American Jews , also known as Jewish Americans , are American citizens of the Jewish faith or Jewish ethnicity. The Jewish community in the United States is composed predominantly of Ashkenazi Jews who emigrated from Central and Eastern Europe, and their U.S.-born descendants. A minority from all Jewish ethnic divisions are also represented, including Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and a number o...
University of Pennsylvania Wikipedia The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn ) is an American private Ivy League research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn considers itself the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, as well as the first university in the United States with both undergraduate and gra...
Pinello - an italian noble family from Genua. Giovanni Pinello was born in Genua and came to Amsterdam for studies. He became friend with swedish students and later became a soldier in the swedish army and was later captured in Russia. He had a large family and became a member of the noble house in Sweden, Lived the last years in Svarteborg.* I am looking for facts about the members of the fami...
Este é um projeto pessoal onde eu listo os pontos da minha árvore com maior potencial para descobertas e indico o meu estado atual de conhecido ou o que é necessário pra avançar na pesquisa. Antônio Francisco Renovato (trisavô): aparentemente seus pais não eram casados. É citado na edição de 1877 do Diário do Rio de Janeiro junto com seus (prováveis) irmãos Manoel e Eleutherio , todos morador...
Gastronomy is the art or science of food eating. Also, it can be defined as the study of food and culture. The derivative is Gourmet. >>>>> Project Image >>> We welcome members all over the world to add to this project == Wineries == Confectionary Companies == Celebrity Chefs == Epicurean Specialists == Family Owned Speciality & Fine Food Giants > Groupe Danone / Dannon Yoghurt A Spanish busine...
This is a project for those who were born, lived, or died in Alachua County, Florida. History Alachua County was created by the Florida territorial legislature in 1824. The new county stretched from the border with Georgia south to Charlotte Harbor. The original county seat was Wanton's. In 1828 the county seat was moved to Newnansville, located near the current site of the city of Alachua....
Sacramento County was one of the original counties of California, which were created in 1850 at the time of statehood. The county was named after the Sacramento River, which forms its western border. The river was named by Spanish cavalry officer Gabriel Moraga for the Santisimo Sacramento (Most Holy Sacrament), referring to the Catholic Eucharist. Alexander Hamilton Willard, a member of the L...
This project is part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Portal. About the Project Please use this project to add, research, document, and discuss your ancestors from Kentucky. You can add profiles for: People born in Kentucky People who lived in Kentucky People who died in Kentucky When you find helpful resources for research, please share them here so that others can benefit....
Phoebe's nickname was "Downey," as she had a daughter also named Pheobe. She was an active member in the Josephine Circle, the Fortnighly Club and the King's Daughters.Phoebe Rowell happened to be a visitor in the home of one of Memphis' prominent families, the Randolphs. There she met Wassell and they were married on April 3, 1910 in Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin. However the newly weds ...
Canadians who served in Vietnam
The Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius (Italian: Insigne Reale Ordine di San Gennaro) is a Roman Catholic order of knighthood founded by Charles VII of Naples in 1738. It was the last great dynastic order to be constituted as a chivalric fraternity, with a limitation to Roman Catholics and a direct attachment to the dynasty rather than the state. The founder of the order, Charles VII of...
The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (Maltese Cross) was an order of the Russian Empire. Named after John the Baptist. In 1798, when Napoleon I captured Malta during an expedition to Egypt, the knights of the order turned to the Russian Emperor Paul I with a request to assume the rank of Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, to which the latter agreed. On November 29, 1798, P...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Norton County, Kansas.= Official Website =The county was established in 1867 and was named for Civil War soldier Orloff Norton, who was killed at Cane Hill, Arkansas, in 1864. Adjacent Counties * Decatur County * Sheridan County * Furnas County, Neb. * Harlan County, Neb. * Phillips County * Graham County Cities, Towns & Communities *...
The area now known as Fresno County was the traditional homeland of Yokuts and Mono peoples, and was later settled by Spaniards during a search for suitable mission sites. In 1846, this area became part of the United States as a result of the Mexican War. Fresno County was formed in 1856 from parts of Mariposa, Merced and Tulare counties. Fresno is Spanish for "ash tree" and it was in recognit...
