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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Surname Saturday -- JOHN ALDEN Family of Massachusetts

After two years of posting my surnames of other ancestors, I'm finally doing one of my oldest lines, that of the John Alden (of the Mayflower) line. Direct lines are in green.

Cemetery photos for Elizabeth Alden and WilliamPabodie may be seen at these links.


Generation No. 1


1. JOHN ALDEN was born BEF 12 SEP 1598 in England, and died 12 SEP 1687 in (Prob.) Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Miles Standish Burial Ground, So. Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He married PRISCILLA MULLINS BEF JUN 1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, daughter of WILLIAM MULLINS and ALICE PORETIERS?. She was born BEF 1605 in (Prob.) Dorking Co., Surrey, England, and died AFT 1650 in (Prob.) Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. She was buried in Miles Standish Burial Ground, So. Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.


Children of JOHN ALDEN and PRISCILLA MULLINS were:
2 i. Mary ALDEN was born in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 13 JUN 1688.

3 ii. Priscilla ALDEN was born in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 13 JUN 1688.

+ 4 iii. ELISABETH ALDEN was born ABT 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 31 MAY 1717 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

5 iv. John ALDEN was born ABT 1626 in (Prob.) Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 14 MAR 1701 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth PHILLIPS 1 APR 1660 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

6 v. Joseph ALDEN was born AFT 22 MAY 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA or Duxbury, and died 8 FEB 1696 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He married Mary SIMMONS ABT 1660 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

7 vi. Sarah ALDEN was born ABT 1630 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died BEF 13 JUN 1688. She married Alexander STANDISH ABT 1650 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

8 vii. Jonathan ALDEN was born ABT 1633 in Plymouth or Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 14 FEB 1697 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He married Abigail HALLETT 10 DEC 1672 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Andrew HALLETT. She was born ABT 1644, and died 17 AUG 1725.

+ 9 viii. Ruth ALDEN was born ABT 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 12 OCT 1674 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.

10 ix. David ALDEN was born ABT 1645 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died BET 2 JUL 1718 AND 1 APR 1719. He married Mary SOUTHWORTH BEF 1670 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

11 x. Rebecca ALDEN was born BEF 1649 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died BET 12 JUN 1696 AND 5 OCT 1722. She married Thomas DELANO ABT 1667 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.


Generation No. 2


4. ELISABETH ALDEN (JOHN ALDEN1) was born ABT 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 31 MAY 1717 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She was buried in Old Commons Cemetery, Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She married WILLIAM PABODIE 26 DEC 1644 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, son of JOHN PABODIE and ISABEL HARPER BRITTAINE?. He was born BET 1616 AND 1619 in England, and died 13 DEC 1707 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He was buried in Old Commons Cemetery, Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island.


Children of ELISABETH ALDEN and WILLIAM PABODIE were:
12 i. John PABODIE was born 4 OCT 1645 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 17 NOV 1669 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

13 ii. Elizabeth PABODIE was born 24 APR 1647 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died BET 4 MAY 1677 AND OCT 1679. She married John ROGERS 16 NOV 1666 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

14 iii. Mary PABODIE was born 7 AUG 1648 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 11 DEC 1727. She married Edward SOUTHWORTH 16 NOV 1671 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

15 iv. Mercy PABODIE was born 2 JAN 1649 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died BET 26 SEP 1728 AND 8 NOV 1728. She married John SIMMONS 16 NOV 1669 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

16 v. Martha PABODIE was born 24 FEB 1650 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 25 JAN 1712 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. She married Samuel SEABURY 4 APR 1677 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. She married William FOBES AFT 5 AUG 1681 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

17 vi. Priscilla PABODIE was born 16 NOV 1652 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 2 MAR 1653 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

18 vii. Priscilla PABODIE was born 15 JAN 1653 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 3 JUN 1724 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. She married Ichabod WISWALL 2 DEC 1682 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

19 viii. Sarah PABODIE was born 7 AUG 1656 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 27 AUG 1740 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She married John COE 10 NOV 1681 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

20 ix. Ruth PABODIE was born 27 JUN 1658 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died BET 25 APR 1724 AND 27 MAR 1725. She married Benjamin BARTLETT DEC 1678 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

21 x. Rebecca PABODIE was born 16 OCT 1660 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died DEC 1702 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island. She married William SOUTHWORTH ABT 1680 in Duxbury / Little Compton.

