Old Settler may refer to The Old Settler , a mountain in the Lillooet Ranges of British Columbia, Canada Old Settler s Song Acres of Clams , a song by Francis D. Henry around 1874 Old Settlers Association , a social organization in Omaha, Nebraska, United States disambiguation ... more details
Wiktionary settlerSettler s are people who have migrated from the land of their birth, or who take up Sedentary residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomad s. Settler or settlers may also refer to The Settlers of Catan , a German board game commonly shortened to Settlers The Settlers , a computer game series The Settlers novel The Settlers novel , a Swedish novel by Vilhelm Moberg The Settlers , an American novel set in pre state Israel , by Meyer Levin The Settlers band , a British folk band of the 1960s and early 70s Settler Asimov , the word used in the context of Isaac Asimov s Robots Empire Foundation series. See also Settling disambig ... more details
The Old Settler , 2132 m 6995 ft prominence 1222 m, ref http www.bivouac.com MtnPg.asp?MtnId 1140 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry ref is the highest mountain in the southernmost part of the Lillooet Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia , Canada , located between the Fraser Canyon E and Harrison Lake W to the northeast of the town of Agassiz, British Columbia Agassiz between Bear Creek British Columbia Bear and Cogburn Creeks. ref BCGNIS 18645 Old Settler, The ref See also Old Settler s Song Acres of Clams Old Settlers Association References reflist External links http www.telemark.net randallg photos 20061012 Kamloops images 054.jpg Aerial view of The Old Settler from above the Coquihalla Pass . Coquihalla Range in foreground, Garibaldi Ranges in background. The Old Settler is the central summit on the middle of the three ridges portrayed. BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub coord 49 30 43 N 121 37 18 W display title Pacific Ranges Category Mountains of British Columbia Category Pacific Ranges Category Lower Mainland ... more details
Multiple issues citations missing May 2008 POV April 2009 original research September 2010 Settler colonialism .... Land is thus the key resource in settler colonies, whereas natural e.g. spices, cotton, oil and human ... other forms of colonialism. Colonialism typically ends, whereas settler colonialism lasts forever, except in the rare event of complete evacuation, or settler decolonization . The historian of race and settler colonialism Patrick Wolfe historian Patrick Wolfe writes settler colonialism destroys to replace , and insists that invasion , in settler colonial contexts, is a structure, not an event . ref Patrick Wolfe, Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native , Journal of Genocide Research, 2006. ref This definition, by contrast, comes from the Settler Colonial Studies website ref http settlercolonialstudies.org about this blog Settler Colonial Studies ref quote Settler colonialism .... There is no such thing as neo settler colonialism or post settler colonialism because settler colonialism ..., and are founders of political orders who carry with them a distinct sovereign capacity. And settler ... before they are made to disappear . Sometimes settler colonial forms operate within colonial ones, sometimes they subvert them, sometimes they replace them. But even if colonialism and settler ... world Settler colonialism has occurred extensively throughout human history, including in the ancient ... pattern of settler colonies extended deep into Asia. Rome The Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire commonly established settler colonies in newly conquered regions. The colonists in these colonies ... in Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Settler colonialism in the Americas Image Colonization of the Americas ... Expand section date December 2010 Settler colonialism in Oceania Europeans came and settled in Australia ... nullius at the time of European occupation. Settler colonialism in Africa Empty section date December 2010 Settler colonialism in Asia Jews have lived in Palestine continuously since ancient times ... more details
Mixer settlers are a class of mineral process equipment used in the solvent extraction process. A mixer settler consists of a first stage that mixes the phases together followed by a quiescent settling stage that allows the phases to separate by gravity. Mixer The mixer may consists of one or multiple stages of mixing tanks. Common laboratory mixers consist of a single mixing stage, whereas industrial scale copper mixers may consist of up to three mixer stages where each stage performs a combined pumping and mixing action. Use of multiple stages allows a longer reaction time and also minimizes the short circuiting of unreacted material through the mixers. http www.postmixing.com mixing 20forum Macro Liq Liq Mixer Settlers Publication1 article1.htm Technical paper on design of