tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64914742040072022772024-03-16T19:19:20.215-04:00My Maine AncestryPam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-11689229097212311452018-01-16T04:00:00.002-05:002021-12-09T22:19:33.344-05:00Tombstone Tuesday - Charles H. N. & Loan (Churchill) Rowe <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Charles H. N. and Loan Parsons (Churchill) Rowe are my 3rd great-grandparents. They are buried in the Upper Gloucester Cemetery in New Gloucester, Maine. Charles was born on June 3, 1841 and died on February 10, 1910. Loan was born on May 26, 1844 in Raymond, Maine an died on January 30, 1912 in New Gloucester, Maine. </div>
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Charles H. N. & Loan (Churchill) Rowe</div>
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Anna Jane (Rowe) Hayes</div>
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Linona Alice Yates - my grandmother</div>
<br />Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-24861170610347243672018-01-09T04:00:00.001-05:002021-12-09T22:20:22.683-05:00Tombstone Tuesday - Samuel & Hannah (Sawyer) Hilton <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Samuel and Hannah (Sawyer) Hilton are buried in the Upper Gloucester Cemetery in New Gloucester, Maine. </div>
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Samuel was born about 1774 and died on February 22, 1956. Hannah was born about 1788 and died on April 10, 1871. They had two daughters and probably other children. There is more research to be done on this couple. Their grandchildren, Charles H. N. Rowe & Loan Parsons Churchill married each other creating a double line of descent. </div>
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Samuel & Hannah (Sawyer) Hilton<br />
Catherine (Hilton) Churchill & Elizabeth (Hilton) Rowe<br />
Loan Parsons (Churchill) Rowe m. her first cousin, Charles H. N. Rowe<br />
Anna Jane (Rowe) Hayes<br />
Eva Delphinia (Hayes) Yates<br />
Linona Alice Yates - my grandmother<br />
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Catherine (Hilton) Churchill was born on July 24, 1813 in Solon, Maine. Her parents were Samuel and Hannah (Sawyer) Hilton. Catherine was married on March 27, 1832 in New Gloucester, Maine to Josiah Churchill, Jr., son of Josiah Sr. and Lydia (Orr) Churchill. He was born on May 22, 1809 in New Gloucester, Maine. His grave is unmarked but presumed to be in the same cemetery as his wife, Catherine. </div>
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Children of Josiah & Catherine (Hilton) Churchill:</div>
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<li>Sarah Rogers Churchill was born on April 10, 1833 and married Nicholas Jordan.</li>
<li>Joseph Fessenden Churchill was born on July 1, 1837 and married Sarah Smith. </li>
<li>Hannah Churchill was born on August 21, 1839 and married Daniel Yeaton. </li>
<li>Marshal Churchill was born on September 25, 1842 and died on March 10, 1843. </li>
<li><b>Loan Parsons Churchill </b>was born on May 26, 1844 in Raymond, Maine and died on January 30, 1912 in New Gloucester, Maine. She is buried in Upper Gloucester Cemetery. </li>
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Catherine (Hilton) Churchill<br />
Loan Parsons (Churchill) Rowe<br />
Anna Jane (Rowe) Hayes<br />
Eva Delphinia (Hayes) Yates<br />
Linona Alice Yates - my grandmother<br />
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Bibliography:<br />
<i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.4px;">Find A Grave</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.4px;">, database and images (http://findagrave.com)</span><br />
Taylor, Robert L. Early Families of Raymond, Maine. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 1998. <br />
<br />Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-51424197742549770232017-09-03T10:06:00.000-04:002017-09-03T10:06:00.157-04:00Moving In An Oxcart - Updated <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The migration of the Spurr family from Massachusetts to Maine</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"They (the Spurr family) moved from Dorchester to Wrentham, previous to 1774 and lived there seven years. It is said they lived in Mansfield, Me. or Mass. for a time. They came to Maine in 1776 and lived one year in Saccarappa, a year and a half in Windham, and moved to Otisfield, September 3, 1779. They settled on lot 16 a little south of Spurrs Corner on the west side of the road. Some lilac bushes and the ruins of the old foundation remains (1930). John Spurr lived in the house afterward and then Joseph Knight moved it to his place on the opposite side of the road and occupied it for a woodhouse. It is said that the first night they spent in Otisfield, they camped beside a large stone near the road. (A portion of that stone has since been moved to Spurr's Corner and a memorial tablet placed upon it.) He is buried in the yard south of Spurr's Corner. Through a mistake of the stonecutters the name is spelled Spyrr, instead of Spurr. They had nine children living, all born in Dorchester, and all came to Maine unmarried. They came to Windham in an oxcart and were the fourth family in town."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Enoch Spurr b. January 28, 1761 in Dorchester, MA married Abigail Wight b. May 31, 1767 in Wrentham, MA. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Roxanna Spurr married Edward Stanley on November 2, 1815. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mary Frances Stanley married Augustus Mellen Carter. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Edward Mellen Carter married Fannie May Capen. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">T. Richard Carter was my grandfather. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px; text-indent: -48px;">Spurr, William Samuel. </span><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px; text-indent: -48px;">A History of Otisfield: Cumberland County, Maine from the Original Grant to the Close of the Year 1944 by William Samuel Spurr.</i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px; text-indent: -48px;"> Otisfield, Me.: Published by the Otisfield Historical Society, 1994. PDF.</span></span>Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-22536448586588417082017-06-10T07:00:00.000-04:002017-06-10T07:00:00.206-04:00College Accomplishments of Rebecca Williamson CarterMy great-aunt, Rebecca Williamson "Becky" Carter, was named for her grandmother, Rebecca Williamson. In 1933, Aunt Becky graduated from Bates College with a degree in English. Her biography in the yearbook notes her activities and includes a little statement about her. "A delightful imagination in her creative writing and excellent debating ability combine to make Becky a puzzler to the professors. A good sport, a lover of literature, Becky is a delightful person to know."<br />
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Her activities included the debate team, women's student government, Junior Exhibition, Ivy Day speaker, chairman of the Y.W.C.A. Bazaar and a member of the Class Day Committee. Becky also was part of the theater group known as 4-A. She was inducted into the Forensic Honor Society, Delta Sigma Rho. </div>
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Rebecca Williamson Carter married Bruce B. Bailey in 1942. They lived on a beautiful farm that they called "Skyfields." She was my grandfather's only sister.<br />
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T. Richard Carter - my grandfatherPam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-18715803378627823012017-05-20T07:00:00.000-04:002017-05-20T07:00:00.157-04:00A Barn FireAnother great find from Chris Dunham, of <a href="http://network.mainegenealogy.net/" target="_blank">The Maine Genealogy Network</a>! If you have Maine ancestors, this site is a great resource. Chris has helped me several times before and is always willing to help brainstorm a genealogy conundrum. This snippet in the newspaper, <i>The Oxford Democrat, </i>published on May 20, 1864, describes a barn fire at the home of my third great-grandfather, Elias Mellen (E. M.) Carter. <br /><br />Two barns with hay, grain, and farming implements were lost for a total estimated loss of $2000. One inflation calculator estimates that would be $30, 260 in today's dollars. The article says the fire was spotted by his son who spotted the light from the fire. There were several sons in the family. It could not have been my second great-grandfather, Augustus, because he was serving in the Civil War in 1864. It could have been Edward, age 20, Timothy, age18, or more unlikely, John, age 10. The Carters lived in Bethel, Maine in a section by the Androscoggin River, known as Middle Intervale.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Oxford Democrat, May 20, 1864</td></tr>
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In September 1861, the family lost <a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2015/09/five-daughters-suddenly-gone.html" target="_blank">five daughters in seventeen days to diphtheria</a>.<br />
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Elias Mellen Carter<br />
Augustus Mellen Carter<br />
Edward Mellen Carter<br />
Thomas Richard Carter - my grandfatherPam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-15127586232629634752017-04-21T07:00:00.000-04:002017-04-21T07:00:16.234-04:00Funny Friday - Hungry Burglar - Ready<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While researching my ancestors, I come across interesting stories that have nothing to do with my genealogy but they make me chuckle. This is one of those small stories. I guess the man must have been craving sandwiches since he stole bread and meat. Of course, he needed something to wash it all down and luckily, there was some beer handy.<br />
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<br />Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com92tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-66196399143669646922017-04-15T07:00:00.000-04:002017-04-15T07:00:00.317-04:00Titanic Connection<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Emily Borie Ryerson was born in Chicago on October 8, 1893 to Arthur and Emily (Borie) Ryerson. Emily was the third child of five in the family. Arthur Ryerson was a lawyer and president of a steel company. The family was on vacation in Europe in April, 1912 when they received word that their eldest son, Arthur, Jr., 22, had been killed in an automobile accident in Pennsylvania. They quickly boarded a ship bound for the United States. That ship was the ill-fated <i>Titanic</i>. Arthur, Sr. died when the ship sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage. The alarm was sounded around 11:40 pm on April 14th and the ship went under only a few hours later on April 15, 1912. However, Arthur's wife, Emily (Borie) Ryerson, and children, Susan "Suzette", 21, Emily Maria Borie "Millie", 20, and John, 15, were rescued by the<i> Carpathia</i>. The final sibling, Ellen or "Nell," 17, was not on the ship.<br />
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So what is my connection to this family? Emily "Millie" Ryerson married my 3rd cousin, twice removed, George Hyde Clarke, Jr. George's mother was Mary Gale (Carter) Clarke, granddaughter of Rev. Lawson Carter (1793-1868). Lawson was the eldest son of Dr. Timothy & Frances (Freeland) Carter and big brother to my third great-grandfather, Elias Mellen Carter.<br />
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<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14501623" target="_blank">Arthur Larned Ryerson, Sr.</a> - died in the sinking<br />
<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8117726" target="_blank">Emily Maria (Borie) (Ryerson) Sherfesee</a> - remarried and died in Uruguay<br />
<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136962919" target="_blank">Arthur Larned Ryerson, Jr. </a> - includes a newspaper description of the automobile accident<br />
<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8116335" target="_blank">Susan Parker "Suzette" (Ryerson) Patterson</a> - survived the sinking but died at age 31.<br />
<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8116335" target="_blank">Emily Maria Borie "Millie" (Ryerson) (Clarke) Cooke</a> - Titanic survivor<br />
<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40708572" target="_blank">Ellen Ashford "Nell" (Ryerson) Salvatore</a> - not with the family on the Titanic<br />
<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8123544" target="_blank">John Borie Ryerson</a> - Titanic survivor<br />
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Dr. Timothy Carter<br />
Elias Mellen Carter - Brother of Rev. Lawson Carter<br />
Augustus Mellen Carter<br />
Edward Mellen Carter<br />
T. Richard Carter - my grandfather<br />
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Cave Creek, Ariz. - Hubert E. Yates, 29, Phoenix, was shot by his horse on Sunday. Yates was unsaddling a pack-horse when it kicked his revolver from his holster, causing the gun to fire. Deputy Sheriff Lewis Forman said the bullet hit Yates in the leg. </div>
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George Herman and Anna Jane (Rowe) Hayes are my great-great-grandparents. They were married about 1880. The 1900 census says they were married for twenty years.<br />
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George was born on January 22, 1858. His parents were Sidney and A. Delphina (Cole) Hayes. George was a farmer in Greenwood. He died of apoplexy on May 16, 1920. Apoplexy refers to a stroke. A contributing cause is listed on his death certificate is laryngitis.<br />
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Anna was born on September 16, 1860. She was the daughter of Charles H. N. & Loan (Churchill) Rowe. She grew up in New Gloucester before moving to Greenwood after she got married. She died in 1949.<br />
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George & Anna are buried in the Upper Gloucester Cemetery in New Gloucester, Maine.<br />
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<li>Frank Herman Hayes, born October 16, 1882, and died September 13, 1968. Frank married Myrtle Etta Ring (1890-1972) on November 13, 1912. They had one son, Arnold, who died young. </li>
<li>Alma Etta Hayes, born April 23, 1888, and died in May 1974. Alma married Ara Marshall "Dime" Whitman (1880-?) on August 22, 1908. They had two sons and a daughter. </li>
<li><b>Eva Delphina Hayes</b>, born September 27, 1897, and died September 19, 1982. Eva married <b>Estes Gilbert Yates</b> (1884-1977) on September 12, 1914. They had eight children, four boys and four girls, including my grandmother, <b>Linona Alice Yates</b>, born March 20, 1920. </li>
<li>Roland Sidney Hayes, born September 20, 1899, and died October 24, 1980. Roland "Rollie" married Doris M. Cole (1906-2000) on October 16, 1926. They had four sons. </li>
