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'''1. The first thing I did was to ''talk to my mother ''and ask what information she had.''' | '''1. The first thing I did was to ''talk to my mother ''and ask what information she had.''' | ||
My mother kept her genealogy in a book. It was legal size, like the archive binders. She would read to me out of it, but would not let me borrow it to copy it down in writing. She wanted me to memorize it. There were 7 of these books. My mother gave them to some missionaries to bring to | My mother kept her genealogy in a book. It was legal size, like the archive binders. She would read to me out of it, but would not let me borrow it to copy it down in writing. She wanted me to memorize it. There were 7 of these books. My mother gave them to some missionaries to bring to Headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to have them input for the IGI and Ancestral file. They were supposed to have been taken here. I have not seen them since. But, the information for my ancestors is in the IGI, so I am assuming the information got there. | ||
'''2. I ''copied the information from the IGI and put in on a pedigree chart''.''' | '''2. I ''copied the information from the IGI and put in on a pedigree chart''.''' | ||
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This way,''' '''I could put them together with other information I got as clues to lead me to more information. I saw that my cousins had researched the same people, but listed different dates and sometimes different spellings of the names. | This way,''' '''I could put them together with other information I got as clues to lead me to more information. I saw that my cousins had researched the same people, but listed different dates and sometimes different spellings of the names. | ||
'''5. I’m ''writing the stories that go along with the names, dates, and places so ''other people can understand why my ancestors lived where they did, and what the sacrifices were that the ones who were early members of | '''5. I’m ''writing the stories that go along with the names, dates, and places so ''other people can understand why my ancestors lived where they did, and what the sacrifices were that the ones who were early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made for their faith.''' | ||
The following story is what I remember of what my mother told me. | The following story is what I remember of what my mother told me. | ||
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''Queen Pomare ''fought against the ''Mamaia'' chiefs. They finally all died out. | ''Queen Pomare ''fought against the ''Mamaia'' chiefs. They finally all died out. | ||
My mother’s father’s family lived on the island of '''''Anaa'''''in the '''''Tuamotos''.''' '''In 1845, the | My mother’s father’s family lived on the island of '''''Anaa'''''in the '''''Tuamotos''.''' '''In 1845, the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Benjamin Grouard and Addison Pratt were having great success on the island of ''Anaa'''''<i>.</i> They baptized almost every inhabitant of the island, and there were 3,500 members and 7 branches of the Church in the late 1840's. The members were strong and faithful, and by '''1852, the Church had spread, scattered on 20 islands.''' | ||
The Catholic Church, being the national church of the ''French Protectorate ''which was in power at the time, became concerned and started to persecute the | The Catholic Church, being the national church of the ''French Protectorate ''which was in power at the time, became concerned and started to persecute the Latter-day Saints. '''They passed a law against Latter-day Saints meeting together, even in family homes.''' They were forbidden to read, sing, and pray, and were continually watched. | ||
At this time, Church brethren were imprisoned in ''Tahiti'' and in ''Anaa.'' '''My ancestors hid in caves under the reef by day and got their food by night. They built canoes and provided them with food. '''The men worked on the canoes while the women got food and clothing ready and put water into gourds for drinking. Some gourds were several feet tall. They only grow on volcanic islands, so families had to trade for them. | At this time, Church brethren were imprisoned in ''Tahiti'' and in ''Anaa.'' '''My ancestors hid in caves under the reef by day and got their food by night. They built canoes and provided them with food. '''The men worked on the canoes while the women got food and clothing ready and put water into gourds for drinking. Some gourds were several feet tall. They only grow on volcanic islands, so families had to trade for them. | ||