Common Names - Genealogy - http://phatbowling.com/ourlostfamily/Common

Common American first names and their origins and meanings

Names of Hebrew origin:

Adam:

Earth

Ann:

Grace

Dan:

He judged

David:

Beloved

Elizabeth:

Oath of God

Eve:

Life

James:

May God protect

John:

Gracious gift of Yahweh

Joseph:

He shall add

Judith:

Praised

Mary:

Bitter

Samuel:

Name of God

Thomas:

Twin

Names of Teutonic
(including Germanic) origin:

Amelia:

Industrious

Arnold:

Strong as an eagle

Arthur:

Fearless

Charles:

To become adult

Edward:

Guardian of property

Ethel:

Noble

Francis:

Free

William:

Resolute protector

Names of Greek origin:

Andrew:

Manly

Barbara:

Stranger

Basil:

Most noble

Cynthia:

Of the moon

Dorothy:

Gift of God

Eugene:

Well-born

Eunice:

Fair victory

George:

Tiller of the soil

Peter:

Rock

Phillip:

Lover of horses

Sophia:

Wisdom

Names of Latin origin:

Camilla:

Free-born

Clarence:

Famous

Claude:

Limping

Emily:

Industrious

Florence:

Flower

Laura:

The air

Genevieve:

White enchantress

Martin:

Warlike

Patricia:

Noble

Paul:

Small

Rufus:

Red

Sylvia:

Of the woods

Victor:

Victory in battle

Virginia:

Pertaining to spring

Names of Celtic origin (including Irish, Scotch and Welsh):

Alistair:

Defender of men

Brian:

Strong

Donald:

A lord

Dougal:

Dark complexioned

Duncan:

Brown warrior

Eileen:

Light

Kevin:

Gentle and beloved

Leslie:

From the gray stronghold

Morgan:

Sea Dweller

Morna:

Soft

Owen:

Well born

Ships List
http://istg.rootsweb.com/
http://www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/amalfi/13/ships.htm
http://www.cimorelli.com/pie/start/start.htm
http://freespace.virgin.net/alan.tupman/sites/ships.htm
http://tor-pw1.netcom.ca/~max-com/Ships.pass.i.of.i
http://members.aol.com/ascaife/ships.html
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/shipindx.htm
http://www.apparent-wind.com/sailing-page.html
http://members.aol.com/ssmadonna/ships.htm
http://www.libertynet.org/balch/static/html/body_ship_manifests.html

NY Index 1859
http://www.cimorelli.com/vbclient/shipmenu.htm
Ships Auction Postcards online
http://listings.ebay.com/aw/listings/list/category926/index.html

I thought this might help some of you who don't know where
the immigrant came from or was born. It's called Arrival Papers
they are available for port of Ny from June 16, 1897 and
other ports (including Hawaii) and Mexican borders from 1893
Naturalization Records(I am not sure if this
means the actual document or just info on the naturalization?)
send a written request under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) include as much information as possible (ex: Name of
immigrant, place and date of birth if known also ships name
date of entry anything you have and for minors who immigrated
to the US with their families, include parents names and dates of birth.
send to :
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Freedom of Information Act Office
5th Floor
425 I street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20536

If you know the ship your ancestor arrived on, you can get a picture and info
about it by writing to:
The Mariners' Museum Library, 100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606-3759 Phone:(804)596-2222 Fax:(804)591-7310
or
Steamship History Society, University of Baltimore Library
1420 Maryland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone (410)837-4334
Cost$10.00 for photo & history of ship
http://ube.ubalt.edu/www/langlib/ias.html
or
Ship Photos; http://home.att.net/~paul.petersen/ships.htm

Peabody Maritime Museum in Mass
Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
Salem. Mass. -1970

www.kin-ships.com

If Your Family Tree Doesn't Fork

Many many years ago when I was twenty three,
I got married to a widow who was pretty as could be.

This widow had a grown-up daughter
Who had hair of red.
My father fell in love with her,
And soon the two were wed.

This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother,
For she was my father's wife.

To complicate the matters worse,
Although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
Of a bouncing baby boy.

My little baby then became
A brother-in-law to dad.
And so became my uncle,
Though it made me very sad.

For if he was my uncle,
Then that also made him brother
To the widow's grown-up daughter
Who, of course, was my step-mother.

Father's wife then had a son,
Who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson,
For he was my daughter's son.

My wife is now my mother's mother
And it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
She's my grandmother too.

If my wife is my grandmother,
Then I am her grandchild.
And every time I think of it,
It simply drives me wild.

For now I have become
The strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother,
I am my own grandpa!

(Author Unknown)

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