Michaels of all eras.
Last revised October 12, 2003 Check the revision list to see what's been added!
Welcome to the Michaels' Genealogy page!!!
It's an ongoing effort to recapture the story of our ancestors.

NEW! I now have a website devoted exclusively to Patchin-en genealogy.
Major surnames:
Patchin/Patchen(716), Stoddard(686), Tomlinson(161), Keyes(135), Watkins/Wadkins(98), Woodbridge(95), Carpenter(92), Dickson(88), Wells/Welles(84), Robinson(76), Edwards(73), Ware(71), Brown/Browne(70), Loveland(69), Smith(60), Sherman(58), Hayward(57), Hawley(57), Whitney(57), Williams(52), Mitchell(49), Barlow(49), Wadsworth(48), Tinkle(43), Michael/Michaels/Michalowsky(39), Ingersoll(39), Prindle(37), Rose(37), Grout(37)
To get to the genealogical data, click on either surnames, or on an alphabetical list. Then click your way to the ancestors and relatives of interest. On each page, if you'll wait for the page to load completely, you should arrive precisely at the person whose link you clicked.
December 3
Today In History

Samson Stoddard born in 1645
Beach Tomlinson born in 1726
Ann Durand born in 1742
Amelia Tomlinson born in 1777
Minerva Peet born in 1795
Lorenzo Dow Patchin born in 1805
Samuel D. Penfield born in 1839
Charlann Stoddard born in 1842
Daniel Stoddard born in 1842
Abel Josiah Dickson born in 1880
December 3
In Remembrance

Deborah Pierson died in 1739
Aaron Morehouse died in 1833
Almira Hodskins died in 1875
Fannie M. Woodward died in 1879
Delos Orlando Cole died in 1903
Ella May Stoddard died in 1926
William Rookeard Stoddard died in 1930
Adeline Alice Owen died in 1952
Donald A. Blackman died in 1965
Ethel Carow Roosevelt died in 1977
Albert Eugene Nichols died in 1979
Mary Ila Burks died in 1983


I found some of our ancestors listed in the National Portrait Gallery database. I have no idea whether the portraits are currently on display at these locations, but thought I would list them anyway. Here is a link to the portrait locations.

You'll note some individuals have a + sign next to them. This indicates that there are additional family tree links at that person. In an effort to make them more understandable, I've changed the appearance of notes and sources from the way they are normally shown in GED2HTML output. Let me know what you think!
Sites you might enjoy visiting:
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The SurnameWeb Watkins Family History Society

Connecticut Gravestone Network This is a Genealogy Site
For those in my immediate family: Don't know exactly how to refer to that person? Is she the "first cousin twice removed", or what?? Check it out in the Family Tree Maker kinship report for various branches of our tree. It's in text form, so you will have to set the tab spacing in your text viewer to make the columns line up. I could do .PDF versions if any of you want it.

