Today I will be looking at a memorial page on Find-A-Grave. People seldom think of headstones as historical documents, but they do qualify as documentation.
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Eli & Katie Moulton at Find-A-Grave
19th Century Basket Making in New England
Today my post will discuss the craft of basket making in New England in the 19th Century and its relationship to the Marden family. This occupation is typically thought of as “Indian work” in the Northeast, and the majority of basket makers were Native Americans. But there were also “Yankee” basket makers. Having an occupation of “basket maker” in New England does not guarantee the person was Native.
Edward Marden Jr. – Search for New Information
Today I will review what I discovered in my online search for additional information. I revisited all the original sites, since there have been some updates to databases that may relate to the family. I also explored some new research possibilities.
Categories: Family-Marden, Resources-Internet, Resources-Other, Review
Tags: 19th century, craftsbury, databases, edson, familysearch, footnote, lydia, marden, mardin, new hampshire, newspapers
Civil War Challenge – Identifying Alburgh’s unnamed “Indian” soldiers
In Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, I offer this challenge. Please help me correct an unfortunate oversight and properly honor these soldiers.
During the Civil War the town of Alburgh, Vermont kept a record of men who served for the town. However, there are men in the town record with no names. They are identified only as “Four Indians”. In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of that terrible time in our history, I challenge my readers; Civil War buffs, historians, & genealogists from all corners; the people of Vermont; and most especially the town of Alburgh – give these men the proper recognition they deserve by giving them names.
Today, I am posting a copy of the original town record and showing my research to date. I can not do this alone. I ask assistance from everyone that appreciates the injustice of this. The general population of the mid-19th Century placed so little value on Indian life, they could not even be bothered to record the names of these “Indian” men who offered their lives.
These men deserve to be recognized properly. Because of their service, other men did not have to serve. These men deserve a proper place in the history of this county. It is time to correct this unfortunate oversight, identify these brave men, and tell their story to the world. It is, in my opinion, the only proper way to honor their sacrifice during this period of Civil War Commemoration.
Categories: Alburg's Indians, Analysis, Civil War, Documentation, History-Regional, Resources-Internet
Tags: albert olena, alburgh vermont, ambroise, charles partlo, charles partlow, civil war, claude, claude ambroise, david loran, david loren, four indians, george burk, george burke, george squares, george squires, globe amblo, glode, glode amblow, jacent vosburgh, jason vosburgh, peter laffin, peter laflin, unfortunate oversight, vermont
The Edward Marden Project is Working!
I am so excited by the events of the past week. I have been hearing from descendants of Edward. They are contributing information and funding. This past week I received a $25.00 donation from each of 3 different descendants. As promised, all proceeds of this blog will be used to pay for retrieving documents to assist in the project.
Edward Marden Sr. – What’s a Ranger? (Part 1)
I asked myself, just what was Whitcomb’s Rangers all about? What did they do, where were they headquartered, and what campaigns did they participate in?
Why should it matter in a genealogy project?
Categories: American Revolution, Family-Marden, History-Regional, Resources-Internet, Tutorials-Tips
Tags: abenaki, american revolutionary war, bayley, calloway, capt john, connecticut river, john vincent, marden, native americans, ranger company, st francis, western abenakis, whitcomb, Whitcomb's Rangers
Edward Marden Sr. – A Whitefield Connection?
It is the time of year for renewing Ne-Do-Ba’s subscriptions to various research sites. We have limited funds for subscriptions so it is important to choose the right sites in order to get our money’s worth.
I have not noticed much in the way of real changes at the World Vital Records site, so I questioned if that was still a worth while subscription to maintain. I noticed a new comer to the field that looked as if it might be an interesting replacement, GenealogyBank.com. I decided to give them a try for a year. So far I am not at all sorry for making the change.
Of course, the first thing I did with my new subscription was search for Edward Marden!
Categories: Analysis, Documentation, Family-Marden, History-Regional, Resources-Internet
Tags: marden, new hampshire gazette, town of whitefield, whitefield nh
Edward Marden Sr. – A Minute Man?
While exploring the letters of Charles S. Marden I learned that Charles believed his great great grandfather, Edward Marden, had served as a Minute Man in April of 1775. Could it be true and if so could it lead to Edward’s family?
Categories: American Revolution, Analysis, Documentation, Family-Marden, Resources-Internet
Tags: ancestry com, april 19 1775, brookfield, great grandfather, mardin, mardon, massachusetts soldiers, military collections, military records, minute man, minute men, revolutionary war, soldiers and sailors
Edward Marden Sr. – Pension Records (part 3)
Today I will be looking at the Window’s Pension Documents located in Edward Marden’s Pension Record. These documents provide me with a name and date of marriage for Edward and his last wife. They also provide an interesting bit of family trivia. I find some of the most interesting tidbits of history while reading pension documents.
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