Simon Bradstreet at the State Capitol in Boston Massachusetts

Portrait of Colonial Governor, Simon Bradstreet of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Located at the State Capital, Boston, Massachusetts. Other posts I wrote about him: where he is buried, see HERE, information about his life, see HERE.

If you are interested in his wife, Anne Dudley, please see HERE, I was fortunate to attend a dedication in 2000 in the North Andover, MA cemetery, where she probably was buried.

Revolutionary War Memorial, Simsbury, Connecticut

Memorial to the brave American Revolutionary Soldiers; especially those from Simsbury, Connecticut.

1775  -  1783

We, the people of the Town of Simsbury, do hereby recognized the many hardships and countless sacrifices made by all those brave American Revolutionary Soldiers; especially those from Simsbury, who died for our freedom from England. 
We hereby dedicate this bronze memorial plaque as an everlasting tribute to these American heroes, whose gallant and brave efforts brought us to the birth of the United States of America and adoption of the Constitution. 
To these courageous countrymen, we are eternally grateful.

Fifer Daniel Barber	Private John Fletcher	Ensign Oliver Humphrey
Fifer Jihiel Bidwell	Captain Abel Forward	Private Richard Humphrey
Private Benjamin Brewer	Major John Garritt	Private George Merrill
Captain John Brown	Private Dudley Hayes	Lieutenant Joseph Moore
Captain Jonathan Buttolph  Sr.	Ensign Carmi Higley	Private Daniel Moses Sr.
Private Seth Case	Private Josiah Highley III	Private Uriah Pease
Private Josiah Clark	Corporal Jedediah Holcomb	Captain Johahan Pettibone    Sr.
Private Lemuel Colton	Private Thomas Holcomb	Private Samuel Pettibone
Lieutenant Joseph Cornish	Major Elihu Humphrey	Captain Elisha Phelps
Private Jesse Cosset	Sea Captain Elijah Humphrey	Private  Zacheriah Prince
Private Roger Cossitt	Private Erastus Humphrey	Private Thomas Wright

Additional photos of Hop Meadow Cemetery, Simsbury may be seen HERE.

Have you heard about Heredis, the Genealogy Software Program?

NOTE: PLEASE READ THE BOTTOM, NEW INFORMATION AS OF 7/3/13

When I received an email from a Heredis representative on November 21, 2012 telling me about their genealogy software program that has, "been widely appreciated in Europe for almost 20 years and has now been launched world-wide," I was a bit skeptical because I hadn't heard of it, nor had I heard any buzz about it on facebook or from any of the 300+ blogs I read.

The letter went on with, "I notice that you keep a genealogical blog and as an expert in genealogy, we would very much like to have your opinion on our software. We want to know if Heredis will be able to meet your expectations as a genealogist." She couldn't be talking about me, I'm no expert. Then, "We would therefore be very pleased to offer you a copy of the Heredis program. To do this, simply reply to my email and tell me if you want the version for Windows or the Mac version. I can also send you both if necessary. We also have a version for iOS (iPhone / iPad / iPod touch) which is available free on the App store."

After four days, I wrote back because I had just received the current issue of, "Internet Genealogy" in which there was a review. Still nobody posted anything on facebook. I was pleased to receive both a copy of Heredis for my PC and the Mac. The company was very accommodating and wrote, "We've just asked you to have a look on our software: don't worry about time. We would very much like to have your opinion on our software. We want to know if Heredis will be able to meet your expectations as a genealogist. If you want to share your experience or the video with your followers it's better for us but not necessary."

I am anxious to try their product, and told them that I currently use RootsMagic4, FamilyTree Maker 11 and 12, and just ordered Legacy a few weeks ago (but haven't used it much). None of them seem to meet my needs.

This is in not a review. I can say, all 43,000 of my names were quickly put on Heredis, and that I love the looks of it. If you want a review, check out the current issue of "Internet Genealogy."

Last week, Dick Eastman of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter (EOGN) posted an article about the special deal Heredis is offering through January 6, 2013. You may read it HERE.

In part, it says, "From now through Sunday, January 6, 2013 inclusive, there is 20% discount on ALL Heredis genealogy software: Heredis for PC at $ 29.90 instead of $ 39.90 and Heredis for Mac at $ 42.99 instead of $ 59.90." Why not treat yourself to a New Year's gift. Better yet, post this article or my link to your blog, so your readers will be informed.

On December 8th, Valerie Craft wrote her blog post, Exploring Heredis for Mac. Please visit her site to read her nice review of this product.

Disclosure: I received two copies of the software, however, this is not a review. I'm passing information on to some of my readers who might be interested. Soon, I will try out the features, but I probably won't do a review, instead, I'll give my feedback to the company.
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I recently received notification from a rep. from HEREDIS, a genealogy software program you might have heard about. There is a super deal on to buy it for $10, until Sunday. Here is the message: We would like to inform you that we have launched promotions for all versions of the Heredis genealogy software and some of the offers may interest your readers.
MEGA DEAL: Heredis software for $10!

For 4 DAYS ONLY, from Wednesday, July 3, 2013 to Sunday, July 7, 2013 inclusive, Heredis for PC at $10 instead of $ 39.90 available in http://www.heredis.com/en/heredis-pc/ and Heredis for Mac at $10.99 instead of $ 59.99 available in http://www.heredis.com/en/heredis-mac/or in the App Store: http://appstore.com/mac/heredis/.
Last update: improvement of the Gedcom import/export. If genealogists have created a file with another genealogy program, it is easy to transfer in the Heredis program. The file will be converted automatically in the Heredis version. All data will be open.

We thank you in advance for your feedback. Do not hesitate to come back to me for any further information.

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Heredis PC | Heredis

www.heredis.com

Tout sur la généalogie avec Heredis, le logiciel de généalogie pour Mac, pour Windows, et pour iPhone/iPad.

Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts - Tombstone Tuesday

  Bell Rock Cemetery

  [Sandy Bank]

  Here are the Buried Men of Malden

  Who Served During the

  1775   Revolutionary War   1783

   (See all names below.)

Lieut. John Vinton	Sept. 24, 1781
Capt. Ebenezer Harnden	July 8, 1786
Capt. John Dexter	May 17, 1790
Benjamin Sprague	Feb. 15, 1791
Dea. Joseph Perkins	July 23, 1793
Capt. Isaac Smith	Dec. 13, 1795
Edward Newhall	Oct 8, 1797
Joseph Lynde	July 4, 1798
Capt. John Dexter	Oct. 28, 17 9
Capt. Nathan Sargeant	Dec. 1, 1798
Nehemiah Oakes	Nov. 8, 1799
John Paine	Sept. 20, 1801
David Sargeant	June 2, 1803
John Grover	July 22, 1803
Dr. John Sprague	Oct. 21, 1803
Capt. Naler Hatch	July 14, 1804
Joseph Lynde	Jan. 20, 1805
Jacob Parker	May 26, 1805
Phineas Sprague	Dec. 29, 1805
Lieut. Francis Phillips	Dec. 31, 1805
Capt. Samuel Burdett	April 21, 1809
Joseph Barrett	July 10, 1809
William Dexter	Dec. 24, 1811
Thomas Sargeant	May 16, 1812
Samuel Wait	Jan. 10, 1815
Stephen Paine	Dec. 18, 1815
Jonathan Oakes, Esq.	Aug. 16, 1818
Nathan Lynde	Jan. 12, 1819
Capt. Edward Oakes	Nov. 10, 1819
John Nichols	Jan. 23, 1821
Micah Waitt	Nov. 20, 1822
John Wait	Jan. 20, 1825
Dea. John Ramsdill	Feb. 7, 1825
Lieut. Col. John Popkin	May 3, 1827
Thomas Waitt	Aug. 13, 1828
Stephen Tufts	Mar. 12, 1832
Bernard Green, Esq.	July 12, 1834
Capt. Amos Sargeant	Aug. 12, 1836
John Pratt	Aug. 22, 1842
David Waitt	Nov. 11, 1843

      Additional Photos of Bell Rock Cemetery may be seen HERE.

