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Early research in the archives discover that the distinguished family name Coveduck emerged from the surname Cubbledick in the county of Lincolnshire, England in 1242 The Coveduck Name in documentation has had many variations used for the same person, most likely due to illiteracy, the names are mispelled many times for the same person.
What started out as an attempt to search and record the family genealogies of my family lines COVEDUCK and MORGAN now includes my wife’s MASON and RUSSELL lines. This search has resulted in finding more than 4,652 Surnames! in 1462 family groups connecting to our parents and the list continues to grow. All the names are now preserved and recorded in our Family Tree and can be viewed in the index included in this writing. The research method involved literally hundreds of letters to individuals, governmental agencies, church records, genealogical societies, family societies, and relatives. While some of these letters utilized the normal postal mail, many of them utilized electronic mail via the Internet. Most of what is provided in this volume is based on data provided by others. I have at all times tried to check and double-check its reliability with additional sources of information. However, there are times when all sources are reporting from a common, error-prone source, and thus the data is faulty. The earlier the research, the more error-prone it becomes, and we have to rely on the research methodologies of others. Errors of my own are undoubtedly involved in this manuscript. Therefore, caution should be exercised in using data from this writing. I have also attempted to provide source information as footnotes where possible showing where I have drawn my data and it is correct to the best of my knowledge. All data is subject to refinement and correction. However, to have ancestry dating back this far is nevertheless awesome.
In researching my family, I have come across many roadblocks over the years, I have learned about my family roots and I have met many of my distant relatives for the first time. Each phone conversation, each letter brought by the postman and every email that contained family information has helped me to record our family history. It would be good to acknowledge the friendliness and helpfulness of the people I have corresponded with. On many occasions, I have received unsolicited packets of data in the mail from individuals who found that our research crossed paths. Some have spent many hours even days in institutions going through microfilm and old documents. Most often, these people have not asked for reimbursement for their expenses or recognition. My Special Thanks to everyone who took some time out of their busy lives to generously share some of their family history, photos and stories with me so I could record, preserve and share them with you. Our family's descendants and I will always be greatful. As you browse through my pages, you will see their names recorded where their contribution is located. I must also provide acknowledgment to my loving wife, Mildred, my family and especially my mother, Annie Emma Morgan who have withstood my compulsion to complete this project, They all have been very patient with me, for which I owe them my love and gratitude.
Genealogical research on my family lines has been enlightening: Nearly all of our early ancestors were born or emigrated to Newfoundland during it's colonization, this means our lines are rich in the Newfoundland traditions and culture and I have included a brief summary of Newfoundland history in this writing. It is inspiring that our ancestors were of such caliber that they always rose to the occasion. many were very religious, others were probably not. However, they constantly moved, exploring new lands, fighting for what they believed in, and relying on their God for support and hope. They were mostly family people, many with ten or more children. Often there were hardships. Our ancestors fought for their land and their battles have been well documented. They were pioneers and worked hard, they had many sorrows and hardships because of disease and the harsh environment. During the 1800's many moving off the Island to settle in another country often times broke a family up, and parents would never see their children or grandchildren again. Multiple marriages were common, due to the death of one's spouse. Yet always, they persevered. They were successful, not necessarily in the financial sense, but in the sense that they left a history to be written. They all have stories, some of which are uncovered in this volume. We should think of them as mentors for our own lives. We should shape our own stories by relying on God for courage and grace, so that our children, and their children likewise, will have a story to tell. May we have such wisdom to see that we are not here for the moment, but for a larger purpose. Our ancestors helped make life better for us with their desire of seeing a foreign land, they deserve to be recognized and within these writings their memory will be preserved.
The day I told my mother I was creating a Family Genealogy site on the internet and I would like to add some family photos, she showed me a photo album my father received as a Christmas gift from my sisters in 1943. As she carefully opened the old album and slowly turned the delicate pages I noticed all the photos were well organized and properly identified. We spent many an evening browsing through her old albums, she told me stories, she relived her memories and I will always cherish those moments as she put life back into her old photos. My parents had preserved our family photos and history in their albums and many of their photos are now included in these pages, a picture is worth a thousand words. |
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