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Category Archives: Place Names
Joshua Cromwell
Joshua CROMWELL (1665 – Before 1752) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather, one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line. Joshua Cromwell was born about 1665 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. His parents were Capt. Philip CROMWELL and Elizabeth … Continue reading
Posted in 10th Generation, Line - Shaw, Missing Parents, Place Names, Public Office
Tagged Dover NH Pioneer
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Capt. Stephen Cross
Capt. Stephen CROSS (1646 – 1704) was a mariner, owned and lived on Cross Island (an island, just off the Massachusetts coast from Ipswich). He was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather, one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line, Stephen … Continue reading
John Gould
John GOULD (1611 – 1691) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather, one of 4,096 in this generation in the Shaw line. John Gould was born 7 Jul 1611 in Sarratt, Hertfordshire, England. His parents were John GOULD Sr. and Judith LANGLEY. … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Place Names
Tagged Charlestown Pioneer, The Defence 1635
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William Hilton Jr.
William HILTON Jr (1617 – 1675) was an explorer who mapped Cape Fear eventually leading to the founding of Wilmington NC which has a large port in on the Cape Fear River. He named Hilton Head SC after himself. He … Continue reading
Edward Starbuck
Edward STARBUCK (1604 -1690) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Edward Starbuck was born about 1604 in Draycot, Derbyshire, England. His father was also Edward STARBUCK. He married Katherine REYNOLDS about 1630 … Continue reading
Capt. John Gorham
Capt. John GORHAM (1620 – 1676) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather three times over, through his daughters Desire and Temperance and his son James. He was three of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. John Gorham was born … Continue reading
Posted in 12th Generation, Double Ancestors, Historical Monument, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Place Names, Public Office, Veteran, Violent Death
Tagged Great Swamp Fight, Raid on Chignecto, Siege of Fort Nashwaak, Siege of Louisbourg 1745, Triple Ancestor, Yarmouth Pioneer
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Enoch Dow
Enoch DOW (bcdgd) (1744 – 1813) was Alex’s 5th Great Grandfather; one of 64 in this generation of the Miller line. He left hundreds of descendants. Over two-thirds of the population of the western border area of Canterbury New Brunswick is … Continue reading
Posted in -7th Generation, 90+, Historical Monument, Immigrant - North America, Line - Miller, Pioneer, Place Names, Veteran
Tagged New Brunswick
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John Perkins
I had previously thought John PERKINS (1583 – 1654) was the only triple ancestor in our family tree, but it turns out that the Henry Bennett that his daughter Lydia married was not the father of Henry BENNETT II. Nonetheless, … Continue reading
Samuel Richardson
Samuel RICHARDSON (1602 – 1658) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 2.048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Samuel Richardson was born 22 Dec 1602 in Westmill, Hertsfordshire, England and was christened at St. Mary, Virgin, Westmill, Hertfordshire, … Continue reading
Posted in 12th Generation, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Place Names, Public Office
Tagged Woburn Pioneer
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Isaac Miller Jr.
Isaac MILLER Jr (bet 1767/1770 – 1837) was Alex’s 4th Great Grandfather; one of 32 in this generation of the Miler line. Isaac Miller was born between 1767 and 1770 in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. His parents were Isaac MILLER Sr.and Deborah NEWCOMB. His … Continue reading
Miner Descent 