Jesse Frye's Gang Plow
Jesse Frye (1818-1887) was a framer and an inventor noted for the invention of the Jesse Frye Gang Plow. There were several versions of...
Abbott, Wisconsin
Abbott, Wisconsin was named for the prominent Abbott family in the area. Due to Abbott Confederate sympathies the name was changed to Sherma
Battle of Perryville
The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, was fought 8 October 1862. Two George Abbott descendants participated i
"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.
"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
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.
Identifying a New Descendant
Birth records and published genealogies identify just eight children for Sarah and Timothy Bradley but wills identify a ninth child which le