Tag Archives: Berkshire County
John Parsons, AGBI, and the 1790 Census
Census Sunday By Don Taylor Sometimes you encounter sources that don’t make sense. Recently, I encounter several trees that identified John Parsons being in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Volume 131, Page 462, and that the AGBI was the source. … Continue reading
John Parsons (Jr. & Sr.) in the Sandisfield Town Records
Amanuensis[i] Monday Brown-Sanford-Parsons By Don Taylor Microfilm, 1728095, microfilmed by the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah at the Town Hall, Sandisfield, Massachusetts provide a treasure of information regarding the various families of Sandisfield. Image 377, (Page 335) provides two … Continue reading
Searching for Almira Chamberlain’s Parents
By Don Taylor Finding the parents of early 19th century women is always a challenge. So, I knew that determining the parents or my 4th great-grandmother, Almira (Chamberlain) Sanford was going to be difficult. Almira married Ezra Sanford in 1819 … Continue reading