Sarah Grimaldi
Honor Code SignatorySigned 21 Jun 2020 | 9,945 contributions | 545 thank-yous | 443 connections
Signed 21 Jun 2020 | 9,945 contributions | 545 thank-yous | 443 connections
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1LT Sarah M. Grimaldi
Born 1980s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of
[private father (1950s - unknown)]
and [private mother (1960s - unknown)]
and [private mother (1960s - unknown)]
Sister of
[private sister (1980s - unknown)] and [private sister (1980s - unknown)]
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Biography
Sarah Grimaldi has completed the England Project's Orphan Trail.
Sarah Grimaldi is an England Orphan Trailblazer
Family
Birth
Sarah Grimaldi was an Illinoisan.
Sarah Grimaldi was born to Edward Grimaldi and Kimberly Peet in Illinois, USA.
Her paternal line consists of Italian immigrants from Sicily, Isernia, and Moderna on her father’s paternal side, and French Canadian and English on her father’s maternal side.
Sarah Grimaldi is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger William Brewster.
Her maternal line consists of multiple Mayflower passengers and settlers of Maine, and gateway ancestors on her mother’s paternal side, and German and English immigrants on her mother’s maternal side.
Through her mother's paternal line, the Whitney family of Massachusetts and later Maine, she is descended from the following Magna Carta Surety Baron:
Siblings
Sarah is the youngest of three children born to Ed and Kim.
- Angela Grimaldi Gray
- Carolyn Grimaldi Larson
- Sarah Grimaldi
Education
Sarah graduated cum laude from Illinois State University in 2014 with a Double Major in Political Science and Philosophy, and a Minor in Military Science, simultaneously commissioning as a Military Intelligence branch-detailed to Field Artillery 2nd Lieutenant in the Army through ISU’s ROTC program.
Military Service
Sarah Grimaldi is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 2013-2019 attained the rank of 1LT
Disabled Veteran
Served in the United States Army 2013-2019 attained the rank of 1LT
Disabled Veteran
Sarah served in the Illinois National Guard for one year, receiving an honorable discharge upon commissioning as an Active Duty Officer. She was then stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma for her Basic Officer Leadership Course (BOLC-B) in Field Artillery.
Upon completion of BOLC and follow-on training in Joint Fires, Sarah was then stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
While at Fort Bragg, she served as a HIMARS Platoon Leader for B/3-27 FAR, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, and an Assistant Executive Officer for the same. She received two Army awards for excellence while assigned to 3-27 FAR.
Following completion of these assignments, she attended the United States Airborne School to certify as a paratrooper. Upon successful completion and awarding of her paratrooper badge-basic, she served as a Fire Support Officer in A/1-319th AFAR, 82nd Airborne DIVARTY, attached to B/5-73 ACAV, 82nd Airborne Division.
After an injury during an airborne joint airfield seizure, Sarah transferred to HHB/82nd Airborne Division to serve as a Liaison Officer while undergoing medical evaluation, treatment, and separation.
Sarah medically separated from the Army 05 Dec 2019 with an honorable discharge.
Marriage
Sarah married Matthew Clermont on 30 May 2023 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she and her husband reside.
Interests
Books
Sarah is an avid reader of history, fantasy, science fiction, mythology, and philosophical works. Her favorite books include:
- Dune, by Frank Herbert
- The Iliad of Homer
- Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R.Tolkien
- The Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan
Travel
She loves to travel, and to explore. Museums, art galleries, medieval churches and architecture are some of her favorite indoor places; botanical gardens, the Highlands of Scotland, the Atlantic seaboard, and the open prairies of the Midwest are some of her favorite outdoor places.
Her exploration wishlist is currently:
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Yellowstone National Park
- The tulip fields of Amsterdam at Keukenhoff
- Cornwall, England
- Musée l’Orangerie
- Moscow, Russia
Art
Sarah is an embroiderer, a watercolorist, and linework artist. She’s currently pursuing certification through the Royal School of Needlework, and has trained with Hand & Lock. She focuses in abstract design, with an emphasis on color and texture.
