John Bishop, my 6th great grandfather, was born in 1709 in New London CT, son of Eleazar Bishop and his wife Sarah Dart. He married his first wife, Rebecca Whipple, in New London on 20 May 1731. Following Rebecca’s death on 17 Oct 1751 in New London, CT he married Hannah (Allen) Comstock, daughter of …
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I’m Honored! 2
I was very surprised and happy to be nominated for a Best Blog award! Although my poor, neglected blog doesn’t feel very worthy of the honor, it is a wonderful inspiration to help me work much harder at keeping my blog updated and “presentable”! Sincere thanks to Heather Wilkinson Rojo for nominating me. Her blog …
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Black Sheep Sunday – William C. Burnett 0
William Cargill Burnett, (b. 18 Sep 1863-d. bef. 1924), son of my 2nd great grandparents William Burnett and Susan Hill Kent, had arrived in Lowell MA in the 1880′s from his hometown of Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, Canada. On 13 Dec 1884 he married Margaret M. Murtagh in Lowell with a son, Walter V. Burnett, …
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Tombstone Tuesday – John Archibald 5
Paternal 6th great grandparents, John Archibald and Margaret Wilson were both born in Ireland abt. 1691 and were there married in 1716. In the early 1720′s they arrived in New England, making their way with other Scots-Irish families to settle Londonderry (at that time called Nutfield) Rockingham, New Hampshire. They had several children, of which …
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