industrial mixers Settler The settler is a calm pool downstream of the mixer where the liquids are allowed to separate by gravity. The liquids are then removed separately from the end of the mixer. Use Industrial mixer settlers are commonly used in the copper , nickel , uranium and cobalt hydrometallurgy industries. The equipment units can be arrayed as extraction moving an ion of interest from an aqueous phase to an organic phase , washing rinsing entrained aqueous contaminant out of an organic phase containing the ion of interest , and stripping moving an ion of interest from an organic phase into an aqueous phase . Copper Example In the case of oxide copper ore , a heap leaching pad will dissolve a dilute copper sulfate solution in a weak sulfuric acid solution. This pregnant leach solution PLS is pumped to an extraction mixer settler where it is mixed with the organic phase a kerosene hosted extractant . The copper transfers to the organic phase, and the aqueous phase now called raffinate is pumped back to the heap to recover more copper. In a high chloride environment typical of Chile an copper mining mines , a wash stage will rinse any residual pregnant solution entrained in the organic w ... more details
In the vague period between Isaac Asimov s near future robot stories of the type collected in I, Robot and his Robot novels , emigrants from Earth establish colonies on fifty worlds, the first being Aurora planet Aurora , the last Solaria , and the Hall of the Worlds located on List of minor Foundation universe planets Melpomenia Melpomenia , the nineteenth. However, sociological forces possibly related to their sparse populations and dependence on robot labor lead to the collapse of most of these worlds their dominance is replaced by new, upstart colonies known as Settler worlds in the Milky Way galaxy. Unlike their Spacer Asimov Spacer predecessors, the Settlers detested robots, and so by the time of the Isaac Asimov s Galactic Empire Series Empire novels, robotics is almost an unknown science. In the novel The Robots of Dawn , Asimov reveals why the majority of Settlers came from the short live Earth population, as opposed to Spacer worlds, which would have used humaniform robots in the process. After that, Comporellon was the first colonized world of the Settlers. Roger MacBride Allen s Isaac Asimov s Caliban Caliban trilogy portrays several years in the history of Inferno, a planet where Spacers recruit Settlers to rebuild the collapsing ecology via terraforming . In Nemesis Asimov Nemesis , the main colony is one of the Fifty Settlements, a collection of orbital colonies that form a state. It should not be confused with the later Settlers that are the matter of this article, as it is possible that the Fifty Settlements were the basis for the fifty Spacer worlds in the Robot stories. Robot series Category Foundation universe ... more details
unreferenced date April 2007 The term Byrne Settler refers to any emigrant brought to Colony of Natal Natal by the company, J. C. Byrne & Co . These people landed in Colony of Natal Natal on 20 ships during the years 1849 to 1851. Allotments were laid out in the Byrne valley , near Richmond. J.C. Byrne & Co. offered prospective emigrants a passage to Natal and convert 20 acre m2 of land at the following rates L10 for a steerage passage L15 was the usual fare , and L19 for an intermediate berth. Children under 14 were charged L5 and were entitled to convert 5 acre m2 . Cabin passengers could travel for L35, but were not entitled to land on the ships lists they appeared as passengers , while the others were labelled emigrants . To take advantage of the land allotment an emigrant had to be approved by Her Majesty s Land and Emigration Commissioners his her age had to be 45 maximum unless accompanied by adult offspring, and the only acceptable occupations were the practical ones of farmer, blacksmith, wheelwright, wagon maker, dairymaid, agricultural labourer, etc. Byrne was fortunate to obtain the surveyor and civil engineer John Swales Moreland as his agent in Natal. Moreland was committed to his task, energetic and loyal, despite the various trials he was called on to bear. The first vessel, the Wanderer, sailed on 24 Jan. 1849 with 15 emigrants. She arrived on 16 May, and was followed in July by the Washington, on which John Moreland was a passenger. Byrne miscalculations eventually scuttled his scheme. He would have been saved these had he actually visited the Colony. First, he thought there were vast open spaces just waiting to be settled, as a result of the Boers withdrawal from Natal once British rule had been established. However, he was out of date. In 1848 Sir Harry Smith, the Cape Governor Natal was then a district of the Cape , made an attempt to halt the exodus of Boers by relaxing the regulations under which lands were granted. This did not have the desired ... more details
