Geneology

Now I am already wondering if my title is correct. I will check it later, fix it if necessary, and you won't know if I made a mistake or not! Anyhow, I had a some serendipity going on last night and today.  We have an old family document appointing Cyrus W. Ruggles as postmaster of Brookline in the 1880's (a little impressive).  Anyhow, I am trying to find exactly how I am related to this man. It turns out he had a daughter named Theodora Alice Ruggles who was a talented sculptor and was commissioned to do some pretty impressive work. Turns out she did some things at Vicksburg National Historic Park as well as on the Boston Common and many other pieces. She was married to a man, also a sculptor, who did the Minuteman Statue at Concord, on which she apparently collaborated on because he was ill and suffered from depression.  Pretty impressive. Coincidentally, my bookclub is reading Lace Reader, which takes place in Salem, and had made mention of the statue of Roger Conant, founder of Salem, was created by Theo's husband. Will have to check some of his and her work out again, in person with new eyes. Now I need to find out what her children's names are so I can continue establishing my exact link to these folks.