Leah G Vorce Green

Leah Green died 5 years ago and her ashes had been basically laying around since then.  But I am very happy to say that the ashes have now been buried in a very informal event over Thanksgiving.  I wasn't there personally but my husband, her eldest son, dug the hole and her younger son placed the ashes.  My son, her only grandson filled in the hole.  My daughter, her only granddaughter, held the ashes before hand.  Her husband Nelson was there also.  He arranged for the placement of the beautiful stone that is pictured above.  (And in case you cannot tell, those are oars above Nelson's name.)  I really think Leah would have loved this stone.  Very natural looking and simple.  Before she died, she did drive me through the cemetery down the road from their house to show me some of the spots they were looking at.  I think she liked the more natural setting of this cemetery which is pretty small.  Since she was going to be cremated, they were looking at some of the plots on a the slop of the hill.  It looks like that is were they did purchase a plot.

Rest In Peace, Leah - you are missed every day.

Mayflower Connection

My own genealogy does not have any Mayflower connection but my husband has two of them.

Edward Doty was one of two indentured servants obligated to Stephen Hopkins and as such accompanied Hopkins and his family aboard the Mayflower.   While the Mayflower was anchored off Cape Cod, forty-one of the adult males, including the servants, signed the Mayflower Compact on November 11, 1620. 

1)  Edward Doty (abt 1598-1655) plus Faith Clarke (?-?)
2)  Joseph Doty (1651-abt 1733) plus Deborah Hatch (1662-1711)
3)  Ellis Doty (1681-?) plus Ellinor (?-?)
4)  Edward Doty (1705-?) plus Mary Andrews (1703-?)
5)  Theodorus Doty (1737-abt 1783) plus Jane Densmore (?-?)
6)  Prince Doty (abt 1766-?) plus Almira Beach (?-apt 1806)
7)  Weaver Green (1793-1870) plus Jane Doty (1793-1871)
8)  Ira Green (1823-1872) plus Phebe Flint (1829-1972)
9)  Clark Green (1859-1930) plus Elizabeth Kidder (1859-1934)
10) Philmore Green (1893-1959) plus Edith Nelson (1891-1958)
11) Raymond Green (1919-1971) plus Margaret Livingston (1922-1985)
12) Nelson Green & Leah Vorce
13) Eric

Constance was the second daughter of Stephen Hopkins, by his first wife, Mary. Constance, at the age of fourteen, along with her father and his second wife Elizabeth (Fisher), accompanied by brother Giles, half-sister Damaris as well as two servants by the name of Edward Doty and Edward Lester were passengers on the Mayflower in 1620.

1)  Nicholas Snow (?-?) plus Constance Hopkins (1606-??)
2)  Thomas Paine (?-1706) plus Mary Snow (abt 1630-1704)
3)  Joseph Paine (1667-1712) plus Patience Sparrow (abt 1675-1745)
4)  Jonathan Paine (1710-1762) plus Marcy Doane (abt 1715-?)
5)  Thomas Paine (1756-1847) plus Anna Haskell (1760-1854)
6)  Thomas Paine (1792-1838) plus Anna Marston (1794-1870)
7)  Jospeh Stinchfield (1822-1849) plus Sarah Paine (1820-1889)
8)  Frank Stinchfield (abt 1847-1933) plus Abbie Nuite (1850-1899)
9)  Edwin Vorce (1867-1934) plus Susie Tillotson (1878-1945)
10) Harold Vorce (1903-1994) plus Grace Tillotson (1901-1976)
11) Nelson Green & Leah Vorce
12) Eric

Yep that is correct my husband's ancestor through his fathers line was the indentured servant of the ancestor through his mothers line!

Memory Book / Baby names

Elizabeth Ann - 1971

The Memory Book for November 18-19 was about baby names.  My mother's answer to how did you choose my name was, "Your dad had a cousin named Beth Ann.  I thought that was so pretty.  Your dad wanted Elizabeth Ann so after you were born he got his way.  It worked out O.K. because I still called you Beth Ann."  The second question was about other names considered.  "No other.  We didn't even have a boys name picked out.  It sure was a good thing you were a girl."

The funny thing about that cousin is her given name is Elizabeth Anne!  So in some ways I was named correctly. But it is true that I was called Beth Ann up until 4th grade when it was shortened to Beth.

For my first born, we didn't know the sex so we had a pretty good sized list of girl names.  Boy names were very difficult to come up with because of my husband's aversion to most boy names.  For the second child, we found out the sex before birth (my demand) so we had a shorter list of girl names only.

Veteran's Day 11-11-11

Raymond Green

Gordon Naber

There have been many vets on our family tree so here are two that were closest to us, our grandfathers.  Raymond Green joined up (and lost his brother) during WWII.  He was a gunner on a bomber.  Gordon Naber also joined up during WWII but was in the Navy.  Luckily both men survived the war (although my mother & Eric's father were already born before they left) and were able to return home to their families.

Thank you to all the veterans on this day.

Memory Book / Wedding attire

1961

I gave my mother a memory book titled "Mom, Share Your LIfe With Me" a number of years ago.  It is small and there is a different question for every day of the year.  So today, I am going to give you my mother's response as well as my own:

1994

Question: What did you wear (when you were married)?

My mom: "My mother made me a wedding dress.  It was really nice but not extra ordinary.  We had a small wedding inviting only family and a few friends."  (Her wedding was in January.)

Mine: "I purchased a wedding gown that I liked but didn't love.  We were on a budget and I really don't love shopping.  The gown was off white with a small train that hitched up in the back.  The top was lacy with puffy sleeves."  (My wedding was in September.)