Settler Town, Sierra Leone or Settler Tong in Krio is the oldest part of Freetown, Sierra Leone and was the home of African American ex slaves who immigrated to Sierra Leone and established the List of African American firsts first permanent free African American settlement in Africa . Settler Town was established as a walled town in 1792 between Walpole and East streets. Settler Town was compared to a town in the American South where most of the African American settlers were from and also to Washington D.C. . History of Settler Town In Sierra Leone these United States American ex slaves were called the Nova Scotians and the settlers . Settler Town was the first city established in Freetown, Sierra Leone having been established in 1792 . Mary Perth, Martha Hazeley and Sophia Small created the first stores in Freetown at that time period. Charlotte Simpson was also a notable shopkeeper. Notable residents Thomas Peters black leader Thomas Peters African American leader of who the Brindley Town African Americans immigrated to Sierra Leone David George Baptist David George African American Reverend of Baptist church See also Nova Scotian settlers Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Creole Settlers coord missing Sierra Leone Category Freetown Category Settler Town, Sierra Leone Category Populated places established in 1792 Category Sierra Leone Creole establishments SierraLeone geo stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Captain Moses Allen was the first settler in Hillsdale County , located in the south central portion of the U.S. State of Michigan . Moses Allen was a veteran of the War of 1812 he later served as a captain in the Michigan Militia. He became the first white settler in present day Hillsdale County. He settled in April 1827, two years after working on the Chicago Turnpike survey. present day US 12 br References Hillsdale County Community Center http www.hillsdalecounty.info history0013.asp Monroe House http www.munrohouse.com local history.html Hillsdale County Website http www.co.hillsdale.mi.us hc history.htm DEFAULTSORT Allen, Moses Category People from Hillsdale County, Michigan ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2011 Infobox Holiday holiday name Stirling Settler Days type historical cultural longtype local, historical, cultural image StirlingParade.png caption Stirling Settler Days Parade , July 24, 1930 s official name Pioneer Day nickname observedby Everyone begins ends date July date2008 July 17 19 date2009 July date2010 July celebrations Stirling Settler Days Parade, pancake breakfast, firefighter games, movie in the park, community dance, rodeo , and fireworks . observances relatedto Stirling Settler Days is a celebration held every year on July 24 in Stirling, Alberta Stirling , Alberta , Canada . Stirling Settler Days is celebrated to mark the Mormon pioneer s arrival in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. Since Stirling s founding in 1899, Stirling has celebrated the day as Pioneer Day , now called Stirling Settler Days . To start off the celebrations, a band would set up on a flat rack riding about the town playing music, soon to follow was a parade , the parades were stupendous with marching bands , colorful floats, and many fine horses. After the parade many people gathered at the Meeting House for a program, full of fun and enjoyment with musical numbers, readings and then an oration suitable for the occasion. Image L.D.S.Church1905.StirlingAlberta.png thumb left 200px Stirling LDS Church meetinghouse , 1905 In the afternoon there were many games and races, like a greased pig race or chicken race, old men races, and even a horse pulling race. To end the celebration, a dance was held in the evening. On July 24, 1931, Stirling held its first Stampede . Stirling continues these traditions, as well as some new ones, like a pancake breakfast, firefighter games, a parade, movie in the park, community dance, a rodeo, and fireworks . The Stirling fireworks display is known as the Best Little Fireworks in southern Alberta. Citation needed date January ... migration to Utah Category Stirling, Alberta Settler Days Category The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Mennonite Settler Statue nrhp type image Mennonite Settler.jpg caption Mennonite Settler location Newton, KS locmapin Kansas latitude 38.0461 longitude 97.3567 coord parameters region US type landmark coord display inline, title coord format dms area built 1942 architect Max Nixon architecture other added February 26, 1998 governing body Local mpsub refnum 98000084 ref name nris NRISref 2007a ref The Mennonite Settler is a 17 foot limestone statue in Newton, Kansas , honoring Mennonite farmers and their wheat heritage. The statue was crafted in 1942 by Topeka artist Max Nixon out of native Kansas limestone. It depicts a bearded Mennonite farmer with hat in hand, in an attitude of prayer. The sculpture rests on a mosaic tile base with the inscription Commemorating entry into Kansas from Russia of Turkey Red Hard Wheat by