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.
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.
Edward Frost [Stanstead, Suffolk, England] & Thomasine/Thomazin Belgrave [parents of New England Settlers -
Thomasine/Thomazin (Frost) Rice, Alice (Frost) (Blower) Tilly & Elizabeth (Frost) (Rice) Whale] - were ancestors of:
Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (1821-1912), Founder of the American
Red Cross (ARC) - ARC areas of focus - Disaster Relief, Lifesaving
Blood, Health and Safety Services, Supporting America’s Military
Families, and International Services - The ARC is a member of The
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Mrs. Ruth Felton (née Ward) Paine - Wife of William Alfred Paine
(1855-1929) - Co-Founder of Paine & Webber brokerage firm (1881) -
In 2000 Paine Webber & Co. was Acquired by UBS AG
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) - American Author - Tarzan, Venus,
Barsoom (Mars) and other series: “Tarzan of the Apes”, “The Return of
Tarzan” ...
Henry Fonda (1905-1982) - American Film and Stage Actor - "On Golden Pond" ...
Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
Jane Fonda (born 1937) - American Actress and Writer - "On Golden Pond" ... (daughter of Henry Fonda)
Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee (born 1955) - Inventor of the
World Wide Web - Director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) -
Founder of the World Wide Web Foundation
Oughtsorangoughton (born Timothy Rice) (born c.1697) - Caughnawaga (now Kahnawake) - Mohawk First Nations Chief
Thomas Atonwa Aronhiowanen (son of Timothy Rice's brother Silas)
(c.1737-c.1779) - Caughnawaga (now Kahnawake) - Mohawk First Nations
Chief
Paul Brigham (1746-1824) - Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Vermont
Asa Brigham (1788-1844) - Signer of the Texas Constitution of 1832, Declaring Independence from Mexico
Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894) - United States Senator from Minnesota
(John) Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States