OK, thanks. There is a Clark connection, but that's really reaching. Llewella Merrick, granddaughter of John Merrick, married Walter Leighton…
On Civil War memories
Thanks. I actually have no idea where John's middle name came from! It is not a surname of any of…
On Civil War memories
Thank you for your article, I enjoy reading your genealogies. By any chance, is this John Merrick Paine related to…
On Civil War memories
John Merrick Paine, is fortunate to have your skilled research piece together his story. A life that is most likely…
On Civil War memories
Very interesting!
On A Massachusetts matrilineal line
Ancestry.com gave me information that I may be related to Captain John Parker. 3rd cousin 6x removed in my maternal…
On A family reunion
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On Parish boundary maps
Not to brag, but I think I’ve got y’all beat. My great-great-great-grandfather, James Frederick Athearn, enlisted in the Civil War…
On ‘Not a very tall man’
If St. Augustine's Cemetery is up in any way at Findagrave, and there is NOT a memorial for your Name-Unknown-To-Me…
On ‘Not a very tall man’
An interesting perspective on the War of 1812. I know the Americans had issues with the British, but on my…
On ‘Not a very tall man’