Category French Line
In 1641, Massachusetts was the first colony to legalize slavery and was a center for the slave trade throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The 1754 slave census listed more than 2,720 slaves in Massachusetts. 1754 – Billerica reported eight… Continue Reading →
Nathaniel Hillyer Eggleston was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 7, 1822. Nathaniel is the nephew of my 5 great-grandparent Orrin Eggleston (1783-1870). Nathaniel graduated from Yale College in 1840 and Yale Seminary (now Yale Divinity School) in 1843. He… Continue Reading →
Part of the joy of conducting genealogical research is the unexpected. Sometimes that comes from finding a interesting passage in an old book that has been digitized by Google, a blog post that leads you in a new direction or… Continue Reading →
In researching Robert Lord Jr., my 9 great-grandfather who resided in Ipswich, Massachusetts, I came across an account regarding the death of his son Joseph (1638-1677). The account read, “upon the death of Joseph, son of Robert Lord Sr., of… Continue Reading →
Robert Lord Jr., my 9 great-grandfather, was born in Sudbury, Suffolk, England in 1603. Robert arrived in Massachusetts in 1634/5 with his wife Mary Waite and four children. He took the freeman’s oath (example below) at Boston in 1636. Robert… Continue Reading →
UPDATE: After listening to an amazing episode of American History Teller entitled the Reconstruction Era: The Great Betrayal (Ep. 6), an important piece of Walter’s story made perfect sense: The year 1877 marked the last year of Reconstruction for the… Continue Reading →
This post was originally intended to be a short piece on the 1879 probate record of my 3rd great-grandfather Abram French, who resided in Lowell, Massachusetts. Nice visuals and quick facts estimating the value of his estate in 2019 dollars…. Continue Reading →
In 1935, the Federal Writers’ Project was created as part of the United States Work Progress Administration (WPA) to provide employment. One of these projects in Connecticut was the Architectural Survey, Census of Old Buildings. According to a description provided by the… Continue Reading →
In November 1621, thirty-five colonists on the ship Fortune arrived in Plymouth from England. According to their published accounts, “they found the (Plymouth) settlers in very low condition – many were ragged in apparel and some little better than half naked…. Continue Reading →
Between 1803 and 1815, three sets of parents named three babies Abram French. They were born within 25 miles of each other in the Boston region of Massachusetts and lived most of their lives in close proximity. One became a… Continue Reading →
