100 years ago today

Today is the 100 yr anniversary of the death of Sarah Orne Jewett, Maine author of “The Country of Pointed Firs”, http://tiny.cc/oj37Wsary. Sarah was a famous 19th century author, and a cousin in our family tree.

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That Old Time Religion

Campmeetings are in my heritage.  I have some sad news about a fire at the Alton Bay Conference Center in NH.  See my post at Journaling the Journey that includes information about the fire and the Campmeeting with links to historical photos, etc.

Here’s a photo of great-great grandfather, Rev. A. E. Walton, with a group of preachers at the Alton Bay, NH campmeeting.  He is in the second row back from the front, right side, 4th in.  (Photo enlarges when clicked.)

Unique Baby Names

Recently a walk through an old local cemetery I came across some truly unique names.  The Christian names  (given names, first names) of folks were truly reminiscent of the times which the people had lived.

Names like Elihu, Eloda, Sewell,  Parris, Nebbie, Constant, Kenelm, Freeman,  Peaslee, Salome, Glenni, Anguilla, Ruhumah, Tryphena, Lottienne, Minta, Newlon, Mehitable, Jotham, Marin, Alonzo, Cindarilla, Moses, Cornelius, Cordelia, Moody, Sophronia, Adelaide, Essmer, Kesiah, Fula, Malon, Redington, Ossie, Welington, Alzada, Darius, Anstress, Adalussia, Glenwood, Judah, Bertelle, Vesta, Oneal, Everlennah, Hattie, Luvisa, Lucretia, Orseamus, Melville, Violet, Minerva, Elias, Albinea, Lovinea, Asenath, Alva, Effie, Sturgeon, Atenlenta, Fortunatus, Seldon, Mahala,  Manley, Aurilla, Elsie, Letha, Ora, Nathalia, Prudent, Anis, Sylvina, Lilnwood, Augustus, Obadiah, Cornelia, Archa, Electa, Una, Silas, Abrose, Corydon, Plena, Alwilda, Elwin, Pansy, Permilla, Patience,  Greenwood, Jairus, Hedwige, Granville, Althea, Alzora, Wyman, Sumner, Arastus, Printha, Camalstine, Huldah, Etta, Cyprienne, Octave, Rosetta, Orinda, Perlmelia, Ephraim, Greenleaf, Obed, Medora, Emilus, Ardacton, Fravel, Wilder, Elbridge, Alzada, Malinda, Albion, Elva, Hildred, Zadie, Reward, Thena, Thurlow, Abbilena, Orrin, Delbert, Phebe, Ozro, Inez, Almon, Eliza, Elvira, Clymenia,  Florena, Cyrus, Algenon, Claraette, Llewellyn.

Do not some of these sound like surnames?  I’ll let you figure out which names are male or female.  People are always looking for unique names to name their babies.  Out of these  mere 150 names that have mostly gone out of circulation in recent years, I suggest people start recylcing some of them.  If they dare. As a writer of historical fiction, at least I’ve found an interesting source of historically accurate names to draw upon.

You have a lot of work to do

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2 parents
4 grandparents
8 gr grandparents
16 gg grandparents
32 ggg grandparents
64 gggg grandparents
128 ggggg grandparents
256 gggggg grandparents
512 ggggggg grandparents
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2,048 ggggggggg grandparents
4,096 gggggggggg grandparents
8,192 ggggggggggg grandparents
16,384 ggggggggggg grandparents
32,768 ggggggggggggg grandparents
65,536 gggggggggggggg grandparents
131,072 ggggggggggggggg grandparents
262,144 gggggggggggggggg grandparents
524,288 ggggggggggggggggg grandparents
1,048,576 gggggggggggggggggg grandparents
2,097,152 ggggggggggggggggggg grandparents
4,194,304 gggggggggggggggggggg grandparents

HOW TO FIGURE A BIRTHDATE

REMEMBER THIS NUMBER: 8870

 

This is not an error: It is the number to remember when you want

to find the birthdate of someone when you only have the date of

death and age.

 

How do you figure the birthdate?

 

Suppose the person died May 6, 1889, at the age of

71 years, 7 months, 9 days.

 

1. Write the year, month, day as: ———–> 18890506

2. Subtract the age at death: —————-> 710709

3. This gives the figure: ————————> 18179797

4. Now subtract 8870: ————————–> 8870

5. The result is: ———————————–> 18170927

 

Year 1817, 9th month (Sept), 27th day or 27 Sept, 1817

 

Source: Platte Co, MO Historical/Genealogical Society