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FOUR
CENTURIES OF THE SPRAGUE
FAMILY IN NORTH AMERICA FIRST SERVING THE BRITISH CROWN THROUGH THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS, AND LATER AS PATRIOTS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THIS FAMILY HAS GIVEN OF HER SON’S IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR COUNTRIES WARS AND CONFLICTS. UNTOLD NUMBERS HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY AND MANY PAID THE SUPREME PRICE IN DEFENDING OUR FREEDOM. LET NO MAN SAY THAT FREEDOM IS OF NO SIGNIFICANCE. THIS DOCUMENT IS A DRAFT PLEASE FORWARD
ANY CHANGES TO: DEATH ENDS A LIFE, BUT IT DOES NOT END
A RELATIONSHIP, WHICH LIVES ON IN THE SOUL OF THE SURVIVORS. FRANCIS
SPRAGUE Of
Duxbury, Mass 1. Francis Sprague came on the "good ship
Anne" which sailed From London England, and arrived at Plymouth, July
1623. He was one of those "passengers" who, Morton writes,
"seeing the low and poor conditions of those that were before them, were
much daunted and dismayed, and according to their divers humors, were diversely
affected. Some wished themselves in England again; others; fell to weeping,
fancying their own misery in what they saw in others; some pitying the distress
they saw their friends had long been in, and still were under. In a word all
were full of sadness; only some of their old friends rejoiced to see them, and
it was no worse with them, for they could not expect it should be
better, and now hoped they should enjoy better days together. And truly it was no marvel they should be
thus affected, for they were in a low condition, both in respect of food and
clothing at that time." Governor Bradford, in allusion to the passengers
who came in the Anne and the James, says: "The best dish we could present
them with, is a lobster, or a piece of fish, without bread, or any thing else
but a cup of fair spring water; and the long continuance of this diet, with our
labors abroad, has somewhat abated the freshness of our complexion; but God
gives us health" (New England's Memorial, Davis' edition, p. 102, and
Young Chronicles of the Pilgrims, p. 353.) He married in England, Lydia ___ (Gen.
Dict. R.I. 69), who with their daughter came with him. 1623, autumn, He
shared in the division of lands with those who came in the Anne. 1627, at the
division of cattle he gives the names of his children as Ann and Mary. 1627, July. Signed
an agreement with William Bradford and others pertaining to the carrying on of
the fur trade. (Gen. Gleanings from England, 1901.) 1632-3, Jan 2. Was
taxed at Plymouth, being assessed for 18 shillings. 1632, About this
date he settled in N.E. part of Duxbury, near the Nook, so called.. 1637. June 17,
Admitted Freeman of the Colony. 1637. Licensed to
sell spirituous liquors. 1640. Owned land on
North River. 1644. April 1,
Deeded to his son-in-law William Lawrence 50 Acres on South River. 1645. was one of the
original proprietors of Bridgewater, but he nor any of his family came to
reside there says Mitchell. He was one of the original purchasers of Dartmouth. 1659. Oct 26. Deeded
to his son-in-law Ralph Earle of Rhode Island. 1666. Was an Inn
Holder up to this date and owned considerable property. Mr. Sprague did not adhere strictly to the
enactments of the civil code of the Puritan Fathers and was several times
brought before the Court for what they considered departures from the
principles of the Puritans, but considered from the present standards of
estimating the character of men; he must have been a person of worth and
respectability. We know that he was the head of a most honorable and respected
family of descendants. Further mention is made of him in "The Pilgrim
Republic," 1888, Goodwin, pp. 362, 596. 1669. His son John
succeeded to his business of "keeping an Ordinary" or tavern, where
spirituous liquors were sold, and it is presumed that his death occurred
shortly before. 1662. The Court
admonished good wife Tubbs (his daughter Mercy) for "mixed dancing";
she left her husband and in 1668 the court granted him a divorce. They had a
son, William Tubbs, Jr. who married in 1691 to Judith the widow of Isaac Baker.
(Ref., Savage's Gen. Dict; Sprague Memorial 1847, Soule.) No records seem to
exist presenting the reasons or circumstances which might have prompted Francis
Sprague and his family to leave England and embark upon what was to be a new
and often perilous life in the colonies.
It can however be surmised that those reasons were not purely religious,
as were those of many of the others who had chosen to become part of the
colonial endeavor in New England. This
is made evident by a number of subsequent factors. One indication is the fact
that Francis Sprague, rather than having been designated as one of the Saints
or true Puritans by George F. Wilson in his book SAINTS AND STRANGERS, publish
1945 by Reynal and Hitchcock of New York, was instead designated as having been
among the so-called “Strangers”. These
“Strangers” were those who were part of the colony but who did not strictly
adhere to the Puritan religious principles.
For even though he had immigrated and settled with the Puritan or
Pilgrim Company at Plymouth Colony, Soule’s descriptive narrative of him in
Sprague Memorial makes the following descriptive notation regarding him: “It appears that grave and sober though he
was, he did not wholly escape the displeasure of the scrupulous magistrates of
those days. The Court records disclose the fact that he was several times
brought before them for what they considered departures from the strict line of
duty. A fair interpretation, however, of the evidence, drawn from the Old Colony
Records, warrants the conclusion that Francis (Sprague) was a person of ardent
temperament and of great independence of mind; in short, that his sympathies
with the principles of the Puritan Fathers did not go the length of
Passive acquiescence in all the enactments of their civil code. We know that he was the head of a most
honorable and respected family of descendants." Regardless of their reasons for having
done so, Francis Sprague, his wife and daughter left England in early 1623 and
arrived at Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts on or about July 10 of that same
year, and all three were later designated as having been among the 189 settlers
who were to be acknowledged as the “Founding Fathers of America”. In the fall of 1623, Francis Sprague and
his family participated in a harvest feast that also turned into a celebration
of the marriage of Governor William Bradford to Alice Southworth. This feast, which was attended by local
Indian chief Massasoit and 120 of his people, was the occasion that has since
become noted as the first Thanksgiving. Shortly after arriving at Plymouth
Colony, Francis Sprague took part in a division of land among the passengers of
the ship ANNE in which he was granted a plot of land that may he been about 100
acres or more. On November 5, 1623, Francis Sprague took
part in what may well have been one of the first “volunteer” fire fighting
efforts to have taken place in New England.
On the evening a fire broke out in one of the settlement houses that
soon spread to and destroyed two or three other houses and threatened to engulf
the storehouse where the settlement’s winter food supply was being kept. Governor Bradford organized the fire
fighting effort and the food stores were saved. It was later discovered that the
fire had resulted from a deliberate act of arson. Sometime around May or June of 1627 Francis Sprague obtained a
number of head of cattle in a division of livestock among the colonists. In July of that same hear, he entered into
an agreement with Governor Bradford regarding the fur trade and was thus well
on his way to becoming one of the more well to do and respected citizens of
Plymouth Colony. On January 2, 1632 he was taxed 18
shillings on his land and holding at Plymouth.
