GEN. REG. OF EARLY FAMILIES OF SHOREHAM,VT: R929.37435 M152G 1984 Suppl. 1992
p.216 Sophronia Fish m. William Sweat, son of John Sweat. William b. 1793 d.1847 Danby,VT
2 children.
Found HERE
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WILBUR/FISH/SWEAT Seek anc. of Eliz. WILBUR, who m. Elisha FISH, of Danby, Vt., before 1794; d. at Danby 28 Nov. 1848. Also seek anc. of William SWEAT, b. ca. 1793; d. at Danby 1847, and records of his w. Sophronia (FISH), and d. of above.
Found HERE
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Freemen of Danby 1778 (lists John Sweat and Elisha Fish)
From The History of Danby, Vermont, by J. C. Williams, 1869
Freemen of Danby in 1778
William Gage, Jr.
Job Congor
Caleb Colvin
Enoch Congor
William Bromley
Isaac Gage
Jonathan Sprague
Reubin Towers
Daniel Bromley
Jessie Tuttle
Ezekel Ballard
Micah Wilson
Ebenezer Day
Henry Herrick
John Sweat
Jerimiah Merrithew
Joseph Day
Samuel Barlow
Luther Colvin
Constant Vail
Levi Sherman
Obediah Edmunds
George Gage
Obediah Allen
Charles Bromley
Roger Williams
Thomas Rowley, Jr.
John Hambleton
Stephen Calkins
Nathan Rowley
Thomas Allen
Holmes Perkins
Richard Latten
William Merrithew
Edward Vail
William Garrett
Titus Colvin
Gideon Burlingin
John Gage
Joseph Wilbur
Abel Haskins
Elisha Fish
Thomas Rowlee
Mathew Wing
Capt. William Gage
Abraham Stewart
Reubin Rowley
John Brock
Joseph Sprague
Anthony Day
Joseph Sprague, Jr.
Aaron Griffith
Bethuel Bromley
Jonathan Irish
Ebenezer Wilson
David Howard
Stephen Williams
Caleb Green
Jeremiah Griffith
Pelitia Soper
Elihu Benson
Dennis Lobdell, Jr
Amos Brown
Jacob Eddy
Gideon Tabor
Joseph Fowler
John Haviland
Ebenezer Merry
Lemuel Griffith
Caleb Phillips
Thomas Dennes
Dr. Ebenezer Tolman
Water Tabor
Lawrence Johnston
Henry Lewis
Joshua Bromley
Dennis Lobdell
William Bromley, 2d
John Howard
Job Palmer
Selathel Albee
David Coonly
Benjamin Brownell
John Holmes
John Harrington
David Irish
Benjamin Tanner
John Stafford
Hezakiah Eastman
James Porter
Mathew Wing
John Marten
Charles Leggett
Gideon Baker
Jesse Irish, Jr.
William Wing
Phillip Sherman
Stephen Buxton
Joshua Herrick
William Lee
John Lobdell
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The above list does not contain the names of all the males over twenty-one years of age, in town at that time. We find that Abraham Chase, Wing Rogers, Ephraim Seley, Aaron Bull and Asa Haskins, and some others were residents of the town, and over twenty-one years of age, whose names do not appear on that roll. Perhaps other names were omitted, but it doubtless contains the names of nearly all the freemen here at that time. Some of the persons whose names are on the roll, were children of the settlers, having come here with their parents. Among these were William Gage, Jr., Joseph Sprague, Jr., William Bromley, 2d, Charles and Daniel Bromley, Reubin and Nathan Rowley, Jesse Irish and Thomas Rowley, Jr., and some others. (page 35 and 36)
found HERE
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Civil War:
Elisha Sweat AGE: 29 CO: K REG: 14 DATE ENLISTED: 9/18/62 RANK: Sgt TERM: 9 mos BOUNTY: 100
Found HERE
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Civil War Enlistments:
Soldier: Isaac A. Sweat Soldier's Father: William Sweat Residence: Danby
Found: HERE
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Freemen of Danby 1833:
Augustus Sweat
Found HERE
Researching these names: BARNES, BISSONNETTE, BREESE, CADIEUX, CLOUD, COCHLIN, COLT, DEMBROSKY, DUGAN, DYER, ELY, FACTEAU, FOLEY, HARRIS, HOULE, LAZURE, MISCHKUS, MURPHY, NEVEU, NIMS, RANDELL, ROULEAU, SEGUIN, ST. AMANT, STONE, SWETT, VONDELL, VON WILLE, WILLIAMS...to just name a few! If you find a connection, let me know! Also, stop on over to my Daily Photo Blog :)
Monday, July 26, 2010
My Swett/Sweat Line
I haven't worked on this line in quite a while and have never invested much time in it. Someone wrote to me over the weekend asking me some questions on it and I realized how little I know about this line so it has piqued my interest again.
I only go back as far as William Sweat, my GGGG Grandfather, so that's where we'll start!