Mennonites 1874. The statue commemorates the introduction from Russia of winter wheat Turkey Red hard winter wheat by Mennonite settlers, which helped make Kansas the breadbasket of America. The statue was jointly financed through a community fundraising drive and a Works Progress Administration WPA art project. The statue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 and underwent an extensive three year restoration that was completed in 2000. References Reflist External links Kansas Travel and Tourism Division. http www.travelks.com s index.cfm?LID 222&QString tripsearch 3Da 26keywords 3D 26Page 3D528 Mennonite Settler Statue DEFAULTSORT Mennonite Settler Statue Category National Register of Historic Places in Kansas Category Mennonitism Category Monuments and memorials in Kansas Category Limestone statues Category Works Progress Administration in Kansas ... more details
POV date March 2010 Weasel date November 2010 Israeli settler violence refers to acts of violence committed ... Israeli human rights group slams Hebron settlers ref Human Rights Watch reports on Settler violence ... 02 27 isrlpa254.htm title Israel Palestinian Drivers Routinely Abused ref B Tselem also says that settler ... to gain control of them. ref name NotV cite web url http www.btselem.org english Settler Violence Nature of the Violence.asp title The Nature of Settler Violence accessdate 2008 02 15 ref Causes ... and as a means to widen the area under settler control. ref cite news url http www.coxwashington.com ... of Violence by Settler Leaders The Violence by extremist settlers against Palestinians has been ... Yesha Council chair Dayan condemns recent settler violence , Jerusalem Post 12 08 2009 ref Differing ... cite web url http www.btselem.org english Settler Violence Dual Legal System.asp title Settler violence The dual system of law in the Occupied Territories publisher B Tselem ref Referring to settler ... title Defeat settler terror publisher Haaretz date 2008 10 27 ref Haaretz has characterized settler .... ref name abc cite news title Israel cuts aid to outposts over settler violence publisher Australian ... ref After the evacuation of settlers from Hebron in December 2008, a riot ensued and a Jewish settler ... began taking a harder line against unruly settlers. ref name Pfeffer Settler riots Israeli withdrawals from Gaza in 2005 and an eviction in Hebron in 2008 triggered settler rioting in protest. There is also ... ref A violent settler protest at the Palestinian village of Funduk occurred in November 2007, in which ... occurred five days after a settler was killed by Palestinians. The settlers smashed the windows ... news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi middle east 7770384.stm title Olmert condemns settler pogrom publisher BBC date ... title Hebron settler riots were out and out pogroms first Avi last Issacharoff date 2008 12 07 ref ... Hebron burning Settler fire injures Palestinians first Ali last Waked date 2008 12 04 ref Some settlers ... more details
Image Walker Ewing GlassLogHouse1780s.jpg thumb 250px right The Walker Ewing Glass Log House , located on Pinkerton Run Road, is the 1780s log house that gives Settler s Cabin Park its name. Settler s Cabin Park is a convert 1,610 acre km2 0 sing on county park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania , United States . It is a part of the county s 12,000 acre 49 km network of nine distinct parks. It is sited convert 15 mi km 0 west of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh in Collier Township, Pennsylvania Collier , North Fayette Township, Pennsylvania North Fayette , and Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Robinson Township s. Archaeologists from Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Carnegie Museum of Natural History helped identify the 1780s log house that gives the park its name. The themes of the 11 picnic groves are Indian names Algonquin, Seneca, Apache, Tomahawk, etc. External links http www.county.allegheny.pa.us parks scfac.aspx Settler s Cabin Park website References cite book author Smith, Helene and George Swetnam title A Guidebook to Historic Western Pennsylvania location Pittsburgh publisher University of Pittsburgh Press year 1991 id 0 8229 5424 9 AlleghenyCountyPennsylvaniaParks coord 40 26 3.17 N 80 9 35.02 W type landmark scale 5000 display title Category Parks in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area Category Parks in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pittsburgh stub ... more details
