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Thomas Jay Kemp Family History Expos 22 February 2013

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Boston News-Letter. July 24July 31, 1704. page 4

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James Edwin Ayres (18171893) and his wife Ann (Ford) Ayres (1817-1901) are listed in the 1850 census for Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York.

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James Edwin Ayres (18171893) and his wife Ann (Ford) Ayres (1817-1901) are listed in the 1850 census for Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York.

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James Edwin Ayres (18171893) and his wife Ann (Ford) Ayres (1817-1901) are listed in the 1850 census for Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York.

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Hudson River Chronicle (Sing Sing, NY) 12 December 1848 Obituary notice for Lovina Ayres born 7 August 1846 died 28November 1848 3/8/13

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This is their third daughter Mr. Monroe left about three weeks ago for a southern camp (Army), where he was called in the draft. Mrs. Monroe formerly Miss Rhea Holtzberg a teacher in the Butler City schools

Fort Wayne Sentinel. 13 April 1917. page 18

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Trenton Evening Times. 4 October 1964. Page 49. 3/8/13

Dallas Morning News November 19, 1978

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Dallas Morning News November 19, 1978

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Independent Inquirer (Brattleboro, Vermont) 28 June 1834, page 3

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Eastern Argus
Portland, Maine: 19 August 1828 Page 3

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Portland, Maine: 19 August 1828 Page 3

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Portland, Maine: 19 August 1828 Page 3

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Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895

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Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895

Names, ages

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Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895

Names, ages Residence

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Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895

Names, ages Residence Where married

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Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895

Names, ages Residence Where married 1st wife died, 14 months ago

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Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895

Names, ages Residence Where married 1st wife died, 14 months ago Married 63 years

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Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895

Names, ages Residence Where married 1st wife died, 14 months ago Married 63 years Only death in family

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Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895

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Names, ages Residence Where married 1st wife died, 14 months ago Married 63 years Only death in family

Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895

1880 Census Garrett County, MD

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Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Jan 1895

1880 Census Garrett County, MD

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Dallas Morning News (Texas) 19 January 1948, Section 2, page 13

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Boston Post Boy (Massachusetts) 22 July 1751, page 2

Commercial Daily Register (Sandusky, Ohio) 25 January 1862, page 1

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Held at Oakland Park, Decatur, Illinois Descendents of Jacob Garver of Switzerland The American line of this family descends from Christian Garver, Jacobs son, who immigrated to America in 1790 Christian Garver settled in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania David Garver came to Decatur, Illinois, in 1840 Other family members

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Friend. (Honolulu, Hawaii). 28 February 1878. page 13

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- He was from Hampton, NH - Left home abt. 25 years ago (around 1853) - Now abt. 50-60 yrs. old - He sailed on the ships Montezuma, William Thompson and Roman - He had sailed out of New Bedford, MA - He once sailed under a Master Allen - Others named: Rev. Mr. Butler of New Bedford, MA Mrs. J. C. Hardy of Haverhill, MA

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Friend. (Honolulu, Hawaii). 1 April 1879

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- Sailor looking for his family: Peter Gennett - His birthplace: Albany, New York - Lost contact with his family 30 yrs ago (around 1841) - Father: John W. Gennett; kept a grocery story in Albany, naturalized Frenchman - long-time sexton of the only Chatholic Church in Albany - Mother: Johanna Henny (or Hennie); Scotch by birth, she was a native of Nova Scotia - Family: eight children - Cornelia, William, Peter, John, Edward, Frances, Charles and Henry - William: a cabinet maker; was deaf and dumb - Frances: was at the New York Deaf & Dumb Asylum

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The Irish World (New York, New York) 3 December 1904, page 8

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Reilly (LeitrimNew York) - Patrick Reilly left Carrickallen, Ireland, 13 years ago (about 1891) - He was last heard from 5 years ago (about 1899) - He was a motorman on a street car in NYC - Mothers maiden name: Hagan - Sisters: Bridget and Mary - Brother: Edward, Butte, Montana (he placed the ad)

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OMealy (United States) - John OMealy left New York in May 1873 and has not been seen or heard from since - He was supposed to have gone to Texas - He was five feet nine inches tall, with medium complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes - Sister: Maggie, now Mrs. M. Coonan - Sisters address: 624 Greenwich Street, NYC
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Murphy (CanadaUnited States) - Sarah Ann Murphy left Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, in 1872 or 1873 - She would now (1904) be about 46 years old - She has dark hair and eyes, and is heavy-set - She might be in Almonte, Ontario - Sought by: W. E. McGwigan of 305 High Street, Salem, Oregon
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Public Ledger (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 22 June 1842, page 3

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Last Revolutionary War Pension granted in 1887 NH Sentinel 10 Aug 1887

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Mrs. Mary Casey
of Washington, Fayette County, Ohio

Husband: John Casey

Served Rev War: Virginia Line Died 1845 age 75 (Born abt. 1770)

Last Revolutionary War Pension granted in 1887

NH Sentinel 10 Aug 1887
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A few years prior.. he married Mary Cox, then a girl of 16

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Perry Republican (Perry, Oklahoma) 26 July 1917, page 1

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Trenton Evening Times (Trenton, New Jersey) 25 May 1921, page 1

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Barre Gazette (Barre, Massachusetts) 31 July 1840, page 2:

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see the color of their eyes

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The Shamrock 17 August 1816 3/8/13

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Born April 26, 1826, in Lewisburg, Preble County, Ohio, the son of Samuel and Phebe (Willis) Freeman Moved from Ohio to Illinois - nine years old Homestead Act May 20, 1862, to take effect on January 1, 1863 Company H of the Seventeenth Illinois Volunteers stationed in Nebraska during the Civil War ordered to return to St. Louis not in town when the land record office opened on January 2, 1863 but the Recorder of Deeds, James Bedford, agreed to accommodate Freemans situation and made an exception: he administered the oath to Freeman at midnight the morning of January 1st so that Freeman could leave to report to St. Louis as ordered

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Where: Cheshire County, NH Probate Court Administrator of case: Warren H. Jennison, of Walpole, Cheshire County, NH Deceased: John Jennison, Jr., died in Walpole Estate: of John Jennison, Jr., is not sufficient to pay the demands due from his Estate

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Property boundaries: gives boundaries in all four directions Property size: 100 acres Action: Warren H. Jennison, administrator of the estate of John Jennison, Jr., on February 17, 1876, asks permission to sell Johns entire real estate holding to settle his affairs

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The heirs-at-law of the before-named John Jennison, Jr. Must appear at the probate court in Keene on the third Friday of March next 17 March 1876

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Commercial Advertiser 23 September 1828.

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Idaho Statesman 15 July 1915

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Thomas Jay Kemp Director of Genealogy Products GenealogyBank.com Family History Expos 22 February 2013
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