Joshua Leonard was born 13 May 1712 in Norton, MA, ninth child of George Leonard and Anna Tisdale. He died six weeks later on June 29. He was my son-in-law’s seventh great-grand-uncle. While his short life was unremarkable, I did discover a error in his eldest sister’s birth date: I …
Thomas Dewey, my son-in-law’s 9th great-grandfather died on 27 Apr 1648. He came to Dorchester, MA between 1630 and 1633, most likely from the West Country in England,(1) and moved before 1639 to Connecticut, where he was one of the founders of Windsor.(2) He married his wife Francis there in …
Mary Thompson was born 24 Apr 1763, daughter of Joseph Thompson. She was my son-in-law’s fifth great-grandmother. So far I don’t know where she was born, my source(1) concentrated on her husband’s side. To be honest, I don’t even know where the birth date comes from. She married William David …
Martha Tiffany was born 19 Apr 1743 in Attleboro, Bristol County, MA, third child of John Tiffany and Deliverance Parmiter. She is my son-in-law’s fifth great-grand-aunt. John’s father James had come from Norfolk County, MA to Bristol County; his will was probated in 1732, and lists his 16 children. Martha …
Seth Noble was born 15 Apr 1743 in Westfield, MA, tenth and last child of Thomas Noble and Sarah Root. He is my son-in-law’s 5th great-grand-uncle. He became a member of the Westfield Church in 1770, and decided he wanted to become a minister, but had no formal training. He …
Francis Cooke was from England, when he married Hester Mahieu in Leiden; she was a Walloon from Belgium, but listed as from …
Mary Ashley was born 6 Apr 1644 in in Springfield, MA, third child of Robert Ashley and his wife Mary. She was …
Christopher Tiffany was baptized 31 Mar 1639 in St. John Hackney in London, as son of Henry Tiffany and Elizabeth.(1) He is …
Preserved Pickering was born on 26 July 1796 in Mendon, MA and died 24 Mar 1866 in Gibson Township, PA. His is …
Thomas Wilkinson Furnas was born 23 Mar 1768 in Bush River, SC, fourth child and third son of John Furnas and Mary …
