John Case, our 10th and 11th great-grandfather in the Snyder line, immigrated to the New World in the first half of the 17th century.
Remembering Our Ancestors: John Phillips
The Phillips family had been in the New World for two generations already when John was born in 1776: The first Phillips of this line, James, immigrated during the first decade of the 18th century from Suffolk in England.
Remembering Our Ancestors: Mary Gardiner
Mary Conkling, daughter of Lion Gardiner and our 9th and 10th great-grandmother, passed away this week 293 years ago.
Remembering Our Ancestors: Relief Howe
Relief Howe Everton was our 4th and 5th great-grandmother in the Denney line.
Remembering Our Ancestors: Susanna Trevilian and Eunice Porter
Our 10th and 11th (and 11th and 12th) great-grandmothers Chidester both died around the same date, albeit a quarter of a century apart.
Remembering Our Ancestors: Elizabeth and Nathaniel Kellogg
Our 9th (and 10th) great-grandparents appear to have both died on April Fool's Day, and it's not a joke!
Remembering Our Ancestors: Margaret Ann George
People endure much in life. Let us not forget them and their stories.
Remembering Our Ancestors: William Southard
Our 11th (and 12th) great-grandfather William Southard immigrated from England to the colonies some time before 1640.
Remembering Our Ancestors: Robert Loveland
The Lovelands are another early American family of Hartford, CT that belongs to our family tree.
Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1789
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor...