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Category Archives: Storied
Stephen Minor’s Children – Unionist Slave Owners
Stephen “Don Esteban” Minor (1760 – 1815) was just a second cousin of our Miner line, but his family story is too unique not to include. His children and grandchildren owned hundreds of slaves and some of the grandest plantations … Continue reading
Stephen Minor – Last Spanish Governor of Natchez
Stephen “Don Esteban” Minor (1760 – 1815) was just a second cousin of our Miner line, but his story is too unique not to include. Pardon the length, but as Frances Hunter says, this period of early American history is a … Continue reading
Dakota War of 1862
The Dakota War of 1862, was an armed conflict between the United States and several bands of the eastern Sioux (also known as eastern Dakota). It began on Aug 17, 1862, along the Minnesota River in southwest Minnesota. It ended with … Continue reading
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Battle of Hampden and the Castine Fund
Francis BROWN II‘s (1716 – ) son-in-law Josiah Hooke (b. 21 Oct 1774 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass. – d. 18 Mar 1827 Castine Cemetery, Castine, Maine) Josiah served for 35 years as collector of the port of Castine, Maine on the mouth of the … Continue reading
Samuel Colman – Hudson River School
A 2nd Cousin is a bit more of a distant relative than I usually feature, but the Hudson River School is one of my favorite genres and I wanted a page to highlight a few of his paintings. Samuel Colman … Continue reading
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Church & State Fighting Antidisestablishmentarianism
Joseph BALCOM’s (1705 – 1787) son Elijah played an interesting role in constitutional history. Ronald Balkom sent me the story in a PDF image. Tiny, tiny type in all caps. It took skilled touch typing (which I don’t have) to … Continue reading
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Battle of Sacket’s Harbor
I just finished a War of 1812 story where two of our cousins were captured by the British and an uncle (their father and from the same company) was captured a year later and died in a Quebec City POW … Continue reading
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Our New Brunswick Loyalists
When I was growing up, I thought all our American/Canadian/American ancestors were Loyalists, but my research has discovered most just went to Canada in the 1760’s for an opportunity. These strict Puritans were overwhelmed when the Loyalists arrived in 1783. … Continue reading
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Dudley Coleman Extra Pix
Many of these pictures are from the Gilbert family homestead, thought lost forever and recently rediscovered. Dudley COLEMAN (1805 – 1865) was Alex’s 4th Great Grandfather, one of 32 in this generation of the Shaw line. Dudley Coleman was born 17 Nov … Continue reading
Battle of Frenchman’s Creek – Nov 28, 1812
This story is action packed with our relatives achieving their objective Navy SEAL Team 6 style, only to be betrayed by their inept General Alexander Smyth. Result: our brothers spent two years in POW camp. Their father Roger Parke was … Continue reading
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Miner Descent 