Census Tips…
1790 Especially in the earlier censuses look at who the neighbors are. You may find other relatives. People probably didn’t travel very far to find a spouse. Only the head […]
Gleanings from the Mayflower Quarterly and American Spirit
The Great Colonial Hurricane of August 1635 was a category 3.5 hurricane that hit New England. There were 22 ft. storm surges with estimated winds of 130 mph. Remember weather […]
This Old Tree, November 2013
This Month’s column is about surnames. Most surnames fall into one of the following categories: First: Patronymic-based; Anderson – Andrew’s son, Jones or Johnson – John’s son and Dickinson – […]