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| SLWeber
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| Rhode Island Connection (19th Sep 14 at 12:49pm UTC)
Samuel Vanstone emigrated to RI in 1853 | | Hi, cousins! I'm Stacey Vanstone. I have been researching my family tree, and I can't find anything on my ancestor, Samuel Vanstone before he emigrated to Providence, Rhode Island, USA. I know that he was born on or around 1 March, 1813. On 4 May, 1853, he married Margaret Heaven, and they arrived in Providence on 12 December, 1853 on the British Barque Cosmo. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
In addition, my grandfather once told me a story about how someone in the family (I know know if it was a Vanstone or another branch) was involved in the Protestant Reformation under Knox and had a hand in the murder of a bishop who was a friend of Mary of Guise. Much later in life, I had the opportunity to travel to Edinburgh, but my visa was denied for some reason. Does anyone know anything about this? | |
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| | Re: Rhode Island Connection (19th Sep 14 at 1:29pm UTC) | | Just for interest of others, the marriage took place in Bristol!
4th May 1853, St Andrew, Clifton, Bristol.
Samuel Vanstone to Margaret Heaven.
Samuel's father: Thomas Vanstone.
Margaret's father: Samuel Heaven | |
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| | Re: Rhode Island Connection (20th Sep 14 at 5:10am UTC) | | Looks like Samuel was actually born in 1831?
NY Passenger List, dated 1853, has his age as 22.
Various US Censuses confirm his birth 1831/2.
That makes Samuel the son of Thomas Vanstone and Elizabeth (nee Body), and born at Instow, Devon.
Go to the VanstoneWeb home page, and select Family Trees.
Tree 8 (William Vanstone & Margaret Clarke) is what you want.
Your Samuel is the 4th child of #17 Thomas Vanstone and Elizabeth Body.
Tree 4 (Steven Vanstone & Mary Piper) will be your starting point, then Tree 8. | |
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