Shortly after this, apparently seeking larger and more fertile fields,
he and his family moved to the northeast area of what was then known as the
“Duxburrow Side” of the bay north of Plymouth Colony. This area has since become the city of Duxbury, Massachusetts. At Duxburrow they settled on a large
grant of land adjoining that of Elder William Brewster, not far from the town
meeting house. This land, near what was
known as the “Nook”, lay along a bay with good meadows, salt marshes and a
creek that is still known as Sprague’s Creek. On June 17, 1637 Francis Sprague was
admitted as a Freeman of the Massachusetts Colony. Such status, given only to male members of the colony, required
the passing of a rigorous examination of the individual’s religious views and
moral character. There is some
indication that may have required formal membership in the church. And finally, it required that the applicant
own property valued at no less than 20 pounds, though this later requirement
was not strictly enforced. That same year
he was granted a license to sell liquor in New England and on October 1, 1637
he established what has since been recognized as having been on of the first
taverns and inns to operate in New England. At least four other such establishments
are known to have existed in the region about this same time, some perhaps
before that of Francis Sprague. James
Cole operated a tavern just above Plymouth, and others in the area were either
owned or operated by Constant Southworth, Assistant Governor of the colony
William Collier and by Isaac Robinson. All of these establishments faced the
same problems, problems which appear to have been purposely directed toward
them by the religious minded, colonial authorities. There were officials
appointed for the sole purpose of following patrons into such taverns and then
monitoring their intake of liquor, individuals who had the authority to force
the tavern operator to stop serving any individual or group of persons if, in
that official’s mind, such persons were beyond what they felt to be the “legal”
limits of intoxication. The officials
have often been noted as having made extreme nuisances of themselves. In addition, no tobacco could be used in the
taverns, no card playing was tolerated nor was dice gaming. Beyond that, official approval and
permission to operate a tavern that serves liquor was usually granted only to
the most respectable persons, and such approval was seldom given to anyone
known to drink to intoxication. Tavern
owners were also held responsible for the sobriety of their patrons and could b
brought to account equally for the actions of any of their patrons who, when
intoxicated, caused some problem. That Francis Sprague was of such
independence of mind as to balk at such official interference with the process
of free trade is indicated by the fact that within next year his liquor license
was suspended for his “…drinking overmuch and toleration too much jollity” and was admonished for
purposely and knowing serving guest beyond the legal limit. That suspension was lifted through by the
end of 1638. Sometime around this same period of time
Francis Sprague became a member of the Duxbury Militia under the leadership of
Captain Myles Standish. In 1640 he obtained more land near
Duxbury, along the North River. On
April 1, 1644 he deeded a 50 acre tract of land along the South River to
William Lawrence, husband of his daughter Mary. This may well have been a wedding present. In 1645 Francis Sprague became one of the
original proprietors of Bridgewater, Massachusetts and also co-purchased, with
the Earle family, a large amount of land at the present site of Dartmouth, in
what is presently Rhode Island apparently as the first stage toward the
establishment of a settlement at that location. The site was subsequently settled in 1650 and became incorporated
as the town of Dartmouth in 1664. In 1648 and again in 1657 he served as
Surveyor of Highways for the area and in 1649 he served as Constable of
Duxbury. On October 26, 1659 he deeded land to his
son-in-law Ralph Earle of Rhode Island.
This land, given on the occasion of the marriage of Ralph Earle to
Dorcas Sprague, daughter of Francis Sprague and Anne ___ (?), was apparently a
wedding present and had been some of the land purchased at Dartmouth,
considering that the newlyweds almost immediately settled at Dartmouth, Rhode
Island after their marriage. Several
months after this, in 1660, Francis Sprague’s wife Anne ___(?) died in Duxbury. On June 5, 1666 Francis Sprague’s liquor
license was again suspended because of a brawling incident in his tavern. This
suspension was also temporary, being lifted a short time later. On October 29, 1669 Francis Sprague’s son
John entered into co-proprietorship of the family tavern. This may have taken place because of
advancing age of the founder of this family line in America. Following both their deaths in 1676, this
inn was owned and operated by John Sprague’s son William, who later passed it
on to his son Jethro. Its fate after
that time is presently unknown. Francis Sprague is reported to have died
in 1676, sometime after March of that year and after the death of his son
John. He is reported as having been one
of the 10 wealthiest men in New England at the time of his death. Children of (101) Francis and
Lydia Sprague 201. Ann. 202. Mary. One of
these married Robert Lawrence. 203. Mercy. Married
on Nov 9, 1637, to William Tubbs. On
Mar 2, 1651/1652 Mercy Tubbs was warned to appear “to answer for mixed dancing
for which she was cleared by admonition”.
On Oct 3, 1663, she was fined 50 shillings as was Joseph Rogers for
“obscene & lascivious behavior each with the other.” Rogers lost his status as Lt. at the time
but the court reestablished it on Jun 6, 1164.
On Jun 8, 1664, William was allowed to “disown all debts that she
(Mercy) shall make”. On Jun 3, 11668,
the court wrote to Mercy in Rhode Island to inform her that if she didn’t
return to her husband before the first Tuesday in July, then William would be
divorced from her. One Joseph Rogers in June, 1663, was
ordered to remove his dwelling from Manassakeesett, because he had been keeping
company with Mercy Sprague Tubbs “in a manner as have given cause at least to
suspect that there hath been lascivious acts committed by them”. Rogers was threatened with severe whipping
if he were found near Mercy or the Tubbs’ house again. William was ordered not to allow Rogers to
come to his house. AA Joseph Rogers
(1607-1678) was a Mayflower passenger, died Eastham, Jan 1678. He was a freeman, 1633, and ran the ferry
over the Jones River. Joseph has a son,
Joseph, Jr., who was killed 1660. No knowledge if this is the Joseph with whom
Mercy Sprague Tubbs is accused of consorting.
Joseph, Sr., was a son of Thomas who died soon after landing. 204. John. Married in 1655 to Ruth Basset, born
1634, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Tilden) Basset. They resided for a
time in Marshfield, as the birth of their daughter Ruth is recorded there. This John, more likely than John son of
William, was a Counselor of Sir Edmund Andros, mentioned in Hutch. i, 354. He
was slain in Pierce's fierce fight at Pawtucket in Philip's war, March 26,
1676. His estate was appraised in 1676 and was sworn to by the widow Ruth Sprague.
She afterwards married ___Thomas. (Plymouth Co. Mass.,
Probate.) The son of Francis
and Anne Sprague, John was born about 1637, probably in Duxbury,
Massachusetts. In 1655 he married Ruth
Basset whose father, William Basset (born about 1590 in England) had arrived in
America in 1621 aboard the ship FORTUNE (Thomas Barton, Master). John Sprague and his wife Ruth Basset
lived in Marshfield, Massachusetts for a number of years before settling at
Duxbury around 1668. Shortly after
their arrival in Duxbury, he became co-proprietor of his father’s tavern in
Duxbury and remained such until his death. John Sprague apparently inherited his
father’s ardent temperament. Described
as a “…spark off the old
flint”. He is known to have spent several hours in the stocks on at least one
occasion for “…highly misdemeaning himself in the house of James Cole of
Plymouth near unto or on the evening before the Sabbath Day, in drinking,
gaming and uncivil reveling, to the dishonor of God and the offense of the
government, by his gaming and the bringing of his mare uncivil into the parlor
of James Cole, aforesaid.” It is believed that he was the John
Sprague who was a counselor to Sir Edmund Andros, rather that the John Sprague
who was the son of William Sprague.
John Sprague was killed in the massacre of Captain Michael Pierce’s
Company of English Militia during the King Philip’s War when, on March 26,
1676, that company of 65 men (supplemented by about 20 friendly Indians)
engaged a superior force of hostiles near the Pawtucket River in Rhode Island,
about 5 miles north of Providence. According to Douglas Edward Leach in his
history of that war entitled FLINTLOCK AND TOMAHAWK – NEW ENGLAND IN THE KING
PHILIP’S WAR, Captain Pierce, having determined that there was a band of
hostile Indian located near the Pawtucket River, had prepared his men for
battle and had sent a messenger into the nearby town of Providence requesting
reinforcements before attacking. For some reason this messenger, arriving
at the time of public worship, chose to wait until after the service had
concluded before delivering Captain Pierce’s request. When the situation was made know, Captain Andrew Edmunds of the
Providence Militia immediately set out with a group of armed men in order to
join force with Pierce’s company. Meanwhile, the Plymouth Militia group had
unwittingly engaged and become surrounded by an extremely large force of
hostile Narrangansett Indians and was overwhelmed. By the time Edmunds and his men arrived, it was too late. The fact that some 42 of the 55 colonists
killed that day were buried at the site of the battle, including that of John
Sprague of Duxbury, indicates that there were some survivors, or it may
indicate that there were bodies which may not have been recovered. 205. Dorcas, married
Oct 26, 1659, Ralph Earle, son of Ralph and Joan___ and settled in Dartmouth.
(Earle Gen. p. 21.)
