Every day as I drive by what was once the Sunday Market in Christiansted, St. Croix Danish West Indies. I can’t help but think about my female ancestors in the Market hustling or huckstering during the early part of the 19th Century. The Market was an enhancement to the town it was the place where…… Continue reading Those Thursday Places
Month: August 2012
TOMBSTONE TUESDAY
TOMBSTONE TUESDAY When you’re on a genealogical journey, one thing is certain you can’t be afraid of spending time in the cemetery. The cemetery holds the facts, with its monuments, headstones and markers that assist you with not only name time and date but sometimes there is a story to be found on an ancestor. In…… Continue reading TOMBSTONE TUESDAY
A Key to the Past
Church Records The journey begins::: Through the attach church record I discovered that Sarah was the property belonging to Mr. Beaudjoy. From this document I was later able to identify Sarah owner as Anthony Beaudhuy whom there is no birth date, was a white plantation manager at Estate Betsey Jewels on St. Croix. By 1755…… Continue reading A Key to the Past
My Genealogical Journey: 