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This painting entitled "Days Gone By" depicts a scene from the past, a memory of days gone by. #art #tree #tireswing

Cemeteries are quiet, yet they speak volumes. The burial place of our ancestors could tell us more than we know. 1) Check other people buried in the same plot or section. 2) Search the cemetery index for other burials of the same last name. 3) Obtain a copy of the death record of the individual. 4) See what files, if any, the cemetery association keeps. 5) Find out if any other plots were purchased by the same person who paid for the plot. 6) If you cannot find the person's obituary, try searching their last name along with the name of the cemetery. Click here for searchable online newspapers. For more tips and genealogy resources, check the Genealogy Links page. #genealogy #research #tips #cemeteries #cemeteryrecords

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are also called the Bill of Rights. First Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom to petitition the government, Second Amendment: The right to bear arms, Third Amendment: Freedom from occupation, Fourth Amendment: Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, Fifth Amendment: the right to due process, Freedom from self-incrimination, Sixth Amendment: the right to a speedy trial, Seventh Amendment: the right to a trial by jury, Eighth Amendment: Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, Ninth Amendment: the right to other freedoms not described in the Constitution, and Tenth Amendment: Any power not specifically given to the government is given to the states and/or the people. #freedom #America #meme #patriotic

From "Stowell Genealogy", this photo of Stowell House in Quantock, England, was taken. For details about this branch of the family, click here. The estate dates back to a Saxon King and Queen who settled there abt. 600 A.D. At the Norman Conquest of 1066, the manor was given to Sir Adam de Coveston by William the Conqueror "for his support at the time of the Norman Conquest". Adam's descendants remained there until 1792. Today the Stowell house is called "Cotherlstone Manor". Today it is a bed and breakfast and is available for weddings and other events. It is one of Somerset's most historic houses. Visit their website for more details. The manor is located in Taunton, County Somerset, England, "six miles from the Bristol Channel". The Google map below shows the location. The following is an excerpt from “Stowell Genealogy”, by W.H. Harrison, regarding Samuel Stowell: It is reasonably certain he belongs to the Stowell or Stawell family that settled in County Somerset, England, over eight hundred years ago.” The founder of the family was the Norman knight Adam, who came over with William the Conqueror in 1066 and his services were rewarded by giving him the manor called "de Coveston or de Cothelstone" and the manor of "de Stawelle" in Moorlinch, County Somerset. Gerard in 1633 wrote: "The Manor of Cothelstone dates back to long before the Conquest of 1066, when a Saxon King and Queen are said to have been its founders. They secluded themselves within its walls in fulfilment of a vow taken at the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem. It has more the appearance of a cloister than a knightly castle such as the warrior, Sir Adam, might have desired." "Cothelstone is a very remarkable place on account of its great antiquity, being one of the oldest homes in England, situated six miles from the Bristol Channel, in Quantock, County Somerset. It came into the possession of the Stawell family in 1066. At that time the manor consisted of a beautiful and extensive mansion with many buildings belonging to it and immediately clustered around it, including the Church, eleven farm houses and fifty-four cottages. This manor has been retained in the Stawell family in an unbroken line, from oldest son to oldest son, from 1066 down to the present time. On the summit is a round tower, nothing whatever being known of its builder or the date of its erection. From it a magnificent view is obtained, said to be the most extensive in England. The manor of "de Stawelle" also dates back to old Saxon times when it was known as "Estawella" or Eastern Spring. Originally these Norman knights were known only by their Christian names, but gradually they adopted for purposes of identification, as their surname, the name of the manor or estate where they lived. Thus Sir Adam became Sir Adam de Coveston. This was very soon changed to Sir Adam de Cothelstone and later on to Sir Adam de Stawelle. The titled branch inherited by the eldest son was very influential in the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th centuries and in the time of the Civil Wars was the most prominent family in South Western England, as they had acquired by marriage or purchase some twenty-six additional manors or estates with the church livings and advowsons that accompanied them. They built one of the largest mansion houses in England. They were royalists and staunch supporters of the Stuarts. When the Parliamentary Party and Cromwell came into power their estates were confiscated and their mansion house and the church badly damaged and Sir John Stawell was imprisoned for several years in the Tower of London, living in poverty with his health completely broken down. Under Charles II a restoration was made of such property as remained and his son Ralph as recompense was created on the fifteenth of January, 1683, a Baron under the title of "Lord Stawell of Somerton," named after one of the other manors. Later, when the title of Baron lapsed owing to the failure of male issue it was continued by special Act of Parliament upon the daughter Mary as Baroness Stawell, 21 May 1760, with the right of inheritance by her male descendants, but after a few generations the title of Baron again became extinct owing to the lack of male issue. Some of the younger sons were created Knights in their own right through their ability and prominence and thus acquired the title of Sir and served as members of Parliament and in other high offices. The church at Hingham, Mass., which was organized in 1635 and attended by Samuel Stowell, the immigrant, has had Stowell worshippers continuously from 1649 to the present day. While not the oldest church society or organization, the church building itself, erected in 1680, is the oldest meeting house in America that has been continuously used for public worship, hence the church at Cothelstone and the church at Hingham have between them had Stowell worshippers from 1066 to the present time. Samuel was not a common name in the family in the early days. In Col. George D. Stawell's History of the Stawell family, the name of Samuel does not appear in a single instance until recorded in the Registers of Bath and Chudleigh in 1562. Forty Stowells are mentioned therein; thirty-five of these are spelled Stowell and five are spelled Stawell. The name of Samuel appears in the Bath Abbey Register which gives the birth of a Samuel Stowell on the 5th of January 1581 and the Chudleigh Parish Register gives the death of a Samuel Stowell, 7th of December 1628, probably the same Samuel. He may have married and had children though I find no record either of his marriage or of any children. Possibly our immigrant Samuel may have been a son of his. We know the date of death of our Samuel to be in 1683, but as we do not know his age at time of death, we cannot definitely fix upon the date of his birth, but indications point to about 1625. As far as dates are concerned this would fit in with his being the son of the above Samuel who died in 1628. Although there were a few scattered families there prior to that date, the real settlement of Hingham, Mass., occurred in 1635 when a large colony from Hingham, England, came over with the Rev. Peter Hobart among them as their pastor and organized the town naming it Hingham after their old English home. This would make Samuel about ten years old at that time. He may have been brought over by some relative on his mother's side, or by some friend of the family or as an orphan apprenticed to one of the immigrants. This was probably the case for his name does not appear on any of the ship's registers or in any of the Hingham records until his marriage in 1649 to Mary Farrow is recorded in Hobart's Diary. #stowell #harvey #reese #Reese

