Ralph Geer
Honor Code SignatorySigned 3 Dec 2022 | 17,570 contributions | 1,202 thank-yous | 1,428 connections
Signed 3 Dec 2022 | 17,570 contributions | 1,202 thank-yous | 1,428 connections
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I am an amateur. My surname is Geer but I am trying to track my ancestors on all paternal and maternal ancestors. So far, WikiTree has been an eye-opener. After less than a month into WikiTree, I was heartened and dismayed about what I have learned is the truth about my ancestors. What I thought was true about my Geer ancestry for 70 years was blown out of the water when I read George Geer's bio. I am eager to learn more truth about my Mayflower and Acadia sides of the family. Until recently, I never knew about my Mayflower and Acadia connections.
with
cousins and anyone else with an interest in genealogy.
Here is my family tree.
I am an amateur. My surname is Geer but I am trying to track my ancestors on all paternal and maternal ancestors. So far, WikiTree has been an eye-opener. After less than a month into WikiTree, I was heartened and dismayed about what I have learned is the truth about my ancestors. What I thought was true about my Geer ancestry for 70 years was blown out of the water when I read George Geer's bio. I am eager to learn more truth about my Mayflower and Acadia sides of the family. Until recently, I never knew about my Mayflower and Acadia connections.
Ralph E. Geer
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
Son of Arthur Edward Geer
and Agnes Erika (Skarin) Geer
Brother of
[private sister (1940s - unknown)]
Descendants 
Father of
[private son (1960s - unknown)] and Heidi Geer
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Biography
Ralph has completed the Profile Improvement Project's Voyage
Ralph Geer is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger Priscilla (Mullins) Alden.
Descendant of PGM migrant George Geer.
Ralph Geer is a descendant of an Acadian
SgtE-5 Ralph Geer served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started: Oct 19, 1961
Unit(s): 3rd Armored Division
Service ended: Oct 18, 1964
Service started: Oct 19, 1961
Unit(s): 3rd Armored Division
Service ended: Oct 18, 1964
Ralph Eddy Geer was born on 17 Jan 1940 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, son of Arthur Edward Geer (1913–2005) and Agnes Erika (Skarin) Geer (1920–1971).
In the 1940 census Ralph (age 2 months) was the son of Arthur Geer in Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut.[1]
Here is a pic of Ralph at the bungalow he lived in at Hartford, Connecticut.Pic On another day he rode his tricycle down the stairs in the background and hit his head on the concrete. He had a scar for years.
Ralph at 2 years old was too young to know that the world was round. However, he figured out the block he lived on was square. He left the bungalow on his tricycle. When he was half way around the block a little old lady invited him in for cookies and milk. Meanwhile, his mother was frantic and had the fire department looking for him. The fire department was directly across the street from the house in front of the bungalow.
In the 1950 census Ralph (age 10) was the son of Arthur E Geer in Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.[2]
He grew up in Manchester Connecticut and graduated from Manchester High School in 1958. He received an $800 grant from The Hartford Machine Screw Company. On 23 May 1958, Ralph received a $200 scholarship from the Connecticut Alumni Club of Northeastern University.
He attended Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts for 3 years studying Mechanical Engineering.
He enlisted in the Army and made Sergeant E-5 where he was stationed in Germany. On 20 Aug 1963, in Germany, Ralph received a letter of commendation. In 1964, at the NCO academy he was valedictorian, leadership graduate and class speaker.
In 1965, in Germany, Ralph completed a correspondence course with the Chicago School of Restaurant Management.
In 1965, in Baumholder, West Germany, Ralph worked as a salesman for a German dealer for British Sports cars including, MG, Triumph, Jaguar, and Lotus. He also sold Morris, Rover, and Volkswagon cars. He sold mainly British sports cars to American servicemen stationed in Germany.
In 1966, Ralph had an import business called German-American Gift Box.
In 1972, Ralph was the owner of Help Others Sales Agency. He had a distributorship from Rose Kennedy's Flame of Hope for all of Connecticut and the western half of Massachusetts. Ralph's daughter, Heidi, was mentally retarded with a 17-18 trisomy and had a life expectancy of only one year. She lived for a year and a half.
In 1974, Ralph was a Connectecticut State School Vocational Instructor.
Ralph held many different jobs during his lifetime including machinist, taxi driver, mailman, quality control supervisor, staff engineer, and owner of a tree service. He currently lives in Florida where he is retired.
Birth Certificate [3]
High School Year Book Picture [4]
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| 3 Geer Generations |
My Surnames
Click on Surname to view EKA - Earliest Known Ancestor
- Alden, Andersson, Arseneau, Aucoin
- Babin, Bajolet, Barral, Barrieau, Bayon, Beaudinet, Belou (Blou), Bergqvist, Bernard, Blanchard, Bolduc, Boudrot, Bourg, Breau, Brun, Bugaret
- Caissie, Chabrat, Chaumoret, Chiasson, Colleson, Comeau, Connors, Cormier, Corporon, Courtin, Coutande
- Daigre, Dalvan, (Dart) Darte, Desloges, Deveau, Doiron, Doucet, Dugas
- Fafard
- Gachet, Gallant (Haché),Gaudet, Gaudin Gauthier, Gautrot, Geer, Girouard, Gouzier, Grignon, Guérin, Guilbeau, Guyon
- Hébert, Helie, Henry, Housseau
- Inconnu
- Johansdotter, Jonsdotter
- Lafleur, Lambert, Landry, LaPierre, Lavergne, LeBlanc, Lefranc, Lejeune, Le Marquis, Lemonnier, Le Roux
- Martin, Melanson, Mercier, Mi'kmaq, Minguet ), Mius, Mullins
- Pampelune, Pannier, Paris (Parisé), Pellerin, Pelletret, Péraud, Péroché, Persson, Pertuisot, Pesseley, Petitpas, Pitre, Poirier, Préjean, Prisson
- Rau, Richard, Rimbault, Rousselière, Roy
- Savoie, Smith
- Thériot, Thibodeau, (Tibou) Thibout , Trahan, Turpin
- Vigneau
Advance Directive
- In the event of my incapacitation or passing, I want to be sure that none of my hard work on WikiTree ends up being deleted. I hereby give permission for all of my private profiles to be transferred to Atom Phoenix Geer (Geer-1744) who is on my trusted list.
Sources
- ↑
1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00504; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 2-107
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #128565720 (accessed 25 April 2024)
Ralph Geer (2/12), single son, in household of Arthur Geer (26) in Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut. Born in Connecticut.1940 United States Federal Census: Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Arthur Geer M White 26 Married Head Bus Driver Connecticut Agnes Geer F White 20 Married Wife Connecticut Ralph Geer M White 2/12 Single Son Connecticut - ↑
1950 Census:
"1950 United States Federal Census"
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 3567; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 2-159
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #39989447 (accessed 25 April 2024)
Ralph E Geer (10), single son, in household of Arthur E Geer (36) in Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Born in Connecticut.1950 United States Federal Census: Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Arthur E Geer M White 36 Married Head Grinder Setopman Connecticut Agnus E Geer F White 30 Married Wife Connecticut Ralph E Geer M White 10 Never married Son Connecticut Ruth E Geer F White 6 Never married Daughter Connecticut - ↑ Copy of Birth Certificate attached.
- ↑ Copy of picture of Ralph in the Somanhis High School Year Book 1958.
- First-hand information. Entered by Ralph Geer at registration.
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- private siblings' names
- private children's names (2)
- spouse's name and marriage information
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Ralph:
- Ralph Geer is a Wonderful WikiTreer May 6, 2024.
- Ralph Geer is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jan 1, 2024.
- Meet our Members: Ralph Geer Oct 2, 2023.
- Ralph Geer is a Wonderful WikiTreer Sep 27, 2023.
Rejected matches › Joseph Simons (abt.1849-1925)
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Thank you for your work on John Haye (1765-1814). It is much appreciated! Denise Nevils Nevils-56
Thanks for stopping in. Just like my name Geer was often spelled Gere like Richard Gere, a relative, or Gear or Geere; Haye was spelled Hay, Hayes, etc. Glad to help. Cheers, Ralph
Thanks for sharing your background and family history research experiences in your "Meet Our Members" interview. Thank you for your military service. Also thanks for all the work that you've done helping to expand/improve our shared global tree here.
