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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

My Revolutionary War Patriots - Robert Wilson of Danvers, Massachusetts

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  At the Wilson Family Burial Ground, Peabody, Massachusetts ROBERT WILSON Died Jan. 4, 1797 Aged 51 [epitaph illegible] This is Patriot #10...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

My Revolutionary War Patriots - Abner Poland, Jr. of Essex, Massachusetts

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  Abner Poland's Badge of Merit certificate signed by General George Washington This is #9 in my series of Revolutionary War Ancestors. ...
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Thursday, May 21, 2026

My Revolutionary War Patriots - Abner Poland of Essex, Massachusetts

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  Essex, Massachusetts - The former Chebacco Parish of Ipswich, Massachusetts This is blog post #8 on my series of stories about my Revoluti...
Friday, May 1, 2026

MIT New House 50th Reunion

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  Vivian Hir, Class of 2025 presented a history of New House A few months ago we attended an interesting reunion at MIT.  It wasn't a cl...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

My Revolutionary War Patriots - Captain Westley Burnham of Essex, Massachusetts

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  The David Burnham house in Essex, Massachusetts built by Capt. Westley Burnham's grandfather  This is the 7th patriot ancestor I have ...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

My Revolutionary War Patriots - Nathaniel Treadwell of Ipswich, Massachusetts

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  The Agawam Hotel in Ipswich, Massachusetts was formerly the Treadwell Tavern, before the mansard roof and porches were added. This is Patr...
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Thursday, April 16, 2026

Memories of 1976 and 2001 Anniversaries of the Revolutionary War

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 Do you remember the Bicentennial in 1976?  Or the Quasquibicentennial in 2001? Growing up in Massachusetts, we always celebrated a year ear...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

My Revolutionary War Patriots, Levi Younger of Gloucester, Massachusetts

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  The Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial This is #5 in a series of posts I am publishing this year for the 250th Anniversary of the USA.  M...