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52301 [Summers.FTW] Occupation was a wagon washer... Address was: 41 Mead Street Boston, Massachusetts KELLY, William F. (I33126)
 
52302 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Living (I33116)
 
52303 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Living (I33114)
 
52304 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Living (I33132)
 
52305 [Summers.FTW] Remained in New York. SCHURMAN, Mary (I12455)
 
52306 [Summers.FTW] St. Mary's Catholic Church. JOAN, Joan (I33485)
 
52307 [Summers.FTW] St. Mary's Catholic Church. EDWARDS, Richard Felix (I33484)
 
52308 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Living (I24864)
 
52309 [Summers.FTW] The 2nd child of Francesco Amoroso, died soon after birth. AMOROSO, Mariano (I33218)
 
52310 [Summers.FTW] The 3rd child of Francesco Amoroso, died soon after birth. AMOROSO, Mariano (I33219)
 
52311 [Summers.FTW] The 4th child of Francesco Amoroso, died soon after birth. AMOROSO, Gaetana (I33220)
 
52312 [Summers.FTW] The first child of Francesco Amoroso, died soon after birth. AMOROSO, Mariano (I33217)
 
52313 [Summers.FTW] The most prominent of the Schurman descendants,can be found in any standard encyclopedia. He won a $1500 scholarship and studied at the University of London, at Edinburgh & Paris. He got his B.A. in 1877, his M.A. in 1878, in 1878 got his Doctorate. In 1886 he went to Cornell University as a Professor of Philosophy. In 1892 was elected President of the University, a position he held until 1921. In 1899 Pres. McKinley appointed him preident. of the 1st U.S. Phillipine Commission. 1912 Pres. Taft appointed him as U.S. Minister to Greece and Montenegro. Pres. Harding appointed him as U.S. Envoy to China. Pres. Coolidge appt U.S. Ambassador ext- ordinary to Germany in 1925. He held 13 Honorary Degrees. To his memory The National Sites and Monuments Board of Canada has erected a Cairn in Freetown, just west of where his Grandnephew Robert Schurman now lives. On the Bronze plaque is inscribed: Jacob Gould Schurman Educationalist, author and Ambassador. Professor at Acadia, Dalhousie and Cornell. President of Cornell University, 1892-1921 President of the first United States Phillipine Commission. United States Minister to Greece, Montenegro, and China and Ambassador to Germany. Born at Freetown, P.E.I., 22nd May, 1854. Died in New York, 12th August 1942. SCHURMAN, Jacob Gould (I13112)
 
52314 [Summers.FTW] Was a Hugenot and served under Admiral Coligny. MABILLE, Pierre (I33548)
 
52315 [Summers.FTW] Was in the Russian Army in WWI, as a Czarist he left Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution,was commissioned by the French & fought in Morocco. He travelled all over China in the 1920's. WWII found him in Indo-China, where he was called up, but deserted on the fall of France and went to Hong Kong, he was commissioned in the Punjabi Regiment. He was shot & captured but escaped, took a Junk to Macao. Later in the war he went to Cairo & was commissioned a Major in the British Army. After the war, he & Barbara settled in Singapore. He represented Honeywell Corp. in the Far East. He was an accomplished, linquist, violinist, Soldier of fort- une, and a man of unquenchable courage both physical and moral. PETROPAVLOVSKI, Vladimir (I14460)
 
52316 [Summers.FTW] Was married and had two sons. No other info. Peter's birth date is an approximate date. LAWLESS, Peter (I13331)
 
52317 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Living (I33830)
 
