Mark Twain House, Hartford, Connecticut -- Wordless Wednesday

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Photos taken at the Mark Twain house on June 11, 2011.

HAPPY FLAG DAY

The Flag and the Registry of Deeds for Northern Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Registry of Deeds (Great website.)

Richard P. Howe Jr., Register of Deeds

Bonney, Call, Lilley of Lowell, Massachusetts -- Tombstone Tuesday

The Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts

Opposite side

ARTHUR PERKINS BONNEY

BORN JULY 9, 1826

DIED MARCH 25, 1896

EMMA AUGUSTA CALL

BORN AUGUST 15, 1828

DIED SEPTEMBER 14, 1892

WIFE OF ARTHUR PERKINS BONNEY

CHARLES SUMNER LILLEY

BORN DECEMBER 13, 1851

DIED APRIL 16, 1921

CLARA BONNEY

BORN JUNE 19, 1855

DIED JULY 19, 1894

WIFE OF CHARLES SUMNER LILLEY

Note: None of these people are related to me.

Colebrook and Dixville Notch, New Hampshire Trip

The Balsams Resort.

Soon after our June 2011 two-day visit, and two meals there, this resort closed. I save the breakfast menu from my first trip ca. 1985, see below. We didn't get a menu like this in 2011. While we strolled around, we saw very few people inside and out (see parking lot below). This was my second trip to this place, and I hope it re-opens soon.

Dixville Notch,

In this room, the first votes are cast for the President of the United States. The below photo shows the results of the 2000 election.

  

 As you can see, there were no people around in these public rooms.

  

  

  A few hours were spent in Quebec.

  Colebrook, New Hampshire 

was lovely, and we enjoyed spending a few nights there.

 The Lupines were in season.

  

Colebrook is on the yellow line, in the middle of the map, Canada to the north, and Dixville Notch is to the right of Colebrook.

The photos below were taken in 1985 when I went with Robert. (Unfortunately, I was using the camcorder, so no photos.)

The Facebook page for The Balsams keeps the public up-to-date with information and photos.

BELDEN of Connecticut

The Belden line is continued from last Saturday.

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Generation No. 4

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37.	OLIVER BELDEN (SILAS BELDEN4, JONATHAN BELDEN3, JOHN BELDEN2, RICHARD BELDEN1) was born 19 NOV 1732 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 16 SEP 1811 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Church On the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. He married ANN WOODRUFF 16 JUN 1768 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, daughter of EZEKIEL WOODRUFF and ANN COWLES. She was born 15 JAN 1736 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 19 FEB 1828 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. She was buried in Church On the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Abigail 8 AUG 1755. She was born 1733 in Brewster, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, and died 6 NOV 1767.
	Children of OLIVER BELDEN and ANN WOODRUFF were: 39   i. Anna BELDEN was born 15 MAY 1765 in Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts. 40   ii. Chauncey BELDEN was born 27 MAR 1769 in Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, and died 13 OCT 1817. He married Ruth MARTINDALE 28 FEB 1796. + 41   iii. Levi BELDEN was born 22 AUG 1770 in Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, and died 22 SEP 1854 in Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts. 42   iv. Samuel BELDEN was born 10 SEP 1772 in Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, and died 23 OCT 1865 in Charlton, New York. He married Betsy CURTIS. 43   v. Ezekiel BELDEN was born 6 JAN 1775 in Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, and died 21 JUN 1862. He married Susan CHOATE. + 44   vi. ALMA BELDEN was born 7 JAN 1777 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 4 JAN 1828 in Whitney Point, New York or Chenango Forks, New York. Children of OLIVER BELDEN and Abigail were: 45   i. Abigail BELDEN was born 14 FEB 1756 in Canaan, Connecticut, and died 11 OCT 1839 in Chenango Falls, New York. She married Simon WILLARD. 46   ii. Lydia BELDEN was born 30 JUN 1757, and died JUL 1789. She married Josiah POND. He was born in of Shoreham, Addison Co., Vermont. 47   iii. Theodosia BELDEN was born 9 MAY 1759, and died 14 FEB 1818. She married Eliakim CULVER. He was born in of Shoreham, VT. 48   iv. Oliver BELDEN was born 13 MAR 1762, and died 1821 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Anna STEELE. She was born in of Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. 49   v. Anna BELDEN was born 16 MAY 1765, and died MAY 1808. She married Isaac FLAGG. He was born in of Shoreham, Addison Co., Vermont.