Children of (204) John and Ruth
(Basset) Sprague 301. Lieut. John, of Lebanon, Conn., born about 1656 in
Duxbury, Mass.; died March 6, 1727-8, married (1) Lydia ___, who died July 18,
1725. He married (2) March 21, 1726-7, Lois Abel, who survived him. (Lebanon's
Old Rec., p. 278.) "John Sprague of Duxbery In ye
County ** of New Plymouth, Weaver, being Grandson of Frances Sprague Deed &
eldest son of & heir to John Sprague also Deceased both formerly of ye
above sd town County * Jurisdiction having by Lineal Decent a Real Right ** to
One half of a purchase of Land Lying In ** Dartmouth ** now in the * occupation
of my Uncle Ralf Earle." grantor to "John Earle if sd Dartmouth * all
my Real and Right title interest & property In & to the half share of
Land having full power & Lawful Authority to Dispose of ye same ** by
virtue of Decent from Francis Sprague aforesd the original purchaser &
proprietor * Eleventh day of October Anno Domi 1686. John
Sprague Lydia
Sprague (Bristol Co., Mass.,
Deeds xxxi. 156) He was Constable of Duxbury in 1692, and
held other public trusts there at various times from 1684 to 1701. He was one
of the conspicuous members of the Church of Duxbury. 1702-3. Jan 8. John
Sprague, "Mainer" and Lydia his wife, of Duxbury, deeded 40 acres of
upland with dwelling house and bard standing thereon in Duxbury for 124 pounds
to Israel Sylvester of Scitauate. (Plymouth Co. Deeds, v. 103) His last deed in
Duxbury was given Jan 28, 1702-3. 1703. He removed to
Lebanon, Conn., probably in the spring of this year and became the owner of
much land there. 1705, 1710, 1714,
Selectman, Lebanon. 1706. May and Oct.;
1708, May and Oct.; 1709, May and Oct.; 1711, 1713, in May; 1714,
1716, 1718, in Oct; 1719, May and Oct.: 1720, May. Representative from Lebanon
to General Court. 1706. He bore the
title of Ensign; and of Lieut. from 1710 to 1720. 1712-3. Jan 8. He
deeded to son Benjamin Sprague, land in Lebanon. 1713-4. Jan 19. He
deeded to son John Sprague, 120 acres of land. 1714. Sept 21. He
deeded to George Way Jr., of Lyme, 100 acres of land. 1715-6. Jan 18. He
deeded to son Samuel Sprague 120 acres of land. (See Lebanon deeds.
ii. 372, 426, 460, 515.) 1718. July 14. John
Sprague, Sr., and John Sprague, Jr., agree to liberate Jack, an Indian slave
bought by them, when he has served faithfully 12 years, and give him a colt
which they agree to keep free of charge until Jack sees fit to dispose of him.
They also give him a ewe sheep, which they agree to keep and her increase for
two years. (Ibid. iii, 95) 1726. July 6. Will
mentions beloved wife, Mrs. Lois Sprague, granddaughter, Mary Way, and son
Ephraim Sprague. (Windham Co. Probate, i, 246.) 302.
William. 303.
Ruth, born Feb 12, 1659-0; married Aug 12, 1680, to Elizer Smith of Dartmouth. 304.
Eliza. 305.
Desire, born about 1665; married Nov 24, 1696, to John Gifford of Sandwich,
Mass. 306.
Samuel. Born about 1670. 307.
Doreas, married Jan 10, 1710, to Joseph Hatch of Falmouth. (2)Ruth Basset, b. 1634 (1)William Basset. (13)Ruth Basset b. 1634, (12)Elizabeth Tilden b. 1603, (11)
Nathaniel Tilden b. 1583, (10)Thomas Tilden b. 1546, (9) Richard (Tylden)
Tilden b. 1520, (8) Richard John Tiyden b. 1475, (7) Robert Tylden b. 1440,
(6)John Tylden b. 1406, (5)Thomas (or John) Tylden b. 1378, (4)Thomas Tylden b.
1350, (3)Thomas De Tydenne b. 1288, (2)Henri De Tydenne b. 1260, (1)Henri De Teldene b. 1235. (11)Ruth Basset b. 1634, (10)Elizabeth Tilden b. 1603, (9)
Nathaniel Tilden b. 1583, (8)Thomas Tilden b. 1546, (7) Richard (Tylden) Tilden
b. 1520, (6) Richard John Tiyden b. 1475, (5) Robert Tylden b. 1440, (6)John
Tylden b. 1406, (4)Thomas (or John) Tylden b. 1378, (3)Thomas Tylden b. 1350,
(2) Isolde Reve b. 1329, (1)John
Reve b. 1294. (9)Ruth Basset b. 1634, (8)Elizabeth Tilden b. 1603, (7)
Nathaniel Tilden b. 1583, (6)Thomas Tilden b. 1546, (5) Richard (Tylden) Tilden
b. 1520, (4) Richard John Tiyden b. 1475, (3) Robert Tylden b. 1440, (2John
Tylden b. 1406, (1)Jan Johanna Telden b.
abt. 1383. (4)Ruth Basset b. 1634, (3)Elizabeth
Tilden b. 1603, (2) Nathaniel Tilden b. 1583, (1)Alice Bigge b. 1548. (6)Ruth Basset b. 1634, (5)Elizabeth Tilden b. 1603, (4)
Nathaniel Tilden b. 1583, (3)Thomas Tilden b. 1546, (2)Richard (Tylden) Tilden
b. 1520, (1) Joan Unknown, b. abt. 1482. (5)Ruth Basset b. 1634, (4)Elizabeth Tilden b. 1603, (3)
Nathaniel Tilden b. 1583, (2)Thomas Tilden b. 1546, (1)Elizabeth Glover b. 1515.
Children of (301) Lieut. John and
Lydia Sprague 401.
Ephraim, born March 15, 1684-5. 402. Benjamin, of Lebanon, Conn., born July 15,
1686, in Duxbury, Mass.; died 1754,Lebanon; married (1) Dec 29, 1707,in Lebanon
to Mary Woodworth, born 1683, who died July 10, 1725 in her 43rd year. He
married (2) Jan 26, 1726 in Stonington, Conn., to Mrs. Prudence Denison, widow
of Joseph Denison and daughter of Dr. Joseph Minor. She died in Stonington on
May 18,1726, age 38 years. (Lebanon Insc.) He married (3) Abigail (Hodge)
Tisdale, widow of Elkannah Tisdale of Taunton, Mass.' who died leaving two
children, vis: Elkanah and Elijah Tisdale. (Lebanon's Old Rec., 275.) In his Will dated
Jan 28, 1747-8 (probated July 8, 1754), he says he has given a farm to his
eldest son John; to his son Elikim he has given a farm and built him a house:
to his daughter Mary, and after her death to her two children, sufficient to
make Mary's portion; to his son William the value of three hundred and
twenty-four pounds; to his daughter Jerusha one hundred pounds; to his son
Phineas the little house and barn across the way and all the land which adjoins
it; to his son Benjamin two hundred and fifty pounds; to his four daughters by
his present wife, vis: Abigail, Lydia, Ester and Mary, to each one hundred
pounds: to his three youngest sons by his present wife, viz: Sillas, Elkanah
and Minor, an equal division of the residue. (Windham Probate iv, 438) 403.
Samuel. 404.
John, born about 1690. 405.
Lydia, married July 19, 1713, to George Way Jr. of Lebanon. 406.
Irene, married Jul 9, 1723 to Aaron Fish born 1693,the son of Samuel and Sarah.
(History of Stonington.) 407.
Ruth September 5, 1704; married Nov 12, 1724 to Clodus Dill. Children of (402) Benjamin and
Mary (Woodworth) Sprague 501.
John, born September 5, 1709. 502.
Elikim, born October 10, 1711. 503.
Mary, born March 5, 1713-4; died before 1754; married Igntius Barker. 504.
William, born September 29, 1715. 505. Phineas, resident of Lebanon, Conn., farmer,
born September 5, 1717; died in 1772; married between 1751-52 to Sarah Dyer b.
Sep 30, 1733 in Coventry, Tolland, Ct. she d. in 1775. 506.
Jerusha, born October 20, 1720. 507.
Benjamin, born June 5, 1725; married Abigail Tredway of Bozrah, Conn. on May
29, 1748. Probably moved to Vermont or Old Hampshire Co., Mass. (3) Mary Woodworth b.1683, (2) Benjamin
Woodworth b. 1649 (1)Walter Woodworth,
b. 1619. (3) Mary Woodworth, (2) Benjamin
Woodworth, Deborah Damon,b. 1642. (2) Mary Woodworth, (1) Deborah (Perhaps Benjamin). Children of (402) Benjamin and
(3rd wife) Abigail (Hodge) (Tisdale) Sprague 508.
