I Spent the Day With Him

My uncle, William Scribner "Scrib" Fellows, has been dead 44 years, and I have thought of him many times. He was married to my mother's sister, and although I hardly saw his family because they lived in another state. His unique first name, Scribner was taken from his grandmother's surname.

At age 42 year old on April 18, 1966, while at work in the morning, he called my aunt to say he wasn't feeling well and that he was coming home. But, he never arrived. All day, my aunt was frantic, and that escalated in the evening when a co-worker passed by a lake parking lot and spotted his car. Upon further investigation, it was discovered he had died at that spot.

A few days later, my aunt, the widow, and her brother from Dallas picked me up and we traveled a couple hundred miles to Tilton, New Hampshire where he was buried in his family plot, next to his father and grandparents.  It was a cold, windy April day, when he was buried in a nice cemetery on a hill with a great view. I recently went back to visit, and when I did I couldn't find the plot. It was my husband who found the site last week.

I probably didn't meet Scrib until I was in 4th grade, but the memories are there. He was so friendly and really played with my younger cousins. I really liked him, and I think everybody did. My aunt wrote me after the funeral service saying she had over 400 notes to write.

More than anything, I remember how he loved the woods. So much so, that after his death, his mother purchased the naming rights to a New Hampshire State Forest. It is called, Scribner Fellows State Forest. My husband and I finally visited it, and I was filled with emotion, I was so proud. After the day in the forest and the cemetery, I used all my available resources to find more information about my uncle. From the below article, you can see what a remarkable person he was during his very short lifetime. The photo above was taken in the Forest, and much later in the day, we went to his cemetery where the below pictures were taken.


From Brown Alumni Monthly July 1966, page 123.  "William Scribner Fellows '49, in Middletown, Conn., April 18.  He was the chief wood technologist with Stanley Works Laboratory. He began employment at Stanley Chemical Co., East Berlin, and was transferred to the corporate laboratory in 1961. In 1962, he was granted an educational leave of absence, receiving a Master's degree in Forestry from Yale University two years later. He returned to the Stanley Works laboratory as a technologist in 1964. During World War II, he served as Cpl., USA Infantry Division. He was a member of the Forest Products Research Society, the American Forestry Association, Society of American Foresters, Society of Wood Science and Technology, and the New England Kiln Drying Association. He also was a former member of the Cromwell (Conn.) Board of Education. Barbara B. Fellows, Maple Share Rd., Middletown, is his widow."

Because I have a long line of Fellows in my tree, I recently discovered that Scrib and I were 9th cousins, once removed as well as having the niece/uncle relationship.

Surname Saturday -- FELLOWS (5 Generations) MA and CT

(My direct lines are in green.)

Descendants of WILLIAM FELLOWS

Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM FELLOWS (NOBLE) was born Abt. 1610 in Foxton, Leicestershire Co., England, and died Bet. November 29 - December 21, 1676 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.  He married MARY AYRES Abt. 1637 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of MR. AYRES.  She died Aft. November 29, 1676.

     

Children of WILLIAM FELLOWS and MARY AYRES are:

2.                i.    ISAAC FELLOWS, b. Abt. 1637; d. April 06, 1721, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

3.               ii.    EPHRAIM FELLOWS, b. March 1640/41; d. Aft. 1713, Prob. Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.

                 iii.    SAMUEL FELLOWS, b. Abt. 1643; d. Bet. April 14, 1712 - December 11, 1713, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                 iv.    MARY FELLOWS, b. Abt. 1646; m. JOSIAH BROWNE, February 23, 1666/67, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

                  v.    JOSEPH FELLOWS, b. Abt. 1650; d. Abt. 1693; m. RUTH FRAIL, April 19, 1675, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. 1729.

                 vi.    ELIZABETH FELLOWS, b. Abt. 1653; d. Aft. November 29, 1676.

                vii.    ABIGAIL FELLOWS, b. Abt. 1655; d. Aft. 1722; m. SAMUEL AYRES, April 16, 1677, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

               viii.    SARAH FELLOWS, b. July 26, 1657, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. Aft. February 03, 1722/23.

