tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157304821363535692024-02-01T23:31:39.280-05:00Tracing My New England RootsJackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-67655229722938430922021-08-14T10:39:00.003-04:002021-08-14T10:39:31.482-04:00Obituary of Reverend Solomon Aiken (1758-1833): Revolutionary Patriot/Dartmouth Graduate/Fearless Politician <p><i>The following obituary was transcribed from The Vermont Patriot and State Gazette, Page 3, 17 June 1833.</i></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Another Revolutionary patriot has gone. – It is our melancholy
duty to announce the death of Rev. Solomon Aiken, of Hardwick, Vt. He died at
his residence after a severe illness of one week on the morning of the 1<sup>st</sup>
of June, in the 75<sup>th</sup> year of his age. – Tho’ the weight of years was
upon him, this veteran of the cross and of two wars, was in body erect and
manly as when he first buckled on the armor of War, in the cause of Freedom and
Independence. – Age had not dimmed the keen lustre of his eye, faintly were its
furrows traced upon his placid brow; his locks were raven-like; firm and
elastic was his tread, when death his and our last enemy humbled the venerable patriarch
to the dust. Endued with an excellent constitution, so strict and uniform was
his regimen that he used frequently to remark that for forty years he had never
known what sickness was. His mental vigor was unscathed by time. – While wrestling
in the relentless gasp of death, conscious that his last hour had come, the
strength, clearness and placid serenity of his mind were most remarkable. He wore
the resigned expression and saintly air of him, who has buried all the idolizing
joys of earth and looks away to his imperishable treasure in the heavens. He
gathered around him, his disconsolate family, pronounced a pious father’s
valedictory blessing and then calmly feel [sic] asleep. Such were the
last moments of this Patriotic but persecuted man; distinguished alike for his
talents, virtue and intelligence. It is due to the character of the deceased,
to public opinion, to satisfy the claims of friendship, and stop the extreme poverty;
which drew upon him the vengeance of excommunication and pursued him to the
grave with cruelty, relentless and inhuman.</blockquote> <br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Solomon Aiken was born in Hardwick, County of Worcester and
State of Massachusetts, in July, 1759. He served above two years in the War of
Independence. At the conclusion of this service, he took to study and was
graduated at Dartmouth College. He afterwards embraced the profession of the
Ministry, and for thirty years was pastor of the Congregational Society at Dracutt,
Massachusetts. Here he distinguished himself as a Clergyman. During the
violence of party spirt in the administration of Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Aiken
openly seceded from the political sentiments of the Congregational Clergy and
fearlessly proclaimed himself a Republican. This was his unpardonable sin. This
act marked him as the conspicuous and common object of clerical party vengeance.
He did not quail before his enemies – but maintained a steady support to the
leading measures of the administration. He wrote much and exposed the corrupt
and dangerous doctrines of the Federal Leaders; especially did he disclose the
impious & unhallowed designs of the Calvinistic the Clergy waging political
war with Drs. Spring, Osgood, Steel, Parish, and others; men who were ever
ready to rejoice at any event which might embarrass the administration and disgrace
the country. For several years he represented the town of Dracutt in the State Legislature.
He actively supported the last war and in the latter part was Chaplain. At the
period referred to, Mr. Aiken as a politician, was well known through the New
England States. – The combined influence n the clergy was made to bear upon
him; their hostility became inveterate and implacable. At length pious mouths
of gainsayers and calumniators, that some prominent incidents of his life
should be noticed.</blockquote> <br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">It is just and proper that those who deserve well of their
country, should be embalmed in her memory. It is due, as an example to the rising
generation, that those who have devoted themselves to the cause of liberty,
though in comparative obscurity, should be rescued from oblivion and help up to
admiration. To the distinguished man, whose sudden exit we are now called to
notice and deplore, these remarks have a most just and peculiar application. A
life of vicissitude as his; the ease and affluence of wealth and the bitterness
of poverty were known to him. Amid all its vicissitudes he was always uniform
and contented with his lot; always patriotic.<br />It is an act of strict justice on the part of friends at this
time, to publish to an impartial public a very few incidents of his life, which
procured for him, the warm friendship of the old Republican party in New
England on the one hand and the bitter execrations of the Federalists, the
implacable, relentless persecution of the Congregational Clergy on the other,
which reduced him from affluence to fraud, reckless calumny and persecuting vengeance
ousted him from his pastoral charge, reduced him to poverty and drove him from
his native state. He retired among his relatives in Hardwick, Vt.; but the zeal
of persecution sought out his retreat – his enemies were not satisfied with his
humiliation; the enjoyed a most singular and savage delight in triumphing over
his misfortune, and lacerating this fallen victim. Thy were like blood hounds,
ever upon the track. One incident which happened a few years since, and which
he had concealed even from his family until a few weeks before his death, will
show the spirt and character of their persecution. While at Hardwick to relieve
the distress of a dependent family, he went away into the State of New York –
commenced preaching and continued to labor about six months; was successful and
gave general satisfaction. His Christian persecutors at length ferreted out
their victim. – The result was that he was dismissed, lost the benefit of this
services – begged his passage across the Lake and returned home on foot and
without one penny to his family. His talents and integrity were ever
appreciated by intelligent and honest freeman. He represented the town of
Hardwick for several years in the State Legislature. But he has gone to rest.<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">He has left a fair and illustrious fame, purified in the furnace
of affliction, strengthened and exalted by persecution – aloof from calumny –
adorned with the chaplet of patriotism, it will descend to posterity and live
in the hearts of freemen when his reckless persecutors shall merge into
oblivion or be remembered only to be despised.</p></blockquote><p> <b><u>Works by Solomon Aiken</u></b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mou.010507016202&view=1up&seq=1&skin=2021" target="_blank">An oration delivered before the Republican citizens of Newburyport, And its Vincity, July 4, 1810</a></li><li><span style="background-color: white; color: #4f4f4f;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175035153207&view=1up&seq=1&skin=2021" target="_blank">A letter, addressed by the Rev. Solomon Aiken, A.M. pastor of the First Church in Dracutt, to the Rev. Samuel Spring, D.D. pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Newburyport, on the subject of his sermons, delivered April the 6th, 1809</a></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #4f4f4f;"><a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t4th95k0m&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021" target="_blank">The Rise and Progress of the Political Dissension in the United States A Sermon, Preached in Dracutt, May 11, 1811</a></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><a class="a-link-normal" href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/An_Address_to_Federal_Clergymen_On_the_Subject_of_?id=JTFlu3_iZMAC&hl=en&gl=US" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">An Address to Federal Clergymen, on the Subject of the war Proclaimed by the Congress of the United</a></span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
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It is nearly impossible for me to choose just one favorite family photo out of the many that I have; however, among my favorites are those of family reunions. They even provided me with the inspiration I needed for coordinating a family reunion in 2013.</div>
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The first photo was taken at the 50th anniversary party of my 2nd great grandparents, <a href="https://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/surname-saturday-descendants-of-elijah.html" target="_blank">William and Olive (LaGrange) Beard</a> (seated in the center of the photo) in 1949. The couple married on 11 March 1899 and together had nine children. My great grandmother, Elizabeth, who is standing between William & Olive's heads, once wrote a poem about eight of the children (the 9th was either a still birth or died very shortly after birth). <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2010/10/second-great-american-local-poem-and.html" target="_blank">Click here to read her poem</a>.</div>
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The next reunion photo I have was taken at the 40th anniversary party for my great grandparents, George and Elizabeth (Beard) Baker in 1972. You may recognize Elizabeth from the previous photo. In this photo, the happy couple is surrounded by their 11 children. The eldest 5 children were from my great grandfather's first marriage to Ruth Miller (1903-1931). Following Ruth's death, George married Elizabeth and she cared for Ruth's children as if they were her own.</div>
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The final photo was taken at the Baker/Beard family reunion I coordinated in 2013 on the grounds of the Lamoille County Field Days in Johnson, Vermont (I am standing to the far left in the brown shirt). <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/bakerbeard-family-reunion-2013.html" target="_blank">You can read about the reunion by clicking here</a>.<br />
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<br />Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-68833794430952328672019-12-30T16:43:00.000-05:002020-01-07T10:37:47.990-05:0052 Ancestors Week 1: The Batchelder Family's Fresh Start in Plainfield, Vermont<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My 7<sup>th</sup> great grandfather, Lieutenant Joseph
Batchelder, was born on 28 December 1750 in Hampton, New Hampshire. He was the
son of Nathaniel Batchelder Anna Butler. By 1790, Joseph was residing in Lyndeborough,
New Hampshire where he likely married his wife, Sarah Ferrin. He fought in the American
Revolution as part of the New Hampshire Militia where he received his title. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In 1793, Joseph made a pitch for 650 acres of land in
an area called St. Andrews Gore, which would later be known as Plainfield,
Vermont. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joseph, along with his two brothers,
Moulton and Nathaniel, were among the first four families to settle in
Plainfield. The brothers abided by<span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black;">
the charter granted to the town, which required that each grantee to “plant
five acres of land, erect one house at least eighty feet square on the ground
floor, and have one family on each share of land” (Grimaldi, n.d.). All of the houses
of this early settlement were log cabins.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Joseph’s land was
located at the southwest corner of Plainfield, near to Barre. He likely grew
corn on his land and may have produced up to 40 bushels per acre (Grimaldi,
n.d.). The land in Plainfield was known for being especially fertile. It was at
his home where the town’s Congregational Church was formed (Representative Men
1908).</span></div>
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the following children:</span></div>
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<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Joseph Batchelder
b. 22 Feb 1770<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Nathaniel
Batchelder b. 10 Jan 1772<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Isaac
Batchelder b. 08 Oct 1774; d. 11 Jan 1775<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Anna Batchelder
b. 30 Sep 1775; d. 22 Jan 1777<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Isaac
Batchelder b. 01 Mar 1779<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Alpheus
Batchelder b. 07 Aug 1781<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Abigail
Batchelder b. 03 Nov 1783; m. Joseph Glidden; d. 27 Aug 1859<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sarah
Batchelder b. 09 Feb 1785<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">William
Batchelder b. 15 Jul 1788<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Polly Batchelder (see below)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Alice Batchelder b. 23 Jun 1797<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Joseph’s daughter and
my 6<sup>th</sup> great grandmother, Polly, was the first girl and second child
born in Plainfield. She is only referred to as Polly on her birth records.
