Carnival of Genealogy 75th ed. “Justice and Independence ”
I am hoping that I will be able to find out more about Capt. Peter BROWN, who is buried at Whitehall Cemetery #21 in Mystic, New London, CT. Capt. BROWN served in the American Revolution and is buried in the same cemetery with many other men who served in this war.
The DAR database lists his service as follows: "Sixth Regiment, Col. Parsons, 1775, 10th Company Capt. Abel Spicer and he served from May 10 to Dec 18, 1775." He is a recognized patriot by the DAR.
Peter was born in 1753 [calculated from his gravestone date] and died 20 Oct 1802. Probably he was born and died in Groton, Connecticut. He is listed in Grace Denison Wheeler's book, "Old Home of Stonington" on page 258 but he is not listed in the BROWN family in Grace's father's book, "The History of Stonington".
He married Mary ELLIOTT, who married Nehemiah GALLUP (1751-1843) after Peter's death, on 17 Feb 1782. Peter and Nehemiah served together in the Revolution and perhaps they were friends. When Mary, who was also called Mercy, died, he was buried next to her first husband, Capt. Peter BROWN. He gravestone is a favorite of mine and I will blog about her for the next Graveyard Rabbit Carnival.
All that I know about Capt. Peter BROWN is that he did not hold the rank of Capt. during the years he served and so he may have been called Capt. out of respect or maybe he was known as a sea captain. I do not know who is parents were but I do know that he had a daughter named Catharine/Catherine who married Jonathan DENISON [#1561 p. 54, 102 Denison Genealogy] in 1802.
[photo by Fred Burdick, used with permission, all rights reserved]
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
New England Graveyards
Welcome, visitors from SoCal, to my blog about photographing and researching gravestones!
I live in Massachusetts [example] but I photograph
gravestones in Connecticut [example] and Rhode Island [example] too. These three states are where most of my ancestors are resting in family graveyards or in large garden cemeteries. I love to research EVERY grave I photograph and blog about them.
You can learn how to look for your ancestors gravestones by reading blogs such as mine.
This is a typical graveyard in a nearby town to where I am living. It is fairly large in size and the gravestones are scattered all over in small groups. Most of the gravestones in this photo are slate, marble or granite and are showing "wear and tear" from the harsh winters that we have in Massachusetts. Fortunately, this graveyard was transcribed in the late 1880's and those records have been made available to the public. However, the stones still need to be photographed.
I hope you enjoyed this quick visit to my blog and will soon be hooked on gravestone photography and research.
Got hard to read gravestones? Watch this video from Lisa Louise Cooke called Grave Transformations.
Midge Frazel
Twitter : midgefrazel
I live in Massachusetts [example] but I photograph
gravestones in Connecticut [example] and Rhode Island [example] too. These three states are where most of my ancestors are resting in family graveyards or in large garden cemeteries. I love to research EVERY grave I photograph and blog about them.
You can learn how to look for your ancestors gravestones by reading blogs such as mine.
This is a typical graveyard in a nearby town to where I am living. It is fairly large in size and the gravestones are scattered all over in small groups. Most of the gravestones in this photo are slate, marble or granite and are showing "wear and tear" from the harsh winters that we have in Massachusetts. Fortunately, this graveyard was transcribed in the late 1880's and those records have been made available to the public. However, the stones still need to be photographed.
I hope you enjoyed this quick visit to my blog and will soon be hooked on gravestone photography and research.
Got hard to read gravestones? Watch this video from Lisa Louise Cooke called Grave Transformations.
Midge Frazel
Twitter : midgefrazel
Monday, June 22, 2009
Catharine BROWN, wife of Jonathan DENISON
Tombstone Tuesday [repost with new information]
Question! Who were the grandparents of Catherine/Catharine Brown because she is listed as a daughter of Peter Brown?
Catharine BROWN, wife of Jonathan DENISON was born 11 April 1781, she died 27 April 1863 and is buried next to her husband.
"Catharine/wife of/Jonathan Denison/Born April 11, 1781/Died April 27, 1863.
She married Jonathan in 1802 and the couple had 11 children. Their oldest son, Dudley and his wife are also buried here.
The DAR database indicates that she is the daughter of Capt. Peter BROWN (buried at Whitehall Burying Ground) and his first wife, Mercy [or Mary] ELLIOTT who married Nehemiah GALLUP after Peter BROWN died.