People Connected to Berkshire ===== Image right by Nilfanion - CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons ==Historic County of EnglandSee also>===== Berkshire - Main Page >===== Berkshire - Monumental Inscriptions and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of Berkshire >===== Berkshire Genealogical Resources >>* The four visitations of Berkshire made and taken by Thomas Benolte, Clarnceuc, anno 1532; by William...
People Buried in Berkshire ==Historical County of England Image Right Newtown Road cemetery near Newbury, Berkshire ===== Image Geograph © Copyright Bill Nicholls and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence . If you know where in Berkshire a person was buried please link their profile to this project. Noteworthy people can be listed under the cemetery name below. Related Project >==...
A tax collector (also called a taxman) is a person who collects unpaid taxes from other people or corporations. The term could also be applied to those who audit tax returns. Tax collectors are often portrayed as being evil, and in the modern world share a similar stereotype to that of lawyers. Tax collectors, also known as publicans, are mentioned many times in the Bible (mainly in the New Te...
The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") is an elite modular specialized light infantry division of the US Army. Trained for air assault operations. it has been referred to as "the tip of the spear." It is the most potent and tactically mobile of the U.S. Army's divisions. The 101st Airborne is able to plan, coordinate, and execute brigade-size air assault operations capable of seizing ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Wayne County, Indiana. Official Website The first permanent European-American settlers in the area were Quakers from North Carolina. They settled about 1806 near the east fork of the Whitewater River, an area including what is today the city of Richmond. Jeptha Turner, the first white child in the county, was born here in 1806. Way...
Hyvinkää on kaupunki Uudenmaan maakunnan pohjoisosassa. Hyvinkää itsenäistyi omaksi kunnakseen Hausjärven ja Nurmijärven alueista vuonna 1917. Vuonna 1960 Hyvinkään kauppalasta tuli kaupunki ja vuonna 1969 kaupunki ja Hyvinkään maalaiskunta yhdistyivät.*Tilan nimi Ahdenkallionimi KuumolaTilan nimi Perttula
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Hamilton County, Ohio. Official Website The southern portion of Hamilton County was originally owned and surveyed by John Cleves Symmes, and the region was a part of the Symmes Purchase. The first settlers rafted down the Ohio River in 1788 following the American Revolutionary War. They established the towns of Losantiville (later ...
Um luxemburgo-brasileiro é um brasileiro de total, predominantemente ou parcial ascendência luxemburguesa ou um imigrante luxemburguês no Brasil. Estima-se que existam cerca de 50 mil brasileiros com algum ascendentes luxemburguês.A imigração luxemburguesa para o Brasil teve início em 1828 quando cerca de mil luxemburgueses estabeleceram-se no país[2]. A maior parte dos descendentes encontra-se...
Eesmärk on koondada siia isikute profiilid, kes omavad/sid seost Eestiga ning on elanud, kas terve elu või mingi ajajärgu Linda külades Abhaasias. Seos Eestiga võib olla pereliikmete kaudu, päritolu kaudu või hilisem asumine Eestisse. Oodatud ka ettepanekud muudatuste osas!
Dutch Brazilians (Portuguese: Neerlando-brasileiro; Dutch: Nederlandse Brazilianen) refers to Brazilians of full or partial Dutch ancestry. Dutch Brazilians are mainly descendants of immigrants from the Netherlands. The Dutch were among the first Europeans settling in Brazil during the 17th century. They controlled the northern coast of Brazil from 1630 to 1654. A significant number of Dutch i...
John Johnson was born about 1592 in Ware, Herts, Kent, England. He died on 30 Sept 1659 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. Others give his birth date as 1590. John Johnson was one of the founders of the town and church at Roxbury, Massachusetts and, with his sons Issac and Humphrey, was an original donor to the Free School in Roxbury. John Johnson's parents are unknown!!! See Gerald Garth Johnson (Herita...