Archelaus Stowell was the 2nd great-grandfather of Mary (Harvey) Reese., via her paternal grandmother, Betsy A. (Stowell) Harvey. Archelaus' biography can be found on page 180 of "Stowell Genealogy". He was born on April 4, 1764, in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut. Archelaus married Olive Bugbee, daughter of Timothy Bugbee and Hannah Wood, on November 4, 1791, in Ashford, Connecticut, and their union was blessed with six known children: Alpheus, Amasa, Alladuran, Mary, John and Nathan. Archelaus died at the age of 87, on July 22, 1851, in Virgil, Cortland County, New York. He rests at Forest Hill Cemetery in Blodgett Mills, Cortland County. You can read Stowell Genealogy free online by clicking here or for a hard copy you can find it on Amazon.com or ebay.com. Click here to see more about this family. See also "Reese Family Record 2014". See also The Stowell House. #stowell #harvey #reese #Reese

Archelaus Stowell was the 2nd great-grandfather of Mary (Harvey) Reese., via her paternal grandmother, Betsy A. (Stowell) Harvey. He was born on April 4, 1764, in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut. Archelaus married Olive Bugbee, daughter of Timothy Bugbee and Hannah Wood, on November 4, 1791, in Ashford, Connecticut, and their union was blessed with six known children: Alpheus, Amasa, Alladuran, Mary, John and Nathan. Archelaus died at the age of 87, on July 22, 1851, in Virgil, Cortland County, New York. He rests at Forest Hill Cemetery in Blodgett Mills, Cortland County. See the Harvey page for more. See also "Reese Family Record 2014". #stowell #harvey #reese #Reese #archelausstowell

"I shall never forget" Click here to learn about my branch of the Harvey family. Click here for more Coats of Arms. #harvey #coatofarms #heraldry

Pages from Newman Harvey's family Bible, courtesy of Sandy Jackson and MaryRuth Reese Teeter: For more, see the Harvey page. See also "Reese Family Record". Do you have an heirloom Family Bible? Find one on Amazon. #harvey #reese #shirley #newmanharvey

