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Hayes Ancestors and related families - Brigham Family Line
Other Images grouped by theme
• Early Voyages to New England (1600's)
Images of the type of sailing vessels used to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the 1600's.
• Early Towns & Communities in North America
The early pioneer settlers built the first homesteads, schools, churches, businesses, towns, roads, bridges ...
• Garrison House, Dover, New Hampshire (c. 1675)
An example of an early New England family home that was also used as a Garrison House for protection against attacks from Native American Indian tribes.
• Early Transportation by Stagecoach
As soon as roads were built and well enough developed - horse drawn stagecoaches were used to transport passengers, mail and goods between towns and across regions.
• Notable & Famous Descendants of Early New England Settlers
Early New England Settlers - Thomas Brigham [Susan & Ellen ship - 1635; Massachusetts] & Mercy Hurd/Heard - were ancestors of:
1) John Davis (1787-1854), Governor of and Senator from Massachusetts.
2) Paul Brigham (1746-1824), Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Vermont.
3) Asa Brigham (1788-1844), Signer of the Texas Constitution of 1832,
Declaring Independence from Mexico.