Anniversaries: September 23 - September 29

Birthdays:
Hannah (Chandler) Fernald, 4th great grandmother, was born on Sept. 25, 1765 at Kittery, ME


Marriages:
Mary Colby married William Sargent, 9th great grandparents, on Sept. 23, 1668 at Amesbury, MA
Christena MacDonald married Thomas Milligan, 2nd great granparents, on Sept. 23, 1877 at Boston, MA
Rachel Sanborn married Jeremiah Bennett, 7th great grandparents, on Sept. 26, 1738 at Hampton Falls, NH


Deaths:
Mercy (Bryant) Packard, 6th great grandmother, died on Sept. 23, 1774 at Brockton, MA
Thomas Perley, 8th great grandfather, died on Sept. 24, 1709 at Boxford, MA
Anna (Phelps) Dewey, 6th great grandmother, died on Sept. 25, 1807 at Hanover, NH
Abigail (Sawyer) Annice, 6th great grandmother, died on Sept. 26, 1741 at Haverhill, MA
Mary (Colby) Sargent, 9th great grandmother, died on Sept. 27, 1716 at Amesbury, MA
Joanna (Davis) Corliss, 8th great grandmother, died on Sept. 27, 1673 at Haverhill, MA
Francis (Randall/Phelps) Dewey, 9th great grandmother, died on Sept. 27, 1673 at Westfield, MA
John Dane, 9th great grandfather, died on Sept. 29, 1684 at Ipswich, MA

Anniversaries: September 16 - September 22

Birthdays:
Elizabeth (Fernald) Alden, 3rd great grandmother, was born on Sept. 16, 1796 at Kittery, ME
Abigail (Goodridge) Sawyer, 7th great grandmother, was born on Sept. 17, 1675 at Newbury, MA
Mary (Colby) Sargent, 9th great grandmother, was born on Sept. 19, 1647 at Salisbury, MA
Jonathan Paine, 6th great grandfather, was born on Sept. 20, 1711 at Truro, MA
Samuel Sargent, 8th great grandfather, was born on Sept. 22, 1703 at Amesbury, MA

Weddings:
Joanna Low married Joseph Hale, 7th great grandparents, on Sept. 19, 1708 at Ipswich, MA

Deaths:
William Bennett, 8th great grandfather, died Sept. 18, 1724 at Rowley, MA
Hannah (Chandler) Fernald, 4th great grandmother, died on Sept. 20, 1836 at Kittery, ME
Enoch Page, 6th great grandfather, died on Sept. 20, 1805 at Groton, CT
John Alden (Mayflower ancestor), 9th great grandfather, died on Sept. 22, 1687 at Duxbury, MA

Fotos - Cranberry Harvest

Kris and I had the opportunity to visit an early season cranberry harvest.  The berries were "early black" cranberries.  The day was beautiful.  Other than the owners and workers, we had the cranberry bog to ourselves. 

Here are some of the pictures we took today.

An Early Black Cranberry

How many cranberries do you see? (answer below)

Machine separating the cranberry from the vine

Close-up of machine

Harvester rounding up the berries

"Wiley" the owners border collie helping to herd the berries

I hop this doesn't end up in my Craisins

The bog owner with Wiley

The harvesting machine separates the vegetation from the berry and then washes the berry

How many berries in the picture?  You didn't really think that I was going to count them, did you?

 

Anniversaries: September 9 - September 15

Birthdays:
None

Weddings:
Ann Whitmore married Samuel Allen, 10th great grandparents, on Sept. 9, 1632 at Braintree, MA
Hannah Stone married Solomon Alden, 4th great grandparents, on Sept. 10, 1795 at Lynn, MA

Deaths:
Effie (Robbins) Milligan, great grandmother, died on Sept. 9, 1940 at Boston, MA
William Davis, 9th great grandfather, died on Sept. 11, 1752 at Haverhill, MA
Jeidiah Lombart, 7th great grandfather, died on Sept. 12, 1739 at Truro, MA
Mary (Adams) Currier, 7th great grandmother, died on Sept. 13, 1748 at Colchester, CT

Fotos - Snapping Turtle Hatchlings

Read excitement here in Plymouth, the snapping turtles eggs have hatched.  We started our normal morning walk with Greta and were surprised to see baby turtles on the street, on driveways, and coming out of the ground.  Kris rescued nearly 20 of the baby turtles.

What do we have here?

First light

Just a little further

About twenty turtles collected

Your brave now, but try picking me up a year from now

Moved to safety

On their way to the swan diner

Fotos - HMS Bounty: Plymouth 400th

A couple of weeks ago, Kris and I went to a fundraiser held by the Plymouth 400th committee aboard the HMS Bounty.  In the year 2020, Plymouth will be celebrating its 400th anniversary.  Mark your calendars to include a visit (or two) to Plymouth in 2020.

The HMS Bounty was built for the 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty starring Marlon Brando. Today, the ship travels the globe.  We had a wonderful night aboard the ship.  Entertainment, appetizers and an open bar added to the enjoyment.  Here are some pictures from our evening aboard the Bounty.

Anniversaries: September 2 - September 8

Birthdays:

Joseph Towne, 7th great grandfather, was born on September 2, 1661 at Topsfield, MA

Weddings:

Dorothy Bennett and Moses Page, 5th great grandparents, were married on September 6, 1798 at Sanbornton, NH

Deaths:

John Loomis, 9th great grandfather, died on September 2, 1688 at Windsor, CT

John Ingersoll, 9th great grandfather, died on September 3, 1684 at Westfield, MA

Amy (Delano) Yemans, 5th great grandmother, died on September 3, 1798 at Norwich, VT

Nathan Kemp, 3 great grandfather, died on September 5, 1823 at Wellfleet, MA

Richard Lyman, 11th great grandfather, died on September 6, 1642 at Hartford, CT

Josiah Dewey, 9th great grandfather, died on September 7, 1732 at Columbia, CT

John Tompkins, 5th great grandfather, died on September 7, 1802 in New Brunswick, CAN

Thomas Low, 9th great grandfather, died on September 8, 1677 at Ipswich, MA