Looking Back - November 2010

A year ago I began posting my cemetery stone photos for the Tombstone Tuesday entries on my blog.  It became a huge project, since none of the 10+ year old photos were scanned and I had no organization whatsoever. In addition, I added them all into Find-A-Grave. That project is now complete and if I hadn't begun a blog, none of that would have been accomplished! Today, I posted my last Tombstone Tuesday posting. I've already begun a list of cemeteries to visit in spring. Did you know that Find-A-Grave now has 54 million grave records online?


Although, I haven't yet ordered a flip-pal (see 2-part blog review by Susan of Long Lost Relatives), I did subscribe to GenealogyBank thanks to Greta of Greta's Genealogy Bog and thanks to Elizabeth of Little Bytes of Life who mentioned the half price special at Footnote, I subscribed immediately before the deal expired. I've learned one thing from my blog friends, if somebody orders something, then we all seem to want it...I could go broke soon. But, it is so much fun.


A follow-up on my post about Historical Societies, this post now contains more photos of Historical Societies in New England. Recently, I took additional pictures, they are from Massachusetts: Sawyer House (The Bolton Historical Society), and from Keene New Hampshire is the Cheshire County Historical Society.

Sawyer House

Bolton Historical Society, Bolton, Massachusetts

Historical Society of Cheshire Co., Keene, New Hampshire

Tombstone Tuesday -- CLANCY -- (2 Generations) New York

Byron Cemetery.  Byron, Genesee Co., New York

Pierre L. Clancy, son of Milton and Phoebe Clancy

Born:  July 1859, New York

Died:  1932, Genesee Co., New York

Husband of  Helen Mann

Helen Mann, daughter of Dwight J.  Mann and Emily J. DeWolf

Born:  July 1864, New York

Died:  1924, Genesee Co., New York

Their daughter, Ina May Clancy

Born:  1894   Died:  1895

Descendants of Pierre L. Clancy

Generation No. 1

1.  PIERRE L. CLANCY  (MILTON) was born July 1859 in New York, and died 1932 in Genesee Co., New York.  He married HELEN MANN 1894, daughter of DWIGHT MANN and EMILY DEWOLF.  She was born July 1864 in New York, and died 1924 in Genesee Co., New York.

     

Child of PIERRE CLANCY and HELEN MANN is:

                   i.    IDA MAY CLANCY, b. 1894, Genesee Co., New York; d. 1895, Genesee Co., New York.

Amanuensis Monday -- History of the Eastern Townships

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 like doing this because it allows them to freely copy something that has been written. Below is a copy of  a few pages from a book about Dunham, Quebec. I have mentioned Dunham before, as well as the Eastern Townships. Many probably don't have a clue as to where I am talking about. Hopefully the small amount of information will help. My ancestor's names are in green. This is my 4th Amanuensis, three previous ones were wills; Delight A. Benham, John Adams and Horace Adams, one about a pirates kidnapping my ancestor. Below the written article is a great map of the Eastern Townships.

History of the Eastern Townships, by C. M. Day
Pub. 1869, Reprinted, 1992,   Pages 292-293


"DUNHAM
A tract of land lying within the district of Montreal, containing 57,252 acres, 3 roods, and 30 perches, bounded north by Farnham, east by Brome and Sutton, south by St. Armand, and west by Stanbridge, was erected into a township named Dunham. The petition for this grant was dated April 28th, 1795; the warrant of survey issued August 27th of the same year; and in 1795, the township was granted to Thomas Dunn and his associates, viz., Josseph Buck, John Heliker, Jacob Heliker, George Saxe, Mathew Hall, William Ferrand, David Ferrand, Joshua Chambers, Amos Woodland, David Reychart, John Clark, Thomas Best, Daniel Mills, Jeremiah Reychart, Daniel Trever, Alexander McDougall, Thomas Pell, Andrew Ten Eyck, Henry Ten Eyck, Archibald Henderson, Henry Hall, Elisha Dickinson, Jacob Best sen., George Waymore, Abraham Lampman, John Mills, Stephen Jenner, Jacob Best jun., Adam Deal, Frederick Streit, Samuel Mills, Philip Ruiter, and Jacob Ruiter.


