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U.S.A. Migration. After the American Revolution, two distinct types of migration occurred. First, there was a steady generational flow of New Englanders into the nearby states of New York and Pennsylvania, and later into the other regions of the old Northwest Territory. Hundreds of New England families began to move into the northeastern counties of Pennsylvania after the Revolution, as well as the northern and west-central counties of New York. This process of settlement frequently took families fifty to seventy-five years and two or three generations to move from a given area such as Vermont to Illinois.
The second type of migration occurred in sudden, massive spurts, often described as fevers: "Genesee Fever" in the mid-1790s; "Ohio Fever" after 1816; and "Oregon Fever" in the 1840s; and the California Gold Rush. When these fevers swept New England, families who had lived in one place for several generations might suddenly pull up stakes and leave for distant lands in the west. Plymouth: America the Story of Us. Historical sketches of the town of Portland : c... Historic Diaries: Black Hawk War. Historic Diaries: Black Hawk War July 29: Death of the Innocents on the Wisconsin River Editor's Note: This letter was written by Second Lieutenant Joseph Ritner, who was charged with preventing any fleeing Sauks from taking the Wisconsin River into the Mississippi, where they could escape downriver.
After the Battle of Wisconsin Heights on July 21, about 200 of Black Hawk's followers, too weak or ill-equipped to continue on foot, headed down the Wisconsin River. This group, composed primarily of women and children, hastily constructed birch-bark canoes and floated down the river, planning to cross into the MIssissippi and escape south.
However, Gen. Of these refugees, Black Hawk wrote in his autobiography, "Here some of my people left me, and descended the Wisconsin, hoping to escape to the west side of the Mississippi, that they might return home. This killing of the defenseless foreshadowed the massacre that would soon befall the main group of Black Hawk's band at Bad Axe. Brant, New York. Brant is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the town had a population of 2,065. The town was named after the Mohawk leader Joseph Brant. The Town of Brant is located in the southwestern part of the county and is known as one of the "Southtowns. " It is south of Buffalo. History[edit] The first white settler, Moses Tucker, arrived around 1816.
An Early History[edit] J.H. BRANDT[1] – was formed from Collins and Evans, March 25, 1839. . [1] Named from Col. . [2] John, Robert, and Major Campbell, and John West, settled in the town in 1808, and Ansel Smith, Robt. and Wm. This early source is incorrect in its information about the meaning of Brant's name. Geography[edit] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 24.8 square miles (64 km2), of which 24.3 square miles (63 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (1.78%) is water. The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90), U.S.
Adjacent areas[edit] Demographics[edit] Plagues and Diseases. Yellow Fever Yellow fever swept through the cities and the contryside, especially in the South. The fever was carried by mosquitoes. In the summer, those who lived in the city would often spend the summer with relatives in the country in order to escape the annual infections of fevers carried by the mosquitoes. The symptoms of a severe infection of yellow fever were: high fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, vomiting, and backache. After a brief recovery period, the infection could lead to shock, bleeding, and kidney and liver failure.
Liver failure causes jaundice (yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes), which gave yellow fever its name. The symptoms of the fever usually became apparant within three days of hte bite of a disease carrying mosquito. Yellow fever outbreaks were common in families in which members of the family had travelled to the West Indies. The fever was especially deadly for adults, while children tended to survive the attacks. Malaria Scarlet Fever Influenza. The Origins of the Slave Trade. Genealogical and family history of central New ... History of Kendall, NY. KENDALL, named in honor of Amos Kendall, Postmaster General, was taken from Murray, April '7, 1837.
It is situated upon the lake shore, in the east part of the County, and is crossed by Bald Eagle Creek, near the center, and Sandy Creek in the south-east part. Near the mouth of Bald Eagle Creek, the lake has encroached upon the land to some extent, and whole fields have been washed away. The surface is level and the soil for the most part is a sandy loam, with a strip of clay across the south part. There are several salt springs in the town. Kendall, (p. v.,) situated about a mile east of the center of the town, contains four churches, viz., Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian and Universalist; a school house, three stores, a number of mechanic shops of various kinds and about 200 inhabitants.
West Kendall, (p. v.,) situated about a mile west of the center, contains a Methodist church, a wagon shop, a blacksmith shop, a grocery and about fifteen dwellings. Mr. Kendall, New York. Kendall is a town in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 2,724 at the 2010 census. The Town of Kendall is in the northeast corner of the county and is northwest of Rochester. History[edit] The town was part of the Connecticut Tract also called the 100,000 Acre Tract. The Town of Kendall was incorporated from the Town of Murray. On April 7, 1837, about half of the Town of Murray became the new Town of Kendall.