William Sweat born: 1793 Shoreham, Addison, VT
died: 1847 Danby, Rutland, VT
Married: 31 Jan 1832 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont to:
Sophronia Fish Born: 1812 Danby, Rutland, VT
Children
1. Elisha F. SWEAT b: 1833 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont
2. Elizabeth SWEAT b: Sep 1837 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont
3. Isaac A. SWEAT b: 1840 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont **my gg Grandfather
Note:
William was from Shoreham, Vermont, and settled at Danby Four Corners, Vermont, where he kept a tavern. [email from Rhonda Phillips]
Sweat, William, from Shoreham, Vt., m. Sophronia Fish and settled at the Corners where he kept tavern. He died here [Danby] in 1847, aged 54, leaving three children: Elizabeth, Elisha and Isaac. Elizabeth m. E. B. Bond and resides at the Borough; Elisha m. Harriet Hill of Sudbury, Vt. He was a soldier in the war of 1861, serving in the position of Orderly Sergeant of Co. K., 14th Regt. Vt. Vols., and died of wounds received at the battle of Gettysburg, Pa.; Isaac m. Catherine da. of Luman Horton and resides near the Borough. [History of Danby, by J. C. Williams, 1869, p. 269]
The 1850 Census for Danby, Rutland, Vermont, has:
Freelove Fish, 54, b. Vermont [b. 8 May 1796, aunt of Sophronia Fish]
Prudence Fish, 61, b. Vermont [b. 8 May 1790, aunt of Sophronia Fish]
Sophronia Sweat, 38, b. Vermont [maiden name Fish, widow of William Sweat]
Elisha Sweat, 17, b. Vermont [son of William Sweat]
Elizabeth Sweat, 15, b. Vermont [daughter of William Sweat]
Isaac Sweat, 10, b. Vermont [son of William Sweat]
-- and living not far away in the same town --
James Sweat, 59, b. Vermont [possibly brother of William Sweat]
Lovina Sweat, 20, b. Vermont [probably daughter of James Sweat]
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Isaac Swett (gg Grandfather)
Birth: 1840 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont
Death: 24 Dec 1925 in Fitchchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts
married: Catherine HORTON b: 1834 in Vermont
Children
1. Children Mary SWEAT b: 1865
2. Children William SWEAT b: 1868 in Vermont
3. Children Anna SWEAT b: 1870 (Great Grandmother)
Note:
Isaac C. Sweat of Danby, Vermont, enlisted as a Private on 6 Dec 1861, assigned to Company D of the 7th Infantry Regiment Vermont 12 Feb 1862, promoted to Full Corporal 1 Mar 1863, mustered out 25 Dec 1863. [Ancestry.com American Civil War Soldiers]
The 1870 Census for Danby, Rutland, Vermont, has:
Isaac Sweat, 30, b. Vermont
Catherine Sweat, 35, b. Vermont
Mary Sweat, 5, b. Vermont
Willie Sweat, 2, b. Vermont
Infant Sweat, 7 months, b. Vermont [Anna]
Sophronia Sweat, 50, b. Vermont [his mother]
The 1880 Census for Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, has:
Isaac Sweatt, self, 40, b. Vermont, parents b. Vermont, carpenter
Catherine Sweatt, wife, 46, b. Vermont, parents b. Vermont
Mary Sweatt, dau, 15, b. Vermont
Willie Sweatt, son, 12, b. Vermont
Anna Sweatt, dau, 10, b. Vermont
The 1890 Special Census (Veterans' Schedule) for Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, has:
Isaac A. Swett, Corporal, Co. D, 7th VT Infantry, 6 Dec 1861 - 25 Dec 1863, service 2 years and 19 days
The 1910 Census for Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, has:
William Sweat, head, 40, b. Vermont, parents b. Vermont, married 14 years
Agnes Sweat, wife, 31, b. Massachusetts, parents b. Massachusetts, mother of 2, living
Annie Sweat, dau, 13, b. Vermont
Isaac Sweat, father, 69, b. Vermont, parents b. Vermont, widower
Fitchburg Sentinel, Thursday, 24 Dec 1925 : ISAAC SWETT, 89, CIVIL WAR VET, DIES
Isaac Swett, veteran of the Civil war, died today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Annie Cochlin, 37 Lunenburg Street, in his 80th year, following a long illness. He was born in Danby, Vt., April 26, 1837, and came to Fitchburg about 20 years ago. For many years he conducted a farm. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Cochlin, 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He enlisted in the Civil war with Co. D, 7th Vermont regiment. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home with burial in Forest Hill cemetery. [Courtesy of Erik Hinckley. Source: VermontCivilWar.Org Database.]
Note: age is given as 89 in the heading and as 80 in the text, and birth year 1837 doesn't correspond to any Census Return.
For more on this line of Swett/Sweat click here
I only go back as far as William Sweat, my GGGG Grandfather, so that's where we'll start!
