American Ancestry: Embracing lineages from the whole of the United States. 1888[-1898. Ed. by Frank MunsellJ. Munsell's sons, 1890 |
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Page 125 - Bartlett, who served in the War of 1812 and was wounded at the battle of Bridgewater, son of Benjamin, who served at Dorchester Heights 1776); son of A m;is;i of Charlton, Mass., b.
Page 160 - Ct., on 76,000 acres 1639, and in Oct., 1639, was appointed by the Gen. Court acting captain of the Train Band, " there are some evidences that he belonged to the famous regiment of Horse Guards of London
Page 113 - Seixas, was cashier of the Bank of Rhode Island and grand master of the Grand Lodge of the Masonic Order of the State of New York); son of Simon of New York, b.
Page 218 - A spirited Whig meeting was held soon afterward, in Cherry Valley, where the conduct of the Tories at Johnstown was strongly condemned ; but in the Palatine district and other places the threats and the known strength of the Johnsons and their friends intimidated the Whigs for a while.
Page 147 - Acushnet (Dartmouth), now covered by the thickly-settled village of Fairhaven, south of the bridge. He is named as one of the Dartmouth proprietors in the confirmatory deed of Gov. Bradford in 1694, having inherited the homestead after the death of his father in 1683. He had a wharf and warehouse at Acushnet. Married (date and place unknown) Alice Mind (died 1755). Children, bom in Dartmouth, i. ABIGAIL,
Page 124 - he lived in the Southeasterly part of the town — his dwelling house was constructed for, and used as a garrison prior to, and at the time of King Philip's war, 1675-6.
Page 51 - Daniel, who took the oath of supremacy and allegiance to pass to New England in the " Mary and John
Page 219 - Judge Starin was born about n miles below the city of Utica, in the county of Herkimer, which then included within its limits what are now the counties of Oneida, Madison, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson and St. Lawrence. He was a militia officer at the beginning of the Revolution, and is...
Page 168 - France to Holland at the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes...