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MAGAZINE
of
DAUGHTERS of the REVOLUTION

VOLUME XXXV (35)          Aug, 1909          No. 2

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(Photo)
Commodore Abraham Whipple

COMMODORE ABRAHAM WHIPPLE
By Mrs. Agnes C. Tribou

 

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A SKETCH OF "MOLLY" STARK
By Mrs. J. L. Osborne.

 

 

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COWPENS

 

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A BIT OF CONNECTICUT HISTORY

 

 

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TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSINGS

 

 

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REAL DAUGHTERS
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MISS L. K. THIERS.

 

 

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MRS. JANE A. WALKER.

 

 

 

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TWO STATE OFFICERS

MRS. OGDEN H. FETHERS.

 

 

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MRS. D. F. CLARK.

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Mrs. D. E. Clark,
State Vice-Regent. Louisiana.

and the work the coming year in the hands of these two energetic and patriotic women, will undoubtedly make great progress

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FORT TICONDEROGA

 

 

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NORWICH, CONNECTICUT

 

 

 

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NORWICH CONNECTICUT
Founded 1659     Incorporated 1784
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 1909
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Presentation of a
MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN
in commemoration of the gift of
The Little Plain
to the City of Norwich,
by
Capt. Hezekiah Perkins and Hon. Jabez Huntington,
in 1811.

Presented by Faith Trumbull Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution.
July the sixth,
Nineteen hundred and nine.
 

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REVOLUTIONARY RECORDS.
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     This department is intended for hitherto unpublished or practically inaccessible records of patriots of war for American Independence, which records may be helpful to those desiring admission to the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and to the registrars of chapters.  Such data will be gladly received by the editor of this magazine.

NAMES OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS INSCRIBED ON THE TABLET AT WINSTED, CONNECTICUT.

Abram Andrews,
Daniel Andrews,
Elipaz Alvord,
Ozias Bronson,
Elijah Blake, 2d,
Timothy Benedict
Richad Beckley,
Oliver Coe,
Richard Coit,
Gedediah Chase,
Daniel Hurlbut Cone,
John Church,
Jonathan Coe,
Rufus Cleveland,
John Dare, or Dere,
Josiah Everett,
John Fyler,
Roswell Grant,
Phineas Griswold,
Moses Hatch,
Nathaniel Hoyt,
Samuel Hurlbut,
Silliman Hubbell,
Joseph Holmes,
Joseph Hoskins,
Stephen Hurlbut,
Wait Loomis,
Ichabod Loomis,
Epaphras Loomis,
Robert McEwen,
Amasa Mallory,
John Marsh,
Elkanah Phelps,
Abner Perkins,
Joel Roberts,
Ebenezer, Rowley,
Nathaniel Russell,
Thomas Spencer,
William Shattuck,
Zebina Smith,
Josiah Smith,
Reuben Tucker,
Stephen Wade,
Solomon Wheadon,

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SERVICES OF SOLDIERS BURIED IN LICKING CO., OHIO.
(Furnished by Luella Bancroft Fant, Newark, Ohio.)

     SOLOMON FREEMAN. - Solomon Freeman, son of Adam Freeman, was born at Lancaster, Worcester county, Massachusetts, in 1762, and enlisted at that place in July, 1777, as a private in "Capt. Elisha White's Co. for two months."  In September, 1778, he re-enlisted in "Capt. Merrick's Co. for three months."  In September, 1779, again

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enlisted in Capt. Rugg's Co., Col. Taylor's regiment.  In 1780 he enlisted for three months in Capt. Blakely's Co., Col. Malcolm's regiment, N. Y.  On June 3, 1835, while living in Milford township, Knox county, he applied for a pension (allowed), but in 1840 was a resident of Granville township, this county.  The date of his death is August 23, 1847 - buried at Johnstown cemetery.

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     WILLIAM HARRIS, SR. -

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REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS BURIED IN WISCONSIN.

     Graves of the following soldiers have been located in Wisconsin by the Milwaukee Chapter, through the investigations of the Committee on Revolutionary Soldiers, consisting of Miss Lillian Hoyt, Wauwatosa, chairman; Mmes. C. N. Childs, C. C. Southwell, Annie A. Shields and C. B. Perry.