Question! Who were the grandparents of Catherine/Catharine Brown because she is listed as a daughter of Peter Brown?
Catharine BROWN, wife of Jonathan DENISON was born 11 April 1781, she died 27 April 1863 and is buried next to her husband.
"Catharine/wife of/Jonathan Denison/Born April 11, 1781/Died April 27, 1863.
She married Jonathan in 1802 and the couple had 11 children. Their oldest son, Dudley and his wife are also buried here.
The DAR database indicates that she is the daughter of Capt. Peter BROWN (buried at Whitehall Burying Ground) and his first wife, Mercy [or Mary] ELLIOTT who married Nehemiah GALLUP after Peter BROWN died.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Ebenezer Hobbs
On our way this morning to visit with our daughter, son-in-law and baby grandson, I was reminded of how many old Massachusetts homes are still standing.
We pass through many towns along the winding road called Rt. 117 and in Weston, MA and as a genealogist, I noticed this house like many others which have these small plaques with a name an a date on them. This one I thought was very early in Massachusetts history to be in such good condition.
This house is so well kept that it is hard to believe that Ebenezer Hobbs, son of Josiah Hobbs and his wife Esther Davenport who was born 6 Jan 1708/9, built this house in 1734. As he married Eunice Garfield on 12 Dec 1734, he must have spent the months prior to that date building this fine home for his bride.
Ebenezer died 19 Oct 1762 after having 11 children so it was a good thing this house was so roomy.
If you Google the words, Ebenezer Hobbs, you will find a listing for this house as it is for sale! When you see it's worth you will wonder what he would have thought of the asking price! You will also find, as I did, that there is a book at Google Books about Weston, MA that tells us that Ebenezer was town clerk in 1734.
All this research took 8 minutes using family trees at Ancestry and Google. Tell me again... How did we find out anything before the Internet?
We pass through many towns along the winding road called Rt. 117 and in Weston, MA and as a genealogist, I noticed this house like many others which have these small plaques with a name an a date on them. This one I thought was very early in Massachusetts history to be in such good condition.
This house is so well kept that it is hard to believe that Ebenezer Hobbs, son of Josiah Hobbs and his wife Esther Davenport who was born 6 Jan 1708/9, built this house in 1734. As he married Eunice Garfield on 12 Dec 1734, he must have spent the months prior to that date building this fine home for his bride.
Ebenezer died 19 Oct 1762 after having 11 children so it was a good thing this house was so roomy.
If you Google the words, Ebenezer Hobbs, you will find a listing for this house as it is for sale! When you see it's worth you will wonder what he would have thought of the asking price! You will also find, as I did, that there is a book at Google Books about Weston, MA that tells us that Ebenezer was town clerk in 1734.
All this research took 8 minutes using family trees at Ancestry and Google. Tell me again... How did we find out anything before the Internet?
Monday, June 15, 2009
Stephen Avery
Stephen Avery, Justice of the Peace
The Problem
The trouble with being a blogger is that my blog posts written months or years ago do not surface in a search unless they bear the name of the people or person that is part of the research. People usually perform a quick search for an ancestor based on their first, middle and last name [with perhaps a location]. Those of us who write blogs try to be creative and interesting and title our posts to encourage readers. So, I am naming this blog post with the name of the person I am researching today instead of marriage certificate [the name given to the scanned image here]. Do you see the problem? To fully enjoy this story, you will need, dear reader, to click on each and every link to the photographs I am using to tell the story!
The Background
Such as this is with the original handwritten marriage certificate found in a tiny envelope in the family Bible that belonged to my 2th great grandparents, Dudley Wheeler Stewart and his wife Eliza Fish Denison. [blog post dated 14 May 2008 titled Family Bible] [gravestone]
Upon carefully opening the certificate, I realized that this document needed to be preserved. I photocopied it and the envelope until I could clearly read what was written on it. I took photos of it with my digital camera and scanned only the photocopied certificate. I transcribed both the certificate and the envelope and went on my first gravestone adventure to find the graves of Rebecca NOYES and her husband Edward STEWART. As you can see, I discovered very quickly the joys and heartbreaks of small family cemeteries.