22 xi. Hannah PABODIE was born 15 OCT 1662 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 29 APR 1723 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. She married John CHURCHILL. She married Samuel BARTLETT 2 AUG 1682 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, son of ROBERT BARTLETT and ANN w\o ROBERT BARTLETT. He was born ABT 1639 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts?, and died 26 FEB 1711 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.

23 xii. William PABODIE was born 24 NOV 1664 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 17 SEP 1744 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He married Elizabeth PECK. He married Mary STARR. He married Judith TILDEN BEF 1698 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

+ 24 xiii. LYDIA PABODIE was born 3 APR 1667 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 13 JUL 1748 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

9. Ruth ALDEN (JOHN ALDEN1) was born ABT 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 12 OCT 1674 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. She married John BASS 3 FEB 1657 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.


Child of Ruth ALDEN and John BASS was:
25 i. Mary BASS. She married William COPELAND.

Generation No. 3


24. LYDIA PABODIE (ELISABETH ALDEN2, JOHN ALDEN1) was born 3 APR 1667 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, and died 13 JUL 1748 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married DANIEL GRINNELL BET 1683 AND 31 JUL 1694 in Little Compton / Saybrook, son of DANIEL GRINNELL and MARY WODELL. He was born ABT 1664 in (Prob.) Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, and died 7 JAN 1741 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.


Children of LYDIA PABODIE and DANIEL GRINNELL were:
+ 26 i. MARY GRINNELL was born 1685 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, and died 9 JUN 1755 in Westbrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

+ 27 ii. Elizabeth GRINNELL was born ABT 1687 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, and died 20 JAN 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

+ 28 iii. Priscilla GRINNELL was born ABT 1689 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, and died 11 JAN 1770 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

+ 29 iv. Pabody GRINNELL was born ABT 1691 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, and died 5 AUG 1767 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

30 v. Lydia GRINNELL was born ABT 1693 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, and died BEF NOV 1726 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Joseph CLARK 25 SEP 1712 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

31 vi. Rebecca GRINNELL was born ABT 1695 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, and died AFT 6 OCT 1762 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married John DOUD BEF NOV 1726. She married Gideon WELLMAN 13 FEB 1741 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

32 vii. Sarah GRINNELL was born ABT 1698 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, and died AFT 19 JUN 1754 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married John BROOKER 29 APR 1717 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was born 9 JUL 1695 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 14 DEC 1731. She married John PIKE 27 NOV 1740 in Westbrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Joseph NETTLETON 19 JUN 1754 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was born ABT 1683, and died 20 OCT 1767 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

33 viii. George GRINNELL was born 12 APR 1702 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, and died 11 NOV 1759 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Mary BULL 31 JAN 1725 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of EDWARD BULL and MARY POST. She was born 22 APR 1708 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 20 SEP 1775 in Westbrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

34 ix. Daniel GRINNELL was born 11 JAN 1708 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died BEF NOV 1726.

35 x. Jemima GRINNELL was born 26 JAN 1705 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 3 FEB 1762 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Abraham CHALKER 4 MAR 1723 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of Abraham CHALKER and Deborah BARBER. He died 20 SEP 1783 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Seeing Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire

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





Thursday, November 24, 2011

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

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

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

Sunday, November 20, 2011

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."

 
 



Thursday, November 17, 2011

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."

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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.




Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Rodliff of Lowell, Massachusetts -- Tombstone Tuesday

RODLIFF
Ferdinand  1806  --  1898
Peace W.  --  1806  --  1892
Charles H.  1833  --  1858
BURIED AT LOWELL CEMETERY, LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS