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The Connecticut Line

Posted on July 26, 2017 by admin

The Connecticut Line was a formation within the Continental Army. The term “Connecticut Line” referred to the quota of numbered infantry regiments assigned to Connecticut at various times by the Continental Congress, the size of its allocation determined by the … Continue reading →

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Mrs Edith May Edwards Whiting

Posted on July 26, 2017 by admin

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

Posted on July 24, 2017 by admin

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

Posted on July 22, 2017 by admin

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

Posted on July 17, 2017 by admin

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

Posted on July 17, 2017 by admin

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

Posted on July 15, 2017 by admin

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

Posted on July 15, 2017 by admin

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

Posted on July 15, 2017 by admin

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

Posted on July 15, 2017 by admin

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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