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WEEK 40 – HARVEST

by Leanne2019, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, BORN October 4, 2019February 9, 2020No Comments

This week in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, the prompt is “Harvest”. Casper Born, my husband’s 2x great grandfather, lived in Dahlgren, Carver County, Minnesota. He was born in 1844 and died in 1901. While searching newspapers I came across the following article in the Weekly Valley Herald, dated 13 October 1898. …

WEEK 21 – MILITARY

by Leanne2019, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, BORN, JOOS, Maiden Name Unknown May 21, 2019February 9, 2020No Comments

This week in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, the prompt is “Military”. Casper Born, son of Casper Born and Catherine (maiden name unknown), was born in 1844 in Germany. He immigrated to the U.S. with his parents and siblings in 1855. They settled in Dahlgren, Carver County, Minnesota. When Casper was 20 …