William Sweat born: 1793 Shoreham, Addison, VT
died: 1847 Danby, Rutland, VT
Married: 31 Jan 1832 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont to:
Sophronia Fish Born: 1812 Danby, Rutland, VT
Children
1. Elisha F. SWEAT b: 1833 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont
2. Elizabeth SWEAT b: Sep 1837 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont
3. Isaac A. SWEAT b: 1840 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont **my gg Grandfather
Note:
William was from Shoreham, Vermont, and settled at Danby Four Corners, Vermont, where he kept a tavern. [email from Rhonda Phillips]
Sweat, William, from Shoreham, Vt., m. Sophronia Fish and settled at the Corners where he kept tavern. He died here [Danby] in 1847, aged 54, leaving three children: Elizabeth, Elisha and Isaac. Elizabeth m. E. B. Bond and resides at the Borough; Elisha m. Harriet Hill of Sudbury, Vt. He was a soldier in the war of 1861, serving in the position of Orderly Sergeant of Co. K., 14th Regt. Vt. Vols., and died of wounds received at the battle of Gettysburg, Pa.; Isaac m. Catherine da. of Luman Horton and resides near the Borough. [History of Danby, by J. C. Williams, 1869, p. 269]
The 1850 Census for Danby, Rutland, Vermont, has:
Freelove Fish, 54, b. Vermont [b. 8 May 1796, aunt of Sophronia Fish]
Prudence Fish, 61, b. Vermont [b. 8 May 1790, aunt of Sophronia Fish]
Sophronia Sweat, 38, b. Vermont [maiden name Fish, widow of William Sweat]
Elisha Sweat, 17, b. Vermont [son of William Sweat]
Elizabeth Sweat, 15, b. Vermont [daughter of William Sweat]
Isaac Sweat, 10, b. Vermont [son of William Sweat]
-- and living not far away in the same town --
James Sweat, 59, b. Vermont [possibly brother of William Sweat]
Lovina Sweat, 20, b. Vermont [probably daughter of James Sweat]
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Isaac Swett (gg Grandfather)
Birth: 1840 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont
Death: 24 Dec 1925 in Fitchchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts
married: Catherine HORTON b: 1834 in Vermont
Children
1. Children Mary SWEAT b: 1865
2. Children William SWEAT b: 1868 in Vermont
3. Children Anna SWEAT b: 1870 (Great Grandmother)
Note:
Isaac C. Sweat of Danby, Vermont, enlisted as a Private on 6 Dec 1861, assigned to Company D of the 7th Infantry Regiment Vermont 12 Feb 1862, promoted to Full Corporal 1 Mar 1863, mustered out 25 Dec 1863. [Ancestry.com American Civil War Soldiers]
The 1870 Census for Danby, Rutland, Vermont, has:
Isaac Sweat, 30, b. Vermont
Catherine Sweat, 35, b. Vermont
Mary Sweat, 5, b. Vermont
Willie Sweat, 2, b. Vermont
Infant Sweat, 7 months, b. Vermont [Anna]
Sophronia Sweat, 50, b. Vermont [his mother]
The 1880 Census for Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, has:
Isaac Sweatt, self, 40, b. Vermont, parents b. Vermont, carpenter
Catherine Sweatt, wife, 46, b. Vermont, parents b. Vermont
Mary Sweatt, dau, 15, b. Vermont
Willie Sweatt, son, 12, b. Vermont
Anna Sweatt, dau, 10, b. Vermont
The 1890 Special Census (Veterans' Schedule) for Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, has:
Isaac A. Swett, Corporal, Co. D, 7th VT Infantry, 6 Dec 1861 - 25 Dec 1863, service 2 years and 19 days
The 1910 Census for Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, has:
William Sweat, head, 40, b. Vermont, parents b. Vermont, married 14 years
Agnes Sweat, wife, 31, b. Massachusetts, parents b. Massachusetts, mother of 2, living
Annie Sweat, dau, 13, b. Vermont
Isaac Sweat, father, 69, b. Vermont, parents b. Vermont, widower
Fitchburg Sentinel, Thursday, 24 Dec 1925 : ISAAC SWETT, 89, CIVIL WAR VET, DIES
Isaac Swett, veteran of the Civil war, died today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Annie Cochlin, 37 Lunenburg Street, in his 80th year, following a long illness. He was born in Danby, Vt., April 26, 1837, and came to Fitchburg about 20 years ago. For many years he conducted a farm. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Cochlin, 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He enlisted in the Civil war with Co. D, 7th Vermont regiment. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home with burial in Forest Hill cemetery. [Courtesy of Erik Hinckley. Source: VermontCivilWar.Org Database.]
Note: age is given as 89 in the heading and as 80 in the text, and birth year 1837 doesn't correspond to any Census Return.
For more on this line of Swett/Sweat click here
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Thomas Stone-Signer Of The Declaration Of Independence
Nick is related to Thomas Stone through his GGG Grandfather, Thomas Dudley Stone. I'm not sure how they are related yet, something I need to look further into. But here is Nick pointing out Thomas Stone's signature on the Declaration of Independence on a recent trip to the Smithsonian in DC.

Thomas Stone
Maryland
1743-1787
Signed: Declaration of Independence
Thomas Stone was the son of David Stone, of Pointon Manor, Charles County, Maryland. His father was a descendant of William Stone, who was governor of Maryland during the protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. The boyhood of Thomas Stone was distinguished by an unusual fondness for learning. At the age of fifteen, having acquired a respectable knowledge of the English language, he obtained the reluctant consent of his father to enter the school of a Mr. Blaizedel, a Scotchman, for the purpose of pursuing the Greek and Latin languages. This school was at the distance of ten miles from his father's residence; yet, such was the zeal of young Stone, that he was in the habit of rising sufficiently early in tile morning, to traverse this distance on horseback, and enter the school at the usual time of its commencement.
On leaving the school of Mr. Blaizedel, the subject of our memoir was anxious to prosecute the study of law. But, although his father was a gentleman of fortune, his son was under the necessity of borrowing money to enable him to carry his laudable design into effect. He placed himself under the care of Thomas Johnson, a respectable lawyer of Annapolis. Having finished his preparatory studies, he entered upon the practice of his profession in Fredericktown, Maryland, where having resided two years, he removed to Charles county, in the same state.
During his residence in the former of these places, his business had enabled him to discharge the obligations under which he had laid himself for his education. At the age of twenty-eight, he married the daughter of Dr. Gustavus Brown, with whom he received the sum of one thousand pounds sterling. With this money, he purchased a farm, near the village of Port Tobacco, upon which he continued to reside during the revolutionary struggle.
