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by Lyndsey
Wed Mar 13, 2019 8:22 pm
Forum: Jewish
Topic: Surname COLONNA
Replies: 4
Views: 40300

Re: Surname COLONNA

Giorgio,

Have you tried familysearch.org?
by Lyndsey
Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:34 pm
Forum: Jewish
Topic: Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History
Replies: 7
Views: 28850

Re: Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History

Hi Marcia,

I think you’ll enjoy the book. These books written by Dr Yates and Elizabeth Hirschman are answering a lot of questions and help put the pieces of the genetic and genealogy puzzle together.
by Lyndsey
Fri Mar 08, 2019 12:19 am
Forum: Jewish
Topic: Jewish Surname index
Replies: 20
Views: 96695

Re: Jewish Surname index

Thank you Dr Yates for posting those surnames. In your book “Jews and Muslims in British colonial:A Genealogical History, you mentioned the names Fawcett and Hutchinson, both are in my family lines. You did write that Fawcett was Arabic for “Lord” and I was wondering your thoughts on the name Hutchi...
by Lyndsey
Fri Mar 08, 2019 12:10 am
Forum: Jewish
Topic: Jewish Surname index
Replies: 20
Views: 96695

Re: Jewish Surname index

That is awesome Sandy!
by Lyndsey
Thu Mar 07, 2019 5:49 am
Forum: Jewish
Topic: Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History
Replies: 7
Views: 28850

Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History

Much gratitude to Dr Yates and Dr Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman for writing this incredible and much informative book! I'll try to give the short version of my story: While doing my genealogy on my paternal line, I had noticed SEVERAL IRISH QUAKERS and they were all emigrating to Pennsylvania. I was ...

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