6 Generations of Mothers

 

Wishing all the mothers I know a Happy Mother's Day!

 

That's my unbroken maternal line of 6 generations of mothers and daughters beginning on the right with my daughter Judy. 

Beautiful women inside and out!  

Questions to Ask Mom on Mother's Day

What a great post for Mother's Day! To help celebrate Mother’s Day, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides a list of family history questions to ask mothers on their special day.

Gena very kindly used a tip from me - Olive Tree Genealogy -  as well as a few other genealogists. Here is the link to her article:

Genealogy Tip: What to Ask Mom on Mother’s Day

6 Generations of Mothers!

 

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers past and present. The collage above shows 6 unbroken generations of my female lineage - from one mother to the next.

Starting from the left we have Sarah Stead, my great-great grandmother. Next is Sarah's daughter Sarah Simpson, my great grandmother. Then we have Sarah Simpson's daughter Ruth Fuller, my grandmother. Then comes Ruth's daughter Joan, my mother. Then me and then my daughter Judy. Then our direct maternal line is done as my daughter had sons but no daughters.

These 6 mothers had a total of 24 children. Sarah Elvery Stead died at the age of 31 and of her 6 children, only 4 lived to be raised by step-mothers. Sarah Jane Stead Simpson lived to a good age of 89 and raised 6 children. My grandmother always spoke of her mother with love and affection. My grandmother Ruth Simpson Fuller had 3 children and lived to be 90 years old. Then my mother Joan had 4 children and lived to ripe old age of 93!

My mother was an interesting character with an adventurous spirit. So to all the mothers who went before me  thank you to all of them.

6 Generations of Mothers in a Direct Lline Mother to Daughter

 

These are the wonderful mothers in my direct unbroken maternal line from mother to daughter. 

Left to right are my 2nd great grandmother Sarah (Elvery) Stead (1836-1867); her daughter Sarah (Stead) Simpson (1862-1952); her daughter Ruth (Simpson) Fuller (1894-1985), then my mother, me and my daughter.  The line is broken now as my daughter has sons but no daughters.

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing mothers out there!

6 Generations of Mothers and a Matrilineal DNA Line

 

Here are 6 direct line females, mother to daughter - my matrilineal MtDNA line. From left to right:

My 2nd great grandmother, Sarah (Elvery) Stead

Sarah Stead's daughter, my great grandmother Sarah (Stead) Simpson

Sarah Simpson's daughter my grandmother Ruth (Simpson) Bates

Ruth Bates' daughter, my mother Joan McGinnis

Your truly

My daughter Judy

Have you ordered your Ancestry DNA Kit yet? Why not get one today on Mother's Day!

A Mother's Inspiration

Joan McGinnis 1916-2009

In honour of Mother's Day, Family Search asked bloggers and family historians to share memories of their mothers' favourite words.

I was pleased to share inspiring words from my mother in this FamilySearch post‬. 

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6 Generations of Mothers on Mother's Day

 

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers past and present. The collage above shows 6 unbroken generations of my female lineage - from one mother to the next.

Starting from the left we have Sarah Stead, my great-great grandmother. Next is Sarah's daughter Sarah Simpson, my great grandmother. Then we have Sarah Simpson's daughter Ruth Fuller, my grandmother. Then comes Ruth's daughter Joan, my mother. Then me and then my daughter Judy. Then our direct maternal line is done as my daughter had sons but no daughters.

These 6 mothers had a total of 24 children. Sarah Elvery Stead died at the age of 31 and of her 6 children, only 4 lived to be raised by step-mothers. Sarah Jane Stead Simpson lived to a good age of 89 and raised 6 children. My grandmother always spoke of her mother with love and affection. My grandmother Ruth Simpson Fuller had 3 children and lived to be 90 years old. Then my mother Joan had 4 children and lived to ripe old age of 93!

My mother was an interesting character with an adventurous spirit. I'm going to talk more about her today in my weekly  Sharing Memories blog post. If it were later in the day I'd raise a glass to all the mothers who went before me but because it's early morning I'll just take a few moments of silent thank you to all of them.

Mother's Day Special on DNA Kits

Don't miss out on this opportunity to buy Ancestry.com DNA kits at a reduced price! 

You can purchase these DNA kits at this low price  until May 12 11pm PST

Read about Olive Tree Genealogy's DNA journey to find out what DNA can tell you about your ancestral origins. Connecting with new cousins is just one of the many benefits. 

5 Generations of Mothers

In honour of Mother's Day here are four generations of mothers whose DNA is part of me. From left to right:

My 2nd great-grandmother Sarah (Elvery) Stead (1836-1867), her daughter my great-grandmother Sarah (Stead) Simpson (1862-1952), her daughter my grandmother Ruth (Simpson) Fuller (1894-1985), her daughter my mother Joan (Fuller) McGinnis (1916-2009) and me Lorine McGinnis Schulze

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there!

Grandma with her 3 Daughters

In honour of Mother's Day - My grandmother with her three daughters.



From left to right: my aunt, my mother, my grandmother and my aunt

6 Generations of Mothers

Happy Mother's Day to the 6 generations of mothers pictured below - my daughter, me (is it okay to wish myself a Happy Day?), my mother, her mother - my grandmother, Grandma's mother -my great-grandmother and Great-grandma's mother - my great-great grandmother.