Other records list her as Mary. She was born on 26 July 1795. She married Henry
C. Parker (1797-1887). She died in Elmore, Vermont on 22 Jun 1877 and is buried
at the Lake Elmore Cemetery along Route 12.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sarah F.
Parker b. 05 Sep 1824 in Barre, Vermont; m. <a href="https://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/03/surname-saturday-seeking-charles-childs.html" target="_blank">Samuel Childs</a> on 14 Aug 1845; d. 27
Oct 1863 in Barre, Vermont. Sarah is my 5<sup>th</sup> great grandmother.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Robert
Parker b. Abt 1831 in Vermont<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Alpheus
Parker b. Abt 1832 in Vermont<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mary Parker
b. Abt 1835 in Vermont</span></li>
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buried at the Bisson Barre Cemetery on Lower Road in Plainfield.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The early history of Plainfield, Vermont from the beginnings to 1880. Retrieved
from </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://plainfieldvthistory.org/history.html">http://plainfieldvthistory.org/history.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #fcfcfc; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Representative Men and
Old Families of Rhode Island. (1908). Retrieved from </span><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=sNo4AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://books.google.com/books?id=sNo4AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false</span><o:p></o:p></a></div>
<br />Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-1232872401149405182015-03-14T07:54:00.000-04:002015-03-14T07:55:34.884-04:00A Visit with my DadI had am amazing visit with my dad yesterday. I purchased some KFC (his fave) and headed to his house to interview him about his time spent in the Army. The entire visit lasted about 3 hours, but left me with some wonderful stories and memories to pass down to my descendants.<br />
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At first dad wasn't too keen on being interviewed, and was adamant that he could not remember much about his Army days. However, when I got there he pulled out a binder filled with old Army records (a binder I didn't even know he had). In it were dates of his enlistment, discharge, and time spent on active duty both Hawaii and Guam. Of course, this binder is a real genealogy goldmine. He offered to let me borrow it so I can scan the documents into my computer.<br />
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Next we pulled out two photo albums filled with photos he took from his time in basic training at Fort Dix, NJ, AIT at Fort Polk, LA, and duty Hawaii and Guam. I have looked through the albums many times since I was a kid, but I had never had my father tell me the stories behind the photos. He told me about his friends, who they were, where they lived, fun times they had, etc. He had photos of a '67 Ford Galaxy he purchased in Hawaii that he later crashed while driving to Honolulu one night. There were photos of concerts he saw (including Merle Haggard, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dolly Parton), the Tent City he stayed in while helping Vietnamese refugees in Guam in 1975, and this photo of his entire platoon that he asked me to blow up into an 8x10 (my dad is in the back at the far left, holding his helmet under his arm).<br />
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Next my father pulled out a few old letters he has that some of his Army friends wrote him soon after he returned home. They weren't long, but shared a few stories of trouble the caused together, dreams they had for when they were all out of the Army, and some more insight into what life was like for my dad in those dads.<br />
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When we were done talking about his Army days, dad continued by telling me stories of his childhood. He told me about his pet raccoons (hie brothers also had a pet fox and skunk), childhood friends and trouble they got into together, and other random things as he remembered them.</div>
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It was a wonderful time with my dad, and I am so glad we did this! I highly recommend everyone does this with their relatives while they still can.<br />
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-74441245897548578812015-01-17T09:46:00.000-05:002015-01-17T09:46:06.369-05:00Phineas Holcomb: Man of MysteryI know very little of my 6th great grandfather, Phineas Holcomb. He was born in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut on 04 Feb 1726 to <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-family-of-ensign-joshua-holcomb.html" target="_blank">Ensign Joshua Holcomb and Mary Hoskins</a>. At some point, Phineas moved from Connecticut to Dutchess County, New York. I'm not sure why, when or who with. I do have information that suggests he married Sarah Tuller in 1745 in Litchfield County, CT. It is possible he had some of his children while still in Connecticut, as well. He and his "large family" left Dutchess County, NY for Panton, Addison, Vermont during the spring of 1774. In 1778, Phineas Holcomb and his sons Joseph, Joshua, Samuel and Elisha were captured by Indians and brought to Quebec. Phineas died during his imprisonment in Quebec on 11 September 1781.<br />
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Phineas Holcomb and Sarah Tuller had at least 8 children:<br />
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<li>Joshua Holcomb was born in 1746 and died in 1781 in Quebec (during imprisonment)</li>
<li>Samuel Holcomb was born in 1748 and died in 1781 in Quebec (during imprisonment)</li>
<li>Sarah Holcomb was born in 1751</li>
<li>John Holcomb was born in 1753 and died sometime before 1785</li>
<li>Darius Holcomb was born in 1754</li>
<li>Ruth Holcomb was born in 1757</li>
<li>Elisha Holcomb was born in 1760 </li>
<li>Joseph Holcomb was born about 1726, probably in Dutchess County, NY. He died on 20 January 1833 in Panton, Vermont.</li>
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For more information on the Holcomb family's capture by Indians, please see my blog post entitled <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/carletons-raid-and-capture-of-holcomb.html" target="_blank">Carleton's Raid and the Capture of the Holcomb Family</a>.</div>
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<br />Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-11396541473188504912015-01-17T08:35:00.000-05:002015-01-17T08:35:13.339-05:00Surname Saturday: Revisiting an Old Post about the CotesAbout a year ago I posted a call out for help about one of my most elusive lines: the Cote's. In hopes of rekindling this post and getting some help, I am re-blogging it. Please read the original post at <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/hunting-elusive-cote.html">http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/hunting-elusive-cote.html</a>. Thank you!<br />
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<br />Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-31030974630505761862014-09-06T08:35:00.000-04:002014-09-06T08:35:05.258-04:00Surname Saturday: A few 17th Century Godfrey'sI don't have many Godfrey's in my tree, but I figured I would list the ones I do have in the even that I can locate a distant cousin or some unknown information.<br />
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Richard Godfrey (my 9th great grandfather) was born in Lancaster, England in 1631. His father was Richard Godfrey, who was born born in Wales in 1600. The younger Richard came to Massachusetts in 1652. According to a NEGHS publication, he "settled in a part of Tauton called Squawbetty...near the old [iron] forge, now Raynham." He married Jane Turner in 1650 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Jane was the daughter of John and Jane Turner. Richard died in Taunton, Massachusetts on 16 Oct 1691.<br />
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Children of Richard Godfrey & Jane Turner:<br />
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<li>Jane Godfrey; b. 1652 in Taunton, MA; m. John Cobb; d. 17 Mar 1736 in Taunton, MA</li>
<li>John Godfrey; b. abt. 1654; m. Martha Joyce</li>
<li>Alice Godfrey; b. 1656 in Weymouth, MA; m. Peter Holbrook in 1677 in Mendon, MA; d. 29 Apr 1705 in Medon, MA</li>
<li>Susannah Godfrey (see below)</li>
<li>Robert Godfrey; b. abt. 1660; m. Hannah Hackett</li>
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<li>Mary Kettle</li>
<li>Freegift Kettle</li>
<li>Ephraim Kettle</li>
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My line from Susannah Godfrey and Edward Kettls/Cettle is:</div>
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<li>Edward Kettle m. Welthy Godfrey*</li>
<li>Sylvester Kettle m.. Patience Comstock</li>
<li>William Riley Kittell m. Elizabeth Eliza Lanpher</li>
<li>Florence Eliza Kittell m. <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/surname-saturday-descendants-of-elijah.html" target="_blank">Roland S. Beard</a></li>
<li>William Riley Beard m. Olive Elizabeth "Grace LeGrange</li>
<li><a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2010/10/second-great-american-local-poem-and.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth Florence Beard</a> m. <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2010/11/from-hobby-to-business-my-greag.html" target="_blank">George Baker</a></li>
<li><a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-book-of-me-prompt-7-grandparents.html" target="_blank">Gary Baker m. Esther Wallace</a> (my grandparents)</li>
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*I am also curious as to who Wealthy Godfrey is. She was born to Joshua Godfrey and died on 18 Nov 1793. Were they of the same Godfrey family as Richard?</div>
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-61925664759361690682014-08-18T19:33:00.000-04:002014-09-20T14:27:20.948-04:00Baker Family Cape Cod to VermontAbout seven months ago I posted about the <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/surname-saturday-baker-family-of.html" target="_blank">family of Cornelius Baker & Almira (Thomas) Ingalls</a> and their descendants. This had been a huge brick wall in my genealogy for many years, but a few nights ago I came upon a record that would lead me back to my 10th great grandparents, Francis Baker and Isabel Twining.<br />
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I was able to conclude that Cornelius was born out of wed-lock and the Baker surname was his mother, Caroline's, maiden name. I have not found any record that lists his father (though I plan to visit the town clerk in Johnson, Vermont soon to see if I can find a birth record with his name on it there). Once I realized that Caroline's maiden name was Baker, I was able to do some searching and find her parents, and from there my brick wall came crashing down!<br />
