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The Morgan Connection

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The family folklore says the Pease family is related to the Morgan horse. Of course that doesn't mean literally related to a horse, it means related to the family that created the horse. Researching this folklore starts with seeing whether or not Morgan shows up anywhere in my lineage. That is followed by looking at the history of the Morgan horse and then making the connection between my lineage and the Morgan horse.   The first step of the inquiry regarding whether there is a Morgan in my lineage.  It turns out there actually is. There is a Mary Morgan that was born in 1808 and died in 1897.  She is my third great grandmother on the Pease side of the family. She married Reverend James Smith and their son, James Smith Jr., was the father of my great grandmother Alice Pease. Alice Pease was the mother of my grandfather Alfred Morgan Pease. Next step whether Mary Morgan was related to the Morgan horse. The Morgan horse was created by Justin Morgan in 1789. He acq...
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Where the Parents Came From

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Here is my genetic breakdown. This picture shows what I inherited from each parent.  Parent 1 is my father and Parent 2 is my mother. The science of determining where your ancestors came from with your DNA is evolving and is subject to change.  As more data is collected, the accuracy of the results becomes more reliable. To me it is incredible that the DNA from my mother is nothing but Ireland and Scotland almost split fifty-fifty. That means that both grandparents ancestors stayed within their clan while in Europe and for several generations in Canada.       My mother’s side is Scottish and Irish.  This does not track perfectly with my research. My research shows that my grandfather’s family is from England, but my genes do not.   Of course, it is possible that the people of Scottish descent did not intermingle with people of English descent and the records could show they came from England.   My grandmothe...
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History of the Silver Plate

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Silver Plate The monogram on the front of plate is my grandmother’s Sarah Charlotte Clement or SCC.  The back of the plate includes two inscriptions.  The first reads “Sarah Salome Clement, To her dear little granddaughter Sarah Charlotte Clement, Christmas 1897”.  The second reads “To her dear little granddaughter, Sarah Carmel Pease, Christmas 1959”.   I received this silverplate from my grandmother, Sallie, on my 2 nd  Christmas.  As a child, my parents insisted that I eat my desserts off it.  We treated this and all the other sterling silver as any other dish.  It was used every day, thrown in the dishwasher, etc.  Hence it is dented and worn, but now it has character. Sarah Salome 1880 Sarah Salome Clement was my 2 nd  great grandmother.  This portrait of her was painted by W.R. Wheeler in 1880.  She was born in Sherburne, VT on August 13, 1832.  She died in Rutland, V...
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Introduction Convergence 2007   Over the last several years, I have studied my family’s genealogy using other’s research, artifacts I have, and Ancestry.com.  There are many stories to tell so I decided to create this blog.  I intend to reveal what I have learned through a series of “posts”.  In this format, others can comment.  This is great because I may not have the facts straight.  Others may know the story better than I do. The content can be preserved and passed on.   This blog will include both of my parents’ backgrounds.  It will not be in any order.  It will be more like a story that struck me and my documentation of it. Please hit the Subscribe in the upper left corner to be notified of updates.  (Must click the 3 bars first.)
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