Author Archives: Mark Wing
Jean Baptiste Morin
Jean Baptiste Morin is my wife’s second great grandfather. Last year, I located his headstone in St. Michael’s Cemetery in Springfield, MA. He is interred in Section 3. This section, as well as Section 2, contains single grave lots. Plots … Continue reading
Massachusetts Vital Records 1841 to 1920
The Massachusetts Vital Records are a great resource. Births, marriages and deaths in Massachusetts from 1941 to 1920. are readily available on FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch.org usually include a scan of actual record, which is helpful as not all information is indexed. … Continue reading
Samuel J. Smart, Jr
Samuel J. Smart was my wife’s great grandfather. He is currently interred in the St George section of Saint Michael’s cemetery. His wife, Catherine Sullivan, is interred in an adjacent lot. If you are looking to locate this headstone, count … Continue reading
Grace Slick
I have added Grace Slick to my famous relatives page. She is my 10th cousin, once removed. Our nearest common ancestors are Mayflower passenger Resolved White and his wife Judith Vassall. Grace is descended through their Resolved and Judith’s daughter … Continue reading
Elisha Flint
This summer, we took a side trip to Royalton, Vermont to search cemeteries. I have family including direct ancestors who had lived in the area. My goal was to first locate the family members with known (to me) burial locations … Continue reading
Mitt Romney
I have added Mitt Romney to my list of famous relatives. He is a Wing descendant through his maternal grandmother. There were three Wing brothers (Daniel, John, Stephen) who immigrated to the New England during the Great Migration. Many Wings … Continue reading
Pierre Beauregard and Matilda Marquis
A couple weeks ago, I located the graves of Pierre Beauregard and his wife, Matilda Marquis. Pierre and Matilda are my third great grandparents. Both have been somewhat of genealogical dead end for me. I have the death record for … Continue reading
George Flint and Julia Abbott
George Edward Flint and Julia Etta Abbott were my second great grandparents. Their ancestors had lived in the Windsor County, Vermont area for several generations. Most of their descendants stayed in the same area. One exception was their son and … Continue reading
Wright Brothers
I have added aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright to my famous relatives pages. Our common ancestor is Samuel Wright. Samuel is my ninth great grandfather (twice). His lineage to the Wright brothers looks like this: Samuel Wright (?-1665) James … Continue reading
Abel Wright
Abel Wright was my 9th great grandfather. He was amongst the earliest settlers of Springfield, MA. A group led by William Pynchon first settled in Springfield in 1636. The first official record of Abel was a land grant in 1655. … Continue reading