The Discovery
This morning, I pulled out my copy of Richard Anson Wheeler's, History of Stonington and began to continue researching his family as yesterday I discovered that one of his daughters, Grace Dension Wheeler was not only a historian and writer but also a genealogist!
Judge Wheeler, like many prominent men of his day, married well, not once, but twice. Both of his wives were daughters of families that are big names to this day in this section of Connecticut. He married first, Frances Mary AVERY, and had two daughters. When she died in 1855 at age 33, he needed a new wife, to care for his young daughters and his household, so he married again in 1856 Lucy Ann NOYES and added another daughter, Grace Denison WHEELER.
Now, if you've been paying attention to surnames, you have been seeing, Wheeler, Avery, Denison and Noyes, so you can see why linking all these families in my genealogy software is quite a time consuming task!
The Man
Frances Mary AVERY's father was Stephen AVERY [1756-1828] Where have I see that name before, I thought? Oh, yes, he's the man who married the people on the marriage certificate. Bingo!
Wheeler's History of Stonington, states [p. 208] that Stephen Avery "was a prominent man in Stonington, and held various offices of trust, particularly town clerk, which he held for a number of years before and at the time when the town was divided and the town of North Stonington was established, 1807, again being elected town clerk of North Stonington, which he held until his death. He served in the Revolutionary war..."
So, there you have it! The story of the Justice of the Peace. Oh, wait. I guess I should look him up at Footnote.com and find out what he did in the Revolutionary War. Sigh, more research.....
Update!
Stephen AVERY was a son of Rev. Nathan AVERY who has an excellent gravestone! I just looked it up and Stephen is buried in the same cemetery as his parents, Great Plain Cemetery in North Stonington!
I have removed his middle name from this blog post because Stephen's birth record in the Vital Records of Stonington in the Barbour Index (1:178) simply says Stephen Avery
The Problem
The trouble with being a blogger is that my blog posts written months or years ago do not surface in a search unless they bear the name of the people or person that is part of the research. People usually perform a quick search for an ancestor based on their first, middle and last name [with perhaps a location]. Those of us who write blogs try to be creative and interesting and title our posts to encourage readers. So, I am naming this blog post with the name of the person I am researching today instead of marriage certificate [the name given to the scanned image here]. Do you see the problem? To fully enjoy this story, you will need, dear reader, to click on each and every link to the photographs I am using to tell the story!
The Background
Such as this is with the original handwritten marriage certificate found in a tiny envelope in the family Bible that belonged to my 2th great grandparents, Dudley Wheeler Stewart and his wife Eliza Fish Denison. [blog post dated 14 May 2008 titled Family Bible] [gravestone]
Upon carefully opening the certificate, I realized that this document needed to be preserved. I photocopied it and the envelope until I could clearly read what was written on it. I took photos of it with my digital camera and scanned only the photocopied certificate. I transcribed both the certificate and the envelope and went on my first gravestone adventure to find the graves of Rebecca NOYES and her husband Edward STEWART. As you can see, I discovered very quickly the joys and heartbreaks of small family cemeteries.
The Discovery
This morning, I pulled out my copy of Richard Anson Wheeler's, History of Stonington and began to continue researching his family as yesterday I discovered that one of his daughters, Grace Dension Wheeler was not only a historian and writer but also a genealogist!
Judge Wheeler, like many prominent men of his day, married well, not once, but twice. Both of his wives were daughters of families that are big names to this day in this section of Connecticut. He married first, Frances Mary AVERY, and had two daughters. When she died in 1855 at age 33, he needed a new wife, to care for his young daughters and his household, so he married again in 1856 Lucy Ann NOYES and added another daughter, Grace Denison WHEELER.
Now, if you've been paying attention to surnames, you have been seeing, Wheeler, Avery, Denison and Noyes, so you can see why linking all these families in my genealogy software is quite a time consuming task!
The Man
Frances Mary AVERY's father was Stephen AVERY [1756-1828] Where have I see that name before, I thought? Oh, yes, he's the man who married the people on the marriage certificate. Bingo!
Wheeler's History of Stonington, states [p. 208] that Stephen Avery "was a prominent man in Stonington, and held various offices of trust, particularly town clerk, which he held for a number of years before and at the time when the town was divided and the town of North Stonington was established, 1807, again being elected town clerk of North Stonington, which he held until his death. He served in the Revolutionary war..."
