My grandfather arrived in NYC on Nov 17, 1909. He went to Fall River, Mass. to his Uncle's house. Uncle's name: Francis Pryeor. Frank's wife and kids moved to providence Rhode Island after his death. My grandfather moved to New Jersey after his discharge from the Army. I've located family members from that side, but can't find out what happened to Cousin Francis.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...