Ann Coco was the daughter of Joseph Coco and Marietta (Fornoro) Coco - both Italian immigrants. She was born in 1926 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She attended college with both Lloyd Reese and Margaret Dickinson and was a licensed minister. She married Lloyd Reese after his first wife, Margaret, died, becoming step-mother to Lloyd and Margaret's daughter. Ann and Lloyd had two children before she died on this date (October 29, 1961) fifty-four years ago. She was 34 years old. Courtesy of the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Society, the following is Ann's service record: For more on the Reese family, see the Reese page. #coco #reese

Newman A. Harvey & Gertrude E. Shirley had four known children. Their first born was a son named Ernest, who died at 3-days old, and afterward they were blessed with three daughters: Bessie, Mary and Ruth. The three girls are shown here, in front of their home with their mother. From left to right: Gertie, Ruth, Bessie & Mary. In the photo below, taken in November 1970, Ruth is shown at left. In the center is MaryRuth* Reese and at right is Mary (Harvey) Reese-Gaul. (*MaryRuth, daughter of Mary). (Photo courtesy of Sandy Jackson). Below, another photo, courtesy of Sandy Jackson, shows Bessie, Ruth and Mary together. ​Ruth married Henry Hennip and died on September 15, 1978 in Ocala, Florida, at the age of 67. Bessie married Earl J. Conklin and died in July of 1986 in Dryden, New York, at the age of 78, and Mary died on September 22, 1988, in Cortland, New York, at the age of 78. More details about this family can be found on the Harvey page and the Reese page. For a compilation of records, photos, and data about Mary's ancestry going back 14 generations, see "Reese Family Record". #reese #harvey #bessieconklin #bessieharvey #ruthharvey #ruthhennip #maryharvey #maryreese

Honoring the life and memory of a dear and sweet woman, Mary Esther (Harvey) Reese-Gaul, the daughter of Newman A. Harvey & Gertrude E. Shirley. Mary married first to Lloyd "John" Reese. She was a loving mother to Lloyd, Harold, and MaryRuth Reese. She married second to Bill Gaul. She was a faithful Christian known for her generosity, honesty, compassion, righteousness and love her entire life until she departed at the age of 78 in 1988. More details about Mary's family can be found on the Harvey page and the Reese page. For a compilation of records, photos, and data about Mary's ancestry going back 14 generations, see "Reese Family Record". #reese #harvey #maryestherharvey #maryreese