The business of Mr. Stone, during a considerable part of that period, was not lucrative; and as the soil of the farm upon which he lived was poor, he found it difficult to obtain more than a competent livelihood. The expenses of his family were increased by the charge of four brothers, who were yet of tender years. The situation of many of our fathers, during those trying times, was similar to that of Mr. Stone. They had small patrimonies; business was in a great measure suspended; and, added to this, their time and talents wore imperiously demanded by their suffering country. Yet, amidst all these difficulties and trials, a pure patriotism continued to burn within their breasts, and enabled them most cheerfully to make any and every sacrifice to which they were called by the cause of freedom. Nor should it be forgotten, that in these sacrifices the families of our fathers joyfully participated. They received without a murmur "the spoiling of their goods," being elevated by the reflection, that this was necessary for the achievement of that independence to which they considered themselves and their posterity as entitled.
Although Mr. Stone was a gentleman of acknowledged talents, and of inflexible and incorruptible integrity, it does not appear that he was brought forward into public life until some time in the year 1774. He was not a member of the illustrious Congress of that year, but receiving an appointment as a delegate in December, he took his seat in that body in the following May; and, for several years afterwards, was annually re-elected to the same dignified station.
In our biographical sketches of the other gentlemen who belonged about this time to the Maryland delegation, we have had frequent occasion to notice the loyalty and affection which prevailed in that province, for several years, towards the king and the parent country; and hence the reluctance of her citizens to sanction the Declaration of Independence. When, therefore, towards the close of the year 1775, such a measure began seriously to be discussed in the country, the people of Maryland became alarmed; and, apprehensive lest their delegation in congress, which was composed generally of young men, should be disposed to favor the measure, the convention of that province attempted to restrain them by strict and specific instructions:
"We instruct you," said they, "that you do not, without the previous knowledge and approbation of the convention of this province, assent to any proposition to declare these colonies independent of the crown of Great Britain, nor to any proposition for making or entering into an alliance with any foreign power; nor to any union or confederation of these colonies, which may necessarily lead to a separation from the mother country, unless in your judgments, or in the judgments of any four of you, or a majority of the whole of you, if all shall be then attending in Congress, it shall be thought absolutely necessary for the preservation of the liberties of the united colonies; and should a majority of the colonies in congress, against such your judgment, resolve to declare these colonies independent of the crown of Great Britain, or to make or enter into alliance with any foreign power, or into any union or confederation of these colonies, which may necessarily lead to a separation from the mother country, then we instruct you immediately to call the convention of this province, and repair thereto with such proposition and resolve, and lay the same before the said convention for their consideration; and this convention will not hold this province bound by such majority in congress, until the representative body of the province in convention assent thereto."
The cautious policy observable in these instructions, arose. not so much from timidity on the part of the people of Maryland, as from a sincere attachment to the royal government and an equally sincere affection to the parent country. Soon after, however, the aspect of things in this province began to change. The affections of the people became gradually weaned from Great Britain. It was apparent that a reunion with that country, on constitutional principles, though infinitely desirable, was not to be expected. By the fifteenth of May, 1776, these sentiments had become so strong, that a resolution passed the convention, declaring the authority of the crown at an end, and the necessity that each colony should form a constitution of government for itself.
In the latter part of June, the work of regeneration was accomplished. The people of Maryland generally expressed themselves, in courtly meetings, decidedly in favor of a Declaration of Independence. This expression of public sentiment proved irresistible, and convention proceeded to resolve:
"That the instructions given to their deputies be recalled, and the restrictions therein contained, removed; and that the deputies of said colony, or any three or more of them, be authorized and empowered to concur with the other united colonies, or a majority of them, in declaring the united colonies free and independent states; in forming such further compact and confederation between them; in making foreign alliances; and in adopting such other measures as shall be adjudged necessary for securing the liberties of America; and that said colony will hold itself bound by the resolutions of the majority of the united colonies in the premises; provided the sole and exclusive right of regulating the internal government and police of that colony be reserved to the people thereof."
Being thus relieved from the trammels which had before bound them, Mr. Stone and his colleagues joyfully recorded their names in favor of a measure, which was connected with the imperishable glory of their country.
Soon after the declaration of independence, congress appointed a committee to prepare articles of confederation. To act on this committee, Mr. Stone was selected from the Maryland delegation. The duty devolving upon them was exceedingly arduous. Their report of the plan of a confederation was before the house for a long period, and was the subject of debate thirty-nine times. Nor was it at length agreed to, till the fifteenth day of November, 1777. Although the people of Maryland had consented to a declaration of independence, after their first fervor had subsided, their former jealousy returned; and the Maryland convention proceeded to limit the powers of their delegates, as to the formation of the confederation. At the same time, not obscurely hinting in their resolution, that it might be still possible and certainly desirable, to accommodate the unhappy differences with Great Britain.
The above resolution was expressed in the following terms:
"That the delegates, or any three or more of them, he authorized and empowered to concur with the other United States, or a majority of them, in forming a confederation, and in making foreign alliances, provided that such confederation, when formed, be not binding upon this state, without the assent of the general assembly; and the said delegates, or any three or more of them, are also authorized and empowered to concur in any measures, which may be resolved on by Congress for carrying on the war with Great Britain, and securing the liberties of the United States; reserving always to this state, the sole and exclusive right of regulating the internal police thereof. And the said delegates, or any three or more of them, are hereby authorized and empowered, notwithstanding any measure heretofore taken, to concur with the congress, or a majority of them, in accommodating our unhappy difference with Great Britain, on such terms as the congress, or a majority of them, shall think proper."
After seeing the confederation finally agreed upon in Congress, Mr. Stone declined a reappointment to that body, but became a member of the Maryland legislature, where he powerfully contributed to meliorate the feelings of many, who were strongly opposed to the above plan of confederation. He had the pleasure, however, with other friends of that measure, to see it at length approved by the general assembly and the people generally.
