Tombstone Tuesday -- DEWOLF (2 Generations) New York

Stafford Rural Cemetery, Stafford, Batavia Co., New York

The DeWolf Family

Orin J. DeWolf

Born:  March 14, 1830, New York

Died:  1899, Stafford, Genesee Co., New York

His wife below.

Betsey E. Adams DeWolf

Born:  November 1830, New York

Died:  February 18, 1906, Stafford, Genesee Co., New York

Father and mother above.

Their son below.

Charles Freemond DeWolf

Born:  October 1861, New York

Died:  Abt. March 12, 1913, Stafford, Genesee Co., New York

and first wife, Rose Kibler.

Born:  1864

Died:  Abt. February 02, 1892, Stafford, Genesee Co., New York

Betsey E. Adams DeWolf was my 1st cousin, 4 times removed.

Notes:  Photos taken by Claire (O'Donnell) Andrews (my 5th cousin, once removed) and used with permission.

Tombstone Tuesday -- WILDER (New Hampshire)

Old Cemetery, Washington St., Keene, New Hampshire

Able Wilder

Born:  August 11, 1770, Templeton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

Died:  April 03, 1862, April 03, 1862

Abel Wilder was my 4th great-grandfather.

His Wife,

MARY "Polly" MEAD*

Born:  1777, Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Died:  July 19, 1813, Keene, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire

*From:  Hurd, D. Hamilton, History of Cheshire and Sullivan Counties, NH, Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis & Co., 1886. Pg. 67. "In memory of Mrs. Mary, wife of Abel Wilder, who departed this life July 19, 1813, aged 36 years." I believe over 100 years ago, there was a stone.

"Very Poor and of a Lo Make" Abner Sanger

Unusual title, I know.  The Very Poor and of a Lo Make is a title of a wonderful book that had it's beginnings back in 1774. It is comprised from a set of journals that Abner Sanger kept from 1774-1782 in Keene, New Hampshire and 1791-1794 in Dublin, New Hampshire.  His papers were kept for 44 years, then were passed down from generation to generation until they were put up for auction in 1914.  From Page XI, "The Library of Congress bought the collection of Sanger papers.  Taken to Washington, the pages of the little booklets were cut apart, silked and bound (with the letters from father to son) between hard covers.  The journal was placed in the Manuscript Division."

"Abner Sanger once referred to in a legal proceeding as a man, 'being very poor and of a lo make.'"  When he died, the local newspaper wrote, "Died in this town, Mr. Abner Sanger, aged 83."  It is nice to know that his life is still being read about.

Other than providing valuable insight into the life of a farmer living in Keene and Dublin, New Hampshire for much of his life, there is a nice chronology of his life and some genealogical information. However, Abner didn't write much about his family, but the author incorporated a small three generation genealogy section of the Sanger family and that has helped me tremendously. While I am not directly related to him, I am to his second wife, when Elizabeth "Betsey" Johnson married again in April 01, 1784. Abner and Elizabeth had seven children together.

Buried at Old Cemetery, (Known as Washington St. Cemetery)

Keene, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire

His wife, Elizabeth is buried in Dublin, photo below and it is on

 Find-A-Grave.

Source:  Sanger, Abner, Lois  K. Stabler, editor, Very Poor and of a Lo Make: The Journal of Abner Sanger, Pub. for the Historical Soc. of Cheshire County, Portsmouth, NH: 1986.

Recently, (Oct. 2010) I found my flyer for the book, and copied it below.

Surname Saturday -- GLEASON / GLEZEN (6 Generations) MA and NY

An old New England line of mine.  My direct lines are in ALL CAPS.