52318 [The Narragansett Historical Register, Page 145-146]: Graduated from Brown University September 2, 1829, age 18. Partner in his father's firm of Elisha Dyer & Company, Apr. 1, 1830 Appointed Adjutant General May 4, 1842; honorably discharged May 1847. Governor of Rhode Island May 1857 to May 1859. Captain Company B, Tenth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, 1862.[CR]
[Representative Men of Old R.I./Families, J.H. Beers, 1908 Chicago, IL,] ['Huguenot Ancestry' by Elisha Dyer, found at Antiquarian Society,Worcester, Mass.] 22nd Governor of Rhode Island, 1857-59. [Abridged Compendium, Frederick Virkus (CD 113)] Elder James Wilson's Marriages, pg. 425-426.[CR]
Some 'Bios' taken from CD Rom by Ancestry 'American Biographical Dictionary. [e-mail from Aurie Morrison] Biographical Dictionary of Dyer, Elisha Notable Americans, Vol. 3, p.363 ELISHA DYER Dyer, Elisha, governor of Rhode Island, was born in Providence, R.I.,July 20, 1811; son of Elisha and Frances (Jones) Dyer, and a linealdescendant of William Dyre, an immigrant from England to Boston in 1635,and of Mary Dyre, his wife, who was hanged on Boston common because ofher Quaker principles. Elisha was graduated from Brown university in 1829, and became clerk in the counting-house of Elisha Dyer & Company, commission merchants of Providence, of which firm his father was the head, and to which he was admitted a partner in 1831. In 1835 he was made agent for the Dyerville manufacturing company, established at that time by his father, and at his father's death in 1854, he became owner of the property. This he kept until 1867 when illness forced him to dispose of it. He was a delegate to various political conventions, and on May 3, 1840, was chairman of the Young men's Whig national convention at Baltimore. He was elected adjutant-general of Rhode Island in June, 1840, to which office he was re-elected for five successive years. He was active in this capacity during the Dorr war under Gov. Samuel W. King. He was elected governor o fRhode Island in 1857, and was re-elected in 1853, declining a third nomination in 1859. He volunteered for service in the Civil War, in place of his son who was disabled, and served for three months as captain of Company B, 10th regiment of Rhode Island volunteers. He was a member of the Rhode Island art association and its second vice-president in 1853; a member of the United States agricultural society and its vice-president in 1857; member of the American academy ofarts and sciences; a trustee of the Butler hospital association; president of the Young men's Christian association, 1857-58; president of the first National musical congress, Boston, 1869; honorary member of the Franklin lyceum; of the Providence association of mechanics and manufacturers and of the National board of popular education. He was a delegate to the international agricultural exhibition at Hamburg, in 1863; commissioner at the international exhibition in London, 1871, and honorary commissioner at the Vienna exposition in 1873. He was married in 1838 to Anna Jones, daughter of Thomas C. Hoppin. He published A Summer's Travel to Find a German Home (1864). He died in Providence, R.I., May 17, 1890. 
DYER, Elisha Jr., Gov. (I74472)
 
52319 [WFT Vol. 5, #1242] WAD notes that they had 18 children, none are named in the manuscript. WAD notes that this information came from Mrs. G.E. (Frances W.)Anderson, then of 1117 North I Street, Aberdeen, Washington. NDp.93 Little Compton Families pg 254: They probably lived on the John Dyer Roadfor according to the witnesses of her will they lived in the= part of thetown. The census of 1774 shows her to be living next to the Stoddards onDyer Road. Her will, recorded in LC Probate, book 2, page 399, made 5 Jan 1775 andproved 4 Aug 1778: 'To sons James. Joseph, Benjamin and Preserved Dyerone shilling each, to four daughters, Mary Burdick, Welthy Trafford,Phebe Dyer and Lois Russell one shilling each, to daughter Welthy theprivilege of living in my house, to granddaughter Eunice Trafford, onebed, to son Zachary Dyer all my other estste= real and personal..' DYER, Charles (I74395)
 
52320 [World Family Tree #3, Pedigree #3702] BATES, Susanna (I74461)
 
52321 [W] was enumerated on the census \ in the household of [P1] \ \<[L]\> JUBAU, Henriette (I101905)
 
52322 \*Note: Thomas reported his given name incorrectly as Robert, same as his father. Included in the household with Thomas (age 63) his wife Hannah (age 62), their daughter Lucy (age 29), her husband Vernon Matthew (age 28), their children Thomas (age 3) and Georgie (age 9). There were also three unrelated boarders. Thomas was a farmer, Vernon was a boot salesman in a general store, Georgie was in school. The family religion was Presbyterian, except for Vernon, who was Methodist. WATTERS, Hannah Rebecca (I9144)
 
52323 \*Note: Thomas reported his given name incorrectly as Robert, same as his father. Included in the household with Thomas (age 63) his wife Hannah (age 62), their daughter Lucy (age 29), her husband Vernon Matthew (age 28), their children Thomas (age 3) and Georgie (age 9). There were also three unrelated boarders. Thomas was a farmer, Vernon was a boot salesman in a general store, Georgie was in school. The family religion was Presbyterian, except for Vernon, who was Methodist. MATTHEW, Vernon (I9146)
 