Silas, born Jan 30, 1727-8. 509.
Abigail, born Nov 23, 1729; married September 19, 1751 to Benjamin Smith. 510.
Elkanah, born Jan 25, 1732-3. 511.
Minor, born March 5, 1734-5. 512.
Lydia, born March 20, 1736-7; married Nov 16, 1761 to James Cooper. 513.
Ester, born March 3, 1738-9; married June 2, 1763 to Abner Gardner. 514.
Mary, born September 10, 1740; married June 19, 1762 to Daniel Loomis and moved
to Coventry. Children of (505) Phineas and Sarah
(Dyer) Sprague Children
born in Lebanon, Conn. 601.
Phineas, He was baptized on Aug 23,1752. He served in the American Revolution
enlisting in Captain James Clark's Company, May 13, 1775; discharged Dec 18,
1775; enlisted again, Apr 1, 1777, for three years, in Captain Brigham's
Company, "Continental Line"; reported as "missing in action on
Oct 4, 1777." The British hoping to catch General Washington led an
expedition from New York to Philadelphia, the capital. Philadelphia was
captured in September overcoming Washington at the battle of Brandywine and
inflicting a further defeat on the
Americans at Germantown, Pennsylvania on October 4, 1777. Thus the Sprague
family gives again one of her sons so that others might live. He left two young
daughters Mary and Sarah Sprague. 602. Beriah, baptized August 11, 1754, in Lebanon,
Conn. He died in about 1805, probably at Auburn, New York; married Elizabeth
Bliss. Her father was Samuel Bliss Jr.
b. 1731, and her mother was Elizabeth Pineo b. 1738. The Massachusetts Committee of Public Safety called for an army
of 30,000 men. Groups of militia from all over New England marched toward
Boston. General Gage found himself besieged.
Beriah marched from Lebanon for the Relief of Boston and Lexington with
his older brother Phineas in Captain James Clark's Company, on May 7,
1775. On May 13, 1775 his younger
brother Dyre enlisted into the same Company. The three brothers would serve
together through the Battle of Bunker
Hill until December 18,1775 when they were discharged. He was a taxpayer and
grand juror in Whitingham, Vermont, in 1781. Later he moved to Hartford, New
York, where some of his children were born. (Conn. Men in the Revolution) 603.
Dyre, also spelled Dyah, Diah and Dyer. He was born in or near Lebanon, Conn.,
He enlisted in Conn., in Captain Clark's Company, May 13, 1775; discharged Dec
18, 1775. On May 25,1787, he bought of William Bunson, land in Washington,
Berkshire Co., Mass., where he settled. On July 6, 1810, he sold two tracts of
land in Washington. 604.
Sarah, died before March 3, 1783. 605.
Mary, married Simeon Jones. 606.
Deborah. (7)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (6)Henry Dyer
b.1693, (5)Henry Dyer, b. 1676 (4)Samuel Dyer, b. 1635 (3)William Dyer, b. 1609
(2)William, b. 1580 (1)John Dyer b.
1650. (6)Sarah Dyer b. 1733, (5)Henry Dyer b.
1693, (4)Henry Dyer b. 1676, (3)Samuel Dyer b. 1635 (2)William Dyer b 1609,
William Dyer b. 1580 (1)Jane Ermley b.
1560. (9)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (8)Henry Dyer, b. 1693 (7)Henry Dyer, b.
1676 (6)Samuel Dyer, b. 1635 (5) Mary
Barrett b. 1610 (4)Thomas Barrett b.
1593, (3)Christopher Barrett b. 1562, (2)William Barrett b. 1522, (1)William Barrett b. 1496. (6)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733, (5)Henry Dyer, b. 1693 (4)Henry Dyer, b.
1676 (3)Samuel Dyer, b. 1635 (2) Mary
Barrett b. 1610, (1)Margaret Huntington
b. 1593. (8)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (7)Henry Dyer, b. 1693 (6)Henry Dyer, b.
1676 (5)Samuel Dyer, b. 1635 (4) Mary
Barrett b. 1610 (3)Thomas Barrett b.
1593, (2)Elizabeth Clark b. 1564, (1)Allen
Clark b. 1538. (8)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (7)Henry Dyer, b. 1693 (6)Henry Dyer, b.
1676 (5)Samuel Dyer, b. 1635 (4) Mary
Barrett b. 1610, (3)Thomas Barrett
b. 1593, (2)Christopher Barrett b. 1562, (1)Margaret
Wingfielde b. 1530. (10)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (9)Henry Dyer, b. 1693 (8)Henry Dyer, b. 1676 (7)Samuel Dyer, b. 1635 (6) Mary Barrett b.
1610 (5)Thomas Barrett b. 1593,
(4)Christopher Barrett b. 1562, (3)William Barrett b. 1522, (2)Margaret Love b.
1500, (1)Richard Love b. 1473. (2)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (1)Mary
Royce (6)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (5)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (4)Mary Rice b.
1675, (3)Matthew Rice b. 1630-32, (2)Edmond Rice, b. 1594, (1)Henry Rice, b. 1555. (7)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (6)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (5)Mary Rice, b.
1675 (4)Matthew Rice b. 1630-32, (3)Edmond Rice, b. 1594, (2)Margaret Baker, b.
1566, (1)Thomas Baker b. 1530. (7)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (6)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (5)Mary Rice, b.
1675 (4)Matthew Rice, b. 1630-32 (3)Edmond Rice, b. 1594, (2)Margaret Baker, b.
1566, (1)Agnes Goldhop b. 1531. (4))Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (3)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (2)Mary Rice, b.
1675 (1)Martha Lamson, b. 1633. (5)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (4)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (3)Mary Rice, b.
1675 (2)Matthew Rice, b. 1630-32 (1)Thomasine
Frost, b. 1600. (7)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (6)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (5)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (4)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643. (3)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613. (2)William Hutchinson, b. 1586 (1)Edward Hutchinson, b. (6)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (5)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (4)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (3)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (2)Katherine Hamby, (1)Robert
Hamby. (6)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (5)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (4)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (3)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (2)Katherine Hamby, (1)Elizabeth
Arnold. (11)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (10)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (9)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (8)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (7)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613 (6)Anne Marbury, b. 1591 (5)Francis
Marbury, b. 1555 (4)William Marbury, b. 1524 (3)Robert Marbury, b. 1490
(2)William Marbury, b. 1446 (1)John Marbury b. 142? (11)Sarah Dyer, (10)Henry Dyer Jr., b.
1693 (9)Henry Dyer Sr., b. 1676 (8)Anne
Hutchinson, b. 1643 (7)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613 (6)Anne Marbury, b. 1591 (5)Francis Marbury, b. 1555 (4)William Marbury, b. 1524 (3)Robert Marbury, b. 1490 (2)William Marbury, b. 1446 (1) Eleanor ___. (15)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (14)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (13)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (12)Anne Hutchinson,
(11)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(10)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(9)Francis Marbury, b. 1555 (8)William Marbury, b. 1524 (7)Robert
Marbury, b. 1490 (6)Anne Blount, b.
1453 (5)Thomas Blount, b. 1414 (4) Thomas Blount, 1390 (3)Walter Blount, b.
1350 (2)Sir John De Blount b. 1298 (1)
Walter Blount b. 1270. (13)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (12)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (11)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (10)Anne Hutchinson,
(9)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(8)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(7)Francis Marbury, b. 1555 (6)William Marbury, b. 1524 (5)Robert
Marbury, b. 1490 (4)Anne Blount, b.