<li>George Elmer "Bill" Hayes, born September 17, 1901, and died February 20, 1978. Bill never married. </li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111254" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111253" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111252" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; line-height: 20.16px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111251" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; line-height: 20.16px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111250" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: red;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111249" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; line-height: 22px;">1) Which U.S. Presidents have held the office in your lifetime? Your parents lifetimes? Your grandparents lifetimes? How many generations do you need to cover all of them?</span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; line-height: 20.16px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; line-height: 20.16px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: red;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; line-height: 22px;"><br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;" /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111272" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111271" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111270" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; line-height: 20.16px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111269" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; line-height: 20.16px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111268" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: red;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111267" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; line-height: 22px;">2) A list of the U.S. Presidents is in </span></span></span></span></span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111247" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; color: red; font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485042983045_111246" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><a href="http://www.presidentsusa.net/presvplist.html">http://www.presidentsusa.net/presvplist.html</a> to help you out.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">President Kennedy</span></td></tr>
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<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In my lifetime: Pam Carter (1963-???) - Eleven so far</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">35. John F. Kennedy </span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">36. Lyndon B. Johnson</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">37. Richard M. Nixon</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">38. Gerald R. Ford</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">39. James E. Carter</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">President F. D. Roosevelt</span></td></tr>
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<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">40. Ronald Reagan</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">41. George H. W. Bush</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">42. William J. Clinton</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">43. George W. Bush</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">44. Barack H. Obama</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">45. Donald J. Trump</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnFTWRAxM7yfeWsjavfzXhlqCPnE8VJHja2ezlSq4V07A1_HQbW2vMr3s6jG7f2dbewpWGOxwgho2BvFZTryfgPEEFxyn5i2PZxC0iCB_ibDmJlue_zrXuDp-8I63k5_R2ynfbd-ICMA/s1600/gif_pres32_fdr_c.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnFTWRAxM7yfeWsjavfzXhlqCPnE8VJHja2ezlSq4V07A1_HQbW2vMr3s6jG7f2dbewpWGOxwgho2BvFZTryfgPEEFxyn5i2PZxC0iCB_ibDmJlue_zrXuDp-8I63k5_R2ynfbd-ICMA/s1600/gif_pres32_fdr_c.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></a><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My mother and father were both born in 1939 and are still living. - 14 so far</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">32. Franklin D. Roosevelt </span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">33. Harry S. Truman</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">34. Dwight D. Eisenhower</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My maternal grandmother, Linona Alice Yates (1920-???) - 18 so far! </span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">28. T. Woodrow Wilson </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">President T. Roosevelt</span></td></tr>
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<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">29. Warren G. Harding</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">30. Calvin Coolidge</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">31. Herbert Hoover</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My maternal grandfather, Clayton Leonard Blake (1904-1979)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">26. Theodore Roosevelt </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">27. William H. Taft</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">28. T. Woodrow Wilson</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">29. Warren G. Harding</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">30. Calvin G. Coolidge</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">31. Herbert H. Hoover</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">32. Franklin D. Roosevelt</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">33. Harry S. Truman</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">34. Dwight D. Eisenhower</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">35. John F. Kennedy</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">36. Lyndon B. Johnson</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">37. Richard M. Nixon</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">38. Gerald R. Ford</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">39. James E. Carter</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">My paternal grandmother, Fern Lyndell Cotton (1920-2002)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">30. Calvin G. Coolidge</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">31. Herbert H. Hoover</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">32. Franklin D. Roosevelt </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">33. Harry S. Truman</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">34. Dwight D. Eisenhower</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">35. John F. Kennedy</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">36. Lyndon B. Johnson</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">37. Richard M. Nixon</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">38. Gerald R. Ford</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">39. James E. Carter</span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">40. Ronald Reagan</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">41. George H. W. Bush</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">42. William J. Clinton</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">43. George W. Bush</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My paternal grandfather, T. Richard Carter (1914-2005)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">27. William H. Taft</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">28. T. Woodrow Wilson </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">29. Warren G. Harding</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">30. Calvin G. Coolidge</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">31. Herbert H. Hoover</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">32. Franklin D. Roosevelt</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">33. Harry S. Truman</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">34. Dwight D. Eisenhower</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">35. John F. Kennedy</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">36. Lyndon B. Johnson</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">37. Richard M. Nixon</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">38. Gerald R. Ford</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">39. James E. Carter</span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">40. Ronald Reagan</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">41. George H. W. Bush</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">42. William J. Clinton</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I knew three of my great-grandparents, Estes & Eva (Hayes) Yates and Annie F. (Gibbs) Cotton. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Estes Yates (1884-1977)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Eva Hayes (1897-1982)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Annie F. Gibbs (1892-1987)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This would take it back to the 21st president, Chester A. Arthur. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have to go back six generations to cover all the presidents. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Direct ancestors living when George Washington took the oath of office were: </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4th great-grandparents: Aaron Abbott Jr. & Sally Abbott</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4th great-grandparents: Thomas Capen & Mary Abbott</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4th great-grandparents: Dr. Timothy Carter & Frances Freeland</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4th great-grandparents: John Williamson & Ann McClure (alive but not living in the United States)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4th great-grandparents: Enoch Spurr & Abigail Wight</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandparents: Dr. James Freeland & Mehitable Mellen</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandparents: Edward Abbott & Deborah Stevens</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandparents: John W. Ellingwood, Jr. & Zerviah Abbott</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandmother: Elizabeth "Betsey" Clark</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandmother: Hannah Keene</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandfather: Joseph Spurr</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandparents: David Philbrick & Ann "Nancy" Lyford</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandparents: Thomas Edgecomb & Hannah Prescott</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandmother: Margaret Flett Green</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandparents: Joseph Wight & Abigail Ware</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6th great-grandfather: Snow Keene</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6th great-grandparents: Gibbins Edgecomb & Rhoda Elwell</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6th great-grandfather: Joshua Brooks</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7th great-grandparents: Patten Simpson & Jane McClure</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Maternal:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4th great-grandparents: William Yates & Martha Morgan</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4th great-grandfather: Eliakim Emmons</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4th great-grandparents: Micajah Blake & Nancy Ripley</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4th great-grandparents: Rev. Edward Whittle & Elizabeth Higgins</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandparents: Josiah Churchill & Lydia Orr</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandparents: Joshua Ripley & Lydia Bartlett</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5th great-grandparents: Samuel Morgan & Judith Dennen</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6th great-grandparents: Samuel Dennen & Keziah Bray</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6th great-grandmother: Alice (Briggs) Churchill</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6th great-grandparents: Diman Perry & Susannah Lincoln</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6th great-grandfather: Daniel Messer</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6th great-grandfather: Thomas Shepard</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6th great-grandparents: William Swan & Lucy Robbins</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7th great-grandfather: Josiah Churchill</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7th great-grandfather: Joshua Emerson</span></span><br />
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Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-88462195416090733372017-01-14T13:08:00.000-05:002017-01-14T13:08:14.184-05:00Don't Be a Sloppy GenealogistI remember the early days of searching for my ancestors. I used Ancestry before there were shaky leaves. About 12 years ago, there were still some really poorly constructed trees. However, most were at least close (the dates and names made sense) even if they were linked without sources. As I researched further, I've been had to correct a number of wrong turns from my early days. Even careful genealogists can make mistakes.<br />
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However since the shaky leaves came into existence, I'm seeing more and more obviously incorrect trees. These have links that are laughable because they defy the laws of nature. I understand the impulse to quickly fill out your family lines. I was once one of those overly excited to merge information without doing even a cursory investigation.<br />
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This week's "We're Related" app potential relatives provided an example of the sloppiest trees. See if you can catch it. My famous possible relative is county music singer, Luke Bryan. My line according to the information Ancestry has compiled (not from my own research and tree) is:<br />
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Lott Whiddon (1729-1784) - Common connection with Luke Bryan - father of James W. Whiddon<br />
James W. Whiddon (1770-1845) - father of James W. Whiddon<br />
James W. Whiddon, Jr. (1790-1869) - father of Nancy Whiddon<br />
Nancy Whidden (1830-1908) - mother of Robert G. Goff<br />
Robert G. Goff (1853-1924) - father of William Yates<br />
William Yates (1774-1868) - father of Moses Yates<br />
Moses Yates (1805-1890) - father of Gilbert William Yates<br />
Gilbert William Yates (1835-1925) - father of Estes Gilbert Yates<br />
Estes Gilbert Yates (1884-1977) - father of Linona A. Yates<br />
Linona A. Yates - my grandmother - the line from her to William Yates is correct according to my research. Did you catch the obvious error?<br />
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I don't think it's physically possible for Robert G. Goff, <b>born in 1853</b>, to be the father of William Yates, <b>born in 1774!</b> Furthermore, despite the efforts of many researchers, the origins of William Yates are not known. He is possibly from Scotland, possibly from England and he either came to New Hampshire at a young age as an indentured servant or he came with his parents and was then indentured. Although his name is spelled two different ways, Yeats and Yates; it has never been Goff!<br />
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<br />Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-26711758300157702182017-01-11T07:00:00.000-05:002017-01-11T07:00:13.279-05:00We're Related (Maybe)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The We're Related app from Ancestry.com is fun and interesting. It's not to be taken seriously though. I'm investigating some of the connections it's found that look promising. However, I've found almost an equal number of suggested connections that are implausible or impossible.<br />
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For me, the biggest frustration comes from incorrect lines where the mother of my great-grandfather, Ray Everett Cotton, is listed as Lillie Esther Shaw. I admit that I thought she was his mother for a long time before <a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2012/04/turn-page.html" target="_blank">I figured out the truth</a>. His mother was <a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2013/02/desperate-housewives-19th-century-maine.html" target="_blank">Lizzie Philbrick</a>. She was only married to his father, Francis Llewellyn Cotton, for about two years before she divorced him for keeping company of <a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2013/02/divorce-court-adultery-with-certain.html" target="_blank">"certain lewd women."</a><br />
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Other issues occur when the line has the child born after a parent is dead or born when the parents were much too young. Some go into the 16th century and I don't trust the "across-the-pond" connections.<br />
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One thing I'll explore this year with some of my blog posts are these POSSIBLE connections to famous people. Perhaps you'll recognize an ancestor of yours and we'll find a cousin connection!<br />
<br />Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-24341679114788942592017-01-08T13:23:00.000-05:002017-01-08T13:23:14.168-05:002017 Genealogy Goals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Time to do a reboot! My blogging really declined last year. I focused more on researching and didn't get much of it written into blog posts. I also did a lot more with helping other people, especially my students, with their research. I feel like I lost a bit of my passion for the writing part and I'm going to try to recapture it for 2017.<br />
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Last year, I only had 41 posts. This is in comparison to 109 in 2015, 79 in 2014, 76 in 2013, and 77 in 2012. I may have had a bit of burnout after 2015. <br />
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Some highlights of 2016 were<br />
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<li>My trips to the New England Genealogical and Historical Society for research </li>
<li>My trips to the Maine State Library in Augusta. </li>
<li>Renewed my membership in the Maine Genealogical Society AND attended two special events where I got to hear Joshua Taylor and Judy Russell impart their wisdom. I strengthened my connections with other Maine genealogists. I still haven't made it to a monthly meeting of the Greater Portland Chapter but perhaps I can do that at least a few times this year. </li>
<li>Went to more cemeteries than any previous year, created Findagrave memorials for my ancestors and others and filled some photo requests. </li>
<li>Took over as treasurer of the Middle Intervale Cemetery Association. This cemetery has many of my ancestors including 5 direct line generations of Carters. </li>
<li>Two other events kept me busy this year will be of interest to future generations - my son, Josh, got married in June and my second grandson, Andrew Elias Taylor, was born in August. </li>
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<b>Goals:</b><br />
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<li><b>80 blog posts</b></li>
<li><b>Attend more genealogy events, including monthly meetings of the local Maine chapter</b></li>
<li><b>Continue to travel to cemeteries and photograph for myself and others</b></li>
<li><b>Go to NEHGS several times for research</b></li>
<li><b>Go to the Maine State Library several times for research</b></li>
<li><b>Continue to add citations to my database </b></li>
<li><b>Learn more about DNA and its use in genealogy</b></li>
<li><b>Get a genealogy club going at the high school/continue to help others learn about genealogy</b></li>
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Of course, I need to fit this all in around my work demands. That is definitely what puts the biggest obstacles up for me! </div>
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Check out some posts that I didn't promote on Facebook because I got sidetracked and wasn't paying attention to my blog.</div>
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<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2016/12/ouch.html" target="_blank">Ouch</a>!</div>
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<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2016/11/immigrant-ancestor-rev-thomas-carter.html" target="_blank">Rev. Thomas Carte</a>r </div>
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<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2016/10/are-middle-generations-middle-children.html" target="_blank">Middle Generations - The Middle Children of Genealogy?</a></div>
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<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2016/09/a-carter-family-portrait.html" target="_blank">A Carter Family Portrait</a></div>
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Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-15260938644768159762016-12-31T07:00:00.000-05:002016-12-31T07:00:02.714-05:00Ouch! File this under strange things you find while searching for your family in old newspapers!<br />
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Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, Monday, December 29, 1873, p. 1<br />
Newspapers.com, accessed April 25, 2015<br />
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"A child in Lyndon, eleven months old, a short time since swallowed a large needle, nearly two inches long, and in less than eight days, during which time it was very fretful, the head of the needle was discovered sticking through the child's abdomen, and was successfully removed by its mother. The child is now all right."<br />
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I can't imagine how awful this must have been for the poor child and for the mother.Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-11700959438033118482016-11-05T07:00:00.000-04:002016-11-05T07:00:16.807-04:00Immigrant Ancestor - Rev. Thomas Carter I have already written a bit about my immigrant Carter ancestor, <a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2012/10/surname-saturday-carter.html" target="_blank">Rev. Thomas Carter of Woburn</a>. He was the first minister of Woburn. Under his ministry the church grew and flourished. In Johnson's <i>"Wonder-working Providence" (</i>published in 1654), he is described as a "reverend godly man, apt to teach the sound and wholesome truths of Christ" and "much encreased with the encreasings of Christ Jesus, of whose labours in the Lord as followeth."<br />
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<i>Carter, Christ hath his wayes thee taught, an them [thou]</i><br />
<i>Hast not with-held his Word, but unto all</i><br />
<i>With's word of power dost cause stout souls to bow, </i><br />
<i>And meek as Lambs before thy Christ to fall:</i><br />
<i>The antient truths, plain paths, they fit thee best, </i><br />
<i>The lowly heart, Christ learns his lovely hest, </i><br />
<i>Thy meekness shews thy Christ to thee is nigh; </i><br />
<i>Yet must thou shew Christ makes his bold to be</i><br />
<i>As Lions, that none may his truths tread down, </i><br />
<i>Pastoral power he hath invested thee</i><br />
<i>With, it maintain, least he on thee do frown:</i><br />
<i>Thy youth thou hast in this New-England spent, </i><br />
<i>Full sixteen years to water, plant, and prune</i><br />
<i>Trees taken up, and for that end here sent; </i><br />
<i>Thy end's with Christ, with Saints his praises tune.</i><br />
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When he died, the town paid for his funeral expenses. Among the charges is one for fourteen gallons of wine. According to <i>The History of Woburn, </i>the custom of the day was to bury their paupers with rum and their wealthy men and ministers with wine.<br />
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Rev. Thomas Carter and his wife, Mary Parkhurst had eight children.<br />
1. Samuel was born August 8, 1640 and graduated from Harvard College in 1660. He held a number of town offices and married Eunice Brooks. They had eight children.<br />
2. Judith married first Dea. Edward Converse and second Giles Fifield.<br />
3. Mary was born July 24, 1648 and married John Wyman, Jr. He was killed by the Indians at the Swamp Fight, December 19, 1675. She married as her second husband, Nathaniel Bachiler (Batchelder) of Hampton, N.H. She had eight children with her second husband. <b>Mary & Nathaniel are the 7th great-grandparents of Clayton Blake who married Linona Yates, my mother's mother. </b><br />
4. Abigail was born January 10, 1649/50 and married John Smith.<br />
<b>5. Timothy was born June 12, 1653 and married Anna Fiske, daughter of David Fiske of Cambridge (Lexington) on May 3, 1680. They had thirteen children, three of whom died before their parents. </b>Timothy and his brother, Thomas, were husbandmen and proprietors of "several considerable tracts of land."<br />
6. Thomas was born June 8, 1655 and married Margery Whitmore (Whittemore).<br />
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Timothy, son of Rev. Thomas and Mary (Parkhurst) Carter and wife Anna had:<br />
1. David born October 17, 1681 and died May 22, 1736.<br />
2. Timothy born July 12, 1683 and died the same year.<br />
3. Anna born July 17, 1684.<br />
4. Timothy born October 17, 1686.<br />
5. Theophilus born October 20, 1688.<br />
6. Thomas born August 14, 1690.<br />
7. Abigail born March 18, 1692.<br />
8. Sarah born November 24, 1694.<br />
9. Elizabeth born August 27, 1696 and died June 26, 1709.<br />
10. Benjamin born March 22, 1699 and died soon after.<br />
11. Mary born June 23, 1700.<br />
12. Martha born July 22, 1702.<br />
<b>13. Benjamin born November 8, 1704. Benjamin married Sarah Stone.</b><br />
<b><br /></b>Timothy, son of Benjamin & Sarah (Stone) Carter, married Sarah Walker. Their son, Dr. Timothy Carter married Frances Freeland and moved to Bethel, Maine. Elias Mellen Carter, son of Dr. Timothy & Frances (Freeland) Carter married Irish immigrant, Rebecca Williamson and their son, Augustus Mellen Carter fought in the Civil War. Augustus married Mary Frances Stanley and had Edward Mellen Carter. Edward Mellen Carter married Fannie May Capen and they are the parents of my grandfather, Thomas Richard Carter.<br />
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<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2012/10/surname-saturday-carter.html" target="_blank">Another Carter Post</a><br />
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Sources<br />
<a href="http://openlibrary.org/books/OL7052930M/The_history_of_Woburn_Middlesex_County_Mass._from_the_grant_of_its_territory_to_Charlestown_in_1640_" target="_blank">The History of Woburn</a><br />
<a href="http://johnson%27s%20wonder-working%20providence%2C%201628-1651%20ed.%20by%20j.%20franklin%20jameson/" target="_blank">Johnson's Wonder-Working Providence, 1628-1651 ed. by J. Franklin Jameson</a>Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-1942812764678960432016-10-08T07:00:00.000-04:002016-10-08T07:00:05.429-04:00Are Middle Generations the Middle Children of Genealogy? <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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So we all know that the oldest child gets the full attention of its parents and the baby of the family gets spoiled by being the last in the house. Middle children tend to get neglected. While researching, I've noticed that it's relatively easy to find documentation for my seventeenth-century immigrants since they all were in New England where good recording keeping was the norm. I'm most interested in sources that can tell me something about their lives, beyond the basics of vital statistics. There were also many town histories and family genealogies published around the turn of the 20th century that document the stories of these immigrants. Recent generations benefit from the memories of living relatives. However, the middle generations are tough for me to track down. Does anyone else feel like this is the case? What are your favorite sources for these late 17th century to early 20th century ancestors?<br />
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The census is a good starting point to gather a bit of information about one's ancestors. Some of the census years have interesting tidbits that can help flesh out the story of their lives a bit. Some of my favorite things to look at are (some are supplemental questions that are only answered by a few on the page):<br />
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<li>1860 & 1870 & 1880 - occupation, value of real & personal property, place of birth, literacy, citizenship, disability (deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict). In 1880, the census takers started listing the relationship to the head of household. </li>
<li>1890 - much of this census is lost but you might be able to find some of your family</li>
<li>1900 - age at marriage, number of children and number of living children (a good way to find children who are born and died before ever being recorded in a census). </li>
<li>1910 - language spoken, industry (more detailed than occupation), employment status including number of weeks worked in 1909, home ownership, Civil War veteran</li>
<li>1920 - year of naturalization, mother tongue of person and parents</li>
<li>1930 - owns a radio, veteran and list which war or expedition</li>
<li>1940 - many more employment questions such as hours worked in a week, employed by a New Deal program, annual pay, </li>
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The non-population schedules are interesting also. I have used the agricultural schedules to determine what my farmer ancestors were growing on their farms.<br />
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<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2015/08/whats-growing-on-your-farm-great.html" target="_blank">What's Growing on Your Farm, Great-Grandpa?</a> - comparing two sides of my great-grandmother's family.<br />
<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2015/08/carter-farm-on-middle-intervale-in-1860.html" target="_blank">The Carter Farm in 1860 and 1880</a> - comparing two generations on the same farm<br />
<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2015/08/maine-farming-in-1860-52-ancestors-32.html" target="_blank">1860 Carter Farm</a> - my first transcription of an agricultural census. Get a blank form and use it to see what is on each line.<br />
<br />Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-58342312435651166402016-09-17T07:00:00.000-04:002016-09-17T07:00:24.211-04:00A Carter Family Portrait <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've written a number of times about my 3X great-grandfather, Elias Mellen Carter and his family. Here is a picture of Elias and his wife, Rebecca (Williamson) Carter and their eleven children. Rebecca was from Ireland and is my most recent immigrant ancestor. The Williamsons came to Maine sometime around 1820 so they were not part of the potato famine migration. </div>
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In the front from left to right are children: Julia Elizabeth, Emily Jane, Timothy Cullen, William Lawson, Sarah Lillie, Helen Louise, and her twin, John Herbert.<br />
In the back from left to right are children: Mary Elizabeth, Frances Ann, Augustus Mellen, and Anna Grace (in her mother's arms) and parents, Rebecca (Williamson) & Elias Mellen Carter.<br />
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Elias Mellen Carter<br />
Augustus Mellen Carter<br />
Edward Mellen Carter<br />
T. Richard Carter - my grandfather<br />
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Other posts about the family:<br />
<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2015/09/five-daughters-suddenly-gone.html" target="_blank">Five Daughters Suddenly Gone</a><br />
<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2015/08/carter-farm-on-middle-intervale-in-1860.html" target="_blank">The Carter Farm - 1860 & 1880</a><br />
<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2015/08/maine-farming-in-1860-52-ancestors-32.html" target="_blank">The Carter Farm 1860</a><br />
<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2015/03/an-immigrants-story-fearless-females.html" target="_blank">Rebecca Williamson - Fearless Female</a><br />
<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2014/11/52-ancestors-44-squire-of-little-village.html" target="_blank">Squire of the Little Village</a><br />
<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2013/08/we-consider-her-very-dangerous.html" target="_blank">We Consider Her Very Dangerous</a><br />
<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2013/08/thanksgiving-in-paris.html" target="_blank">Thanksgiving in Paris</a><br />
<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2013/08/follow-friday-found-heirlooms-on-ebay.html" target="_blank">Letters Found on E-Bay</a><br />
<a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2012/04/close-call.html" target="_blank">Close Call</a><br />
<br />Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-18854032385714080492016-09-03T07:00:00.000-04:002016-09-03T07:00:00.230-04:00The Spurr Memorial<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some April exploring took me to Spurr's Corner in Otisfield, Maine. I'd been wanting to go for awhile, just hadn't gotten around to actually doing it. My Spurr ancestors came from Massachusetts to Maine in 1776. I wrote about their migration in the post linked below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"It is said that the first night they spent in Otisfield, they camped beside a large stone near the road. (A portion of that stone has since been moved to Spurr's Corner and a memorial tablet placed upon it.) He is buried in the yard south of Spurr's Corner. Through a mistake of the stonecutters the name is spelled Spyrr, instead of Spurr. They had nine children living, all born in Dorchester, and all came to Maine unmarried. They came to Windham in an oxcart and were the fourth family in town."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">SEPT. 3, 1779</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">JOSEPH SPURR AND HIS FAMILY </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">SPENT THEIR FIRST NIGHT IN THE FIELD BESIDE THIS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">STONE AND BUILT THEIR CAMPFIRE UPON IT</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Joseph & Miriam (Lyon) Spurr - came to Otisfield in 1779</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Roxanna (Spurr) Stanley</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mary Frances (Stanley) Carter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Edward Mellen Carter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thomas Richard Carter - my grandfather</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2013/09/mappy-monday-moving-in-oxcart.html" target="_blank">Moving in an Oxcart</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px; text-indent: -48px;">Spurr, William Samuel. </span><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px; text-indent: -48px;">A History of Otisfield: Cumberland County, Maine from the Original Grant to the Close of the Year 1944 by William Samuel Spurr.</i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px; text-indent: -48px;"> Otisfield, Me.: Published by the Otisfield Historical Society, 1994. PDF.</span></span>Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-45267399423937661052016-08-27T07:00:00.000-04:002016-09-07T11:55:24.226-04:001862 Bethel Business Men <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Is your ancestor on this list? My 3rd great-grandfather, Elias M. Carter, appears on the left as a farmer in Middle Intervale. Other families are related to me by marriage or as distant cousins.<br />
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Handwritten on Title Page: J. P. Boyd January 1862<br />
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A Business Directory of the Subscribers to the Map of Maine, with a brief history and description of the state, prepared by William Willis; Also Valuable Statistics and Advertisements.<br />
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Portland: Published by J. Chace, Jr. & Co.; Sanborn & Carter, 55 Exchange Street; Bailey & Noyes, 56 and 58 Exchange Street.<br />
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Printed by B. Thurston, Steam Book, Job, and Card Printer, proprietor of Commercial News Room, Publisher of "Portland Price-Current" and "Maine Teacher," 79 Middle Street, Portland.<br />
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Elias M. Carter<br />
Augustus M. Carter<br />
Edward M. Carter<br />
T. Richard Carter - my grandfatherPam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-66703142567694545442016-08-20T08:45:00.000-04:002016-08-20T09:34:56.743-04:00Thomas Gardner - Immigrant Ancestor <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thomas Gardner was an early immigrant to Cape Ann and later Salem. It is believed that he arrived in 1624 and from 1626 to his death, he lived in Salem. His estimated birth year, 1592, is based on his testimony given November 26, 1661. He indicated that he was about sixty-nine years old. He died in Salem on December 29, 1674, a month after his third wife died. His sons, George and Samuel served as executors of his estate.<br />
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Regarding his education and service to the town, he signed his name, rather than making a mark and he served as a deputy for Salem to the General Court in 1637. From 1641-1658, he served on several juries and was the foreman at least twice. Thomas served multiple terms as a Salem selectman and multiple terms as an overseer of highways. He was a fence viewer in 1636, constable in 1639, and rater in 1639-1640.<br />
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There is no indication of a specific profession practiced until the 1660s. During the 1660s, he was granted a license to be an innkeeper and sell "strong drink." In 1667, his license was amended to forbid him from selling "strong drink" to the local folks. He could only sell it to "strangers."<br />
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In 1636, he appears in a list of Salem church members, but a court record calls his commitment into question. In November 1660, among a list of Quakers, the wife of Thomas Gardner, Sr. was one of those fined for frequent absences from church on Sundays. Thomas was never mentioned for having absented himself from church and it is difficult to know his feelings about the matter.<br />
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Thomas Gardner was married three times. The name of his first wife is unknown. She probably died around 1636 and possibly in child birth. His second wife was named Margaret, but her maiden name was unknown. His third wife was Damaris, "widow Shattuck," and her maiden name is also unknown. The American Genealogist Vol. 30 has an article about the identities of Margaret and Damaris.<br />
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Thomas Gardner and his first wife are my tenth great-grandparents.<br />
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Thomas Gardner's children with his first wife were:<br />
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<li>Thomas born about 1614. </li>
<li>George born about 1616. </li>
<li>John born about 1624.</li>
<li><b>Sarah born about 1627. Sarah married Benjamin Balch, son of immigrant, John Balch. </b></li>
<li>Samuel born about 1629. </li>
<li>Joseph born about 1630. </li>
<li>Richard born about 1632. </li>
<li>Miram born about 1635. </li>
<li>Seeth (daughter) baptized in Salem on December 25, 1636. </li>
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Sarah (Gardner) Balch</div>
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Mary (Balch) Stone</div>
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Ruth (Stone) Morgan</div>
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Luke Morgan</div>
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Samuel Morgan</div>
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Martha (Morgan) Yates</div>
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Moses Yates</div>
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Gilbert William Yates</div>
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Estes Gilbert Yates</div>
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Linona Alice Yates - my grandmother<br />
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<em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6px;">The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III.</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6px;"> (Online database: </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6px;">AmericanAncestors.org</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6px;">, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6px;">The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6px;">, 3 vols., 1995).</span></div>
Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-1822095185665427502016-08-16T07:00:00.000-04:002016-08-16T07:00:21.479-04:00Aaron & Mary (Day) Abbott - Tombstone Tuesday<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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While exploring the Capen Cemetery in October 2015, I found two footstones for which the headstones were missing. A little sleuthing and piecing together clues and I believe these belong to Aaron Abbott, III and his wife, Mary Day. Aaron was the son of my 3X great grandparents, Aaron & Sarah "Sally" (Abbott), Abbott. The parents are also buried in the same cemetery. </div>
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According to <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101735012">Findagrave</a>, Aaron Abbott, III was born on December 20, 1802, and died on August 15, 1878, in Bethel, Maine. <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101735029">Mary</a> was born on May 8, 1802, in Kennebunk, Maine, and no date is given for her death. Aaron and Mary married on August 17, 1829, in Kennebunk. Findagrave lists her parents as Moses Wentworth Day & Elizabeth Littlefield. </div>
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Aaron Abbott, Jr. - father of Aaron III and my 3X great-grandfather<br />
Sarah K. (Abbott) Capen<br />
Edward Abbott Capen<br />
Fannie M. (Capen) Carter<br />
T. Richard Carter - my grandfatherPam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-55560310709110191792016-08-09T07:00:00.000-04:002016-08-09T07:00:04.152-04:00Gilman C. Abbott - Tombstone Tuesday<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Gilman C. Capen is my first cousin, 4X removed. He was the oldest son of Stephen & Nancy (Goddard), Abbott. He only lived to the age of thirteen and I know nothing about how he died. He is buried with his parents in the Capen Cemetery in Bethel, Maine.<br />
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Aaron Abbott, Jr.<br />
Stephen Abbott<br />
Gilman Abbott<br />
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Aaron Abbott, Jr.<br />
Sarah K. (Abbott) Capen - sister of Stephen Abbott, aunt of Gilman C. Abbott<br />
Edward Capen<br />
Fannie (Capen) Carter<br />
T. Richard Carter - my grandfatherPam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-30292059740258011162016-07-26T08:34:00.001-04:002016-07-26T08:34:15.812-04:00Tombstone Tuesday - Samuel Akley Samuel Akley (name is also spelled Akeley or Ackley) was a Revolutionary War veteran. In 2014, I wrote about <a href="http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2014/06/52-ancestors-22-samuel-ackleyakley.html" target="_blank">his military service</a>. He is buried in the Rumford Center Cemetery in Maine and he is my 5th great-grandfather. Here are some pictures from my recent visit to the cemetery.<br />
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The epitaph is difficult to read as the stone needs to be cleaned. I believe it is a variation of this phrase. It seems to match except for the first two words. </div>
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As I am now, so you must be</div>
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Samuel Ackley</div>
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William Ackley</div>
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Sarah (Ackley) Abbott</div>
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Mary Jane (Abbott) Capen</div>
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Edward Abbott Capen</div>
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Fannie (Capen) Carter</div>
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T. Richard Carter - my grandfather</div>
Pam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491474204007202277.post-33213236174318841272016-07-22T07:00:00.000-04:002016-07-22T07:00:21.700-04:00Joseph & Tryphenia (Hancock) Spurr<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Joseph Spurr, Jr. was the son of Joseph & Miriam (Lyon) Spurr and the brother of my 4X great-grandfather, Enoch Spurr. Joseph Jr. was born on January 6, 1759 and died on December 5, 1825. On February 1, 1797, he married Tryphenia Hancock, daughter of John & Martha (Bragg) Hancock. She was born on July 22, 1761 and died on December 17, 1830. They are buried in the Cedar Crest Cemetery in Otisfield. His brother, Samuel, and sister, Sarah, lived with him in Otisfield. </div>
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Children of Joseph & Tryphenia (Hancock) Spurr</div>
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<li>Sarah "Sally" Spurr was born on March 4, 1799 and died on August 28, 1889. She never married. </li>
<li>Susan "Sukey" Spurr was born on October 25, 1801 and died on July 25, 1893. She married James Weston on November 24, 1825. </li>
<li>Milly Spurr was born on May 4, 1807 and died on November 6, 1894. She married Joseph Knight on June 5, 1832. </li>
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Joseph & Miriam (Lyon) Spurr - parents of Joseph, Jr.<br />
Enoch Spurr<br />
Roxanna (Spurr) Stanley<br />
Mary Frances (Stanley) Carter<br />
Edward Mellen Carter<br />
T. Richard Carter - my grandfatherPam Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632946315151577636noreply@blogger.com0