Four generations of RICHARDSONs 1917

Four generations of RICHARDSONs 1917
William Richardson, Alice Josephine Richardson Dakin, Robert Worthington Richardson, Harry Bogart Richardson

Friday, December 30, 2011

My Belated Thanksgiving Post: My Mayflower Ancestors

Numerous bloggers have posted their Mayflower lines in celebration of Thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, I was a bit busy right then and didn't have the time to blog.  So, I'm starting now to add my lines to the conversations.

Note:  The top of the line of descent is underlined and the passengers on the Mayflower are in Italics.

As you will probably notice lots of somewhat distant relatives married.

1. William Bradford and Alice Carpenter
William Bradford and Alice Richards
Hannah Bradford and Joshua Ripley
Faith Ripley and Samuel Bingham
Jerusha Bingham and Benjamin Robinson
Irene Robinson and John Blodgett
Luke Blodgett and Sarah Bangs
Laben Blodgett and Rebecca Blodgett
Hannah Elizabeth Blodgett and Charles Copeland
Alice Copeland and Joseph Elliot Harvey
Adelaide Copeland Harvey and Robert Worthington Richardson [my grandparents]

2. Isaac Allerton and Mary Norris
Mary Allerton and Thomas Cushman
Isaac Cushman and Rebecca Harlow
Icabod Cushman and Patience Holmes
Sarah Cushman and Daniel Vaughan
Jabez Vaughan and Lois Soule
Lois Vaughan and Nehemiah Cobb
Nathan Cobb and Elnora Esther DeLoss
Esther Elnora Cobb and Robert Searing Worthington
Martha Elnora Worthington and Harry Bogart Richardson
Robert Worthington Richardson and Adelaide Copeland Harvey [my grandparents]

3. Myles Standish and Barbara [Unknown]
Alexander Standish and Sarah Alden
Lydia Standish and Isaac Samson
Isaac Samson and Sarah Barlow
Uriah Samson and Ann White
Hannah Samson and John Reed
Hannah Reed and Jonathan Copeland
Charles Copeland and Hannah Elizabeth Blodgett
Alice Copeland and Joseph Elliot Harvey
Adelaide Copeland Harvey and Robert Worthington Richardson [my grandparents]



4. Myles Standish and Barbara [Unknown]
Alexander Standish and Sarah Alden
Sarah Standish and Benjamin Soule
Zachariah Soule and Mary Eaton
Jabez Vaughan and Lois Soule
Lois Vaughan and Nehemiah Cobb
Nathan Cobb and Elnora Esther DeLoss
Esther Elnora Cobb and Robert Searing Worthington
Martha Elnora Worthington and Harry Bogart Richardson
Robert Worthington Richardson and Adelaide Copeland Harvey [my grandparents]

5. William Mullins and Alice (Unknown)
Priscilla Mullins and John Alden
Joseph Alden and Mary Simmons
Joseph Alden and Hannah Dunham
Daniel Alden and Abigail Shaw
Hannah Alden and Joshua Blodgett
Benjamin Blodgett and Mary Berngs Riddle
Rebecca Blodgett and Laben Blodgett 
Hannah Elizabeth Blodgett and Charles Copeland
Alice Copeland and Joseph Elliot Harvey
Adelaide Copeland Harvey and Robert Worthington Richardson [my grandparents]



6. William Mullins and Alice (Unknown)
Priscilla Mullins and John Alden
Sarah Alden and Alexander Standish
Lydia Standish and Isaac Samson
Isaac Samson and Sarah Barlow
Uriah Samson and Ann White
Hannah Samson and John Reed
Hannah Reed and Jonathan Copeland 
Charles Copeland and Hannah Elizabeth Blodgett
Alice Copeland and Joseph Elliot Harvey
Adelaide Copeland Harvey and Robert Worthington Richardson [my grandparents]