Generation No. 2

2.  ISAAC FELLOWS (WILLIAM, NOBLE) was born Abt. 1637, and died April 06, 1721 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.  He married JOANNA BOREMAN January 29, 1671/72 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of THOMAS BOREMAN.  She was born Abt. 1646 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died March 20, 1731/32 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

     

Children of ISAAC FELLOWS and JOANNA BOREMAN were:

                   i.    ISAAC FELLOWS, b. November 27, 1673, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

4.               ii.    SAMUEL FELLOWS, b. February 08, 1675/76, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. 1707, Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.

3.  EPHRAIM FELLOWS (WILLIAM, NOBLE) was born March 1640/41, and died Aft. 1713 in Prob. Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.  He married (1) MARY Bef. 1666 in Salisbury / Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.  She died February 23, 1670/71 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.  He married (2) ANNE CROSS Bef. 1685 in Ipswich, MA / Plainfield, CT, daughter of ROBERT CROSS.  She was born 1651, and died Aft. 1710.

     

Children of EPHRAIM FELLOWS and MARY FELLOWS were:

                   i.    WILLIAM FELLOWS, b. 1666, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. April 12, 1737, Prob. Portsmouth, New Hampshire; m. ELIZABETH RUST, December 07, 1693, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

5.               ii.    JOHN FELLOWS, b. Abt. 1668, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. October 20, 1748, Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.

                 iii.    MARY FELLOWS, b. February 1670/71, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. (1) NATHANIEL HOVEY, Abt. 1693, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. 1696; m. (2) JOHN BROWN, Aft. March 31, 1696, Newbury / Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts; b. 1678.

     Children of EPHRAIM FELLOWS and ANNE CROSS were:

                 iv.    ELIZABETH FELLOWS, b. September 14, 1685.

                  v.    ANNA FELLOWS, b. February 26, 1692/93.

Generation No. 3

4.  SAMUEL FELLOWS (ISAAC, WILLIAM, NOBLE) was born February 08, 1675/76 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1707 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.  He married DEBORAH SANBORN November 15, 1698 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.  She was born 1681, and died 1725 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.

     

Child of SAMUEL FELLOWS and DEBORAH SANBORN was:

6.                i.    ISAAC FELLOWS, b. January 20, 1699/00, Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire; d. 1773, Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.

5.  JOHN FELLOWS (EPHRAIM, WILLIAM, NOBLE) was born Abt. 1668 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died October 20, 1748 in Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.  He married RACHEL VARNEY October 14, 1692 in Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of THOMAS VARNEY and ABIGAIL PROCTOR.  She was born Abt. 1676 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died Bef. 1731 in Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.

     

Children of JOHN FELLOWS and RACHEL VARNEY were:

                   i.    VARNEY FELLOWS, b. March 25, 1694, Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.

                  ii.    NATHAN FELLOWS, b. September 1696; d. September 24, 1732, Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut; m. PRISCILLA WARREN, January 29, 1729/30, Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.

                 iii.    ISSAC FELLOWS, b. September 01, 1696, Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut; d. August 26, 1755, Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut; m. ABIGAIL HUTCHENS, November 09, 1721, Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.

                 iv.    RACHEL FELLOWS, b. October 22, 1698, Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut; m. WAIT HERRICK, June 26, 1741.

                  v.    ABIGAIL FELLOWS, b. May 13, 1701, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut; m. SAMUEL HALL, January 04, 1719/20.

7.              vi.    JOHN FELLOWS, b. March 03, 1703/04, Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut; d. Aft. August 30, 1757, Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

                vii.    ANNE FELLOWS, b. 1710.

               viii.    MARY FELLOWS, b. 1712.

 Generation No. 4

6.  ISAAC FELLOWS (SAMUEL, ISAAC, WILLIAM, NOBLE) was born January 20, 1699/00 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, and died 1773 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.  He married ABIGAIL SLEEPER, daughter of ARON SLEEPER and ELIZABETH SLEEPER.  She was born April 17, 1700 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, and died November 09, 1779.

     

Child of ISAAC FELLOWS and ABIGAIL SLEEPER was:

8.                i.    SAMUEL FELLOWS, b. October 22, 1722, Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire; d. April 1805, Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.