How much do you know about your cultural roots? I knew virtually nothing about mine before my quest to find my heritage began. My parents told me I was part English, Irish, French, Welsh, German and a little bit of Native American, but my grandparents and great-grandparents were all born in America, so as far as I knew, none of their cultural customs or traditions were passed down to me. I was intrigued by friends who emigrated to America, or whose parents or grandparents came from some exotic faraway land. Now, after years of following my family history backward through time, I know a lot more about my family's coming to America and I realized that the reason we didn't know much about our ancestors origins is because it was too long ago! The last immigrant ancestor in my family was my maternal 2nd great-grandfather, Harry Dickinson, who was a third-generation steel worker. He emigrated with his parents from Sheffield, England, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the 1880s during the steel boom that made Pittsburgh famous. His wife, Annie (Robinson), had immigrated from Manchester, England, with roots from Wales. Prior to that, my paternal 3rd great-grandfather, William McGinnis, had immigrated from Ireland to upstate New York, escaping the Great Irish Famine in the late 1840s, probably by offering himself as an indentured servant to whoever paid his passage. The next immigrant ancestor, going back in my ancestral history, was my paternal 7th great-grandfather, Elias Shevalier, who sailed from Jersey - the island, that is. He was born in Saint Helier, Jersey, in or before 1712 and immigrated to Connecticut as an indentured servant before 1735, after the death of his parents. Those are the four most recent arrivals of my immigrant ancestors and the only traces of them today is quite literally microscopic. It's a shame to think that within a couple hundred years, your descendants could know nothing about you! Living in today's increasingly globalistic society, some people prefer to eradicate the cultural differences between us, while others stereotype, shame and vilify people for the deeds of people who are long gone and probably no relation. Consequently, we grow further and further from our roots and the cultures of our ancestors, who each played a vital role in our existence. While we possess little to no heirlooms, scarcely any documented evidence, almost no portraits or photos, and absolutely no video footage of our ancient ancestors, we do carry copies of portions of each of them in our DNA. Every cell in our body carries traces of those who came before us, as inconceivable as it may seem. Not only do we inherit their dominant physical traits, but some of the habits, preferences, customs, and traditions we learn from our parents may have also been passed down for generations, too. As a "genealogy addict", I love to learn about the things my ancestors experienced and personal aspects of their lives, such as the kinds of foods they ate and the music they enjoyed. Traditional ethnic recipes and favorite old folk songs can help us feel a connection to our heritage and they're not too hard to find. Of course, recorded music wasn't available in homes until the invention of the phonograph in 1877. Just think, for thousands of years, the only music that was heard was played or sang live. Surely minstrels were popular and a home with a musically inclined family member was an extra happy one. Since there are no recordings, however, the only songs that have survived are those that were written down or ones that were popular enough to be passed down from generation to generation as folk songs. Note, also, that the printing press wasn't invented until 1473, so printed sheet music wasn't even available until then. Prior to that, copies of music had to be reproduced by hand. On that note, it's probably safe to assume that many great songs died with people who never copied them down or passed them on. While researching your family history, you might come across a note or a newspaper clipping with details about a song sang at a wedding or party, or perhaps a wedding invitation quoting a line of lyrics or the name of a song. When you do, try to find a copy of the song online and then find a way to preserve the memory of it. Print out the lyrics and/or sheet music and keep them in a scrapbook or frame, share it with family to keep the memory of alive. Also, try a search for folk songs and see what you can find. Maybe a small part of you will find some comfort or enjoyment in a good old kansanlaulu (Finnish folksong), or a volkslied (Dutch folksong), or maybe a népdalt (Hungarian folksong). These are more than songs, these are connections to your people. These connections remind us that we are part of something much bigger than ourselves. We are part of a clan, a family - one with millions of people across the globe, who you probably would never guess are your relatives. It's a reminder to be kind and compassionate to all people regardless of race, creed or color. Tip: Try searches for both "folksong" and "folk song", along with the language, ethnicity, or country. Translate "folksong" to whatever language you're looking for to find authentic songs and more accurate versions. Google Translate will come in handy! My personal favorite is this cân werin (Welsh folk song) called, Dacw 'Nghariad (There is my sweetheart). Of course, I don't know if any of my ancestors knew it, but my DNA thoroughly enjoys it, so maybe! A full playlist of Welsh folksongs can be found here, but first, listen to this song! Share your thoughts and comments below! Dacw 'Nghariad Dacw 'nghariad i lawr yn y berllan, Tw rym di ro rym di radl didl dal O na bawn i yno fy hunan, Tw rym di ro rym di radl didl dal Dacw'r tŷ, a dacw'r 'sgubor; Dacw ddrws y beudy'n agor. Ffaldi radl didl dal, ffaldi radl didl dal, Tw rym di ro rym di radl didl dal. Dacw’r dderwen wych ganghennog, Tw rym di ro rym di radl didl dal Golwg arni sydd dra serchog. Tw rym di ro rym di radl didl dal Mi arhosaf yn ei chysgod Nes daw 'nghariad i 'ngyfarfod. Ffaldi radl didl dal, ffaldi radl didl dal, Tw rym di ro rym di radl didl dal. Dacw'r delyn, dacw'r tannau; Tw rym di ro rym di radl didl dal Beth wyf gwell, heb neb i'w chwarae? Tw rym di ro rym di radl didl dal Dacw'r feinwen hoenus fanwl; Beth wyf well heb gael ei meddwl? Ffaldi radl didl dal, ffaldi radl didl dal, Tw rym di ro rym di radl didl dal English translation: There is my sweetheart down in the orchard, Oh how I wish I were there myself, There is the house and there is the barn; There is the door of the cow house open. There is the gallant, branching oak, A vision, lovingly crowned. I will wait in her shade Until my love comes to meet me. There is the harp, there are her strings; What better am I, without anyone to play her for? There’s the delicate fair one, exquisite and full of life; What nearer am I, without having her attention? #wales #music #reese #griffith #dickinson #welsh #folksong Share this blog with other lovers of folk music!

