GENEALOGY
Amos Blake & Family
Miscellaneous Articles and Documents
The Blake Family
The Blake Family Genealogy click here for a large document of information on the Blake Family.
One of Amos’ papers - Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary Here is a quote from one of Amos Blake’s Speeches: “Fitzwilliam, a town small in extent, yet large in her resources, poor in soil, yet rich in her manufactures, her granite, and the city people, who spend their summer months with us, may she ever prosper.” Click here to view the document!
1908 inventory of Amos Blake’s Property
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Amos Blake’s Inventory 1
Amos Blake’s Inventory 2
The Bemis Family
A Member of the Bemis Family of Fitzwilliam donated the following pictures to the Fitzwilliam Historical Society . All are unidentified so we cannot verify that all are members of the Bemis family. All we can add is that there had to be a reason these pictures were a part of the Bemis inventory at one time. We welcome any comments on them and hope you enjoy them.
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The Blodgett Family of New England
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Blodgett’s Tourist Haven - Click here to view the document.
1959 Gusty’s Child, Autobiography of Alice Tisdale Hobart
This is a letter written in 1959 by a descendant of Rebecca Nurse, who belongs to the Blodgett Family. Rebecca Nurse Nourse, age 71, was hung as a witch in 1692 at the height of the witchcraft hysteria. Many prominent members of the community signed a petition on her behalf and in fact, she was found not guilty at her very public trial. However, the jury reversed its verdict and she was found guilty. The accused witches were buried near the gallows. Rebecca's family dug up her body, in secret, and buried her at the family homestead in Salem Village, now Danvers MA.
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(Note: we have permission to reproduce the letter on our website by another family member)
Finnish Immigrants & Their Culture
Articles
- Sauna
- Lexicon
- The Family of Lillian Jarvi Exel Since posting this article, we have learned that Lillian Jarvi Exel has passed away.
- Those Hard Working Finns
- Why They Left: The Finnish Emigration
Fitzwilliam Finns, 1910
1907 Postcard of folk dancers in Finland
Finnish Amulets
Kalevala 1901 Akseli Gallen-Katiela
1543 Abckiria
Finn Christmas Card