Seeing Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire

Lake Sunapee

Dinner Cruise around the lake, Sept. 21, 2011.

Everything was perfect about this cruise, even the cloudy weather because it gave me the best vivid photos. 

Mayflower Ancestors (Rev.) HAPPY THANKSGIVING

My grandparents bought this tile in England over 40 years ago. When my grandfather died, the tile was one of the things I wanted. I keep it on a table, and it's a nice reminder of my two ancestors who were on the Mayflower:

John Alden m. Priscilla Mullins

Elizabeth Alden m. William Pabodie

Lydia Pabodie m. Daniel Grinnell

Mary Grinnell m. Robert Lay

Daniel Lay m. Anne / Hannah Bull

Daniel Lay m. Hannah Stannard

Daniel Lay m. Anna Brown

Huldah Lay m. Alexander Farmer

John Nelson Farmer m. Lana Scrambling /Schrambling

Sarah Belle Farmer m. Yates Adams

Marjorie Anderson Adams m. Clarence F. Poole

John A. Poole m. Jane T. Bishop

Barbara Poole

William Mullins m. Alice Poretiers?

Priscilla Mullins m. John Alden

Elizabeth Alden m. William Pabodie

Lydia Pabodie m. Daniel Grinnell

Mary Grinnell m. Robert Lay

Daniel Lay m. Anne / Hannah Bull

Daniel Lay m. Hannah Stannard

Daniel Lay m. Anna Brown

Huldah Lay m. Alexander Farmer

John Nelson Farmer m. Lana Scrambling /Schrambling

Sarah Belle Farmer m. Yates Adams

Marjorie Anderson Adams m. Clarence F. Poole

John A. Poole m. Jane T. Bishop

Barbara Poole

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYBODY

Tombstone Tuesday -- Newhall of Malden, Massachusetts

Lieut. Thomas Newhall

Born: November 1653

Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Died: July 13, 1728

Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

His wife,

Rebeckah Greene Newhall

Rebeckah Green

Born: About 1653

Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

Died: 25 May 1726

Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts


They are my 7th great-grandparents.

The Newhall's buried side by side.

Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts

Above are the foot stones for Thomas and Rebeckah.

Fiske of Lowell, Massachusetts -- Tombstone Tuesday

WILLIAM O. FISKE

BVT BRIGADIER GENERAL

U.S.V

JUNE 4, 1838

FEB 2, 1886

HIS WIFE, MARY AUGUSTA FISKE, BELOW

MARY AUGUSTA
WIFE OF
WILLIAM O. FISKE
DIED APR. 19, 1876
AGED 27 YRS.


BURIED AT LOWELL CEMETERY, LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS

Another Place to Find Obituaries

What if you haven't found a newspaper obituary, like for my great-granduncle below? Don't despair. I discovered his in the Obituary Record of Yale Graduates, 1926-1927, and was pleasantly surprised. Not only was there a good deal about William's ancestors, but there was information about his education, employment, and family. Don't overlook resources like this, for it could be better than a newspaper.


Obituary Record of Yale Graduates, 1926-1927.
Bulletin of Yale University, New Haven
Pages: 143-144.


"William Frederick Poole, B.A. 1891
Born January 14, 1868, in Melrose, Mass.
Died September 19, 1926, in Canton, Mass.


Father, William Frederick Poole (B.A. 1849, LL.D. Northwestern University 1882); a librarian; author of Poole's Index to Periodical Literature; son of Ward and Eliza (Wilder) Poole; seventh in descent from John Poole, who came from England to Cambridge, Mass., in 1630 and settled in Reading, Mass., in 1632. Mother, Fanny Maria (Gleason) Poole; descendant of Thomas Gleason [Leeson, Leason], who was born in Sulgrave, Northampton County, England, in 1617 and died in Cambridge, Mass., in 1686; descended also from William Hulberd, who came from Northumberland County, England, to Dorchester, Mass., in 1630 and moved to Windsor, Conn., in 1635. Yale relatives include an uncle, Henry W. Poole (B.A. 1845), and a brother-in-law, the Rev. Z. Swift Holbrook (B.A. 1875).



Evanston (Ill.) High School and Phillips-Andover. Second dispute appointment Junior year; first colloquy appointment Senior year; captain Freshman Baseball Team and member University Baseball Team three years; member Apollo and University Glee clubs, College Choir, Psi Upsilon, and Skull and Bones.


LL.B. Northwestern University 1893; during next six years practiced law in Chicago, being connected with firm of Hamlin, Scott and Lord; they moved to Boston, where he acted as attorney for Massachusetts Telephone Company until 1902; since then had been engaged in the general practice of law in Boston; associated in practice with Charles G.  Bancroft and John Curtin 1904-1915; since then partner in form of Curtin, Poole and Allen and its successor, Curtin, Poole, Allen and Cooch; officer and director in several corporations; member New Old South (Congregational) Church, Boston, and also First Congregational Church, Canton.