One Settler, One Bullet was a rallying cry and slogan originated by the Azanian People s Liberation Army APLA the armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress PAC during the struggle of the 1980s against apartheid in South Africa . The slogan was never officially endorsed by the PAC but often used by party members during rallies. After the dismantling of apartheid in 1994, PAC officials have repeatedly distanced themselves and the party from the slogan and called it a war cry from its armed wing incompatible with its current reconcillatory stand . ref http www.bccsa.co.za templates judgement template 102.asp BCCSA Judgement SABC News Item Apla Cadres Bot generated title ref In the ideological terminology of the Africanist PAC during its fight against apartheid, a settler was defined as a white person participating in the oppression of indigenous people, and did therefore not include white South Africans in general. White South Africans whose sole allegiance was to Africa were considered part of the African nation and therefore excluded from the settler category. ref http content.cdlib.org xtf view?docId ft958009mm&chunk.id s1.5.3&toc.depth 1&toc.id ch5&brand eschol The Opening of the Apartheid Mind Bot generated title ref However, grassroots sympathizers of the PAC at times interpreted the slogan as a call for attacks on whites in general and certain attacks on whites, such as the killing of Amy Biehl , ref http www.info.gov.za speeches 1998 98729 0w0699810056.htm Statement by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Amnesty Arising from Killing of Amy Biehl ref were indeed directly motivated by the slogan. Variants Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer competing slogan reportedly originated by Peter Mokaba of the ANC at the April 1993 funeral of assassinated South African Communist party leader Chris Hani . ref http www.iss.co.za Pubs Monographs No81 Chap5.html The Extreme White Right A Security Threat? Volk Faith and Fatherland, The Security Threat Posed by the White Right ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 unreferenced date January 2008 for the engraver William Sherwin engraver William Sherwin 22 May 1763, Derbyshire 29 March 1822, Parramatta, New South Wales Parramatta was an Australia n settler. He arrived in Australia 1792 aboard the Pitt as Sergeant in the NSW Corps. He went on to become a storekeeper and a constable at Parramatta and had significant land holdings. He cohabited with Mary Duggan born 1783 , who arrived on the Marquis Cornwallis She gave birth to ten children. William travelled between his farm in Whittlesea, Victoria , Merriwa and Sydney . Members of his family can be found along this route. William grew the first orange fruit oranges in Australia. He founded a big family that included, among many others, the first Australian born doctor, two members of parliament in Victoria and the first shire clerk of Baulkham Hills Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sherwin, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 22 May 1763 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 29 March 1822 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sherwin, William Category 1763 births Category 1822 deaths Category Settlers of Australia ... more details
infobox music festival music festival name Old Settler s Music Festival image File OldSettlersMusicFestival2010.jpg thumb OldSettlersMusicFestival2010 caption photo by John Grubbs location Austin, Texas years active 1987&ndash present founded by dates April genre Americana music Americana , Traditional music roots , Bluegrass music bluegrass , Country music country website URL http oldsettlersmusicfest.org Old Settler s Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Driftwood, Texas near Austin, Texas at Salt Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch. Old Settler s Music Festival is a nationally known music festival featuring roots and Americana music. As one of Central Texas signature music events, the festival features acoustic jazz and blues, bluegrass, local favorites, and award winning artists from around the world. ref http www.kxan.com dpp news local old settlers music festival amps up KXAN ref Camping, arts and crafts, food and drink are available. ref http www.austin360.com blogs content shared gen blogs austin music entries old settlers music festival Austin American Statesman ref The 2010 International Music Festival Conference included representatives of the Old Settler s Music Festival. ref http www.sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi?f g a 2010 11 11 prweb4771664.DTL San Francisco Chronicle ref The Avett Brothers will headline the Old Settler s Music Festival in 2011. ref http www.austin360.com blogs content shared gen blogs austin music entries 2010 11 11 the avett brothers headline ol.html Austin American Statesman ref History The Old Settler s Bluegrass Festival was first held in Old Settler s Park in Round Rock, Texas. After the park flooded during a festival weekend, the organizers moved the festival first to Stone Mountain Events Center in Dripping Springs, Texas, and later to the Salt Lick BBQ Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch in Driftwood, Texas. The name was modified to Old Settler s Music Festival in 2000. 13 April 7 9, 2000 Bela Fleck & the Flecktones ... more details