Under this confederation, in 1783, he was again elected to a seat in Congress. In the session of 1784 he acted for some time as president pro tempore. On the breaking up of congress this year, he finally retired from that body, and again engaged actively in the duties of his profession. His practice now became lucrative in Annapolis, whither he had removed his residence; and in professional reputation he rose to great distinction. As an advocate, he excelled in strength of argument. He was often employed in cases of great difficulty; and by his brethren of the bar, it was thought eminently desirable, at such times, to have him for their colleague.
In 1787, Mr. Stone was called to experience an affliction which caused a deep and abiding melancholy to settle upon his spirits. This was the death of Mrs. Stone, to whom he was justly and most tenderly attached. During a long state of weakness and decline, induced by injudicious treatment on the occasion of her having the small pox by inoculation, Mr. Stone watched over her with the most unwearied devotion. At length, however, she sank to the grave. From this time, the health of Mr. Stone evidently declined. In the autumn of the same year his physicians advised him to make a sea voyage; and in obedience to that advice, he repaired to Alexandria, to embark for England. Before the vessel was ready to sail, however, he suddenly expired, on the fifth of October, 1787, in the forty-fifth year of his age.
Mr. Stone was a professor of religion, and distinguished for a sincere and fervent piety. To strangers, he had the appearance of austerity; but among his intimate friends, he was affable, cheerful, and familiar. In his disposition he was uncommonly amiable, and well disposed. In person, he was tall, but well proportioned.
Mr. Stone left one son and two daughters. The son died in 1793, while pursuing the study of law. One of the daughters, it is said, still lives [1829], and is respectably married in the state Virginia.
SOURCE: Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, 1829
by Rev. Charles A. Goodrich
Thomas Stone
Maryland
1743-1787
Signed: Declaration of Independence
Thomas Stone was the son of David Stone, of Pointon Manor, Charles County, Maryland. His father was a descendant of William Stone, who was governor of Maryland during the protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. The boyhood of Thomas Stone was distinguished by an unusual fondness for learning. At the age of fifteen, having acquired a respectable knowledge of the English language, he obtained the reluctant consent of his father to enter the school of a Mr. Blaizedel, a Scotchman, for the purpose of pursuing the Greek and Latin languages. This school was at the distance of ten miles from his father's residence; yet, such was the zeal of young Stone, that he was in the habit of rising sufficiently early in tile morning, to traverse this distance on horseback, and enter the school at the usual time of its commencement.
On leaving the school of Mr. Blaizedel, the subject of our memoir was anxious to prosecute the study of law. But, although his father was a gentleman of fortune, his son was under the necessity of borrowing money to enable him to carry his laudable design into effect. He placed himself under the care of Thomas Johnson, a respectable lawyer of Annapolis. Having finished his preparatory studies, he entered upon the practice of his profession in Fredericktown, Maryland, where having resided two years, he removed to Charles county, in the same state.
During his residence in the former of these places, his business had enabled him to discharge the obligations under which he had laid himself for his education. At the age of twenty-eight, he married the daughter of Dr. Gustavus Brown, with whom he received the sum of one thousand pounds sterling. With this money, he purchased a farm, near the village of Port Tobacco, upon which he continued to reside during the revolutionary struggle.
The business of Mr. Stone, during a considerable part of that period, was not lucrative; and as the soil of the farm upon which he lived was poor, he found it difficult to obtain more than a competent livelihood. The expenses of his family were increased by the charge of four brothers, who were yet of tender years. The situation of many of our fathers, during those trying times, was similar to that of Mr. Stone. They had small patrimonies; business was in a great measure suspended; and, added to this, their time and talents wore imperiously demanded by their suffering country. Yet, amidst all these difficulties and trials, a pure patriotism continued to burn within their breasts, and enabled them most cheerfully to make any and every sacrifice to which they were called by the cause of freedom. Nor should it be forgotten, that in these sacrifices the families of our fathers joyfully participated. They received without a murmur "the spoiling of their goods," being elevated by the reflection, that this was necessary for the achievement of that independence to which they considered themselves and their posterity as entitled.
Although Mr. Stone was a gentleman of acknowledged talents, and of inflexible and incorruptible integrity, it does not appear that he was brought forward into public life until some time in the year 1774. He was not a member of the illustrious Congress of that year, but receiving an appointment as a delegate in December, he took his seat in that body in the following May; and, for several years afterwards, was annually re-elected to the same dignified station.
In our biographical sketches of the other gentlemen who belonged about this time to the Maryland delegation, we have had frequent occasion to notice the loyalty and affection which prevailed in that province, for several years, towards the king and the parent country; and hence the reluctance of her citizens to sanction the Declaration of Independence. When, therefore, towards the close of the year 1775, such a measure began seriously to be discussed in the country, the people of Maryland became alarmed; and, apprehensive lest their delegation in congress, which was composed generally of young men, should be disposed to favor the measure, the convention of that province attempted to restrain them by strict and specific instructions:
"We instruct you," said they, "that you do not, without the previous knowledge and approbation of the convention of this province, assent to any proposition to declare these colonies independent of the crown of Great Britain, nor to any proposition for making or entering into an alliance with any foreign power; nor to any union or confederation of these colonies, which may necessarily lead to a separation from the mother country, unless in your judgments, or in the judgments of any four of you, or a majority of the whole of you, if all shall be then attending in Congress, it shall be thought absolutely necessary for the preservation of the liberties of the united colonies; and should a majority of the colonies in congress, against such your judgment, resolve to declare these colonies independent of the crown of Great Britain, or to make or enter into alliance with any foreign power, or into any union or confederation of these colonies, which may necessarily lead to a separation from the mother country, then we instruct you immediately to call the convention of this province, and repair thereto with such proposition and resolve, and lay the same before the said convention for their consideration; and this convention will not hold this province bound by such majority in congress, until the representative body of the province in convention assent thereto."
