Tag: Captain James Garcelon

Wishing you a Merry and a Happy …..

By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 24, 2008

We wish all of you the very best!   It has been a wonderful year for us here at GenealogyBank.   Everyday we receive notes and cards from genealogists sharing their appreciation for what they’ve found in GenealogyBank – like this comment we received yesterday:   Thanks also for the new additions to the... (Read More)

If Captain James Garcelon was the first "Garcelon" to come to America – then who was Peter Garcelon?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 23, 2008

Genealogies often begin with the comprehensive statement that “the first (insert surname here) to come to America was…”.   In our family that would be Captain James Garcelon born in 1739 on the Channel Island, Guernsey, England.   However in searching old newspapers you can find the details that just might change family traditions... (Read More)