

Casualties of War
Many descendants of George and Hannah Abbott served in the Civil War, nearly all of them on the Union side, although there were a few who se


"The Kansas Audubon"
Nathaniel Stickney Goss was a noted ornithologist whose ambition was to have specimens of every bird species of North America in his collect


Caring for Persons with Mental Illness
Timothy Chandler was a skilled clockmaker and jeweler. He was also civic-minded and active in the development of the New Hampshire Asylum. T


The End of a Line
Enoch Osgood was a successful businessman in Newburyport, He and his wife Mary had four children but no grandchildren so the line of descent


Railroad Men
John Stearns, the father of the family, was killed by one of the first locomotives in service of the Boston & Lowell Railroad. That did


Murder at the Blacksmith Shop
Ira Warren Abbott was of excellent repute in his community, but on 27 July 1894 a long-standing rivalry with a business competitor came to a


Financial Struggles and Family Disruptions
Orpha Boynton and John Hopkins struggled financially in raising their nine children. Their children experienced a number of disruptions in t


Prosperity from Humble Beginnings
Calvin Abbott was from humble beginnings but worked to become a successful farmer in Ogden with prosperous children.


Frugal Farmers
Elizabeth Abbott came from poor circumstances. She and her husband Ephraim Lane were frugal, hardworking farmers who reared their nine child


A Tragic End to a Hard Life
Samuel French served in the Revolutionary War and was held captive for four years. Afterwards, he married Tamison Eastman and they had three