Edward Little Davenport JR and Saray Nye
Looking for more info on the relatives of Edward Little Davenport JR (1875-) son of Edward Little Davenport SR (1838-1884) and Sophronia Angelina Cross (1827-1915) married Sarah Nye (1875-1911)...
View Article1683 Jackman Willett House Newbury Ma Book
The 1683 Jackman Willett House: A history of the families who lived here and of the current owner The Sons and Daughters of the First Settlers of Newbury (SDFSN) The 1683 Jackman Willett House is a one...
View ArticlePortrait Mary Davenport and Charles Coffin by John Brester JR
Mary Davenport (1783-1852) and Charles Coffin (1779-1851) painted by John Brewster JR (1766-1854) Mary was daughter of Anthony Davenport (1752-1836) and Elizabeth Woodburn (1755-1785). Charles son of...
View ArticleCharles Freeman Russell Newburyport Massachusetts
Zafris family photo collection and is not labeled but others images resemble Charles Russell and his brother Albert Russell Charles Freeman Russell (1850-1880) son of Samuel Chester Russell (1820-1884)...
View ArticleMore on Blaisdell Clocks
From Antiques and Fine Art Magazine Gary Sullivan Antiques: A rare and important early American tall case clock, by Nicholas Blasdel, Amesbury, Massachusetts, circa 1760 The Blaisdell/Blasdel family...
View ArticleAlbert J Proulx and Diana Gill
Albert Joseph Proulx (1881-1953) was born in St Guillaume D'upton, Canada to Olivier Proulx (1855-1919) and Emelina Chapdelaine. He married Diana Gill (1885-1971) born in Canada to William "Willie"...
View ArticleThe Lost Customs Records of Colonial Massachusetts
Article by Sandra Webber See PDF Viewhttps://ijms.nmdl.org/article/view/18924The disappearance of the Colonial Customs records of Massachusetts has long been lamented by maritime and economic...
View ArticleSamuel Foster Jaques of Newburyport Massachusetts
From R-L Samuel Foster Jaques (1865-1916) and J R McColl, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville from 1896-1902. Ca. 1891-92 C.M. McClung Historical...
View ArticleFairbanks Family and Dedham Massachusetts Mystery
1902 FAIRBANKS family reunion at the old homestead in Dedham, Massachusetts. For full PDF of this article please contact meThe annual Fairbanks reunions started in 1902 to celebrate the repurchase of...
View ArticleGeorge Williamson Kingsbury and Medfield Massachusetts
These Photographs are from my grandmother Mildred Mabel Phelps (1909-1995) d. of Frederick Winsor Phelps (1877-1947) and Melissa Cross Davenport (1847-1910). Mildred married Robert Levi Berry...
View ArticleJudge Amos Morrill and Miranda Dickson
Amos Morrill (1809-1894) son of Abraham Morrill (1776-1862) and Mary "Polly"Bagley (1778-1847) born in Salisbury, Massachusetts. From the Bartlett family collection Salisbury MAMary Dickson Morrill...
View ArticleEdward Phelps and Grace Moore Garland
Edward Phelps (1871-1927) son Francis Henry Phelps (1840-1877) and Esther Antoinette Hall (1846-1938) direct descendant of Edward Phelps and Elizabeth Adams of Newbury, Massachusetts. He married Grace...
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View ArticleDaniel Burnap Musical Clock Wadsworth Atheneum Museum
Daniel Burnap musical clock from clockmakers own home gifted by his descendants to Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in 1941. Clock plays six tunes, the names of which are engraved around the top:...
View ArticleWriter Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Real-Life Ghost Story from GenealogyBank Blog
an eerie tale about Nathaniel Hawthorne and a troubled spirit that came to him in a seance....When author Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia prepared for their European trip in 1857, they needed...
View ArticleFamily of Bennett Franklin Davenport and Annie Emaline Coolridge
Bennett Franklin Davenport was born Birth 28 May 1845 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was the son of Charles Davenport and Joan Fullerton Hager. His grandfather was Joseph Davenport, of Newton,...
View ArticleThe Women of Dover John Greenleaf Whittier
Photo From "History of Salisbury" Complied by Carolyn Sargent the 1976 re-enactment Robert Pike (1616-1706) The following is a copy of the warrant...
View ArticleArtist Charles Henry Francis Turner of Newburyport Massachusetts
Charles Henry Francis Turner (1848-1908) son of Henry Turner and Sarah Goss. He married Elise Clementina Augusta Hagedorn (1842-1928) daughter of JohnFriedrich Hagedorn (1842-1920) and Augusta W...
View ArticleEileen Gillespie Slocum: The Story of the Last Grand Dame
Eileen Slocum and the Meaning of Newport Society. From the Gilded Age to her death in 2008. Behind the HedgerowEileen Gillespie was born on Dec. 21, 1915, in Manhattan. Her father, Lawrence Lewis...
View ArticlePhilip Dodridge Adams Newbury Massachusetts
Philip Dodridge Adams (1814-1913) son of Ebenezer Adams (1776-1848) and Ednah Adams (1778-1850) married Ruth Coffin (1815-1903) daughter of Joseph Coffin (1783-1852) and Mary Caswell Cook (1787-1843)....
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