1453 (3)Thomas Blount, b. 1414 (2) Thomas Blount, 1390 (1) Sancha DeAyala 1360. (12)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (11)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (10)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (9)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (8)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(7)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(6)Francis Marbury, b. 1555
(5)William Marbury, b. 1524
(4)Robert Marbury, b. 1490 (3)Anne Blount, b. 1453 (2)Thomas Blount, b. 1414 (1)Helena Byron. (12)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (11)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (10)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (9)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (8)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(7)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(6)Francis Marbury, b. 1555
(5)William Marbury, b. 1524
(4)Robert Marbury, b. 1490 (3)Anne Blount, b. 1453 (2)Thomas Blount, b. 1414 (1) Margaret Gresley 1393. (11)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (10)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (9)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (8)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (7)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(6)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(5)Francis Marbury, b. 1555 (4)William Marbury, b. 1524 (3)Robert Marbury, b. 1490 (2)Anne Blount, b. 1453 (1)Agnes
Hawley b. 1432. (9)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (8)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (7)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (6)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (5)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(4)Anne Marbury, (3)Francis Marbury, b. 1555 (2)William Marbury, b. 1524
(1)Katherine Williamson b. 1494. (9)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (8)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (7)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (6)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (5)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(4)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(3)Francis Marbury, b. 1555 (2)
Agnes Lenton, b. 1528 (1)John Lenton. (9)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (8)Henry Dyer J
r., b. 1693 (7)Henry Dyer Sr., b. 1676
(6)Anne Hutchinson, b. 1643 (5)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613 (4)Anne Marbury, b. 1591 (3)Bridget Dryden,
b. 1565 (2)John Dryden, b.1525 (1)David
Dryden. (10)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (9)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (8)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (7)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (6)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(5)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(4)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565
(3)John Dryden, b. 1525 (2) Isabel Nicholson, (1)William of Staffle Hill Nicholson. (111)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (10)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (9)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (8)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (7)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(6)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(5)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565
(4)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529 (3)John Cope, b.1498 (2)William Cope, (1)Alexander Cope. (12)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (11)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (10)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (9)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (8)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(7)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(6)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565
(5)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529
(4)John Cope, b.1498 (3) Jane
Spencer, (2)John Spencer II, (1)John Spencer. (15)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (14)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (13)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (12)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (11)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(10)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(9)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565 (8)Elizabeth
Cope, b. 1529 (7)Bridget Raleigh, b.
1506 (6)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465
(5)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441
(4)William Raleigh, b. 1420 (3)John Raleigh, 1382 (2) Thomas Raleigh, b. 1330 (1)
John Raleigh b. 1310. (10)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (9)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (8)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (7)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (6)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(5)Anne Marbury, b. 1591 (4)Bridget
Dryden, b. 1565 (3)Elizabeth Cope, b.
1529 (2)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (1)
Anne Chamberlayne b. 1475. (13)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (12)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (11)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (10)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (9)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(8)Anne Marbury, b. 1591 (7)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565 (6)Elizabeth Cope,
b. 1529 (5)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (4)Edward
Raleigh, b. 1465 (3)Edward Raleigh II,
b. 1441 (2)Margaret Verney, (1)Ralph
Verney. (14)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (13)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (12)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (11)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (10)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(9)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(8)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565
(7)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529 (6)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (5)Edward
Raleigh, b. 1465 (4)Edward Raleigh II,
b. 1441 (3)Elizabeth Greene, (2)Thomas Greene II, b. 1400 (1)Thomas Greene b. 1369. (15)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (14)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (13)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (12)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (11)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(10)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(9)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565
(8)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529 (7)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (6)Edward
Raleigh, b. 1465 (5)Edward Raleigh II,
b. 1441 (4)Elizabeth Greene, (3)Thomas Greene II, b. 1400 (2)Mary Talbot 1383,
Richard Talbot 1361, (1)Gilbert Talbot
b. 1332. (16)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (15)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (14)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (13)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (12)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(11)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(10)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565 (9)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529 (8)Bridget
Raleigh, b. 1506 (7)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465
(6)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441 (5)William Raleigh, (4)Elizabeth Greene,
(3)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393
(2)Robert de Ferrers, b. 1358 (1)John
deferrers b. 1333. (15)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (14)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (13)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (12)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (11)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(10)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(9)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565 (8)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529 (7)Bridget
Raleigh, b. 1506 (6)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465
(5)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441 (4)Elizabeth Greene, (3)Philippa de
Ferrers, b. 1393 (2)Robert de Ferrers,
b. 1358 (1)Elizabeth de Stafford. (16)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (15)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (14)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (13)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (12)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(11)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(10)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565
(9)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529 (8)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (7)Edward
Raleigh, b. 1465 (6)Edward Raleigh II,
b. 1441 (5)Elizabeth Greene, (4)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393 (3)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366 (2)Edward
le Despenser II, b. 1335 (1)Edward le
Despenser. (16)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (15)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (14)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (13)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (12)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(11)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(10)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565
(9)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529 (8)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (7)Edward
Raleigh, b. 1465 (6)Edward Raleigh II,
b. 1441 (5)Elizabeth Greene, (4)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393 (3)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366 (2)Edward le Despenser II, b. 1335 (1)Anne de Ferrers b. 1268. (18)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (17)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (16)Henry Dyer
Sr., (15)Anne Hutchinson, b. 1643 (14)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613 (13)Anne Marbury, b. 1591 (12)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565 (11)Elizabeth Cope, (10)Bridget Raleigh, b.
1506 (9)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465
(8)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441
(7)Elizabeth Greene, (6)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393 (5)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366
(4)Elizabeth de Burghersh, b. 1342 (3)Bartholomew de Burghersh II,
(2)Bartholomew de Burghersh, (1)Robert
de Burghersh. (18)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (17)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (16)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (15)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (14)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(13)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(12)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565
(11)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529 (10)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (9)Edward
Raleigh, b. 1465 (8)Edward Raleigh II,
b. 1441 (7)Elizabeth Greene,
(6)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393
(5)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366 (4)Elizabeth de Burghersh,
(3)Bartholomew de Burghersh II, (2)Bartholomew de Burghersh, (1)Maud de Badlesmere. (19)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (18)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (17)Henry Dyer Sr.,
b. 1676 (16)Anne Hutchinson, b. 1643
(15)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(14)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(13)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565 (12)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529 (11)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (10)Edward
Raleigh, b. 1465 (9)Edward Raleigh II,
b. 1441 (8)Elizabeth Greene,
(7)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393
(6)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366 (5)Elizabeth de Burghersh,
(4)Bartholomew de Burghersh II, (3)Elizabeth de Verdon, b. 1306 (2)Theobald de Verdon II,
b. 1278 (1)Theobold de Verdon. (20)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (19)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (18)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (17)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 Raleigh, b. 1506 (11)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465 (10)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441
(9)Elizabeth Greene, (8)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393 (7)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366
(6)Elizabeth de Burghersh, (5)Bartholomew de Burghersh II, (4)Elizabeth de Verdon, (3)Maud de Mortimer, b. 1286
(2)Edmund de Mortimer, b. 1252 (1)Roger
de Mortimer b. 1231. (20)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (19)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (18)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (17)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (16)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(15)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(14)Bridget Dryden, (13)Elizabeth Cope, (12)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506
(11)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465 (10)Edward
Raleigh II, b. 1441 (9)Elizabeth
Greene, (8)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393 (7)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366
(6)Elizabeth de Burghersh, (5)Bartholomew de Burghersh II, (4)Elizabeth de Verdon, (3)Maud de Mortimer, (2)Edmund de
Mortimer, (1)Maud de Braiose b. 1226. (21)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (20)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (19)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (18)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (17)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(16)Anne Marbury, b. 1591 (15)Bridget
Dryden, (14)Elizabeth Cope, (13)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (12)Edward Raleigh, b.
1465 (11)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441
(10)Elizabeth Greene, (9)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393 (8)Margaret le Despenser,
b. 1366 (7)Elizabeth de Burghersh, (6)Bartholomew de Burghersh II, (5)Elizabeth de Verdon, (4)Maud de Mortimer,b. 1286
(3)Margaret de Feinnes, b. 1262
(2)William de Feinnes, b. 1245 (1)Ingleram
de Feinnes. (21)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (20)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (19)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (18)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (17)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(16)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(15)Bridget Dryden, (14)Elizabeth Cope, (13)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506
(12)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465 (11)Edward
Raleigh II, b. 1441 (10)Elizabeth
Greene, (9)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393
(8)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366 (7)Elizabeth de Burghersh,
(6)Bartholomew de Burghersh II, (5)Elizabeth de Verdon, (4)Maud de Mortimer, (3)Margaret
de Feinnes, b. 1262 (2)William de Feinnes, b. 1245 (1)Isabel De Conde, b. 1210. (22)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (20)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (21)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (19)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (18)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(17)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(16)Bridget Dryden, (15)Elizabeth Cope, (14)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506
(13)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465 (12)Edward
Raleigh II, b. 1441 (11)Elizabeth Greene, (10)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393 (9)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366
(8)Elizabeth de Burghersh, (7)Bartholomew de Burghersh II, (6)Elizabeth de Verdon, (5)Maud de Mortimer, (4)Margaret
de Feinnes, b. 1262 (3)Blanch de
Brienne, (2)Jean de Brienne II, (1)Jean
de Brienne. (22)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (21)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (20)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (19)Anne Hutchinson, b. 1643 (18)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b.
1613 (17)Anne Marbury, b. 1591 (16)Bridget Dryden, (15)Elizabeth Cope,
(14)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (13)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465 (12)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441 (11)Elizabeth Greene, (10)Philippa de
Ferrers, b. 1393 (9)Margaret le
Despenser, b. 1366 (8)Elizabeth de Burghersh, (7)Bartholomew de Burghersh II, (6)Elizabeth de Verdon, (5)Maud de Mortimer, (4)Margaret
de Feinnes, b. 1262 (3)Blanch de
Brienne, (2)Jeanne diu Loir, (1)Gpffrey
de Chateaudun, b. 1187. (24)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (23)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (22)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (21)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (20)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(19)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(18)Bridget Dryden, (17)Elizabeth Cope, (16)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506
(15)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465 (14)Edward
Raleigh II, b. 1441 (13)Elizabeth Greene, (12)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393 (11)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366
(10)Elizabeth de Burghersh, (9)Bartholomew de Burghersh II, (8)Elizabeth de Verdon, (7)Maud de Mortimer, (6)Margaret
de Feinnes, b. 1262 (5)Blanch de
Brienne, (4)Jean de Brienne II, (3)Berengeria of Leon, (2)Alfonso IX Leon, (1)Fernado II Leon. (25)Sarah Dyer, b.
1733 (24)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693
(23)Henry Dyer Sr., b. 1676 (22)Anne
Hutchinson, b. 1643 (21)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613 (20)Anne Marbury, b. 1591 (19)Bridget Dryden, (18)Elizabeth Cope,
(17)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (16)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465 (15)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441 (14)Elizabeth Greene, (13)Philippa de
Ferrers, b. 1393 (12)Margaret le
Despenser, b. 1366 (11)Elizabeth de Burghersh, (10)Bartholomew de Burghersh II, (9)Elizabeth de Verdon, (8)Maud de Mortimer, (7)Margaret
de Feinnes, b. 1262 (6)Blanch de
Brienne, (5)Jean de Brienne II, (4)Berengeria of Leon,, (3)Berengaria of
Castile, (2)Alfonso VIII of Castile, (1)Sancho
III of Castile. (26)Sarah Dyer, b.
1733 (25)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693
(24)Henry Dyer Sr., b. 1676 (23)Anne
Hutchinson, b. 1643 (22)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613 (21)Anne Marbury, b. 1591 (20)Bridget Dryden, (19)Elizabeth Cope,
(18)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (17)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465 (16)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441 (15)Elizabeth Greene, (14)Philippa de
Ferrers, b. 1393 (13)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366 (12)Elizabeth de Burghersh,
(11)Bartholomew de Burghersh II,
(10)Elizabeth de
Verdon, (9)Maud de Mortimer, (8)Margaret de Feinnes, b. 1262 (7)Blanch de Brienne, (6)Jean de Brienne II,
(5)Berengeria of Leon,, (4)Berengaria of Castile,(3) Eleanor of England
(2)Henry II Curt-Mantle, (1)Geoffrey le
Plantagenet. (26)Sarah Dyer, b.
1733 (25)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693
(24)Henry Dyer Sr., b. 1676 (23)Anne
Hutchinson, b. 1643 (22)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613 (21)Anne Marbury, b. 1591 (20)Bridget Dryden, (19)Elizabeth Cope, (18)Bridget
Raleigh, b. 1506 (17)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465
(16)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441
(15)Elizabeth Greene, (14)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393 (13)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366
(12)Elizabeth de Burghersh, (11)Bartholomew de Burghersh II, (10)Elizabeth de Verdon, (9)Maud de Mortimer, (8)Margaret
de Feinnes, b. 1262 (7)Blanch de
Brienne, (6)Jean de Brienne II, (5)Berengeria of Leon,, (4)Berengaria of
Castile,(3) Eleanor of England (2)Henry II Curt-Mantle, (1)Matilda of Aethelic. (26)Sarah Dyer, b.
1733 (25)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693
(24)Henry Dyer Sr., b. 1676 (23)Anne
Hutchinson, b. 1643 (22)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613 (21)Anne Marbury, b. 1591 (20)Bridget Dryden, (19)Elizabeth Cope,
(18)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506 (17)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465 (16)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441 (15)Edward
Raleigh, (14)Elizabeth Greene, (13)Philippa de Ferrers, b. 1393 (12)Margaret le Despenser, b. 1366
(11)Elizabeth de Burghersh, (10)Bartholomew de Burghersh II, (9)Elizabeth de Verdon, (8)Maud de Mortimer, (7)Margaret
de Feinnes, b. 1262 (6)Blanch de
Brienne, (5)Jean de Brienne II, (4)Berengeria of Leon,, (3)Berengaria of
Castile, (2)Alfonso VIII of Castile, (1)Blanche
of Navarre. (13)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (12)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (11)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (10)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (9)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(8)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(7)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565
(6)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529
(5)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506
(4)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465 (3)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441 (2)William Raleigh, b. 1420 (1)
Idony Cotes Ford. (14)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (13)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (12)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (11)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (10)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(9)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(8)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565
(7)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529 (6)Bridget
Raleigh, b. 1506 (5)Edward Raleigh, b.
1465 (4)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441
(3)William Raleigh, b. 1420 (2)John Raleigh, 1382 (1)Ang es Swinford, b. 1538.
(15)Sarah Dyer, b. 1733 (14)Henry Dyer Jr., b. 1693 (13)Henry Dyer
Sr., b. 1676 (112)Anne Hutchinson, b.
1643 (11)Capt. Edward Hutchinson, b. 1613
(10)Anne Marbury, b. 1591
(9)Bridget Dryden, b. 1565
(8)Elizabeth Cope, b. 1529
(7)Bridget Raleigh, b. 1506
(6)Edward Raleigh, b. 1465 (5)Edward Raleigh II, b. 1441 (4)William Raleigh, b. 1420 (3)John Raleigh,
1382 (2) Thomas Raleigh, b. 1330 (1)Rose Helion, b. 1315. Children of (602) Beriah and Elizabeth
(Bliss) Sprague (not in order of
birth) 701.
Anne, born July 6, 1783, in Whitingham, Vt.; married Aaron Rhodes. 702.
Phineas, drown before 1828; married Sally Rhodes (a sister to Aaron), and had
John and perhaps other children. 703. Samuel Bliss, born Jan 2, 1786 in Hartford,
Washington County, N.Y.; died Mar10,1854, Fowler, St. Lawrence Co., NY, with
burial in Gulf Cemetery, Fowler Twp., St. Lawrence Co., NY. Married on Jan 26, 1807 in Harford,
Washington Co., NY to Sibyl Jane Hall.
