Tombstone Tuesday: Great-Great-Great Grandparents #11

Joseph P and Sarah W (Paine) Stinchfield were married June 10, 1846 in Bangor, Maine.  Joseph P was born in October 1822, probably in Maine.  He died September 20, 1849, just a few years after his only son Frank was born.  Sarah was born September 20, 1820 in Pownal, Maine.  She remarried about 1850 to Joel Pain Bell.  Sarah died July 17, 1889 at the age of 68.  Both are buried in Brann's Mill Cemetery in Dover-Foxcraft, Maine.

Tombstone Tuesday: Great-Great-Grandparents #6

Frank and Abbie (Nuite) Stinchfield were married in September 1869 and had four children together.  Abbie Nuite was born August 25, 1850 in Sangerville, Maine.  She died April 15, 1899 in Benton Township, Michigan at the age of 48.

Frank Henry Stinchfield was born about 1847 in Dover, Maine.  He lied about this age and joined the northern side of the Civil War as a Bugler.  After the death of his first wife, he married Ada May Sherman May 29, 1901 in Cheboygan, Michigan.  They had three more children together.  Frank died July 28, 1933 in Burton Township, Michigan.  (Thanks to Find-a-Grave for the picture.)

Tombstone Tuesday: Great-Grandparents #3

Thank you to find-a-grave DeLyle for the picture!

Thank you to find-a-grave DeLyle for the picture!

Edwin and Susie Vorce are buried in Pine Hill Cemetery in Cheboygan, Michigan.  Edwin Charles Vorce was born 1867 in Tonawanda, New York and Susie Augusta Stinchfield was born 1878 in Grant, Michigan.  Edwin and Susie were married in 1895 in Burton Township.  They had 4 children together.  Edwin died in 1934 in Harbor Springs. Susie was remarried to Frank Crowl.  Susie died in 1945.

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!

A missing wedding picture

Many years ago, I created a wedding (or at least a picture of the couple around that time) genealogy picture album. The idea was that it would start with me and my husband and then go to our parents, our grandparents and out to our great-grandparents. (I don't have any pictures of the next level so I never even put those pages in the book.) As of yesterday, I was missing 3 pictures for the album, 2 from my husbands side and 1 from my own. Well, I was picking some stuff up yesterday and I found some pictures. Of course I have to scan them but I thought I would take a look before I put them on the scan pile. Well, I found a picture of my mother-in-law, who passed away a few years ago along with one of the missing pictures with a note from her! I actually had this picture for a number of years but totally forgot. WOW! I am very excited! The copy is not great but I fixed it up a bit and it is posted above. This is Duncan Livingston & Ida May Cook married in 1901.

My daughter loves this album as much as I do so I showed her the picture and she noticed something interesting. (Figures!) If you look closely at the broach Ida is wearing, it looks like a picture of her husband. I will have to see if my father in law has the original at his house since the orientation of the photo is wrong for the album and I would like to rescan it.

So the only pictures I need are Edwin Charles Vorce & Susie Augusta Stinchfield, married in 1895 AND Ben Stremler & Lucy De Vries married in 1908. Of course it might not be a wedding picture but I would like something for the album!

16 Great-Great-Great Grandparents (in-law edition)

It didn't seem right to post my own 16 GGG Grandparents and then not include a post for my husband's side of the family. I will admit right now that I don't have as much information for this group. I actually cannot even establish nationality for all of them. But I will add what I have and see what happens!

1) Clark V. GREEN - b: 19 Mar 1859 in Kalamo Township, Eaton, MI; m: 03 Jul 1886; d: 08 Jun 1930 in Marquette, MI. (might be British?)

2) Elizabeth Jennie KIDDER - b: 10 Dec 1859 in Washington, Missouri d: 12 Jan 1934 in Boyne City, Charlevoix, MI (might be British - really no idea)

3) John NELSON - b: abt 1863 in Sweden; m: 02 Mar 1888 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI; d: Unknown (nationality=Swedish!)

4) Bertha ANDERSON - b: abt 1864 in Norway; d: before 1900 (nationality=Norwegian)

5) Hugh LIVINGSTON - b: Unknown in Scotland; m: 14 Dec 1855 in Blythswood, Glasglow, Scotland; d: Unknown (nationality=Scottish)

6) Margaret CAMERON - b: Unknown in Scotland; d: Unknown (nationality=Scottish)

7) William COOK - b: Unknown; m: Unknown; d: Unknown (nationality=unknown)

8) Jane HELBERT - b: Unknown; d: Unknown (nationality=unknown)

9) Elisha Alden VORCE - 14 Nov 1832 in New York; m: 09 Jun 1857; d: Oct 1913 (nationality=British)

10) Jemima HOWELL - 02 Jun 1839 in Pennsylvania; d: 27 May 1889 (nationality=unknown)

11) Frank Henry STINCHFIELD - b: abt 1847 in Dover, Piscataquis, Maine; m: Sep 1869; d: 28 Jul 1933 in Burton Township, Genesee, MI (nationality=unknown)

12) Abbie Augusta NUITE - b: 25 Aug 1850 in Sangerville, Piscatquis, Maine; d: 15 Apr 1899 in Benton Township, MI (nationality=unknown)

13) Oscar TILLOTSON - b: 07 Jun 1844 in Prairieville, Barry, MI; m: 10 Feb 1869; d: 02 Sep 1933 in Hayes Township, Charlevoix, MI (nationality=British)

14) Ardennes GEER - b: 22 Jul 1849 in Granby, Shefford Vale, Quebec, Canada; d: 17 Dec 1921 in Hayes Township, Charlevoix, MI (nationality=Canadian)

15) Charles Frank BURNETT - b: 1837 in Canada; m: 05 Sep 1860; d: 01 May 1876 in Victor, Ontario, New York (nationality=Canadian)

16) Sarah Jane CASE - b: 28 Apr 1840 in Ontario, New York; d: 08 Jun 1915 in Bay Shore, Charlevoix, MI (nationality=unknown)

So my kids are 1/2 Dutch, 2/16 Canadian, 2/16 British, 2/16 Scottish, 1/16 Norwegian, 1/16 Swedish & 1/4 Unknown. I guess I know where some work is needed!