Tradition makes the ancestor of this family who first came to our shores a native of the Isle of Jersey, but I doubt the truth of the statement. I have not found the name, or one resembling it, in any record or book relating to Jersey. The surname Bain, and Bane, are derived from the …
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William Henry Harrison Moody, of Claremont, a retired shoe manufacturer and one of the wealthiest and most prominent men of New Hampshire, was born here, May 10, 1842, son of Jonathan Moody. His father made shoes by hand, employing several men in his business. Jonathan Moody took a lively interest in military matters throughout his …
Jeffery Manning & Mary Coit Jan. 2, 1775 William White of Haverhill & Mrs. Polly Chandler Jan. 5, 1775 John Patten & Elizabeth Clough Jan. 5, 1775 Edward Wilkinson & Elizabeth Welch Jan. 6, 1775 William Sharp & Hannah Burk Jan. 6, 1775 Henry Prouse & Nelly Shaw Jan. 7, 1775 James Bennet & Susannah …
PARSHLEY, Emma Louise Todd9, (Henry D.8, Caleb7, Jehiel6, Stephen5, Stephen4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born July 4, 1862, in Charlestown, Mass., married Dec. 11, 1889, Frederick Alonzo Parshley. Children: I. Marion, b. Aug. 3, 1891. II. Esther, b. Feb. 15, 1894. III. Louise, b. Nov. 18, 1895, d. Aug. 13, 1898.
GEORGE B. CALHOUN,M.D. – There are but few men better known or more highly respected in the medical profession on Puget Sound than Doctor Calhoun, an excellent portrait of whom appears in this history. He is a native of New Brunswick, and was born October 19, 1837, his parents being John and Mary (Brewster) Calhoun. …
William Sergent Hawse & Sarah Hunstable Jan. 30, 1766 Thomas James & Mary March Feb. 6, 1766 Thomas Hall & Sarah Griggs Feb. 15, 1766 William Brown & Mary Newhall Feb. 20, 1766 Edward Richardson & Sarah Quinor Feb. 20, 1766 John Hendley & Sarah Smith Feb. , 1766 Charles Dabney & Mary Bass Mar. …
Allen, Charles, son of Sylvester and Harriet (Ripley) Allen, was born in Greenfield, Franklin county, April 17, 1827. He was graduated from Harvard in the class of 1847. He was admitted to the bar in 1850. He practiced law in Greenfield until 1862, and then moved to Boston. He was appointed by Governor John D. …
A Faithful Narrative of the Many Dangers and Sufferings, as well as wonderful and surprising deliverances, of Robert Eastburn, during his late captivity among the Indians. Written by Himself. Published at the earnest request of many persons, for the benefit of the Public. With a recommendatory Preface by the Rev. Gilbert Tennent. Psalms 24, 6, …
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Battis Rogerson & Sarah Packer [see Dec. 20, 1755] Jan. 1, 1756 John Murfey & Mary Goodman Jan. 1, 1756 Thomas Morton & Mary Mason Jan. 1, 1756 Nathl. Roberts & Alice Lovis Jan. 1, 1756 Elijah Livermore of Waltham & Dinah Whitney Jan. 2, 1756 Thomas Russell & Onner Loud Jan. 7, 1756 Charles …
Rev. Leavitt is a minister of the Gospel; he is indeed more than this, for he is the pioneer in a new vocation in which his qualifications as a minister fit him for the perfect administration of his self imposed combined duties of clergyman and funeral director. When Rev. Leavitt entered this new field comparatively …
Josiah C. Trask was one of the 180 victims of the terrible Quantrill raid and massacre at Lawrence, on August 21, 1863. He was a young and brilliant editor at the time of his death and few men of Kansas were more beloved. His father was a minister, who preached in Massachnsetts for many years, …
WRIGHT. The family of this name is an early Boston family, which through marriage is allied with some of the historic families of New England, among them those of Adams, Winslow and Wentworth. We give herewith an outline of the earlier generations, beginning with the first ancestor in this country. (I) Richard Wright, born about …
TOTMAN, Pauline Louise Todd9, (Charles S.8, Eliel S.7, Samuel6, Eliel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Dec. 16, 1882, in Boston, Mass., married in Somerville, Mass., Nov. 30, 1905, John Hunter, son of Willis Vining and Martha Ellen Totman, who was born June 20, 1880, in Clinton, Me. Children: I. Geraldine Clarice, b. Sept. 4, 1908, …
Richard Andrew & Margaret Decost Jan. 4, 1770 Peter Roberts & Ann Kinney Jan. 10, 1770 Daniel Hunting of Milton & Sarah Field Jan. 17, 1770 Eben. Ruddock & Molley Ingerfield Jan. 18, 1770 Popplewell Harman, (sold. 29th. Regt.) & Mary Hines Mar. 3, 1770 Primus Clark & Elizth. Humphrys, free Negroes Mar. 8, 1770 …
The word Tuthill, meaning a conical hill, is a common place name in England, of remote antiquity. From one or more places named Tuthill the surname Tuthill or Tuttle is derived, after a prevalent custom in the twelfth century and later when surnames came into use in England. The family had been especially prominent in …
Giles Lodge & Abigail H. Langdon Jan. 3, 1800 John Austin & Susanna Douglass Jan. 6, 1800 Seth Taylor & Neomy Robins Jan. 7, 1800 Joseph Willington Page & Polly Bixby of Framingham Jan. 14, 1800 James Rolly & Hannah Wright Jan. 24, 1800 John Palmer & Polly Martin Jan. 25, 1800 David Pratt & …
Calvin Perry Bascom, general manager for the business conducted under the name of the Fayette R. Plumb Company, Incorporated, of St. Louis, was born in Ellsworth, Kansas, October 17, 1876. His father, Daniel Craig Bascom, a native of the state of New York, removed to Kansas in 1868 and there engaged in ranching for a …
Oliver Quincy Claflin is a prominent young lawyer at Kansas City, Kansas, and is now serving as United States commissioner of the First Kansas District. Mr. Claflin is devoted to the law, is not an office seeker, and his appointment to his present position was based entirely upon merit and exceptional qualifications. Mr. Claflin was …
ALLEN, AARON, m. Catherine Cummings, July 10, 1739; and had Elizabeth, b. Oct. 4, 1739. ALLEN, JOSEPH, Hon., removed here from Boston, Nov. 17, 1771; m. Anne, dau. of Judge Steele, and had Thomas, b. Nov. 16, 1774; d. March 30, 1775. Mrs. Allen d. May 10, 1775, aged twenty-four. In 1776, Mr. Allen was …
Few names stand out more prominently in the history of California jurisprudence than that of George H. Buck, Superior Judge of San Mateo County, who is completing his twenty-fifth year on the bench and his thirty-third year in public office. As a jurist Judge Buck is one of the most eminent in the State. In …