She was born Jan 27, 1790 and died Nov 17, 1859. She was the daughter of Jonathan and
Deodamia (Walker) Hall. He was a
shoemaker and trained all of his sons to that trade during their minority. In
1811, he moved from Hartford to Fowler, bringing his family and goods in
ox-carts, and located on a farm one mile north of the present village of Little
York, Fowler. The first town meeting was held Apr 14, 1816, at which he was
elected Overseer of Highways. He was
honest, frugal, industrious, social, temperate and respected. His wife was a
woman of strong intellect, rigidly just, industrious and a force in that
community. He fought in the War of 1812, and later refused a pension. In the United States
Third Federal Census of New York in 1810, Saint Lawrence County had these named
townships enumerated: Hopkinton, Stockholm, Madrid, Massena, Potsdam, Canton,
Russel, Dekalb, Lisbon, Oswegotchie, and Cambray. “Cambray” became “Gouverneur” documented
in several histories. But the
boundaries of these 1810 townships not known to me; do know these townships had
to be large and that there were numerous boundary/name changes over the years
to arrive at the township names/boundaries existing today. The 1810 census enumerated 7885 persons
in Saint Lawrence. Town of Cambray had 223 persons and 44
heads of household. The center of
township population was probably where the village of Gouverneur sets today. 1810 New York, Saint Lawrence County,
Town of Cambray. Microfilm Series M252,
Roll 36, Page 25, records “Samuel B Sprague”, head of household, unambiguously,
in the microform copy of the original census record. Census records a household eight
persons: two males under 10; two males
26-45; two females under 10 and two females 16-26. The name is indexed exactly by
HeritageQuest Online. No other Spragues
are indexed by HeritageQuest in Saint Lawrence County in 1810. The record corroborates some facts and
generates more question. If Samuel was born in 1786, he would not
have attained 26 years of age during calendar year 1810. It is possible Samuel was born before 1786
or that the wrong census record column was marked. The two males 26-45 is not understood, but surely one of them is
Samuel. If Samuel and Sybil were married in
January 1807, and Sybil was born January 1790, and son Seth was born November
1807, then having four children under 10 by 1810 is feasible, but improbable. More likely the dwelling contained other
adult relatives or boarder with children. The census proves that Samuel Bliss
Sprague arrived in Saint Lawrence in the year 1810 or prior. Saint Lawrence County was formed by
legislation on Mar 3, 1802. A village
of Gouverneur history, period 1805-1890, claims settlement by four named
pioneer families in the year 1806; they came from “Hartford, Washington
County”. By the spring of 1807 there
were twelve named families in the settlement. Township of Gouverneur (now Cambray) was formed from Township of
Oswegotchie on Apr 5, 1810. The change
was made because Gouverneur Morris owned much of the township lands. Township of Fowler was formed from
Townships of Rossie and Russell on Apr 15, 1816. Census of 1850: (Samuel B. Sprague 64 M
farmer $500, Sybil Sprague 60 F, Sybil Ferguson 21 F) Samuel Bliss Sprague served in War of
1812. He served in 1814 from Whitehall,
New York (formerly Skenesboro). He moved to St. Lawrence County, New York and
founded the town of Fowler. From Cemetery records, Gulf Cemetery,
Fowler New York: Samuel B. Sprague
died Mar 10, 1854 age 68 years 2 month 8 days. Settled in Fowler, Nov 15, 1811. On September 3rd, 2002 the
grave marker for Samuel B. Sprague was observed to be broken in half. The top half was slightly covered with sand
but the name “Samuel B. Sprague” could be clearly discerned. The bottom half was buried to a degree that
it could not be observed without tools. “History of St. Lawrence And Franklin
Counties”, page 301. First Set of Town
Officers….Simeon Hazleton, Samuel B. Sprague, overseers of highways;… Ibid, page 302 Mr. Elijah Sackett,
from Hartford, N.Y., came into town in 1808, and was employed as a miller,
until his death, in the spring of 1812.
He was the first white person who is known to have died in town. Lemuel Arnold, John Ryan, ____Cleveland,
Ebenezer Parker, and others, came on and settled soon after, and in 1811,
Samuel B. Sprague, made the first stand in the neighborhood of Little
York. Albin and Oliver Wright, were
early settlers. During the war several
families left the country for fear of Indians, nor did the town begin to settle
rapidly until 1820. Early in 1818, Gen
Haile moved into town with his family, having only come on himself, in the
summer time previously. He resided here
till his death, Dec 17, 1821. From James Kallalll, note of Nov 15,
2004. SAMUEL BLISS
SPRAGUE: family history manuscript
created circa 1912. A manuscript in
cursive hand, pen and ink, forms part of a loose leaf family scrapbook and
photo album once held by Clara Virginia Sprague (1903-1974). The original manuscript is held by Stephany
Gail Sprague Kallal in November 2004.
Physically the manuscript consists of four pages and several snippets of
writing paper glued into the scrapbook paper. The hand is free and flowing;
there are strikethroughs, insertions, and other emendations that would indicate
this was a edited draft. One page describes
the purported “Sir Edward Spragge” coat of arms; this was not transcribed. Three pages are devoted to biographical
information for Samuel Bliss Sprague and one of his sons Chester Haden
Sprague. Manuscript sentences are long;
these are transcribed as written; no change of punctuation or editing has been
made by this transcriber. No paragraph
breaks have been added where the manuscript flows without any indication of
such. But, editing and strikethroughs made in the original are incorporated into
this transcription without transcriber comment. () parenthetical
marks are those that appear in the manuscript [?] indicates that
one or more characters or words missing or not legible to the transcriber [sic] so, thus,
exactly as observed, right or wrong; inserted by the transcriber { } comment by
transcriber …denotes the
beginning and the end of content on each page and on each snippet of the
original manuscript …Samuel Bliss
Sprague, grandfather of Don Fremont Sprague and others of the present
generation of the Sprague family, moved from Hartford, Washington County, N.Y.
about the year 181[?], and was one of the first two white men to settle in the
town of Fowler, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. – the other being James {James is an
amendation which appears to be written
by another hand} Haile who located
where Haileborough now stands and gave his name to [?] village which
sprang up around him. Mr Sprague
located upon a farm about a mile {SFA records one mile north} from the present
village of Little York and there not only cleared and developed his farm, but
continued his trade as a shoemaker, in both occupations being assisted by his
five sons, Seth, Chester, Jonathon, Obed and Beriah, while the daughters,
Phoebe, Jane, Deiadama, and Sibyl [sic], aided their mother (Sibyl Hall
Sprague) in the general household tasks, which, in that day, included all that
housekeeping now requires, and, also {may be “alas”}, the arts of spinning,
weaving, knitting, and the cutting and making all the garments for both sexes,
and all by hand labor. In fact, all that
supplied this large family with food, and all other necessities and comforts,
came from the farm itself and from the industry and skill of the members of the
household. Dressmakers, tailors, [?]
liners, carpet weavers, carpenters and shoemakers, all were involved in that
one home to meet the daily needs of the growing boys and girls, under the
capable… …management and leadership of this early pioneer and his forceful and
efficient helpmate. Their old farm is
now owned and operated by Byron Wight who… …married one of their great
grand-daughter… 704.
Daniel, married Emily _____ 705.
Beriah, settled near Lake Champlain and had a family of ten boys, but no girls.
"Sprague's Regiment" in the Civil War was so named from the large
number of Sprague in it from this locality. 706.
Ichabod, born Aug 18, 1797. 707.
Betsy, (6) Elizabeth Bliss, b. 1757 (5) Samuel
Bliss, b. 1731 (4) Samuel Bliss, b. 1699 (3) John Bliss, b. 1699 (2) John
Bliss, b. 1639 (1)Thomas Bliss (1582) (4)Elizabeth Bliss, (3) Samuel Bliss, (2)
Samuel Bliss, (1) Anna Terry (1675) 4) Elizabeth Bliss, Samuel Bliss, (3)
Samuel Bliss, (2) John Bliss, (1)
Patience Burt (1645) (6) Elizabeth Bliss, (5) Samuel Bliss,
(4) Samuel Bliss, (3) John Bliss, (2) John Bliss, (1) Margaret Hulings (1595) (7) Elizabeth Bliss, (6) Samuel Bliss,
(5) Samuel Bliss, (4) John Bliss, (3) John Bliss, (2) Thomas Bliss, (1) Alice Smith (2) Elizabeth Bliss, (1) Elizabeth Pineo (1738) (5) Elizabeth Bliss, (4) Samuel Bliss,
(3) Lydia Ticknor, b. 1702 (2) William Ticknor, (1) William Ticknor (1632) (5) Elizabeth Bliss, (4)Samuel Bliss,
(3) Lydia Ticknor, (2) William Ticknor,
(1) Hanna Stockbridge (6) Elizabeth Bliss, (5) Samuel Bliss,
(4) Lydia Ticknor, (3) William Ticknor, (2) Hanna Stockbridge, (1) John Stockbridge (1608) (7) Elizabeth Bliss,(6) Samuel Bliss,
(5) Lydia Ticknor,(4) Lydia Tilden, b. 1666 (3) Joseph Tilden, 1615 (2) Nathan Tilden, b. 1583 (1)
Thomas Tilden (1532) (5) Elizabeth Bliss, (4) Samuel Bliss,
(3) Lydia Ticknor, (2) Lydia Tilden, (1)
Elizabeth Alice Twisden (1633) (6) Elizabeth Bliss, (5) Samuel Bliss, (4) Lydia Ticknor, (3)
Lydia Tilden, (2) Elizabeth Alice Twissden, (1) Susannah Stuppell (1595) (6) Elizabeth Bliss, (5) Samuel Bliss,
(4) Lydia Ticknor, (3) Lydia, (2) Joseph Tilden, (1) Lydia Hucstepe (1585) (7)Elizabeth Bliss, (6) Samuel Bliss,
(5) Lydia Ticknor, (4) Lydia, (3) Joseph, (2) Nathan Tilden, (1) Alice Biggs (1541) Children of (703) Samuel Bliss and
Sibyl Jane (Hall) Sprague 801.