The cautious policy observable in these instructions, arose. not so much from timidity on the part of the people of Maryland, as from a sincere attachment to the royal government and an equally sincere affection to the parent country. Soon after, however, the aspect of things in this province began to change. The affections of the people became gradually weaned from Great Britain. It was apparent that a reunion with that country, on constitutional principles, though infinitely desirable, was not to be expected. By the fifteenth of May, 1776, these sentiments had become so strong, that a resolution passed the convention, declaring the authority of the crown at an end, and the necessity that each colony should form a constitution of government for itself.
In the latter part of June, the work of regeneration was accomplished. The people of Maryland generally expressed themselves, in courtly meetings, decidedly in favor of a Declaration of Independence. This expression of public sentiment proved irresistible, and convention proceeded to resolve:
"That the instructions given to their deputies be recalled, and the restrictions therein contained, removed; and that the deputies of said colony, or any three or more of them, be authorized and empowered to concur with the other united colonies, or a majority of them, in declaring the united colonies free and independent states; in forming such further compact and confederation between them; in making foreign alliances; and in adopting such other measures as shall be adjudged necessary for securing the liberties of America; and that said colony will hold itself bound by the resolutions of the majority of the united colonies in the premises; provided the sole and exclusive right of regulating the internal government and police of that colony be reserved to the people thereof."
Being thus relieved from the trammels which had before bound them, Mr. Stone and his colleagues joyfully recorded their names in favor of a measure, which was connected with the imperishable glory of their country.
Soon after the declaration of independence, congress appointed a committee to prepare articles of confederation. To act on this committee, Mr. Stone was selected from the Maryland delegation. The duty devolving upon them was exceedingly arduous. Their report of the plan of a confederation was before the house for a long period, and was the subject of debate thirty-nine times. Nor was it at length agreed to, till the fifteenth day of November, 1777. Although the people of Maryland had consented to a declaration of independence, after their first fervor had subsided, their former jealousy returned; and the Maryland convention proceeded to limit the powers of their delegates, as to the formation of the confederation. At the same time, not obscurely hinting in their resolution, that it might be still possible and certainly desirable, to accommodate the unhappy differences with Great Britain.
The above resolution was expressed in the following terms:
"That the delegates, or any three or more of them, he authorized and empowered to concur with the other United States, or a majority of them, in forming a confederation, and in making foreign alliances, provided that such confederation, when formed, be not binding upon this state, without the assent of the general assembly; and the said delegates, or any three or more of them, are also authorized and empowered to concur in any measures, which may be resolved on by Congress for carrying on the war with Great Britain, and securing the liberties of the United States; reserving always to this state, the sole and exclusive right of regulating the internal police thereof. And the said delegates, or any three or more of them, are hereby authorized and empowered, notwithstanding any measure heretofore taken, to concur with the congress, or a majority of them, in accommodating our unhappy difference with Great Britain, on such terms as the congress, or a majority of them, shall think proper."
After seeing the confederation finally agreed upon in Congress, Mr. Stone declined a reappointment to that body, but became a member of the Maryland legislature, where he powerfully contributed to meliorate the feelings of many, who were strongly opposed to the above plan of confederation. He had the pleasure, however, with other friends of that measure, to see it at length approved by the general assembly and the people generally.
Under this confederation, in 1783, he was again elected to a seat in Congress. In the session of 1784 he acted for some time as president pro tempore. On the breaking up of congress this year, he finally retired from that body, and again engaged actively in the duties of his profession. His practice now became lucrative in Annapolis, whither he had removed his residence; and in professional reputation he rose to great distinction. As an advocate, he excelled in strength of argument. He was often employed in cases of great difficulty; and by his brethren of the bar, it was thought eminently desirable, at such times, to have him for their colleague.
In 1787, Mr. Stone was called to experience an affliction which caused a deep and abiding melancholy to settle upon his spirits. This was the death of Mrs. Stone, to whom he was justly and most tenderly attached. During a long state of weakness and decline, induced by injudicious treatment on the occasion of her having the small pox by inoculation, Mr. Stone watched over her with the most unwearied devotion. At length, however, she sank to the grave. From this time, the health of Mr. Stone evidently declined. In the autumn of the same year his physicians advised him to make a sea voyage; and in obedience to that advice, he repaired to Alexandria, to embark for England. Before the vessel was ready to sail, however, he suddenly expired, on the fifth of October, 1787, in the forty-fifth year of his age.
Mr. Stone was a professor of religion, and distinguished for a sincere and fervent piety. To strangers, he had the appearance of austerity; but among his intimate friends, he was affable, cheerful, and familiar. In his disposition he was uncommonly amiable, and well disposed. In person, he was tall, but well proportioned.
Mr. Stone left one son and two daughters. The son died in 1793, while pursuing the study of law. One of the daughters, it is said, still lives [1829], and is respectably married in the state Virginia.