- Instagram: @mariegrimaldi_art
Sources
Sources private.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Sarah's formal name
- full middle name (M.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (1)
- private siblings' names
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Sarah Grimaldi: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup U5a1b, FTDNA kit #937618
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100.00%
100.00%
Sarah Grimaldi:
23andMe, GEDmatch AA9295183 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WT4031998 [compare], Ancestry member smg0520
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch BR123613C1 [compare]
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~1.56%
Raymond Wing
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M032736 [compare], yourDNAportal RAYa90a90f2, FTDNA kit #62106
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Sarah:
- Sarah Grimaldi is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jun 18, 2021.
- Sarah Grimaldi is a Wonderful WikiTreer May 5, 2021.
Featured Eurovision connections: Sarah is 35 degrees from Agnetha Fältskog, 28 degrees from Anni-Frid Synni Reuß, 29 degrees from Corry Brokken, 17 degrees from Céline Dion, 29 degrees from Françoise Dorin, 29 degrees from France Gall, 32 degrees from Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, 31 degrees from Lill-Babs Svensson, 23 degrees from Olivia Newton-John, 36 degrees from Henriette Nanette Paërl, 32 degrees from Annie Schmidt and 20 degrees from Moira Kennedy on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
Categories: 27th Field Artillery Regiment, United States Army | 319th Field Artillery Regiment, United States Army | Illinois Army National Guard | 18th Field Artillery Brigade, United States Army | 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army | Peoria, Illinois | U5a1b mtDNA Group 1 | German Roots | Italian Roots | Mayflower Project | England Project | Mayflower Descendants on WikiTree
We all did a great job this weekend, thank you. We hope you had fun. The total for the event was 88,908 profiles.
The Mighty Oaks added 8,292 profiles to the tree. We appreciate your input and support for the event and look forward to working with you all again next time.
Thanks again for this weekend, from your colleagues and the Mighty Oaks Team Captains
Janet, Joan and Maddy
WikiTree Team page:Mighty Oaks Other links can be found on our page, as well as a list of the Team members
G2G Chat click here We'll be using the same Discord server as always. If you're not already on Discord, just send Joan a Private Message, and she will add you.
Looking forward to working with you any questions just ask
Joan, Janet, and Maddy Co-Captains for the Mighty Oaks
Thank you for your commitment to the England Project and its goals in 2023! Together we are making English WikiTree profiles the best they can be!
I'd like to share our end-of-year 2023 Newsletter. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading about what we have achieved in 2023!
On behalf of all the England Project Leaders, we wish you a peaceful, productive and enjoyable 2024!
Best wishes,
Ian, England Project Leader
We are delighted to announce a new Profile Improvements Team namely the England Tangled Families Team which will be formed by merging the Arborists, Gedcoms and Unknown Teams,
As we know tangled families are created from old GEDCOM’s which cover many generations resulting in the need to merge profiles and having to disconnect others together with finding unknown spouses and family members.
The merging of the existing three teams into one exciting new team will hopefully reduce duplications and definitely will increase collaboration between you our experienced and dedicated members.
Team Leader for the England Tangled Families Team will be Fran Weidman who has agreed to manage the team bringing her excellent knowledge and experience from creating and managing the Unknowns Team together with Fran’s five year membership of the England Project.
Currently as a member of one or more of the named teams we are asking you to join our new amalgamated Tangled Families Team and letting us know by contacting Joan Williams or Malc Rowlands through Discord Messaging, England Project Google Group or Private WT Message if you want to join our new team.
Kind regards
Joan and Malc
Thank you for all the work that you have done for the England Project. I do not seem to have had a response from you from the recent England Project check in.
If I do not hear from you within the next 2 weeks I will presume that you wish to leave the project. If you leave us, I hope that you will want to re-join us sometime in the future. You can do this by responding to our G2G post. https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1516540/is-2023-your-year-to-join-the-england-project
Regards Joan,
England Project Leaders
On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve English profiles!
The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members periodically to make sure everything is going well. This is our formal annual check-in with you.
Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Would you like to join any other teams?
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On behalf of all the Leaders, thank you again for all you do and we look forward to you continuing to be a part of our collaborative and fun Project!