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Generation No. 5

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41.	Levi BELDEN (OLIVER BELDEN5, SILAS BELDEN4, JONATHAN BELDEN3, JOHN BELDEN2, RICHARD BELDEN1) was born 22 AUG 1770 in Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, and died 22 SEP 1854 in Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts. He was buried in Church On the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Esther COLLINS.
	Child of Levi BELDEN and Esther COLLINS was: 50   i. Oliver C. BELDEN was born 25 MAR 1802, and died 4 MAR 1804 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

44.	ALMA BELDEN (OLIVER BELDEN5, SILAS BELDEN4, JONATHAN BELDEN3, JOHN BELDEN2, RICHARD BELDEN1) was born 7 JAN 1777 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 4 JAN 1828 in Whitney Point, New York or Chenango Forks, New York. She married NATHAN HUBBARD 4 JAN 1801 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, son of ZADOC HUBBARD and LOIS POMEROY. He was born 17 FEB 1775 in Lanesboro, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 8 MAR 1813 in Middlebury, Addison Co., Vermont. She married David SEYMOUR. He was born 7 SEP 1774 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 6 DEC 1856 in Lisle, New York.
	Children of ALMA BELDEN and NATHAN HUBBARD were: + 51   i. Franklin Belden HUBBARD was born 31 OCT 1801 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 1 MAR 1865 in Mercer, Pennsylvania. + 52   ii. Chauncey Pomeroy HUBBARD was born 17 NOV 1803 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 10 APR 1894 in Fredonia, New York. + 53   iii. FANNY BELDEN HUBBARD was born DEC 1805 in Middlebury, Addison Co., Vermont, and died 29 MAY 1857 in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York. 54   iv. Nathan Pomeroy HUBBARD was born MAR 1813 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 9 MAY 1882 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. Child of ALMA BELDEN and David SEYMOUR was: 55   i. Sarah B. SEYMOUR was born 21 DEC 1818, and died 2 JUL 1821.

Wordless Wednesday -- This Says It All

Forefathers Burying Ground, Chelmsford, MA 1655

U. S. Map Shows which Ancestries Make up that County

From The Washington Post, April 18, 2014. "The history of European colonization of the Americas is still evident today in most of the United States. This very cool map shows which ancestries make up the largest population in each of the country’s 3,144 counties."

United States and every county.

Another map showing the population growth and decline, changes in racial and ethnic concentrations and patterns of housing development appeared in the The New York Times and you can click on every county to get the above information.
Census Bureau; socialexplorer.com

Asking For Help -- Skokie, Illinois area

My husband helping me find a grave.

Do You live in the Skokie, Illinois area?

Follow-up:  An employee of the cemetery took photos for me in September 2011.

My grandparents are buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Skokie, Illinois. Many years ago, I wrote the Cemetery for information and received the information below. I sure would love some help if somebody could take photos for me. On March 21st, I submitted a request to FindAGrave...still hoping a volunteer will take a trek to the cemetery. But, if not, maybe a reader can help out.

Clarence Poole
b. 1891, d. 1957
Plot: Mausoleum Annex, Block 4, Lot 2.
Added by Barbara Poole
Mar 21, 2011 Memorial Park Cemetery an...
Skokie Cook County, IL

Marjorie Poole
b. 1891, d. 1953
Plot: Mausoleum Annex, Block 4, Lot 2.
Added by Barbara Poole
Mar 21, 2011 Memorial Park Cemetery an...
Skokie Cook County, IL

Tombstone Tuesday -- SAMUEL PETERS

In Memory of

SAMUEL PETERS

born 1675   died 1736

And of  His Wife

PHEBE FRIE PETERS

born 1680  died 1757

Samuel Peters is my 8th great-granduncle

First Burying Ground, North Andover, Massachusetts

This Is The Face of Genealogy

About 92 years ago, this photo was taken of my mother and her parents.

These are the faces of my genealogy.