This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...genealogy gives the descendants of Gregory Cooke, of Watertown, Mass., who died January 1, 1690-1. The author, the Hon. James Cook, of Lowell, designs it for private distribution in the family. Tho lines traced are full with precise dates. The emigrant ancestor of the Stillwell family, to which the next work is devoted ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...genealogy gives the descendants of Gregory Cooke, of Watertown, Mass., who died January 1, 1690-1. The author, the Hon. James Cook, of Lowell, designs it for private distribution in the family. Tho lines traced are full with precise dates. The emigrant ancestor of the Stillwell family, to which the next work is devoted, settled on Manhattan Island, and afterwards on Staten Island, N. Y., where he died, December 28, 1671. The author, Mr. Stillwell, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has been engaged for several years in collecting materials for this work, and with good results. He intends to continue his researches, and print at some time a fuller genealogy. The Easson genealogy is traced to Adam and Jane (Hall) Kasson, who are said to have emigrated with nine children, about the year 1723, from Belfast, Ireland, to Boston, Mass., whence they removed to Voluntown, Conn., where they died. The lines of this family seem to be well carried out. The Parkhurst genealogy is traced to George Parkhurst, of Watertown. of whom some particulars appear in the Register, xxvii. 364-7. He is found at Watertown as early as 1642. The families in this pamphlet are descended from his graodson Ebenezer. The Bicknell Family Association was formed in 1879, and two reunions have since been held, namely, in 1880 and 1882. Tho proceedings at the lust meeting are printed in the pamphlet before us, including a Historical Address by Thomas W. Bicknell, LL.D., an Address at the Dedication of the Bicknell Family Monument at North Weymouth by Edward Bicknell, A.M., and A Chapter of Family History by Quincy Bicknell. The Memoir of the lion. Peter Thatcher is reprinted from the January number of the Register. It contains a brief genealogy. The numbers of the Paine Family Records before us prove that t...
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