Lynnfield Public Library, Lynnfield, Massachusetts
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Tombstone Tuesday -- Edward Thurston, Sr. of Rhode Island
HERE LYETH THE BODY
OF EDWARD THVRSTON
WHO LIVED 90 YEARS
AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE
_ 28 DAY OF FEBRVARY
1706
Coddington Cemetery
Newport, Rhode Island
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Surname Saturday -- HARRIS
Harris is a rather common surname, yet I only have two direct lines in my tree. However, there are 122 in my database because of my interest in this family. Viola wrote me quite a few years ago, asking for some help with her family, I didn't have much to offer, and again she wrote the other day. In checking my file, I was surprised to see that 120 Harris's weren't mine, but hers. The family is from the Stanbridge E., Dunham and Frelighsburg all towns in Canada, near Vermont, and several Vermont towns of my ancestors, many of the allied surnames are familiar, and a few settled in the city where I now live. Based on all these criteria, I'm posting Viola's lineage for my Surname Saturday, with hopes somebody else share's her line.
Generation No. 1
Generation No. 2
Generation No. 3
Generation No. 4
| 1. | Alonzo Royce HARRIS was born 7 JAN 1805 in Berkshire, Franklin Co., Vermont, and died 14 JUL 1892 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Phoebe THAYER 19 OCT 1831 in Franklin Co., Vermont, daughter of Timothy THAYER and Desire WING. She was born 1811 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 31 JUL 1875. He married Anne HAWKINS 20 OCT 1879 in Quebec, Canada. She was born 14 AUG 1835 in Cork, Ireland, and died 8 MAY 1932 in Quebec, Canada. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children of Alonzo Royce HARRIS and Phoebe THAYER were:
Children of Alonzo Royce HARRIS and Anne HAWKINS were:
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| 2. | Orson Thayer HARRIS (Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 3 APR 1834 in Berkshire, Franklin Co., Vermont, and died 23 NOV 1876 in Alburgh, Grand Isle Co., Vermont. He married Mary Jane RHICARD, daughter of Abraham RHICARD and Abigail FARGO. She was born 28 MAY 1833 in of Stanbridge, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 11 JAN 1917 in Alburgh, Grand Isle Co., Vermont. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children of Orson Thayer HARRIS and Mary Jane RHICARD were:
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| 3. | Hannibal Conversse HARRIS (Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 15 MAR 1832 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 22 FEB 1905 in Tacoma, Washington. He married Ellen C. CLEMENT 1 JUL 1856 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, daughter of Chauncey CLEMENT and Sarah BROWN. She was born 11 DEC 1836 in Quebec, Canada, and died 16 OCT 1898 in Tacoma, Washington. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children of Hannibal Conversse HARRIS and Ellen C. CLEMENT were:
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| 8. | Alonzo Royce HARRIS (Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 9 SEP 1844 in Berkshire Twp., Franklin Co., Vermont, and died 24 SEP 1876 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Almira Flanville PERKINS, daughter of Nathaniel PERKINS and Almira FLANVILLE. She was born 1847. | ||||
Child of Alonzo Royce HARRIS and Almira Flanville PERKINS was:
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| 9. | Merville Marvin HARRIS (Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 1 JUN 1847 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Deborah Harriet MARTINDALE. She was born OCT 1852 in Quebec, Canada. | ||||||||||||
Children of Merville Marvin HARRIS and Deborah Harriet MARTINDALE were:
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| 12. | Rachel C. Royce HARRIS (Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 16 APR 1882 in Quebec, Canada. She married Myron CALLAGHAN 1901 in Quebec, Canada, son of James CALLAGHAN and Emeline JOHNSON. He was born DEC 1877 in Quebec, Canada. | ||||
Child of Rachel C. Royce HARRIS and Myron CALLAGHAN was:
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| 16. | Hobart O. HARRIS (Orson Thayer HARRIS2, Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 1 JUL 1858 in Bedford, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 1943 in Quebec, Canada. He married Emma Helen GAGE 1885 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, daughter of John GAGE and Hannah BOOMHOWER. She was born 2 MAR 1868 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 1913 in Stanbridge East, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada. | ||||||||
Children of Hobart O. HARRIS and Emma Helen GAGE were:
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| 29. | Stella HARRIS (Alonzo Royce HARRIS2, Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 7 JUL 1873 in Quebec, Canada, and died 19 JUN 1967 in Waterbury, Washington Co., Vermont. She married Karl Wallace MORSE. He was born 5 JAN 1870, and died 15 NOV 1920. | ||||
Child of Stella HARRIS and Karl Wallace MORSE was:
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| 31. | Alonzo Royce HARRIS (Merville Marvin HARRIS2, Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 31 OCT 1881 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died NOV 1979 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. He married Loretta V. ROARK 28 NOV 1906 in Lowell, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Frank E. ROARK and Mary A. REDMOND. She was born 1886 in Massachusetts. | ||||
Child of Alonzo Royce HARRIS and Loretta V. ROARK was:
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| 34. | Malcolm Nathaniel HARRIS (Hobart O. HARRIS3, Orson Thayer HARRIS2, Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 24 JAN 1886 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 12 JUN 1935 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Lillian Amelia FORTIN 1 AUG 1906 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, daughter of Joseph FORTIN and Emma Philena RUSSELL. She was born 17 DEC 1887 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 27 JAN 1923 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children of Malcolm Nathaniel HARRIS and Lillian Amelia FORTIN were:
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Tombstone Tuesday -- Jones at Mt. Auburn Cemetery
LEWIS JONES
A. D. 1640
EDWARD F. JONES
COLONEL 6TH REG MA. V. M.