So, there you have it! The story of the Justice of the Peace. Oh, wait. I guess I should look him up at Footnote.com and find out what he did in the Revolutionary War. Sigh, more research.....
Update!
Stephen AVERY was a son of Rev. Nathan AVERY who has an excellent gravestone! I just looked it up and Stephen is buried in the same cemetery as his parents, Great Plain Cemetery in North Stonington!
I have removed his middle name from this blog post because Stephen's birth record in the Vital Records of Stonington in the Barbour Index (1:178) simply says Stephen Avery
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Occupation: Genealogist
Just in case there is any doubt about genealogy being an occupation, see this entry for Miss Grace Denison WHEELER, younger daughter of Judge Richard Anson WHEELER [author of the History of Stonington].
Grace is listed in the Denison genealogy as a genealogist and historian of the area in which she lived. [#668-27 p. 399] Her mother was Judge Wheeler's second wife Lucy Ann NOYES.
Miss Wheeler's gravestone at Elm Grove Cemetery states her date of death and that she lived to be 98 years old. She was the author of Old Homes of Stonington and An Old Fashioned Stonington, CT Love Story and was town historian for Stonington, CT.
My heroine....
Source: Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut; Roll: T624_142; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 546; Image: 581.
Grace is listed in the Denison genealogy as a genealogist and historian of the area in which she lived. [#668-27 p. 399] Her mother was Judge Wheeler's second wife Lucy Ann NOYES.
Miss Wheeler's gravestone at Elm Grove Cemetery states her date of death and that she lived to be 98 years old. She was the author of Old Homes of Stonington and An Old Fashioned Stonington, CT Love Story and was town historian for Stonington, CT.
My heroine....
Source: Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut; Roll: T624_142; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 546; Image: 581.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Family Cemeteries
It was my pleasure to visit in 2007, a small family cemetery in Stonington, CT and to witness a cemetery restoration in progress. As I blogged about my visit, I was contacted by Steve Wheeler, a fellow educator, who along with his father Dick was restoring this ancient graveyard called the Jonathan Wheeler Cemetery.
As you can see by this photo that I took then, this is the gravestone of Jonathan Wheeler (1708-1790) whose wife was Esther Denison (1715-1799). This couple and their ancestors (Isaac2, Thomas1) are the link to shared genealogy Steve Wheeler and I share.
Steve says that my blog inspired him to create his own blog! (I feel so cool.) His blog has information that I didn't know about my Wheeler family. (You always learn something from another relative).
Steve and his Dad visited the area where the family of Thomas Wheeler was born and the church where he was baptized. Thomas Wheeler is my immigrant ancestor in this line and one of the oldest gravestones in my collection.
Visit with him at A Wheeler Family History, you'll be glad that you did!
As you can see by this photo that I took then, this is the gravestone of Jonathan Wheeler (1708-1790) whose wife was Esther Denison (1715-1799). This couple and their ancestors (Isaac2, Thomas1) are the link to shared genealogy Steve Wheeler and I share.
Steve says that my blog inspired him to create his own blog! (I feel so cool.) His blog has information that I didn't know about my Wheeler family. (You always learn something from another relative).
Steve and his Dad visited the area where the family of Thomas Wheeler was born and the church where he was baptized. Thomas Wheeler is my immigrant ancestor in this line and one of the oldest gravestones in my collection.
Visit with him at A Wheeler Family History, you'll be glad that you did!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Seaver's Take on RootsMagic 4
Randy Seaver has been doing a lot of work with RootsMagic 4 and thankfully he is blogging about it to make life easier for the rest of us.
He has created a "summary" blog post that gathers together each one of his investigative reports. As he continues to work with this popular genealogy software he will be adding a link to this page.
If you are working with RootsMagic, it is essential reading!
He has created a "summary" blog post that gathers together each one of his investigative reports. As he continues to work with this popular genealogy software he will be adding a link to this page.
If you are working with RootsMagic, it is essential reading!
David Lambert
Last Saturday, 6 June 2009, David Allen Lambert gave a talk at the Plymouth County Genealogists Annual Luncheon. His talk was about researching your British ancestors.
He was so kind to let me take his photo and to provide a page of links for us on his personal Web site.
He was so kind to let me take his photo and to provide a page of links for us on his personal Web site.