It appears that you and I are 7th cousins through our shard 6g grandparents Michel Bergeron (abt.1700-bef.1764) and Marie Dugas (1703-bef.1748). We also share another 200+ Acadian and other more distant ancestral lines.
It's always nice for me to find a new cousin!
Rick Peterson
Thanks for stopping by. I was impressed with all of your DNA entries. Nice meeting you. Ralph
Ralph and Paulette are 9th cousins once removed Ralph Geer and Paulette (Little) Gehrke are both descendants of Elisabeth (Alden) Pabodie (abt.1624-1717).
Thanks for checking in. Were you born in Connecticut too? Just wondering. Cheers, Ralph
Ralph Geer and Barbara (Jackson) Wren are both descendants of Joyce Scrimshire (1514-1553).
Hi cousin and welcome to my crazy tree! I have only learned my heritage with help from people like you sharing your valuable research.
I am in the process of learning how to use WikiTree. It is such a valuable research tool. I was inspired by reading your story. I knew nothing of my biological father's heritage. I was raised in another part of the country by my mother and step-father who adopted me. I began researching just a few years ago and only knew my biodad's name and that he was in the Army until he died when I was young. His heritage is fascinating! Royalty, Mayflower, Acadian, Fr Canadian Filles du Roi, Australian convicts, all aspects of American history. I feel like a character in John Jakes novels, or Forest Gump. My father was raised in the town that inspired Peyton Place and his crazy life story makes the very believable. My birth surname and his TWO surnames I have found were fictitious creations of his creatively imaginative mother in case you think the information strange. I need to go back and work on my GEDcom. I need to research my maternal side more, but really lost on my mother's maternal side.
It seems we share Melanson and Bourg 6x g grandparents, which means you're probably a cousin by blood or marriage to all five of the Louisiana and Acadian project leaders! Welcome to WikiTree and to the Louisiana Project! Now that you're a part of our team I hope you'll become as familiar with our Louisiana Project page as you are the Acadians Project page. Membership in a project means doing the best work we can do to showcase project-managed (and our own-managed) profiles. If you haven't yet done so, I highly recommend you sign up for the Profile Improvement Project's "PIP Voyage" to get personal guidance on how to make the most of two of your own-managed profiles before you start working on profiles managed by others. (As a former PIP guide, the best advice I can give you after that is preview your work as you edit, and proof again after you save.) But I have to say, I've looked at a little of your work, and it looks to me like you get it! So welcome, and let us know if you have any questions!
I appreciate the warm welcome and am proud to be part of such a dedicated group of WikiTreers. Watching the volume of contributions you all do every day inspires me to do better. I will take your advice and sign up for the PIP Voyage. As a former Quality Control Manager in production, I know the importance of "doing it right the first time". I am sure I will have questions, but I want to study the Louisiana Project page better to make sure they aren't answered in there. Cheers, Ralph
Stephanie Ward and Barbara (Jackson) Wren are both descendants of Louis Marchand (1624-bef.1690).
We are distant cousins through Marie Anne Barrieau. I just wanted to say hello and I am glad you are having fun learning about the Acadians like I am. I hope you are having a good week :)
You recently made changes to https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Housseau-3 Marguerite Housseau's profile, related to DBEs. I reverted one of them to the original source, which is now archived so URL updated. The other you have put in an Ancestry source, one of them being of the sharing type, problem is, one cannot expand that image to read it. Any way to fix that for those who don't have Ancestry accounts? Thanks.
Danielle
Thanks for taking the time to explain what you did. I see now where I could have done better. Since then I have added the Wayback Machine and sent the Ancestry link to another computer to see what someone without an account could see. I even tried to see if there was a difference between using Sourcer and doing it manually and the result was the same. With an Ancestry account you can go from the shared page to the Record page. Without an account you can't go to the record page because Ancestry wants you to sign in. You can make the image a little bigger by hitting CTRL + a few times but it is not good enough to read easily. Without you taking the time to explain what you did, I would have never known. Thanks so much. Cheers, Ralph
I happened to notice this earlier conversation thread while visiting Ralph's profile from his recent "Meet Our Members" interview G2G post.
