Ancestral Knowledge

Sir Edward Osborne Lord Mayor of London

            Sir Edward Osborne Lord Mayor of London is one of my distant relatives on the grandfather’s side.  I decided to research more about him because I am fascinated by the important and royalty in my family. 

            He was married to Anne Hewett.  Anne’s father was very wealthy which made her a very desirable in those days.  They had four children, Hewett, Edward, Anne and Alice. 

            Sir Edward Osborne Lord Mayor of London dies in February 14 1591/92.  They are not sure what year because the records are not as clear as they could be.  He was an apprentice to William Hewett and was freed from apprenticeship in the Clothworkers’ Company in May 1554. 

            He as elected treasurer of St. Thomas’s Hospital, an alderman, and Sheriff throughout his life.  All before becoming the Lord Mayor of London.  The title Lord Mayor of London was the head of the City of London Corporation.  It is different from the actual mayor of Lord because they are over the Greater London, not just a portion of it. 

            Since, this was an ancestor on my grandfather’s side I asked him if he had ever heard of Sir Edward Osborne Lord Mayor of London.  He said that he hadn’t heard of him specifically, but he knew that we had a lot of royalty in our family.  His father used to tell him that he would have to behave specially well because he had royalty in his blood.  I found that really interesting because even though he did not really know anything about this particular ancestor, it influenced our family.

            Since, there were not cameras back in these days I found a crest of the Lord Mayor of London instead.

Resources:

   Larry Arnold

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jsggenealogy/Jsgordon/d2569.htm

Anna Mae St. Peter

            Anna Mae St. Peter is my great grandmother.  She was born in April 26, 1918.  She passed away at the age of 95, this past year.  She lived a long and full life. 

            Her husband, Herald, died and left her with five children to fend for.  Though her life was tough and she had her hardships she was a very funny lady.  Her husband was both emotionally and physically abusive, so in the family’s mind it was a blessing the passing of her husband.

            About the past 10 years she had Alzheimer’s and did not really recognize many people.  She lived with my grandparents since she was 87.  They took very good care of her in her last couple of years. 

            This is her obituary: “Anna Mae St. Peter, age 94, of Claremont, California entered eternal life on Thursday, February 14, 2013. She entered life Friday, April 26, 1918 in Ommee, North Dakota. Anna Mae was the daughter of the late Peter Clouatre and the late Rose Latterneau Clouatre. She was a member of St. Vincent's Catholic Church. Surviving are son, Jerome St Peter; daughters, Sharon McKindley, Judith Ann Arnold, Margaret Sogard and Sandra Tussey; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.”

           

            Her funeral services were held on Wednesday, February 20 
11:30 AM, at Menifee Valley Memorial Park 
26770 Murrieta Rd.
Sun City, CA 92586.

Resources:

  Taylor Barney

  Kimberly Arnold

  Judith Arnold

  http://www.tributes.com/show/Anna-Mae-St.-Peter-95256557