Kind regards,
Joan, England Project Leader
Thank you for joining the Mighty Oaks for the Connect-a-Thon. The 65 members who joined our teams were awesome. Our two teams added 12,905 profiles over the weekend. The Branches Team came second and the Roots Team came forth in the overall scores. Both teams were also in the top ten in the normalised scores. I hope you enjoyed it and will be joining us in April when we do it all over again.
Joan, Maddy, Janet & Fran.
On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve English profiles!
I'd also like to share our annual Newsletter with you. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading a bit about what has gone on in 2022 and what our Project has achieved.
The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members every 6 months just to make sure everything is going well. There's no need to reply to this message unless you have something you'd like to let us know about (e.g. if you would like to change your team choices or provide other feedback). We will be in touch with you again in the middle of next year when we do our annual check-in with project members.
On behalf of all the Leaders, I wish you a peaceful and productive 2023.
Best wishes,
Amelia, England Project Leader
I wrote to you recently as part of the England Project's six-monthly check-in with our project members. I haven't heard back from you. I hope you are well.
If you could please drop me a quick note to confirm whether you are still interested in the project and wish to remain an active member, that would be very helpful.
If we do not hear from you within the next 2 weeks, we may assume you are no longer active in the England Project and remove you from our list of project members. You would be most welcome to re-apply to join the project at a later time by signing-up on the project’s G2G welcome post.
Many thanks!
Joan, England Project Leader
Regards Joan
On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals over the past year. Every English profile we improve helps!
The England Project Leaders are currently doing our six-monthly check-in with all project members.
Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in? Have you any thoughts about what you want to do as a Project Co-ordinator within the England project, or would you like to give up that role for now.
We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.
Many thanks!
Joan, England Project Leader
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We would love to have you join the Mighty Oaks for the Connect-A-Thon. The event will start on Friday, April 22nd, at 8 AM (EDT) and run until Monday, April 25th, at 8 AM (EDT). You do not need to participate full time.
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Look forward to working with you again
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Best, Sarah
Well, the Connect A Thon was fun, we hope you enjoyed yourself and have fully recovered. Thank you for joining us. It is appreciated. The combined score of 13,284 - is 113 more than the last CAT so well done. The total overall figure was 85,839 profiles connected.
Check your personal figures here - https://wikitree.sdms.si/Challenges/ConnectAThon/TeamAndUser.htm (gives you a target for next event)
Thanks again for last weekend, we look forward to working with you again
Janet & Fran
We would love to have you join the Mighty Oaks for the Connect-A-Thon. The event will start on Friday, January 14, at 8 AM (EST) / 1pm GMT and run until Monday, January 17, at 8 AM (EST). You do not need to participate full time
If you are interested in joining us then please answer the G2G post here Connect-A-Thon Registration remember to mention you would like to join the Mighty Oaks
Look forward to working with you again
Janet & Joan Co-Leaders for the Mighty Oaks
Regards Jane Nekervis (Nekervis-66) and her marriage aged 13. It had me scratching my head too but I'm trying to work out how my mum (Norma Capel) who has a dozen DNA matches with the Nekervis family also has a DNA match with the descendant of Jane Nekervis and James Tonkin. This descendant and Norma also shares a DNA match with a descendant of Christina Gidley, who is the daughter of Catherine Nekervis (Nekervis-9) who by my thinking can only be connected if Jane and Catherine are sisters, as was the case before you removed the parents? James Tonkin was only 18 and it would appear they married young, very young in Jane's case. Regards Tony
edited by Tony Woods
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edited by Dorothy Barry
Thanks! Great job!
Your OT2 Neve-243 profile is excellent! I'm impressed!
Keep up the good work on your OT2 journey, Pam
I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the goals of the England Project during the past six months. We've achieved a huge amount during this period and we couldn't have done it without you and our other project members.
As the England Project Leaders, we are completing our six monthly check-in with all project members.
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Also, do you have any feedback on what the project is doing well and anything we could do better in the future?
Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message. I look forward to hearing from you.
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I am perfectly happy chugging away at Team Cornwall and working through OT2; I will never leave my beloved England Project 🤍
I’m interested in profile improvement, and potentially Norfolk Team, but right now I’m happy with where I’m at.