Grandma at the Sink
Wordless Wednesday
Why is my grandmother holding up a steak for the photographer to see?I think I thought this was someone taking a photo of me!
Why is my grandmother holding up a steak for the photographer to see?I think I thought this was someone taking a photo of me!
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
George O. MINER Obituary
Graveyard Rabbits Carnival, July 2009 edition
"Obituaries"
This is the obituary of George Owen MINER. He was the husband of my great grand aunt, Frances Denison STEWART. This obituary is probably from a local paper like The Day [of New London] or The Westerly [RI] Sun. It is not identified or dated. It came to me as a photocopy of many Stewart obituaries cut and pasted into a journal from the North Stonington Historical Society.
The Minor [Miner] family descends from Thomas Minor, a founder of Stonington, who came here from Chew Magna, England.
Although, George O. Miner is not a direct descendant of mine, the information given in this obituary does confirm information for my tree. I was pleased to see that his parents were listed and his wife. The date of their marriage, written in my family Bible, is the same date as listed here. Coincidentally, that is today's date. [117 years ago]. I have found George and Frances listed in the 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910 census.
I have not located him in the 1920 census as yet. Reading obituaries and gravestone dates reminds you of the information you have not yet located.
George is listed as a farmer and business partner. They were a well-to-do family in Groton in their day.
Frances and George and their only child, Owen Stewart Miner lived first in the Minor house in Groton [House of Thomas Avery Miner] It is a fine house that stands, renovated, today owned by a physician.
George Owen Minor, his wife Frances Denison Stewart and their son are all buried in the Starr Burying Ground in Groton, CT. [I took these photos on 8 August 2004.] This obituary lists his two grandsons without naming them and as he died in1928, he did not live to see his four granddaughters.
I still have work to accomplish for this branch of my family!
"Obituaries"
This is the obituary of George Owen MINER. He was the husband of my great grand aunt, Frances Denison STEWART. This obituary is probably from a local paper like The Day [of New London] or The Westerly [RI] Sun. It is not identified or dated. It came to me as a photocopy of many Stewart obituaries cut and pasted into a journal from the North Stonington Historical Society.
The Minor [Miner] family descends from Thomas Minor, a founder of Stonington, who came here from Chew Magna, England.
Although, George O. Miner is not a direct descendant of mine, the information given in this obituary does confirm information for my tree. I was pleased to see that his parents were listed and his wife. The date of their marriage, written in my family Bible, is the same date as listed here. Coincidentally, that is today's date. [117 years ago]. I have found George and Frances listed in the 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910 census.
I have not located him in the 1920 census as yet. Reading obituaries and gravestone dates reminds you of the information you have not yet located.
George is listed as a farmer and business partner. They were a well-to-do family in Groton in their day.
Frances and George and their only child, Owen Stewart Miner lived first in the Minor house in Groton [House of Thomas Avery Miner] It is a fine house that stands, renovated, today owned by a physician.
George Owen Minor, his wife Frances Denison Stewart and their son are all buried in the Starr Burying Ground in Groton, CT. [I took these photos on 8 August 2004.] This obituary lists his two grandsons without naming them and as he died in1928, he did not live to see his four granddaughters.
I still have work to accomplish for this branch of my family!
Monday, June 08, 2009
Bonnet Bathing Beauty
Carnival of Genealogy 74th Edition
[Annual Swimsuit Edition]
If you are a native Rhode Islander, then you know that it is only a short car ride to the beach. Rhode Island is widely known for it's lovely shoreline which it shares with nearby Connecticut. It is here, in an area called "South County" where many generations of my family lived farmed, fished, swam and enjoyed the clean, seashelled beaches.
This place is as "Little Rhody" as Del's frozen lemonade, Autocrat coffee syrup and the Rhode Island Genealogical Society. If you haven't been to RI, you are missing a great deal. I don't remember why I left.
Sand in between your toes, stories of the Great Hurricane of 1938, sunburned noses and fried clams at Rocky Point tells the world that you know about Kings county which is now Washington county, Rhode Island.
This photo of myself and my maternal grandmother taken at the Bonnet Shores Beach Club during the summer of 1956 may not be the most flattering picture of me in a bathing suit but it is a favorite and precious moment frozen in time. My mother has written on the back, "How about that tummy!" as she was very sensitive about my weight being a fashion conscious person.
