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Mrs Edith May Edwards Whiting

From: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book: NSDAR: Volume 023: 1898 Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Wife of Russell Whiting. Descendant of Nehemiah Webb Lyon, of Connecticut. Daughter of Louis Edwin Edwards and Hattie Frances … Continue reading

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4 Generations – Edwards Family

This was a photo that I got from Martha and Gordy when we were visiting. The photo was about to be thrown away – it shows 4 generations of Edwards starting with my grandfather Louis R Edwards. From right to … Continue reading

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Francis Kellogg Fuller

My Great grandmother – mother of Elizabeth Fuller Leeds (Mimi) Born: April 3, 1876 – Cleveland Ohio Sister born: Daphne Campbell Fuller – July 20, 1877 – Cleveland Ohio Sister born: Emily Lyon Fuller – April 20, 1880 – Ontario … Continue reading

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Ralph Barker and Florida Pre-1929

A statement provided by my father George Robinson Barker about what he knows or remembers about his grandfather who died a year before he was born. Partner: Only reference, Captain Inglis. Based in Savannah where my aunt Eugenia spent many … Continue reading

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Deaconess – Sarah Kirtland Barker – Obituary

August 28, 1859 to September 28, 1944 Deaconess Sarah Kirtland Barker died in Newtown Connecticut on September, 28 1944, following a long illness. She was in her 86th year. The funeral service was held in Trinity Church, Bridgeport CT on … Continue reading

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Discovery of Phosphate in Florida

My Great grandfather Ralph Barker moved from Connecticut to Florida to open a phosphate mining business and I am researching how he found out about more about the origins. Here is some of what I found Some three decades after … Continue reading

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Historic Buildings of Connecticut

The house at 66 Marina Park Circle in Bridgeport is a Shingle-style cottage built in 1892 for Charles B. Read. It was acquired by the University of Bridgeport in 1947 and served as Linden Hall, a women’s dormitory. The above … Continue reading

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Lena L. Toole – Obituary

Mrs. Lena L. Toole Garfield, Ga,-Mrs. Lena Ledbetter Toole 86, died in an Athens hospital Monday. Funeral services will be held today at 2pm in the Garfield Methodist Church with the Revs. Frank Terry, James Byrd and Wayne Wiggens officiating. … Continue reading

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The Deaconess of the Church in Modern Times

The Deaconess of the Church in Modern Times Reprinted from the Churchman May 4, 1907 In America, the adoption of the Canon of 1889 marked a new beginning in the history of the Deaconess cause. With a view to furnishing … Continue reading

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History of Branford, CT

A large majority of the Barker’s settled here in Branford, CT. Uncle Dick told me that there were several books in the local library several of the Barker lines. History of Branford, CT ________________________________________ In 1638 the New Haven Colony … Continue reading

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