REVISED APRIL 11, 2016

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 1

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1.	THOMAS GLEASON was born 1607 in Hawstead, Suffolk, England, and died 1686 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married SUSANNA PAGE 31 JUL 1634 in Cockfield, Suffolk, England, daughter of THOMAS PAGE and SUSANNA. She was born 1611 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England, and died 24 JAN 1691 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of THOMAS GLEASON and SUSANNA PAGE are: 2   i. Susan GLEASON was born 13 OCT 1635 in Cockfield, Suffolk, England. She married Thomas PRATT. + 3   ii. Thomas GLEASON was born 21 JAN 1637/8 in Cockfield, Suffolk, England, and died 25 JUL 1705 in Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 4   iii. Joseph GLEASON was born 19 NOV 1640 in Cockfield, Suffolk, England, and died 20 NOV 1715 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Martha RUSSELL 1668 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She died 2 MAR 1683/4 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Abigail GARFIELD 22 DEC 1686 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She died 31 AUG 1726 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 5   iv. Frances GLEASON was born 4 MAY 1643 in Cockfield, Suffolk, England, and died 13 MAY 1644 in Cockfield, Suffolk, England. + 6   v. JOHN GLEASON was born 1647 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1689 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 7   vi. Philip GLEASON was born ABT 1650 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died ABT 1690 in Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 8   vii. Nathaniel GLEASON was born 1651 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 21 APR 1676. + 9   viii. Isaac GLEASON was born 1654 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 14 MAY 1698 in Enfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. 10   ix. William GLEASON was born 1655 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 14 JAN 1691 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Abiah \ Abiel BARTLETT. 11   x. Mary GLEASON was born 31 OCT 1657 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 12   xi. Ann GLEASON was born 1659 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 1741 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 2

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3.	Thomas GLEASON (THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 21 JAN 1637/8 in Cockfield, Suffolk, England, and died 25 JUL 1705 in Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah BEF 1665 in Sudbury / Framingham, Massachusetts. She died 8 JUL 1703 in Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Mary.
	Children of Thomas GLEASON and Sarah are: 13   i. Sarah GLEASON was born 6 FEB 1665. She married Jeremiah MORSE 1685, son of Joseph MORSE and Esther PIERCE. He was born ABT 1657. 14   ii. Anne GLEASON was born ABT 1667 in Sherbourne, Middlesesx Co., Massachussetts, and died 1691/2 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married John GIBBS 27 APR 1688 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, son of Matthew GIBBS and Mary BRADISH. 15   iii. Thomas GLEASON died 11 JAN 1732 in Oxford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Mary MELLEN 6 DEC 1695 in Sherborne, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Simon MELLEN. She was born BET 1674 AND 1677 in Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 13 MAR 1727 in Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Mercy HOVEY 10 JUN 1729 in Oxford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 16   iv. Isaac GLEASON. 17   v. Patience GLEASON. 18   vi. Mary GLEASON was born 19 JAN 1680. 19   vii. John GLEASON.

6.	JOHN GLEASON (THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 1647 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1689 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married MARY ROSS 15 JAN 1678 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of JAMES ROSS and MARY GOODENOW. She was born 25 DEC 1659 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of JOHN GLEASON and MARY ROSS are: 20   i. Mary GLEASON was born 3 MAY 1681 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 21   ii. James GLEASON was born 1684 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1750. He married Mary BARRETT 24 NOV 1713 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. + 22   iii. THOMAS GLEASON was born 1686 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1755 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 23   iv. Martha GLEASON was born 25 MAR 1688 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

9.	Isaac GLEASON (THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 1654 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 14 MAY 1698 in Enfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Hester EGGLESTON 26 JUN 1684 in Enfield / Windsor, Connecticut, daughter of James EGGLESTON and Hester\Esther KELSEY. She was born 1 DEC 1663 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
	Child of Isaac GLEASON and Hester EGGLESTON is: + 24   i. Isaac GLEASON was born 1687, and died 1761.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 3

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22.	THOMAS GLEASON (JOHN GLEASON2, THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 1686 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1755 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married PRISCILLA MILLER 1721 in Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, daughter of ISAAC MILLER and PRISCILLA BALL. She was born 25 OCT 1703 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1777 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She was buried in Common Burial Ground.
	Children of THOMAS GLEASON and PRISCILLA MILLER are: 25   i. Susanna GLEASON was born 4 AUG 1722 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married Elisha SMITH. He was born APR 1719 in Weston, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 1792 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 26   ii. Isaac GLEASON was born 6 AUG 1724 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 7 JAN 1776 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Eunice SMITH. 27   iii. Phinehas GLEASON was born 16 JUL 1726 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 1776. He married Eunice CHADWICK 23 JUN 1752 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She was born 21 NOV 1731 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 13 APR 1761 in Spencer, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 28   iv. Joseph GLEASON was born 31 AUG 1728 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Lydia WHITNEY 9 MAY 1751 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 29   v. Patience GLEASON was born 18 FEB 1730 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married William HARRIS 24 JAN 1749 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He was born in Holden, Massachusetts. + 30   vi. SOLOMON GLEASON was born 14 MAR 1734 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 10 AUG 1810 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. 31   vii. Bezaleel GLEASON was born 14 AUG 1735 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Hepzibah KEYES 5 DEC 1758 in Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She was born 2 JUN 1736 in Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 32   viii. Daniel GLEASON was born 25 FEB 1738 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Patience STOW 27 JAN 1762 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 33   ix. Abigail GLEASON was born 9 APR 1740 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married Isaac MILLER 30 DEC 1761 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 34   x. Thomas GLEASON was born 3 MAR 1742 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 35   xi. Priscilla GLEASON was born 1 JUL 1744 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She married Valentine HARRIS 16 APR 1765 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

24.	Isaac GLEASON (Isaac GLEASON2, THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 1687, and died 1761. He married Mary PRIOR.
	Child of Isaac GLEASON and Mary PRIOR is: + 36   i. Jacob GLEASON was born 1734, and died 1805.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 4

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30.	SOLOMON GLEASON (THOMAS GLEASON3, JOHN GLEASON2, THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 14 MAR 1734 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 10 AUG 1810 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. He married LYDIA WHITTELSEY 23 JAN 1759 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, daughter of JABEZ WHITTELSEY and SARAH STODDARD. She was born 10 SEP 1739 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 6 SEP 1810 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. She was buried in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of SOLOMON GLEASON and LYDIA WHITTELSEY are: 37   i. Jason GLEASON was born 18 APR 1760, and died in Sandusky, Ohio. 38   ii. Solomon GLEASON was born 5 JUL 1761, and died 27 FEB 1786 in Killed in Shay's Rebellion. 39   iii. Sarah GLEASON was born 25 MAY 1763, and died 23 JAN 1841. She married Isaac JONES 4 DEC 1783. 40   iv. Lydia GLEASON was born 21 AUG 1765. 41   v. Amasa GLEASON was born 20 JAN 1770 in Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 24 JUN 1808 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Anna BOOTH 22 JAN 1797 in Lexox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. + 42   vi. EZRA WHITTLESEY GLEASON was born 5 JUL 1773 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 14 FEB 1849 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. 43   vii. Levi GLEASON was born 13 DEC 1775 in Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 20 OCT 1843 in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Susan Knight MORGAN 9 MAY 1809. He married Eunice MORGAN AFT 1814. 44   viii. Mary GLEASON was born 29 NOV 1781.

36.	Jacob GLEASON (Isaac GLEASON3, Isaac GLEASON2, THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 1734, and died 1805. He married Ruth BISSELL.
	Child of Jacob GLEASON and Ruth BISSELL is: + 45   i. Benoni GLEASON was born 1761, and died 1819.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 5

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42.	EZRA WHITTLESEY GLEASON (SOLOMON GLEASON4, THOMAS GLEASON3, JOHN GLEASON2, THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 5 JUL 1773 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 14 FEB 1849 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. He was buried in Lisle, Broome Co., New York. He married WEALTHY HAWLEY 4 FEB 1796 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York, daughter of BENJAMIN HAWLEY and THEODOSIA FITCH. She was born 15 DEC 1779 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 8 OCT 1850 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. She was buried in Lisle, Broome Co., New York.
	Children of EZRA WHITTLESEY GLEASON and WEALTHY HAWLEY are: 46   i. Caroline GLEASON. She married George BRIGGS. He was born in of Delaware Co., New York. + 47   ii. Marcena GLEZEN was born 6 JAN 1797 in Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 11 NOV 1875 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. + 48   iii. Marcellus GLEASON was born 18 JUN 1798 in Massachusetts, and died 16 JUN 1883 in Toms River, Ocean Co., New Jersey. 49   iv. Caroline GLEASON was born 18 JUN 1800, and died JAN 1881 in Homer, Cortland Co., New York. She married Isaac GILLETT. + 50   v. EZRA W. GLEASON was born 30 APR 1804 in New York, and died 22 FEB 1853 in En route to California. 51   vi. Solomon GLEASON was born 17 FEB 1806 in New York, and died 27 MAY 1882 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. He married Anna HOWLAND. She was born 18 MAR 1805 in New York, and died 10 JAN 1885 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. + 52   vii. Benjamin H. GLEASON was born 8 JUN 1808 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 30 NOV 1881 in Amboy, Fulton Co., Ohio. 53   viii. Angeline GLEASON was born 11 AUG 1813. She married Charles L. BOTTOM JUN 1833. + 54   ix. Levi W. GLEASON was born 26 MAY 1816 in New York, and died 26 MAR 1890. 55   x. Wealtha A. GLEASON was born 29 JAN 1819 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. She married Robert SMITH 1838 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York.

45.	Benoni GLEASON (Jacob GLEASON4, Isaac GLEASON3, Isaac GLEASON2, THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 1761, and died 1819. He married Lucy HUBBARD, daughter of James HUBBARD and Martha LIVERMORE. She was born 1766, and died 1830.
	Child of Benoni GLEASON and Lucy HUBBARD is: + 56   i. Mehitable GLEASON was born 1797, and died 1883.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 6

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47.	Marcena GLEZEN (EZRA WHITTLESEY GLEASON5, SOLOMON GLEASON4, THOMAS GLEASON3, JOHN GLEASON2, THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 6 JAN 1797 in Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 11 NOV 1875 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. He was buried in Lisle, Broome Co., New York. He married Matilda BRIGGS OCT 1818. She was born 19 APR 1797 in Massachusetts, and died 1 DEC 1867 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. She was buried in Lisle, Broome Co., New York.
	Children of Marcena GLEZEN and Matilda BRIGGS are: + 57   i. Jane Matilda GLEZEN was born 21 JAN 1823 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. + 58   ii. Marshall Marcena GLEZEN was born 5 APR 1826 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York, and died 13 AUG 1899 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. 59   iii. William Jarvus GLEZEN was born 13 MAY 1828 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. 60   iv. Emma Ann GLEZEN was born 16 AUG 1830 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. + 61   v. John Carver GLEZEN was born 18 OCT 1832 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. 62   vi. Charles Arad GLEZEN was born 18 JAN 1835 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York.

48.	Marcellus GLEASON (EZRA WHITTLESEY GLEASON5, SOLOMON GLEASON4, THOMAS GLEASON3, JOHN GLEASON2, THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 18 JUN 1798 in Massachusetts, and died 16 JUN 1883 in Toms River, Ocean Co., New Jersey. He married Abigail HOWLAND in Toms River, Ocean Co., New Jersey. She was born 1800 in Hamden, Delaware Co., New York, and died DEC 1852 in Berkshire, Tioga Co., New York.
	Children of Marcellus GLEASON and Abigail HOWLAND are: + 63   i. Ezra F. GLEASON was born ABT 1825 in New York, and died AFT 1880. + 64   ii. Oscar GLEASON was born ABT 1827 in New York.

50.	EZRA W. GLEASON (EZRA WHITTLESEY GLEASON5, SOLOMON GLEASON4, THOMAS GLEASON3, JOHN GLEASON2, THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 30 APR 1804 in New York, and died 22 FEB 1853 in En route to California. He married FANNY BELDEN HUBBARD 24 OCT 1828 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York, daughter of NATHAN HUBBARD and ALMA BELDEN. She was born DEC 1805 in Middlebury, Addison Co., Vermont, and died 29 MAY 1857 in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York.
	Children of EZRA W. GLEASON and FANNY BELDEN HUBBARD are: + 65   i. Caroline H. GLEASON was born BET 1831 AND 1835 in Pennsylvania, and died BEF 1870. + 66   ii. FRANCES MARIA GLEASON was born 1 MAR 1834 in Mercer, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, and died 19 JAN 1904 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. + 67   iii. Alma Belden GLEASON was born 1839 in Mercer, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, and died 28 JAN 1905 in Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

