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The 12 Days of Christmas Research

The 12 Days of Christmas Research

Read By James (Jim) Buckner at the 2022 Thanksgiving Worship and Dinner Event (Author Unknown)

On the first day of Christmas, my research gave to me
            A patriarch in our family tree
On the second day of Christmas, my research gave to me
            Two attic trunks and
            A patriarch in our family tree
On the third day of Christmas, my research gave to me
            Three town clerks
            Two attic trunks and
            A patriarch in our family tree
On the fourth day of Christmas, my research gave to me
            Four indentured servants
            Three town clerks
            Two attic trunks and
            A patriarch in our family tree
On the fifth day of Christmas, my research gave to me
            Five Pilgrim lines
            Four indentured servants
            Three town clerks
            Two attic trunks and
            A patriarch in our family tree
On the sixth day of Christmas, my research gave to me
            Six wills in probate
            Five Pilgrim lines
            Four indentured servants
            Three town clerks
            Two attic trunks and
            A patriarch in our family tree
On the seventh day of Christmas, my research gave to me
            Seven diaries brimming
            Six wills in probate
            Five Pilgrim lines
            Four indentured servants
            Three town clerks
            Two attic trunks and
            A patriarch in our family tree
On the eighth day of Christmas, my research gave to me
            Eight closet skeletons
            Seven diaries brimming
            Six wills in probate
            Five Pilgrim lines
            Four indentured servants
            Three town clerks
            Two attic trunks and
            A patriarch in our family tree
On the ninth day of Christmas, my research gave to me
            Nine Nordic sailors
            Eight closet skeletons
            Seven diaries brimming
            Six wills in probate
            Five Pilgrim lines
            Four indentured servants
            Three town clerks
            Two attic trunks and
            A patriarch in our family tree
On the tenth day of Christmas, my research gave to me
            Ten knights on horseback
            Nine Nordic sailors
            Eight closet skeletons
            Seven diaries brimming
            Six wills in probate
            Five Pilgrim lines
            Four indentured servants
            Three town clerks
            Two attic trunks and
            A patriarch in our family tree
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my research gave to me
            Eleven books on heraldry
            Ten knights on horseback
            Nine Nordic sailors
            Eight closet skeletons
            Seven diaries brimming
            Six wills in probate
            Five Pilgrim lines
            Four indentured servants
            Three town clerks
            Two attic trunks and
            A patriarch in our family tree
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my research gave to me
            Twelve Scottish nobles
            Eleven books on heraldry
            Ten knights on horseback
            Nine Nordic sailors
            Eight closet skeletons
            Seven diaries brimming
            Six wills in probate
            Five Pilgrim lines
            Four indentured servants
            Three town clerks
            Two attic trunks and
            A patriarch in our family tree