Manufactured by Frank L. Fay and the Greenville Metal Products Company in 1911. http://www.google.com/patents/US987431 Stay-bolt for steam-boilers. US 987431 A -P. J. CONNORQ. STAY-BOLT FOR STEAM BOILERS. APPLICATION IILED D30. 29, 1908. 987,43 1 Patented Mar. 21 1911. 51mm vmmux A commas, wows fitter/wag THE NORRIS PETERS co., wnsnmarau, n. c are Bron. PATRICK J’….
On July 13, 1782, in one of the last incidents of the Revolutionary War, British soldiers and Indians attacked and burned Hannastown. Judge Robert Hanna’s wife, Elizabeth Kelly, and two of their daughters were taken prisoners by the Indians. The women were taken to Montreal, held for a time as their Indian captors debated their…
The 55th (Brown’s) Regiment Tennessee Infantry was organized in western Tennessee in 1861–62, with companies drawn largely from Gibson, Carroll, Benton, Henderson, and Madison counties. This annotated chronology follows the regiment from its early service at Island No. 10—where most of the unit was captured in April 1862—through its reorganization, later consolidation with the 46th…
My line of LeBlonds were French Huguenots and left France in the late 1600’s to escape persecution for their religious beliefs. 1440-1455 Guttenberg’s invention of moveable type enabled printing and distribution of Bible and other information to the masses, which enabled works of Martin Luther and other reformers to be circulated throughout Europe. ca. 1500…
Starting in 1896, the Huguenot Society of London published a number of volumes listing the baptisms, marriages, and deaths from the French Protestant Church at Threadneedle Street in Spitalfields, London, England. The series was called The registers of the French Church, Threadneedle Street, London. The editors were Eglise de Threadneedle Street (London, England); the Huguenot…
The following information is available thanks to Teresa Kelley: Stevensburg Baptist Church, founded October 23, 1833, in Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia. Tombstone Inscriptions The following tombstone inscriptions were made on 26 April 1997 and 10 May 1997. Only two stones could not be read: one because it was completely worn off; and the other because…
From Old Churches, Ministers, and Families of Virginia by Bishop Meade. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1857, Volume 2, pages 9-13. Article XLVI Antrim Parish, Halifax County When Halifax county was divided from Lunenburg, in 1752, it comprehended all that is now Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin, and Patrick. Antrim parish was coextensive with the county. At…
I visited this church on April 10, 2001. The church doesn’t have any old records on file. The Easton Public Library has microfilm copies of the church’s session minutes and birth, marriage, and death records. The original books are deposited in the home church in Philadelphia. Some Surnames From My Tree Who Were Members of…
Chanceford Presbyterian Church, established in 1751, is among the oldest congregations in York County, Pennsylvania. “Nestled in the scenic, rolling hills and farmland of Lower Chanceford Township, the building features some of the most beautiful stained glass windows and unique late 19th century architecture in the county.” (chancefordpc.org) My ancestor, John Fraser Farquhar, was the…