It is said that Dunham was the first township erected in Lower Canada. Among the earliet inhabitants if not the very first to locate within its limits, was Andrew Ten Eyck from New Jersey, who settled in the south-western part of the tract, in 1793. He was a U. E. Loyalist, and came to Canada as the forerunner of a numerous influx of the same class of settlers."

Eastern Townships Map

This map shows "roughly" what townships fell into what counties about 1871. A friend maintains the Eastern Townships site for RootsWeb, and gave me permission to copy here.  "My area" is colored in tan, located at the lower left side, just above Vermont.

Owl Hoot Maple Farm -- What Surprises Awaited Me

We, my husband and I, were in an area far from home and in an country he had never been. We passed a sign for the Owl Hoot Maple Farm and I knew I had to stop. Because I really love maple candy and syrup, we decided to check out the store. The owner, Dianne Jones came to the door, and invited us into her kitchen. Unfortunately, no candy was available, but within minutes, I found out a wealth of information.


I told her how my aunt once owned a 144 acre maple sugar farm many years ago, and Dianne asked her name. Yes, you guessed it, they had met. Pretty amazing, since Dianne was in Quebec, Canada and my aunt then lived in Vermont. I was already excited, until I learned that she knew a lot about my family genealogy, that being of the Ten Eyck line, and pointing to the large photo in her kitchen she said it was of the Ten Eyck property. That was thrilling. But, it gets better.


Since Dianne knew some of my genealogy (which I was in the process of discovering my Canadian roots in 1999), she verbally gave me some of her husband's lineage. Her husband, John is my 6th cousin! And, it get's better...their son is married to my 2nd cousin!


Throughout the years, Dianne and I have kept in touch, and sharing bits of information. My cousin called several times this fall expressing an interest in her ancestry. That was very exciting.  In one email, Dianne wrote, "Did you know our sugarbush is part of the first TenEyck settlers property. We still can see stone foundations of at least two building sites, and some old bricks that was used for a chimney."


For the past 18 years, Dianne and John have been hosting their Owl Hoot Sugaring Off Party in April, to raise money for the local hospital. Last year over 500 people attended.


Other link about the event.
Brome Missisquoi Perkins Hospital (additional pictures)
Below is the flyer I took from my visit in 1999, I'm so glad I saved it, and especially glad I stopped in.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

MAY YOU ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Some Hartford, Connecticut Old Cemetery Stones

The Aging of my Great-Great Grandfather, William Frederick Poole

My 2nd great-grandfather.

William Frederick Poole

The above photo was taken at Yale.

Other blogs about William Frederick Poole:

The Longest Obituary I've Ever Seen

I hired a Yale Student to take a Photo

Strong of Connecticut -- Tombstone Tuesday

Eliakim Strong

Born: September 26, 1688, Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts

Died: January 24, 1744/45, Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

He was my 7th great-grandfather

Old Durham Cemetery.  Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

Photos taken Oct. 1999

Many stones were in poor condition when I was there, so I imagine you can't even see them now. Fortunately, for this cemetery there are two excellent sources to use for reference.

1.  The Charles R. Hale Collection for Durham, Old Cemetery.  Pg. 15.  Eliakim Strong died Jan. 24, 1744, age 56.

2.  Durham, CT Epitaphs, 1949, Salem: Higginson Book Co., Reprint 1997.  Pg. 56.  "Mr. Eliakim Strong died Jan. 24, 1744/5 aged 56 years."

Tombstone Tuesday - KILBORN of Clinton, Connecticut

Indian River Cemetery

 Clinton, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

Jonathan Kilborn

Born:  January 28, 1769, East Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

Died:  October 11, 1850, Clinton, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

His wife was Elizabeth Farnham

Elizabeth Farnham

Born:  April 03, 1771, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

Died:  March 11, 1828, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

They were my 4th great-grandparents.

