September 15, 2026 — Against The Peace and Dignity of The Commonwealth
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15 September 2026
In 1793, after being sued for adultery, Asenath (Winchel) Shattuck finally petitioned for divorce. By this time she was the mother of six, although only three legitimately. In this webinar, we’ll explore the surprising and at times shocking life of an eighteenth century Massachusetts woman, the men in her orbit and the extensive search for her Shattuck children.
Read about presenter Claire Ammon, CG
Claire’s introduction to genealogy began when she started working for a missing heir company in 2008. This job took her all around Connecticut, to probate courts, town clerks offices and libraries. She became good at teasing out information from records and combined this with extensive online research to locate missing heirs and beneficiaries quickly. Soon she became the senior researcher, working on the biggest cases, writing reports for courts and coordinating genealogists nationally and internationally to assist with research. Since 2013 she has been utilizing her forensic genealogy skills through her work on U.S. Army military repatriation cases and since 2016 has been working for a Florida based missing heir company, heading their billable department.
While missing heir research tends to concentrate in the twentieth century, since 2012 Claire has also undertaken various family history projects, using her established research skills to uncover information from eighteenth and nineteenth century records. This has led to publications in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly.