Those Places Thursday -- Concord, MA

Thomas Pellet

1670s / 1728

Cyrus Pierce

1850

Capt. John Adams

c. 1817

I have no idea how many historical houses there are in Concord, but I will try and find out. If a sign is for your ancestor, please let me know, and I will take a photo of the house.

Downtown Concord, MA on a nice rainy day. (To me, the best time for taking photos, esp. cemetery stones.)

DAR Postcard -- First Day Cover -- Wordless Wednesday

Postcard purchased at the DAR on the date it was issued, October 11, 1990.

Tombstone Tuesday -- SHERWIN family of Stafford, New York

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

Herbert C. Sherwin

1844  --  1935

His wife,

Ada L. Dewolf

1859  --  1943

Their daughter below.

Ella M. Sherwin

1883  --  1959

Photos taken by my cousin Claire, and used with permission.

Lucius Poole Could Split Hairs

This Man Could Split Hairs.

Lucius Poole, whose den in Springfield St., Boston, is famous among antiquarians, can do more wonderful things with a sheet of paper than any one else in America--perhaps in the world. Not only can be dovetail, skive, splice and inlay, but he can split. This is the most difficult achievement in the whole art of book patching. Mr. Poole will take a leaf from any of the current magazines and slice it three times through its entire length and width, thereby making four sheets instead of one, each of just one-quarter the thickness of the original. Splitting hairs is rough work beside a job like that.

One of Mr. Poole's tricks is to cut an imperfect picture from a page and then insert one in its stead so deftly that only the closest scrutiny will discover that a fiber has been disturbed. Another is to "plant" a photograph on the page of a book so that one cannot tell that it was not printed there originally.

When Mr. Poole is asked to tell how he performs his feats, he says: "Oh, it's just by work, partly natural and partly acquired. It would take a year to explain the detail."--New York Press.

Lucius was my 2nd great-granduncle.

(Above article sent to me by Carol Merriman.)

Lucius was my 2nd great-grand uncle.

Sunday's Obituary -- Mrs. George S. Poole

Mrs. George S. Poole

Mrs. Sarah Poor Poole, widow of George S. Poole, who was president of the Warren Institution for Savings, died Tuesday at her home at 9 Washington ave. Mrs. Poole was born in Peabody, May 5, 1850, the daughter of Franklin Osborne and Nancy Poor Jacobs. She was a graduate of Abbott academy in Andover and throughout her life had been much interested in the affairs of that school.

Mrs. Poole was a resident of Mt. Vernon st., Somerville, for 40 years and had been a summer resident of Marblehead neck for more than 50 years. She was a member of and for many years active in the affairs of Winthrop church, Charlestown. Mrs. Poole leaves three children, Franklin Osborn Poole, librarian of the Bar association of New York; Mrs. Edith Poole Merriman of this city and Irving Poole of Arlington, and nine grandchildren.

The funeral was held Thursday morning at the Blake Memorial chapel, Rev. R. E. Bailey officiating. The interment was in Harmony grove cemetery. Salem.

POOLE--Aug. 26, Sarah Poor Osborn, widow of George S. Poole, age 80 years, at her home, 9 Washington av., Cambridge, Mass. Funeral service at the Blake Memorial Chapel, at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 28, at 11 a. m. The family requests that no flowers be sent.

(Above article sent to me by Carol Merriman.)

Sarah was the wife of my 2nd great-grand uncle.

Mason Membership Cards from NEHGS

Recently, the New England Historic Genealogical Society's webpage, American Ancestors, announced adding additional Mason Membership cards, surnames M to P, into their database. (This is for members only, not a free database.)

A quick look at the Poole surname brought up three members of my family. What I especially liked was they have the birth date, location, death date and occupation, a nice new source.

 Fitch was a first cousin, once removed to George Sanger Poole.

George's son Irving also was a Mason.

 

Wordless Wednesday -- Great Reunion Cake

My distant cousin, Val Nagel, sent me a photo of this cake after I had seen it on her Facebook page and requested it. Reunions are still going on, and I thought this was a neat idea for the top.

