"We make you kindly welcome."
Miriam and Moses Hastings were parents to ten children, three of whom lived out their adult lives in Shaker communities.
Farmer and Mapmaker
Alfred Ingalls was a farmer in Methuen. He was also known for drawing the first map of Methuen in 1794.
George Carleton
George Carleton was mentally disabled. He lived most of his life with family members but outlived all his family and spent the last five yea
Long-Lived Sisters
Emily Abbot Everett and Anne Wales Abbot were sisters who lived over 100 years. They are sixth generation descendants of George Abbott an Ha
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
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
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.