Newman A. Harvey was born in Cortland, New York, on August 25, 1876, and married first to a woman by the name of Sarah. He later married Gertrude Shirley. and together they had four children. Their firstborn was a son, Ernest, who died after just three days of life, in 1906. Afterward, Newman and Gertrude were blessed with three daughters: Bessie, Mary & Ruth Harvey. (His daughter, Mary, married John L. Reese). Newman died on September 29, 1963 and is buried in Willow Glen Cemetery in Dryden, Tompkins County, New York. A photo of the grave he shares with Gertrude is provided here, courtesy of Sandy Jackson. What is known of Newman Harvey's ancestry is detailed on the Harvey page and in "Reese Family Record". Below is a small portion of his known pedigree. Anyone with information about this line, please comment below or contact me. #Harvey #stowell #reese #familytree #shirley #newmanharvey

So many early American families were Puritan and their story is one worth knowing. Get to know the Puritans and their struggle with this great old book. It gives an in depth look at life during the time of the Puritans from the time of The Tudors on, with some biographical details. "History of the Puritans in England", by W.H. Stowell, 1849. #stowell #puritans #england #England #newengland Click here for the Interactive Mayflower Database with Illustrations Click here for thousands more free genealogy resources

Our Stowell connection comes through my maternal 3rd great-grandmother, Betsy A. Stowell. She married John C. Harvey and their son Newman Harvey, who was my 2nd great-grandfather. Newman's daugther, Mary Harvey, married Lloyd "John" Reese. Betsy Stowell was the daughter of Alpheus S. Stowell and Julia Brown. She was born in December of 1832 in Lisle, Cortland County, New York. For more about this line, see the Harvey page. See also "Reese Family Record 2014". #stowell #harvey #reese #Reese #BetsyStowell

The following details were gathered from family photos mostly. His mother, Annie, was the daughter of George Robinson and Emma Griffith, of whom nothing further has been found. Anyone with information to fill in some of the blanks about these or any of his other ancestors, please comment below or contact me. *The name of Thomas Reynolds was given as "Renolds" in family photos. For more about the Dickinson family, see the Dickinson page. #dickinson #griffith #robinson #reynolds

Mary Esther (Harvey) Reese-Gaul, the daughter of Newman A. Harvey & Gertrude E. Shirley. She married first to Lloyd "John" Reese and second to William H. Gaul. She was a loving mother to Lloyd, Harold, and MaryRuth Reese. Mary was a faithful Christian, known for her generosity, honesty, compassion, righteousness and love her entire life until she departed at the age of 78 on September 22, 1988. She was buried with her second husband, Bill Gaul, who predeceased her by 8 years, at Willow Glen Cemetery in Dryden, New York. (Photo courtesy of Sandy Jackson). From The Cortland Standard, Thursday, 22 Sep 1988: “Mrs. Mary E. Reese Gaul, 78, of 260 Main St., Extension, Freeville, N.Y., died Sept. 22, 1988 at Cortland (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital. She was born March 16, 1910 in Newark Valley, the daughter of Newman and Gertrude Shirley Harvey and was a long time area resident. Mrs. Gaul had been employed as a housekeeper at Cornell University. Surviving are two sons, Harold Reese of McLean and Lloyd Reese of Lakewood, N.J., a daughter Maryruth Reese Teeter of Locke; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Perkins Funeral Home, Dryden, with the Rev. Robert Richardson of the Groton Assembly of God officiating. Interment will be in Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden. Friends may call Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Freeville Fire Dept. Rescue Squad, Freeville, N.Y. 13068.” Mary's second husband, Bill Gaul, had died eight years prior, in 1980 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. His obituary, provided by Sandy (Teeter) Jackson, reads: “William Gaul Sr. FREEVILLE - William H. Gaul Sr., 83 of 260 Main St. Extension, Freeville, died Wednesday at the Lakeside Nursing Home, Ithaca, following a long illness. Mr. Gaul was born Nov. 24, 1897, in Bloomsburg, Pa., the son of Luke and Effie May Vanderburg Gaul. He was employed as a custodian in the maintenance department at Cornell University for 21 years, retiring in 1962. He was a former resident of Caroline and was a member of Caroline Lodge No. 681, F&AM. Surviving are his widow, Mary Harvey Reese Gaul of Freeville; a son, William Gaul Jr., also of Freeville; a daughter, Mrs. Mae Sofas of Cortland; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two stepsons, Lloyd Reese of Lakewood, N.J., and Harold Reese of McLean; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Maryruth Teeter of Locke; 10 step-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Loretta Hunt of Lakeside Nursing Home, Ithaca. Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Perkins Funeral Home, Dryden, with Rev. William Foster, pastor of the First Assembly of God Church of Ithaca officiating. Interment will be in Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden. Friends may call tonight from 7-9 at the funeral home. Members of Caroline Masonic Lodge will conduct services at 8 tonight at the funeral home.” More details about Mary's family can be found on the Harvey page and the Reese page. For a compilation of records, photos, and data about Mary's ancestry going back 14 generations, see "Reese Family Record". #reese #harvey #grave #cemetery #maryestherharvey #maryreese #obituary

