What a wonderful story. Thanks for sharing it with us. Dot ooo---This Email Scanned for Virus---ooo by ooo--- Norton Anti-Virus---ooo ----- Original Message ----- From: <ELLEN542@aol.com> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 5:48 PM Subject: [NJ-Memories] hello > I have an interesting story that deals with my family research. > > My mom was born in NJ but grew up in Pa. Pa is where my Gr Grandmother and > Gr Grandfather migrated to after arriving from England. At age of 16 my mom > went to live in NJ and stayed there and married. I, in later years move to > Pa with my husband (who I met in NJ) who it turns out was born and grew up in > the same city as my mother (Pa). He even knew some of her relatives. > > We moved to Pa in 1971 and I made friends with a girl named Ellie. One night > I am at Ellies house with her cousin who was visiting from NJ and for some > reason we start talking about family. It seems the cousin mentions my gr > grandparents names. And how I asked did she come to know my gr > grandparents......well they were her grandparents. Wow, well I call Mom on > the phone and say, hey I'm coming over to get you. I didn't tell her that > Ellie had company. Mom comes in sits down and we still don't say anything. > June (the cousin from Jersey) just can't take it anymore and runs over and > starts hugging my mother. It seems they grew up together and was a cousin of > my moms. Mom loved it and cried and was so happy, they hadn't seen each > other in at least 30 years. So now Ellie and I are not only very good > friends but we're related LOLOLOL > > Did that make any sense to you guys? It did to me.....LOL > > ellen > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

>Ellen, It did make sense and it was a wonderful story. Don't you just love happy endings? Norma ----- Original Message ----- > From: <ELLEN542@aol.com> > To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 5:48 PM > Subject: [NJ-Memories] hello > > > > I have an interesting story that deals with my family research. > > > > My mom was born in NJ but grew up in Pa. Pa is where my Gr Grandmother > and > > Gr Grandfather migrated to after arriving from England. At age of 16 my > mom > > went to live in NJ and stayed there and married. I, in later years move > to > > Pa with my husband (who I met in NJ) who it turns out was born and grew up > in > > the same city as my mother (Pa). He even knew some of her relatives. > > > > We moved to Pa in 1971 and I made friends with a girl named Ellie. One > night > > I am at Ellies house with her cousin who was visiting from NJ and for some > > reason we start talking about family. It seems the cousin mentions my gr > > grandparents names. And how I asked did she come to know my gr > > grandparents......well they were her grandparents. Wow, well I call Mom > on > > the phone and say, hey I'm coming over to get you. I didn't tell her that > > Ellie had company. Mom comes in sits down and we still don't say > anything. > > June (the cousin from Jersey) just can't take it anymore and runs over and > > starts hugging my mother. It seems they grew up together and was a cousin > of > > my moms. Mom loved it and cried and was so happy, they hadn't seen each > > other in at least 30 years. So now Ellie and I are not only very good > > friends but we're related LOLOLOL > > > > Did that make any sense to you guys? It did to me.....LOL > > > > ellen > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Ellen, A great story and you are so lucky to have found another relative. Kittie in MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "franor" <franor@atmc.net> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [NJ-Memories] hello > >Ellen, > It did make sense and it was a wonderful story. Don't you just love happy > endings? > Norma > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <ELLEN542@aol.com> > > To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 5:48 PM > > Subject: [NJ-Memories] hello > > > > > > > I have an interesting story that deals with my family research. > > > > > > My mom was born in NJ but grew up in Pa. Pa is where my Gr Grandmother > > and > > > Gr Grandfather migrated to after arriving from England. At age of 16 my > > mom > > > went to live in NJ and stayed there and married. I, in later years move > > to > > > Pa with my husband (who I met in NJ) who it turns out was born and grew > up > > in > > > the same city as my mother (Pa). He even knew some of her relatives. > > > > > > We moved to Pa in 1971 and I made friends with a girl named Ellie. One > > night > > > I am at Ellies house with her cousin who was visiting from NJ and for > some > > > reason we start talking about family. It seems the cousin mentions my > gr > > > grandparents names. And how I asked did she come to know my gr > > > grandparents......well they were her grandparents. Wow, well I call Mom > > on > > > the phone and say, hey I'm coming over to get you. I didn't tell her > that > > > Ellie had company. Mom comes in sits down and we still don't say > > anything. > > > June (the cousin from Jersey) just can't take it anymore and runs over > and > > > starts hugging my mother. It seems they grew up together and was a > cousin > > of > > > my moms. Mom loved it and cried and was so happy, they hadn't seen each > > > other in at least 30 years. So now Ellie and I are not only very good > > > friends but we're related LOLOLOL > > > > > > Did that make any sense to you guys? It did to me.....LOL > > > > > > ellen > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ______________________________