     Two of these graves have been found in the cemetery at Wauwatosa, and the names of the soldiers were found to be JAMES MORGAN, probably a brother of Gen. Morgan of revolutionary fame, and RIDDELL, the first name not having been ascertained.
     The grave of HELMUTH KELLOGG in a cemetery in Racine county has been marked by the Daughters with appropriate exercises.  Another grave in Portage is discovered to be that of COOPER PIXLEY, and the remaining two are those of E. BROWN in Jefferson county and of THOMAS LYON in Walworth county.

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ECHOES FROM TENNESSEE

     Miss Susie Gentry, of Franklin, Tennessee, has received the following letter from Mr. Robert T. Quarles, State Archivist:

 

 

 

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WORK OF THE CHAPTERS.

 

 

 

 

 

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GENEALOGICAL NOTES AND QUERIES
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ANSWERS:

     1355. CALDWELL

     1357. HALL -

 

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QUERIES.

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               (2) SIBLEY - TIFFANY. -

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               (2) TOPPING - STEELE

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     1422. COTTON - HUEY - Wanted, names of parents of Malinda Cotton, who m. (1) Wm. Morris; (2) Robert Huey in 1833 in Ill., just across the river from Paducah, Ky. - M. C. G.

     1423. (1) STUKES - BAXTER. -

               (2) ERVIN - MARION. -

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               (6) Official proof of service of Capt. Joseph (or James) Palmer, who m. _____ Whitney and is buried in Bethesda cemetery, near Rockhill, S. Car.  His dau. Elizabeth m. (1) John Martin; (2) James Sadler.  Wanted also information of Christian name and ancestry of _____ Whitney, who m. Capt. Palmer.
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Isaac and Jacob Garrett.  Did any of his ancestors serve in Rev.  If so, how can I obtain proof of the same? - A. K.

     1425. EVERTS. - Information of Rev. service, if any, is desired of Samuel G. Everts, b. Guilford, Conn., Jan. 29, 1746; m. Sarah Fuller of Sharon, Conn.; moved to Salisbury, Conn.; d. in 1832 at Mexico, N. Y.
               (2) GALLUP. - In Oct. (1908) magazine Elisha Gallup is spoken of as "the last survivor of Fort Griswold Massacre."  The names and addresses of his descendants are desired. - S. M. B.

     1426.  Can anyone tel me if the following genealogies are still in print; if so, where can they be obtained, and what is teh approximate cost?  Van Buskirk Family; Gard Family; Ball and Winans Families; Evarts Family of Mass., and Wolcott Family of Conn. - E. W. A.

     1427. BURNETT - FRANKLIN. - Family tradition claims that my father, Benjamin Franklin Burnett, was a descendant of Benjamin Franklin.  Can anyone aid me to establish the line.  He was the son of John Burnett and Sally Johnson; and she was the dau. of James Johnson and Johanna Kincaid.  James Johnson's mother was (before marriage) Sarah BarrA. P. B. B.

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     1429. EMRICH. -

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     1429. McALLISTER. - Information desired as to family history and Revolutionary service of Joseph McAllister.

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     Congratulating you upon the admirable AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE. - CAROLINE P. CAMPBELL

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IN MEMORIAM
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"No one hears the door that opens
 When they pass beyond our call;
 Soft as loosened leaves of roses
 One by one, our loved ones fall."

     MRS. H. H. WEST (Mary Elizabeth Wilder)

     MRS. ADALINE M. OAKLEY

     MRS. FRANCES A. PACKARD

     MRS. EMILY SMITH REED NETTLETON

     MRS. REBECCA PALMER RAY,

     BEULAN BROWN TAYLOR

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BOOK NOTES
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     The Daughters of the State of Washington are to be congratulated on the wonderful success of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.  The eastern states may wel take notice.

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OFFICIAL
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THE NATIONAL SOCIETY
OF THE
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Headquarters, 902 F Street, Washington, D. C.
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National Board of Management
1909,

President General
MRS. MATTHEW T. SCOTT.
701 E. Taylor Street, Bloomington, Ill., and 902 F Street, Washington, D. C.

 

 

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HOWTO BECOME A MEMBER

 

 

 

 

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     No application will be considered until this fee is paid.  If not accepted, this amount will be returned.

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