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A Moment in Family History

Last night, hubby and I started an audio book. We were looking for “something good” and came across: Midnight in Vehicle City: General Motors, Flint, and the Strike That Created the Middle Class by Edward McClelland (Author), Jeff Zinn (Narrator) That sounds great! I thought. I have a complicated relationship with the cities of DetroitContinueContinue reading “A Moment in Family History”

Davison Schryer’s Headstone

I know some of you followed the story of Davison Schryer, who ran away from home at the age of 14. Here is his headstone. Thanks to his grandson Bob Manthei for providing it:

The End

The post on Nicholas and Mary was the last post in my family history project. No one in the family has been able to get back any farther than them so for now we wrap up. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about my family. It was a very satisfying experience for me to write about.ContinueContinue reading “The End”

Nicholas Schryer and Mary Eastwood Family

Nicholas Schryer b. unknown d. unknown Married: date unknown Mary Schryer (nèe Eastwood) b. unknown d. unknown Nicholas Schryer and Mary Eastwood are Francis William Schryer’s earliest known patrilineal ancestors. We know that Nicholas and Mary lived in Schaghticoke, New York, near Albany, at the time of the Revolutionary War. After that, they lived inContinueContinue reading “Nicholas Schryer and Mary Eastwood Family”

Simon Schryer and Phoebe Walker Family

Simon Schryer b. 4 Sept 1781 d. 25 May 1870 Married: circa 1802 Phoebe Schryer (nèe Walker) b. 1788 d. 2 Feb 1824 My mother, Diane Fichter, Jeremy Schryer of Ontario and Mike Schryer of Nepean, Ontario have all done substantial research on Simon, Simon’s brother Abraham, and many generations of Simon’s descendants. This chapterContinueContinue reading “Simon Schryer and Phoebe Walker Family”

Simon Schryer Family Genealogy courtesy of Mike Schryer

DRAFT Simon SCHRYER (1781-1870) Draft by Mike Schryer Send comments to: mschryer@magma.ca After many years of digging up information on the SCHRYER family I have gathered many documents, facts and theories pertaining to Simon SCHRYER. Still, solid documentary evidence, covering the family’s first 50 years in Canada, is seriously lacking making the telling of thisContinueContinue reading “Simon Schryer Family Genealogy courtesy of Mike Schryer”

Joseph Schryer and Nancy Ann Robinson Family

Joseph Schryer b. 30 Jan 1815 d. 10 Feb 1899 Married: 27 Nov 1835, Papineauville, Quebec, Canada Nancy Ann Schryer (nèe) Robinson b. 18 Mar 1819 d. 25 Oct 1907 In the ragged religious history of our family, Joseph was baptized in a Roman Catholic church on 30 Feb 1815 at La-Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie Roman Catholic parishContinueContinue reading “Joseph Schryer and Nancy Ann Robinson Family”