Earlier in time, my mother bought matching swimsuits for my father, herself and me. What is a fashion faux pas today is a fond memory for many of us baby boomers!
My grandparents owned both a house and a cabana and I spent many summers enjoying the smells and sounds of the beach. When the sun got too much for us, we sat in the shade outside the cabana enjoying a grilled hot dog from the concession stand with a "Hoodsie Cup" ice cream treat. This photo of my grandmother and myself is reminiscent of those days.
Summer memories are the best, aren't they?
[Annual Swimsuit Edition]
If you are a native Rhode Islander, then you know that it is only a short car ride to the beach. Rhode Island is widely known for it's lovely shoreline which it shares with nearby Connecticut. It is here, in an area called "South County" where many generations of my family lived farmed, fished, swam and enjoyed the clean, seashelled beaches.
This place is as "Little Rhody" as Del's frozen lemonade, Autocrat coffee syrup and the Rhode Island Genealogical Society. If you haven't been to RI, you are missing a great deal. I don't remember why I left.
Sand in between your toes, stories of the Great Hurricane of 1938, sunburned noses and fried clams at Rocky Point tells the world that you know about Kings county which is now Washington county, Rhode Island.
This photo of myself and my maternal grandmother taken at the Bonnet Shores Beach Club during the summer of 1956 may not be the most flattering picture of me in a bathing suit but it is a favorite and precious moment frozen in time. My mother has written on the back, "How about that tummy!" as she was very sensitive about my weight being a fashion conscious person.
Earlier in time, my mother bought matching swimsuits for my father, herself and me. What is a fashion faux pas today is a fond memory for many of us baby boomers!
My grandparents owned both a house and a cabana and I spent many summers enjoying the smells and sounds of the beach. When the sun got too much for us, we sat in the shade outside the cabana enjoying a grilled hot dog from the concession stand with a "Hoodsie Cup" ice cream treat. This photo of my grandmother and myself is reminiscent of those days.
Summer memories are the best, aren't they?
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Blogoversary Today
Three years have past since I decided to post the gravestone photos that I had been taking since 2004 and my thought was to share them with others so that I could find other researchers that might share that same ancestor. Clearly, that has happened but what I didn't expect was to join the Genea-bloggers and Graveyard Rabbit groups and find others with this same idea!
Of course, this has been a journey of self-discovery and learning about the gravestones and their carvers. I didn't know that I would feel the need to research each and every stone I photographed! This still surprises me. I feel connected to each person even though they may or may not be related to me in any way.
I find that I am taking photographs this season with the idea of making a presentation about how anyone can locate, photograph and research gravestones. I proudly wear my, "Cemetery Cravings" shirt while I am out gravestone-hopping.
Here's what my cousin, Thomas had to say about today!
"And finally, on Saturday 6 June 2009, Granite In My Blood by Midge Frazel celebrates its 3rd anniversary. Even with new grandson Anthony, Midge always has time for some great posts about her ancestors - stop and pay a visit."
Of course, this has been a journey of self-discovery and learning about the gravestones and their carvers. I didn't know that I would feel the need to research each and every stone I photographed! This still surprises me. I feel connected to each person even though they may or may not be related to me in any way.
I find that I am taking photographs this season with the idea of making a presentation about how anyone can locate, photograph and research gravestones. I proudly wear my, "Cemetery Cravings" shirt while I am out gravestone-hopping.
Here's what my cousin, Thomas had to say about today!
"And finally, on Saturday 6 June 2009, Granite In My Blood by Midge Frazel celebrates its 3rd anniversary. Even with new grandson Anthony, Midge always has time for some great posts about her ancestors - stop and pay a visit."
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Mobile Genealogist
The mobile genealogist needs many tools. I have learned much from the genealogist pals on Facebook and at NERGC and I set my mind on finding the right equipment for working on my genealogy and researching other folks family histories too.
This photo taken in my kitchen shows my big purchases for the summer. The Acer Aspire One, a portable 500 GB hard drive with case, and the Case Logic Mini-Laptop case with cord pocket. The cord pocket holds my RootsMagic to Go flash drive. That works great and is wonderful since I don't have to install anything on my Acer!
I also have a USB mouse which is not so good in my lap but is fine when I am working on a surface.
Bring it on....I'm ready for summer.
