Category French Line
While scant information is available, history shows us that Effie MacPherson MacLeod was certainly made of sterner stuff. Effie is my paternal 4th Great Grandmother. In 1803, six-year old Effie came from the Isle of Skye, Scotland to Prince Edward… Continue Reading →
My paternal 5th Great-Grandfather, Samuel Eggleston, was born on December 9, 1747 in Windsor, Connecticut. Samuel was the son on Nathaniel Eggleston (1702-1792) and Abigail Goodwin (1708-1801) and the husband of Dorcas Loomis ( 1752-1834). When Samuel was 88 years… Continue Reading →
The following is a brief glimpse into the life of my 2nd great-grandfather, John William Spencer (1834-1896) who was known to have resided in Hartford and Bloomfield, Connecticut. John (or J.W.) was the son of a grocer and as a… Continue Reading →
On the afternoon of November 15, 1924, my grandparents, Gladys May Spencer (1898-1984) and George Bradley French (1898- 1983) were married at the Blue Hills Baptist Church in Hartford, Connecticut. Recently, I obtained their marriage certificate and a wedding program… Continue Reading →
(A full and unabashed disclosure upfront, any connection that I have to Abolitionist John Brown and U.S. Presidents U.S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes are distant. For example, John Brown is a 3rd cousin/5 times removed. Third cousins share a… Continue Reading →
MACEACHERN – MALONEY – MACLEOD MACPHERSON FAMILIES The MacEachern, MacLeod and MacPherson families emigrated to Nova Scotia from the highland region of Scotland. The first Highland Scots came to Canada in late 1700s to escape oppression by the Lowland government…. Continue Reading →
Bygod (Bigod, Begat, Baggot) Eggleston was baptized on 20 February 1586/7 in All Saints Church at Settrington, England. In 1630, he sailed to America with his family on the Mary and John, a 440 ton ship with 140 passengers aboard…. Continue Reading →
Abiram Spencer, born 1812, was the owner of Spencer and Gridley Grocers located at 69 Albany Avenue in Hartford, CT. and his family lived next to the store. Previously, he had lived on a farm in Bloomfield, CT,. and had… Continue Reading →
William French departed England with his family on the ship Defence for the British colonies of North America on the 10th of August 1635. They arrived in Boston on the 3rd of October and settled in Newe Towne (which became… Continue Reading →
