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Most of us at one time have wondered where we came from , who are ancestors are,were they rich or poor,researhing our family trees is one of the most popular leisure activities today.
Here are some hints and things i have done to research my family,i`am now searching my family in England,and i have gone back to the1700s 1)Ask older family members what they know of their great grandfathers and family,you will find a wealth of information there.
2)Look at old pictures,letters,births,
baptisms,obituaries,see if one of the family has a keepsake drawer.
3)War records.(lots on the internet)
4)Make sure to copy every thing down,you will need it all later,try to get copys of the old photos and documents..
I started by marking down family i knew ,and i was starting to gather a lot of information ,on my family going back 100 years,but found i did not know my great grandfathers name.So i started looking in different places,this is were asking family came in very handy my cousin knew her great grandfather and his brothers and their familys names,that is where i found my grandfathers name and his fathers name.So now i had Charles Broads name,next i started looking in the local library,i wrote to alot of family members,joined a few message boards and ancestry.com link, this is where i found James Broads name. con`d

THE BROAD
FAMILY
The Broads of Cornwall England , New Brunswick Canada & Maine USA.

Broad family tree

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DESCENDANCY CHART(BROAD FAMILY)

James Broad came to Canada from Altarnun Cornwall England in 1818,after working on the sea for one year.He landed in Saint John New Brunswick.He then petitioned for a land grant and received 100 acres.James married Sarah Vincent on 12th July 1824 in Gagetown,Queens County,New Brunswick,Sarahs family came from N.Y.state after being forced to leave for remaining loyal to king George during the American Rebellion.After living in Wickham,Queens County for a few years,Sarah and James moved to Kent in Carleton County,New Brunswick where he farmed and had 8 children.his last child Charles A Broad born 1850/51 is my greatgrandfather.Charles was a farmer/ carpenter and had 13 children,Wilmot is my grandfather,wilmot lost his arm when fighting at vimy ridge France,wilmot had 2 children Philip and Arnold..Arnold and Philip both fought in the 2nd war,with the carleton&York Regiment,were Philip was wounded and died sunday 6th february 1944 in hospital of the wounds he received fighting the Germans in Italy and is buried at the bari war cemetery,Italy.Arnold fought in Italy and Holland,and married Charlotte Valentine in Edinburgh, Scotland,after the war he worked for the New Brunswick phone company .Arnold and Charlotte had three children,Heather,Morva and David.