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My great-grandparents of the name Ready had 8 kids. The Ready name has developed greatly since then through those siblings. Through my...

Grace Roberto
Apr 19, 20201 min read
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Smith
Although my great-grandparents had three kids, only one of them got married. That one was my grandpa, Paul Smith. Paul only had two kids....

Grace Roberto
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Ranaudo
My Nonna's maiden name, Ranaudo has travelled the world and developed into many new names. A trip through Nonna's siblings will reveal...

Grace Roberto
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Roberto
Lots of Robertos came to from Serino, Italy to Connecticut in my great-grandparent's generation. As families settled and had kids, their...

Grace Roberto
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Reverend Francis Ready
World War II St. John the Evangelist Church, North Cambridge. After serving his nation in WWII, Reverend Francis Ready served the people...

Grace Roberto
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Colonel Miles Powell
American Revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord "Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the...

Grace Roberto
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Angelo Roberto
World War II https://en.stsg.de/cms/node/933 My great-uncle Angelo is my grandfather's brother. He was born on January 22nd, 1922 in...

Grace Roberto
Apr 19, 20202 min read
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Dr. John Clement Ready
Korean War My great grandfather served in the United States Navy Medical Corps during the Korean War. He was earning his undergraduate...

Grace Roberto
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Gloucestershire, England
Welcome to the British countryside! https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-places-visit-gloucestershire-england/ Pictured is a Cathedral...

Grace Roberto
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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Essex & Old Saybrook, Connecticut
It all starts with your parents. Here's where mine grew up and met! I owe my entire existence to a small market called Bennies. “Ah the...

Grace Roberto
Apr 14, 20202 min read
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Serino, Avellino, Campania, Italy
Welcome to the village where my grandfather grew up! https://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanoflammia/17623905446 “Michael! Is that you? Come...

Grace Roberto
Apr 14, 20202 min read
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Gesualdo, Avellino, Campania, Italy
Welcome to the place that taught Nonna how to cook! You're looking at a picture of Cocolino, my great-uncle's dog, on the road leading...

Grace Roberto
Apr 14, 20202 min read
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Franklin County, Vermont
Grandpa's ancestors moved directly from Plymouth Colony to Vermont, where he grew up. Paul Smith, my grandpa, grew up with his brother,...

Grace Roberto
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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Country Clare, Ireland
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Moher family history! The Cliffs of Moher. Co. Clare, Ireland. My 2nd Great-Grandparents, Michael M. Howe and...

Grace Roberto
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
A doctor, son of a police chief, son of an immigrant street sweeper... In the middle stands Police Chief Patrick Francis Ready, known as...

Grace Roberto
Apr 14, 20204 min read
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Castleisland, Kerry, Ireland
Castles? Great. Islands? Great. Castleisland? Wicked awesome. https://www.rareirishstuff.com/kerry/main-street-castleisland-co-kerry-irel...

Grace Roberto
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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County Leitrim, Ireland
Not Ireland, the Irish Free State. Before arriving in Cambridge, my 3rd great-grandfather grew up in Co. Leitrim with his parents, James...

Grace Roberto
Apr 14, 20202 min read
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Providence, Rhode Island
Let's explore Nana Ready's Irish and English roots! https://www.cruisemapper.com/ports/providence-port-2209 Nana Ready, great-grandma...

Grace Roberto
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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