean Joseph Desire DeBroux
- Week #16: Emma Lucretia (Douglas) Lant
- Week #17: William Corrigan
- Week #18: Peyton Wey
- Week #19: Herman Rathke
- Week #20: Susan (Skinner) Warner
- Week #21: Anna (Lindner) Zalewski
- Week #22: Georg Heinrich Stiern
- Week #23: Gustave Gyrion
- Week #24: Marie DesAnges (Manseau) St. Louis
- Week #25: Henry Lint
- Week #26: Ida (Schanvandie) Muhm
- Week #27: Nathaniel Shannon
- Week #28: Henry Peter Thielke
- Week #29: Carey Toney
- Week #30: Jean Baptiste Laurent
- Week #31: Frank J Zalewski, Sr
- Week #32: Michael Troka
- Week #33: Rosina Winslow (Arnold) Shannon
- Week #34: Jacob Zalewski
- Week #35: Lyman Eugene Whipple
- Week #36: Johann Peter Firmenich
- Week #37: Michael John Corrigan
- Week #38: Adrien Francois
