{"id":52917,"date":"2019-09-26T10:47:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T14:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=52917"},"modified":"2019-09-26T10:47:47","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T14:47:47","slug":"rescuing-family-bibles-the-mallon-card-family-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/rescuing-family-bibles-the-mallon-card-family-bible.html","title":{"rendered":"Rescuing Family Bibles: The Mallon-Card Family Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"

A great find.
\nThis isn\u2019t just any Family Bible \u2013 it turned out to be the Family Bible of my cousin Sarah Jane Card<\/a> and her husband Michael Patrick Mallon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t know that when I located this Bible in a library in Mystic, Connecticut. Now I have the family history pages digitized and added to our online family history.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Source: Thomas Jay Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The front title page of this Bible does not have a publication date on this page or on the verso.<\/p>\n

The same is true for the New Testament title page.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Source: Thomas Jay Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The publication dates are important as a baseline for determining the accuracy of the handwritten family information in the Bible.<\/p>\n

In this case we have something even more important \u2013 a signed and dated inscription \u201cOct. 10th 1881\u201d on one of the blank pages at the front of the Bible.<\/p>\n

This is likely the date that the couple began using this as their family Bible.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Source: Thomas Jay Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This page gives information on their marriage \u2013 and here is a key piece of information. This inscription says that he was \u201cof Londonderry, Ireland.\u201d It is always difficult to find exactly where Irish immigrants came from in Ireland.<\/p>\n

It also gives information on the marriage of George Willard Sherman<\/a> and Helena M. Barry<\/a>. More valuable information \u2013 he is also my cousin.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Source: Thomas Jay Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This page gives us additional information \u2013 Michael Mallon\u2019s date of birth, \u201cJuly 25th 1844.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Source: Thomas Jay Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Invaluable.
\nExamine old family Bibles for every page of handwritten genealogical information.<\/p>\n

Genealogy Tip:<\/em><\/strong> Family Bibles are invaluable. They are a one of a kind family record. Take the time to preserve them \u2013 and scan each page of documentation, including the title pages (both sides) and handwritten family genealogical information, and upload these images to your online family history website.<\/p>\n

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