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.
Robert White [Shalford & Messing, Essex, England] & Bridget
Allgar [parents of at least 4 New England Settlers John of Cambridge,
Elizabeth wife of William Goodwin, Mary wife of Joseph Loomis & Anna
wife of John Porter] - were ancestors of:
Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) - 30th Vice President of the United
States, Author of the “Dawes Plan” after WWI and Co-Recipient of the
Nobel Peace Prize (1925)
Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) - Recipient of the Nobel Peace
Prize (1929) - as co- author of the Kellogg-Briand Pact - Signatory
Countries/States agreed to settle conflicts by peaceful means and
renounced war as an instrument of national policy - 45th United States
Secretary of State and United States Senator from Minnesota Note: Frank Billings Kellogg - was a 5th cousin once
removed with - Will Keith Kellogg (1860-1951) - founder of the Battle
Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company - later becoming the Kellogg Company
Norman (Percevel) Rockwell (1894-1978) - Artist - American Painter
and Illustrator - The “Four Freedoms” series - Freedom of Speech,
Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear ...
William Earle Dodge (1805-1883) - Businessman and Philanthropist;
Co-founder of the mining firm Phelps, Dodge & Company; Abolitionist
and Native American Rights Activist; United States Congressman from New
York; Founding Member of the YMCA in North America - YMCA of the USA and
YMCA Canada are members of the World Alliance of YMCAs - YMCA areas of
focus - Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility ...
Juliette “Daisy” (née Gordon) Low (1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl
Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) - The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to:
“Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who
make the world a better place.” - The GSUSA is a member of the World
Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
Joseph Farwell Glidden (1813-1906) - Inventor - Barbed Wire used for
Fences - Patent issued in 1874 - Founder of the Barb Fence Company -
Barbed Wire made fencing feasible for farms and ranches across
Mid-Western and Western North America
Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American Architect - Designed:
Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
Henry Lee Higginson (1834-1919) - Businessman and Philanthropist - Founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Louis (Cassius) Upton (1886-1952) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation
Frederick (Stanley) Upton (1890-1986) - Co-Founder of the Upton
Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Brother of Louis
Upton)
Emory Upton (1865-1930) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company -
later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Uncle of Brothers Louis &
Frederick Upton)
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886) - American Poet
Ernest (Miller) Hemingway (1899-1961) - American Author and
Journalist - "The Sun Also Rises" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in
Literature (1954)
Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
Shirley Temple (1928-2014) - American Film and Television Actress,
Singer, Dancer, Diplomat and Public Servant - "Bright Eyes"; "Curly Top"
... U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia & Ghana
Richard Tiffany Gere (born 1949) - American Actor - "An Officer and a Gentleman"; "Pretty Woman"; "The Jackal" ...
Margaux (Louise) Hemingway (1954-1996) - Model & Actress (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
Mariel (Hadley) Hemingway (born 1961) - Actress & Writer (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (born 1992) - Model, Actress and
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Model (Great-Granddaughter of
Frederick (Stanley) Upton)
Jon Steven "Steve" Young (born 1961) - Pro Football Hall of Fame
inductee (2005), Most Valuable Player of the NFL (1992 & 1994), Most
Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX (1995) ... Notes: Steve Young’s (i) 3rd Great-Grandfather was
Brigham Young - 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church), Co-Founder of Salt Lake City & 1st
Governor of Utah,
(ii) 4th Great-Grandfather was Edward Partridge - 1st Presiding Bishop
of LDS Church, and
(iii) 6th Great-Grandfather was Oliver Partridge - Colonial Congressman
from Massachusetts.
Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) - 8th President of Yale
Timothy Dwight V (1828-1916) - President of Yale Notes: Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and
referred to as "TD", is a residential college at Yale University and
was named after the above two university presidents.
Oliver Partridge (1712-1792) - Colonial Congressman from Massachusetts
Winthrop Murray Crane (1853-1920) - Governor of and Senator from Massachusetts
William Williams (1731-1811) - Signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence - 1776
Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) 13th President of the United States (term 1850-1853)
(Hiram) Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) 18th President of the United States (term 1869-1877)
(Stephen) Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President of the United States (terms 1885-1889 & 1893-1897)
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) (1913-2006) 38th President of the United States
Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
Mrs. Olive Evangeline (Freeman) Palmer - 2nd wife of John George
Diefenbaker (1895-1979) 13th Prime Minister of Canada (term 1957-1963)