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Friday, October 31, 2014

HALLOWEEN TALES: "LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE"

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I was a third grader at the Frank V Thompson School in Boston's Dorchester section when I first read this poem in our English text boo...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

POE IN BOSTON

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((I first posted this on October 31, 2007.)) One of the many islands of Boston Harbor is Castle Island, though for many years it’s been ...

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS#42: JOHN KELLEY

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Fellow geneablogger Amy Johnson Crow of No Story Too Small has issued the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. Basically, we have to post s...
Friday, October 24, 2014

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS#42: WILLIAM HOYT

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Fellow geneablogger Amy Johnson Crow of No Story Too Small has issued the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge . Basically, we have to post ...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

HALLOWEEN TALES: "THE NEW WIFE AND THE OLD" PT2

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My distant cousin Jonathan Moulton's first wife was Ann Smith who he married in 1749 and with whom he had a family of eleven children. ...
Monday, October 20, 2014

HALLOWEEN TALES: "THE NEW WIFE AND THE OLD" PT1

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Last year for Halloween I blogged about various New England legends and folkore, some of which posts I may repost this year. But tonight I w...
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Saturday, October 18, 2014

THE 2014 NEW ENGLAND GENEABLOGGERS BASH

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This morning I did something I rarely do anymore: I got up at 6am. Today was the yearly New England Geneabloggers Bash, and it was being he...
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Friday, October 17, 2014

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS#41: SAMUEL COLBY

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Fellow geneablogger Amy Johnson Crow of No Story Too Small has issued the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. Basically, we have to post s...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS#40: ANTHONY COLBY

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Fellow geneablogger Amy Johnson Crow of No Story Too Small has issued the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge . Basically, we have to post...
Saturday, October 11, 2014

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS#39: JOHN HOYT JR. PT3

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One of my favorite stories about the Colby, Barnes, & Hoyt families is this one John Hoyt Junior's wife, 8x great grandmother Mary(...
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Thursday, October 09, 2014

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS#39: JOHN HOYT JR. PT2

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John Hoyt Jr. held several important offices during his lifetime, one of which was the position of town constable. Among the duties a const...

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS#39: JOHN HOYT JR.

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 Fellow geneablogger Amy Johnson Crow of No Story Too Small has issued the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge . Basically, we have to post...

THE SIXTH ANNUAL GREAT GENEALOGY POETRY CHALLENGE: A REMINDER

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Just a friendly reminder about the Sixth Annual Great Genealogy Poetry Challenge! Deadline for your blogpost submissions is Thursday, Nove...
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Tuesday, October 07, 2014

OCTOBER

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October 2012    It's October, one of my favorite months of the year. Even here in southeastern Massachusetts I can enjoy the Fal...
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Sunday, October 05, 2014

THE DISAPPEARING STONE OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS

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((In the spirit of Halloween, I'll be reposting some stories of the strange and unusual from New England folklore. This post originally...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

JOHN AMES(EAMES) AND LYDIA PHELPS

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((Recent discoveries have cause me to reexamine the conclusion of this post and I'll discuss that next. But I thought I'd reprint t...
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Friday, September 26, 2014

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS#38: JOHN HOYT PT3

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Before I move on to the next post in this part of my family tree, I want to post a chart of my descent from William Barnes, ending with my ...
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52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS#38: JOHN HOYT PT2

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A few more things from David Webster Hoyt's family genealogy: On the records  of the Hampton Court, 3, 8m, 1650, we find: "John H...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS#38: JOHN HOYT

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Fellow geneablogger Amy Johnson Crow of No Story Too Small has issued the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge . Basically, we have to post s...
Saturday, September 20, 2014

THE NUTTS IN MY FAMILY TREE PT3

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Before I move on, I'd thought I'd share my line of descent from Miles Nutt. As you can see from the RM6 Relationship Chart below it...
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