Thursday, 30 March 2017

Humphrey Turner (1594-1672): The Well-ordered Life of an Early American Immigrant

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Humphrey Turner was a tanner who emigrated to Plymouth Colony in its early days from somewhere in England. Some claim he was from Essex; his...
Thursday, 12 January 2017

Visiting England: Locating the Burial Sites for John Mathias Barnard and Florence Hacon

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Despite his well-documented life, it proved quite difficult to locate records surrounding the death and burial of my husband Graham's pa...
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Tuesday, 25 October 2016

Visiting England: Yeovil,Somerset

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My 9th great grandparents Stukely Westcott and Julianna Marchant were married in St. John's Church in Yeovil, Somerset on 5 October 161...
Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Visiting England: Plymouth

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When the Mayflower departed Plymouth harbour for the New World in September of 1620, a baker's dozen of my ancestors were on board, bou...
Sunday, 18 September 2016

Samuel Lester Hoover (1855-1912)

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My great grand-uncle Samuel Lester Hoover was the elusive half-brother to my mother's maternal grandfather Charles F. Edwards . Charles ...
Sunday, 4 September 2016

Visiting England: The Baxter Family in Kettleburgh, Suffolk

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On our recent visit to England, Graham and I found ourselves with a free morning before attending the 50th wedding anniversary party for his...
Wednesday, 3 August 2016

John Alden, Junior (1626-1702): Salem Witch Trial Survivor

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The popular image of a witch is the one we have from Hallowe'en: a grotesque broom-riding evil woman in black. The accused witches durin...
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