Cornelius Atherton came in from Pennsylvania in 1803 or ‘4. He was born in Cambridge, Mass., in 1736, and was the fourth in descent from Gen. Humphrey Atherton of Boston, from whom all the Athertons in America are descended. He married Mary Delano and with her removed to Amenia, Dutchess Co., N. Y., in 1763. […]
Dr. Rufus Merrill Weeks, who resides in the village of Suncook, and is a well-known dentist in the town of Pembroke, was born in Gilford, N.H., December 15, 1854, son of William and Lizzie (Hutchinson) Weeks. Benjamin Weeks, the grandfather of Dr. Weeks, in his younger days was a farmer. He later learned Gilford. He
Robert Ives Lee. In the death of Robert Ives Lee, which occurred at Chicago, Illinois, December 19, 1911, there passed away one of the most prominent horsemen of the Middle West. He was born May 5, 1846, at Boston, Massachusetts, and was a son of the late Brev.-Brig.-Gen. William Raymond Lee III, U. S. V.,
ALDEN CHESTER A WELL-KNOWN, industrious, painstaking lawyer of this city, whose early struggles in life and well-directed efforts to secure an education have been crowned with success in his chosen profession, is Alden Chester. Born at Westford, a small village in Otsego County, N. Y., September 4, 1848, he is the youngest of four sons
Nathaniel Ridgway Jr. & Lucy Rust Jan. 5, 1780 Majr. Edward Carnes & Mrs. Mercy Scollay Jan. 26, 1780 Joshua Berry & Elizabeth Quincy Jan. 24, 1780 Benjamin Homans & Hannah Colman Feb. 3, 1780 Samuel Pierce & Dorcas Sanderson Feb. 11, 1780 John Lewis & Susannah Lincoln Feb. 12, 1780 Sclpeo Peters & Mary
Below is a complete listing of all available online Suffolk County Massachusetts cemeteries, with links to multiple cemetery transcriptions, gravestone photos, tombstone photos, official records, etc. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. The following Cemeteries
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
Christopher Avery, the founder of this family, was born in England, about 1590, and died in New London, Connecticut, March 12, 1679. There are several traditions as to his place of origin, one that he came from an old Cornish family, another that he was a native of Salisbury, county Wilts. According to one statement,
David E. Ballard is living retired at Washington, Kansas, at the age of eighty-one. Most of his active contemporaries in the strenuous achievements of his earlier years have long since passed away. Mr. Ballard is one of the few survivors of the prominent Kansans who actually laid the foundation of the state. His name is
Henry Tubbs, a successful dentist practising in Newport, was born in Peterboro, N.H., February 24, 1831, son of Joseph and Azuba (Monroe) Tubbs. The family is traced back to one William Tubbs, who came to the Plymouth Colony from London, England, in 1635. The paternal grandfather of Dr. Tubbs was Captain Joseph Tubbs, of Marlow,
Thomas Barnard & Sarah Bond Jan. 2, 1791 Samuel Covel & Lydia Praey Feb. 3, 1791 John Mitchel & Nancy Pecker Feb. 9, 1791 John Thompson & Sarah Walker Mar. 24, 1791 Capt. Edward Staples & Diana Adams Mar. 24, 1791 John Watts & Mary Owens Mar. 31, 1791 Ebenezer Knowlton & Susannah Robson of
Crispan Gapson & Mary McKeal Jan. 2, 1758 James Graham & Mary Mouet Jan. 3, 1758 Thomas Kimball & Hannah Thomas Jan. 4, 1758 Thomas Flett & Hannah Coverley Jan. 5, 1758 Job Bradford & Eliza. Parkman Jan. 5, 1758 Isaac White & Mary Hodsdon Jan. 5, 1758 Daniel Lace & Mary Swinney Jan. 7,
Adams, Charles Francis, second son of Charles Francis and Abigail Brown (Brooks) Adams, was born in Boston, May 27, 1835. He entered Harvard College in 1852, and graduated in 1856. Choosing the law for his profession, he entered, as a student, the office of Richard H. Dana, Jr., of Boston. He was admitted to the
Stephen Clark say Choak & Lucinda Boyd Jan. 4, 1804 Benjamin Wiggin & Charlotte Fowle Jan. 4, 1804 George Gidion, Junr & Nancy Benjamin Jan. 7, 1804 John Rynier & Susannah Withington Jan. 11, 1804 Jacob Hastings & Sarah H. Weld of Roxbury Jan. 11, -1804 Henry Nolen & Mary Haven of Shrewsbury Jan. 12,
Eliel Stafford Todd7, (Samuel6, Eliel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born July 11, 1820, in Enosburg, Vt., died Feb. 5, 1886, in Boston, Mass., and was there buried, also two of his children. He married in 1852, in Boston, Rebecca Noyes Paul, who was born June 10, 1829, in Newburyport, Mass., died Nov. 3, 1907, in
Names Date Town Seth Webber & Sarah Browne Jan. 1, 1752 Rowland Merwick & Susanna Nottage Jan. 1, 1752 John Gerrish & Hannah Cooper Jan. 2, 1752 Benjamin Jennings & Abigail Shad Jan. 4, 1752 Moses Richardson & Mary Prentice Jan. 8, 1752 Dennis Lee & Margaret Allen Jan. 9, 1752 John Malony & Mary
Francis Costar & Margaret Hubbard Jan. 2,1762 Joseph Selva & Jane Chamberlain Jan. 4, 1762 Joshua Thornton & Lucretia Lehay Jan. 7, 1762 Nicholas Fitzgerald & Katharine Gough Jan. 14, 1762 Robert Gadd & Hannah Tuffs Jan. 18, 1762 Paul Burbeen & Elizabeth Granger Jan. 22, 1762 Luke Hall & Sarah Barnard Jan. 27, 1762
James H. Bean, M. D., has attained a distinctive position in connection with the medical fraternity of southern Idaho, and is now successfully engaged in practicing in Pocatello, where he also conducts a drug store. Realizing the importance of the profession, he has carefully prepared himself for his chosen life work, and spares no effort
John Shackford Kimball was an enterprising lawyer of Boston and a business man of Burlington, Ia. A son of David and Abigail (Perkins) Kimball, Pembroke, N.H., April 28, 1812. His descent from Michael Kimball, who married Bettie Runnells, came through David Kimball of the second generation and David Kimball of the third, who married Abigail
The Reed family of Brockton, Mass., a leading member of which was Judge Warren A. Reed, lawyer and jurist, who for over a third of a century had been one of the foremost citizens of Brockton, and during the greater part of that long period connected with the judicial, civic and financial interests of the city, district and State, is one of long and honorable standing in this Commonwealth, and one the forerunner of which came to these shores over two hundred and fifty years ago. Many members of this historic family have given good account of themselves, and many are there who have been prominent in the history of this country. An account of the branch of the family to which Judge Reed belongs is here given in chronological order, beginning with the earliest American ancestor.
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