I run into a lot of people while researching. I hear lots of stories of people and their travels while searching for their roots. I, myself, have lots of grandparents found. I have hundreds of relatives on my charts. Except for a few Germans and a Spaniard, everyone else comes from England. I have not…
Month: May 2014
Exploring my Whitman Family Line
I was able to explore my lineage in Bridgewater, Mass. Well, I explored to a degree, not as deeply as I hoped but as with any lineage, it is an on-going journey. I do know that I descend from the Whitman family. In my travels so far, I was able to find out that I…
Cohasset
I have always loved Cohasset. I once belonged to an Artists Co-op there. This presented me with opportunities for driving through the town, seeing the sites and enjoying its people when I worked the counter. Now I find that my Grandfathers family comes from not only Bridgewater, but Cohasset as well. They were some of…
Unknowns
Nicholas Whitman married Mary House, who was born in Plymouth, Mass in 1738. of unknown parents. How can this be? There were only a few dozen people in that town. How did they not know who Mary had as parents? Was she found wandering aimlessly as a babe? There is no explanation. And I need…
Whitman
Planning trips to find Ancestral places, I looked over my Grandfathers line. My Grandfather’s Mom was Laura Whitman, her father was Alfred Whitman from Charles Whitman.All from Abington but from there we have a line of Nicholas and Elijahs all from Bridgewater, Mass. All of whom married women from the same town. Exploring Bridgewater history,…