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Here is what I discovered, starting with my 10th great grandfather:<br />
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Francis Baker was born in 1611 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. He arrived in Boston, Massachusetts via The Planter in 1635 and would settle in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. He married Isabel Twining on 17 Jun 1641 in Yarmouth. According to one source, he died in 1696. Children of Francis Baker and Isabel Twining were:<br />
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<li>John Baker (see below)</li>
<li>Samuel Baker, b. 1 May 1648 in Yarmouth</li>
<li>Daniel Baker, b. 2 Sep 1650 in Yarmouth</li>
<li>William Baker</li>
<li>Thomas Baker</li>
<li>Elizabeth Baker</li>
<li>Hannah Baker</li>
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Jonathan Baker was born on 31 May 1672 in Yarmouth. He married Hannah Jones on 13 Apr 1699 in Yarmouth. They had at least one son, Lot Baker.</div>
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<li>Lot Baker, b. 26 Apr 1746</li>
<li>Desire Baker, b. 25 Jul 1748</li>
<li>Hezekiah Baker (see below)</li>
<li>Patience Baker, b. 7 Nov 1749</li>
<li>Stephen Baker, b. 18 Nov 1754</li>
<li>Theodore Baker, b. 18 Apr 1757</li>
<li>Abijah Baker, b. 23 Jun 1764</li>
<li>Jerusha Baker, b. 23 Jun 1764</li>
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Hezekiah Baker was born on 8 Nov 1791 in Yarmouth. I know he married a woman named Betsy, though I am not sure if this was the name of my 5th great grandmother as I have seen her name listed as Dacia. Hezekiah died on 15 Aug 1873 in Hyde Park Vermont. He at least had the following children:</div>
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Caroline Baker was born on 18 Jan 1824 in Morrisville, Vermont. She had my 3rd great grandfather, Cornelius, illegitimately, but married Mitchell Gearwar a few years later. She died on 25 Apr 1897 and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Morrisville. Besides Cornelius she had the following children with Mitchell Gearwar:</div>
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<li>Ann Maria Gearwar, b. abt. 1847</li>
<li>William Gearwar, b. abt. 1849</li>
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For information about Cornelius and his descendants, see my original post,<a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/surname-saturday-baker-family-of.html" target="_blank"> Baker Family of Lamoille County, Vermont</a>.</div>
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-78177561765466252022014-08-09T09:03:00.000-04:002014-08-09T09:03:52.747-04:00Surname Saturday: Gambles, Ireland to Vermont and New BrunswickI would <span style="color: #e06666; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">*LOVE* </span>to find more information on the Gamble family. I know so very little about them, yet feel a huge connection to them. One of my reasons for continuing on with my genealogy is because I have always felt like I need to trace this family back to Ireland, like there is someone am meant to meet in Ireland. I don't feel this way with any of my other lines, and I can't explain why I feel this way about the Gamble line. However, tracing them back to Ireland has not been an easy feat, so I am hoping someone out there may be able to help me out.<div>
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My 2nd great grandfather, James Gamble, immigrated to America in about 1883 (according to the 1920 US Census-I have not found an immigration record to prove this claim). He was born 3 May 1862 in Antrim, Ireland to James Gamble and Ellen. He married <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/02/surname-saturday-mckillops-ireland-to.html" target="_blank">Rose McKillop</a> (who also immigrated from Ireland) on 2 Dec 1885 in Danville, Vermont. Rose was the daughter of James McKillop and Margaret Leslie. James spent most of his life in Cabot, Vermont and died of congestive heart failure on 28 Jun 1940 in St Johnsbury. He is buried in Danville, Vermont. </div>
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A distant cousin, and fellow researcher, sent me information suggesting that James' brother, Edward Gamble, was in America from 1888 to 1909 before moving to New Brunswick. Records indicate that Edward was born on board ship during the family's trip to America. He was born on 11 Jun 1876. At some point before or at the beginning of 1909, Edward went to Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada where he worked as a machinist and married Margaret "Maggie" Price on 4 February 1909. He died of Diabetes in Moncton on 18 May 1923 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Moncton.</div>
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<li>Rosetta May Gamble: b. 12 Dec 1892 in Danville. (Note: I located a grave in Danville Cemetery for Rose and May, Children of James and Rose Gamble, with no dates. Could the single birth certificate for Rosetta May have been an error and should have been two certificates for twins who died at/shortly after birth?).</li>
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<li>Rosetta Maude: b. 22 Aug 1913, d. 29 Oct 1913</li>
<li>Richard James: b. 16 Jun 1915, d. 15 Jan 1992</li>
<li><a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-book-of-me-prompt-7-grandparents_28.html" target="_blank">John Everett Gamble</a>: b. 12 Apr 1918, d. 31 Jan 1996</li>
<li>Mary Elizabeth: b. 24 Dec 1920, d. 6 May 1977</li>
<li>Ellen Rose: b. 31 Aug 1922, d. 2 Aug 2013</li>
<li>Marjorie Jane: b. 3 Dec 1924, d. 26 Oct 2008</li>
<li>William "Bill" Edward: b. 16 Apr 1927, d. 5 Jun 2012</li>
<li>Robert "Pete" Arthur: b. 15 Sep 1932, d. 4 Oct 2003</li>
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-72265629958236640862014-08-02T16:22:00.000-04:002014-08-03T09:25:04.424-04:00Raymond Roosevelt Martin and the Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Barre, VermontRaymond Roosevelt Martin was born in Williamstown, Vermont on 16 September 1904, the son of George F. Martin and <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/search/label/McKillop" target="_blank">Margaret "Maggie" McKillop</a>. He spent his childhood and early adult years residing on his family's farm on Northfield Road in Williamstown with his parents and at least six siblings (Lizzie May, Caroline Susan, Harrison Bancroft, John L, George Jr., and Clarence Dix (another sister, Rosetta died during infancy)). He lived and worked on the farm until 1933 or 1934. In 1934, he was living at 50 Elm Street in Barre and was working as a mechanic. He married Hannah Georgia Berno on 10 September 1934 in Barre. From 1936-1941, he is living at 133 Church Street and works as a mechanic for John Alexander, and then later in 1941 he is living on Main Street, Barre, and is the proprietor of his own business, Ray's Service Station. Raymond's aspirations of owning his own business was short-lived as he was working as a machinist for the Cone Automatic Company in Windsor, Connecticut in 1942 and then for the Sullivan Machinery Company in Claremont, New Hampshire in 1943. He and Hannah returned to Barre, Vermont in July 1943 when Raymond was admitted to the Washington County Sanatorium, a residential home for tuberculosis patients.<br />
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The Washington County Sanatorium was opened in 1921 on Beckley Hill Road in Barre. "The purpose of the [Washington County] sanitarium (<i>sic</i>) was the detection and treatment of tuberculosis, a pulmonary disease which during those years was a constant and common threat to stonecutters and their families" (Elizabeth Ramon Bacon, <i>Santander to Barre: Life in a Spanish Family in Vermont</i>). It is true that a large number of Barre's stonecutters (as well as many family & community members) contracted tuberculosis, and people blamed both unsanitary and strenuous work conditions in the sheds, and unsanitary conditions of the worker's homes. Many tuberculosis patients where admitted to the sanatorium. Sadly most including Raymond Martin, didn't make it out alive. He died there on 30 Mar 1944 after a 246 day stay. He is buried in Williamstown Cemetery next to his wife, Hannah, who died on 13 Feb 1989. She never remarried, and the two never had any children.</div>
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-8394349306226518332014-03-22T08:40:00.000-04:002014-03-22T08:40:17.194-04:00Surname Saturday: Seeking Charles Childs, son of Theron ChildsThis surname Saturday post is going to be short and sweet as I really don't know a whole lot about the Childs family. I am hoping someone out there may be able to shed some light for me.<div>
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I know that my maternal 4th great grandparents were Theron Childs and his wife, Anna Parks. They had at least one son, my 3rd great grandfather, Charles H. Childs, in 1873. Charles married Mary Ann Jones in Morrisville, Lamoille, Vermont on 19 April 1894. Mary Ann was born in July 1876 in Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont, the daughter of Ruel Judson Jones and Philena Hill.</div>
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Charles Childs and Mary Ann Jones had the following children:</div>
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<li>Minnie Belle Childs: My 2nd great grandmother. See below.</li>
<li>Olive Childs: b. 8 Nov 1896 in Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont.</li>
<li>Thomas Charles Childs: b. 1898, d. 28 Apr 1898 in Morrisville, Lamoille Vermont </li>
<li>Norma Beatrice Childs: b. 1 Jan 1900 in Woodbury Washington, Vermont</li>
<li>Vena May Childs: b. 2 Feb 1908 in Woodbury, Washington, Vermont</li>
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Minnie Belle Childs was born on 29 May 1894 in Morrisville, Lamoille, Vermont. She married <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/surname-saturday-baker-family-of.html" target="_blank">Daniel James Baker</a> on 14 Aug 1912 in Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont.She died on 28 Feb 1963 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont and is buried in Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont.</div>
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Minnie Childs and Daniel Baker had the following children: </div>
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<li>Gladys Mabel Baker: See my previous post, <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/surname-saturday-baker-family-of.html" target="_blank">Surname Saturday: Baker Family of Lamoille County, Vermont</a> for more information on her.</span></span></li>
<li><a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2010/10/black-sheep-sunday-jailhouse-death.html" target="_blank">Daniel Lee Baker</a>: See my previous post, <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2010/10/black-sheep-sunday-jailhouse-death.html" target="_blank">Black Sheep Sunday: Jailhouse Death</a>, for more information on him.</li>
