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A list and description of the chapters of this book
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Chapter Four: 1750-1840 – Our Earliest Known Ancestor Lajzer Olej, Machel Olej/Liverand, Sura Warzawaska Łask, Poland Around 1770 our earliest known ancestor, Machel Leyzer Olej was born in Łask Poland. He was your author’s 3rd great-grandfather.[i] Within the family he has been named both Machel Olej and Machel Liverand. To date, all official records refer…
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Chapter Three: Life in Europe We, Boleslaw, by the grace of God the Duke of Wielkopolska, hereby make it known to both those of the present and of the future, to whose notice the present write shall come, that to our Jews living all across the lands of our Dominion, We have resolved to declare…
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Chapter Two: Diaspora (תְּפוּצָה) Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up over them the waters of the River, strong and mighty – The King of Assyria and all his glory; He will go up over all his channels And go over all his banks. He will pass through Judah, He will overflow and pass over,…
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Chapter One: From Nomads to the Jewish KingdomAdam & Eve, approximately 200,000 years ago in modern day Botswana At an unknown date, an unnamed tribe of ancient Humans lived in the Makgadikgadi Basin. Within this tribe was the mother of all living humans. This woman, our ~8,000th great grandmother[1] is known as the “Mitochondrial Eve”.…
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This book was only made possible thanks to those who had spent years researching our family. I remain eternally grateful for their generosity in time in sharing their findings. I am sure I am missing some people, and if you are one of them, please let me know, so I can give you proper credit,…
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Many years ago, my aunt Silvana Olive interviewed my grandparents, Leon and Cypora Olive. That interview provided a brief glimpse into their early life. We learned how they escaped the Holocaust going to Israel and eventually settling in the United States. It is this interview that piqued my interest in our family’s story and inspired…
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A quick note to my readers. I have just received all of the medical records for Andrew, Congrave and Mary Ann (Brockman) Jackson from their stay in the “State Lunatic Asylum #2”. Based on this I now have a much more complete record of this time. It has clearly demonstrated that Andrew Jackson murdered William…
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Post 12, Book 1, Part II, Chapter 9 Chapter Nine: Becoming Elizabeth Jackson part 2 Colonial Kentucky and Missouri 1750 – 1860 Brockmans: John, Stephen and Marry Ann Brockman Embree: Joseph, Elizabeth and Mary Embree Jacksons: Congrave, James, Caleb, and Elizabeth Jackson Bush: Margaret Bush Burrus: Thomas and Mildred Burrus Elizabeth’s Great Grandparents in Virginia…
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Hello to all of my Logan cousins. I wanted to share with you that in April there will be a Family Convention in Scotland. Any Logans are welcome to attend in person or via Zoom. Below you will find a link for information on this project. In short, to get a Clan Chief we first…
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