I’m really excited to see how collaborative projects and smaller team-centric challenges play out 🙂
Sarah
Ian
Hi Sarah
Thank you for joining the Mighty Oaks for the Clean-A-Thon and congratulations on your work during the CAT what an amazing result for the Mighty Oaks we added 32,841 . Altogether the teams fixed a grand total of 233,558 profiles suggestions. We hope you had fun while cleaning the tree.
See you later in the year for the Connect-A-Thon
Janet & Joan
Co-Leaders for the Mighty Oaks
I am aware you posted a comment concerning Cornish wills I am not sure if you are aware of this but if you Google the town and the word wills that should take you to the complete list of wills for that town and the highlighted entries actually show the complete will others just give the reference no. I have found around 25 so far for my relatives
Stay Safe
Roger
edited by Roger Churm
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We've not yet received a reply from you regarding the message we recently sent about the England Project. We hope you're okay! We realise that your interests may have moved on, however, and so of we don't hear from you by the end of December we'll presume that you wish to be removed from the Project. Of course, you'll be welcome to rejoin us at a later time if you wish :)
Regards, Amy, Lizzie & Joan.
I see you made some changes to relationships for John Miller (abt.1680-bef.1743). Before changing relationships, its a good idea to communicate with Profile Managers before making the changes to connections. The Miller families are easily mixed up, as you may know. Thanks.
I have been communicating with Jim Miller in regards to these profiles, and he sent me all the research he had accumulated showing issues with all the relationship. He said he’s been emailing the PMs but had no response, and that he’s been trying to untangle these families for a while. I’m sorry if I stepped on the toes a bit, but checking records and the info on the profiles against what he sent me highlighted that Simon Miller did not belong in the family group, and that the two Miller groups got squished together. After checking the Simon’s locality and the wills, that pushed me up to John son of Simon.
1. Symon Miller 2. John Miller 3. Simon Miller
The repeated use of Simon in the family group compared to the other family group not using it reaffirmed what Jim Miller had sent me.
I hope that sheds light on what was done and why.
As you said, very easy to mix up Millers. If only our forebears didn’t use the same names over and over again.
I will say that this question is probably better placed on the profiles at issue, rather than on this wall. I will add it to the research notes for the profiles.
Sarah
It's that time of the year again: check-in time! As England Project Leaders, we like to check in with you every six months or so to see how things are progressing. Back in May, we didn't ask for a response due to the rapid emergence of Covid-19 because we understood that people's lives were changing rapidly. While we are still living in a Covid world, we do need to hear back from you this time around
First of all, how are you doing? What are you currently working on?
Secondly, we're looking for some feedback on the Google Group and our Discord server. Do you use either or both of these? If you don't use either, why not? Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve participation and collaboration, either generally or for you personally?
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Amy, Joan & Lizzie.
It is great to have you join us on WikiTree. We all look forward to working with you. Can you tell me what sort of sources you mainly use for separating the father Daniel Ladd from the son Thomas Ladd? We have created a help page for WikiTreers and we are always looking for more sources to list there.
Laura
edited by Laura DeSpain
I referenced the following:
I have been unable to find any original records containing parents, and as multiple sources list different origins (Kent, Devonshire, or just “Unknown”) it would be imprudent to assume parentage.
All the above listed sources are hosted on ancestry.com, and the nehgs portal.
Hope that answers your question! I was searching for parent information and saw the profile was orphaned and weird, so I adopted it and started working on it. (I’m a Ladd descendant through Nathaniel Ladd, 1650-1691)
Thanks,
Sarah
edited by Sarah Grimaldi
I created an unmatched merges of another Thomas profile due to similarities but haven’t dug into it. That profile has a Vincent Ladd listed as a father but I haven’t verified.
I understand that you felt that since you have found no proof of parentage they should be disconnected. They should be sourced before they are disconnected. The sources you listed, you said do not state who his parents were. In order to disconnect family members, they should always be sourced first. Then they can either be proven or disproven as parent and child. Sourcing requirements are higher for Pre-1700 profiles. Please do make sure that you source your profiles especially the Pre-1700.
Thanks,
Laura
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(edited to fix typo)
edited by Peggy Watkins
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