7. William Mullins and Alice (Unknown)
Priscilla Mullins and John Alden
Sarah Alden and Alexander Standish
Sarah Standish and Benjamin Soule
Zachariah Soule and Mary Eaton
Lois Soule and Jabez Vaughan
Lois Vaughan and Nehemiah Cobb
Nathan Cobb and Elnora Esther DeLoss
Esther Elnora Cobb and Robert Searing Worthington
Martha Elnora Worthington and Harry Bogart Richardson
Robert Worthington Richardson and Adelaide Copeland Harvey [my grandparents]



8. William Mullins and Alice (Unknown)
Priscilla Mullins and John Alden
Ruth Alden and John Bass
Mary Bass and William Copeland
Jonathan Copeland and Betty Snell
Jonathan Copeland and Mehitable Dunbar
Jonathan Copeland and Deborah Otis
Jonathan Copeland and Hannah Reed
Charles Copeland and Hannah Elizabeth Blodgett
Alice Copeland and Joseph Elliot Harvey
Adelaide Copeland Harvey and Robert Worthington Richardson [my grandparents]

9. William White and Susanna Fuller
Peregrine White and Sarah Bassett
Daniel White and Hannah Hunt
Benjamin White and Ann Bicknell
Ann White and Uriah Samson
Hannah Samson and John Reed
Hannah Reed and Jonathan Copeland 
Charles Copeland and Hannah Elizabeth Blodgett
Alice Copeland and Joseph Elliot Harvey
Adelaide Copeland Harvey and Robert Worthington Richardson [my grandparents]

10.  Richard Warren and Elizabeth March
Elizabeth Warren and Richard Church
Abigail Church and Samuel Thaxter
Sarah Thaxter and Peter Dunbar
Samuel Dunbar and Melatiah Hayward
Mehitable Dunbar and Jonathan Copeland
Jonathan Copeland and Deborah Otis
Jonathan Copeland and Hannah Reed
Charles Copeland and Hannah Elizabeth Blodgett
Alice Copeland and Joseph Elliot Harvey
Adelaide Copeland Harvey and Robert Worthington Richardson [my grandparents]

11. Francis Cooke and Hester Mahieu
Jane Cooke and Experience Mitchell
Sarah Mitchell and John Hayward
Joseph Hayward and Mehitable Dunham
Melatiah Dunham and Samuel Dunbar
Mehitable Dunbar and Jonathan Copeland
Jonathan Copeland and Deborah Otis
Jonathan Copeland and Hannah Reed
Charles Copeland and Hannah Elizabeth Blodgett
Alice Copeland and Joseph Elliot Harvey
Adelaide Copeland Harvey and Robert Worthington Richardson [my grandparents]


12.  Francis Cooke and Hester Mahieu
Mary Cooke and John Thompson (Tomson)
Esther Thompson and William Read
William Read and Alice Nash
Solomon Reed and Abigail Stoughton
John Reed and Hannah Samson
Hannah Reed and Jonathan Copeland 
Charles Copeland and Hannah Elizabeth Blodgett
Alice Copeland and Joseph Elliot Harvey
Adelaide Copeland Harvey and Robert Worthington Richardson [my grandparents]

13. Francis Eaton and Christian Penn
Benjamin Eaton and Sarah Hoskins
Benjamin Eaton and Mary Coombs
Mary Eaton and Zachariah Soule
Lois Soule and Jabez Vaughan
Lois Vaughan and Nehemiah Cobb
Nathan Cobb and Elnora Esther DeLoss
Esther Elnora Cobb and Robert Searing Worthington
Martha Elnora Worthington and Harry Bogart Richardson
Robert Worthington Richardson and Adelaide Copeland Harvey [my grandparents]

14. George Soule and Mary Buckett
John Soule and Rebekah Simon
Benjamin Soule and Sarah Standish
Zachariah Soule and Mary Eaton
Jabez Vaughan and Lois Soule
Lois Vaughan and Nehemiah Cobb
Nathan Cobb and Elnora Esther DeLoss
Esther Elnora Cobb and Robert Searing Worthington
Martha Elnora Worthington and Harry Bogart Richardson
Robert Worthington Richardson and Adelaide Copeland Harvey [my grandparents]

