- 20140313: Julie Maranto
<melmadmim@aol.com> posts: I am
hoping you can help me find anything regarding an ancestor of
mine.
His name was JOHN (or Johan) ALFRED PERSON. He was born in
Sweden in 1865, emigrated in 1890. On October 3,1890 he filed
his first papers in Essex, Middlesex County, CT. He became
a naturalized citizen in the Circuit Court of Hartford CT in
October 1896. In 1896 he was living in Hartford, according to
his naturalization record
In 1902, he returned to Sweden to bring his two younger
half-brothers to the U.S. They lived in Connecticut when
they got to the U.S.
That is all I have ever been able to find out about John Alfred
Person in the U.S. I am hopeful that there may be Essex
directories covering the time between 1890 and 1896 which might
list his address or any other family members. I have
tracked down a couple of men with this name (one married to an
Anna and another married to a Selma) but they proved to be
unrelated to me.
Any help you could provide would be most welcome!
"I am from Sweden and searching for traces of my
grandfathers uncle and his family, who emmigrated to US late 1800.
His name was Charles W PIERSON or PEARSON born
oktober 1870. He is documented in Sweden to have lived in Ivoryton
CT 1938.
As I heard in my family he died during a visit
in Sweden around 1948-1953, and was brought back to US for
funeral.
With my limited possibillities, I found a
Charles W Pierson born around 1871 in the 1920 census records
living in Middlesex CT.
With wife Fredrick E born around 1870, and
children Charlers R born around 1912, Gladys A born 1907 and
Margaret E born around 1903.
Can anyone help me to find the traces and
anscestors of Charles W Pierson?
Would be very greatful.
Lars Jarnebrant
lars.jarnebrant@telia.com"
- 20090830: Daniel Horton
posts:
"Looking for any information for James Ernest
CONKLIN, born 10 Sept 1888-9 died 3 Feb 1961; son of
James W. and Nellie CONKLIN. Husband of Caroline (1)
and Anna (2) father of three with Caroline and one
with Anna. This is for my foster son's primary
lineage.
Daniel E Horton
940 County Street
Seekonk
Massachusetts
02771
508 336 6674"
- 2 February 2002:
Sue Daniel
posts: "Yeah, I've already figured out there were
zillions of CHAPMANs in CT pre1800--something about the 63 CT
Rev War vets and the 200+ marriages pre 1800! So i know
it's kind of a slim chance. Nonetheless, in spite of this,
I'm looking for info--backwards or forwards--for a Dea. William
CHAPMAN, buried in Saybrook cem, Rev. War soldier, according to
index of abstracts of graves of rev war soldiers."
- I'd like to
know who he was married to, if possible--the only
Saybrook Wm CHAPMAN marriage I found was to Lydia
INGHAM on Jan 19, 1764. And of course, if poss
his dates of birth/death.
A huge bonus would be if you have any info on who
his parents were, any sibs, etc.
I have a Jed CHAPMAN (short I am sure for Jedediah,
and he is called Captain in the book although not in
any War of 1812 lists for CT or NY, so ????) who d.
Tioga Co NY where Gay's Historical Gazetter of Tioga
Co written 1887 says he was born in Saybrook CT Dec.
14 1781 and m. Sept. 28 1803 (presumably in
Saybrook) to Content CANFIELD--however they could
have married in Durham Greene Co NY where they lived
until spring 1811, moved to Berkshire Tioga Co and
then in Dec. 1831 to Newark Valley TC where he d.
1852 and she d. 1861; they had 11 kids, mostly boys
(Edward, henry, noyes, NC, Lyman, George, Albert,
Horace, Ester, Lucy,) including William Henry,
fourth kid bn. 1810 who m. Electa Lucy AYRES bn.
1815 MA and had two kids, Jed and Elvira Lucy,
before dying in 1838. Electa remained a widow
for c. 20 years, then m. twice more, briefly, before
ending up with her son Jed in South Dakota.
Daughter Elvira m. Eli Bond POMEROY in
Wisconsin and was my gr gr grandmother--she passed
on the Electa from her mother and grandmother to her
daughter but perhaps having had enough Greek tragedy
they called her Lettie; both Elvira and Lettie were
blind as adults, as was Elvira's brother Jed.