SOURCE: Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, 1829
by Rev. Charles A. Goodrich
Friday, July 02, 2010
Seguin's buried in Clinton County, NY
Fredrick H Seguin
Birth: Jun. 14, 1890
Keeseville
Essex County
New York, USA
Death: Feb. 13, 1965
New York, USA
Fredrick died of Lung Cancer
Burial:
Holy Name Cemetery
Black Brook
Clinton County
New York, USA
Helena Seguin

Birth: 1923
Death: 1928
Inscription:
SEGUIN--Helena (1923-1928), Joseph (1888-1975), Minnie Facteau, his wife (1887-1982), Rita Parrott (1919-xxxx)
Burial:
Saint Edmunds Cemetery
Ellenburg
Clinton County
New York, USA
Plot: Seguin Plot
Joseph Seguin

Birth: 1869
Black Brook
Clinton County
New York, USA
Death: 1938
Au Sable Forks
Essex County
New York, USA
Joseph died of a heart attack
Burial:
Holy Name Cemetery
Black Brook
Clinton County
New York, USA
Birth: 1888
Death: 1975
Joseph Seguin (see photo above under Helena)
Inscription:
SEGUIN--Helena (1923-1928), Joseph (1888-1975), Minnie Facteau, his wife (1887-1982), Rita Parrott (1919-xxxx)
Burial:
Saint Edmunds Cemetery
Ellenburg
Clinton County
New York, USA
Plot: Seguin Plot
Mathilda Rabideau Seguin

Birth: Dec. 15, 1869
Clintonville (Clinton County)
Clinton County
New York, USA
Death: Mar. 13, 1931
Au Sable Forks
Essex County
New York, USA
Mathilda died of cancer
Burial:
Holy Name Cemetery
Black Brook
Clinton County
New York, USA
Minnie Facteau Seguin (see photo under Helena)
Birth: 1887
Death: 1982
Inscription:
SEGUIN--Helena (1923-1928), Joseph (1888-1975), Minnie Facteau, his wife (1887-1982), Rita Parrott (1919-xxxx)
Burial:
Saint Edmunds Cemetery
Ellenburg
Clinton County
New York, USA
Plot: Seguin Plot
Birth: Jun. 14, 1890
Keeseville
Essex County
New York, USA
Death: Feb. 13, 1965
New York, USA
Fredrick died of Lung Cancer
Burial:
Holy Name Cemetery
Black Brook
Clinton County
New York, USA
Helena Seguin

Birth: 1923
Death: 1928
Inscription:
SEGUIN--Helena (1923-1928), Joseph (1888-1975), Minnie Facteau, his wife (1887-1982), Rita Parrott (1919-xxxx)
Burial:
Saint Edmunds Cemetery
Ellenburg
Clinton County
New York, USA
Plot: Seguin Plot
Joseph Seguin

Birth: 1869
Black Brook
Clinton County
New York, USA
Death: 1938
Au Sable Forks
Essex County
New York, USA
Joseph died of a heart attack
Burial:
Holy Name Cemetery
Black Brook
Clinton County
New York, USA
Birth: 1888
Death: 1975
Joseph Seguin (see photo above under Helena)
Inscription:
SEGUIN--Helena (1923-1928), Joseph (1888-1975), Minnie Facteau, his wife (1887-1982), Rita Parrott (1919-xxxx)
Burial:
Saint Edmunds Cemetery
Ellenburg
Clinton County
New York, USA
Plot: Seguin Plot
Mathilda Rabideau Seguin

Birth: Dec. 15, 1869
Clintonville (Clinton County)
Clinton County
New York, USA
Death: Mar. 13, 1931
Au Sable Forks
Essex County
New York, USA
Mathilda died of cancer
Burial:
Holy Name Cemetery
Black Brook
Clinton County
New York, USA
Minnie Facteau Seguin (see photo under Helena)
Birth: 1887
Death: 1982
Inscription:
SEGUIN--Helena (1923-1928), Joseph (1888-1975), Minnie Facteau, his wife (1887-1982), Rita Parrott (1919-xxxx)
Burial:
Saint Edmunds Cemetery
Ellenburg
Clinton County
New York, USA
Plot: Seguin Plot
Edward Houle-Burial
Edward Houle Maiden Name
Nickname
Date of Birth **
Date of Death ** 03-29-1873
Age 6y8m
Spouse
Date of Marriage **
Veteran
Inscription
Cemetery (name/alt/alt) Saint Xavier Cemetery
Section
Village
Town / County Alexandria, Jefferson County
Burial ID 39339
From Northern New York Genealogy
Nickname
Date of Birth **
Date of Death ** 03-29-1873
Age 6y8m
Spouse
Date of Marriage **
Veteran
Inscription
Cemetery (name/alt/alt) Saint Xavier Cemetery
Section
Village
Town / County Alexandria, Jefferson County
Burial ID 39339
From Northern New York Genealogy
James Seguin - Civil War
Surname First/Middle Age Date Enlisted Unit Town
Seguin James 18y 02-29-1864 10th NY HA Alexandria
From Northern New York Genealogy
Seguin James 18y 02-29-1864 10th NY HA Alexandria
From Northern New York Genealogy
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Daniel Cocklin-1861 England Census

Name: Daniel Cocklin
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Relation: Son-in-law
Spouse's name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Civil parish: Lambeth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
View image
Registration district: Lambeth
Sub-registration district: Kennington First
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 280
Household Members:
Name Age
James Dyer 54
Catherine Dyer 51
Daniel Cocklin 21
Elizabeth Cocklin 30
Daniel Cocklin 2
Cornelius Cocklin 9
Timothy Cocklin 7
Elizabeth Cocklin 4
Ann Allison 68
Amelia Gaskin 13
William Gaskin 4
Clara Gaskin 40
Daniel J Cocklin-Death Cert
Cornelius J Cocklin-Death Cert
Charles Joseph Cocklin-Death Cert
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Gillette Banne
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
about Gillette Banne
Name: Gillette Banne
Year: 1649
Place: Quebec, Canada
Source Publication Code: 2314.82
Primary Immigrant: Banne, Gillette
Annotation: The Marriageable Girls. Date and final destination. Dates of birth and death, names of spouses, date of marriage, and other information provided. For each immigrant indexed herein on the page cited there is also a one or two page biography occuring alphabetically on pages 47-301. Copies of the marriage or enlistment contracts appear for some immigrants on pages 317-337.
