Tag Archives: Massachusetts

Asa Taft (1774-1839) – Ancestor #84

Roberts-Brown ProjectRoberts-Barnes-Taft LineBy Don Taylor Asa Taft is my double-fourth great-grandfather. He was born in Uxbridge, Mass., in 1774. He had between 10 and 12 children and two wives, Sarah and Lucy. He moved west to Partridgefield (now Hinsdale), Mass, … Continue reading

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Donna Darling at Poli’s Theatre, Springfield, MA, 3-5 July 1927.

Donna in the News97 Years Agoby Don Taylor “Donna in the News” reports newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling). I am always excited when I see a new venue … Continue reading

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Bronnum, Clement, Cole (née Ewens), Hasseltine (later Judson), Henderson, Scalise, Zemla, .

I identified seven people in my photo sets:
Phyllis Ann Bronumm, circa 1935 (age 7),
Walter E. Clement of Lowell, Mass,
Vivian Lydia Cole (née Ewens), circa 1934,
Ann Hasseltine (later Judson), photo of a painting,
Rev. Alexander Henderson of Lowell, Mass.,
Rev. Victor Scalise of Lowell, Mass.,
and Helen Zemla, 26 Chenery St., circa 1934. Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Albert Wesley Welch

Welch-Harris ProjectWelch LineBy Don Taylor Albert Wesley Welch was born on 5 March 1847 in Raymond, Maine. His father, John, was 47 and his mother, Mary, was 40. He married Harriet Marilla Robinson in 1876. They had ten children in … Continue reading

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BH-15 – Sarah Jane (Locke) Reid (1868-1941)

Ancestor Sketch Bradley-Hingston Project Bradley-Hingston-Reid-Locke Line By Don Taylor When Sarah Jane Locke was born on 14 February 1868 in Arlington, Massachusetts, her father, Thomas, was 34, and her mother, Mary, was 39. She married Samuel J Reid on 26 … Continue reading

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