Thomas Madison was an American Revolutionary War veteran from Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County , Ohio , who became the first settler of the city of Genoa, Illinois Genoa , Illinois , United States . ref Boies, Henry L. http www.rays place.com history il dek genoa.htm History of Genoa, Il. The History of De Kalb County, Illinois. Retrieved 19 February 2007 ref As early as 1835 , Madison settled in north eastern Illinois and named the settlement Genoa after a Genoa, New York town of the same name in New York . ref http www.genoa il.com culture.htm Genoa s Culture. Retrieved 19 February 2007 ref Some historians have the date of settlement as 1836 and mention that Madison settled with his immediate family, including his son in law Voranus Emory Moore . ref Larson, Sheila R. http www.rootsweb.com ildekalb places.htm History of some DeKalb County towns. Retrieved 19 February 2007 ref Madison served as the town s first postmaster and storekeeper , and entries of sales from his store have been found from as early as May 12, 1843. Madison built a log cabin on the spot where a hotel was kept by H. N. Perkins and Luke Nichols until the 1860s. In the autumn of 1837 , Madison moved to Texas and sold his property to Perkins and a group of three other settlers for the sum of Dollar 2800. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Madison,Thomas Category United States military personnel of the American Revolution Category People from DeKalb County, Illinois US mil bio stub ... more details
The Hinman Settler Road was constructed by former American Revolutionary War Revolutionary War veteran Timothy Hinman from 1791 1795 in Orleans County, Vermont . ref name c080917 cite book author title Hike the Hinman with museum staff publisher the Chronicle date September 17, 2008 ref Hinman s intent was to help develop the land he owned in Derby. The road is convert 30 mi long. ref name c080917 It starts at the Bayley Hazen Military Road in Greensboro, Vermont Greensboro . ref name c080917 It proceeds north from there. When it reaches Glover, Vermont Glover , it follows the Barton River Valley north through Barton village , Vermont the village of Barton . North of that village it follows the Maple Hill Road north, running through what is now the Orleans Country Club to Brownington, Vermont Brownington . It continues north through Derby, Vermont Derby to the Canada United States border Canadian border . ref name c080917 It is nearly straight, bearing about 19 degrees from north. Most of the road was used well into the nineteenth and often, the twentieth century. Some of the road has become state road, for example in Glover, it became Vermont Route 16 . In other places, it is unmaintained, for example in Barton, it leaves Maple Hill Road and becomes a class 4 town owned, but not maintained road until it gets to the golf course. In Brownington, it is a major route and known by the historic name. Footnotes reflist Category Roads in Vermont may seem redundant but then why are other historic roads at the higher level? Category Historic trails and roads in Vermont Category Historic trails and roads in the United States Category Transportation in Orleans County, Vermont Vermont road stub ... more details
Infobox Person name Nathaniel Bowman image image size caption birth date 1610 birth place Leek, Staffordshire Leek , England death date January 26, 1682 death place Cambridge Farms Parish residence Watertown, Massachusetts spouse Anna ? children Francis Bowman parents John Bowman, Ann Beresford Nathaniel Bowman 1610 1682 was the first Bowman immigrant to be among the earliest settler s of the Massachusetts Bay colony . He had the rank of gentlemen in the public records, indicating that he came from some distinguished English stock. On October 19, 1630, he applied to the general court, but his name doesn t appear on the list of applicants granted the oath of Freeman Colonial Freeman ref Crane 1907, p. 334. ref . He was one of the original proprietors of Watertown, Massachusetts ref Morris 1894, p. 130. ref . Around 1650, he removed to the Parish of Cambridge Farms Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington where many of his descendants have lived. See also 13 Colonies Richard Saltonstall 1586 1661 , led the settlement of Watertown in 1630 New England Confederation 1643 1684 New World Notes reflist 2 References Crane, E 1907 . Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity , The Lewis Publishing Company. Morris, T 1894 . Ephraim and Pamela Converse Morris Their Ancestors and Descendants , S.N. DEFAULTSORT Bowman, Nathaniel Category People from Watertown, Massachusetts Category Massachusetts colonial people Category 1610 births Category 1682 deaths US bio stub Massachusetts stub ... more details
