My 2nd great grandfather and I share the same birthday, albeit some 139 years apart! Nelson Harris was born in Saratoga Co., NY on July 16, 1822. He and his family moved to Pierpont, OH when he was 11, and then to Indiana in 1837. Few details about those early years are known. They made [...]
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Today’s Tidbit | Nelson Alonzo Harris – July 16, 1822
Posted in Cleveland Family, Harris Family, Today's Tidbit, tagged "forest junction wisconsin", cato wisconsin, harrisville, manitowoc county, nelson alonzo harris, nelson harris, pierpont ohio, saw mill, town of porter on July 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mystery Monday | February 21, 2011 – Asahel Cleveland
Posted in Benjamin Family, Cleveland Family, Mystery Monday, Willis Family, tagged asahel cleveland, hancock county illinois, nauvoo illinois, pierpont ohio on February 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s mystery involves my 3rd great grandfather, Asahel Cleveland. Asahel was born in Worthington, Hampshire Co., MA on April 6, 1793. He was the youngest child of Newcomb Cleveland and Abigail Willis. Asahel and Priscilla Benjamin married on March 7, 1815 in Pierpont, OH. The information I have states that Asahel died in Hancock County, [...]
Family Matters | SAMUEL CLEAVELAND
Posted in Cleveland Family, Family Matters, Hildreth Family, tagged canterbury, cleaveland cemetery, cleveland cemetery, hildreth, King Philips War, samuel cleaveland, voiland.org on January 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
He spelled his name Samuell. One of the first to settle in Connecticut, he joined the migration of families to found the new town of Canterbury. He served as a soldier in King Philip’s War in 1675/76 and held the rank of Sergeant. A petition was written to the army, from his brother Moses, to [...]
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 | 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 [...]
This Week’s Family Anniversaries | June 21 – June 27, 2009
Posted in Chase Family, Cleveland Family, Family Anniversaries, Folsom Family, Fuhrman Family, Gage Family, Hau Family, Heim Family, Heller/Hela Family, Kimball/Kemball Family, Ormsbee/Ormsby Family, Salisbury Family, tagged fond du lac, greenfield new york, grover cleveland, johnsburg wisconsin, kickemuit, King Philips War, marshfield township wisconsin, milwaukee, porters corners, princeton, st. joe wisconsin, warren rhode island, white house on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On June 24, 1675, William Salisbury and his son John are the first colonists killed in King Philips War. Four days earlier, William had killed an indian warrior who entered his home at Kickemuit, MA. The indians killed William and John in retribution. William is my 8th great grandfather. Isaac Ormsbee – Born June 21, [...]
This Week’s Family Anniversaries | June 7 – June 13, 2009
Posted in Cleveland Family, Family Anniversaries, Fuhrman Family, Hau Family, Hildreth Family, LeVan Family, Schwoyer Family, tagged canterbury, cleveland cemetery, fond du lac county, johnsburg, kutztown, woburn on June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Samuel Cleveland – Born June 9, 1657 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony. He married Persis Hildreth on May 23, 1682 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co. Samuel died on March 12, 1735/36 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut Colony and is buried in the Cleveland Cemetery in Canterbury. Samuel is my 7th great grandfather. John LeVan [...]
This Week’s Family Anniversaries | May 31 – June 6, 2009
Posted in Bradley Family, Cleveland Family, Family Anniversaries, Gage Family, Harris Family, Heinke Family, Heller/Hela Family, Hoyt Family, Jackowski Family, Lankton Family, Musbach Family, Notten Family, Protz Family, Schroebke Family, Seybold Family, tagged ashtabula county, castle garden, grass lake, green lake county, montello, princeton, sylvan township, waldo florida, waterloo on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Leonhard Seybold and Katherine (Protz) Seybold – Arrive at Castle Garden in New York City on board the ship “New Orleans” on June 2, 1857. Leonhard and Katherine are my 2nd great grandparents. Reuben M. Gage – Born June 1, 1767 in Southeast, Dutchess Co., NY. He married Azuba Hoyt in about 1795. Reuben died [...]
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