The names:

Bulda

Crisman

Johnson

Vining

Scrambling

Barringer

Batchelder

Janssen

New England Marriages Prior to 1700

The New England Marriages Prior to 1700 book are keywords people have used in their search engines, and they have been showing up on my blog stats page.

The book is a publication of the New England Historic Genealogical Society's (NEHGS) publication "New England Marriages Prior to 1700." Clearly, people are looking for information about this wonderful publication. I wrote about it last year. (See here.)

So, why does that blog page show up between 1st and 2nd in the Google rankings, usually ahead of Ancestry.com postings and the publisher NEHGS? I have no answer, but am pleased. The photo was taken at NEHGS recently and shows a new 2011 publication (large maroon books) of the New England Marriages Prior to 1700.

From the NEHGS description of this series, 

"This three-volume work of New England Marriages Prior to 1700 is a transcription of the complete text of Clarence Almon Torrey's twelve-volume handwritten manuscript, held by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Although 'Torrey' as it is familiarly known, has been published in book form previously, it has never before been printed in a format that includes all sources and a comprehensive every-name index."

Tombstone Tuesday -- Mr. and Mrs. George S. Poole

 George S. Poole

1839  --  1907

His wife

Sarah P. Osborn

1850  --  1930

Back of Tombstone

 Irving Poole

1890  --  195_

His wife

Ruth Clark Poole

1893  --  1985

Edith Poole Merriman

1881  --  1965

Sally Poole Spooner

1918  --  1987

Side view.

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Lord of Connecticut -- Surname Saturday

Another very old Connecticut line is the LORD line. The first three generations are below, and my direct lines are in green.  Feel free to contact me if you wish to share information. The font is small because of the size of the report.

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Generation No. 1

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1.	THOMAS LORD (RICHARD LORD1) was born ABT 1583 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died AFT 29 JAN 1644 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married DOROTHY BIRD 23 FEB 1611 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, daughter of ROBERT BIRD and AMY. She was born 25 MAY 1588 in of Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died 4 SEP 1688 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
	Children of THOMAS LORD and DOROTHY BIRD were: 2   i. Richard LORD was born 15 NOV 1611 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died 17 MAY 1662 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. He married Sarah GRAVES 1635 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. + 3   ii. ANN LORD was born ABT 18 SEP 1614 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died 4 SEP 1688 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. 4   iii. Thomas LORD was born BEF 15 NOV 1616 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died 1662 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Hannah THURSTON 28 SEP 1652 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. + 5   iv. WILLIAM LORD was born ABT 27 DEC 1618 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died 17 MAY 1678 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. 6   v. Robert LORD was born BEF 12 MAY 1620 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died 13 JUL 1678 in (Prob.) London, England. He married Rebecca Stanley or PHILLIPS BEF 1651. 7   vi. John LORD was born BEF 21 JAN 1624 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died AFT 1677. He married Adrean BAYSEY 15 MAY 1648 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Rebecca BUSHNELL ABT 1646 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, daughter of FRANCIS BUSHNELL and FERRIS QUENELL. She was born BEF 15 APR 1621 in Horsham, Co., Sussex, England, and died OCT 1646. 8   vii. Amy LORD was born ABT 30 NOV 1626 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died 8 JAN 1689. She married John GILBERT 6 MAY 1647 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. + 9   viii. Dorothy LORD was born ABT 1 JUL 1629 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died 3 JAN 1656 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.

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Generation No. 2

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3.	ANN LORD (THOMAS LORD2, RICHARD LORD1) was born ABT 18 SEP 1614 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died 4 SEP 1688 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She married THOMAS STANTON ABT 1639 in Hartford / Stonington, Connecticut. He was born ABT 1615 in England, and died 2 DEC 1677 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.
	Children of ANN LORD and THOMAS STANTON were: + 10   i. THOMAS STANTON was born ABT 1639 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 11 APR 1718 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. 11   ii. John STANTON was born BET 1640 AND 1641 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 31 OCT 1713 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He married Hannah THOMPSON BEF 1665 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, daughter of Anthony THOMPSON. She was born 1645. + 12   iii. MARY STANTON was born BET 1642 AND 1643 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died SEP 1744. 13   iv. Hannah Lord STANTON was born ABT 1645 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 17 OCT 1727. She married Nehemiah PALMER 20 NOV 1662 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, son of Walter PALMER. 14   v. Joseph STANTON was born ABT 21 MAR 1646/7 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 21 MAR 1714. He married Unknown in Stonington / Westerly, Rhode Island. He married Hannah MEAD 19 JUN 1673 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of William MEAD. He married Hannah LORD 23 AUG 1677 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. + 15   vi. Dorothy STANTON was born ABT 1650 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 19 JAN 1742/3 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. 16   vii. Robert STANTON was born ABT 1652 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 25 OCT 1724 in Pawcatuck, Connecticut. He married Joanna GARDNER 12 SEP 1677 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, daughter of THOMAS GARDNER and LUCEY SMITH. She was born ABT 25 JAN 1656 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 17   viii. Sarah STANTON was born ABT 1654 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 7 AUG 1713 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. She married Thomas PRENTICE 20 MAR 1675/6 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married William DENISON BEF 1687 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, son of George DENISON. 18   ix. Samuel STANTON was born CA 1656 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He married Borrodell DENISON 15 JUN 1680 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, daughter of GEORGE DENISON and Ann BORODELL. She was born ABT 1651 in New London or Stonington, and died 11 JAN 1702. 19   x. Daniel STANTON was born CA 1658 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 1687. He married Martha PICKFORD? BEF 1681.

5.	WILLIAM LORD (THOMAS LORD2, RICHARD LORD1) was born ABT 27 DEC 1618 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died 17 MAY 1678 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. He married Lydia BUCKLAND 3 JUN 1664, daughter of William BUCKLAND and Mary BOSWORTH. She was born ABT 1637, and died BEF 3 MAR 1691. He married Unknown wife 18 JAN 1641 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Children of WILLIAM LORD and Unknown were: 20   i. Sarah LORD died BEF 2 DEC 1746. She married John COLT BEF 13 NOV 1695 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. 21   ii. William LORD was born OCT 1643 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 4 DEC 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Sarah BROOKS BET 1676 AND 1680 in Lyme / Haddam, Connecticut. She was born DEC 1662. 22   iii. Thomas LORD was born SEP 1645 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 22 JUN 1730 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. He married Mary 22 DEC 1693 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 28 FEB 1734. + 23   iv. RICHARD LORD was born 16 MAY 1647 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 27 APR 1727 in Old Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. 24   v. Robert LORD was born AUG 1651 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 1739 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Esther WARD 25 APR 1696 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 25   vi. John LORD was born SEP 1653 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 26   vii. Joseph LORD was born SEP 1656 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 25 NOV 1687. + 27   viii. MARY LORD was born MAY 1649 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 14 SEP 1736 in E. Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

9.	Dorothy LORD (THOMAS LORD2, RICHARD LORD1) was born ABT 1 JUL 1629 in Towcester, co. Northamptonshire, England, and died 3 JAN 1656 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married John INGERSOLL APR 1651 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
	Children of Dorothy LORD and John INGERSOLL were: 28   i. Hannah INGERSOLL. 29   ii. Dorothy INGERSOLL. 30   iii. Margaret INGERSOLL.

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Generation No. 3

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10.	THOMAS STANTON (ANN LORD3, THOMAS LORD2, RICHARD LORD1) was born ABT 1639 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 11 APR 1718 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Old burying ground 1/2 bet. Stonington & Westerly. He married SARAH DENISON BEF 1660 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, daughter of GEORGE DENISON and BRIDGET THOMPSON. She was born 20 MAR 1642 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 19 DEC 1701 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.
	Children of THOMAS STANTON and SARAH DENISON were: + 31   i. MARY STANTON was born ABT 1660, and died AFT 11 JAN 1743 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 32   ii. Thomas STANTON was born ABT 1665, and died 28 MAY 1683 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. 33   iii. Sarah STANTON was born ABT 1670. She married Nathaniel CHESEBOROUGH 13 JAN 1691 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. 34   iv. Ann STANTON was born ABT 30 JUN 1675. She married Thomas STANTON BEF 1693 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut. 35   v. William STANTON was born ABT 6 MAY 1677. He married Anna STANTON 7 MAY 1701 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. 36   vi. Dorothy STANTON was born ABT 24 APR 1681. She married Samuel FUNK. She married Robert DENISON. She married Nicholas LYND 9 MAY 1696 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She married John TRERISE 22 JAN 1707. 37   vii. Samuel STANTON was born ABT 21 MAY 1682. He married Mabel TREAT 24 MAY 1716 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He married Rebescca WORDEN 23 JAN 1728 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