James O Neill 1810 &ndash 1882 was a Wisconsin settler, jurist, and sawmill owner. He was born in Lisbon, New York and worked in lumber in Canada and New York . He also worked on riverboats on the Mississippi River . ref http www.wisconsinhistory.org dictionary index.asp?action view&term id 1495&search term o 27neill James O Neill, Wisconsin Historical Society ref The community of Neillsville, Wisconsin Neillsville was named in his honor, as was O Neill Creek, which runs through the center of the city and drains into the Black River. He arrived in the area around 1845, looking for a location to build a sawmill along the Black River. ref MacBridge, R. J. http wvls.lib.wi.us ClarkCounty clark history 1909History 3.htm The History of Clark County , Thorp Courier, 1909 06 17. ref In 1854, O Neill s Mill , as Neillsville was originally called , was selected as the county seat of Clark County, Wisconsin Clark County . ref MacBridge, R. J. http wvls.lib.wi.us ClarkCounty clark history 1909History 3.htm The History of Clark County , Thorp Courier, 1909 06 17. ref He was also an attorney. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1849 and 1868. He was a partner of the law firm O Neill and Marsh , along with State Senator Spencer M. Marsh , until O Neill became a Circuit Judge in 1898. ref Wisconsin Blue Book, 1909 Edition, Biography of Spencer M. Marsh , page 1103. ref See also History of Wisconsin Notes reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME O Neill, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Oneill, James Category People from St. Lawrence County, New York Category People from Clark County, Wisconsin Category Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Category Wisconsin state court judges Category History of Wisconsin Category 1810 births Category 1882 deaths Wisconsin stub ... more details
Elizabeth Armstrong was a settler at the site of the Apple River Fort in present day Elizabeth, Illinois . She was praised for her bravery during the Battle of Apple River Fort in the 1832 Black Hawk War . Early life Elizabeth Armstrong was an early settler at the Apple River settlement, in present day Elizabeth, Illinois. She was the wife of John Armstrong. ref name wisc Black Hawk War mainarticle Battle of Apple River Fort Black Hawk War On June 24, 1832 the Black Hawk War came to the hastily constructed Apple River Fort. There were 20&ndash 25 armed militia inside Apple River Fort at the time of the attack. Another 40 women, children and other settlers were resident in the Apple River Settlement. Clack Stone was in command of the garrison stationed at the fort, most of whom were not present for the battle. ref name marshall Marshall, Janet A. and Marshall, Mary K., Black Hawk s War 1832 , 1997, pp. 90 94. ref ref name wisc As Black Hawk s British Band closed in on the fort the villagers took shelter inside the fort while the 20&ndash 25 men stationed there immediately fell back and took up their positions at the porthole s inside the blockhouse . A vicious firefight erupted, involving around 150&ndash 200 of Black Hawk s British Band . ref name marshall ref name ihpa http www.illinoishistory.gov hs apple river.htm Apple River Fort , Historic Sites, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency , accessed April 12, 2009. ref The battle raged for at least 45 minutes with heavy gunfire from both sides. ref name nrhp At the battle s onset most of the settlement s women had been huddled in the cabins, but Armstrong rallied the others to provide support to the soldiers. She assumed command of the women, assigning them to such tasks as molding musket balls and reloading the weapons while the soldiers tried to keep up their stream of gunfire. ref name nrhp Harmet, A. Richard. http gis.hpa.state.il.us hargis PDFs 201095.pdf Apple River Fort Site , PDF , National Register of Historic ... more details
John Skinner 1590 1650 was an early Puritan settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut . ref Names Inscribed on the Founders Monument of Hartford . http kinnexions.com album hartford . Accessed 10 July 2007. ref ref The Founders of Hartford . Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford . http www.foundersofhartford.org. http www.foundersofhartford.org draft founders skinner john.htm . Accessed 10 July 2007. ref Skinner was a member of Thomas Hooker s party and probably came to New England from Braintree, Essex, England. ref cite book last Whittemore first Henry authorlink coauthors editor others title Our New England ancestors and their descendants, 1620 1900 origdate origyear origmonth url format accessdate edition series date year 1900 month publisher New England Ancestral Pub. Co. location New York isbn oclc 30406320 doi id pages 45 chapter chapterurl quote ref He married Mary Loomis, daughter of Joseph Loomis. She later married Owen Tudor. ref cite book last Cutter first William Richard authorlink coauthors editor others title Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts origdate origyear origmonth url format accessdate edition series date year 1908 month publisher Lewis historical Pub. Co. location New York isbn oclc 1455834 doi id pages 442 chapter chapterurl quote ...in Skinner s family there is a tradition that after the Revolution in England three Skinner brothers, one of whom had been high sheriff, fled to America, one of whom settled in Connecticut, another in Vermont and a third in Maryland. ref Skinner s homesite in Hartford was originally in 1639 on the west side of Main St., a little below the present at 1886 corner of Pearl St. However, Skinner traded this lot with Richard Olmsted for a lot on the highway later Trumbull St. . ref cite book last Trumbull first J. Hammond authorlink coauthors editor others title The memorial ... more details