52.	Benjamin H. GLEASON (EZRA WHITTLESEY GLEASON5, SOLOMON GLEASON4, THOMAS GLEASON3, JOHN GLEASON2, THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 8 JUN 1808 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 30 NOV 1881 in Amboy, Fulton Co., Ohio. He married Eleanor J. GUERNSEY 30 SEP 1832. She was born 1810 in New York, and died 15 FEB 1891 in Amboy, Ohio.
	Children of Benjamin H. GLEASON and Eleanor J. GUERNSEY are: 68   i. Caroline GLEASON was born ABT 1832 in New York. 69   ii. Sarah C. GLEASON was born ABT 1836 in New York. 70   iii. James E. GLEASON was born ABT 1838 in New York. He married Corris. She was born ABT 1845 in Pennsylvania. 71   iv. Annia GLEASON was born ABT 1845 in New York. She married Emory RANSOM. He was born ABT 1844 in Ohio.

54.	Levi W. GLEASON (EZRA WHITTLESEY GLEASON5, SOLOMON GLEASON4, THOMAS GLEASON3, JOHN GLEASON2, THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 26 MAY 1816 in New York, and died 26 MAR 1890. He married Delia A. She was born ABT 1818 in New York.
	Children of Levi W. GLEASON and Delia A. are: 72   i. George GLEASON was born ABT 1843 in New York. 73   ii. Ezra Monroe GLEASON was born ABT 1845 in New York. 74   iii. Marcena GLEASON was born ABT 1847 in New York. He married Abbie STEPHENS 29 JAN 1871 in Center Lisle, Broome Co., New York. 75   iv. Rodolph GLEASON was born ABT 1849 in New York. 76   v. Ellen GLEASON was born ABT 1851 in New York. 77   vi. Flora GLEASON was born ABT 1854 in New York.

56.	Mehitable GLEASON (Benoni GLEASON5, Jacob GLEASON4, Isaac GLEASON3, Isaac GLEASON2, THOMAS GLEASON1) was born 1797, and died 1883. She married Joel Barlow RUMSEY.
	Child of Mehitable GLEASON and Joel Barlow RUMSEY is: 78   i. Mariette C. RUMSEY was born 1825, and died 1913. She married Lewis C. CRITTENDEN. He was born 1820, and died 1896.

Follow Friday -- Follow the Surname

When I received the marriage certificate with the big ugly red stamp, and copied off-center I was a little upset. But then I read it. Darn, this wasn't to my liking, my great-grandparents had the same 

surname!

I probably stewed about it, then went on to other things, all the while angry for the mistake.  But, there was no mistake.  A good deal later, I discovered that Charles Clarence Poole and Anna "Annie" Poole were related, they were second cousins once removed!  That discovery made for a quick lineage for Annie, as I only had to add a few lines, then merge her file into her husband's.  Even when I used FamilyTreeMaker to calculate their relationship, they don't show up as husband and wife, but as second cousins once removed.

If you ever come across something like this, you might be luckier than unlucky.  And, don't always assume the certificate is wrong!

Many years later, I now can see the record online at Family Search through their Records Search Pilot option (the link isn't exact for some reason, but the name is #3, so click on that).  If I had waited 13 years, I wouldn't have had to wait for the snail mail, pay for the copy or receive a copy with the red stamp. However, this one is also off center as well.  Can't do anything about that...

Treasure Chest Thursday -- Mother and Child

Grandmother Sarah Ten Eyck Bishop

with my mother, Jane

Grandmother Marjorie Adams Poole

with my father, John

(above and below)

Both of my parents were born in 1919, mother born in New York City, and father in Evanston, Illinois.  Each was the first child.

Tombstone Tuesday - ELDER JOHN STRONG

Princess Diana and I are 9th great-granddaughters of Elder John Strong.

