Re: Fanny Jane Blakesley 1833 Connecticut
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Re: Fanny Jane Blakesley 1833 Connecticut
Paul Anderson 10/22/08
Hi Paul
THese are not my direct Blakeslee relation. I have "built" a data base on Blakeslees and all the variation I have found. I presently have about 29000 Blakeslees and their relatives. I have found abt 35 different spellings og the name. The thing to remember is that most of them could not read or write before about 1920. One of the first things I do when I am researching a name is write down as many variations as I can think of.I think that one of the more common reasons we seedifferent spelling is because the person writng the information down was one of the few people in the area who could read & write.
If I can be of any further help, Feel free
regards
George Fink