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Sunday, March 31, 2019

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2019 WEEK 14: ABRAHAM PERKINS SR. OF HAMPTON, N.H.

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Turning now to the family of my 5x great grandmother Ann (Perkins) Packard, I can trace the line back to my immigrant ancestor and 9x great ...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

MORE FAMILY AT MT. VERNON CEMETERY IN ABINGTON, MA.

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I've found cousins from our Dad's side of the family right here in Abington about a mile away at Mt. Vernon cemetery. Most of them a...
Monday, March 25, 2019

MT. PROSPECT CEMETERY, BRIDGEWATER, MA.

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I have relatives buried in many of the cemeteries in the three Bridgewaters. I visited one of them, Mt. Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater...
Sunday, March 24, 2019

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2019 WEEK 13: EDWARD FOBES OF BRIDGEWATER, MA.

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I don't know much- yet - about 8x great grandfather Deacon Edward Fobes, so this will be a short  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks entry. Here...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2019 WEEK 12: JOHN FOBES OF BRIDGEWATER, MA.

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Back when first started researching my family's history I discovered my 9x great grandfather John Fobes. I couldn't find much inform...
Friday, March 15, 2019

PRIDE

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My Irish immigrant great grandparents John and Anna (Kelly) McFarland   ((I wrote this back in 2008 when Borders Books was still in b...
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

SAMUEL EDSON & THE "IRISH DONATION"

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((First posted in Feb. 2012)) One of the great things about researching my family's history is what I learn about our country's his...

SAMUEL EDSON & THE INDIANS

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  ((First posted in Feb. 2012)) My ancestor Samuel Edson was involved in several land purchases from the Indians living in the Bridgewat...
Sunday, March 10, 2019

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2019 WEEK 11: DEACON SAMUEL EDSON OF BRIDGEWATER, MA..

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Rev. James Keith's wife was Susannah Edson, and her father (my 9x greatgrandfather) was immigrant ancestor Samuel Edson, who was among t...
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Thursday, March 07, 2019

MORE ABOUT THE REV. JAMES KEITH HOUSE PT. 2

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  Along with the details of the construction of Rev. James Keith's house, Williams Latham also wrote about the history of its ownership:...
Wednesday, March 06, 2019

MORE ABOUT THE REV. JAMES KEITH HOUSE PT.1

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I did some more searching on the Keith House in West Bridgewater and hit the jackpot. I found information in of all things a book of epitaph...
Tuesday, March 05, 2019

BRIDGEWATER VS. WEST BRIDGEWATER: THE CASE OF DANIEL KEITH

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While researching my ancestor the Reverend James Keith I discovered a courtcase from October 1828 involving a Keith cousin who was a paper a...
Sunday, March 03, 2019

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2019 WEEK 10: JOSEPH KEITH OF BRIDGEWATER, MA..

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7x great grandfather James Keith was one of the leading citizens of Bridgewater, Ma. and judging by the value of his estate, a prosperous on...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

THE WILL OF REV. JAMES KEITH OF BRIDGEWATER, MA.

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I've finally gotten around to transcribing the will of my 8x great grandfather the Reverend James Keith of Bridgewater, Ma. As I ...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

COTTON MATHER EULOGIZES MY ANCESTOR JAMES KEITH

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((First posted in 2011)) I've written here before about my 8x great grandfather the Reverend James Keith of Bridgewater, Plymouth, M...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

TRACKING DOWN JAMES KEITH

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In 2012 on the 344th anniversary of my 8x great grandparents Rev, James Keith and Susanna Edson of West Bridgewater, Ma,  I decided to cel...
Monday, February 25, 2019

A GENEALOGY ROADTRIP FROM 2010

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((This was first posted back in August 2010> I found the graves a bit later and will repost that story next. I  also have found some new...
Sunday, February 24, 2019

NEATNESS COUNTS

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  ((This was originally written in February 2015, during the winter we called Snowmageddon)) It's been a somewhat exciting month of F...