The Spalding House -- Lowell, Massachusetts

Note: New photos posted, I had additional information to add, as soon as possible.

 Information about the Spalding House, Lowell, Massachusetts and house description. This is the 3rd oldest house in Lowell, circa 1760.

 1884 handmade quilt.

Wallpaper.

 Room used for DAR meetings on the second floor (shown is half of the room).

Above photo to be replaced.

Back of the house, looking at the house from the parking lot. (Top photo taken in the fall 2012 and below was taken in May 2016.)

Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Massachusetts -- Tombstone Tuesday

Graves of:

Col. James Barrett

John Beatton

Capt. David Brown

Reuben Brown

Col. John Buttrick

Hugh Cargill

Dr. John Cuming

Rev. William Emerson

John Jack

Joseph Meriam (1677)

Hon. James Minott

Peter Wright

Hon. Ephraim Wood

Does Anybody Share This Rand Line with Me?

The Rand family lived in England and settled in Charlestown (near Boston), Massachusetts. The names in All Caps and names in green are my direct lines. If you have this line you might be interested in the sources I used, see at the end of this post.

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Generation No. 1

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1.	JOHN RAND was born BEF 1570. He married KATHERINE BEF 1610.
	Children of JOHN RAND and KATHERINE were: 2   i. John RAND was born ABT 1595 in England. + 3   ii. ROBERT RAND was born ABT 1597 in England, and died BEF 26 JAN 1649/50 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 4   iii. Margaret RAND was born ABT 1600.

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Generation No. 2

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3.	ROBERT RAND (JOHN RAND1) was born ABT 1597 in England, and died BEF 26 JAN 1649/50 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married ALICE 16 NOV 1622 in Ridgewell, Essex, England. She was born 5 AUG 1594, and died 29 JUL 1691 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of ROBERT RAND and ALICE were: + 5   i. THOMAS RAND was born CA 1627 in England, and died 4 AUG 1683 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. + 6   ii. Margery RAND was born ABT 1624 in England, and died 12 APR 1714 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. + 7   iii. Susanna RAND was born CA 1631. + 8   iv. Alice RAND was born ABT 1634, and died 11 AUG 1721. 9   v. Nathaniel RAND was born ABT 3 NOV 1636, and died 17 MAY 1696. He married Mary CARTER 2 SEP 1664 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Samuel CARTER. She was born 26 NOV 1645 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 13 APR 1678. He married Abigail DAMON ABT 1680 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She was born 26 AUG 1654 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 16 OCT 1695. 10   vi. Elizabeth RAND was born ABT 29 DEC 1639, and died 1 MAY 1702 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. She married Nathaniel BREWER 6 DEC 1661 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He died ABT 1692.

