February 15, 1897, Amelia Elizabeth Petersen-Marcus was buried in the New Danish Church Cemetery in Christiansted Town. Amelia E. Petersen was born on St. Croix in April 1834 died in February 1897 during the Danish Period. A family member in St. Thomas, USVI explained that Amelia’s son (August Bough) had a tombstone design and placed…… Continue reading 52 Ancestors- week 21 Cemetery
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52 Ancestors in 52 weeks Week -9 Multiples
This post is a prompt in the 52 ancestor series 2021. For this prompt, a family tree search resulted in multiple spouses/partners and births on my family tree. I decided to search for multiple births. I found the earliest multiple deliveries was a set of male twins Aaron (1846-1884) and Esram Bough (1846-1900) born on…… Continue reading 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks Week -9 Multiples
Week 4: Favorite Photo
Among the many events during the festive holiday season on St. Croix is that once the year ends. On the first day of the New Year, it is a Virgin Island family tradition to get together to take that long scenic drive to the far east of the island to watch the first sunrise. This…… Continue reading Week 4: Favorite Photo
