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A Knapsack April 1, 2016

Filed under: 4X Great Grandfather,Ancestors,Benjamin Warner,Genealogy,New England,Pioneer History,Revolutionary War 1776-1783 — Janet @ 3:06 pm

This is a diversion from my current focus in my genealogy research. This is the knapsack carried by my 4X Great Grandfather Benjamin Warner in the Revolutionary War.

benjamin warner's knapsack

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Irish Ancestors January 28, 2016

Filed under: 4X Great Grandfather,Ancestors,Dublin Ireland,Family history,Genealogy — Janet @ 12:55 am

Shamrock Symbol Irish Immigrant

My Irish credentials – I lived in Dublin for the first 44 years of my married life,

I am married to a man born and bred in Belfast Northern Ireland

Some of my ancestors came from Ireland – to name one, Alexander Trimble who emigrated from County Donegal at the age of 22 on May 20 1849 – at the height of the Irish Famine. Alexander Trimble was my 4X Great Grandfather

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Ancestor Found December 2, 2015

Filed under: 4X Great Grandfather,Ancestors,Genealogy — Janet @ 4:33 am

The following record is from Find a Grave John Friend was my Great Great Great Great (4X) Grandfather

John Friend

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Birth:	Jan. 28, 1739 Wenham Essex County Massachusetts, USA
Death:	Nov. 20, 1793 Wenham Essex County Massachusetts, USA
He was the son of John and Martha (Conant) Friend. (sources: gravestone inscription & Vital Records of Wenham, MA to the end of the year 1849)Family links: Parents: John Friend (1718 – 1785) Martha Conant Friend (1716 – 1807) Spouses: Sarah Wallace Friend (1744 – 1766)* Hannah Wells Friend (1744 – 1829)* Children: Isaac Friend (1768 – 1844)* Simeon Friend (1780 – 1860)* Siblings: John Friend (1739 – 1793) Sarah Friend Merrill (1742 – 1813)* Martha Friend Palmer (1749 – 1830)** Calculated relationship *Half-sibling Note: He was a soldier of the American Revolution.

Burial: Wenham Cemetery Wenham Essex County Massachusetts, USA
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