Posted in 1931 to 1960

Bredimus Nose

The large nose must be a Bredimus trait. Our father was very sensitive about his own nose. He claimed it was Roman. He also convinced…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960 1961 to Present

Cousin Harriette

Here is my promised delivery of information and material related to Cousin Harriette. My recollection of Harriette was only two things: she wrote the only…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960

More comments on Poppy and Mommy

It appears the photo of Mommy and Poppy is a montage. The shot of Cean, Bobby, and Nancy is priceless. Our Mom said Poppy was…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960

Researching Ancestry dot com

I received a Bredimus Family Tree created on the website, Ancestry dot com. The tree was incomplete. It is a paid site and I am…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960 Before 1900

Mommy and Poppy

Mary Mayme Emma Coyle (Mommy) and Franklin Arthur Bredimus (Poppy) Mommy died in 1948, the year before I was born. Poppy died in 1954 when…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960

Were Our Ancestors McDonald or McDannald?

Actually, both spellings were used. In some cases our family name was McDannald. See the attached 1930 census and the zoom to the lines for…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960

Franklin’s Mother – Barbara Brand

I found an unexpected bounty of information on Barbara Virginia Brand, who married Uncle Frank and gave birth to Cousin Franklin. I suppose it was…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960

Nancys Mother – Mary Louise Doherty

I’m still researching Nancy’s mother but I am struggling to find marriage records, birth records for Nancy, and death records for Mary Louise. When I…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960

Cean at College

The article changed your name to “Jean” again. In the days before automated spelling checks, editors would just guess. I thought you’d like to see…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960 1961 to Present

Robert O. Bredimus

You’ll enjoy reading about Bobby’s sixth birthday. Also, I’ve attached an article about him I had never seen before. It is interesting that he made…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960

Nancy Bredimus in High School and College

It took awhile to locate these old photos and articles. Nancy graduated from Pompton Lakes HS in 1953. My oldest memories of our sister are…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960 1961 to Present

Yearbooks

I’ve located free digital editions of some yearbooks and clipped a few images. I will need to do some more research on Nancy.Here are links…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960

Early Childhood of Cousin Franklin

Franklin Brand Bredimus (1936 to 2019) Apparently our Father treated Cean and Nancy very harshly. Mom sometimes mentioned it, but I was too young to…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960

Two Bredimus Brothers

My father, Robert Leo Bredimus (1909-1980) and my Uncle Frank, Francis Leslie Bredimus (1907-1979) The Bredimus brothers were born almost exactly two years apart (May…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960

Uncle Frank’s Finger

I have searched Newspaper archives for any stories mentioning the Bredimus family name. Here are a few examples Here is a strange story of Uncle…

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