• Ghosts

    From Mike Dippel@954:895/1 to All on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 17:27:56
    Halloween is this week, wikitree.com is featuring ghosts of Gettysburg. Per wikitree.com
    I am:

    17 degrees from Lewis Armistead
    23 degrees from Tillie Alleman
    18 degrees from Anne Boleyn
    18 degrees from Isaac Brock
    23 degrees from John By
    16 degrees from George Custer
    25 degrees from Brita Gustafsdotter
    18 degrees from John Reynolds
    19 degrees from Frances St John
    19 degrees from Mary Surratt
    20 degrees from Dorothy Townshend
    18 degrees from Jennie Wade

    More about them:

    Brig. Gen. Lewis Armistead was mortally wounded during Pickett�s Charge at the Battle
    of Gettysburg in the US Civil War. He is believed to haunt the Fort Riley cemetery,
    weeping over the grave of his dead wife.

    Tillie Pierce Alleman, who at 14 years of age was an eyewitness to and dedicated nurse
    at the Battle of Gettysburg. The Tillie Pierce House, located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
    is renowned for its haunted reputation as she walks the halls near the rooms where she
    helped nurse soldiers.

    Anne Boleyn's ghost has been seen on numerous occasions at the Tower of London,
    haunting the place of her death following her condemnation by her husband, King Henry
    VIII. A number of people have also claimed to have seen Anne's ghost at Hever Castle,
    Blickling Hall, Salle Church, and Marwell Hall.

    Sir Isaac Brock, a British Army officer and colonial administrator best remembered for
    his leadership during the early stages of the War of 1812, particularly for his role in
    defending Upper Canada. Many have reported seeing his spirit wandering the site where
    he was killed, as well as returning to sites commemorating his legacy.

    John By's ghost, according to rumors, along with that of Duncan McNab, haunts the
    Bytown Museum in Ottawa, formerly known as Bytownwhich. He reportedly once controlled a computer within the building, bringing up his name again and again on a
    document.

    Gen. George Custer defeated the attack by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart on day three of the Battle
    of Gettysburg. Later, following Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn,
    Custer�s ghost reportedly wanders the halls at the battlefield�s museum.

    Brita Gustafsdotter is said to appear as a ghost at Angso castle, where she walks
    between the Royal Chamber and the big ballroom in the evenings. She has also been
    seen walking between the parish church of Angso and the castle, carrying a lit candle.

    John Reynolds was killed during the first day of battle at Gettysburg. Reynolds' spirit is
    said to have never found peace. As such, his ghost wanders the streets near his family
    home, looking to meet his fianc� just as he had promised he would more than 150 years
    ago.

    Frances St. John's melancholy ghost is said to haunt Bucklebury Manor in England, as
    well as village of Bucklebury.

    Mary Surratt was the first woman executed by the United States. Some say that she
    was falsely accused of being part of the conspiracy to kill President Lincoln. Her ghost
    supposedly haunts her former abodes in Maryland and Washington, D.C.

    Dorothy Townshend, who either died from smallpox or possibly died of a broken heart
    after being separated from her children, which led to her becoming the famous ghost
    The Brown Lady of Raynham.

    Mary Wade, the only civilian casualty of the Battle of Gettysburg, is said to haunt her
    former house on Baltimore Street.

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    I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, ghosts, pro hockey players, singers and
    musicians, painters, physicians, politicians, poets, popes, writers. I guess that
    I am a collection of all of them, as we ALL are.

    https://www.wikitree.com helps me gather this information with their weekly newsletters.

    If you would like to find your connections to famous people, you can start by giving me some basic information by going to:

    https://www.hobbyline.com/genealogy_web_design.htm
    and click on the 'Request Form' link.

    I have researched the ancestry for many persons interested in their family history,
    and I would love to see how WE are related.

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