Stoness Corners was founded by my ancestors Jabez and James Stoness, and is located on the Perth Rd. north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. According to House of Names, the STONESS family name was first found in Berkshire. The Stoness Family Crest can be found here Robert Stoness and Fannie Sears Robert George (or is it …
Van Leuven (Dutch) – one who came from Leuven (lion), the Netherlands. The Van Luven family may trace their routes back to the Dukes of Brabant in the Duchy of Brabant, and the counts of Leuven. Leuven (or Louvain) is the capital city of Flemish Brabant in Belgium. Dukes_of_Brabant_family_tree Duchy_of_Brabant Duke_of_Brabant Counts_of_Louvain Henry P. Van …
My great-grandfather, Ralph Warren “Marcus” Sears was born May 24, 1885, and lived on Perth Road in Loughborough, Addington, Frontenac County. He was a Methodist. He died at on February 5, 1969, living to 83 years and 8 months. My uncle told me he remembers his grandfather to be an ornery man, with a quick …
Urban Dictionary‘s definition of to Roebuck: ‘roebuck’ is a verb, usually used in the sense that a name is “being roebucked”. To be roebucked means that a name which in a two name company which previously had equal standing is being gradually phased out. This is derived from the company originally known as Sears-Roebuck but …
After a couple years, back to my ancestry, and the Quackenbush family name. From quackenbush.com, site owner Erik Craig Quackenbush tells us a bit about this duck, sorry, Dutch, name and its roots. Quackenbush is a Dutch name. The first recorded use of the Quackenbush coat of arms was in 1529 by Dirk Aelbertszoon van Quackenbosch, …
P.T. Barnum is often quoted as saying “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Barnum’s biographer couldn’t find out exactly where the phrase originated, however it was more likely spoken in criticism against him and his customers rather than by himself. There may not be a sucker born every minute, but back in the day there …
Spelling Bees and Séances Spell AYKROYD. (without looking!) Can you pronounce it? (ˈeɪkˌrɔɪd ) Can I get the definition? According to Collins English Dictionary, Aykroyd is a noun, meaning “Dan”. Dan. born 1952, Canadian film actor and screenwriter, best known for the television show Saturday Night Live (1975–80) and the films The Blues Brothers (1980), Ghostbusters (1984), and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Can you …
James W. POWELL – “An Old Photographer and a Good Citizen His Useful Career” This morning at 9:15, Mr. James W. Powell passed away, at his residence, Princess Street, after a lingering illness. The deceased was born in the house now occupied by his family, in 1842, consequently he was 54 years of age. He …
The Sears family name is derived, misspelled, translated, obscured, and Americanized into various forms. From ancestry.com, this blurb on the Sears name seems to simplify everything. Irish (Kerry): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Saoghair, which in turn may be a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the Old English personal name Saeger (see 2 below). …