Frederick Paine (1785 – 1857)

” Frederick, son of Lemuel and Rachel (Carpenter) Paine, was born in Foxboro, Massachusetts, November 21, 1785, died March 12, 1857. He married, September 21, 1809, Abiel Ware, born in Wrentham, December 6, 1787, died January 12, 1852. Frederick removed … Continue reading →

Abijah Kingsbury (1778 – 1860)

Copy to your browser, http://books.google.com/books?id=V6X_iI6KnsQC&lpg=PA264&dq=history%20of%20cheshire%20county%20new%20hampshire&pg=PA620#v=onepage&q=ware&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=V6X_iI6KnsQC&lpg=PA264&dq=history%20of%20cheshire%20county%20new%20hampshire&pg=PA621#v=onepage&q=ware&f=false Source:  The History of Keene, New Hampshire, by Simon Goodell Griffin, Published by Heritage Books Inc., Bowie, MD, 1980, pages 620-1

Joseph Wight (1729 – )

”Joseph,  fourth child and third son of Jonathan and Jemima (Whiting) Wight, was born in Wrentham, December 29, 1729. He, like his father, is mentioned as a yeoman. In 1781 he with some of his sons, perhaps, prospected at New … Continue reading →

Avery W. Selkirk (1861 – )

”Avery W. Selkirk. The fishing industry has been one of the leading business mediums of Michigan for many years, and has developed men of industry, perseverance and excellent ability, whose operations have assisted materially in developing the interests of the … Continue reading →

C.H. McArthur (1834 – )

C. H. McArthur, proprietor of a saw and shingle mill, was born at Detroit, Mich., in 1834. He is a son of Alexander and Tirzah (Root) McArthur, the former of whom was an extensive landowner in this State, at an … Continue reading →

Darius Cross (1814 – 1903)

‘DARIUS CROSS was born in Rowe, Franklin County, Mass., June 5, 1814. His father, Jude Cross, was born in Bucklin, Franklin County, Mass., October 15, 1773. His father, Abel Cross, came from England and settled in Bucklin, early in 1700. … Continue reading →