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WHY ARE DUTCH KIDS THE WORLD’S HAPPIEST? hy are Dutch kids the world’s by Mary Frances Ruskell Jun 30, 2025 Dutch kids are the happiest kids in the world, according to a 2025 UNICEF report.  romrodinka/iStockphoto/Getty Image Haarlem, the Netherlands —  … Continue reading →

MASSACHUSETTS (Boston, Springfield, Salem, Worcester) DARE United States – Massachusetts – Nantucket United States – Massachussetts – Cape Cod United States – Massachussetts – Southwick Jog   Islands Martha’s Vineyard (MA) Nantucket (MA) BOSTON LOWELL NEW BEDFORD/FALL RIVER SPRINGFIELD WORCESTER … Continue reading →

The most fitting description for autism is the word given to it in the Maori language: “takiwātanga”. It means “in his/her own space”. ANTERIOR CINGULATE GYRUS What is different about the autistic brain is how it functions in terms of … Continue reading →

Circumstantial evidence strongly suggests that the Devonshires were Jews. To understand the reasoning, it would be essential to start with a brief review of history. JEWS IN ENGLAND 1070-1290. The first recorded Jewish community was established in 1070 by King … Continue reading →

The first Devonshire, Francis, was born in England in 1620. There is some doubt whether his name could have been Devonish, suggesting confusion in choosing a surname. Francis might be derived from the Spanish name, Francisco. It was common for … Continue reading →

This is a list of every name in the Devonshire family tree. I have tried to include the names of the spouses (the second of a double number is a spouse. In italics if only a spouse. Did they marry other Jews?). … Continue reading →

QUEBEC WEST  (Montreal, Saint-Jérôme, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke) Observations 1. Very French. Rarely hear English, and ALL signs, information in museums, menus, etc are in French. And I wrote this in bilingual Montreal. 2. Gas is expensive, at least 25-30 cents/litre more … Continue reading →

There is a significant error on FamilySearch.com in the first two Devonshire families. The dates and names don’t make sense. In Family Search, Thomas was born in 1642 and had children in 1650. It seems more likely that Thomas was … Continue reading →

Marranos is a term used to describe Spanish, Portuguese, and Navarrese Jews who converted to Christianity, either voluntarily or under coercion by Spanish or Portuguese royal authorities, during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. However, they continued to practice Judaism in … Continue reading →

A DNA test in a close relative showed 8% Sephardic Jewish genes. The only possible origin of that DNA in my four grandparents would have been in the English Devonshire family. My maternal grandmother was Nancy Devonshire, who immigrated to … Continue reading →