William Parker 1618 1686 was an early Puritan settler in the Connecticut Colony and one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut Hartford . He arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the summer of 1635 after sailing from London on May 21, 1635 aboard the ship Mathew. He settled in Newtowne , the community that is now Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge , and became one of the members of Thomas Hooker s congregation. He was one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut . ref Names inscribed on the Founders Monument of Hartford ref ref The Founders of Hartford. Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford. ref He married Margaret Prichard in 1636, one of five women on board the Mathew. ref Our Early Emigrant Ancestors. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality 1600 1700. ed. by John Camden Hotten, Genealogical Publ. Co., 1968, p.82 ref His home lot in Hartford in 1639 was on the west side of the road from Seth Grant s to Centinel Hill which is now Trumbull Street. ref Parker Pond Peck, by Rev. Edwin Pond Parker, D.D. Hartford, Conn. 1636 1892. Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood, and Brainard Company, 1892 , pp. 7, 8, 9 ref The location of his lot is evidence that he was with Thomas Hooker s party in 1636. He is also listed as an inhabitant who had a right to undivided lands. He was one of the Hartford settlers who served in the Pequot War and attained the rank of sergeant. He received 36 acres of land in the division of upland in East Hartford in 1666 that he sold to William Pitkin and William Goodwin. He sold his share of land received in 1674 on the west side of Hartford to Thomas and Samuel Olcott. William Parker s six acres were sold in 1684 to Joseph Collier. William Parker fathered ten children by his first wife. Prior to 1682 he married a second wife, Elizabeth Pratt, the widow of Lieutenant William Pratt. His daughter, Margaret, born about 1650, married Joseph Pratt in 1671, who was the son of Lieutenant William Pratt and Elizabeth Clark Pratt ... more details
. ref name upton John Leavitt, the original family settler, acted as captain of the local Militia ... members of the family are buried. The first Leavitt settler in Ohio, Capt. John Leavitt, died at Warren ... more details
John Eyre died 1685 was a Cromwellian settler in Ireland who became Mayor of Galway . Early life Eyre was born in Wiltshire , England , in the early 17th century, the son of Giles Eyre and Jane Snelgrove. The couple had ten sons and five daughters, John been the seventh son. The attended All Saints Church, Whiteparish , where Giles and Jane are buried. Their funerary memorial, located within the church, reads blockquote Buried here Gyles Eyre Esqre and Jane his wife. A man much oppressed by publick power for his laudable opposition to the measures taken in the reigns of James I of England James I and Charles I of England Charles I In the year 1640 for then well known Court reasons He was ... afterwards plundered at Brickworth of 2000 Pound sterling l. value and imprisoned for refusing to pay the sum of 400 l. illeg 1572 dyed Jan 1655 having issue 7 sons 3 of whom were likewise members of Parliament and 4 daughters. blockquote In Ireland and Galway Eyre and his younger brother Edward were officers in the forces of the Parliament, Eyre rising to the rank of major . In 1649 the brothers arrived in Dublin as part an invasion force of 12,000 men led by Oliver Cromwell . They saw service mainly under the command of Edward Ludlow . Eyre is mentioned as one of the officers with Ludlow when he arrived at Galway in 1651. With the surrender of the town in April 1652 the war ended, and the brothers began securing much property seized from Irish Roman Catholic s, within the town and also in other parts of County Galway . Much land was made over to Cromwellian officers who were owed substantial pay arrears. Eyre s main landed estates were in the south east of the county, dispossing families such as Kelly, Madden, Horan, and Burke. In this area, known in Irish as S ol Anmchadha , Eyre created the town of Eyrecourt and his main residence. This would continue to be the home of generations of the family. The Restoration and after John and Edward Eyre were both returned as members of the Irish ... more details
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