It was formerly called "North Murray" and was settled slowly due to swampy terrain, being called the "Black North," due to the bogs and forests. Geography[edit] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.0 square miles (85 km2), of which 32.9 square miles (85 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.24%) is water. Kendall borders Lake Ontario on its north. The Lake Ontario State Parkway parallels the shore of Lake Ontario. Demographics[edit] Communities and locations in Kendall[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Sword of the Border: Major General Jacob Jennings Brown, 1775-1828 - John D. Morris. Www.arfhs.org/armstrong/BROWNJohnSr.pdf. Canterbury, Connecticut Biographies. Dwight Barstow was born in Canterbury Plains, August 8th, 1820. He is a son of Hezekiah and Rebecca (Gager) Barstow, and grandson of Hezekiah and Olive (Bradford) Barstow.
He was educated in Canterbury, and is about the only living person that attended Prudence Crandall's school at the time she dismissed her white scholars and filled up her school with colored. He held the office of highway surveyor for thirty years. He was married to Amelia Lyon, September 18th, 1854, and their children are: Charles, George and Frank. Mr. George L. T. J. G.
Rufus S. John McMurray was born in County Ayr, Scotland, September 16th, 1827, and is a son of Gilbert and Janet McMurray. James B. Charles L. Edmund Smith, born in Canterbury, November 8th, 1834, is a son of John and grandson of Roger Smith. Walter Smith, born in Canterbury February 12th, 1811, is a son of Walter and Lydia (Mudge) Smith.
Washington Smith, born in Canterbury in January, 1833, is a son of J. Additional Offsite Biographies. Files.usgwarchives.net/pa/schuylkill/prison/k656001.txt. Prison: Joseph Brown; Schuylkill Cos, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by LaVon C. Campbell LaVcamp@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. __________________________________________________________________________ JOSEPH BROWN "The wholesome Influence of at least one execution was felt to be needed.
" ***** The Schuylkill County gallows had been idle for 28 years. No one had been hanged since Pottsville became the county seat in 1851; in fact, only colored Jimmy Riggs had been legally executed since Schuylkill became a county in 1811. And Jimmy had been hanged in Orwigsburg, then the county seat, on August 13, 1847. Rev. Joseph Brown, 1772-1868. Joseph Brown Cumberland Presbyterian Minister We heard it reported yesterday that the veteran pioneer and Indian fighter Col. Joseph Brown of Giles County died during the morning at the advanced age of 96 years. [Source: Nashville Republican Banner, February 6, 1868] Died in this county Feb. 4, 1868, Col. WHEREAS, In the all wise providence of the great Head of the Church, our venerable brother, Rev.
Resolved, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Respectfully submitted, M. [Source: Banner of Peace, May 21, 1868, page 4] Rev. JOSEPH BROWN was born in Surrey county, North Carolina, on the 2d day of August, 1772. In 1788, Colonel James Brown, the father of our subject, attempted to move his family from North Carolina to the Cumberland country. I hardly need explain, that Colonel Joseph Brown is the subject of our present sketch. "Only four canoes came meeting us," says the narrator, "in the current of the river, which at the time was very high. "This gave me the first gleam of hope.
All- Conjugations, translation and the corresponding verb for the English conjugation all. TAMPA From Prohibition to Organized Crime of the 40s. Charlie Wall As the Cuban numbers became increasingly profitable, many gambling brokers expanded their operations. In fact, there were few places in Tampa where one could not purchase a bolita ticket. Along with this expansion also came consolidation. By the 1920s, the bolita trade was virtually monopolized by a man named Charles Wall. With one of the keenest minds capable of the most intense concentration, Charles Wall had the background, the lineage (he was related to the powerful Lykes and McKay families), every advantage to become one of Florida’s greatest public figures had he so chosen.
Following a brief stay in a juvenile detention center, Wall was sent to the Bingham Military School in North Carolina. Despite a morphine addiction, which he overcame, Wall rose to become Tampa’s gambling czar. Charlie Wall was a fascinating anomaly. Not all Italian bootleggers wanted access to Tampa’s bolita rackets; many were content to operate their small cottage industries.
