{"id":5098,"date":"2024-11-27T23:13:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T04:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/?page_id=5098"},"modified":"2026-07-18T00:14:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T04:14:56","slug":"be-informed-know-your-ancestors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/","title":{"rendered":"your journey starts here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-a01b0894\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-a01b0894\">HELLO AND WELCOME!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center\" style=\"min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-10653 lazyload\" alt=\"An ancient photo depicting Des Groseillier our ancestor communicating with Canadian Natives.\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/radisson-et-des-groseillers-etablissant-le-commerce-des-fourrures-dans-le-nord-ouest-1662.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1272250365  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1446\" height=\"900\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-10653 lazyload\" alt=\"An ancient photo depicting Des Groseillier our ancestor communicating with Canadian Natives.\" src=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/radisson-et-des-groseillers-etablissant-le-commerce-des-fourrures-dans-le-nord-ouest-1662.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:1446\/h:900\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/radisson-et-des-groseillers-etablissant-le-commerce-des-fourrures-dans-le-nord-ouest-1662.jpg 1446w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:300\/h:187\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/radisson-et-des-groseillers-etablissant-le-commerce-des-fourrures-dans-le-nord-ouest-1662.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:768\/h:478\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/radisson-et-des-groseillers-etablissant-le-commerce-des-fourrures-dans-le-nord-ouest-1662.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:500\/h:311\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/radisson-et-des-groseillers-etablissant-le-commerce-des-fourrures-dans-le-nord-ouest-1662.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:800\/h:498\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/radisson-et-des-groseillers-etablissant-le-commerce-des-fourrures-dans-le-nord-ouest-1662.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:1280\/h:797\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/radisson-et-des-groseillers-etablissant-le-commerce-des-fourrures-dans-le-nord-ouest-1662.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:1446\/h:900\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/radisson-et-des-groseillers-etablissant-le-commerce-des-fourrures-dans-le-nord-ouest-1662.jpg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Des Groseillier our Ancestor?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignwide\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:100\">Welcome to Life&#8217;s journey: exploring the Grozelle, Brown, Farrell and Armstrong History.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>This website opens up the past and shares the present<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>I am starting with the past<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is  Des Groseillier our ancestor?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I want to know how the great Canadian Explorer Medard des Groseillier fits into our family story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We were told as children that we are the descendants of Menard des Groseillier, the fur trader. He was also the inspiration for the building of the Hudson Bay Company. I first heard about him in elementary school. I learned how he and his son-in-law Radisson explored Canada, as well as being great fur traders and interpreters for the Canadian Natives of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">To determine the truth of this relationship I set out, to find out. My research using AI resulted in finding that we are indeed descendants of Medard des Groseillier. I also found out that he was knighted by King Charles 11 of England. A surprise to me as he was a French man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">How did Groseilliers name become Grozelle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/?page_id=10258\">See our family tree showing Groseillier and families today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This is an easy to follow family tree, which will allow you to follow the generations from Des Groseillier to our parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"> an 18th century photo album prompts the start of this website.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Receiving this album started this whole journey of wanting to know more about the ancestors I found pictured in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How I got the album<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:848\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Album-cover.jpg\" alt=\"An ancient album cover. The lbumn includes pictures of our ancestors, the Browns and the Armstrongs.\" class=\"wp-image-2501 size-full lazyload\"\/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1875149561  decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:848\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Album-cover.jpg\" alt=\"An ancient album cover. The lbumn includes pictures of our ancestors, the Browns and the Armstrongs.\" class=\"wp-image-2501 size-full lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:848\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Album-cover.jpg 848w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:249\/h:300\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Album-cover.jpg 249w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:768\/h:927\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Album-cover.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:894\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Album-cover.jpg 1272w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:894\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Album-cover.jpg 1697w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:500\/h:604\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Album-cover.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:800\/h:966\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Album-cover.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:894\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Album-cover.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:894\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Album-cover.jpg 1728w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:894\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Album-cover.jpg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This album was given to me by my mother&#8217;s cousin, Sophia McLean (Eades). The pictures are of the Brown and Armstrong families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who were the pictures of:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-light-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f56668fbdc6292fb510c0070a1e3c343 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The album contains pictures of &#8211; <em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">John D. and Anne Brown (Brownlee) and their twelve children.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-light-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-922a3af9d7719a67cb2f17981ef0f537 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">There were also some pictures of the <strong><em>Farrell <\/em><\/strong>and <strong><em>Armstrong <\/em><\/strong>families..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-light-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7db96a97aa887711d9ae8cce0ec9b523 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of pictures from the album<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the pictures in the album is just below.  Meet John Brown (seated) with John Eades his son -in-law (standing with hand on John&#8217;s shoulder). The picture  on the left is in black and white as scanned from the album, the one on the right has been coloured by an AI programme I have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" data-ml-exclude-gallery=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"5871\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:589\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown.jpg\" alt=\"An ancient photograph of 2 middle aged men on sitting the other has his hand on the shoulder of the siting man.\" class=\"wp-image-5871 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img data-opt-id=2043209138  decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5871\" src=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:589\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown.jpg\" alt=\"An ancient photograph of 2 middle aged men on sitting the other has his hand on the shoulder of the siting man.\" class=\"wp-image-5871 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:589\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-scaled.jpg 589w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:173\/h:300\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-scaled.jpg 173w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:621\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:621\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-scaled.jpg 884w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:621\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-scaled.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:500\/h:869\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-scaled.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:621\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-scaled.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:621\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-scaled.