15. Stephens Hopkins and Mary (Unknown)
Constance Hopkins and Nicholas Snow
Rebecca Snow and Samuel Rickard
Samuel Rickard and Rachel Whiton
Lemuel Rickard and Persis Harlow
Mehitable Rickard and Nehemiah Cobb
Nehemiah Cobb and Lois Vaughan
Nathan Cobb and Elnora Esther DeLoss
Esther Elnora Cobb and Robert Searing Worthington
Martha Elnora Worthington and Harry Bogart Richardson
Robert Worthington Richardson and Adelaide Copeland Harvey [my grandparents]

16. Degory Priest and Sarah Allerton
Sarah Priest and John Coombs
John Coombs and Elizabeth Barlow
Mary Coombs and Benjamin Eaton
Mary Eaton and Zachariah Soule
Lois Soule and Jabez Vaughan
Lois Vaughan and Nehemiah Cobb
Nathan Cobb and Elnora Esther DeLoss
Esther Elnora Cobb and Robert Searing Worthington
Martha Elnora Worthington and Harry Bogart Richardson
Robert Worthington Richardson and Adelaide Copeland Harvey [my grandparents]













Wednesday, December 28, 2011

My Quilt/family history book published using Lulu.com

In the past month or two, genealogists have posted on G+ about their experiences with online publishing. A couple of times people asked about Lulu.com.  I said I didn't want to say anything until after Christmas.

Well, now that it has passed Christmas and so I can share what I wrote over the past few months as my present for my children and siblings and a some Dakin cousins: Quilts in our Family.  I documented the family quilts, most done by "Mother Dakin."  I photographed all of the quilts I could locate.  I wrote about Mary Alice Smith Dakin (Mother Dakin) who was born in Kent CT in 1855 and died just over the town line in Gaylordsville CT in 1931.  I included information on the Richardsons who used those family quilts and then I told the story behind each of my family quilts.

As a bonus, when researching Mary Alice Smith and her husband Edward Dakin, I found another DAKIN cousin and her sister -- such a bonus!!  I wrote about that in another post on this blog:  A fortuitous post found in spam


I found Lulu.com a wonderful choice to use to self-publish.  If you want the services of a publisher, you pay for them.  If you're on a budget, you can "do it yourself" with help from their techs who patiently answer questions via e-mail once you actually start the project.  They are a print on-demand company with a quick turn around on the delivery of the order.  They will print a run of one book to an order of thousands.  You do not need to buy large numbers upfront.  I chose to order a few books to use as gifts.  I made it available publically, just in case another DAKIN cousin emerges in the future and wants a copy.

I would recommend that if you were going to self-publish with Lulu.com, to download the format for the book before you start writing so you work in the format rather than adapt your already existing manuscript to their formats.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

The Massachusetts Genealogical Conference's Call for Speakers

Here is a copy of the MGC's press release.  If you're an expert in any of these countries, consider talking.

The Massachusetts Genealogical Council (MGC) is excitedly preparing for our upcoming 21 July 2012 Seminar. A Call for Papers has been issued for speakers and presenters on the theme of  "Ethnicity and Genealogy." If you are or know of an expert in French-Canadian, Italian, Irish, Polish, Jewish, Scandinavian or any other ethnic group found in the area, WE WANT YOU! Whether it be migration routes, religious affiliations, methodology, record groups, or cultural implications, we are looking for a wide variety of topics . Follow the link below to see details on the MGC website.


SEE DETAILED CALL FOR PAPERS HERE: http://tinyurl.com/7e2lmmg

We look forward to seeing you all in July!

Kind Regards,
Mary Tedesco and Phil Hermann
Program Co-Directors, MGC
program@massgencouncil.org