7.  JOHN FELLOWS (JOHN, EPHRAIM, WILLIAM, NOBLE) was born March 03, 1703/04 in Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut, and died Aft. August 30, 1757 in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.  He married JERUSHA DOUGLAS October 22, 1728 in Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut, daughter of WILLIAM DOUGLAS and SARAH PROCTOR.  She was born April 26, 1706 in Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut, and died in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

     

Children of JOHN FELLOWS and JERUSHA DOUGLAS were:

                   i.    WILLIAM FELLOWS.

                  ii.    EZRA FELLOWS, b. April 09, 1730, Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.

9.              iii.    RACHEL FELLOWS, b. January 31, 1732/33, Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut; d. (Prob.) Egremont, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

                 iv.    SARAH FELLOWS, b. September 28, 1733, Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.

                  v.    JOHN FELLOWS, b. July 07, 1735, Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut; d. August 01, 1808, Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

 Generation No. 5

8.  SAMUEL FELLOWS (ISAAC, SAMUEL, ISAAC, WILLIAM, NOBLE) was born October 22, 1722 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, and died April 1805 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.  He married JUDITH WATSON May 28, 1745 in Kensington, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. 

     

Child of SAMUEL FELLOWS and JUDITH WATSON was:

                   i.    STEPHEN FELLOWS, b. January 17, 1748/49, Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire; d. October 15, 1830; m. HANNAH SARGENT; b. August 17, 1749, Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire; d. October 20, 1832.

9.  RACHEL FELLOWS (JOHN, JOHN, EPHRAIM, WILLIAM, NOBLE) was born January 31, 1732/33 in Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut, and died in (Prob.) Egremont, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.  She married JOHN HOLMES January 21, 1750/51 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, son of JOHN HOLMES and MARY HARRIS.  He was born Abt. 1729 in Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut, and died Aft. 1783 in Egremont, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

     

Children of RACHEL FELLOWS and JOHN HOLMES were:

                   i.    ELIZABETH HOLMES, b. August 14, 1751, Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; d. November 04, 1829, Sutton, Brome Co., Quebec, Canada; m. MOSES WESTOVER, December 02, 1767, Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; b. March 24, 1743/44, Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; d. November 23, 1826, Sutton, Brome Co., Quebec, Canada.

                  ii.    ASA HOLMES, b. March 02, 1754, Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. of Milo, Yates Co., New York; m. (1) TABITHA FULLER; d. 1782; m. (2) ELIZABETH (PAINTER) CARVER.

                 iii.    RACHEL HOLMES, b. December 31, 1758, Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

                 iv.    JOHN HOLMES, b. December 31, 1760, Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; d. May 12, 1849, New York; m. (1) RUTH FOWLER; m. (2) ESTHER WILCOX ENSWORTH.

                  v.    LUCY HOLMES, b. July 02, 1763, Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

                 vi.    ROSWELL HOLMES, b. May 27, 1768, Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

Tombstone Tuesday -- MANN (Part 1) of Genesee Co., New York

Byron Cemetery, Byron, Genesee Co., New York

David Mann

Born:  Abt. 1773, Manlius, New York

Died:  August 4, 1850, Probably Genesee Co., New York

His wife, Phebe Parker

Died:  February 11, 1828, Probably Genesee Co., New York

David and Phebe Parker Mann.

Note:  This line belongs to my cousin, Claire, and she took the photos.

Tombstone Tuesday -- ROSENBERGER (NY > Canada)

Peter Rosenberger was living in New York state and became a Loyalist at the time of the American Revolutionary War. He, his wife and four children are all buried in Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

Peter Rosenberger

Born:  November 23, 1745, Athens, Greene Co., New York

Died:  April 24, 1829, St. Armand W. (Philipsburg), Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada

His wife, Hannah Bockus, is also buried here.

Hannah Bockus

Born:  Abt. May 29, 1752, Albany, Albany Co., New York

Died:  April 19, 1821, St. Armand W. (Philipsburg), Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada

They are buried at Krans Cemetery, St. Armand, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada

Their son was, Henry Rosenberger

Henry Rosenberger

Born:  September 21, 1784, Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., New York

Died:  March 29, 1845, St. Armand W. (Philipsburg), Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada

His wife was Catherine Westover

Catherine Westover
Born:  July 03, 1794, St. Armand, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada
Died:  November 08, 1876, Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada

They were buried at Ploss Cemetery
Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada

These photos were taken this same week of 1999.  During this trip, I located 22 of my direct ancestor's tombstones.

