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Ancestor Sketch – Mary “Polly” Wolcott Parsons
Brown-Sandford-Parsons-Wolcott By Don Taylor Mary Wolcott was born in 1767. She married John Parsons in 1788. After she was widowed in 1813, Mary lived another 43 years living in several households. She died in 1857 at the age of 89. … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkshire County, Greene County, Massachusetts, New York, Sandisfield, Windham
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Mary Parsons & the 1820 Census
Census Sunday Brown-Sanford-Parsons-Wolcott By Don Taylor I try to find my ancestors in each of the Census records. Women are tough to find in Censuses before 1850 because they are often not named. As is always the case, try to … Continue reading
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Tagged Connecticut, Greene County, Hartford County, New York, Windham, Windsor
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John Parsons, Jr., & the 1810 Census
Census Sunday Brown-Sanford-Parsons By Don Taylor Following families in the early census records is always tricky. Sometimes, it becomes a rabbit hole without a successful resolution. John Parsons lived in Sandisfield, Mass., during the 1790[i] and 1800 Censuses.[ii] He then … Continue reading
Joel Cruff Taft & the 1810 Census
Roberts-Barnes-Taft Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following families in the early census records is always tricky. Finding children in pre-1850 Census records is particularly challenging. Such is the case of Joel Cruff Taft and the 1810 Census. Expectations Joel Cruff … Continue reading