History of Essex County : with illustrations an... Brown Family Records and Charts. Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut History. The town of Canterbury occupies the middle of the southern tier of towns in Windham county. It joins New London county. Adjoining towns are Brooklyn on the north, Plainfield on the east, Lisbon on the south, and Scotland and Hampton on the west. Its territory is about eight miles from north to south, and an average of five miles from east to west, thus comprising about . forty square miles. The northern part is hilly and exceedingly picturesque, but the southern part contains a great deal of low and swampy land. Much good farming land is found in the town, and agriculture constitutes the principal industrial interest of the people. The town contains the post offices of Canterbury, South Canterbury, Westminster and Packerville. The first inhabitants west of the Quinebaug were... probably the tenants of Peagscomsuck.
Other settlers soon followed Major Fitch. A conflict of land claims soon arose between Major Fitch and Fitz John Winthrop and others. Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society: Surnames. Some 800+ family files, housed in the Luther Research Center at the "History House", home of The Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society, augment the records of individuals who have lived in the area represented by the Historical Society. This collection began when the collection of Leslie Leon Luther, and his wife Bertha Kind Luther, were left to the Society, by his family. Mr. Luther was the Historian in Moravia for 25 years. Please note that the contents of family files varies widely. Items included range from notices, letters, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, to whole lineages of several generations.
We also include inquiry letters and emails going back to the 1950's. Click on the Research Center tab for more information. A. Please note: Many Familiar names have more than one file for example: White, Hunt, Smith, Green. Wesley Richard Bowen Harden's Home Page. Brown Books. The Clinton-Sullivan Campaign of 1779 - Fort Stanwix National Monument. Compiled by Fort Stanwix NM Staff The American destruction of the Six Nations' homelands came as a result of the destructive raids carried out by the Indians and American loyalists on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania in 1778. The raids crippled the American Continental Army by depriving it of food and manpower, and spread terror by destroying frontier settlements and taking prisoners. This forced the settlements to be abandoned for a time, if not indefinitely.
By 1779, New York Governor George Clinton was reporting that the frontier of New York would be pushed back to the Hudson River if these raids were allowed to continue. In response to this situation, General Washington decided to commit a better part of the Continental Army to destroying the ability of the Six Nations to wage war on the Americans. The goal of the expedition would be to completely destroy the principal villages and food supplies of the Cayuga and Seneca Indian Nations.
Col. Col. Revolutionary War - Events Index. Index of Articles on Revolutionary War Events John Adams on the 4th of July By Donald N. Moran Boston Tea Party By Donald N. Moran List of Known Participants in the Boston Tea Party By the Sons of Liberty Chapter of the SAR A Blessing on American Arms at Brandywine Courtesy of the California Society of the SAR The British Evacuate Savannah Georgia By Gordon B. General Burgoyne's Plan to Isolate New England By Donald N.
Recovering the Remains of General Nathanael Greene By Gerald M. Bringing Captain John Paul Jones Home By Donald N. John Paul Jones and the Countess of Selkirk By Donald N. Last Crisis of the American Revolution By Donald N. Lexington -- Who Fired the First Shot? Lexington Common Skirmish, Minutemen Roster By Sons of Liberty Chapter Mission Impossible;The Plan to Kidnap Benedict Arnold By Donald N.
Mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line By Donald N. The Scoundrel Who Saved the Continental Army By Donald N. Back to Historical Archives. Maps/ Local History - AMST 1101.1: Introduction to American Studies (Spring 2011) Use the Classic Catalog to locate published county and town histories. Most efficient is to enter a SUBJECT search, e.g., scranton paportland me For states with 2-word names, insert a space in the state abbreviation: kings county n ynew york n yberlin n h For areas within New York City, the form of the heading is, e.g.: brooklyn new york n y Some headings use "old style" state abbreviations rather than the two-letter postal abbreviations, e.g,: tucson arizbirmingham alaboulder colo See a list of state abbreviations here.
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American Revolution: An Unlikely Victory 1777-1783. Western Michigan Genealogical Society Online searchable database obituary obituaries - A genealogy society in west Michigan especially Kent County and the surrounding counties of Ottawa, Muskegon, Newaygo, Montcalm, Ionia, Barry, and Allegan. Connecticut State Library Research Guide to Connecticut's Western Lands or Western Reserve. ASHTABULA COUNTY - Biographies. Www.blackstonedaily.com/Journeys/dorr.pdf. Mt. Albion Cemetery - "O" Surnames. Beverly Ann Collins. Marjorie Valentine - TimesObserver.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information - The Times Observer. Obituary for Merton L. Osborne.
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