This is my first time participating in Saturday Night Genealogy Fun. I initially hesitated because I've been writing too much about "The Show" (sometimes a bit negatively), but I like the topic and thought I'd give it a try.
I have two ancestors who would make good subjects of an hours long show. They both led adventurous lives, and had courage way beyond what I could ever imagine myself having. I have the feeling neither would consider their lives as adventurous - they were both just focused on getting away from the squalid lives they lived.
The first ancestor in my paternal grandfather Antonio Agazio (1886-1949). This man is the primary focus of my research and probably will be until the very end. He boarded a ship at Naples, Italy in 1900 at the age of 14, with a slightly older cousin (so the story goes...the identity of that cousin was lost to history). He sailed to Quebec; worked his way across Canada; crossed into the US at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan; made his way to Spokane, Washington where he found railroad work for about 10 years; and finally made his way to Denver, Colorado in 1910. I'd like to visit San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy where he was born; Naples, Italy where he began his journey; Quebec, Canada where he first set foot in North America; Sault Ste Marie where he first came to the US, and Spokane where he first found a job.
The second ancestor is Danial Cone (1626-1706). He is one of my maternal 8th great grandfathers, and I don't know many facts about him prior to coming to the US. He was born in Scotland and reportedly fought against the English at the Battle of Dunbar was captured, and sold as an indentured servant to work in the colonies. I do know he was a founding father of the town of Haddam, Connecticut. Sure would love to have those pro genealogists from "The Show" sort out his time in Scotland. I would love to visit the battleground at Dunbar, Scotland and roam around the town of Haddam Connecticut. We drove close to Haddam once, but couldn't stop.
I think both of these guys would make great subjects for "The Show."
