Our Research Team
Research Team – SAK
Sally Ann Kemp
Born: 1965, East Meadow, NY
Lead Historian
Research Team – GAK
Glenn Alan Kemp
Born: 1958, Washington, PA
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Research Team – Charley
Charles Walter MacFee
Born: 2011
Support Staff
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Sidney Crosby MacFee
Born: 2020
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From The Blog
What Exactly is a “Joiner”, Anyway?
My ancestor William Hallett (1615 – 1705) is rumored to have been apprenticed to a “joiner” in his youth. But what exactly is a joiner, anyway? The answer is a little complicated…
So, Why “Hell Gate”?
Back in the mid 1600s, my 9th Great-Grandfather William Hallett owned a farm on the western edge of Long Island, in the area that is now present day Astoria. It was known as “Hellgate”, or “Hellgate Neck” named after the dangerous portion of the East River that bordered it. But why the name “Hellgate”?
William Hallett, the Original King of Queens
Born: 1615, Dorset, England
Died: 1705, Queens, New York
Sally’s 9th Gr. Grandfather
The Winthrop Woman
Born: 1610, Sussex, England
Died: 1673, Queens, New York
Sally’s 9th Gr. Grandmother
Frances Ann Traina
Frances Ann Traina
Born: 19**, Brooklyn, New York
Sally’s Mother
Liborio “Sal” Traina
Born: 1907, Sicily
Died: 1980, Melbourne, Florida
Sally’s Grandfather
Maria Katherine Ficarrotta
Born: 1908, New York, New York
Died: 1993, Titusville, Florida
Sally’s Grandmother
Augusta “Willie” Moseman
Born: 1909, New York, New York
Died: 1998, Delhi, New York
Sally’s Grandmother
John Patrick Woznick
Born: 1908, Elmhurst, New York
Died: 1983, Seaford, New York
Sally’s Grandfather
SK / GK Roots 