<li>Ilda M Baker: b. 22 Apr 1926, d. Sept 1992.</li>
<li>Irene R Baker: b. 8 Feb 1930, d. Jan 1984.</li>
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-4242568373487846682014-02-16T13:15:00.000-05:002014-02-16T13:15:21.463-05:00The Family of Ensign Joshua HolcombEnsign Joshua Holcomb II was the fifth child and second son of Joshua Holcomb and Ruth Sherwood. My information about Joshua II is scarce, but I will write down what little I do know about him and his family.<br />
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He was born on 18 Sep 1672. Family historians have recorded that he was born in Windsor, Connecticut; however, we know that his parents were living in Simsbury by the time of his birth. For this reason, I would find it more likely that he was born in Simsbury than Windsor, though I can not be certain without documented proof.<br />
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Joshua Holcomb II married Hannah Carrington, the daughter of John Carrington, who’s parents, John and Joan Carrington, were hung for witchcraft in Hartford, Connecticut on 6 Apr 1651. Joshua and Hannah had at least six children together:<br />
1. Caleb Holcomb was born on 1 May 1695.<br />
2. Joshua Holcomb III was born on 18 Sep 1697 and died in Nov 1772.<br />
3. Thankful Holcomb was born on 8 Jan 1700/1.<br />
4. Experience Holcomb was born on 1702 and died on 15 Dec 1774.<br />
5. Eleanor Holcomb was born on 6 Jul 1706.<br />
6. Matthew Holcomb was born on 7 May 1708 and died on 21 Mar 1781.<br />
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I also believe they may have had a daughter named Hannah, though I am not sure when. One source says she was born between Thankful and Experience, and another lists her as being born after her mother’s death (which we know can not be accurate).<br />
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Hannah Carrington died on 13 May 1708. Considering the closeness to the date of her son, Matthew, I believe it is safe to assume that she died following complications from the birth.<br />
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After Hannah’s death, Joshua Holcomb II married Mary Hoskins (whom I descend from). They had eleven children together:<br />
1. David Holcomb was born on 22 Jul 1713 and died in 1803.<br />
2. Mercy Holcomb was born on 4 Sep 1714 and died on 10 Jun 1780.<br />
3. Miriam Holcomb was born on 11 Jul 1716 and died on 16 Sep 1718.<br />
4. Robert Holcomb was born on 2 Mar 1717/18 and died on 8 Mar 1717/18.<br />
5. Sarah Holcomb was born on 2 May 1719.<br />
6. Miriam Holcomb was born on 18 Jan 1719/20 and died on 28 Apr 1795.<br />
7. Joab Holcomb was born about 1720 and died on 5 Dec 1723.<br />
8. Bathsheba Holcomb was born on 3 Jan 1721/22.<br />
9. Joel Holcomb was born on 18 Aug 1723 and died on 24 Feb 1814.<br />
10. Joab Holcomb was born about 1724 and died on 9 Feb 1725/26.<br />
11. Phineas Holcomb was born on 4 Feb 1726 and died in Sep 1781.Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-6587820084437991782014-02-15T13:43:00.000-05:002014-02-15T13:43:39.832-05:00Irish Immigration to New EnglandI don't think I have mentioned here yet, but I also blog for Worldwide Genealogy: A Genealogical Collaboration. It's a relatively new blog that was started by Julie Goucher of <a href="http://anglersrest.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Anglers Rest</a> in which genealogy bloggers worldwide come together to post about genealogy as it relates to their region of the world.<br />
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My recent post, <a href="http://worldwidegenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/02/irish-immigration-to-new-england-via.html" target="_blank">Irish Immigration to New England via Canada</a>, provides an introduction to the reasons why many Irish immigrants entered North America through Canada, and why they proceeded on to New England. If after you read my post you still want more information regarding this topic, you may want to consider purchasing <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/188459252X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=188459252X&linkCode=as2&tag=gene08-20" target="_blank">Finnigans, Slaters and Stonepeggers: A History of the Irish in Vermont</a> by Vincent E. Feeney (currently $17 on Amazon), which covers this topic in more detail.<br />
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-2346270140015146842014-02-15T05:00:00.000-05:002014-02-15T05:00:04.195-05:00Surname Saturday: Bonneau / Burnham Quebec to VermontThe Bonneau/Burnham line has been confusing to research as it involves incestuous relationships. Until I figured this out, there was a lot of head scratching.<br />
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My 4th great grandfather, Basil Bonneau, was born about 1802, probably in Quebec. He married 1st Marie Roi on 27 Feb 1831 in Dunham, Quebec. He married 2nd Justine Gelineau in Oct 1850.<br />
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Children of Basil Bonneau and Marie Roi:<br />
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<li>Adelaide "Malinda Burnham" Bonneau (my 4th great grandmother)</li>
<li>William Basile Bonneau (my 3rd great grandfather)</li>
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Adelaide "Malinda Burnham" Bonneau was b. abt. 1834 in Quebec. She married Jean Baptiste Metevier. Jean Baptiste was born on 21 Jun 1829 in Quebec to Abraham Metevier and Francoise Sophie Paquet. He died bef. 1871.</div>
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Children of Adelaide "Malinda Burnham" Bonneau and Jean Baptiste Metevier:</div>
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<li>Jean Baptiste Metevier (my 3rd great grandfather. I will post more about him when I do the Metevier family) b. 24 Jun 1848 in Qubec, m. Hannah Maria Westover on 13 Jan 1873 in Sutton, Brome, Quebec, d. Bet. 1894–1901</li>
<li>Francois Metevier b. abt. 1851 in Quebec</li>
<li>Narcisse "Nelson" Metevier b. 10 May 1851 in Quebec, d. 17 Aug 1922 in Chicago, Illinois</li>
<li><a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2011/03/those-places-thursday-amoskeag-mill.html" target="_blank">Alexandre Metevier</a> b. 1854 in Quebec, d. 05 Jun 1930 in Quebec</li>
<li>Israel Metevier b. 14 Jul 1857 in Quebec, d. 14 Mar 1948 in Lyndonville, Caledonia, Vermont</li>
<li>Florence Metevier b. 10 Nov 1863 in Quebec, d. 04 May 1940 in Barton, Orleans, Vermont</li>
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William Basile Bonneau was born on 28 Sep 1845 in Quebec. He married Justine Christine Lindsey, who was born on 03 Feb 1841 in Quebec.</div>
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Children of William Basile Bonneau and Justine Christine Lindsey:</div>
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<li>Mary Alice Bonneau b. abt. 1864 in Quebec</li>
<li>Horace Bonneau b. abt 1866 in New Hampshire</li>
<li>Abraham Bonneau (my 2nd great grandfather. See below)</li>
<li>Josephine Bonneau b. abt. 1872</li>
<li>William Bonneau b. 14 Oct 1874 in Quebec</li>
<li>Frank Bonneau b. 14 May 1875 in Quebec</li>
<li>Robert Bonneau b. 1878 in Quebec</li>
<li>Clara Bonneau b. Sep 1880</li>
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Abraham Bonneau was born on 13 Mar 1868 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He married Esther May Metevier (his 1st cousin, once removed) on 25 Jun 1894 in Sutton, Brome, Quebec. She was born on 08 Jun 1875 in Turkey Hill, Quebec to Jean Baptiste Metevier and Hannah Westover. She died on 06 Oct 1904 in Montgomery, Franklin, Vermont.</div>
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Children of Abraham Bonneau and Esther May Metevier:</div>
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<li>Norman Abraham Bonneau b. 25 Nov 1895 in Sutton, Brome, Quebec, m. Elizabeth Butterfield on 18 Dec 1914 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont</li>
<li>Marie Eva Bonneau (Eva Burnham) (My great grandmother, See below)</li>
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Marie Eva Bonneau / Eva Burnham (as she was know as when she came to America) was born on 30 Oct 1896 in Sutton, Brome, Quebec. She married 1st Wayland A Wright on 25 Aug 1936 in Fairfield, Franklin, Vermont. She married 2nd Carlton Edgar Kennsison (my great grandfather) on 12 May 1915 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She married 3rd Allen Eugene Combs on 27 Sep 1941 in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont. She is buried with her 3rd husband in the West Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont</div>
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Carlton "Carl" Edgar Kennison was born on 12 Jun 1883 in Foster, Quebec to to Edwin <br />
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Children of Marie Eva Bonneau/Burnham and Carlton Edgar Kennison:<br />
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<li>Norman "Bud" Carl Kennison b. 11 Sep 1918 in Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont, m. Dorothy Ida Deso on 09 Dec 1948 in Richford, Franklin, Vermont, d. 03 Dec 1983 in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont</li>
<li><a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-book-of-me-prompt-7-grandparents_28.html" target="_blank">Mildred "Millie" Eva Kennison</a> (my grandmother), b. 29 Jul 1929 in Richford, Franklin, Vermont, m. John Everett Gamble on 20 Dec 1941 in Cabot, Washington, Vermont, d. 13 Feb 2009 in North Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont</li>
<li>Myrtle M Kennison b. 11 Mar 1923, m. Al Bulli, d. 04 Mar 2012 in Westminster, Massachusetts</li>
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-44662349839490478222014-02-14T15:07:00.000-05:002014-02-14T15:07:39.773-05:00Joshua Holcomb and the Simsbury, Connecticut Settlement<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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It is known that Joshua Holcomb was residing in the Massaco Plantation, Connecticut in 1667 . At that time,<br />
the Massaco, a band of indigenous people from the Wappinger tribe, primarily inhabited the Massaco Plantation. The area was referred to as an “appendix to the towne of Windsor.” Windsor settlers forested and farmed the Massaco Plantation, and began building homes along the Farmington River, on what is today called Terry’s Plain. A survey conducted in 1669 showed that there were 13 permanent residents on the Massaco Plantation. Joshua Holcomb was among these. The area became incorporated on 12 May 1670, and was then called Simmsbury (the name has since been shortened to Simsbury).<br />
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In June 1675, Native American chief, Metacomet, known to the English as King Philip, coordinated with tribal alliances to push the English settlers off the land the English had taken from the Native American people. This conflict became known as King Philip’s War. In March 1676, Native Americans burned the town of Simsbury to the ground, causing most of the settlers to return to Windsor. Many returned to rebuild in Simsbury a year later. It is unknown what Joshua Holcomb did during this time, but it is known that he was still residing in Simbsbury 23 Apr 1627 when he received land grant from King Charles II for “property east of the Farmington River near present day Terry’s Plain.”<br />
