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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Tombstone Tuesday -- Edward Thurston, Sr. of Rhode Island

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HERE LYETH THE BODY OF EDWARD THVRSTON WHO LIVED 90 YEARS AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE _ 28  DAY OF FEBRVARY 1706 FindAGrave site Coddington Ceme...
Saturday, January 28, 2012

Surname Saturday -- HARRIS

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Harris is a rather common surname, yet I only have two direct lines in my tree. However, there are 122 in my database because of my interest...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Tombstone Tuesday -- Jones at Mount Auburn Cemetery

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LEWIS JONES A. D. 1640 EDWARD F. JONES COLONEL 6TH REG MA. V. M. FIRST IN THE FIELD BALTIMORE APR. 19, 1861 COLONEL 26TH R...

Can't Read a Will? -- Tuesday's Tip

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Have you ever tried to read a will, either an old one or a more recent one? Since I've been blogging, I've transcribed at least 10, ...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Amanuensis Monday -- Samuel Griffin

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Will for Samuel Griffin, my 6th great-grandfather. In the name of God Amen I Samuel Griffin Essex in the County of Chittenden in the s...
Saturday, January 21, 2012

Edwards of Massachusetts -- Surname Saturday

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The Edward line is another old Massachusetts line of mine, I'm showing my direct lines below in green. If you would like sources, please...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Tombstone Tuesday -- No Bull, You Need to Look at all 4 Sides

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After doing 98 Tombstone Tuesday entries for this blog and entering hundreds to Find-A-Grave.com , I am still learning new things. On a rece...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Edward Cross and Arizona's First Newspaper

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" Edward Cross, born in Lancaster, New Hampshire in 1832, began working as a printer for his local paper, the  Coos Democrat , when he ...
Sunday, January 15, 2012

Obituaries -- Lowell, Massachusetts

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The below listed names were taken from The Lowell Sun newspaper's obituary section for this week. (If there is an * by the name, it mean...