Category: Surnames

Surname Saturday-Boughs of US Virgin Islands

Although the Boughs have been in the Danish West Indies (now US Virgin Islands) since the 18th Century, family lore has it that the ancestors were living in County Cavan, Ireland before coming to St. Croix. As was typical during the 18th and 19th Centuries, the St. Croix population was mostly of English, Irish and…… Continue reading Surname Saturday-Boughs of US Virgin Islands

Tombstone Tuesday- Christiansted Cemetery, St. Croix

Of all the children of George Anthony Bough; the Patriarch of the Bough Family of the USVI, only two were not buried in the Christiansted Cemetery, St. Croix. Bough Family Record Names, date of birth, date of death, of the children of George Anthony Bough. (born 1806 and buried 1856 in St. Croix, DWI) 1.…… Continue reading Tombstone Tuesday- Christiansted Cemetery, St. Croix

Matrilineal Monday- Sarah Beaudhuy

Tracing my ancestor’s life in the Danish West Indies, St. Croix  in particular has been a genealogical journey over many years.  Although, I have not been able to obtain family history or any oral history, it is through my research into the census, church records, genealogical resources, along with the help of other researchers.  I am…… Continue reading Matrilineal Monday- Sarah Beaudhuy