Author DFrench
My mother and father had back to back birthdays on April 15th and April 16th. Even with a 50/50 chance, I don’t think we ever got the days right. Mary Kathryn Grace French 1933 – 2004 Photo (left) of Mary… Continue Reading →
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My paternal great-grandfather, Samuel Eggleston Spencer (1867-1906), was a locomotive engineer for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company (NYNH&HRR) where he was an employee for 19 years. Operating a steam locomotive combined two responsibilities: managing a highly… Continue Reading →
Edward Francis Daly Sr., my maternal great-grandfather, was born on May 13, 1870, in Waterbury, Connecticut. Edward was the son of Michael Daly and Hannah Mulcahy, both immigrants from Ireland. In 1889, Edward married Mary Ester Butler in Portland, Connecticut…. Continue Reading →
This is the first of two posts about Thomas Walter (1696-1722), a 6th great paternal uncle. Thomas was born and spent his life in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He graduated at Harvard in 1713 was a preacher, as was his father Nehemiah,… Continue Reading →
In an earlier post, I described the journey of the Maul, Sinner and Hamburger families from Russia to Nebraska (A Sinner, a Hamburger and a Tsarina). These “Volga Germans,” even after centuries living in Russia, never lost their German identity…. Continue Reading →
In an earlier post (Russian the Irish) about the Cronin family, I noted the journey of my wife’s 2nd great grandparents from Massachusetts to Nebraska in 1879. Part One of this post provides a brief glimpse into William Cronin Sr.’s… Continue Reading →
Map: 1894 Logan Township, Kearney, Nebraska – (Located on the on northwest edge of Minden) Shows the location and # of acres for two plots of land (240 acres) farmed by William Cronin Sr. The 80-acre plot indicates the location of… Continue Reading →
Slavery developed hand-in-hand with the founding of the United States, weaving into the commercial, legal, political, and social fabric of the new nation and thus shaping the way of life of both the North and the South. Myths & Misunderstandings:… Continue Reading →
The latest podcast by Jake Sconyers and Nikki Stewart at HUB History, The Original War on Christmas, is a well-researched story that prominently features the sermons of Increase and Cotton Mather. Definitely a must-listen this holiday season for history buffs…. Continue Reading →
