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!
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Friday, March 06, 2009
DAR Connection
Carnival of Genealogy 68th edition: "Tribute to Women"
On August 8, 2004, I went gravestone hopping to locate the resting place of Frances Denison Stewart, my great-grand aunt, daughter of Dudley Wheeler Stewart and his wife Eliza Fish Denison. Why, would this be important? Well, because she was the last woman in my family to belong to the DAR.
Earlier that year, I submitted my application following her line and was it was approved on July 11, 2004. As she was my grandfather's favorite aunt, he gave my mother her name, Frances, as her middle name.
As a small child, I went to visit this woman, probably in the last years she lived in the house built by her husband's father who was Thomas Avery Miner. It still stands today and has been restored by the present owner. I remember the "big stairs" and the horse chestnut tree outside. I met her in her bedroom as she was bed-ridden. My mother made me wear a "party dress" because I was told that she did not approve of women who wore slacks.
As I was researching our shared ancestry, I queried the DAR Chapter in the Groton-Stonington area and talked on the phone with a woman from her chapter that actually knew her for many years. When I told her about meeting "Aunt Fannie", she laughed and said for sure my memory was correct. She was ever the lady and had very strong opinions about many topics including the issue of women wearing slacks. In a true gesture of DAR, the chapter helped me locate her grave, giving me driving directions and a very good sense of where the plot was inside the gates. She is buried in the Starr Burying Ground in Groton, New London, CT. I'd like to go back there, as there are many interesting gravestones in this beautifully kept cemetery.
Fannie married well. Her husband was George Owen Miner, whose ancestors go back to Thomas Minor, one of the founders of Stonington. [I have two direct lines back to Minor besides this collateral line.] Fannie had only one child, Owen Stewart Miner, who died in 1972. Fannie was widely known as Grama Miner and was very active in her community just as her mother Eliza has been before her. I think she would be pleased that I chose to follow her into DAR membership.
Great-Aunt Fannie lived to be 96 years old, another strong willed woman who lived past 90 in my family. I curtsy in my skirt in memory of her.
Here's her line:
Mrs. Frances Denison Stewart Miner.
DAR ID Number: 47008
Born in North Stonington, Conn.
Wife of George Owen Miner.
Descendant of Col. Benadam Gallup of Connecticut.
Daughter of Dudley Wheeler Stewart and Eliza Fish Denison, his wife.
Granddaughter of Isaac Denison and Levina Fish, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Deacon Sands Fish and Bridget Gallup, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Benadam Gallup, Jr., and Bridget Palmer, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Benadam Gallup and Hannah Avery, his wife.
Benadam Gallup (1716-1800) served on the Committee of Safety, in the Assembly, and in the militia for the coast defense. He was born and died in Groton, Conn.
On August 8, 2004, I went gravestone hopping to locate the resting place of Frances Denison Stewart, my great-grand aunt, daughter of Dudley Wheeler Stewart and his wife Eliza Fish Denison. Why, would this be important? Well, because she was the last woman in my family to belong to the DAR.
Earlier that year, I submitted my application following her line and was it was approved on July 11, 2004. As she was my grandfather's favorite aunt, he gave my mother her name, Frances, as her middle name.
As a small child, I went to visit this woman, probably in the last years she lived in the house built by her husband's father who was Thomas Avery Miner. It still stands today and has been restored by the present owner. I remember the "big stairs" and the horse chestnut tree outside. I met her in her bedroom as she was bed-ridden. My mother made me wear a "party dress" because I was told that she did not approve of women who wore slacks.
As I was researching our shared ancestry, I queried the DAR Chapter in the Groton-Stonington area and talked on the phone with a woman from her chapter that actually knew her for many years. When I told her about meeting "Aunt Fannie", she laughed and said for sure my memory was correct. She was ever the lady and had very strong opinions about many topics including the issue of women wearing slacks. In a true gesture of DAR, the chapter helped me locate her grave, giving me driving directions and a very good sense of where the plot was inside the gates. She is buried in the Starr Burying Ground in Groton, New London, CT. I'd like to go back there, as there are many interesting gravestones in this beautifully kept cemetery.
Fannie married well. Her husband was George Owen Miner, whose ancestors go back to Thomas Minor, one of the founders of Stonington. [I have two direct lines back to Minor besides this collateral line.] Fannie had only one child, Owen Stewart Miner, who died in 1972. Fannie was widely known as Grama Miner and was very active in her community just as her mother Eliza has been before her. I think she would be pleased that I chose to follow her into DAR membership.
Great-Aunt Fannie lived to be 96 years old, another strong willed woman who lived past 90 in my family. I curtsy in my skirt in memory of her.
Here's her line:
Mrs. Frances Denison Stewart Miner.
DAR ID Number: 47008
Born in North Stonington, Conn.
Wife of George Owen Miner.
Descendant of Col. Benadam Gallup of Connecticut.
Daughter of Dudley Wheeler Stewart and Eliza Fish Denison, his wife.
Granddaughter of Isaac Denison and Levina Fish, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Deacon Sands Fish and Bridget Gallup, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Benadam Gallup, Jr., and Bridget Palmer, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Benadam Gallup and Hannah Avery, his wife.
Benadam Gallup (1716-1800) served on the Committee of Safety, in the Assembly, and in the militia for the coast defense. He was born and died in Groton, Conn.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Ralph and Mary DENISON
In August of 2004, I went in search of the Starr Burying Ground in Groton, CT to look for my 2nd great grand aunt who was the last woman in my family to belong to the DAR. (Yes, I found it, but that is a story for another post!)
The day before, I met a fellow Denison "cousin" at the annual Dension Day and in conversation, I told her where I was going. She gave me some names to look up graves there for her. I found them easily. It's fun finding other people's ancestors too.
But, while I was there, I took three random photos of graves with the surname Denison. Later, she told me her grandparents were buried there and I asked her to email me their names so if I went back to Groton, I could take the photo for her.
This got me to thinking about the random photos I took that day and when I went looking for them, I discovered her grandparents were one I had taken. She and I are both surprised!
That's gravestone radar, isn't it?
The day before, I met a fellow Denison "cousin" at the annual Dension Day and in conversation, I told her where I was going. She gave me some names to look up graves there for her. I found them easily. It's fun finding other people's ancestors too.
But, while I was there, I took three random photos of graves with the surname Denison. Later, she told me her grandparents were buried there and I asked her to email me their names so if I went back to Groton, I could take the photo for her.
This got me to thinking about the random photos I took that day and when I went looking for them, I discovered her grandparents were one I had taken. She and I are both surprised!
That's gravestone radar, isn't it?
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