I Have to Share...You Might Just Benefit

Those of us who do genealogy often just stick to the regular methods of doing research, whether it be same library, same database, and other methods that are familiar to us. However, the other day I moved away from my comfort zone and tried Fold3. I used to subscribe to Footnote.com (and didn't like it) that was before it was renamed Fold3. What I want to share with you is, I didn't have to pay for Fold3. Why? I knew it was part of my membership with the Connecticut Society of Genealogists (CSG). Okay, you might not have Connecticut ancestors, but you will benefit from their benefits, one being a subscription to using Fold3 through their website, plus receive two publications throughout the year.

You can save money by joining. How is that possible? The membership into the CSG has several levels, see HERE. Membership for Fold3 is $47.95 (on sale now). The first two membership classes for CSG are much lower than subscribing directly to Fold3!

You may not be interested in Fold3, I sure wasn't until the other day when I decided to see if there was any mention of my ancestor + pallbearers. I struck it rich when up came a newspaper article from March 1894 listing all 14 names of the honorary pallbearers for my ancestor! Now, I am hooked with Fold3.

There are probably other databases or great benefits with your membership in a genealogy society. Why not check out what they have. The Connecticut Society of Genealogists was the second society I joined, I would guess it was in 1993.

I contacted the CSG this morning to get their approval to post this. They had no problem with my posting this.

Doctor, Medicine, Undertaker and Marshall Field Dress Bill, 1894

The below bills were submitted to probate after the death of my 2nd great-grandfather. There were a few other submissions, but I thought these were the most interesting.

The first one (figure 1) shows his doctor's visit cost $20, this was five days before his death. The medications he was given, and probably for his widow are shown in figure 2. The third bill is from the undertaker and embalmer. It gives you an idea of what the costs were in March 1894. I am not sure why 16 pr. of black gloves were needed (figure 3). Mr. Poole's body was then moved from Chicago to Salem, MA for burial. Figure 4 is a bill from Marshall Field and Co., a clothing store in Chicago. It shows a few items and costs for January and February, 1894 purchases, including a five dollar dress.

The death of William Frederick Poole was written about in my post, The Longest Obituary I've Ever Seen.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4 (above and below)

Partners in the firm of Marshall Field and Company
Marshall Field
Joseph N. Field
Harlow N. Higinbotham
John G. McWilliams
Robert M. Fair
Thomas Templeton
Lafayette McWilliams
Harry G. Selfridge
John G. Shedd

Boston Common 1634 And Boston Public Garden 1837

Boston Common founded 1634. See Wikipedia site.







37,000 Flags for Memorial Day in Boston.

Location of both the Common and the Public Gardens.


Boston Public Garden founded 1837. See Wikipedia site.

 "In July 2004 a memorial was dedicated to the 206 people from Massachusetts who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Designed by Victor Walker, it is located just inside the Public Garden, at the corner of Arlington and Newbury Streets." (Wikipedia information.)

Close-up photos and names of all individuals may be seen at my blog HERE.

The gardens are beautiful in the spring. I'm partial to the tulips.

The Swan Boats, of course.

Famous Swan Boats.

Real swans, Romeo and Juliet.

The gardens in the summer.

Westover, A New Branch To Me -- Surname Saturday

During the past several months, I've been working with several individuals on their lines. One was for the Westover surname. The reason Jack Westover contacted me was because he saw my RootsWeb site had over 1,000 of that surname. I was delighted when he offered to share his Amasa's lineage, since I didn't have anything more than just the name. Jack is allowing me to share and hopefully, it will help somebody. Amasa's father, Moses was my 5th great-grandfather, and was both a Revolutionary War Patriot from Massachusetts who became a Loyalist and settled in Quebec, Canada. (Moses is listed below as the father to Amasa.)

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Generation No. 1

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1.	Amasa WESTOVER (MOSES WESTOVER5, JOHN WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 15 MAY 1776 in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 30 OCT 1799 in Sutton, Brome Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Polly WATERHOUSE 1799.
	Children of Amasa WESTOVER and Polly WATERHOUSE were: + 2   i. Samuel WESTOVER was born 22 MAY 1798 in Sutton, Brome Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 26 FEB 1877 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada. 3   ii. Electa WESTOVER.

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Generation No. 2

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2.	Samuel WESTOVER (Amasa WESTOVER6, MOSES WESTOVER5, JOHN WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 22 MAY 1798 in Sutton, Brome Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 26 FEB 1877 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada. He was buried in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada. He married Pheobe JONES 14 MAR 1818 in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, daughter of Jonathan JONES and Sarah Jane KELLY. She was born 1 FEB 1799 in New York, and died 12 JUL 1847 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada. She was buried in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada. He married Margaret KILMER 1846. She was born 27 JUN 1824, and died 20 MAY 1908 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada. She was buried in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.
	Children of Samuel WESTOVER and Pheobe JONES were: + 4   i. John Howard WESTOVER was born 9 MAY 1824 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, and died 31 DEC 1913 in David City, Butler Co., Nebraska. + 5   ii. Sarah Jane WESTOVER was born 8 APR 1820. 6   iii. Mary WESTOVER was born BET 1826 AND 1828 in Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois, and died 1904 in Ontario, Canada. She married Walter CARMAN. Children of Samuel WESTOVER and Margaret KILMER were: + 7   i. Omer Ledro WESTOVER was born 1 DEC 1855 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, and died 1932 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada. 8   ii. Phebe Caroline WESTOVER was born 22 JAN 1849. 9   iii. Janette M. WESTOVER was born 2 JUL 1850. She married George Albert PRITCHARD. + 10   iv. Hiram WESTOVER was born 7 MAY 1853 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, and died 21 DEC 1922 in Alymer, Canada.

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Generation No. 3

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4.	John Howard WESTOVER (Samuel WESTOVER7, Amasa WESTOVER6, MOSES WESTOVER5, JOHN WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 9 MAY 1824 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, and died 31 DEC 1913 in David City, Butler Co., Nebraska. He was buried in David City, Butler Co., Nebraska. He married Harriet Amelia DUNHAM 20 DEC 1851 in Mendota, Ogle Co., Illinois, daughter of Jacob DUNHAM and Celia DARLING. She was born 14 APR 1833 in Woodstock, Vermont, and died 12 APR 1918 in Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon. She was buried in David City, Butler Co., Nebraska.
	Children of John Howard WESTOVER and Harriet Amelia DUNHAM were: + 11   i. Perry Commodore WESTOVER was born 14 APR 1860 in Ogle Co., Illinois, and died 25 FEB 1908 in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah. + 12   ii. Ianthis Lincoln WESTOVER was born 28 DEC 1852 in Ogle Co., Illinois, and died 20 JAN 1941 in David City, Butler Co., Nebraska. + 13   iii. Inez Louise WESTOVER was born 15 NOV 1854 in Ogle Co., Illinois, and died in Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon. + 14   iv. John Howard WESTOVER was born 15 FEB 1857 in Ogle Co., Illinois, and died 11 FEB 1943 in Fairburn, Custer Co., South Dakota. 15   v. Elizabeth Mae WESTOVER was born 11 MAR 1865 in Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois, and died 28 OCT 1887. + 16   vi. Willis Darling WESTOVER was born 10 SEP 1870 in Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois, and died 28 JUN 1916 in David City, Butler Co., Nebraska.

5.	Sarah Jane WESTOVER (Samuel WESTOVER7, Amasa WESTOVER6, MOSES WESTOVER5, JOHN WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 8 APR 1820. She married Ira Scott DOOLITTLE, son of Samuel DOOLITTLE and Sarah SCOTT. He was born MAY 1815 in Pickering, Ontario, Canada.
	Children of Sarah Jane WESTOVER and Ira Scott DOOLITTLE were: 17   i. Solon Lewis DOOLITTLE. He married Ida Mae KENT 1874 in Dunboyne, Alymer. 18   ii. Mary DOOLITTLE.

7.	Omer Ledro WESTOVER (Samuel WESTOVER7, Amasa WESTOVER6, MOSES WESTOVER5, JOHN WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 1 DEC 1855 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, and died 1932 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada. He was buried in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada. He married Emma HARVEY. She was born 21 OCT 1857 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, and died 1914. She was buried in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.
	Children of Omer Ledro WESTOVER and Emma HARVEY were: 19   i. W. Frederick WESTOVER was born 2 APR 1888, and died 29 JUL 1965 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. 20   ii. Harry WESTOVER was born 27 MAY 1893. 21   iii. Inez WESTOVER was born 26 OCT 1890. 22   iv. Evaneline WESTOVER was born 29 MAR 1879.

10.	Hiram WESTOVER (Samuel WESTOVER7, Amasa WESTOVER6, MOSES WESTOVER5, JOHN WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 7 MAY 1853 in Malahide, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, and died 21 DEC 1922 in Alymer, Canada. He married Catherine FOSTER 1874. She was born 11 MAY 1853 in Nova Scotia, Canada, and died 12 JUN 1918 in Alymer, Canada.
	Children of Hiram WESTOVER and Catherine FOSTER were: 23   i. Adra M. WESTOVER was born 26 OCT 1877. 24   ii. Maggie WESTOVER was born 13 AUG 1879. 25   iii. Edith WESTOVER was born 25 APR 1882. 26   iv. Charles E. WESTOVER was born 4 NOV 1893.

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Generation No. 4

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11.	Perry Commodore WESTOVER (John Howard WESTOVER8, Samuel WESTOVER7, Amasa WESTOVER6, MOSES WESTOVER5, JOHN WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 14 APR 1860 in Ogle Co., Illinois, and died 25 FEB 1908 in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah. He married Nancy Belle JONES 6 OCT 1885 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, daughter of Charles Woodward JONES and Lilla Elizabeth GORDON. She was born 6 OCT 1863 in Jacksonville, Illinois, and died 8 MAY 1948 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois.
	Children of Perry Commodore WESTOVER and Nancy Belle JONES were: 27   i. Robert Gordon WESTOVER was born 6 NOV 1905 in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah, and died 27 APR 1942 in Panama Canal Zone. He married Alma Harriet CARSON, daughter of William James CARSON and Katheryn Sofia SEELBACH. She was born 5 JUL 1911 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, and died 11 DEC 1982 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois. 28   ii. Frank Herbert WESTOVER was born 11 AUG 1886 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, and died 8 MAY 1948 in Hermosa Beach, California. He married Maybelle WOLFE. She was born 1897 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, and died 1995 in Long Beach, California. 29   iii. Phillip Russell WESTOVER was born 11 AUG 1891, and died 8 FEB 1967 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois. He married Betty JONES 1959 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois. 30   iv. Dorothy Louise WESTOVER was born 29 OCT 1893 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, and died 19 AUG 1950 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois. She married Jonathon Newton FERGUSON 23 OCT 1948. He was born 3 SEP 1888 in Bloomington, Indiana. 31   v. Jack Howard WESTOVER was born 12 JUL 1903 in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah, and died 6 DEC 1998 in Lehigh Acres, Florida. He married Bertha FIELDS 19 NOV 1932 in Mackinaw, Illinois.

12.	Ianthis Lincoln WESTOVER (John Howard WESTOVER8, Samuel WESTOVER7, Amasa WESTOVER6, MOSES WESTOVER5, JOHN WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 28 DEC 1852 in Ogle Co., Illinois, and died 20 JAN 1941 in David City, Butler Co., Nebraska. He married Cora Pitt SPURCK 29 JAN 1895 in Lancaster, Nebraska. She was born 1 JAN 1855, and died 17 FEB 1902 in Ulysses, Nebraska.
	Child of Ianthis Lincoln WESTOVER and Cora Pitt SPURCK was: 32   i. Harriet WESTOVER was born 31 JUL 1900 in Ulysses, Nebraska. She married Lee Robert LAROCHELLE 29 DEC 1924 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. She married Robert FARR.

13.	Inez Louise WESTOVER (John Howard WESTOVER8, Samuel WESTOVER7, Amasa WESTOVER6, MOSES WESTOVER5, JOHN WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 15 NOV 1854 in Ogle Co., Illinois, and died in Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon. She married John WYVEL 22 JUN 1886 in Ainsworth, Nebraska.
	Children of Inez Louise WESTOVER and John WYVEL were: 33   i. Hilda Mae WYVEL was born 2 OCT 1887. 34   ii. Louise H. WYVEL was born 6 MAR 1890. 35   iii. Phillip W. WYVEL was born 6 MAR 1890. 36   iv. Dorothy WYVEL was born 4 FEB 1894.

14.	John Howard WESTOVER (John Howard WESTOVER8, Samuel WESTOVER7, Amasa WESTOVER6, MOSES WESTOVER5, JOHN WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 15 FEB 1857 in Ogle Co., Illinois, and died 11 FEB 1943 in Fairburn, Custer Co., South Dakota. He married Adell Elisha BROOKS 27 SEP 1877 in Nashua, Chickasaw Co., Iowa. She was born 28 DEC 1858, and died 6 FEB 1958 in Fairburn, Custer Co., South Dakota.
	Children of John Howard WESTOVER and Adell Elisha BROOKS were: 37   i. Floy WESTOVER was born 22 JUN 1880 in Chickasaw Co., Iowa, and died 1 FEB 1976 in Chinook, Montana. 38   ii. Wayne WESTOVER was born 3 NOV 1882 in Chickasaw Co., Iowa, and died 18 JAN 1969. 39   iii. Libbie WESTOVER was born 2 JUL 1885, and died 30 SEP 1976. She married Sam WILLIAMS 31 MAY 1905 in Rapid City, South Dakota. 40   iv. Nettie WESTOVER was born 4 AUG 1887 in Fairburn, Custer Co., South Dakota, and died 6 JAN 1975 in Polson Lake, Montana. She married John Halifax CLASON 2 JUL 1908 in Custer Co., South Dakota. 41   v. Lois WESTOVER was born 13 MAY 1892 in Custer Co., South Dakota, and died 22 AUG 1970 in Grants Pass, Oregon. She married Henry VOLKMAN 20 SEP 1916 in Maddux, Blaine Co., Montana. 42   vi. Irene WESTOVER was born 24 FEB 1896, and died 14 JAN 1989. She married Phil GRIFFIN. 43   vii. Ralph Howard WESTOVER was born 24 MAR 1898 in French Creek, Custer Co., South Dakota, and died 14 JUL 1936 in French Creek, Custer Co., South Dakota. He married Marie TIBBITS 1933. 44   viii. Maurice Brooks WESTOVER was born 26 DEC 1899 in Fairburn, Custer Co., South Dakota, and died 3 AUG 1987 in Phoenix, Arizona. He married Ruth OURS. She died 1956. He married Marion OVERBO JUL 1952. 45   ix. John Howard WESTOVER was born 27 DEC 1901 in French Creek, Custer Co., South Dakota, and died 21 JUL 1977 in Pacific Grove, Monterey Co., California. He married Bessie BOOTH 1924. She died 14 JUL 1977 in Pacific Grove, Monterey Co., California.

16.	Willis Darling WESTOVER (John Howard WESTOVER8, Samuel WESTOVER7, Amasa WESTOVER6, MOSES WESTOVER5, JOHN WESTOVER4, JONAH WESTOVER3, JONAS WESTOVER2, GABRIEL WESTOVER1) was born 10 SEP 1870 in Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois, and died 28 JUN 1916 in David City, Butler Co., Nebraska. He was buried in David City, Butler Co., Nebraska. He married Alta Eldora STEELE 9 JUL 1892 in Pemmington, South Dakota.
	Children of Willis Darling WESTOVER and Alta Eldora STEELE were: 46   i. Leroy Dunham WESTOVER was born 3 MAY 1895, and died SEP 1962 in Hayward, California. He married Dorothy. 47   ii. Lucille Elizabeth WESTOVER was born 1 NOV 1886. She married Charles WREDE. 48   iii. Serelda A. WESTOVER was born 25 SEP 1893. 49   iv. Marvin Steele WESTOVER was born 11 SEP 1898 in David City, Butler Co., Nebraska, and died 7 JAN 1979 in Clackamas Co., Oregon. He married Fredaline Emilia BERG 15 JUN 1920 in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. 50   v. Louise D. WESTOVER was born 31 MAY 1900, and died 3 NOV 1900 in David City, Butler Co., Nebraska. 51   vi. Willis John WESTOVER was born 21 JUL 1903. He married Irene GROVES. 52   vii. Theodore Lewis WESTOVER was born 21 SEP 1905 in Blanchard, Skagit Co., Washington, and died SEP 1984 in Gladsone, Oregon. He married Florence Mae GABRIEL 1931. She died 1957 in Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon.

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Old House In Concord, MA...Who Lived Here? You Probably Know

Actually, this is a reproduction, and I am quite sure you have heard of the name of the person who lived here for two years, two months and two days. The original 

was next to a pond, a few miles away. See below for the answer.

The tombstone for Henry D. Thoreau is HERE, I posted it to my blog in May 2010.

Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts

  Tower Hill Botanic Garden
11 French Drive
Boylston, MA 01505-0598
Phone: 508-869-6111 | Web: www.towerhillbg.org

Camilla bushes bloom in February. Nice color to add to winter.

Nice display of spring flowers, indoors on a cold day.

The Marjorie Doyle Rockwell Orangerie opened to the public on January 31, 1999 and is a hybrid of an 18th-century orangerie and a modern conservatory. The glass roof on the Orangerie admits a great deal of light, allowing non-hardy plants to be grown in the winter. 

The Limonaia, or Lemon House, opened in 2010. The cathedral-like interior reflects the architecture of a traditional lemon house, with a windowed south wall for optimal winter light, augmented with overhead glazing to admit more light.

Since the garden is open year-round, you can visit almost anytime. The two enclosed conservatories (in the same building) are filled with blooming plants and fruits like sweet smelling oranges, lemons and limes. And, often you'll see Camellias in bloom in winter. We were members for about eight years. Now we visit just to see special exhibits.

The annual daffodils keep multiplying to present their show.

Lots of places to walk with nice views.

Fall crocuses above.

Lots of woods with trails.

Christmas at Tower Hill Botanic Garden

For many years, the building would be beautifully decorated inside by many of the garden clubs in the area. There was always a theme. About two years ago, they decided to decorate outside and have a light display at night. This photo from a few years ago shows the main hall, it extends to the outside.

View of Wachusett Reservoir and mountain of the same name.

 This flyer is quite old, so I imagine some things have changed.

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