Category Archives: Research

Genealogical Resources

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

Overviews Steve Condarcure’s New England Genealogy Index - The purpose of these pages is to help beginners gather raw data for their genealogy project.  This database does NOT have any sources on the names here.  Steve guesses that 98% of the … Continue reading →

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Favorite Posts 2012

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

Fun Stuff 1. Artistic Works and Representation 2 (New) 3,477 2. Passages 3,322 3. 17th Century Houses 2,055 4. College Graduates (New) 1,866 5. Origins 1,618 6. Famous Cousins 1,141 7. Edward I 1,076 8. Marcus Antonius 1,052 9. Family … Continue reading →

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2012 in Review

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: About 55,000 tourists visit Liechtenstein every year. This blog was viewed about 260,000 times in 2012. If it were Liechtenstein, it would take about … Continue reading →

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World Visitors

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

One of the most rewarding aspects of this project is sharing what I learn with my (very) extended family.  Three-quarters of visitors have been from the United States, but visitors from many other countries have taken a look. *COUNTRIES with … Continue reading →

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North American Visitors

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

One of the most rewarding aspects of this project is sharing what I learn with my (very) extended family. I was curious where these distant relations were  coming from. I put a visitor counter on the site and saw that … Continue reading →

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Peter Coffin

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Peter COFFIN (1580 – 1627) may have been Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miller line. Peter Coffin  was born about 1580 in Brixton, Devonshire, England. He married Joane KEMBER in Brixton.  His parents were … Continue reading →

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Division of North Field – Salem, Mass

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

When the North field was laid out is unknown, but it must have been before the town records were begun. Apparently most of the original lots consisted of ten acres each. By tracing the land titles the accompanying plan is … Continue reading →

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Favorite Posts 2011

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Fun Stuff 1. Passages 1,579 2. Origins 1,008 3. Witch Trials (New) 792 6. Famous Cousins 695 7. Lyon’s Whelp 563 8. New England Pioneers 519 9. 17th Century Houses (New) 469 10. Edward I (New) 465 11. Charlemagne 454 12. Veterans 439 13. Sir Richard Forester of Flanders (New) 375 … Continue reading →

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Thomas Scudder

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Thomas SCUDDER (1587 – 1657)  Many genealogies say that his daughter Elizabeth married Samuel LATHROP, but our actual ancestor was her cousin Elizabeth whose parents were his brother John SCUDDER and sister-in-law Elizabeth STOUGHTON. Thomas Scudder was born in 1587 in Groton, Suffolk, England. … Continue reading →

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Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

History of Conneaut Township Tereasa_Guy added this on 28 Jan 2010 CONNEAUT TOWNSHIP was organized July 9, 1800, with the following boundaries: “Beginning at the northeast corner of Shenango Township; thence northwardly the breadth of eleven full tracts; thence westwardly … Continue reading →

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