I am assuming with all this info that Jed is in fact
descended from one of the proliferating and
confusing linked Saybrook families, and perhaps had
father William; Jed may also have had sib Ezra (in
Berkshire TC NY, aged 50-60 in 1840, wife, 6 kids at
home, grown son Amos m with one young son)
I would be terribly grateful if you have ANY info
about them; I have been looking fruitlessly for an
Edward CHAPMAN as father of Elvira for some years as
that's what my aging cousin (actually my
grandfather's cousin, and they were grandchildren of
Elvira's) at 97 was sure had been the name for her
maternal grandmother's father. But no Edwards
of right age/family distribution dead before 1858
surfaced, and it was only luck that put me on to
William, since he wasn't old enough to be in census
1830 and was dead by census 1840! thank god for on
line census images!"
- 21 January 2002: Alison Pinsley
posts: "My father's family was originally from
Essex and the surrounding towns. The surnames I am
researching include: WILLIAMS, CLARK, HAYDEN, RUSSELL,
and DICKINSON. My ggrandparents, James Russell Williams
and Mary Ethel Merrill, were married at the Essex Town
Hall on December 9, 1897, per a certified copy of their
marriage license. Their parents were: Capt. Horace S.
WILLIAMS, a sea captain, and Catherine Ann CLARK Charles F
(Foster) MERRILL and Mary MANN. They resided in Haddam,
as far as the records show, after they were married. If
anyone has information to share, it would be greatly
appreciated."
- 6 February 2001: Eric A. Smith
posts: "Abby Ann JEFFREY married James JOHNSON, 1834,
Middletown, Connecticut. James A. JOHNSON Jr., born 1834,
Essex, Connecticut. I recently discovered through a Civil War
pension file that my ancestor, James A. JOHNSON Jr. was born
in the town of Essex. The JEFFREY family had lived
previously in the towns of Lyme, (1751), East Haddam, and
Middletown, and New Haven. Around 1840, the
family moved to Royalton, New York. Essex, is a new area
of research for me. Any info on descendants of JEFFREY/JOHNSON
family in Essex, would be helpful."
- 5 June 2000: Craig
Larson posts: "My father was Carl Einer LARSON and
my mother was Ruth Cavanaugh LARSON; we lived on Rt. 153 next
to the cemetery... My father's parents were Edward LARSON and
Betty Lofquist LARSON. I knew my grandmother but do not
know exactly when she died. She was in a convalescent
home in Old Saybrook when she died. My grandfather died
on or around my birth in 1942. They emigrated to the US
in the 1930s and lived in NY state before coming to
Centerbrook or Ivoryton. I would like to get any
information I can to start tracing them back to Sweden.
Also, I had a great grandmother on my mother's side who lived
in Essex. Her name was Fanny NAYLOR (b. about 1873 in
NY) and her husband was George NAYLOR (b. about 1869 in
NY). Any help in this area would be greatly
appreciated."
- 15 February 2000: Mary Jo Phelps
posts: "I am searching for information regarding the
lineage of my husband's grandfather, George Burton
PHELPS, born in Essex, CT on or
about Oct. 15,1898. It was once thought that he was orphaned.
We have traced him to Essex at the time of his enlistment in the
armed forces in April 1917. He later married Christine McCUSKER
of North Adams MA. and settled in Hartford CT. I am wondering if
there could be any relation to William PHELPS of Essex. If any
one has information on any orphan facilities that may have been
operating in the late 1800's or George we would greatly
appreciate it. Thank you ."
- 27 September 1999: Alison Pinsley
posts: "My father's family was originally from Essex and
the surrounding towns. The surnames I am researching
include: WILLIAMS, CLARK, HAYDEN, RUSSELL and
DICKINSON. My ggrandparents, James Russell Williams
and Mary Ethel Merrill were married at the Essex Town
Hall on December 9, 1897, per a certified copy of their
marriage license. Their parents were: Capt. Horace S.
WILLIAMS, a sea captain, and Catherine Ann CLARK Charles F
(Foster) MERRILLl and Mary MANN. They resided in Haddam,
as far as the records show, after they were married. If
anyone has information to share, it would be greatly
appreciated."
- Jennifer L. Carpenter
is looking for the parents of her great-grandfather Samuel B.
HUNT who was born on 9 July 1868 and died on 24 October
1936. She has found a Samuel B. HUNT born 25 March 1823
and died 6 May 1896, but not sure if the two are
connected. She knows that "her" Samuel is buried in
Riverview Cemetery, but still needs info on his parents.
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