The "sources" are not always correct, as my Family Tree Maker software has scrambled the data a bit. On the whole, however, I really like Family Tree Maker. If you feel like it, try using their Internet Family Finder to search for individuals. There's a lot of data out there, if you have the time and patience to really get into it!
"For Life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children,
as living arrows, are sent forth."
Kahlil Gibran, Prophet
Revisions:
  • October 12, 2003:
    1. Added an interesting note from David Michaels, in the notes for ? Michalowsky.
    2. Added infomation about descendants of Adolph Michael, graciously provided by George Buxbaum.
  • December 4, 2002:
    1. Added several dozen individuals.
    2. Removed an individual and his email address from the database, at his request.
  • October 15, 2002:
    1. Back on the air again after a long hiatus. Have added several hundred individuals since the last update.
  • November 25, 2001:
    1. Added information about Clarence E. Patchin and some of his descendants. This information was generously provided by Lois Eckley.
    2. Added many more Social Security numbers. There are now over 500. Soc. Sec. #s can be used to find an individual's parents, residence, get their signature, and some other potentially useful things - by contacting the Social Security Administration and requesting a copy of the individual's Form SS-5.
  • August 23, 2001:
    1. Added over 200 Social Security numbers.
    2. Added over 300 cousins.
  • April 16, 2001:
    1. Added portrait locations for Burr and Tomlinson.
    2. Added long note for Eleazer Wakeley.
    3. Added greatly to knowledge of the English's of Manchester, Michigan, thru the great kindness of Larry Miller
  • April 9, 2001:
    1. Made corrections around Polly Patchen/Wolcott Read.
    2. Found burying places and date information for a number of the Patchins in the Thousand Islands area of NY.
  • March 26, 2001:
    1. Added some interesting notes for Lucius Denison Watkins, provided with great kindness by Larry Miller.
    2. Want to see something ironic?...Read through the Notes (parts 1 and 2) of Freegift Patchin's Revolutionary War service, and then read my note at the very end.
  • March 25, 2001:
    1. Added details of names and dates around Lucius Denison Watkins, and cemetery locations.
    2. Added a few more Patchin cousins.
  • December 14, 2000:
    1. Added details of names and dates to Ruth Watkins family and siblings.
    2. Added many Patchin cousins descended from Eleazer and Betsy that moved from Connecticut to Ohio. Includes detailed burial location for a few!
    3. Added many Stoddard cousins.
    4. Added Hayward ancestors.
    5. Added picture of gravestone of Rev. Anthony Stoddard (1678-1760) thanks to Muzi Michaels.
  • November 14, 2000:
    1. Added county names to almost all U.S. place names.
    2. Added to Woodbridge line with the gracious help of Stephen Woodbridge.
    3. Pruned the tree to include only relatives of Shel/Jay/Muzi (but that is still a lot of people!).
  • October 31, 2000:
    1. Added many notes to the David Patchin/Elizabeth Hull family, with thanks to Carole Binnig for providing information from the Patchin-en Family Association.
  • October 30, 2000:
    1. Fixed source citations which had been missing page numbers and other data.
  • October 8, 2000:
    1. Finally found the missing link in our (Michaels) Stoddard connection: Henry Thompson married Prudence Stoddard, and Prudence was the daughter of Gideon Stoddard!!
    2. Added many Patchins from the data and kindness of Carole Binnig.
    3. Added some details of the Connecticut Patchins thanks to Muzi Michaels.
    4. Added exact tombstone locations for Michaels relations in Montefiore Cemetery.
    5. Fixed some problems of incorrect source citations.
  • August 30, 2000:
    1. Added data and pictures of tombstones in the Stoddards of Camden, NY thanks to the work of Ann M. Leuenberger, hosted on the web at genealogy.com.
    2. Fixed up some problems with duplicate individuals.
  • August 27, 2000:
    1. Added more descendants of Prudence Wells and Anthony Stoddard, with great thanks to Joyce Stoddard. Still working on the tie-in to Hannah Thompson!
  • August 2, 2000:
    1. Actually added the picture of Ogden Edwards that I claimed to have done Jan. 24, 1999. (Sorry!)
    2. Corrected a mistake where I put a picture next to Permelia Patchin that actually was Olive Grierson. (Sorry again!)
  • May 29, 2000:
    1. Recorded with sadness the passing of Burnetta Wood - "Aunt Burtie" to my Patchin clan.
    2. Made changes to the Burr lineage, thanks to the kind assistance of Julie C. Hesson.
  • February 8, 2000:
    1. Adjusted parentage of Sarah Pierpont, with thanks for information from Martha Leavell.
  • June 14, 1999:
    1. Added notes and/or facts for John Carpenter, "Dancing Billy" Bennet, Lucius Denison Watkins, Royal Watkins, Sarah English, parents of Sarah English, Keturah Denison.
  • April 23, 1999:
    1. Added maternal relatives of Damon & Derek Michaels.
    2. A very kind individual, Michelle L. McKenzie, has provided a great deal of information on our Watkins' ancestry. She has laboriously copied it out of an 1880 book, and e-mailed it. She's the greatest!!
  • Mar. 17, 1999:
    1. Added Ichabod Stoddard's descendant line, thanks to the kindness of Joyce Stoddard.
  • Feb. 26, 1999:
    1. Sadly added date of passing of Irving Michaels.
  • Feb. 23, 1999:
    1. Added several ancestors of Sarah Whitney.
  • Feb. 14, 1999:
    1. Added picture of Ruth Donahue (thanks, Unc!), and removed note for Irving Michaels.
  • Feb. 8, 1999:
    1. Added greatly to notes for Salmous Wakeley.
  • Feb. 6, 1999:
    1. Added streaming audio file type to the Jerry Michaels sound clip.
  • Jan. 31, 1999:
    1. Added pictures of: Estelle Michaels, Edna Donahue, Jerry Michaels, 'Uncle Sam' Bennet, Mae Michaels, Myra Greenfield, Norman Greenfield, Nettie Donahue, and Edwards Hall at Princeton.
    2. Added pictures of Ellis Island, and notes, to honor our Michalowsky forebears.
    3. Added individualized greeting for persons coming from a Patchin/en referring page.
  • Jan. 30, 1999:
    1. Added descriptions (in notes) of Ellis Island to honor ? Michalowsky. Will be adding Ellis Island pix soon.
    2. Additional picture of Lucius Denison Watkins.
  • Jan. 26, 1999:
    1. Added many relatives to a daughter of Jonathan Edwards. Many of the surnames are Woodbridge, and they seem to be proud of it, as it's used in many middle names. Also the name Jonathan Edwards is given to many in the line.
  • Jan. 24, 1999:
    1. Added some relatives and notes around Connecticut Governor Thomas Welles.
    2. Added some notes to Nathan Watkins.
    3. Added a picture of Ogden Edwards.
    4. Added some notes to Eli Whitney.
  • Jan. 16, 1999:
    1. Added some relatives around Stephen Eggleston, first husband of Elizabeth Bennett (Joseph Patchen's first wife).
  • Jan. 14, 1999:
    1. Added genealogy calendars.
    2. Added list of portraits of ancestors.
  • Jan. 12, 1999:
    1. Added some Aaron Burr relatives.
    2. Added many ancestors in the Jonathan Edwards area.
  • Jan. 8, 1999:
    1. Made custom greeting for visitors coming through Dave Watkins' excellent Watkins page.
  • Jan. 6, 1999:
    1. Added pictures of G.E.Jerry Michaels, Sam Michaels, and Elaine Michaels' Hotel Florel
    2. Added some really distant relatives in Patchin side
    3. Added a few minor notes to John Patchin and Elizabeth Prudence Wakely Patchin
  • Jan. 1, 1999:
    1. Added picture of and some notes about Aaron Burr
    2. Corrected problems in Kinship reports which left out certain relatives
  • Dec. 29, 1998:
    1. Added notes to Nathan Watkins, Allen Watkins, Edward Watkins, Royal Watkins
    2. Added children and grandchildren of Edward Watkins/Sarah Whitney, and of Edward Watkins/Keturah Dennison
  • Dec. 28, 1998:
    1. Added pictures of Jay Michael, Pauline Michaels, Gertrude Carpenter, Oliver Carpenter, Anna Carpenter, & Fred Hellenbolt signature.
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Authored by Shel Michaels - shel@shel.net

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