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Myron is the first follower of the Mormon faith (to date) that I have identified in my entire family tree. He was baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1839 (only 9 years after the founding of… Continue Reading →
In the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Ulysses S. Grant writes of his being a descendant of Mathew Grant (below). Mathew resided in Windsor, Connecticut in the 17th century and is my paternal 10th great-grandfather (one of my 4,096 10th… Continue Reading →
My 5th great grandfather, Samuel Eggleston (1747-1837), served in the Continental Light Dragoons during the American Revolutionary War. In the pension application transcribed below, Samuel details his service, including having seen General George Washington at Newark, New Jersey. Submitted when… Continue Reading →
Our great modern Republic. May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose. Ulysses S. Grant French/Spencer Family Line Heading Home from Korean War – John Spencer French (1931–2014)… Continue Reading →
This post is about Michael Daley (Daly), my 2nd great-grandfather, who was born in County Clare, Ireland in 1835. Little did his wife Hannah know that in 1861, Michael would leave their home in Waterbury, Connecticut and be gone for… Continue Reading →
While researching a previous post about the Cronin family (This native land of mine – a journey), I came across three news articles that I think are worth documenting. The stories all involve Will and Susan (Burke) Cronin of Minden,… Continue Reading →
This post is about an amazing photograph that captures William Cronin Sr. (left) embarking on a three-month journey back to his homeland, Ireland, with his son and fellow farmers from Minden, Nebraska. Based on the newspaper article below, I believe… Continue Reading →
My 6th great grandfather Elijah Atwood was born in 1725 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, the son of Isaac, and Mehitable (Grey). In 1754, he married Anna Goodspeed in Haddam, Connecticut. They had one child during their marriage, John Atwood (1755-1829). Elijah… Continue Reading →
One of my many 6th paternal grandparents were Abraham and Hannah Jaquith. Abraham was born in December 1701, in Woburn, Massachusetts and died in January 1790 in Billerica, Massachusetts having lived 88 years. Abraham married Hannah Farley on January 1736 and… Continue Reading →
After almost two decades, I was unable to uncover the identity of the parents of my 3rd great paternal grandfather, Abiram Spencer (1812-1871). I’ve wrote stories about where he lived, how he made a living, his strong support for the… Continue Reading →
