This Saturday, August 14th, Plimoth Plantation will re-enact the August 14, 1623 wedding of Governor William Bradford and Alice Carpenter Southworth. William’s first wife, Dorothy May, drowned while the Mayflower was anchored in Provincetown Harbor in 1620. Alice came to Plymouth aboard the Anne in July 1623, following the death of her first husband, Edward [...]
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Today’s Tidbit | William Bradford and Alice Carpenter Southworth Wedding
Posted in Bradford Family, Carpenter Family, Today's Tidbit, tagged alice carpenter, alice carpenter southworth, mayflower, william bradford on August 12, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Streets and Signs
Posted in Bradford Family, Harvey Family, Heim Family, Heinke Family, Musbach Family, Notten Family, Voiland/Weller Family, tagged bradford, harvey, heim, heinke, musbach, notten, ormsbee, voiland, william bradford on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s neat to come across streets that were named in honor of my families’ ancestors. It’s adds to their stories and certainly indicates that they were well thought of in their communities! He are some pictures of the street signs I’ve found. The first one is located in Plymouth, MA. Bradford Street is named after [...]
Today’s Tidbit | December 16, 1717
Posted in Bradford Family, Newcomb Family, Today's Tidbit, tagged bradford, edgartown, lebanon connecticut, martha's vineyard, newcomb, trumbull cemetery on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On this date in 1717, Hezekiah Newcomb, my 6th great grandfather, made the first of his many land purchases in Lebanon, New London Co., CT. Hezekiah was born in 1694, in the town of Edgartown, on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Soon after his marriage to Jerusha Bradford (a great granddaughter of the [...]
Thanksgiving Thursday
Posted in Benjamin Family, Bradford Family, Carpenter Family, Cleveland Family, Harris Family, Newcomb Family, Ormsbee/Ormsby Family, Southworth Family, Today's Tidbit, tagged bradford, carpenter, mayflower, plymouth colony, provincetown harbor, southworth on November 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Thanksgiving season, and these next several months, are a special time of the year in the history of my family. My 9th great grandfather, William Bradford, came to America on the Mayflower in November of 1620. The ship left England in September and, after a grueling 66-day journey marked by disease, which claimed two [...]
Surname Saturday | NEWCOMB
Posted in Bradford Family, Cleveland Family, Newcomb Family, Surname Saturday, tagged lebanon connecticut, newcomb, trumbull cemetery on October 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My first Newcomb ancestor in America was Andrew Newcomb. He emigrated from the west of England, probably from Devonshire or Wales, and settled in Boston, Massachusetts in the 1630s or 40s. Andrew was a mariner and shipmaster. His descendents eventually made their way to Lebanon, New London Co., CT where many are buried in Trumbull [...]
This Week’s Family Anniversaries | August 9 – August 15, 2009
Posted in Benjamin Family, Bradford Family, Bromley Family, Carpenter Family, Cole Family, Family Anniversaries, Fuhrman Family, Gage Family, Harris Family, Hau Family, Heim Family, Michels Family, Ormsbee/Ormsby Family, Salisbury Family, Tuepper Family, Upham Family, Voiland/Weller Family, tagged benjamin, bradford, chelsea michigan, clintonville, fond du lac county, harris, hau, heim, johnsburg wisconsin, marshfield township wisconsin, michels, ormsby, pierpont ohio, plymouth colony, preston connecticut, saco maine, swansea, waupaca county on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
William Salisbury, Jr. – Born August 14, 1659 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He married Anna Cole on July 30th 1664 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony. William is my 7th great grandfather. Joseph Benjamin, III – Born August 15, 1699 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony. He married Deborah Clark on April 3, [...]
This Week’s Family Anniversaries | July 12 – July 18, 2009
Posted in Bradford Family, Cleveland Family, Day Family, Family Anniversaries, Hanson Family, Harris Family, Harvey Family, Heim Family, Kimball/Kemball Family, Laib Family, Lowden Family, McConnell Familly, Protz Family, Seybold Family, Voiland/Weller Family, tagged appleton wisconsin, brillion township, calumet county, canterbury, cato wisconsin, chelsea michigan, clintonville wisconsin, forest junction, greenfield new york, harris, harvey, heim, jackson county, leoni township, manitowoc county, plymouth colony, protz, spaulding cemetery, voiland, waldo florida, weller, weller hardware on July 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
George Harvey – Born July 15, 1834 in Kesteven or Holland, Lincolnshire, England. He and his wife, Elizabeth Lowden, farmed in Leoni Township, Jackson Co., MI. He died on February 20, 1901 and is buried in Harrington Cemetery, Henrietta Township, Jackson Co. George is my wife’s 2nd great grandfather. Helen Alice Heim – Born July [...]
Deborah Sampson – Revolutionary War Soldier and American Folk Hero
Posted in Bradford Family, Family Matters, PAST DAYS, Sampson Family, tagged deborah sampson, paul revere, plymouth colony, revolutionary war, shurtliff, voiland.org, william bradford on May 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Deborah Sampson was the first known American woman to impersonate a man in order to join the army and take part in combat. She was born in Plympton, MA on December 17, 1760, the oldest of three daughters and three sons to Jonathan and Deborah Bradford Sampson. Deborah is my 3rd cousin, 7 times removed. [...]
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