Re: the current state of Ancestry image sharing (as of today, 5 Oct 2023), as you both have indicated, the link that Ancestry returns from it's image sharing feature (regardless of whether you are using the WikiTree Sourcer App or doing it manually) does not provide expansion or zoom capabilities (other than the browser "CTRL +" zoom feature that Ralph mentioned). I believe that the zoom feature broke in Ancestry's previous update to it's image sharing functionality (not sure when that occurred).
But someone/somewhere in a G2G post (I can't find it now) noted that if you (anyone, subscriber or not) right-click (for Windows/Firefox, or whatever works in your OS/browser combo) on the image in the Ancestry-returned shared link web page, you can open the image in a new tab/window. In the new tab/window, the resulting URL for the image contains "&maxWidth=520" at the end, to size the image on the screen. If you remove the quoted image-sizing feature text and hit enter to refresh the page, the image that is then displayed can be toggled between zoom-in and zoom-out by clicking on a desired area of the image.
URLs of Ancestry sharable images that were created prior to the Ancestry feature "update" (again, not sure when that occurred) still have the working slider zoom feature. But when creating new sharable images, I don't currently use the URL returned by Ancestry from its image sharing feature nor the Ancestry Sharing template info that the Sourcer App generates. I instead include the URL from the zoom-in and zoom-out capable page, with text describing it as a "Publicly Sharable Image".
Let me know if you have questions about any of this information.
We are 7th cousins, as well as other generations of cousins. We share 144 Ancestors. just wanted to stop in, say hi, and Thank you for your Service! Happy Hunting to you. Heres a link to show you all our shared Ancestors - https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Relationship&action=calculate&person1Name=Geer-1686&person2Name=G-499
The link is very interesting. This is the first time I have seen it. Every day on WikiTree I learn that there is more that I don't know. :) Germain Doucet-20 is my 8th great grandfather. I never knew I had 2 native American ancestors until recently. Cheers, Ralph
Thanks you for your service to our country. We have Acadian, Mayflower ancestors, and Puritan migration in common. Nice to "meet" you.
It is nice to hear from someone who has ancestors in common. I wish I had started WikiTree earlier when my father was alive. He tried to find his roots by travelling to New Brunswick but never learned where his mother was born because she told him where she was brought up instead of where she was actually born. Maybe she didn't know herself. You are right about it becoming a passion. Cheers, Ralph
Thank you very much for all the 'thank you' comments, it is great for someone to appreciate the work we do on WikiTree. However, that many thank you messages is becoming a little bit embarrassing, particularly as some of them are for editing I did quite a few years ago. Perhaps you could spread that appreciation around to a few more people.
John Atkinson
You have been getting thank you comments because you have been a prolific contributor to my family tree. Maybe I have OCD but I am thanking not only you but everyone who has spent hours contributing to my tree and saving me untold hours of research. I have noticed that for every contribution a WikiTreer makes, only a fraction ever get a thank you. The deeper I go in my tree, the older the profiles get. You have been contributing more than 10 years longer than I have. Your work 10 years ago is just as important as the contributions you make today and those thank you comments are long overdue. There are a few other contributors like you that have been getting as many thank you comments from me so don't feel I am singling you out. One of the things that makes WikiTree stand out is the ability it gives each of us to thank one another.
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Thanks for your offer to help. Already I have a question. I posted a pic in my profile from my yearbook. I am confused about how to answer the source type questions. The picture of me was taken in 1958 in Manchester, Connecticut and put in the yearbook. The yearbook is now at my home at 1471 Vander Ave SE Palm Bay FL 32909. Should I have put my home address instead of where the photo was originally taken? The same question applies to my father's obituary which is now in our family collection in Palm Bay Florida. I guess my question is, if my source is in my possession, do I just put my home address? Thanks in advance, Ralph Geer
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