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Large accounts will be found in it of various related families, of such names as Cabot, Chapin, Child, Clark, Dana, Dewey, Foster, Graves, Hall, Hamlin, Hooker, Howe, Kellogg, Kent, King, Lathrop, Loomis, Lyman, Partridge, Porter, Pynchon, Ripley, Sanford, Sedgwick, Southmayd, Strong, Taylor, Terry, Whitney, Willard, Woodbury and Woolsey.\" Individual chapters are devoted to the history of the English Dwights, Timothy Dwight of Medfield, John Dwight of Dedham and Timothy Dwight of Dedham. Descendants are grouped under Justice Nathaniel Dwight, Rev. Josiah Dwight, Capt. Henry Dwight, Michael Dwight, and the Shirley Dwights. The author also touches on families having assumed the Dwight name, sporadic occurrences of the name, and collateral genealogies of connected families. Several biographical sketches are provided. Genealogical entries list (as available): dates of birth, marriage, and death; name of spouse with like data; and, a list of children with their birth and death dates. Supplemental biographical information varies by entry. Numerous portraits, the Dwight Coat of Arms, the Stoddard Coat of Arms, and three indices (a surname index of briefly connected families, a full-name index of Dwight surnames, and a general full-name index) round out this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. J. M. Eaton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1868), 2012, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 478 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788426469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-E2646\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39317759000694,"sku":"101-E2646","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-e2646-1500px.png?v=1777146475"},{"product_id":"101-s0511","title":"The History of Erie County, Pennsylvania from its First Settlement","description":"\u003cp\u003ePennsylvania's western and northern borders were both fixed by 1789. In September 1790, \"Pennsylvania formed and adopted her Constitution.\" Erie County was formed in 1792. This informative history covers a wide range of topics including: transportation, from the first road built by the French in 1753 to canals, railroads, and shipping; commerce, such as the salt trade and the development of banks, insurance, the gas company, and fire companies; schools, including common, normal, and Sabbath schools, as well as academies; religions, churches, and missionaries; town historical sketches; biographical sketches of prominent men; the War of 1812; geology; and numerous miscellaneous subjects. Lists include population counts, post offices and post masters in 1830 and 1856, president judges of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions for 1800 to 1887, members of Congress, sheriffs, and coroners, among others. Additional information, expanding on the above topics as well as introducing new material, is found in the Supplement added for this \"new and enlarged edition;\" this section comprises about one-fourth of the book. Many quotes are taken from contemporary newspapers and letters. The existing index has been upgraded to include every name (not just the surnames) and the place names have been retained.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura G. 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The sketches are written in a pleasant style that provides enough personal detail about character traits and physical description to breath life into the subject. Biographical information generally includes: date and place of birth; date, place and cause of death; place of burial; legal experience; civil, political, and\/or military service; and names of associates. Many also list parents, spouse and\/or children; some touch on the subject's early life and\/or hobbies. While extolling the accomplishments of Hon. Samuel A. Davenport (1834-1911), Judge Walling states that: \"Strong lawyers make other lawyers strong. Our bar is greater because of what our fathers were. For a century Erie county has been blessed with an able bar.\" A full-name index completes this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudge Emory A. 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This book contains advertisements that let us in on what life was like during that year. Other fascinating sections this book has are: a census report, a classified business directory, list of county officers, courts, a list of post offices and postmasters, an almanac, postal rates and regulations, a gazetteer of the county and of townships. The townships included are: Amity, Concord, Conneaut, Corry City, Elk Creek, Erie City, Fairview, Franklin, Girard, Greene, Greenfield, Harbor Creek, Le Boeuf, McKean, Mill Creek, North East, Springfield, Summit, Union, Venango, Washington, Waterford, and Wayne. A fullname index is also included.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHamilton Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1873), 2021, paper, index, 359 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788420832\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-C2083\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39381272264822,"sku":"101-C2083","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-c2083-1500px.png?v=1776976484"},{"product_id":"102-9417","title":"Virginia Claims to Land in Western Pennsylvania Published with an Account of the Donation Lands of Pennsylvania Excerpted from \"Pennsylvania Archives\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1754, the colonies of Virginia and Pennsylvania entered into a dispute over the ownership of what is today the southwest corner of Pennsylvania. At the time, Virginia's claim, which was encompassed within the boundaries of Augusta County, embraced all of Pennsylvania west of Laurel Hill and included the present-day counties of Westmoreland, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and parts of Allegheny and Beaver. The dispute raged over the course of the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War-during which time frontier forts were constructed, rights for land were ceded by Virginia, and settlement waxed and waned-until commissioners for the two states of Virginia and Pennsylvania were appointed in 1780 to draw proper boundaries. Eventually, in 1784, new meridian lines were run confirming the present-day boundaries of the two states.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first of the two excerpts from the \u003cem\u003ePennsylvania Archives\u003c\/em\u003e reprinted here, \"Virginia Claims to Land in Western Pennsylvania\", is a complete list of Virginia land entries in the aforementioned Pennsylvania counties between 1779 and 1780. For each of the 1,300 entries, we are given the date of the entry, the name(s) of the parties to the transaction, and occasional references to subsequent transfers of grants, the amount of acreage, and a landmark indicating where the land was situated. Preceding the land records is a fascinating history of the thirty-year dispute between the two colonies\/states.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second excerpt, \"An Account of the Donation Lands of Pennsylvania\", concerns the March 1780 statute enacted by the state legislature granting land in western Pennsylvania to the soldiers of the Pennsylvania Line who served in the Continental Army. The list of eligible soldiers is preceded by an introductory sketch informing us that the donation area comprised parts of the contemporary counties of Lawrence, Butler, Armstrong, Venango, Forest, Warren, Erie, and all of Mercer and Crawford. Here we learn the story of how the lands were surveyed, the terms under which the land could be claimed, contact with Indians in that region, and so forth. 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With Lake Erie Ports and Boats in Vintage Postcards, you can take that trip without ever leaving home, or use this postcard history as companion guide while experiencing the wonders or this Great Lake.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Buffalo to Port Colborne, and visiting ports in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and the Province of Ontario, author Sally Sue Witten takes the reader on a visual journey around Lake Erie. Early 20th-century history of the region is told using over 200 vintage postcards from the author's collection. Through the pages the reader will visit grand old steamers with overnight accommodations and smaller excursion boats that took vacationers to many lake resorts. Dock scenes showcase technological changes in loading and unloading equipment that enabled freighters to grow in size and capacity. 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