I was lucky enough to meet my wonderful husband, Patrick, in 2000, and since my family has always had an interesting background and very much related to our ancestors and I remember growing up hearing colorful stories, I began building on the hard work by my niece Stacey and my brother Terry and began researching both of our families. I thank many members of both families for their contributions, as I could not have gotten this far without them. Certainly not perfect, this flawed labor of love follows.