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Generation No. 3

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5.	THOMAS RAND (ROBERT RAND2, JOHN RAND1) was born CA 1627 in England, and died 4 AUG 1683 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married SARAH EDDENDEN 12 MAR 1656 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of EDMUND EDDENDEN and ELIZABETH WIGHTMAN. She was born CA 1636 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 26 JUN 1699 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of THOMAS RAND and SARAH EDDENDEN were: + 11   i. THOMAS RAND was born 1 FEB 1657 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 31 OCT 1695 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 12   ii. John RAND was born 6 OCT 1659 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 19 DEC 1659 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 13   iii. Sarah RAND was born 6 JAN 1661 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 11 FEB 1680 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 14   iv. Elizabeth RAND was born 2 FEB 1662 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She married John PENNEY\PINNEY 4 JUL 1682. She married William SHEAFE ABT 1703. 15   v. John RAND was born 25 MAY 1664 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 24 SEP 1737 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married Mehetabel CALL 2 DEC 1685 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of John CALL and Hannah KETTELL. She died 25 MAR 1727. He married Mary AFT 1727. She died 22 SEP 1757. 16   vi. Sarah RAND was born 15 AUG 1666, and died 17 APR 1749. She married Thomas WHITE 4 MAR 1685 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, son of Thomas WHITE and Mary FROTHINGHAM. He was born 15 OCT 1664, and died 14 AUG 1730. 17   vii. Robert RAND was born 12 APR 1668 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 1678. He married Susanna CHEEVER 25 JAN 1709 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Richard CHEEVER and Abigail w\o Richard CHEEVER. She was born 27 AUG 1682, and died 18 NOV 1748. 18   viii. Edmund RAND was born 27 JAN 1670, and died 11 AUG 1683 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 19   ix. Hannah RAND was born 21 FEB 1672 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 1760. She married Nathaniel FROTHINGHAM 12 APR 1694 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, son of Nathaniel FROTHINGHAM and Mary HETT. He was born 2 JUL 1671, and died 31 JUL 1730. 20   x. William RAND was born 11 SEP 1674, and died 1747. He married Persis PIERCE BEF 1695 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She was born 1669, and died 25 JUN 1748. 21   xi. Deborah RAND was born 28 SEP 1676 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 16 FEB 1701 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 22   xii. Samuel RAND was born 3 MAY 1679 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah PAIN 20 JAN 1703 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

6.	Margery RAND (ROBERT RAND2, JOHN RAND1) was born ABT 1624 in England, and died 12 APR 1714 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She married Lawrence DOWSE ABT 1647 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He was born 1614, and died 14 MAR 1692.
	Children of Margery RAND and Lawrence DOWSE were: 23   i. Elizabeth DOWSE was born 1647. She married Thomas LARKIN. 24   ii. John DOWSE was born ABT 1650. 25   iii. Mary DOWSE. 26   iv. Joseph DOWSE was born ABT 1654. 27   v. Benjamin DOWSE was born 4 JUL 1656. 28   vi. Nathaniel DOWSE was born 24 NOV 1658. 29   vii. Jonathan DOWSE was born ABT 1661. 30   viii. Sarah DOWSE was born 26 JUL 1663. 31   ix. Eleazer DOWSE was born 25 JAN 1669.

7.	Susanna RAND (ROBERT RAND2, JOHN RAND1) was born CA 1631. She married Abraham NEWELL 8 FEB 1650 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, son of Abraham NEWELL and Frances. He was born ABT 1626 in England, and died 1692.
	Child of Susanna RAND and Abraham NEWELL was: 32   i. Joseph NEWELL was born 30 OCT 1651 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 10 DEC 1651 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

8.	Alice RAND (ROBERT RAND2, JOHN RAND1) was born ABT 1634, and died 11 AUG 1721. She married Thomas LORD 26 JUN 1660 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, son of Robert LORD and Mary WARD. He was born ABT 1633, and died 4 JUN 1713.
	Children of Alice RAND and Thomas LORD were: 33   i. Thomas LORD. 34   ii. Nathaniel LORD was born 30 OCT 1666. 35   iii. Mary LORD was born 30 OCT 1666, and died 26 SEP 1667. 36   iv. Elizabeth LORD was born 22 AUG 1668, and died 26 AUG 1669. 37   v. Joseph LORD was born 24 SEP 1670, and died AUG 1671. 38   vi. Benjamin LORD was born 24 SEP 1670, and died AUG 1671. 39   vii. Joseph LORD was born ABT 23 JUN 1672, and died 2 NOV 1679. 40   viii. Abigail LORD was born 21 JUL 1674. She married John STEVENS. 41   ix. Joseph LORD. 42   x. Alice LORD died 1755.

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Generation No. 4

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11.	THOMAS RAND (THOMAS RAND3, ROBERT RAND2, JOHN RAND1) was born 1 FEB 1657 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 31 OCT 1695 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married SARAH LONGLEY 17 JUN 1679 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of WILLIAM LONGLEY and JOANNA GOFFE. She was born 15 OCT 1660 in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 2 DEC 1695.
	Children of THOMAS RAND and SARAH LONGLEY were: 43   i. Edmund RAND died 31 AUG 1683. 44   ii. Sarah RAND was born 27 JAN 1680 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 11 FEB 1680. 45   iii. Thomas RAND was born ABT 26 DEC 1681 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. + 46   iv. ROBERT RAND was born 18 JUN 1684 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 5 DEC 1734 in of Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 47   v. Edmund RAND was born 22 AUG 1686 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 12 AUG 1769 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. He married Martha TUCKERMAN 27 SEP 1708, daughter of Nathaniel TUCKERMAN and Martha w\o Nathaniel TUCKERMAN. She died 21 JUL 1752. 48   vi. William RAND was born 4 MAY 1689 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah COTTA 28 DEC 1711, daughter of John COTTA. She died 3 NOV 1719. He married Elizabeth LEEDS AFT 4 NOV 1719, daughter of Timothy FOSTER. She died 9 JUN 1774 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married Isabella TILLEY 4 APR 1720 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of William TILLEY and Isabella. She was born 23 MAY 1691. 49   vii. Joshua RAND was born 2 MAR 1692 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died BEF 1711. 50   viii. Sarah RAND was born 1 SEP 1694, and died 3 SEP 1695.

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Generation No. 5

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46.	ROBERT RAND (THOMAS RAND4, THOMAS RAND3, ROBERT RAND2, JOHN RAND1) was born 18 JUN 1684 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 5 DEC 1734 in of Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married ELIZABETH WELCH 12 MAY 1709 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of JOHN WELCH and ELIZABETH WHITE. She was born 3 JUN 1689 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of ROBERT RAND and ELIZABETH WELCH were: 51   i. Robert RAND was born 29 JAN 1710. 52   ii. Thomas RAND was born 28 MAY 1711 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 18 SEP 1711 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 53   iii. Thomas RAND was born 9 NOV 1712, and died 4 FEB 1713. + 54   iv. ELIZABETH RAND was born ABT 20 JUN 1714. 55   v. Rachel RAND was born ABT 4 MAR 1716. She married Henry WHITE 1 SEP 1743 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 56   vi. Robert RAND was born 19 JAN 1718. 57   vii. Joshua RAND was born 19 JUL 1719, and died 31 DEC 1719. 58   viii. William RAND was born 4 SEP 1720, and died SEP 1721 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 59   ix. Sarah RAND was born 25 MAR 1722. 60   x. William RAND was born 6 JUL 1723. 61   xi. Mary RAND was born 7 MAR 1725. 62   xii. Joshua RAND was born 12 FEB 1727.

Sources used for the above family:

Rand, Florence O., A Genealogy of The Rand Family In the United States (NY: The Republic Press, 1898). Pages 9-10.

The Essex Genealogist (TEG). Vol. 21, No. 1, Page 28 (Feb. 2001) "The Lynn Descendants of Robert Rand of Charlestown" by Marcia Wiswall Lindberg.

Wyman,Thomas Bellows, The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Mass. 1629-1818 (Reprinted by New England History Press, 1982). Page 782.

Anderson, Robert C., The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. 6, R-S (Boston: NEHGS, 2006). Pages 1-5.

American Ancestors, New England, New York and Beyond. Vol. 13, no. 1 : 35-37 (Winter 2012). "Two Widows Alice Rand (1594-1691) and Mary Nash (ca. 1605-74)" by Roger Thompson.

Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc., 1985). Page 610.