This photo taken in my kitchen shows my big purchases for the summer. The Acer Aspire One, a portable 500 GB hard drive with case, and the Case Logic Mini-Laptop case with cord pocket. The cord pocket holds my RootsMagic to Go flash drive. That works great and is wonderful since I don't have to install anything on my Acer!
I also have a USB mouse which is not so good in my lap but is fine when I am working on a surface.
Bring it on....I'm ready for summer.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Wedding Memories
Smile for the Camera, 14th edition, "Wedding Belles"
My beautiful daughter, Heather, and her handsome husband, Chuck on their wedding day 2 July 2005 at the wedding pavilion at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
It was a very special day and we literally have hundreds of photographs and a wonderful wedding video. Everyone, from young to old had a great time. It was quite hot with some thunderstorms as is typical of Florida.
It's hard to believe four years have passed.
My beautiful daughter, Heather, and her handsome husband, Chuck on their wedding day 2 July 2005 at the wedding pavilion at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
It was a very special day and we literally have hundreds of photographs and a wonderful wedding video. Everyone, from young to old had a great time. It was quite hot with some thunderstorms as is typical of Florida.
It's hard to believe four years have passed.
Conant St. Cemetery [1829]
Since last August, when I found out I was a PERKINS descendant of Abraham PERKINS [of Hampton, NH] through his son David PERKINS who married Elizabeth BROWN and moved to Bridgewater, MA, I have been on a cemetery quest to locate and photograph as many gravestones as I can of the Bridgewater branch of this family.
It is not a simple task and it requires the help of many other researchers. One who grew up here and still lives in Massachusetts and three or four others who live many states away. We are forming a 21st century collaborative team to work on this family. It is expected to take many more months of work. This is the lifeblood of the family historian!
One researcher named Ed Perkins, is compiling a book to be published, so we are all being very careful to document our work. I am insisting upon quality data and I am pleased to be getting it!
As it turns out, Ed's branch is the hardest to document even with the wonderful Vital Records of Bridgewater to 1850 available to me via my research membership at NEHGS. Ed's tree branch has a split in it and we are not able to prove who was the first wife of Nathan PERKINS (1710-1780)! Could it be a woman named Deborah?
Nathan married second, Sarah HARLOW , who was the widow of Nathan PRATT. This is a recorded event in the vital records. But, who was the first wife?
1752/PERKINS/Nathan and Sarah Pratt, April 2, 1752, Marriage/Bridgewater
We know from Mitchell's History of Bridgewater, that there were two children, Charles and Deborah from Nathan's first marriage. Ed Perkins, is descended from Charles (b. 1737). Since Nathan and Sarah didn't marry until 1752, these are clearly NOT their children together.
Charles's sister Deborah Perkins married John Conant and is buried in the Conant Cemetery on Conant St. in Bridgewater. I ventured out this morning to investigate this cemetery and found it to be delightfully well kept and easy to photograph.
It is not a simple task and it requires the help of many other researchers. One who grew up here and still lives in Massachusetts and three or four others who live many states away. We are forming a 21st century collaborative team to work on this family. It is expected to take many more months of work. This is the lifeblood of the family historian!
One researcher named Ed Perkins, is compiling a book to be published, so we are all being very careful to document our work. I am insisting upon quality data and I am pleased to be getting it!
As it turns out, Ed's branch is the hardest to document even with the wonderful Vital Records of Bridgewater to 1850 available to me via my research membership at NEHGS. Ed's tree branch has a split in it and we are not able to prove who was the first wife of Nathan PERKINS (1710-1780)! Could it be a woman named Deborah?
Nathan married second, Sarah HARLOW , who was the widow of Nathan PRATT. This is a recorded event in the vital records. But, who was the first wife?
1752/PERKINS/Nathan and Sarah Pratt, April 2, 1752, Marriage/Bridgewater
We know from Mitchell's History of Bridgewater, that there were two children, Charles and Deborah from Nathan's first marriage. Ed Perkins, is descended from Charles (b. 1737). Since Nathan and Sarah didn't marry until 1752, these are clearly NOT their children together.
Charles's sister Deborah Perkins married John Conant and is buried in the Conant Cemetery on Conant St. in Bridgewater. I ventured out this morning to investigate this cemetery and found it to be delightfully well kept and easy to photograph.
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