Poll #1: How many children did Mose Carline and Elizabeth Boyce have?

To give everyone an idea of the kind of fun stuff we will be doing on the Carline-Family blog, we are going to start with a little poll to test your knowledge of your ancestors. Check back in one week for the correct answers

Joseph Carlin, Jr., the first known Carlin in America

Joseph Vincent Carlin (probably Giuseppe Vincenzo Carlini), the son of Joseph Carlini and Maria Gerbinatti was a native of Geona, Italy. He was born about 1730 and died December 30, 1809. Nothing is known of his reasons for coming to America, but he arrived in New Orleans as a French soldier sometime between April, 1758 and January 1, 1759. He is listed among those in the military companies detached from New Orleans as of January 1, 1759. At the time he was in Gasmont's company.

On December 9, 1759, he is recorded among those who are going upriver to the German Coast under the command of Frederick Darensbourg. How long he stayed at Fort des Allemands is difficult to say, but in July 1762 he appears on the General Roll of Louisiana Troops in the military service on January 1, 1763.

• Read more at the carlin family website

INFORMATION FOR THE CARLINE FAMILY

The purpose of this blog is to help the Carline/Carlin decendants to form a community in order for us to learn more about our family, past and present.

We look forward to reading your comments, suggestions and anything else you might wish to write about. News about your branch of the family would be great since for some of us, we've moved away and haven't had contact through the years.

This is your site so we would like to hear from each and everyone of you.