Mary Taffet - Maternal lines include: Boice, Gibbons, Mathews, Yancey [too many to list them all]; Paternal lines include: Bemis, Dresser, Mann, McClosky, Moses, Skelly, Smith, Woodson [too many to list them all]
Steven Taffet - Surnames: Blumberg/Bloomberg, Goldblatt, Hashinsky, Homlevsky > Hummel, Landau, Rubin, Siegel, Taffet
I am currently most interested in information about the Dresser, Skelly, McClosky, Moses, Homlevsky, Siegel and Taffet families. I would be interested in any additional information that you might have to share with me that could help me fill in the blanks.
DRESSER:
I am interested in finding the birthdate, birthplace and parents of Joseph Dearborn Dresser. He was probably born in Maine sometime between 1819 and 1830; most likely ~1820. Joseph Dearborn Dresser married Susan Almira Smith, daughter of Eli Smith and Clarissa Bemis of Lyndon, Vermont. Their children include my great-grandfather, Frank Joel Bemis Dresser who married Delia B. McCloskey (or Bridget Delia McCloskey) in Montreal in 1878.
McCLOSKY/SKELLY or SCALLY:
Delia/Bridget McClosky was born in Canada according to the 1880 Census, and both of her parents were born in Canada. Delia's brothers include Archibald, Patrick & Bernard. Delia's sisters include Mary, Ellen, Susan, Eva, Jane and Rozeanne (died young). Their parents were Archibald McClosky and Mary Skelly or Scally, who were both deceased when Frank and Delia were married in 1878 at Mary Queen of the World in Montreal. I would like to find the baptismal record for Delia/Bridget (both names have been found in records).
MOSES:
Searching for all known descendants of Johann Adam Moses and Maria Catherina Mueller; he was born in 1709 and she in 1713/1714; they came to America on board the "Loyal Judith" 9/02/1743, settling in or near Chester County, Pennsylvania. Their 9 children include Johann Peter, Maria Friederica, Anna Catherina 'Caty' or 'Coty', Johan Jacob 'Jacob', Johannes 'John', Heinrich 'Henry', Peter, Adam and Maria Engel. The family were founding members of St. Peter's Lutheran (Chester Springs). [Thanks to the many individuals who have provided info on their descendants so far.]
Notes:
1) Much of the data for three of these reports came from my uncle, Rev. James H. Boice, Jr.
2) I generally remove all suffixes (I, II, III, Jr., Sr., etc.), but have recently begun keeping them where they are legitimately part of the name.
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