"So why do you worry about clothing? Note well the lilies of the field how they grow. They neither toil, nor spin, and I say to you that even Solomon in all his esteem was not dressed like one of these." - Matthew 6:28-29 #faith #Christian #spiritual #spirituality #scripture #hope #encouragement #meme #gallery

"And they brought to Him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and pains, and those who were demon-possessed, and epileptics, and paralytics. And He healed them." ' - Matthew 4:24 Credit: Scriptures (KJV). Art by Gustave Dore. #spiritual #healing #spirituality #Christian #Jesus #meme #getwellsoon #hope #inspirational #motivation

#death #bereavement #afterlife #spirituality #meme #scripture #verse #Bible #inspirational #motivation

"In Defense of the Flag. A True War Story." A pen picture of scenes and incidents during the Great Rebellion. Thrilling experience during escape from Southern Prisons, Etc. By David W. Stafford, Company D., Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers. Published 1904. See more here: See more interesting historical finds in my blog. #civilwar #illustration #military

Fannie Leonard Koster's father, Col. Charles Henry Leonard, died on Oct. 23, 1911. This book is not currently offered on Archive.org. Those who have library cards with barcodes may be able to access the book at HeritageQuest by entering the code here and then clicking here, the link to the book. Click here to see more Leonard history. #otherleonards

Memoirs of the Leonard, Thompson, and Haskell families : with their collateral families of Alden, Andrews, Bell ... and many others, by Caroline Louisa Leonard Goodenough, 1856-1946, published 1928. This book is available on digital loan at Archive.org. Click here to see if it is available. If it says: "This book is on loan. Reserve it", you will have to wait until the person who "borrowed" it, returns it before you can view the book. Alternatively, you can find the book on HeritageQuest, which you may be able to access by using you library card's barcode number. Click here to log in to HeritageQuest and then Click here to find the book, "Memoirs of the Leonard, Thompson, and Haskell families". Other lines associated with the Leonard line include Alden, Andrews, Bell, Bourne, Brooks, Brown, Bryant, Chipman, Cooke, Crossman, Goodell, Goodenough, Gorham, Hall, Hathaway, Hicks, Hinckley, Hodges, Howland, Jenny, Kingsley, Lincoln, Merrick, Otis, Packard, Paine, Pearl, Phillips, Price, Smith, Sturtevant, Swift, Thomas, Wadsworth, White, Wood and many others. On page 2, the author explains the origins of the Bridgewater Leonards as follows: Following are some of the other information provided in this book: For more Leonard history, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards #SolomonLeonard #Bridgewater #Massachusetts #Duxbury #newengland

Published in 1920, this work entitled "The History of Dublin, New Hampshire" gives biographies for many of the town's inhabitants, including the book's author, Rev. Levi Washburn Leonard, D.D., who was born at South Bridgewater, Massachachusetts, in 1790 and died in New Hampshire in 1864. He was the son of Jacob Leonard and Mary Swift. The work was ammended by Rev. Josiah L. Seward, and published in 1920. Read the full biography here or at Archive.org. See the Leonard page for more Leonard memorabilia. #otherleonards #myblog #newhampshire

Lydia (Mayo) Decker was the mother of Mary (Delaphina) Decker and mother-in-law of William Henry Dickinson. She was born in 1871 in Terry, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Lydia married 1st to Halloway Ames, with whom she had one child, Olive Ames, born in 1894. Lydia married 2nd to Charles Decker, with whom she had several children including Iona, Delaphina Decker, Norman G. Decker, Oscar M. Decker, Herbert, Theodore R. Decker, and Harry W. Decker. Lydia married 3rd to Abram Lott on Nov. 24, 1915 at Warwick, New York. In 1910 and 1915 when the census were taken, she was widowed, living in Warwick with her sons. In 1920 she was living with her sons again in Warwick, with no trace of Abram Lott. In 1930 she lived in her son Theodore's home in Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. She was living alone in Hamburg in 1940. After 1940 no records about Lydia have yet been found. UPDATE: Thanks to Margaret Jones for notifying me that Lydia's memorial is now on Findagrave! Click here! Lydia's ancestry has been well documented in "The Family of William H. Dickinson", his wife being Lydia's daughter. See more about the Dickinson family on the Dickinson page. #mayo #decker #Decker #lydiamayo

Solomon Leonard was the progenitor of many descendants in Central New York and elsewhere. Manning Leonard (shown here) compiled a genealogy of Solomon's descendants in 1896. You can read the book below: UPDATE! January 2019 - DNA testing suggests my line of Leonards descends from Solomon! Memorial, genealogical, historical, and biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637 : of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, by Manning Leonard, 1814-1885, published 1896. Read and search the entire book, free of charge, at Archive.org. or buy a hard copy on Amazon.com or ebay.com. For more historical Leonard memorabilia, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards #myblog #solomonleonard

A genealogical memoir of the Leonard family : containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, Ms., with incidental notices of later descendants, by William Reed Deane, 1809-1871, published 1851. Read and search it free here: For more historical Leonard memorabilia and resources, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards

Lydia Mayo was the wife of Charles Decker. (They were the parents of Mary ("Delaphina") Decker who married William Henry Dickinson). Lydia was the daughter of Oscar Mayo, the son of Raymond H. Mayo, the son of Ezekiel Mayo. He is said to have been born abt. 1800 (age 50 in 1850 according to census) in New York and moved to Great Bend, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in 1832. He married Rebecca Hazard. Perhaps a clue on the ancestry of Ezekiel Mayo, may be in the lineage of one of these Mayos, mentioned in "The Reverend John Mayo, genealogy" from which the excerpts below were taken. This valuable resource explains that "the Mayos in America are divided into three main groups": Descendants of Rev. John Mayo of Barnstable, Mass. (*The name Ezekiel is common in this line) Descendants of John Mayo of Roxbury, Mass. (*The name Ezekiel is not found in this line). Descendants of William and Henry Mayo of England who went to Virginia abt. 1738. (*The name Ezekiel not found in this line). Centennial History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, by Rhamanthus M. Stocker, 1887, page 534, gives the following about our Ezekiel Mayo. 1. Descendants of Rev. John Mayo of Barnstable, Mass. In the index of "The Reverend John Mayo, genealogy", there is one Mayo named Ezekiel. He was born abt. 1791, and was the son of Edmund Mayo (1758- ), who is detailed on p. 102-103, as follows: Edmund's ancestry is given on page iv. The entire genealogy can be found here. See also what Wikipedia has to say about him here. The book entitled "Rev. John Mayo and his descendants", can also be found here. New! 1/20/2022 Excerpt from The American Genealogist, Vol 12 p117-118: Additional finds: 2. Descendants of John Mayo of Roxbury, Mass. "John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1688: A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants", by Chester G. Mayo, 1966. The book may be found here, although at the time of this post it was "out on (virtual) loan". UPDATE: This source shows no connection to our Mayo line. No men named Ezekiel Mayo are found. See my new blog for details. John Mayo of Roxbury is also mentioned in "History of the town of Oxford, Massachusetts", by George F. Daniels, 1892 (available here) and summarized here: 3. Descendants of William Mayo William Mayo's line is mentioned in "Brief sketches of the Randolphs and their connections", by William Edward Railey. This Mayo record contains no men named Ezekiel and is given as follows: The entire book may be found here but may require Ancestry subscription or you may be able to use HeritageQuest by logging in here using your library card number. Other Mayo resources are listed in the Genealogies in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography, Volume 2, by Library of Congress, Marion J. Kaminkow, p.208-209, found here, For more Mayo family history, click here. #mayo #RevJohnMayo #EzekielMayo

The excerpts shown below are from a book entitled "The Life of James Francis Leonard - The first practical sound reader of the morse alphabet", by John Wilson Townsend, 1908. The book can be viewed here: #otherleonards

In history of the Mayo name has been given as May, Maye, Mayeo, Mayow, Maiewe, Mayhowe, Mayhue, Mayhew, and other variations. It is supposed to have originated in County Mayo, Ireland, although it is not a common name in Ireland. Details can be found in the following book: "A genealogical account of the Mayo and Elton families of the counties of Wilts and Hereford; with an appendix, containing genealogies, for the most part not hitherto published, of certain families allied by marriage to the family of Mayo", by Mayo, Charles Herbert, 1845-1929, published 1882. Read the book online at Archive.org. For more about the Mayo family, see the Decker page. #mayo #genealogy #coatofarms