I posted this on my Letters to Grandpa blog today and by accident posted it on this one as well. I will leave it, because I feel impressed to do so.
You might want to print this out and answer the questions. If you have trouble answering the questions, you can always ask.
Where was
your mother born?
Where was
your father born?
How many
siblings does your mother have?
Can you
name them?
How many
siblings does your father have?
Can you
name them?
How many
first cousins do you have?
Where was
your grandmother Gee born?
What was
her maiden name?
Where was
your grandfather Gee born?
Where was
your other grandmother born?
What was
her maiden name?
Where was
your other grandfather born?
What did
he do for a living?
You had 2
ancestors who were general authorities in the church. Can you name them?
The first
Gee to come into the United States settled in Connecticut. What did he do for a living?
His
grandson moved to Ohio near to the town of Kirtland. He did not join the church, which was organized in 1830, but his
son joined the church in 1832. What was
his name?
Your
grandmother Gee's ancestor had a vision.
What was that vision and what was her name?
How did it influence her to join the church.
How did it influence her to join the church.
True or False?
You had
ancestors who came from:
1.
England
2. France
3.
Switzerland
4.
Germany
5.
Australia
6.
Denmark
7.
Holland
8. Baltic
States
9. Russia
10.
Greece
11.
Africa
12. China
13. Mexico
14. South
America
15. Wales
16.
Scotland
17.
Ireland
18.
Austria
19. Italy
This is just awesome; what a fun thing for the grandkids to realize how much (or little) they know about the family. Did you actually mail a copy to each grandchild? Will you get the answers back? Very very good, Laurence. It's a fun way to learn family history, for sure!
ReplyDeleteI was wonder if you can help somehow I believe one of the sons must have had a Soloman because as I look at my family history it show Soloman then his son Soloman then his son Soloman and I am a direct from there with a family tree ending in Vermont
ReplyDeleteI do nave some information on this family, but only 6 generations. If you want me to e-mail you this information, send me an e-mail to laurence.gee@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment..