Category Archives: GENEALOGY

THE HUMAN GENETIC TRAITS BELIEVED TO BE ALIEN AND RARE TO EARTH

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Lea Savoy

Red hairGreen or blue eyesrH-negative blood type The first 2 traits are directly a result of the MC1R gene, from Chromosomes 15 and 16. My mother had all 3 traits. I have blue eyes with copper penny red strands throughout … Continue reading →

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THOMAS GAY, my 4th Great-Grandfather

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Lea Savoy

Spelling errors? Really Grandpa? I am the 4th Great-Granddaughter of Thomas Gay (1805-1839) memorialized Texan who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto during the Texas Revolution against General Antonio López de Santa Anna’s army. While a Texas Ranger, he … Continue reading →

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THE BYRDS OF VIRGINIA MAY HAVE HAD JEWISH AND MUSLIM ROOTS

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Lea Savoy

A few years ago, after studying the genealogical charts my mother had worked on with her BYRD family lines, I pointed out to her that our Byrd forefathers were goldsmiths and bankers, and back in those days (1600-1700s), those were … Continue reading →

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I AM ACADIAN

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Lea Savoy

In 1980, a Federal District Court in Louisiana, in the case of Calvin J. Roach v. Dresser Industrial Valve and Instrument Division, declared Acadian/Cajun as its own ethnicity and granted minority status. The court case summaries are provided in the … Continue reading →

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THE CURIOUS CASE OF FRANÇOIS JOSEPH SAVOIE

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Lea Savoy

My 8th Great-Grandfather François Savoie probably had no idea of what quandary he would put modern-day Acadian genealogists and the House of Savoy of Italy in with his deathbed confession. I am allowing my DNA and that of my father’s … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S STRANGER THAN CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE 5TH KIND with Aliens?

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Lea Savoy

Finding out I may possibly have a direct descent from Mohammed. Genealogy is weirding me out, man. Starting with my 8th Great-Grandfather: 1-François Joseph Savoie and Catherine Lejeune (theory: François Savoie allegedly was a Prince-in-Exile from the House of Savoy, … Continue reading →

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NAPOLEON’S MARSHAL OF THE EMPIRE, MICHEL NEY

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Lea Savoy

On occasion, I find items potentially related to my ancestry at auction. It was a rarity to acquire a letter reporting to a fallen soldier’s family of his death, signed by Napoleon Bonaparte’s future Marshal of the Empire, Cavalrymaster Michel … Continue reading →

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FOR YOU GENEALOGISTS

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Lea Savoy

Just found these “cousin” calculators. I can really use these charts to determine just how close a cousin I am to Rear Admiral Richard Byrd, polar explorer and aviator. We both descend from Thomas Rolfe, the only child of John … Continue reading →

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WELL, THIS EXPLAINS SOME THINGS…

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Lea Savoy

Born 2 months premature, I’m the largest person in my family, even the males, with exception to my paternal Grandfather, who was a giant Cajun. I was wondering where the Viking/Teutonic Amazonian proportions came from. Here’s a glimpse into my … Continue reading →

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d’ARC OF SYNCHRONICITY

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Lea Savoy
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