Veronique Voirol LeMaitre
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Plowing Through Life

ByNiki Davis

Amy Johnson Crow at No Story Too Small gave us a new 52 Ancestors challenge for 2015. Each week, we have a different theme about which to write. It’s quite the challenge, but I love meeting it and reading how everyone interprets each week. Week five is “plowing through”.  My 3rd great grandmother, Veronique Voirol, was born in…

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
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52 Ancestors #18: Joseph Lemaitre, Indian Scout

ByNiki Davis

Imagining what my ancestors looked like is akin to devising physical attributes of characters in novels. I put together descriptions, stories, history, and even old movies … anything that helps me create an image in my mind. I usually end up with a cross between family features and movie characters. I don’t conjure nonexistent photos…