John Sigh Jr.
Honor Code SignatorySigned 20 Apr 2016 | 15,748 contributions | 548 thank-yous | 1,998 connections
Signed 20 Apr 2016 | 15,748 contributions | 548 thank-yous | 1,998 connections
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John W. Sigh Jr.
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
Son of
[private father (1940s - unknown)]
and [private mother (1940s - unknown)]
and [private mother (1940s - unknown)]
Brother of
[private sister (unknown - unknown)] [half] and [private brother (1970s - unknown)] [half]
Father of
[private daughter (1990s - unknown)]
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| Created 20 Apr 2016
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Descendant of Charles the Great, Charlemagne, Patricius Romanorum.
Descendant of several Magna Carta Surety Barons.
Descendant of Samuel Levis, Gateway Ancestor.
Descendant of Thomas and Joan Mildenhall.
Descendant of PGM migrant Thomas Grover.
Descendant of PGM migrant Elizabeth Smith.
Descendant of PGM migrant Elizabeth Seamer.
John Sigh Jr. is part of a Bahamian family.
John has written and improved fifty profiles for the Biography Builders Challenge.
John is a Voyager Guide for the Profile Improvement Project
Biography
John was born in the 1950's and worked as an Electrical Test Conductor on the Space Shuttle Program at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for almost 29 years. He received his degree in Physics in 1981.[1]
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| With Space Shuttle Crew of STS-131 |
When I can, I like to create biographies that are narrative stories of a person's life rather than just dates and facts. I hope you will enjoy a few of my favorites:
Jacques Wertz - A true artist of fabric designs in the New York fashion industry.
Albert Theodore Conord - A.T. Conord and Brothers Inc - "the world's largest receiver of mushrooms".
Jean Marie Conord - 1st successful cultivator and distributor of mushrooms in the United States.
Robert John Merrick - Cattle broker who's land became part of Longwood Gardens.
Sir Henry Clifford, 10th Lord Clifford, KB - The "Shepherd Lord", my 15x Great Grandfather.
Samuel Levis - First Levis to immigrate to America in 1684, my 9x great grandfather.
Christopher Pennock - First Pennock to immigrate to America in 1684.
Joseph Pennock - Built "Primitive Hall" in 1738. Listed by the National Register of Historic Places.
Nicholas White - Immigrated to Massachusetts in 1642/3
Joseph White - Fought in the King Philip's War and The Great Swamp Fight
Otto Staeheli - Army Distinguished Service Cross WW 1.
John Turner Sr - Revolutionary war veteran.
John White - Revolutionary war veteran.
Preston Brooks Pinder - The Dean of the Key's Bonefish Guides.
Richard H Russell Sr - One of the founding families of Upper Matecumbe Key.
Richard Pinder - One of the founding families of Upper Matecumbe Key.
Rosalie Jeanne Wertz - Designer and dressmaker in Paris.
Royal Ancestors
Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor[2] - 40th great grandfather (and 35th due to pedigree collapse).
William I, "The Conqueror", King of England[3] - 30th great grandfather (and 28th due to PC).
Henry I, King of England[4] - 29th great grandfather (and 28th due to PC).
Henry II, King of England[5] - 27th great grandfather (and 26th due to PC).
John, "Lackland" King of England[6] - 26th great grandfather (and 25th due to PC).
Henry III , King of England[7] - 25th great grandfather (and 24th due to PC).
Philippe IV, King of France [8] - 24th great grandfather.
Edward I, "Longshanks", King of England[9] - 24th great grandfather (and 23rd due to PC).
Edward III, King of England[10] - 22nd great grandfather.
My Ancestors Research Statistics
| Generation Number | Direct Relation to Name | Total # of Possible Ancestors | Number Identified from that Generation | % Identified from that Generation |
| 2 | Parent | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 3 | Grandparent | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 4 | Great Grandparent | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| 5 | 2nd Great Grandparent | 16 | 12 | 75% |
| 6 | 3rd Great Grandparent | 32 | 22 | 69% |
| 7 | 4th Great Grandparent | 64 | 41 | 64% |
| 8 | 5th Great Grandparent | 128 | 43 | 34% |
| Total Ancestors Identified | 254 | 132 | 52% |
My biggest problem is finding my Saia and Guercio (Guerico) ancestors on my father's side that came from Sicily.
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information. Entered by John W. Sigh Jr at registration.
- ↑ Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), volume V, page 481 Appendix Line B and C. 8th great grandfather of Maud of Flanders, wife of William The Conqueror
- ↑ Father of Henry I (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror)
- ↑ Grandfather of Henry II (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_England)
- ↑ Father of John (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England)
- ↑ Father of Henry III (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England)
- ↑ Father of Edward I (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_England)
- ↑ Maternal grandfather of Edward III of England (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_IV_of_France)
- ↑ Grandfather of Edward III (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England)
- ↑ Mahler, Leslie: "Samuel Levis, Quaker Immigrant to Pennsylvania", The Genealogist, Spring 1999, Vol 13, No 1, p. 30-36 (PDF download)
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- John's formal name
- full middle name (W.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (3)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (1)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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100.00%
100.00%
John Sigh:
23andMe, GEDmatch M604590 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A387495 [compare]
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~3.12%
Joseph Pinder
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch QS7674483 [compare], FTDNA kit #836536
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~0.78%
Heather (Stoeckel) Karpinsky :
23andMe
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about John:
- John Sigh is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jan 14, 2020.
- John Sigh is a Wonderful WikiTreer Dec 20, 2019.
- John Sigh is a Wonderful WikiTreer Sep 16, 2018.
- John Sigh is a Wonderful WikiTreer Oct 19, 2017.
- John Sigh is a Wonderful WikiTreer Aug 20, 2017.
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1) Christopher Pennock
2) Albert Theodore Conord
3) Jacques Wertz
4) Samuel Levis
More recently I completely rewrote the biography of Thomas Grover for the Puritan Great Migration Project and I think its source listing with links should be a standard to follow.
I'm already on Discord for the Puritan Great Migration Project and can also see the Profile Improvement chat but let me know if there is anythings else I need to do.
If there is anything else you want or need let me know. I'm here to help!
edited by John Sigh Jr.
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Thanks! Liz
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Thanks, Bob
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