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Joshua Holcomb married Ruth Sherwood on 04 Jun 1663 in Windsor, Connecticut. They had at least ten children:<br />
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1. Ruth Holcomb was born on 26 May 1664<br />
2. Thomas Holcomb was born on 30 March 1666<br />
3. Sarah Holcomb was born on 23 June 1668<br />
4. Elizabeth Holcomb was born on 4 Apr 1670<br />
5. Joshua Holcomb II was born on 18 Sep 1672<br />
6. Deborah Holcomb was born on 10 Feb 1675<br />
7. Mary Holcomb was born on 25 Oct 1675/6<br />
8. Mindwell was born in 1678<br />
9. Hannah Holcomb was born in 1680<br />
10. Moses Holcomb was born on 4 Jul 1686 and died on 16 Feb 1699<br />
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Joshua Holcomb died on 1 Sep 1690 in Simsbury, Connecticut. According to the Simsbury Historical Society, Joshua was “known to be "one of the sound, substantial men of his time;" he was active in both civic and religious affairs until his death.”<br />
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-2298158092735745642014-02-09T16:00:00.000-05:002014-02-09T16:00:31.630-05:00Thomas Holcombe and the Windsor, Connecticut Settlement<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Drawn during the early 1800's<br />
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In 1631, Podunk chief, Wahginnacut, traveled to Boston to ask Governor John Winthrop to send English settlers to plant on his land. His goal was to have the English settle his lands in hope of establishing an alliance against the Pequot peoples who had been taking over the Podunk’s land for many years. He promised Winthrop to “find them corn and give them yearly eighty skins of beaver.” Winthrop and other Boston colonists were not interested in Wahginnacut’s offer; however, settlers of the nearby Plymouth colony were intrigued and Governor Edward Winslow was sent to Connecticut to scout the land for viability. Winslow found the land to be desirable, and in September 1633, he sent a small group of English colonists to build a trading post (to cash in on the lucrative fur-trading business).</div>
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In November 1635, around 60 people from Dorchester, Massachusetts, Thomas Holcombe included, traveled to the new settlement, which Reverend Warham renamed Dorchester. Over the course of the next two years, more Dorchesters , Massachusetts settlers came to Dorchester, Connecticut, outnumbering the original Plymouth colony settlers. The Plymouth settlers initially resisted the Dorchester settlers, but in 1637, sold most of the claims and returned to Plymouth.</div>
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In 1639, Thomas Holcombe moved to a northern area of Windsor now called Poquonock where he lived as a farmer. Holcomb family historians report that Thomas Holcombe had a role in framing the Constitution of the Connecticut Colony, though I have not found concrete evidence of this thus far.</div>
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From the Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633: </div>
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<i>“The inventory of the estate of "Thomas Holcom of Windsor" was taken 1 October 1657 and totalled £294 10s., of which £95 10s. was real estate: "eleven acres in home lot with housing and orchard," £50; "four acres and a half adjoining to the home lot," £6; "ten acres and a half of meadow," £10 10s.; "in the fourth meadow twelve acres," £15; "twenty-five acres of woodland over the brook against the house," £3; "forty-eight acres of woodland," £7 10s.; "ten acres of woodland," 10s.; and "his part in that called Tinker's Farm, eighty acres and a barn," £3 [Hartford PD Case #2774]. He also owned two swords. To the inventory was appended the following list:</i>
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<i>The related that survive the abovesaid deceased are</i></div>
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<i>1 Josuay the eldest of age 17 years</i></div>
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<i>4 Abigayle the eldest unmarried of age 18 years 3 quarters</i></div>
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<i>5 Debora the youngest of age 6 years 7 months”</i></div>
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Thomas and Elizabeth Holcombe had 10 children. They were:</div>
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1. Elizabeth Holcomb was born in 1634, probably in Dorchester, Massachusetts.</div>
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2. Mary Holcomb was born in 1635 in Dorchester (now Windsor), Hartford, Connecticut. </div>
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3. Abigail Holcomb was baptized on 6 Jan 1638 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.</div>
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4. Joshua Holcomb was born on 7 Apr 1640 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. </div>
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5. Sarah Holcomb was baptized on 14 Aug 1642 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. She died in 1654.</div>
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6. Benajah Holcomb was born on 23 Jun 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. </div>
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7. Deborah Holcomb was born on 15 Oct 1646. She died in 1649.</div>
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8. Nathaniel Holcomb was born on 4 Nov 1648 at Poquonock, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. </div>
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9. Deborah Holcomb was born on 15 Feb 1649/50 in Windsor, Connecticut. </div>
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10. Jonathon Holcomb was born on 23 Mar 1651/52 in Windsor, Hartford Connecticut. He died on 13 Sep 1656 at Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.</div>
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-19649523070319730732014-02-01T11:29:00.002-05:002014-02-01T11:29:38.633-05:00Thomas Holcombe and The Great Puritan MigrationHistorians often use 1620 as the date for the start of the Great Puritan Migration, also the Great Migration. It was then that 101 passengers sailed the Mayflower to settle at what they called Plymouth Harbor. Nine years later, in 1629, King Charles I, who had a strong distaste of Puritans, dissolved Parliament in order to prevent the Puritans from working to make any political changes. This dissolution of parliament remained in effect for 11 years, a period known as The Personal Rule. In 1640, when King Charles I needed funding to support his military he called on the Short Parliament, which lasted for three weeks. This ended his Personal Rule, as well as the Great Puritan Migration.<br />
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It was likely in either 1630 aboard the ship, The Mary and John, or in 1633 aboard the ship, Thunder, when my 9th great grandfather immigrated to America from England as part of this Great Puritan Migration. Because ship passengers lists were not a requirement of the time, we may never know when and on what ship Thomas Holcombe actually arrived in New England. The Mary and John Clearing House has, through historical evidence, created three possible passenger lists for the Mary and John, which sailed from Plymouth, England on 20 March 1630, and landed in what is now Dorchester, Massachusetts on 30 May 1630. List A includes passengers that were certainly or most likely on board (including his pastor, John Warham, and many members of his church), list B includes probable passengers, and list C includes possible passengers. Thomas Holcombe, age 25, from either Dorset or Somerset is currently listed on list B along with his wife, Elizabeth . It has also been suggested that he sailed on a ship called The Thunder, which was commanded by John Tilley and sailed in 1633. In my opinion, I would lean more toward him arriving via The Mary and John.<br />
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No matter how or when Thomas Holcombe first came to America, we do know he was residing in Dorchester, Massachusetts on 4 May 1634 when he took the following Oath of a Freeman:<br />
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<i><span style="color: #073763;">“I, Thomas Holcombe, being by God's providence an inhabitant and freeman within the jurisdiction of this common weale, do freely acknowledge myself to be subject to the government thereof, and therefore do hereby swear by the great and dreadful name of the ever-living God that I will be true and faithful to the same, and will accordingly yield assistance and support thereunto, with my person and estate, as in equity I am bound, and will also truly endeavor to maintain and preserve all the priviledges and liberties thereunto, submitting myself to the wholesome laws made and established by the same. And further, that I will not plot nor practise any evil against it, nor consent to any that shall be so done, but will timely discover and reveal the same to lawful authority now here established for the speedy preventing thereof. Moreover, I do solemnly bind myself in the sight of God that when I shall be called to give my voice touching any such matter of this State, wherein Freemen are to deal, I will give my vote and suffrage as I shall in my own conscience judge best to produce and tend to the public weale of the body, without respect of persons or respect of any man.”</span></i></blockquote>
It is also known that Thomas Holcombe owned land in Dorchester, Massachusetts as he is recorded in the Report of Commissioners of Boston as selling his “house and lands to Richard Joanes” on 12 Aug 1635. Thomas Holcombe moved to Windsor, Connecticut.<br />
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-74710607654351640992014-02-01T08:22:00.000-05:002014-02-01T10:05:01.889-05:00Family History Writing Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been meaning to write my family history, but it's one of those things that just keeps getting pushed to the back burner. I have written a biography for the Gamble line, and I have written a little about the Holcombs. The Holcomb family of Panton, Vermont is interesting as it is a story of kidnapping, murder, poverty, war, and overall struggle. So for this month, I am partaking in the <a href="http://www.familyhistorywritingchallenge.com/" target="_blank">Family History Writing Challenge</a> by focusing on writing about this Holcomb branch.<br />
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My goal will be to write 250-500 words each day for the next 28 days (beginning with today). I will post my writings here, and when all is said and done, I will create a post with the entire piece.<br />