       

Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts

John Strong

Born:  Abt. 1610, Chard, Somerset, England

Died:  April 14, 1699, Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts

His wife, Abigail Ford

Born:  Abt. October 08, 1619, Bridport, Dorset, England

Died:  July 06, 1688, Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts

A Day at the Library -- Sentimental Sunday

There usually isn't much sentimental about a day at the library, especially since the day was yesterday, but it will be before long.  A day filled with seeing Eric and Henry, Gary B. Roberts, Laura Lee K., helping a genea-blogger, mention of Kathryn Doyle and a crazed man who tried to stop the train I was on.

I went to the New England Historic Genealogical Library (NEHGS), in Boston, yesterday, because I received a letter earlier this week from Laura Lee K. of California stating, "In Boston at NEHGS, researching James Lowrey.  Happened to find your rootsweb genealogy, just after finding John and Elidia in the Barbour VR. Have been reresearching your entries." We corresponded and I knew I just had to meet her.

Upon arriving and the elevator door at NEHGS, out came Eric and Henry (Eric is the director of the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. and Henry is the editor of the NEHGS Register). They were leaving to catch a plane, so no time for hugs or chatting (Eric and I have known each other for over 20 years).  The next person I saw was well-known genealogist Gary Boyd Roberts, he was very happy and excited to be going to the FGS conference in Knoxville next week. I hadn't seen his name as a speaker, so I asked if he was talking, and he said, "no" and that he hadn't been there in a very long time.  So, some of you may see him. (I am privy as to why he is there, and will keep it that way, but you can ask him.)

Meeting Laura Lee, who had been at the Library for an entire week, with her darling, non-genealogist husband, was a real treat. They were attending the NEHGS program called, "Come Home to New England" a program that is held twice in the summer. Laura discovered me through my Roots Web site and wrote me. I had just written about the Lowrey Family Reunion several weeks ago, and it was this family she was working on. Meeting her was like seeing an old friend.  We spent a lot of time together sharing this and that.  I loved that she told her new friends that we were cousins. But most of all was the fact that my blog was the first she had ever read (how can you not get sentimental over that). My blog address is on my Roots Web site. I learned that she had gone to the Jamboree and to Salt Lake City this year, so of course, I was envious. In addition, she knows Kathryn Doyle of the California Genealogical Society. Laura and I will continue to correspond, we share many, many lines which I want to help her with. I was thrilled that somebody can use my genealogy research.

It was a full day, and one of the most fun I've had at a library, perfect in every way.  Until....I took the train from Boston to home.  Half way through the 45 minute ride, a crazy drunk or drugged 20ish person ran down our aisle, out the car and up the steps to the first car, where the engineer was!  The train continued, but we all wondered what was going on. Several conductors came through, and now the train stopped and the guy was brought back, with all the conductors and the engineer. To think he was trying to get to the engineer was rather scary, to say the least.  The guy was seated, and warned that the police would remove him at the next stop.  He continued to rant and rave and we all held our breath, and the passenger again got up, and the train stopped a 2nd time. It ended peacefully, we were all 20 minutes late, and the guy was one lucky person, and not arrested.  Apparently, it is a federal crime (as in air planes), but the conductor made the call to not contact the police.  He said, he thought of the passengers not wanting to be late.

So, can you get all this from the internet?  I don't think so.  But, that being said, I do love the internet. Read  the photo below...that is one day I won't go to the library!

White Flower Farm, Litchfield, Massachusetts

 White Flower Farm (website)

Litchfield, Connecticut

  

I have been to White Flower Farm before this visit, it isn't a farm but a family-owned nursery, with some plants from outside the United States. This is a great place to order bulbs, seeds, and plants of all kinds. Even though it was August 14, 2010, we had a spring-like day, and fortunately, no tourists or shoppers around! It was too early to buy bulbs for fall, tho they had a few to sell. It's a nice place to walk the trails and enjoy all the sights in front of you.

Check out their catalog. When I was into gardening, I ordered from them frequently, usually getting my catalog in January or February, and had a few months to dream about gardening in winter.

 

 

My husband Bill posed for a photo.

 

Our August 2010 program.