Hey Swedes

[Valmy]

Hehe... I was working on geneaology last night and traced one of my mother's lines back to early Massachusetts...  my 10th great grandfather, John Stone, got fined for yelling at a Puritan minister in Gloucester, specifically "for scandalizing Mr. Blynman, with charging him with a false interpretation of Scripture, as also saying that if an angel from heaven should preach the same he would not believe it, and that there were other of his mind; and also further in a discourse with James Smith tending to the reproach of the doctrine delivered by Mr. Blynman". 

That is the stuff I hope to get more of.  Stories and anecdotes.  It makes these people easier to remember.  That is pure gold 

[Caliga]

Yeah, check this shit out.

Cal's 9th great grandfather:

Thomas Cornish was born in Great Britian about 1615, was in Gloucester, Massachusetts before September 4, 1641 where he married Mary Stone. He moved to Exeter where in October 1651 he signed a document with others to appoint Edward Hilton to a position of authority. On 24 March 1652 he signed a petition to annex a meadow of about one hundred acres to the town.

By January 22, 1657 Thomas Cornish with Thomas Pettit men of Exeter had moved to Middleburg, now Newtown, Long Island. Here he was involved with others, in disputes over lands to be given for a Richard Mills who was "our schoolmaster, and at present our soul's help in dispensing God's word to us and our children every Lord's day, may be settled in it, to enjoy it without any molestation from Francis Doughty, or any of his, for so long as our God shall be pleased to continue him amongst us, or to provide another for us."

The petition to court was signed by ten men including Thomas Cornish

The dispute was finally settled by Peter Stuyvestant by order February 1661 when Richard Mills was inducted in the town-house

His will was processed November 7 1662. Middleburrough August 12, 1662 "An Inventory of the estate of the late Thomas Cornish of the place above said taken by us whose names are underwritten" amounted to L138.4.5

More About Thomas Cornish: Fact 1: September 04, 1641, Owned a house in Goucester, some marsh in Annisquam, & a Lot on Planters Neck. Fact 2: October 14, 1651, In Exeter Mass (now NH) elected with five others to represent town.. Fact 3: 1652, Signs as representative of Exeter for court in Boston to grant town a Meadow.. Fact 4: January 22, 1656/57, Moved to Middleburg LI NY Signs documents regarding house for a minister.. Fact 5: August 12, 1662, Inventory of Will @138.4.5 Mary (wife) execitrix..

[Valmy]

The dispute was finally settled by Peter Stuyvestant by order February 1661 when Richard Mills was inducted in the town-house

Pity he didn't get his autograph.

'Mr. Stuyvestant!  Huge fan!'

[Valmy]

Alright after finding a database there are two possibilities:

A guy from Stockholm who left out of Hamburg in 1865 bound for New York

A guy from Karlstad who left out of Göteborg in 1869 bound for New York.

I have a 50% chance so I choose the Karlstad guy which probably means he was actually the Stockholm guy 

[Pat]

Karlstad sucks, you should go with the Stockholm guy.

[Ed Anger]

"Sven Hoek"

My poor Ren and Stimpy reference.

[The Brain]

"Sven Hoek"

My poor Ren and Stimpy reference.

What about it, fuckface? I even had a Sven Hoek avatar on Old Languish.

[The Brain]

Karlstad sucks, you should go with the Stockholm guy.

I'd agree, but I cannot abide your union fanboiism. Go Karlstad!

[Ed Anger]

"Sven Hoek"

My poor Ren and Stimpy reference.

What about it, fuckface? I even had a Sven Hoek avatar on Old Languish.

I love it when you talk dirty to me.

[Pat]

Karlstad sucks, you should go with the Stockholm guy.

I'd agree, but I cannot abide your union fanboiism. Go Karlstad!

How provincial. I thought you were a Stockholmer?

[Caliga]

Valmy, are you using Geni, Ancestry, or what?

If you're using Geni and you're connected to the World Tree (as I am), Geni can calculate our relationship to one another.  For example, I've collaborated on a few common ancestors with a guy who is my first cousin 6 times removed's wife's third great nephew. 

[ulmont]

I am trying to find information about a Charles A Wallin born 1840 in Sweden but I am pretty sure Charles Wallin is not what his name was in Sweden.  Any obvious equivalent?

What about "Wallén" as a last name?

[Caliga]

Good suggestion... basically none of my family surnames from that time period were actually standardized (e.g. "Linn/Lynne/Lynne/Linne/Lyn/Lynn").

[Pat]

Could also be Vallén, Wallén, Wahlen, Wahlén etc.

[Caliga]

Being connected to the 'World Tree' (and thus ~53 million people) is fun.

Sir William Wallace is your first cousin 6 times removed's wife's niece's husband's brother's wife's sister's 13th great grandfather.

FFFFFFFFFRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOM!!!!!!!!11111111

Vice Admiral, Sir Francis Drake is your first cousin 6 times removed's wife's third great uncle's wife's second cousin twice removed.

Yarr.

Bill Gates is your first cousin 6 times removed's wife's third great uncle's wife's nephew's wife's 7th great nephew.

money pl0x