In 1913, Benjamin M. Glass was involved in litigation involving a couple who had previously worked on his farm. The husband accused him of improper behavior and after obsessing over it for some time he attempted suicide. He was unsuccessful due to Emma’s intervention. Unfortunately, two weeks later he was successful on his second attempt. …
Category Archives: Genealogy
Jedediah Ellis Family
Jedediah Ellis, son of Samuel Ellis, was born April 10, 1822 in Woodstock, Massachusetts (now Connecticut) to Samuel Ellis and Betsey Young. He died July 6, 1894, Syracuse, Onandaga, New York. He married April 3, 1845 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts to Harriet Augusta Moffitt. On James and Sophronia’s birth records it shows that Jedediah was …
William Cyrus Glass Family
Intro here William Cyrus Glass was born February 19, 1790 in Pennsylvania and died November 11, 1871 in Constantine, Cass, Michigan. He married Priscilla Willey in 1814. Priscilla Wiley was born May 19, 1790 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania and died February 19, 1865 in Constantine, Cass, Michigan. She was the daughter of Thomas Wiley (1753-1819) …
Layng Family
Robert Layng was born December 27, 1819 in Lancashire, Lancashire, England and died May 26, 1903 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois. His parents were George Edward Laing and Mary Gellatly. Robert married Mary McCann about 1844 in Ireland. She was born March 23, 1823 in Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland and died September 26, 1911 in Rockford, …
Blodgett Family
First known ancestors were Josiah Blodgett and Eunice Barlow. They had a son, Archippus Blodgett born about 1788 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. His first wife may have been Mary Lamkin and they had two daughters: Sarah Blodgett married Ezra Crocker as his second wife. Angeline Blodgett born 1807 in Brushton, Franklin, New York and died …
White Family
Thanks to ancestry.com and DNA, I have finally been able to document this family back a little further. However, there are still some mysteries in there! The first known ancestors were William White born in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont and Sarah Moreton. They were married May 17, 1792 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. Their children: Related Families …
The Indian War that Wasn’t
A distant cousin shared this funny story with me recently. He also shared the picture of Richard “John” Hall. On Saturday the 6th day of January, 1838, near the same spot where a quarter of a century before the first settler in the Town of Ellington felled the trees and erected his rude log cabin …
What? A connection to Harry Potter? You betcha.
Alnwick Castle has belonged to the Percy family for over 700 years. This castle was used in filming the Hogwarts school in Harry Potter. Check out their website to see a lot of history on the Percy family as well as some great pictures of the Percy ancestors. Here is a snapshot of our line: …
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Duclos Family
The earliest known Duclos ancestor was Mathias Duclaux (Duclos) who was born and died in France. He married Barbara Schnell. Their son was: Laurent Duclos was born October 13, 1748 in Desges, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France and died in 1845 in Les Chazeaux, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France. He married January 3, 1774 in Haguenau, 67500, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, …
Maricle Family
The origins of the Maricle family are difficult to decipher. There are three theories at the bottom of this page. I am beginning with what I know. William Maricle was born April 13, 1809 in Binghamton, Broome, New York and died September 15, 1882 in Castalia, Winneshiek, Iowa. His first marriage was to Margaret Stevenson …