FIRST IN THE FIELD
BALTIMORE APR. 19, 1861
COLONEL 26TH REG. MASS. VOLS.
BVT. BRIG. GENERAL U.S. VOLS.
LT. GOV. NEW YORK
1886 TO 1892
BORN JUNE 3, 1828
DIED AUG. 14. 1913
NETTIE
HIS WIFE
DIED OCT. 23, 1862
AGED 35
Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Can't Read a Will? -- Tuesday's Tip
Have you ever tried to read a will, either an old one or a more recent one? Since I've been blogging, I've transcribed at least 10, and have had problems with reading the handwriting on all of them. The other day, while typing up my most recent for the post for yesterday, I discovered a way to figure out what some of the words were. I don't believe I've ever seen this method before. Being a huge user of Google, I decided to type in some key words, both before my unknown word/s and some key words after the unknown. Below, I give two examples of what I was up against, and Google helped!
I used these Key Words: lastly as to all the rest residue ___ whether real or personal (I knew I was missing about four words).
I used these Key Words: lastly as to all the rest residue ___ whether real or personal (I knew I was missing about four words).
Correct: All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, whether real, personal.
I used these Key Words: Decease her ____ apparel is to be given to my
Correct: Decease her wearing apparel is to be given to my
Monday, January 23, 2012
Amanuensis Monday -- Samuel Griffin
Will for Samuel Griffin, my 6th great-grandfather.
In the name of God Amen I Samuel Griffin Essex in the County of Chittenden in the state of Vermont being weak in body but of sound and of perfect mind and memory do make and publish with this my last will and Testament in manner and form following That is to say I give to my Beloved wife Mercy Griffin all my Household furniture during her life with other possessions hereafter mentioned -- I give to my son John my farm on which I now live together with my Cattle Sheep and Swine also my tyme peace and loom on the following conditions viz He is to support my wife during her life and provide and furnish her with all things necessary for her Comfort and Convenience he is to pay all my debts that I shall owe at my decease he is to pay sixty Dollars to my three Daughters viz Twenty to Lois Kelsey to Polly Dowd and Twenty to Azube Davis My son John is to pay the aforesaid sum to my Daughters in one year after my wife's Decease and he is to have my Farming utensils -- my Carpenters and Joiners are to be equally divided between my five sons, viz Joel, Asahel, Samuel John and Dan after my wifes Decease her wearing apparel is to be given to my daughter Mercy Pelton and the remainder of my Houses hold furniture is to be divided as follows. Samuel and Dan are to have Each of them a bed and bedding The remainder is to [be] equally divided between my five sons above Mentioned excepting my son John lastly as to all the rest residue and remainder of my estate whether real or personal of what name or nature I give to my beloved wife Mercy Griffin whom I do appoint sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament Thereby revoking all other Wills by me made In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 16th of May in the year of our Lord 1808.
Signed sealed published and }
declared by the above named
Samuel Griffin to be his last
will and Testament in presence
of us who here unto subscribed
our names as witnesses in the }
presence to the Testator
Ezra Slater?
Zuriel Tyler
Saml Griffin
An Inventory of the real and personal Estate of Samuel Griffin Late of Essex Deceased
Copies received from Joan Kaysen in July 2006 and Bradley Griffin in October 2009. Both are distant cousins, and it's taken me this long to discover I had two copies, and this long to transcribe it.
Amanuensis Monday was begun by John Newmark of the TransylvanianDutch blog. The term means, "a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another." Many bloggers enjoy doing this because it allows them to freely copy something that has been written.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Edwards of Massachusetts -- Surname Saturday
The Edward line is another old Massachusetts line of mine, I'm showing my direct lines below in green. If you would like sources, please write.