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So I am off now to write my first installment of the Holcomb family history. Stay tuned...<br />
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<br />Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-72471186430999391712014-02-01T04:48:00.000-05:002014-02-01T04:48:00.384-05:00Surname Saturday - McKillops Ireland to Vermont<blockquote>
<i>Disclaimer: As always, my genealogy is a work in progress. There is a lot of information I have yet to locate and possible discrepancies in information already found. While all of my information is sourced in my genealogy software, I am not going to take the time to type all that out here. If you would like a source citation for a particular event, please ask.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><span style="color: #cc0000;">If you are related to this family, I want to hear from you!</span></blockquote>
I have been posting my Surname Saturday posts in alphabetical order; however, I am going to deviate from this for this week and focus on the McKillop family. I am inspired to write about them after being contacted by my 5th cousin earlier this week.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My 2nd great grandaunt, Margaret "Maggie" McKillop<br />
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I don't have a lot of info about this line, and it is one of my lines that intrigues me the most. Mainly because they make up a good portion of my Irish heritage, a heritage I am proud to have (I have other lines that came from Ireland, and I am equally as interested in learning about them, as well...but those lines are for future posts).<br />
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I <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2010/10/mystery-monday-gamblemckillop-irish.html" target="_blank">first posted about the McKillop family</a> over two years ago. Since my initial post, I have discovered more information. My 4th great grandparents were Patrick McKillop and Rose Cassidy of Ireland. I have not found any evidence that they came to America with their children. Their children (at least those I have found in America) were:<br />
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<li>James McKillop: My 3rd great grandfather. See below.</li>
<li>Nancy McKillop b. Aug 1837 in Cork/Corky, Ireland. m. John Finely on 4 Sept 1867 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont. d. 2 Oct 1901 in Cabot, Washington, Vermont. <i>(Author's note: A certificate of birth from daughter, Nancy Finely, indicates that her parents, John Finely and Nancy McKillop, were born in Cork, Ireland (a county in southern Ireland). However, Nancy's sister, Elizabeth, was born in Corkey, Ireland (a town in county Antrim), and the 1930 census of daughter, Lizzie, lists their birth place as Northern Ireland. It is likely that 'Cork' was written wrong, and they were born in Corkey, Antrim)</i></li>
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<li>Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ann Finely b. 30 May 1868 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont. m. Renforth Gamblin on 15 Jan 1900 in Ryegate Caledonia, Vermont. d. 28 Jul 1940 from "Toxemia due to carcinoma of the rectum." Buried in the Danville Green Cemetery. </li>
<li>Nancy Finley b. 26 Apr 1870 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont. m. James W Rodgers on 27 Nov 1895 in Barre, Washington, Vermont. d. 27 Jun 1953 in Barre, Vermont.</li>
<li>John Badger Finely b. 24 Apr 1872 in Cabot, Washington, Vermont. d. 17 Dec 1934 in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont.</li>
<li>Rosa Finely b. 6 Aug 1874 in Cabot, Vermont. m. Archibald Steele on 25 Jun 1902 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. d. 10 Jun 1952 in Danville, Vermont.</li>
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<li>William "Willie" Finely b. 21 Nov 1876 in Cabot, Vermont. d. 21 Mar 1938 in Danville, Vermont.</li>
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<li>Patrick McKillop b. 30 Jan 1841 in Ireland. d. 21 Feb 1914. buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.</li>
<li>Elizabeth McKillop b. 12 May 1846 in Corkey, Ireland. m. James McGill abt. 1869. d. 15 Jan 1921 in Danville, Vermont.</li>
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My 3rd great grandfather was James McKillop. he was born on 03 May 1862 in Antrim, Ireland. He married Margaret Leslie about 1854 (according to the 1900 US Census). They likely married while still in Ireland as according to the same census, they emigrated to America around 1867. Once in America, I have only found them living Danville, Caledonia, Vermont. James was a farmer by trade. He died on 08 Sept 1907 in Danville. He is buried with his wife in Mount Calvary Cemetery (Plot BB), St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont.<br />
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Margaret Leslie was born about 1823 in Ireland and died about 1912 in Vermont.<br />
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Children of James McKillop & Margaret Leslie:<br />
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<li>Rose McKillop: My 2nd great grandmother. See below.</li>
<li>John McKillop b. 17 Apr 1861 in Ireland, d. 15 Jun 1897 in Danville, Vermont (cause of death: appendicitis)</li>
<li>Mary Ann McKillop b. 17 Apr 1861 in Ireland, m. Robert M Steele abt. 1889, d. 26 Jul 1911 in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont</li>
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<li>Agnes J Steele b. 13 Feb 1893 in Peacham, Vermont</li>
<li>Herbert M Steele b. Jul 1895 in Peacham, Vermont</li>
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<li>Margaret "Maggie" McKillop b. 27 Nov 1867 in Ballycastle, Antrim, Ireland, m. George F Martin on 23 Dec 1889 in Barre, Washington, Vermont, d. aft. 24 Jul 1946 (possibly in Williamstown, Orange, Vermont).</li>
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<li>Lizzie May Martin b. 17 Sept 1891 in Vermont, m. Robert E Clogston on 5 Aug 1914 in Williamstown, Vermont, 21 May 1969 in Williamstown, Vermont. Buried in the Williamstown Cemetery.</li>
<li>Caroline Susan Marin b. 7 Oct 1893 in Williamstown, Vermont. m. Ernest John Auld on 28 Aug 1911. d. aft. 30 Mar 1946.</li>
<li>Harrison Bancroft martin b. 6 Dec 1895 in Williamstown, Vermont, m. Annie R. d. 26 Nov 1955 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont.</li>
<li>John L Martin b. Aug 1897 in Vermont, d. Oct 1942 in Williamstown, Vermont</li>
<li>Raymond Roosevelt Martin b. 16 Sept 1904 in Williamstown, Vermont. m. Hannah Georgia Berno on 10 Sept 1934 in Barre, Vermont. d. 30 Mar 1944 of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Barre, Vermont. Buried in Williamstown Cemetery.</li>
<li>Clarence Dix Martin b. 6 Aug 1906 in Williamstown, Vermont. d. 10 Jan 1953. Buried in the Williamstown Village Cemetery.</li>
<li>Rosetta Martin died in infancy</li>
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My 2nd great grandmother, Rose McKillop was born on 16 Jan 1857 in Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland. She married James Gamble on 02 Dec 1885 in Danville, Vermont. She died from "senility" on 16 Apr 1940 in Danville, Vermont.</div>
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James Gamble was born on 03 May 1862 in Antrim, Ireland To James & Ellen Gamble (who I recently discovered may have come to America, but I have not had time to search for any records. Stay tuned). He died on 28 Jun 1940 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. He is buried in Danville, Vermont.</blockquote>
Children of James Gamble and Rose McKillop were:<br />
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<li> Edward John Gamble: My great grandfather. See below</li>
<li>Rosetta May Gamble b. 12 Dec 1892 in Danville, Vermont.</li>
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My great grandfather, Edward John Gamble, was born on 28 Apr 1888 in Cabot, Vermont. He married Gertrude B. <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/surname-saturday-belandbalawbailawbayla.html" target="_blank">Baylaw/Balaw/Bailaw</a> on 29 Jul 1912 in Cabot, Vermont. He died from bladder cancer on 02 Dec 1955 in Walden, Caledonia, Vermont. He and his wife are buried in the Cabot Village Cemetery. </div>
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Gertrude B Baylaw/Balaw/Bailaw was born on 07 Jun 1893 in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont to Edward Bailaw/Balaw and <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/surname-saturday-aiken.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth "Lizzie" Aurilla Aiken</a>. She died on 03 Mar 1994 in Morrisville, Lamoille, Vermont.</blockquote>
Children of Edward Gamble and Gertrude Baylaw:<br />
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<li>Rosetta Maude Gamble b. 22 Aug 1913 in Cabot, Vermont. d. of Broncheal Pneumonia on 29 Oct 1913 in Cabot, Vermont. Buried in the Danville Cemetery.</li>
<li>Richard Gamble b. 16 Jun 1915. m. Lucelle Williams on 06 Oct 1942 in Cabot, Vermont. d. 15 Jan 1992 in Danville, Vermont.</li>
<li><a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-book-of-me-prompt-7-grandparents_28.html" target="_blank"> John Everett Gamble</a>: My grandfather. See below.</li>
<li>Mary Elizabeth Gamble b. 24 Dec 1920 in Cabot, Vermont. m. Raymond Geoffrey Salls on 15 Jun 1940 in Walden, Vermont. d. 24 Dec 1920 in Cabot, Vermont. Buried in the Cabot Village Cemetery, Section 2 Row 15.</li>
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<li>Ellen Rose Gamble b. 31 Aug 1922 in Cabot, Vermont. m. David Dale Dimick on 23 Dec 1950 in Danville, Vermont.</li>
<li>Marjorie Jane Gamble b. 03 Dec 1924 in Cabot, Vermont. m. Gordon George Rodger on 03 May 1949 in Cabot, Vermont. d. 26 Oct 2008 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont. Buried in the West Enosburg Cemetery in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont.</li>
<li>William "Bill" Edward Gamble b. 16 Apr 1927. m. Reta Elaine Shepard on 22 Oct 1949 in Cabot, Vermont. d. 05 Jun 2012 in Vermont.</li>
<li>Robert "Pete" Arthur Gamble b. 15 Sep 1932 in Cabot, Vermont. m. 1) Vera Irene Dimick on 21 Apr 1951 in Cabot, Vermont and 2) Marjorie (Hanks) Rochette on 14 Mar 1987 in Walden, Vermont. d. 04 Oct 2003 in Walden, Vermont. Buried in the South Walden Cemetery.</li>
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My grandfather, John Everett Gamble, was born on 12 Apr 1918 in Cabot, Vermont. He married Mildred Eva Kennison on 20 Dec 1941 in Cabot, Vermont. He served in France during WWII. He died on 31 Jan 1996 in Morrisville, Lamoille, Vermont. He and his wife are buried in the Jedediah Hyde Cemetery in Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont.</div>
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Mildred "Millie" Eva Kennison was born on 29 Jul 1921 in Richford, Franklin, Vermont to Carlton "Carl" Edgar Kennison and Marie Eva Burnham/Bonneau. She died on 13 Feb 2009 in North Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont.</blockquote>
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On October 24, 1778, in an attempt to gain control of Lake Champlain, the Governor General of Canada ordered Major Christopher Carleton to lead a force of about 450 men, that included British soldiers, American loyalists, German mercenaries and Indians, down Lake Champlain to the Otter Creek Valley. The force sailed on two schooners: the HMS Maria and the HMS Carleton, two gunboats, and various batteaux. Carleton’s force was ordered to take or destroy buildings, supplies and materials that could be used by the Continental Army to invade Canada, as well as take rebel men prisoner. This raid became known as Carleton’s Raid.</div>
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Major Carleton’s force raided <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2010/11/those-places-thursday-panton-vermont.html" target="_blank">Panton, Vermont</a> on November 5 or 8, 1778. According to the Honorable John D. Smith, Esq., Joseph Holcomb (2nd-great grandfather to George Dewey (Holcomb) Baker) was chopping firewood under an elm tree on the property of his brother-in-law, Phineas Spaulding. He was suddenly surrounded and captured by Indians and taken to a vessel on Lake Champlain. His father, Phineas Holcomb, and three brothers, Joshua, Samuel and Elisha, were captured at their residence, a short distance away from Spaulding’s, and also brought aboard the vessel (some accounts provide a date of November 11th as the capture date for the latter four Holcombs). Their homes, as well as all other homes in Panton, except that of Timothy Spaulding, were burned by British soldiers.</div>
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Following his successful raid, Major Carleton returned to Isle aux Noix on November 14, 1778. With him were 39 prisoners and a report that his force destroyed “4 months provisions for 12,000 men.” The prisoners were taken, by foot, further north to Fort Saint-Jean (also known as Fort Saint John), where they were subjected to starvation and suffered from other hardships. Being that they were only about 16 and 15 when captured, Joseph and Elisha Holcomb suffered less than many other prisoners, and were allowed to care for sick prisoners.</div>
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Joshua and Samuel Holcomb died while imprisoned during the summer of 1781. The brothers’ likely cause of death was either starvation or disease, the same as many of their prison companions. Accounts about the fate of Phineas Holcomb vary. Some say that he died at Fort Saint-Jean. Other sources indicate that he escaped the prison and died in Rutland. All sources agree that he died on September 11, 1781. Joseph and Elisha Holcomb were exchanged for British prisoners and released in June 1782, about three years and eight months following their capture.</div>
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*Names were misspelled, Samuel's name was inaccurately recorded, and Phineas’ age was incorrect as he was 52 at the time of his capture.</div>
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-2068157510951272732014-01-29T05:00:00.000-05:002014-01-29T05:00:08.967-05:00Wordless Wednesday: The Silly Side of My Great Grandfather<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-28265884711416416552014-01-28T10:37:00.000-05:002014-01-28T10:37:37.219-05:00The Book of Me, Prompt 7 - Grandparents (Part 2)<i><b>These <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Book%20of%20Me" target="_blank">Book of Me</a> posts are inspired by weekly prompts provided by Julie at <a href="http://www.anglersrest.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/The%20Book%20of%20Me" target="_blank">Angler's Rest</a>.</b></i><br />
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Part 1 of this post is about my maternal grandparents, <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-book-of-me-prompt-7-grandparents.html" target="_blank">Gary and Esther (Wallace) Baker</a>. This post will focus on my paternal grandparents, John and Mildred "Millie" (Kennison) Gamble.</div>
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John Everett Gamble was born on 12 April 1918 in Cabot, Washington, Vermont to Edward John Gamble and Gertrude B Baylaw. He served in Northern France in 1945 during World War II.</div>
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My grandfather was a sweet man who loved his grandchildren very much. I can't recall a time when I would leave him without getting a kiss and him saying that I was a good girl. But despite his good nature, my grandfather was a drinking man.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Gamble circa 1980s</td></tr>
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I have vivid memories of him sitting at his kitchen table with a beer and tobacco pipe. I can still recall the pipe in my mind. The bowl of the pipe was a light brown-more tan than anything-and had a rough texture. The stem was dark brown, smooth, and shiny. His chair was at the back-left of the table. Sometimes his friend and neighbor, Abner, would join him. Near the chair was his rolling desk where he kept his important documents. After his death, the desk was passed on to my father. </div>
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When he wasn’t sitting at the kitchen table, he would nap on the living room floor. He had a “bed” (a pillow and blanket) between his chair and the couch (where my grandmother-who always called my grandfather by his full name, “John Gamble”-was usually sitting). You could only see his legs and hear his snores.</div>
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My grandfather died at Copley Hospital in Morrisville, Lamoille, Vermont from complications caused from heart surgery on 31 December 1996.</div>
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Mildred "Millie" Eva Kennison was born on 29 July 1921 in Richford, Franklin, Vermont to Carlton "Carl" Edgar Kennison and Marie Eva Burnham/Bonneau. She married John Gamble on 20 December 1941 in Cabot, Vermont.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Millie (Kennison) Gamble<br />
standing in her kitchen</td></tr>
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My grandmother was a feisty woman and never took anyone's crap (for lack of a better term). She certainly was not afraid to speak her mind, and often worded things without much tact. She once told me that she could never die because Heaven wouldn't take her and Hell was too scared.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My grandmother & me<br />
Circa 1979/1980</td></tr>
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My grandmother loved to tell stories (over and over and over again). Some of her favorite was about her and her sister, Myrtle, hanging out at the train tracks in St. Albans [Vermont] till 1:00 in the morning when they were teens, or hitch-hiking to Massachusetts to see my grandfather while he was stationed at Fort Devons. She also told me that my grandfather proposed marriage to her three times before she said yes. The first two times she was holding out for a proposal from another boy, which never came, so three times seemed to be the charm for my grandfather to win her over. I loved my grandmother's stories. I only wished I would have thought to record them while I had the chance.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Millie Kennison, Eva Burnham/Bonnea,<br />
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During the last few years of her life, my grandmother suffered with dementia and toward the end, could not remember much of anything or anyone. She did start conversing with herself a few months before she died, and when asked who she was talking to, she would say "John Gamble" who predeceased her by over 12 years. She died in her sleep on 20 December 2009 at her home in North Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont.</div>
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For my entire life, my grandparents lived in the olive-green house on Main Street in North Hyde Park. They actually purchased the home when my father was quite young. He recalls moving from their drafty farmhouse in Bakersfield, Vermont where they had an outhouse and no indoor plumbing, to this house in North Hyde ark where they had a bathroom inside and would stay warm throughout the night. He and his brothers thought they had moved into the lap of luxury. In reality, the house was small and run-down (at least when I knew it). It was 2 stories high and had a small basement fl of cobwebs & spiders. The first floor was where the living room, kitchen, and my grandparent's bedroom was. The 2nd floor had 2 bedrooms, which I assume were my father's & uncles when they were young, but during my lifetime one was a guest room filled with my grandmother's treasures, and the 2nd was my uncle's, who never managed to leave his parent's home. Sadly, the house was torn down last year and all that remains is an empty spot where many of my childhood memories once stood.</div>
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<br /></div>Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-42273190002955720642014-01-25T13:29:00.004-05:002020-11-08T09:37:05.883-05:00Surname Saturday: Descendants of Elijah and Jane Beard <blockquote>
<i>Disclaimer: As always, my genealogy is a work in progress. There is a lot of information I have yet to locate and possible discrepancies in information already found. While all of my information is sourced in my genealogy software, I am not going to take the time to type all that out here. If you would like a source citation for a particular event, please ask.</i><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">If you are related to this family, I want to hear from you!</span></blockquote>
My fifth great grandparents were Elijah E and Jane Beard (I know nothing of Jane except her first name). Elijah was born about September 1764 in Scotland and died on 14 Jun 1853 in Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont. He is buried in the Berkshire Center Cemetery (his tombstone is on <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=beard&GSfn=elijah&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=49&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=20226169&df=all&" target="_blank">FindAGrave.com</a>).<br />
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Children of Elijah and Jane Beard were:<br />
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<li>Elijah Beard: b. abt. Sept 1794 in New Hampshire, m. Lucy Horn </li>
<li>David Beard (my 4th great grandfather. See below).</li>
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David Beard was born abt. 1819 in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. He married Jane Doan/Dean(e). He died on 18 Aug 1899 in Barre, Washington, Vermont.</div>
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Jane Doan/Dean(e) was born in Underhill, Chittenden, Vermont.</div>
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Children of David and Jane Beard were:</div>
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<li>Huldah Ann Beard: b. 09 Aug 1842 in Brome, Quebec, Canada. She m. Willam John McMurray on 13 Mar 1860 in Vermont. She d. 23 Aug 1925 in Coventry, Orleans, Vermont.</li><li>Eliza Beard: b. abt. 1845 in Quebec, Canada</li><li>Myron B. Beard: b. Nov 1846. He d. 25 Jul 18448 in Coventry, Orleans, Vermont.</li><li>Henry Harrison Beard: b. abt. March 1849 in Underhill, Vermont. He m. Nina Danforth on 28 Jun 1911 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts</li>
<li>Roland Smith Beard: (my 3rd great grandfather. See below).</li>
<li>George W Beard: b. abt 1854, m. Ida Bundy on 15 Apr 1876 in Swanton, Franklin, Vermont</li><li>Young David Beard: b. abt. Nov 1855. d. 25 Feb 1877 in Coventry, Orleans, Vermont.</li>
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Roland S Beard was born on 4 Jun 1851 in Underhill, Chittenden, Vermont. He married Florence Eliza Kittell on 4 Jun 1872 in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont. He died on 20 May 1930 in Lamoille County, Vermont and is buried in Pleasant View Cemetery in Morrisville, Lamoille, Vermont.</div>
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Florence Eliza Kittell was born in 1850 in Fairfield, Franklin, Vermont to William Riley Kittell and Elizabeth Eliza Lanpher. She died on 18 May 1927 in Morrisville, Vermont and is buried in Pleasant View Cemetery in Morrisville.</div>
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Children of Roland S Beard and Florence Eliza Kittell were:</div>
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<li>Marcia Eliza Beard: b. 16 May 1874 in Sheldon, Franklin Vermont, m. Herbert Robbins, d. 1 Sept 1956 in Wolcott, Lamoille, Vermont</li>
<li>Melvin H Beard: b. 1876 in Vergennes, Addison, Vermont, d. 1901</li>
<li>William Riley Beard (My 2nd great grandfather. See below)</li>
<li>Harry Beard: b. and d. in 1881.</li>
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William Riley Beard was born on 4 Dec 1877 in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont. He m. Olive Elizabeth LaGrange on 11 Mar 1899. He died on 12 Feb 1956 in Waterbury, Washington Vermont. He is buried in Pleasant View cemetery n Morrisville, Vermont.</div>
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Olive Elizabeth "Grace" LaGrange was born on 4 May 1878 in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont to Abraham LaGrange and Elizabeth Isabel Renney. She died on 9 Sept 1963 in Morrisville, Lamoille, Vermont. She is buried in Pleasant View Cemetery in Morrisville.</div>
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Children of William Beard and Olive LaGrange were (see a poem my great grandmother, Elizabether (Beard) baker wrote about her siblings here: <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2010/10/second-great-american-local-poem-and.html" target="_blank">Our Family Tree</a>):</div>
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<li>Clyde Archival Beard: b. 13 Jan 1900 in Palmer, Massachusetts, m. Lula Mae Melvin, d. 18 Mar 1957 in Chelsea, Orange, Vermont</li>
<li>Beulah Olive beard: b. 5 Jan 1902 in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, m. Harold Allen on 2 Jul 1921 in Morrisville, Vermont, d. 4 Sep 1994 in Bradford, Orange, Vermont</li>
<li>Wilma Rita Beard, b. 16 Apr 1903 in Hyde park, Lamoille, Vermont, m. Rufus W. Stancliffe on 16 Apr 1921 in Morrisville, Vermont, d. 16 Aug 1984 in Morrisville, Vermont</li>
<li>Infant Girl Beard: b. 23 May 1905 in Hyde Park, Vermont (probably stillborn)</li>
<li>Lillian W. Beard: b. 1906, m. Edward Peterson, d. aft. 1963</li>
<li>Gerald William Beard: 30 Oct 1906 in Morrisville, Vermont, m. Mildred E Willis on 7 Mar 1926 in Morrisville, Vermont, d. 19 Jul 1972 in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut</li>
<li>Elizabeth Florence Beard (My great grandmother): b. 16 Oct 1911 in Morrisville, Vermont, m. <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/surname-saturday-baker-family-of.html" target="_blank">George Dewey Baker</a> on 23 Aug 1932, d. 22 Dec 1995 in Morrisville, Vermont. She is buried in Pleasant View Cemetery in Morrisville, Vermont</li>
<li>Ardell Floye Beard: b. 20 Feb 1918, m. Raymond Rebman, d. abt. 1987</li>
<li>Robert Melvin Beard: b. 26 May 1921 in Morrisville, Vermont, m. Mabel Beardsley Rouse on 8 Sept 1942, d. 3 Dec 1991</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">William and Olive Beard (Center) 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1949.</td></tr>
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Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-37347269190067584382014-01-18T09:03:00.000-05:002014-08-18T19:35:48.862-04:00Surname Saturday: Baker Family of Lamoille County, Vermont<b>Update</b>: I have found more information about Cornelius's ancestors since writing this post. Please see my latest post, <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/08/baker-family-cape-cod-to-vermont.html" target="_blank">Baker Family Cape Cod to Vermont</a>.<br />
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My 3rd great-grandfather, Cornelius H Baker, was born about 17 May 1842 in or near Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont. He married Almira M (Thomas) Ingalls on 4 July 1864 in Johnson. He died on 19 Jan 1909 in Eden, Lamoille, Vermont. His mother, Caroline, is listed on his death certificate. Her place of birth was Vergennes, Addison, Vermont. There is no name given for his father, but census records list his birth location as Germany or Vermont. <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> </b></span><br />
Almira M Thomas was born in Oct 1841 in Belvidere, Lamoille, Vermont. She was the daughter of William Thomas from Fairfield, Addison, Vermont and Sally Stancliff from Halifax [Canada?]. Almira died on 20 Apr 1917.<br />
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Cornelius and Almira had the following children:<br />
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<li>Charles C Baker b. 30 Dec 1865 in Johnson, m. Nora Emory on 29 Sep 1889 in Eden, d. 31 Jul 1935</li>
<li>Caroline M Baker b. 1869, m. William Griswold on 5 Mar 1885.</li>
<li>Emma A Baker b. 23 Oct 1871 in Belvidere, m. Dan Adams on 1 Jun 1890 in Johnson</li>
<li>Frank M Baker b. 10 Apr 1874 in Belvidere</li>
<li>Harrison B Baker b. 4 Jun 1876 in Belvidere, m. Lilah Mae Bidwell</li>
<li>Daniel James Baker (my 2nd great grandfather, see below)</li>
<li>George H Baker b. 29 Jul 1885, m. Anna Jones</li>
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My 2nd great grandfather, Daniel James Baker, was born on 3 Jan 1877 in Belvidere, Lamoille, Vermont. He married Minnie Belle Childs on 14 Aug 1912 in Belvidere. He died on 7 Nov 1949 in Windham, Vermont.</div>
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Minnie Belle Childs was born on 29 May 1894 in Morrisville, Lamoille, Vermont. She was the daughter of Charles H Childs and May Ann Jones from Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont. Minnie died on 28 Feb 1963 in Morrisville. She is buried in Johnson.</div>
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Daniel and Minnie had the following children:</div>
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<li>Daniel Lee Baker b. 20 Oct 1919 in Belvidere, d. 22 Apr 1945 in Hyde Park (<a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2010/10/black-sheep-sunday-jailhouse-death.html" target="_blank">see my previous post about Daniel Lee Baker</a>)</li>
<li>Ilda M Baker b. 22 Apr 1926, m. ______ Allen, d. Sep 1992</li>
<li>Irene R Baker b. 8 Feb 1930, m. _____ Wade, d. Jan 1984</li>
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My great grandmother, Gladys Baker, was born on 9 Sep 1916 in Belvidere, Lamoille, Vermont. She married Hezekiah Truman Wallace on 10 Mar 1930 in Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont. She died on 12 Jun 1967 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. </div>
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Hezekiah Truman Wallace was born on 29 Jan 1907 in New Hampton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He was the son of William Henry Wallace of Tyngsboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts and Blanche L Corbin of Charleston, New Hampshire. Hezekiah died on 20 Sep 1976 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont.</div>
Jackyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440076130398085677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-915730482136353569.post-21085699508338689342014-01-13T19:33:00.003-05:002014-01-18T09:10:52.849-05:00The Book of Me, Prompt 7 - Grandparents (Part 1)<i><b>These <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Book%20of%20Me" target="_blank">Book of Me</a> posts are inspired by weekly prompts provided by Julie<span style="background-color: white;"> at <a href="http://www.anglersrest.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/The%20Book%20of%20Me" target="_blank">Angler's Rest</a>.</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.285999298095703px;">My earliest memory is of my grandmother getting a wooden puzzle out of a closet for me</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.285999298095703px;">. That's actually the only memory I have of her. She died when I was 3 of a brain tumor that was caused from lung cancer. Her name was Esther (Wallace) Baker, and she was the daughter of Hezekiah Truman Wallace and Gladys Baker.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.285999298095703px;">Four short years after my grandmother's death, her husband, my grandfather, died of prostate cancer. His name was Gary Baker and he was the son of George Baker and Elizabeth Beard.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.285999298095703px;">Both of my grandparents were from Lamoille County, Vermont. They purchased a home together in Pinewood Estates in Morrisville, just off the Needle Eye Road. It was a single story, white ranch. I remember a half wall as you came in the living room door. There was also a basement door in the kitchen, near the kitchen door. I remember my grandfather coming home from work one day in his coveralls (he worked for Bourne's Oil company), walking through the kitchen door and proceeding into the basement. It's funny the things you can remember.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.285999298095703px;">I remember my grandfather gave me a pink bike with a banana seat for my 7th birthday. It was my first 2-wheeler bike, and I had it for several years. I loved that bike, mostly because it was the last gift he ever bought for me. My father sent it to the scrapyard when <a href="http://genealogyvt.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-book-of-me-prompt-5-your-childhood.html" target="_blank">he sold my childhood home</a>. It broke my heart.</span></span><br />
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