52324 \*Note: Thomas reported his given name incorrectly as Robert, same as his father. Included in the household with Thomas (age 63) his wife Hannah (age 62), their daughter Lucy (age 29), her husband Vernon Matthew (age 28), their children Thomas (age 3) and Georgie (age 9). There were also three unrelated boarders. Thomas was a farmer, Vernon was a boot salesman in a general store, Georgie was in school. The family religion was Presbyterian, except for Vernon, who was Methodist. GLOVER, Lucy May (I9145)
 
52325 \*Note: Thomas reported his given name incorrectly as Robert, same as his father. Included in the household with Thomas (age 63) his wife Hannah (age 62), their daughter Lucy (age 29), her husband Vernon Matthew (age 28), their children Thomas (age 3) and Georgie (age 9). There were also three unrelated boarders. Thomas was a farmer, Vernon was a boot salesman in a general store, Georgie was in school. The family religion was Presbyterian, except for Vernon, who was Methodist. MATTHEW, Thomas Vernon (I9157)
 
52326 \*Note: Thomas reported his given name incorrectly as Robert, same as his father. Included in the household with Thomas (age 63) his wife Hannah (age 62), their daughter Lucy (age 29), her husband Vernon Matthew (age 28), their children Thomas (age 3) and Georgie (age 9). There were also three unrelated boarders. Thomas was a farmer, Vernon was a boot salesman in a general store, Georgie was in school. The family religion was Presbyterian, except for Vernon, who was Methodist. MATTHEW, Georgie (I9155)
 
52327 \*Note: Thomas reported his given name incorrectly as Robert, same as his father. Included in the household with Thomas (age 63) his wife Hannah (age 62), their daughter Lucy (age 29), her husband Vernon Matthew (age 28), their children Thomas (age 3) and Georgie (age 9). There were also three unrelated boarders. Thomas was a farmer, Vernon was a boot salesman in a general store, Georgie was in school. The family religion was Presbyterian, except for Vernon, who was Methodist. GLOVER, Thomas Cairns (I9005)
 
52328 _____ Bacon. m. Carolyn Burpee. Living in Burlington, Ont. in 1990 BACON, Bacon (I59707)
 
52329 _____ Briggs. m. Jessie Coy. Living in Upper Gagetown, Queens Co., N.B.in 1991. BRIGGS, Russell (I59726)
 
52330 _____ Brooks. m. Milissa? Coy. b. 1858. Their child: Elizah Brooks. b. 1878. BROOKS, Duncan (I59660)
 
52331 _____ Carter. m. Audrey Burpee. Living in Toronto, Ont. in 1990. CARTER, Carter (I59709)
 
52332 _____ Ellis. m. Annette Coy. Living in Sussex, N.B. in 1991. ELLIS, Ervin (I54591)
 
52333 _____ Hamilton. m. Grace Coy. Living in Georgetown, Ont. in 1991 HAMILTON, Woodrow (I59724)
 
52334 _____ Hawley m. Rita Coy. HAWLEY, Hawley (I59679)
 
52335 _____ Hinchey. m. Joyce Coy. Living in Fredericton, York Co., N.B. in1991. HINCHEY, Francis E. (I59728)
 
52336 _____ Kelly. m. Lily May Estabrooks. b. Aug. 3, 1870 at Burton, SunburyCo., N.B. No children. KELLY, Kelly (I55760)
 
52337 _____ Palmer. m. Viola Colwell. b. ca. 1893 at Jemseg, Queens Co., N.B.Lived in Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME in 1936. PALMER, Mr. Palmer (I59434)
 
52338 ______ had wife Penelope (Gardner of Ephraim & Penelope) and childrenHannah, Charles, Christopher & Samuel ment will Penelope Dyre dtd Nov1785 pvd NK 12 Dec 1785 NK 12:26, 35-36 DYER, Charles (I74433)
 
52339 “At the recruiting meeting held at Springfield Monday night under the auspices of the Prince County Patriotic Recruiting Society the following patriotic young men volunteered to fight for the flag: Dan G. McKinnon, Alfred Haywood, Sanford Waite, Wesley Strong, Roland Cousins.” COUSINS, Roland Emerson (I104179)
 

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