Family history
The Story of Winifred Coss
England, France, and the Dutch — three kingdoms, three reasons to cross the Atlantic. Two branches of history meet in one family.
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Edith Powers branch
Follow the English and Puritan line from the Old World to Massachusetts and beyond.
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Mary Ann Goodwater branch
Explore the French-Canadian line — Québec, the St. Lawrence, and the King's Daughters.
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Where the branches meet
Jump to 1853 when Joseph Warren Coss and Mary Ann Goodwater unite the two family lines.
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134 photographs and illustrations in the original family document — 8highlights from Winifred's story shown here.
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