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Battle of Sacket’s Harbor
I just finished a War of 1812 story where two of our cousins were captured by the British and an uncle (their father and from the same company) was captured a year later and died in a Quebec City POW...
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Church & State Fighting Antidisestablishmentarianism
Joseph BALCOM’s (1705 - 1787) son Elijah played an interesting role in constitutional history. Ronald Balkom sent me the story in a PDF image. Tiny, tiny type in all caps. It took skilled touch...
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Samuel Colman – Hudson River School
A 2nd Cousin is a bit more of a distant relative than I usually feature, but the Hudson River School is one of my favorite genres and I wanted a page to highlight a few of his paintings. Samuel Colman...
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Battle of Hampden and the Castine Fund
Francis BROWN II‘s (1716 – ) son-in-law Josiah Hooke (b. 21 Oct 1774 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass. - d. 18 Mar 1827 Castine Cemetery, Castine, Maine) Josiah served for 35 years as collector of the port...
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Francis Brown & the Dartmouth College Case
Our ancestor Francis BROWN’s (1716 – ) namesake grandson Francis Brown played a pivotal role in a landmark decision from the United States Supreme Court dealing with the application of the Contract...
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Dakota War of 1862
The Dakota War of 1862, was an armed conflict between the United States and several bands of the eastern Sioux (also known as eastern Dakota). It began on Aug 17, 1862, along the Minnesota River in...
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Battle of Wyoming and the Blackman Family
The Battle of Wyoming was an encounter during the Revolutionary War between Patriots and Loyalists accompanied by Iroquois raiders that took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania on July 3,...
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Ebenezer Smith – Oldest Captain in the Massachusetts Line
By the end of the war, after more than eight years service, Ebenezer Smith was the longest serving captain in the Massachusetts Line. He was present in the 6th Massachusetts Infantry when the regiment...
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Battle of Oswego 1756 and the Captivity of Benjamin Taylor
Ebenezer FOSTER’s son-in-law Benjamin Taylor was born in Yorktown, Westchester Co, NY ca 1736. His parents were William Benjamin and [__?__] Van Pelt. He married Jemima Foster ~1763 Verplanck Point...
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Cyprian Nichols Jr.
Capt. Cyprian NICHOLS Jr. (1672 – 1756) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miner line. Capt. Cyprian Nichols was born 1672 Coventry, Hartford, CT. His parents...
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2012 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: About 55,000 tourists visit Liechtenstein every year. This blog was viewed about 260,000 times in...
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Favorite Posts 2012
Fun Stuff 1. Artistic Works and Representation 2 (New) 3,477 2. Passages 3,322 3. 17th Century Houses 2,055 4. College Graduates (New) 1,866 5. Origins 1,618 6. Famous Cousins 1,141 7. Edward I 1,076...
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Samuel Hedge
Samuel HEDGE (1675 – 1714) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line. Samuel Hedge was born 18 Jun 1675 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Elisha...
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Jabez Snow
Jabez SNOW (1642 – 1690) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line. Jabez Snow was born in 1642 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. His parents were Nicholas SNOW and...
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Ralph Smith
Ralph SMITH (1610 – 1685) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line. Ralph Smith was born 6 Apr 1610 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. His parents were John SMYTH...
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Nicholas Snow
Nicholas SNOW (1600 – 1676) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line. Nicholas Snow was born 18 Jan 1600 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England. Hoxton is now a...
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Stephen Hopkins
Stephen HOPKINS (1580 – 1644) (wiki) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Stephen was the only Mayflower passenger who had previously been to the New...
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Jonathan Wheldon
Jonathan WHELDON (1658 – 1743) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line. Jonathan Wheldon was baptized 1 Jul 1658 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were...
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John Wheldon
John WHELDON (1632 – 1711) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Wheldon was born in 1632 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Gabriel...
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Gabriel Wheldon
Gabriel WHELDON (~1690 – 1655) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Gabriel Wheldon was born about 1582, probably in Basford or Arnold, Nottinghamshire,...
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