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There are 14 people in this post who died fairly young. Infant mortality was high in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Giving birth was dangerous before the advent of modern […]

After Asaph died, Orinda married a man with the surname Hinman. With no marriage record available, I had to piece together information from other sources. I discovered that she married […]

In 1793, the town selectmen declared Caleb non-compos mentis or insane. He was 41 years old. Could Caleb have suffered from the early stages of dementia? Caleb B Adams Born: […]

During the War of 1812, Asahel contracted to carry mail from Cleveland to Pittsburgh. There were no bridges to cross the rivers. He had to contend with wild animals such […]

There are two men named Alden Alonzo Adams in my family tree. They were first cousins, once removed. Could Alden have been named after this man? Alden Alonzo Adams Born: […]

Asahel’s genealogy appears in “The History of Yates County, New York”. When I compared this information with my family tree, I noticed some discrepancies. The author mentioned Asahel’s second wife, […]

Asahel’s daughter, Susan, married a man named John Patterson in 1812 in Trumbull County, Ohio, USA. Who was Susan’s first husband? He supposedly died in 1820, but Susan married her […]

Abner’s son was christened Andrew Jackson Adams. He was probably given this name to honor the 7th President of the United States of America. The supporters of Andrew Jackson considered […]

Amos reached the grand age of 96 years old. This was a blessing and a curse. He lived to see the births of eleven children. He mourned the deaths of […]

Zaidee’s first husband, Leland Pease Thayer, died in 1918 in Syracuse, New York. This was the year of World War I and the Great Influenza Epidemic. He was probably stationed […]