Threnodia on the Death of Rev. Samuel Stone
A Threnodia upon our churches second dark eclipse, happening July 20,1663, by death's interposition between us and that great light and divine plant, Mr. Samuel Stone, late of Hartford, in New England....
View ArticleCotton on Stone, and Stone on Philosophy
In Praise of Master Stone, a poem by John Cotton, followed by Why Socrates is Not Plato, Nor Plato Socrates, from A Congregational Church is a Catholic Visible Church, by Rev. Samuel Stone, both...
View ArticleDescendants of Elder John Strong
This is a two-volume book. In the first, my interest includes the introduction, the sketch of Northampton history, the history of John Strong, and the family group information--in other words, from the...
View Article400 New England Ancestors
At least some of the information for Joseph Loomis in this book is attributed to the Loomis genealogy, which lists an eighth child in Joseph's family group, i.e. Samuel Loomis, who was born in England....
View ArticleThe Duties and Services of Rev. Samuel Stone
Citation:Felch, William Farrand; George C. Atwell; H. Phelps Arms; Francis Trevelyan Miller. The Connecticut Magazine, Volume 9. 1905. (p. 154-158)See also p. 557, The Building of a Model Municipality,...
View ArticleThe Witch, the Devil, and the Reverend Mr. Stone
With a nod to the calendar, I bring you two tales from the daily life of Rev. Samuel Stone, my 9th great-grandfather. The first is said to have taken place in 1648:Citation:Burr, George Lincoln....
View ArticlePequot War Narratives
References to Rev. Samuel Stone: p. 22 (in Mason's narrative), 68 (in Underhill's narrative), 135 (in Gardener's narrative)Citation:Mason, John. Brief History of the Pequot War. Applewood Books, 2009.A...
View ArticleU of M Catalog of Officers and Students 1837-1911
Samuel Hopkins Sedgwick and Theron Emmons Sedgwick, p. 865University of Michigan. General Catalogue of Officers and Students, 1837-1911. Ann Arbor, Mich: The University, 1912.
View ArticleThe Anti-Masonic Scandal of 1826
At Project Gutenberg, you can read online or download a plain-text or html version of The Mysteries of Free Masonry, or download a 516 kb PDF version of Morgan's Expose of Free Masonry here. It was...
View ArticleAncient Pear Tree in Eastham
My ninth great-grandfather, Richard Higgins, is mentioned in a poem by Heman Doane. The poem caught the attention of Henry David Thoreau. In Cape Cod, he quoted from the poem and made some comments...
View ArticleAncestors and Descendants of Richard Higgins
Before reading this article, scroll up one page to see a drawing of Richard Higgins:New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. XLVI. New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society,...
View ArticlePaulisper Fui
There are eight books on the table. Please give them a moment to load. Each will open to an appropriate page. You may have to scroll up or down a bit to find the beginning of the relevant material....
View ArticleWhat's-His-Name?
Well, it wasn't Timothy!Howard, W. A. Biographical Sketches of the Nebraska Legislature; and National and State Officers of Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb: Press of Jacob North and Co, 1895.Oops! This man's...
View ArticleTwo Hopkins Lines
My family tree has two Hopkins lines. From the first book, my ancestors are Stephen, Giles, and Deborah who married Josias Cooke, Jr.Lowell, D. O. S. A Munsey-Hopkins Genealogy, Being the Ancestry of...
View ArticleMost Hilarious History Book Ever!
And I'm not just sayin' that because my ancestor, Samuel Stone, is mentioned in it!Stuart, I. W., and W. M. B. Hartley. Hartford in the Olden Time; Its First Thirty Years. Hartford: F. A. Brown, 1853.
View ArticleThe History of Waterbury, Connecticut
My direct-line ancestors did not live in Waterbury, but some of their offspring did. For genealogical info, look for Bronson (p. 137), Hopkins (p. 151), and Judd (p. 155). You'll find many more...
View ArticleOn Tacy Cooper and Samuel Hubbard
Look for Samuel Hubbard in the chapter beginning on page 119. See page 249 for a bit about his wife, Tacy Cooper.Seventh Day Baptist General Conference. Seventh Day Baptists in Europe and America: A...
View ArticleThe Loomis Genealogies
The 1870 edition:Loomis, Elias. The Descendants of Joseph Loomis: Who Came from Braintree, England, in the Year 1638, and Settled in Windsor, Connecticut, in 1639. Rutland, Vt: Tuttle Antiquarian...
View ArticleThomas Higbed in Foxe's Book of Martyrs
Thomas Higbed's story appears on p. 652-653. Begin at the first full paragraph. It is said that this Thomas Higbed is the same person as Thomas Hubbard, ancestor of my ninth great-grandfather, Samuel...
View ArticleThe Family of William Smith
Vol. 1, p. 191-204: Starr, Frank Farnsworth, and James Junius Goodwin. Various Ancestral Lines of James Goodwin and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin of Hartford, Connecticut. Salem, Mass: Higginson Book Co, 1990.
View ArticleDescendants of Elder John Strong
Volume 1:Volume 2:Dwight, Benjamin W. The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass. Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell, 1871.
View ArticleRoot Genealogy
Root, James Pierce. Root Genealogical Records. 1600-1870. Comprising the General History of the Root and Roots Families in America. New York: R.C. Root, Anthony & Co, 1870.
View ArticleThe Anti-Rent War on Blenheim Hill
My Efner ancestors are not mentioned in any of these books. However, Ezekiel T. Efner was enumerated in Jefferson, Schoharie County, in the 1840 census, and had relocated to Wisconsin before the 1850...
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