Author Archives: Don Taylor

Photo Friday – Dana, Hinkley, Kinney, & Quimby

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Don Taylor

Six people from six pages of photos from the Hinkley Family Photo Album, Linwood Dyer Collection are identified:
Eleanor Tisdale (Hinkley) Kinney,
Florence (Hinkley) Dana,
Frances Elizabeth Prindle (Hinkley) Quimby,
Frank Lees Quimby, Jr.,
Philip Dana, Jr.,
Philip Edward Hinkley. Continue reading →

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Harris – Surname Saturday

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Blackwell-Harris Line By Don Taylor Harris Origin Harris is typically an English name, pluralizing of the personal name “Harry.” It is also in Ireland, where Harris can be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ă“ hEarchadha. Occasionally, it can be an Americanized form of … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Hinkley (née Warner), Quinby

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Don Taylor

Identification of five people from the Hinkley Family Album.
·     Pauline (Warner) Hinkley
·     Rufus Henry Hinkley
·     Frances Elizabeth Prindle Hinkley (later Quinby)
·     Frank Lees Hinkley (1st) Jr.
·     Frank Lees Hinkley (2nd) Jr. Continue reading →

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Roberts/Barnes Ancestor #41 – Lucy Wilson Taft

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Don Taylor

Roberts Research Roberts-Barnes-Taft Line By Don Taylor   Introduction I know nothing about my 3rd-great-grandmother, Lucy Wilson Taft. Other researchers have suggested facts, but I’m not confident about them. Family Search has profile KLG2-H2F for Lucy.  It suggests she is … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – Gruver, Hinkley, & Kinney

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Don Taylor

Six people from the Hinkley Family Album, Linwood Dyer Photo Collection are identified:
·      Elbert Gruver of New York & Philadelphia.
·      Eleanor Hinkley of Portland, ME.
·      Margaret Hinkley of Portland, ME & Philadelphia.
·      Rufus Hinkley of Portland, ME, Boston, & San Bernardino, CA.
·      Louise Kinney of Portland, ME.
·      Margaret Kinney Continue reading →

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