Source Bibliography: GAGNE, PETER J. Before the Kin's Daughters: The Filles a Marier, 1634-1662. Pawtucket, RI: Quintin Publications, 2002. Pages 303-316.
Page: 305
about Gillette Banne
Name: Gillette Banne
Year: 1649
Place: Quebec, Canada
Source Publication Code: 2314.82
Primary Immigrant: Banne, Gillette
Annotation: The Marriageable Girls. Date and final destination. Dates of birth and death, names of spouses, date of marriage, and other information provided. For each immigrant indexed herein on the page cited there is also a one or two page biography occuring alphabetically on pages 47-301. Copies of the marriage or enlistment contracts appear for some immigrants on pages 317-337.
Source Bibliography: GAGNE, PETER J. Before the Kin's Daughters: The Filles a Marier, 1634-1662. Pawtucket, RI: Quintin Publications, 2002. Pages 303-316.
Page: 305
Jacques Archambault
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
about Jacques Archambault
Name: Jacques Archambault
Year: 1647
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: abt 1604
Place: Quebec, Canada
Family Members: Wife Francoise Tourault 47; Daughter Jacquette 15; Daughter Louise; Daughter Marie 3; Son Laurent 5; Daughter Marie 11; Son Denis 17; Daughter Anne 16
Source Publication Code: 9221.17
Primary Immigrant: Archambault, Jacques
Annotation: Catalog of Immigrants. Complements volume 3 of Histoire de la Nouvelle-France (History of New France). Date and port of arrival, date and place of intention to emigrate, or date and place of first mention of residence in Quebec. Extracted from records in
Source Bibliography: TRUDEL, MARCEL. Catalogue des Immigrants, 1632-1662. Cahiers du Quebec Collection Histoire. Montreal: Editions Hurtubise HMH, 1983. 569p.
Page: 173
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
about Jacques Archambault
Name: Jacques Archambault
Gender: male
Birth Place: Ch
Birth Year: 1604
Spouse Name: Francoise Tourault
Spouse Birth Year: 1600
Marriage
Year: 1625
Number Pages: 1
about Jacques Archambault
Name: Jacques Archambault
Year: 1647
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: abt 1604
Place: Quebec, Canada
Family Members: Wife Francoise Tourault 47; Daughter Jacquette 15; Daughter Louise; Daughter Marie 3; Son Laurent 5; Daughter Marie 11; Son Denis 17; Daughter Anne 16
Source Publication Code: 9221.17
Primary Immigrant: Archambault, Jacques
Annotation: Catalog of Immigrants. Complements volume 3 of Histoire de la Nouvelle-France (History of New France). Date and port of arrival, date and place of intention to emigrate, or date and place of first mention of residence in Quebec. Extracted from records in
Source Bibliography: TRUDEL, MARCEL. Catalogue des Immigrants, 1632-1662. Cahiers du Quebec Collection Histoire. Montreal: Editions Hurtubise HMH, 1983. 569p.
Page: 173
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
about Jacques Archambault
Name: Jacques Archambault
Gender: male
Birth Place: Ch
Birth Year: 1604
Spouse Name: Francoise Tourault
Spouse Birth Year: 1600
Marriage
Year: 1625
Number Pages: 1
Friday, June 18, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Felicite Miron-My GGG Grandmother
Saturday, April 24, 2010
ROULEAU
Just got an email from a distant cousin that my "Charles Rouleau" is not Charles, BUT ADOLPHE JOSEPH ROULEAU....she has been doing some research on Josephine Neveu and found a bunch of new information that she is sending me, snail mail! Cannot wait to see what she's found!
She was also able to trace Joseph Rouleau back to France, 1626!
She was also able to trace Joseph Rouleau back to France, 1626!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Ida Dembrosky

This is my Great Aunt Ida Dembrosky (bottom row, 3rd from right). She is the sister of my Grandfather, Edward Dembrosky.
I found this great old photo HERE
Taken from the website:
1920 - Samuel F. B. Morse School Photo
2416 Sarah Street, Pittsburgh, PA
Courtesy of Bill Dukstein, (Greenvale@star-nospam-power.net)
(Posted: February 2, 2009; Updated February 3, 2009)
From the Contributor: Emma Duckstein, my 2nd cousin, is in this photo and she grew up on the South Side on Sarah St. She was born in Oct 1910 and she appears to be about 10 years old in this photo. The background school building is housing today called "Morse Gardens.
1st row: Frank Petrauskas, Martha Rudregge, Ruth Liebert, Bill Lynder, Mary Sherman, Martha Stepanovich,
Rus Beauseigneur, Gertrude James, Ida Dembrosky, Earl Klein, Irene Magorian
2nd row: Elizabeth Bier, Joe Sands, Eliza McKennzie, Rose Spaggozis, Helen Grminsky, Bill Funaiock, Rose Minetti,
NFI Edginton, Francis Schmidt, Catherine Mahoney, Henry Jordan
3rd row: Mr. Hammond, William Bittner, Laura Maslawski, John Mamula, _______, George Terbovich, Miss Becker,
Emma Duckstein, ??? Smith, Wilbert Colteryolm, Mr. Ettling
W.M. Semmelrock, Undertaking, Embalming, Livery Stable
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