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Joseph Beckwith
Joseph BECKWITH (1653 – 1707) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miner line. Joseph Beckwith was born about 1653 in New London, New London, CT. His parents were Matthew BECKWITH and Elizabeth (Mary) LYNDE. … Continue reading
Samuel Latta
Samuel LATTA (1719 -1813) is Alex’s 7th Great Grandfather, one of 256 in this generation of the Miner line. Samuel Latta was born in Londonderry, Ireland about 1719. His brother James also immigrated, see his story on my [Original LATTA] … Continue reading
Posted in -9th Generation, 90+, Line - Miner
Tagged Centenarian, Crawford County Pennsylvania
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William L Latta
William L. LATTA (1757 – 1813) is Alex’s 6th Great Grandfather, one of 128 in this generation of the Miner line. William L. Latta was born in 1757 in Londonderry, Ireland. He married Elizabeth RANKIN c. 1784 in Ireland. His … Continue reading
William Latta II
William LATTA II (1795 – 1846?) is Alex’s 5th Great Grandfather, one of 64 in this generation. William Latta was born on 17 Oct 1795 in Donegal, Ireland. His parents were William L. LATTA and Elizabeth RANKIN. He was about five years old … Continue reading
Robert McConahay Latta
Robert McConahay LATTA (1824 – 1872) is Alex’s 4th Great Grandfather, one of 32 in this generation of the Miner line. Robert McConahay Latta was born on 27 March 1824 in Crawford County PA. His parents were William LATTA and … Continue reading
Frank Nelson Miller
Frank Nelson MILLER (1858 – 1903) is Alex’s Great Great Grandfather; one of eight in this generation of his line. Frank Nelson Miller was born on 18 June 1858 in Utica, Dane, Wisconsin. His parents were George MILLER and Mary ESTEY. Frank married Agnes … Continue reading
Horace Horton Blair
Horace Horton BLAIR (1894 – 1965) was Alex’s Great Grandfather; one of four in this generation. Horace Horton Blair was born on 18 Feb 1894 in Anderson’s Corners Quebec. He went by his middle name Horton. His parents were William Lewis BLAIR and Susan Wilhelmina CRUTCHFIELD. He … Continue reading
Posted in -3rd Generation, College Graduate, Historical Monument, Line - Blair, Veteran
Tagged San Diego
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Walter Palmer
Walter PALMER (1585 – 1661) (Wikipedia) was an early Separatist Puritan settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony who helped found Charlestown and Rehoboth, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut. He was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather twice, one of 4,096 in the … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Double Ancestors, Historical Monument, Historical Site, Immigrant - England, Line - Miner, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Place Names, Public Office, Storied, Wikipedia Famous
Tagged Died at Sea, Indentured Servant, Rehoboth Pioneer, Stonington Founder, The Four Sisters 1629, Too Vigorous Strokes
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A (False) Herauldical Essay Upon the Surname of Miner
Thomas MINER wrote back to England sometime during the mid 1600s, perhaps about 1683, in investigation of his ancestory. In return, he received this manuscript that contains an essay that traces the ancestry of Thomas back to a Henry Bullman … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Immigrant Coat of Arms, Line - Miner, Storied, Twins
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Miner Descent 