12.	MARY STANTON (ANN LORD3, THOMAS LORD2, RICHARD LORD1) was born BET 1642 AND 1643 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died SEP 1744. She married SAMUEL ROGERS 17 NOV 1662 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, son of JAMES ROGERS and ELIZABETH ROWLAND. He was born 12 DEC 1640 in Milford or New London, Connecticut, and died 1 DEC 1713 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut.
	Children of MARY STANTON and SAMUEL ROGERS were: 38   i. Ann ROGERS was born 1666 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. 39   ii. Daniel ROGERS was born 1667 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 1772. He married Grace WILLIAMS 24 SEP 1702 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. 40   iii. Mary ROGERS was born 17 APR 1667 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 30 SEP 1756 in Hebron, Tolland Co., Connecticut. 41   iv. Samuel ROGERS was born 22 DEC 1669 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 2 FEB 1744. He married Abigail PLUM 16 JAN 1695 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. 42   v. Joseph ROGERS was born 1670 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. 43   vi. Ann ROGERS was born 8 MAY 1673 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 26 JUL 1689 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. 44   vii. Elizabeth ROGERS was born 8 MAY 1673 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 1753. She married Theophilus STANTON 5 JAN 1699 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. She married Asaph \ Asa HARRIS 17 MAR 1709 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, son of JAMES HARRIS and SARAH ELIOT. He was born 10 NOV 1680 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 20 AUG 1715 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut. + 45   viii. SARAH ROGERS was born 9 AUG 1676 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 13 NOV 1748 in Montville, New London Co., Connecticut. 46   ix. Jonathan ROGERS was born 1680 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 1769 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth PEMBERTON 1708.

15.	Dorothy STANTON (ANN LORD3, THOMAS LORD2, RICHARD LORD1) was born ABT 1650 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 19 JAN 1742/3 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She married James NOYES 11 SEP 1674 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, son of James NOYES.
	Child of Dorothy STANTON and James NOYES was: 47   i. Dorathie NOYES\NOYCE.

23.	RICHARD LORD (WILLIAM LORD3, THOMAS LORD2, RICHARD LORD1) was born 16 MAY 1647 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 27 APR 1727 in Old Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Connecticut. He married ELIZABETH HYDE 1681 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, daughter of SAMUEL HYDE and JANE LEE. She was born AUG 1660 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 23 JUL 1736 in Old Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Duck River Cemetery*, Old Lyme, Connecticut.
	Children of RICHARD LORD and ELIZABETH HYDE were: 48   i. Elizabeth LORD was born 28 OCT 1683 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. She married Isaac WATROUS. + 49   ii. PHOEBE LORD was born ABT 1686 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 4 JAN 1772 in Old Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. 50   iii. Jane LORD was born ABT 1688 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. She married Samuel ELY. + 51   iv. Richard LORD was born ABT 1690 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. 52   v. Mary LORD was born ABT 1692 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. She married Peter PEARSON. 53   vi. Lydia LORD was born ABT 1694 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. She married John REYNOLDS. 54   vii. Deborah LORD was born ABT 1698 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 19 NOV 1777 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. She married Nathan JEWETT 23 DEC 1729 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 10 FEB 1762. 55   viii. Abigail LORD was born ABT 1700 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. She married Stephen LEE 24 DEC 1719 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. 56   ix. John LORD was born ABT 1703 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. He married Hannah ROGERS 12 NOV 1734 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut.

27.	MARY LORD (WILLIAM LORD3, THOMAS LORD2, RICHARD LORD1) was born MAY 1649 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 14 SEP 1736 in E. Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married SAMUEL OLMSTEAD BEF 1677 in Lyme / Haddam, Connecticut.
	Child of MARY LORD and SAMUEL OLMSTEAD was: + 57   i. ELIZABETH OLMSTEAD was born 1688, and died 22 DEC 1749 in E. Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.