Generation No. 1
Generation No. 2
Generation No. 3
| 1. | ALEXANDER EDWARDS was born 10 FEB 1613 in Liandalog, Wales, and died 4 SEP 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married SARAH BALDWIN 28 APR 1642 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, daughter of RICHARD BALDWIN and ISABELL. She was born BEF 25 JUN 1621 in Cholesbury, England, and died 3 OCT 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children of ALEXANDER EDWARDS and SARAH BALDWIN were:
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| 2. | Samuel EDWARDS (ALEXANDER EDWARDS1) was born 7 MAR 1643 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, and died 13 APR 1713. He married Sarah BOYKIN 16 MAY 1675 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. | ||||
Child of Samuel EDWARDS and Sarah BOYKIN was:
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| 6. | BENJAMIN EDWARDS (ALEXANDER EDWARDS1) was born 24 JUN 1652 in Springfield / Northampton, and died 31 OCT 1724 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Bridge St. Cemetery. He married THANKFUL SHELDON 23 FEB 1681 in Northampton / Deerfield, Massachusetts, daughter of ISAAC SHELDON and MARY WOODFORD. She was born 27 AUG 1663 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 20 OCT 1741 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children of BENJAMIN EDWARDS and THANKFUL SHELDON were:
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| 14. | THANKFUL EDWARDS (BENJAMIN EDWARDS2, ALEXANDER EDWARDS1) was born 6 DEC 1688 in Springfield, Hampden Co. Massachusetts, and died 22 DEC 1766 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married WILLIAM PHELPS 1706 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, son of WILLIAM PHELPS and ABIGAIL STEBBINS. He was born 16 APR 1684 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 20 JUN 1755 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Jonathan CLARK 25 JUL 1734. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children of THANKFUL EDWARDS and WILLIAM PHELPS were:
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Wordless Wednesday -- Prince Spaghetti Advertising
Here is an iconic ad: Prince Spaghetti commercial, starring Anthony
The small book, Prince Treasury of Italian Recipes has 305 pages.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Tombstone Tuesday -- No Bull, You Need to Look at all 4 Sides
After doing 98 Tombstone Tuesday entries for this blog and entering hundreds to Find-A-Grave.com, I am still learning new things. On a recent trip to Newport, Rhode Island, I took many photos, including several in the Coddington Cemetery, seen below. Why shouldn't I take a photo of the largest stone, the lighting was semi-perfect. Once home, I discovered I hadn't a clue what family this stone was for, no surname was listed! Apparently, I didn't walk around it, as I always tell people to do it...there are four sides. The biggest isn't always the best. Fortunately, I went to the Find-A-Grave site and able to see others listed for that cemetery, including who these two women were married to, it was Henry Bull. The site says he was an "American Colonial Governor. He emigrated to America in 1635 and settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts." Henry is listed on one of the sides of this stone. I was lucky, once again.
ELIZABETH
HIS WIFE,
DIED OCT. _ 1665
ANNE CLAYTON
HIS SECOND WIFE,
AND WIDOW OF
NICHOLAS EASTON
DIED JAN. 30, 1707
Monday, January 16, 2012
Edward Cross and Arizona's First Newspaper
"Edward Cross, born in Lancaster, New Hampshire in 1832, began working as a printer for his local paper, the Coos Democrat, when he was 15 years old. He then moved on to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he worked as a printer for the Cincinnati Times. Demonstrating writing skills, he served for a time as the paper’s Washington Correspondent. He became involved with directors of the Sonora Exploring and Mining Company and moved west in 1857. He settled in Tubac, Arizona Territory, where he invested in the company’s mines and established the territory’s first newspaper, The Weekly Arizonian. The Washington printing press was brought to Tubac by Cross and his associate, William Wrightson, via the “Jackass Mail”, as the mule teams were called, and was used to print the first issue on March 3, 1859.
Cross, serving as editor of the paper, had strong convictions. He took exception to a number of articles written by Sylvester Mowry of Tucson that were published in Eastern newspapers. He criticized them for inflating the size of the local population and the magnitude of local mining operations. Mowry challenged Cross to a duel, which took place on July 8, 1859. Using Burnside rifles, four shots were fired before Mowry’s gun failed, entitling him to another shot. Cross stood waiting unarmed. Mowry refused to fire at an unarmed man, thus ending the duel. Both men exchanged apologies in person and in the Arizonian. The paper was sold a few weeks later, ironically to Mowry. He moved the press to Tucson where it was used to print the first issue of the Citizen and possibly theStar. Later it printed the Tombstone Nugget. In 1910, the press was donated to the Arizona Historical Society. The press ultimately returned to Tubac after an absence of 120 years in 1980, where it was installed in the period print shop at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park Museum.
In addition to his writing and mining interests, Cross joined the U.S. Army scouts in their efforts against the Apaches. In 1860, he crossed the border into Mexico to command a Sonoran army garrison supporting the insurgency of Benito Juarez. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Cross returned to New Hampshire where he accepted a commission as colonel of the Fifth New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment.
Cross was reportedly an impulsive and colorful officer, occasionally striking non-commissioned officers with the flat of his sword when angry. He was known to wear a red bandana on his head instead of the traditional officer’s hat. This was his way of making himself easier to spot on the battlefield by his men. However, on July 2, 1863 Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock noticed that his bandana was black rather than red. Cross indicated that he had foreseen his own death and that black was more appropriate. Cross fought in the Battle of Gettysburg that day and was mortally wounded while helping to stabilize the left flank as it entered the Wheatfield. He fell near Rose Woods and died the next day at a field hospital. His body was shipped home to Lancaster and laid to rest in the town’s cemetery."
My cousin, Larry McGrail forwarded this link to me in September 2011. Edward Cross is my first cousin, five times removed.
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