ALLEN / BLOCK / BOGAN / CARD / FARMER / RING / VERT; CT,USA/NY,USA/CAN; c.1845 New information to include dates, surnames, locations, and professions. My great grandfather: Frank Judson ALLEN b: 1858 d: 1914 G-grandfather ALLEN was a logger. His father was: William ALLEN, the founder of Allentown, NY. William Allen had a brother or cousin Charles R. ALLEN: b: 1845 d: 1903 Priv, Company D. 1, NY A. Vol, GAR (From tombstone) My G-Grandmother Jennie BOGAN b: 1855 d: 1933 The BOGAN family is from Jasper, Canada which is near the Smiths Falls area. They lived near Irish Creek. The BOGAN family had a very large sink hole in their front yard and the locals called it "Bogan's Hole." Siblings of Jennie BOGAN married into the FITZPATRICK family. The BOGAN and ALLEN family originated from Ireland. Jennie BOGAN crossed from Canada into the USA over ice during the winter. Year unk. She remarried, surname CARD after my Frank's death. Frank and Jennie ALLEN'S children: Ada Mae ALLEN-RING (my grandmother) b: 11/1895 d: 9/1975 in Watertown, NY buried Rural Cemetery, Adams, NY Grace FOY - Gouveneur, NY - Daughter = Katherine Frances ALLEN - GREENLY - Adams, NY - Husband = Carl Greenly- Adams, NY. Nora FARMER - Watertown, NY - Husband - Roy. Daughter = Doris Son = Mickey Florence M. ALLEN - VERT Husband - Delbert VERT Daughter - Vi James ALLEN - Woodville, NY Wife - Janet Son- David RING UPDATE: Felix Michael RING was born in Bridgeport, CT or CAN. Is there a Bridgeport Canada? Felix grew up in a multi-cultural neighborhood and spoke fluent Russian, Polish, German, and other languages. Because of this skill, Felix was a translator on construction crews around New York State in the late 1800's upto and around 1915. It was on these jobs that he made my Grandmother ADA MAE ALLEN. Parents of Felix M. RING: Adolfe and Barbara RING Barbara's maiden name was BLOCK. Children: from an 1892 picture of family members - Clementine RING - older than Felix Leopold RING - older than Felix John - younger than Leopold Any assistance or links to my search would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance! Nancy RING Kendrick [email protected]