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:621\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:621\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-scaled.jpg 1473w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:621\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JohnEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-scaled.jpg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Eades and John Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"11819\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"This picture is shown in black and in colour. It is of John Brown our great, great grandfather sitting with John Eades his son-in-law (standing) with his hand on John's shoulder.\" class=\"wp-image-11819 lazyload\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"\/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1297398908  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"11819\" src=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"This picture is shown in black and in colour. It is of John Brown our great, great grandfather sitting with John Eades his son-in-law (standing) with his hand on John's shoulder.\" class=\"wp-image-11819 lazyload\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:607\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:169\/h:300\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg 169w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:576\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg 576w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:607\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:607\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg 864w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:607\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:500\/h:889\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:607\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:607\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:607\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:607\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ThomasEades_GreatgrandpaJohnBrown-Repaired-Enhanced-Colorized-edited-scaled.jpg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Another picture from the album<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 30%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a delightful picture of our<strong><em> great, great grandfather Francis Armstrong <\/em><\/strong>He has the most interesting face. He is sporting a wispy beard and is dressed in a black suit. He is standing holding a Shapleigh. He is Keith Grozelle&#8217;s <strong><em>great, great grandfather.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Note<\/em><\/strong>: Clicking on Francis&#8217; picture will take you to a video of his family<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/?page_id=9831\/#francis\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:637\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slde8.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Francis Armstrong holding a shillelagh.\" class=\"wp-image-7695 size-full lazyload\"\/><noscript><img data-opt-id=376396628  decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:637\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slde8.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Francis Armstrong holding a shillelagh.\" class=\"wp-image-7695 size-full lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:637\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slde8-scaled.jpg 637w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:187\/h:300\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slde8-scaled.jpg 187w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:672\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slde8-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:672\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slde8-scaled.jpg 956w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:671\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slde8-scaled.jpg 1274w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:500\/h:804\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slde8-scaled.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:671\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slde8-scaled.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:672\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slde8-scaled.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:672\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slde8-scaled.jpg 1593w, https:\/\/mljuhndqori3.i.optimole.com\/cb:CzRZ.259ec\/w:672\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/slde8-scaled.jpg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video: Meet the Brown and Armstrong family <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The video consists of the  black and white photos I scanned from the album as seen above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:66% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video class=\"lazyload\" controls data-src=\"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLACK-AND-WHITE-PICTURES.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">This video contains a few pictures I scanned from the original pictures in the  album shown above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">You will enjoy seeing  the fashions of the 1800 and the serious looks on the faces of the subjects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video: The Brown Family and their 12 Children-in colour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-nv-text-dark-bg-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/?page_id=9831\">Video: The Brown Family with children<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This video shows John<a href=\"#video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> <\/a>and Anne and their 12 children. They are all adults and all are pictured with their spouses and some have their children with them. All people are identified with date of birth and death and their age at death. Some died at a very young age many leaving their spouse to raise a number of children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">On the same page you will see pictures of each family.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-nv-text-dark-bg-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/?page_id=9831\">Videos:The Farrell, Armstrong, Grozelle families<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Each family have their own video. They are all in colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See how the marriages joined these families<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-nv-text-dark-bg-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/?page_id=7891\"><strong>M<\/strong>arriages from the past to today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">This page is my attempt to show how the families came to be through their meeting to their marriage. I have placed the  spouses photos side by side. There is a small amount of text under the pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Families of this century<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The families of this century have produced  very talent children, especially in the 20th century. Their talents vary from singers, actresses, dancers, basketball players and writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>There are videos of these talented singers and guitar players. More videos to come of other talents.<\/summary>\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button-group-cf32d7f4\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button-group wp-block-buttons\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button-4dfd83c8\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button wp-block-button  is-style-plain\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/?page_id=3747\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span>Young Islay and Lillian Entertain<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button-3c227c41\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button wp-block-button is-style-plain\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/?page_id=624\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span>Spotlight on various talented people<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button-15cbdb95\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button wp-block-button is-style-plain\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/?page_id=4722\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span>Music by today&#8217;s generation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">If you find determining how we are related to these ancestors is somewhat confusing you might be helped by clicking the button below. (&#8221; Helpful guide to site content&#8221;) On this page you will see how the union of five families through their marriages resulted in our generation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-nv-site-bg-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-nv-text-dark-bg-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/?page_id=8748\">Helpful guide to web content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:82px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-nv-text-dark-bg-background-color has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-c043234c0ef86cf855e4e860d04c0d4c\">feed back please!<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3938349150c1637774e3e3cae1a7577 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Your feedback is invaluable in helping me piece together the puzzle of our family history. I would really love to have pictures or words showing the unique experiences in your family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I know that each family has talented members.  Please send me texts and or pictures of their endeavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5163874adcf213faaf93cff831baf684 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Please feel free to reach out to me via email or by completing the form found in the footer or by visiting the <strong><em><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fayeca.me\/?page_id=5227\">contact page.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-nv-dark-bg-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7c64ff91cb3b4b7f577e656034a2efd3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><em>I look forward to hearing from you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:77px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container 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