On April 4, 2013, I received a complete listing of all those buried at Ploss Cemetery (I had used this booklet during my visit in 1999 to the Missisquoi Historical Society).

Looking Back For August 2010

First, I would like to thank several people who chose me to either receive an Award or Follow Me during the month of August. Please take a peek at their blogs, as they are all good writers and have a lot to share.

Three people chose my blog for their Follow Friday, weekly selection.  Dr. Bill Smith  of  Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories chose my piece about My New Way of Doing Research.

John Newmark of Transylvanian Dutch chose my blog How Can Three Death Records Be Wrong?

Frances aka Hummer of Branching Out Through The Years named her Follow Friday, Follow Friday Inspirations, and listed three people, because we all share our love of plants, flowers and wildlife.  I am happy to share it with Carol at Reflections from the Fence and her Reflection's Flora and Fauna and Linda at Flipside.

I met Jan, at the New England Historic and Genealogical Library (NEHGS), and we struck up a nice conversation. She had just attended the 35th annual Strong Family Reunion in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.  Nothing unusual about that except for the fact, this line is one of the most well-known in Connecticut and Massachusetts.  I had just posted his cemetery memorial the day before, and I know fellow genea-bloggers, T.K. and Becky are also related to Elder John Strong.

So, imagine my surprise when my new cousin Jan told me that only about 40 people attended! Are reunions going out of style?  It was held in my own state, and I hadn't heard about it, but then I am not a member of the Strong Family Association either.  But, I wouldn't have wanted to travel across the country to attend it with just 40 people there, but kudos to Jan who went alone from California.

Three unusual surprises this month happened. The first was, I received a call from my second cousin from Canada.  We never met, but I was aware of her.  Her grandmother and mine were sisters. I really think this good karma came to me because of the posting I did of my grandmother and me in the kitchen about a month ago.  The best thing is, she is now into genealogy, so we exchanged information, some photos, another phone conversation and I gave her a list a mile long of things for her to do, since she lives near where my ancestors lived for four generations in Missisquoi County, Quebec.

My distant cousin, Joyce, called from Michigan to tell me about a family reunion being held on August 27th. Joyce then sent me the invitation.  After the reunion, I received through Google Alerts, a large article about the Historic Family Farm being in the family for 100 years!  This is the same family having the reunion.  The current owner is my 6th cousin.

The third just happened this week, when Linda wrote me for information via Ancestry.com.  Turns out, she lives in my city! We've shared a bit of information, but there will be much more, when I get more time.

Tombstone Tuesday - SIMON BRADSTREET of Salem, Massachusetts

Simon Bradstreet

Born:  March 18, 1603/04, of Horbling, Lincolnshire, England

Died:  March 27, 1697, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts

See Find-A-Grave site.

He was my 8th great-grandfather.

Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Simon's wife, Anne Dudley was buried in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

See Find-A-Grave site.

From Sidney Perley's book, The History of Salem 1671-1716, Vol. III,  (Salem, Mass., S. Perley, 1924-28).  Pgs. 345-346.  "Upon the raised masonry of the tomb, was placed a slab, bearing the inscription which covered its surface.  Twenty-five years ago, the slab had become so worn by the elements, that only portion of the inscription were decipherable.  Originally, it read as follows, 'SIMON BRADSTREET, armiger, ex ordine senatoris, in colonial Massachusettensi ab anno 1630, usque ad annum 1673.  Deinde ad annum 1679, vice-gubernator.  Denique ad annum 1686, ejusdem coloniae, communi et constanti populi suffragio, GUBERNATOR.  Vir, jucdiio lynceario praeditus, quem nec numma nec honos allexit.  Regis authortatem, et populi liberatem, aequa lance bibavit.  Religione cordatus, vita innocuus, mundum et vicit, et deseruit, 27 die Martii A.D. 1697, annoque Guliel 31 IX et AEt 94.'"