Married November 10, 1915, in Canton, Mass., Sally McKendry, daughter of Larra Wentworth and Hannah Eliza (Day) Sumner. Children: Elizabeth, William Frederick, and Sally Sumner.


Death due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Buried in Canton Corner Cemetery, Canton. Survived by wife,  son, two daughters, and two sisters, Miss Mary Poole, a non-graduate member of the Wellesley Class of 1883, and Mrs. C. Clarence Poole, both of Evanston, Ill."

 

 

A Surprising Survey

Bill West, in front, at the NEHGS Library.

Every Wednesday for many years, the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) has been posting The Weekly Genealogist, a free internet magazine, or ezine online. During the past year, one of their features has been a short survey, pertaining to various aspects of genealogy. I've been wondering if they were ever going to cover blog questions.


Well they finally covered blogs, and the survey was posted yesterday. I wrote NEHGS to get permission to print their results. Their reply was, "We've certainly had a range of responses to our blog survey questions – from people asking what a blog is to people saying they follow hundreds.  It is interesting that there is such a variety of experiences."

"Last week’s survey asked how many genealogical blogs you follow. The results are:

• 60%, I follow no blogs.
• 24%, I follow 1–2 blogs.
• 10%, I follow 3–5 blogs.
• 2%, I follow 6–10 blogs.
• 3%, I follow over ten blogs."

Wow, 60% don't follow anybody and only 3% follow more than ten blogs.

I know most of my followers are also bloggers. If I want to reach those who don't blog or don't know what a blog is, perhaps there needs to be a way to reach that population. Magazines may write about blogs, but how good of a job are they doing, are they really explaining them, and giving examples? As a blogger, I can't reach those 60% because they don't follow anybody.


What's the purpose of blogging, other than sharing, hoping to make connections or trying to get readers to buy products listed on their site so they can make money? Now, I'm trying to justify my blog. Do I want to reach the 60% or should I be content with the possibility of reaching just 3%. I'm not trying to make money, just want to share and help, so am I wasting my time?


Note: I received a message from NEHGS this morning. Lynn wrote: "Just over 2,000 people replied to that survey."

Cote's Market -- Lowell, Massachusetts

Update: Cote's is now 100 years old, and the business is being sold.

See the Lowell Sun Newspaper of June 25, 2017 to read article.

Cote's Market, Lowell, Massachusetts

Curt  Levasseur, son of the owner, holding photo from years ago. Cote's has been in the same family for 97 years.

Rodliff of Lowell, Massachusetts -- Tombstone Tuesday

RODLIFF

Ferdinand  1806  --  1898

Peace W.  --  1806  --  1892

Charles H.  1833  --  1858

BURIED AT LOWELL CEMETERY, LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS

The Sad End of Liberty Adams

Twenty-five years after Liberty Adams was born, he married, and twenty-one years later, he died, leaving a widow and three children. A letter from his son in 1906 says Liberty died of peritonitis after an illness of five days.  He was reported to be an alcoholic.  The coffin and box cost $30, and his burial lot was $6.

Liberty's Probate packet consisted of 30 pages for the estate of Liberty Adams, who died intestate on March 14, 1867, at the age of 45. He left behind his widow, Martha Anderson Adams, and three children, John A. Adams, Yates A. Adams, and Aletta B. Adams (the last two under age 14). My cousin Claire obtained the probate papers and sent them to me.  Important documents were either typed or scanned and are displayed below. These were obtained from the Batavia Court House, I believe, maybe 20 years ago. As of January 15, 2023, they are not online. 

Genesee County,

Surrogate's Court.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

OF 

Liberty Adams

Deceased.

TO THE SURROGATE OF THE COUNTY OF GENESEE ;

I, Martha Adams,

Administratrix of the goods, chattels, and credits of Liberty Adams late of the town of Stafford, in the County of Genesee, do render the following account of my proceedings as such Administratrix for the final settlement, allowance, and distribution, viz :

On the 29th day of March 1867, Letters of Administration of the estate of said deceased were issued to me.

On the 10th day of April 1867, I caused an Inventory of the personal estate of said deceased to be filed in the Surrogate's Office of said County, which personal estate therein set forth amounts by appraisement of Appraisers to the sum of $979.99.

On or about the first day of October 1867, caused a notice to creditors to present their claims, to be published as required by law, pursuant to the order of the Surrogate. (Below are Schedules A-F.)

"All moneys paid for funeral and other necessary expenses for said estate."

Receipt indicating the Burial Lot number for Liberty.

"Contains the names, places of residence of all persons entitled as a widow or next of kin, of the said deceased, and if any of them are minors, the ages of such minors, and the names and places of residence of their guardians, if they have guardians.