Sunday's Obituary -- John Quincy Adams

The below obituary contained a wealth of information for me. Each paragraph had something I didn't know. There was only one thing missing--that being his parent's names. (However, I already had them.) I couldn't trace John Quincy Adams in census records from 1870 to 1910, as there were too many. Then, I decided to use his wife's name, Frances, and there he was, listed as Quincy! From this obituary, I also learned he was of Wyoming, New York, not the state of Wyoming.

"1928
John Quincy Adams


Wyoming, Nov. 29,--John Quincy Adams fell dead at his home here at 5:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon of heart disease. He had been about the house during the day and was about to lie down when he was stricken.


Mr. Adams was born in Stafford on March 17, 1838. He took up his residence in the town of Middlebury when a young man and in 1859 married Miss Frances Maria Cox, who died October 31, 1923. He resided on a farm in Middlebury until 1900, when he moved to this village. Mr. and Mrs. Adams celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage in 1919. Mr. Adams was a member of the Middlebury Baptist church, was a great reader and was well posted on many topics.


Surviving Mr. Adams are two daughters, Mrs. Hattie Blatchford, who lived with him, Mrs. E. R. Jones of Utica; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Mary Blair of No. 35 Washington Avenue, Batavia.


Funeral services will be held at Mr. Adams's late home, at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the Rev. C. H. Otto of the Baptist church of Wyoming officiating. Burial will be made in the Wyoming cemetery."

John was my first cousin, 4 times removed.

Descendants of John Quincy A. Adams

Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN QUINCY A. ADAMS  (HORACE, JOHN) was born March 17, 1838 in Stafford, Genesee Co., New York, and died November 1928 in of Middlebury, Wyoming Co., New York.  He married FRANCES MARIA COX November 08, 1859, daughter of JOHN COX and PHEBE COX.  She was born February 1827 in New York, and died October 31, 1923.

     

Children of JOHN ADAMS and FRANCES COX were:

2.                i.    MARY E. ADAMS, b. November 1861, New York; d. of Utica, New York.

3.               ii.    HATTIE J. ADAMS, b. February 1864, New York.

Generation No. 2

2.  MARY E. ADAMS (JOHN QUINCY A., HORACE, JOHN) was born November 1861 in New York, and died in of Utica, New York.  She married EUGENE R. JONES 1892.  He was born July 1858, and died Bet. 1920 - 1930.

     

Children of MARY ADAMS and EUGENE JONES were:

                   i.    FRANCES M JONES, b. May 12, 1894, New York; d. August 1986. (The twins were unmarried.)

                  ii.    GRACE E. JONES, b. May 12, 1894, New York; d. October 1980.

3.  HATTIE J. ADAMS (JOHN QUINCY A., HORACE, JOHN) was born February 1864 in New York.  She married WILLIAM BLATCHFORD 1887.  He was born March 1864 in New York, and died 1942.

     

Children of HATTIE ADAMS and WILLIAM BLATCHFORD were:

4.                i.    CLIFFORD E. BLATCHFORD, b. April 1889, New York.

                  ii.    WILLIAM E. BLATCHFORD, b. May 1891, New York.

                 iii.    FLOSSIE M. BLATCHFORD, b. January 1894, New York.

                 iv.    OLIVE R. BLATCHFORD, b. May 1896, New York.

                  v.    IVA BLATCHFORD, b. April 1899, New York.

                 vi.    EDITH BLATCHFORD, b. Abt. 1902, New York.

                vii.    ERNEST BLATCHFORD, b. Abt. 1902, New York.

               viii.    ARCHIE BLATCHFORD, b. Abt. 1904, New York.

Generation No. 3

4.  CLIFFORD E. BLATCHFORD (HATTIE J. ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY A., HORACE, JOHN) was born April 1889 in New York.  He married ESTELLE /A. 

     

Children of CLIFFORD BLATCHFORD and ESTELLE BLATCHFORD were:

                   i.    WILLIAM BLATCHFORD.

                  ii.    ELOISE BLATCHFORD.

                 iii.    JACK BLATCHFORD.

                 iv.    LEONA G. BLATCHFORD.