Seth, born Nov 26, 1807. 802.
Jonathan Hall, married Electra Granger of Canada. 803.
Chester Hayden, born May 21, 1812. 804.
Beriah, married Maria Sweet; removed to Michigan. His son Edward resides (1912) Pompeii, Michigan. Approximately 20
miles south of St Louis Mi. 806.
Phebe, born May 5, 1820; died July 16, 1910, Milford Township, Defiance Co.,
Ohio; married Dec 6, 1840, at Fowler, New York to Lewis Cole, born Mar 31,
1820, at Fowler, died Nov 10, 1892. Children: Idra K., Seth R., Charles R.,
Lewis S., John E., Sarah D., Chester H., and Lincoln E. Cole. Obed made visits to his sister I believe it
was in the area around St Louis, MI. 807. Obed Hitchcock, farmer; Justice of the Peace:
Methodist (Canada census of 1881, says that his Religion was Christian
Brethren) Dec 14, 1822 Fowler, New York (near the town of Governeur), d. Nov
14, 1899 interred Pine River Cemetery Rudyard Township MI., he moved to Canada
when quite a young man, married in
Darlington, Ontario on June 3, 1844 to Caroline
Munson, b. Jul 14, 1822, Bastard Twp., Leeds Co., Ontario Canada. Later they moved Osborne Township, Huron
County, where she d. Jan 27, 1884. Caroline’s father was Warren Munson and her mother was Ann (Brezee, Bresee, Berzee)
Munson, b. Sep, 24, 1796, d. Aug, 11, 1866. they were Baptist. Ann (Brezee’s) Munson’s father was Capt. Peter Brezee from Rutland Co.,
Vt. and maybe was a Baptist (There are
several individuals with this sir name buried in the Philipsville Baptist
Cemetery). Laura (Sprague) Harper wrote
a letter on June 8, 1924. She claims
that, “Brezee was from France and that he met and married an Odel in Vermont.”
(Likely this is incorrect as a Lucy
Odell married Jared Munson who
was Warren’s father.) She says that,
“Ann was the second child of twelve, and that when Ann's mother died her father
married a widow with six children and had six more children with the widow
Jones.” She goes on to say, “they lived
on a large farm and raised all their own provisions and manufactured most of
their own cloth. Hired shoemakers by
the week and a tailor the same way. Only went to market about twice a
year. Manufactured their own sugar,
molasses syrup, raised their own flax and made their own linen, sheared their
own sheep and made yarn and cloth. Great-grandmother superintending the
spinning and weaving. It must have been a great life." There are many
inconsistencies in the letter but the letter is a typed copy and this could be
the problem. Brezee it would appear was a Captain and maybe a Baptist at the
time of the American Revolution. If he was from France it certainly lends
itself to some interesting speculation. Was he a French Huguenot? Did he come during or before the war? I
continue to do research on this man but the parts to this puzzle seem to come together very slowly. Why did Obed at such a young age
travel thirty miles to the St. Lawrence River, cross over into Canada, travel
up the St Lawrence some two hundred thirty miles to Darlington Ont.? Caroline (Munson) Sprague moved from Leeds
County Ont. To Darlington in about 1831 when she was about nine years old. Leeds is just across the river with Fowler
being about thirty miles inland on the NY side. She was six months older than Obed. Did the families know each other? They got married when both were 21. They did not move to Huron Twp near Exeter Ont. until 1851 or
1852. I don’t have any idea how long
they courted but he certainly could not have had a lot of money. He did however have a skill, that of
shoemaker. Did he go to work for Warren
Munson? They proceeded to have three
children before moving on to Huron Twp Ont. where they built a farm. I have
pictures of the old barn and remains of the old yellow brick home. Eva (Sprague) Taylor (1007) visited the old
farm some time around 1910. Meeting
several cousins for the first time. They opened up their home to them and they
stayed several days. She was quite
impressed with the warm welcome that they received. She was unable to identify
the individual relatives that she had met. 808.
Deodamia, born June 26; married
Jonathan Fraker 809.
Sibyl, born Nov 9, 1828. 810.
Jane, born 1816. (2) Sibyl Jane Hall, b. 1785-90, (1) Jonathan Hall. (2) Sibyl Jane Hall, b. 1785-90, (1) Deodamia Walker. Children of (807) Obed Hitchcock
and Caroline (Munson) Sprague 901. Ann, b. Sep 2, 1845; m. Jan 1868, James
Handford. 902. Aaron, b. Oct 12, 1847; d. Jun 22, 1862. 903. Theodore, (Sep 1851-1914) and Prudence Banes
(1858-1928) were married in Exeter, Ontario, in 1875. They settled in
Strongville, Michigan in 1880. 904.
Nicholas Breeze, b. Oct 8,
1854; blue eyes, dark brown hair, m. May 1880, Ann Jane, daughter of John and
Margaret (she had a twin sister) (Johnson) Smyth, b. Mar 22, 1858, light blue
eyes, reddish golden hair. He died Sep
16, 1942, age 87 years 11 months 12 days. She died Sep 2, 1889, age 31 years 5
months 11 days. He had dark brown hair falling below his shoulders and was
often taken for an Indian. She had long curly, golden red hair. Married Angie Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (Widow)
daughter of William and Charity (Eastman) Fraser in Dollarville, MI on Jul 12,
1893. She died Dec 13, 1927, 70 years
11 months 12 days in Pentland Township, MI, (Thrombosis), and interred Cottle
Cemetery Pickford MI. 905.
Charles Munson, b. Jul 15, 1858: d. Jul 9, 1867 906.
Clarence, b. Aug 17, 1860; m. Jun 1882, Mary, daughter of William Stewart;
resident Windsor, Ontario 907.
Laura, b. Apr 11, 1865; m. Sep 26, 1888 James F. Harper; resident Newberry,
Michigan, d. Aug 1945. (8) Caroline Munson,
b. 1822 (7) Warren Munson, b. 1788 (6) Jared Munson, b. 1760-62 (5) Jared
Munson, b. 1742 (4) Ephriam Munson,
b. 1714 (3) Joseph Munson, b. 1676 (2)
Samuel Munson, 1643 (1) Capt. Thomas Munson, b. 1612. (8) Caroline Munson,
(7) Warren Munson, (6) Jared Munson, (5) Jared Munson, (4) Ephriam Munson, (3)
Joseph Munson, (2) Samuel Munson, (1)
Joanne Unknown, b. 1610. (11) Caroline
Munson, (10) Warren Munson, (9) Jared Munson, (8) Jared Munson, (7) Ephriam
Munson, (6) Joseph Munson, (5) Martha Bradley, b. 1648 (4) William Bradley, b. 1619 (3) Sir William
Bradley, b. 158?, (2) William Bradley, b. 1569, (1) William Bradley, b. 1543. (9) Caroline Munson,
(8) Warren Munson, (7) Jared Munson, (6) Jared Munson, (5) Ephriam Munson, (4)
Joseph Munson, (3) Martha Bradley, (2) Alice Prichard, b. 1625 (1) Roger Prichard. (7) Caroline Munson,
(6) Warren Munson, (5) Jared Munson, (4) Jared Munson, (3) Ephriam Munson, (2)
Margary Hitchcock, b. 1681 (1) John
Hitchcock, b. 1654. (11) Caroline
Munson, (10) Warren Munson, (9) Jared Munson, (8) Jared Munson, (7) Ephriam
Munson,(6) Margary Hitchcock, (5) Abigail Merriman, b. 1654 (4) Nathaniel
Merriman, b. 1613 (3)George Merriman, b. 1559
(2) Gregory Merriman, b. 1535 (1) Thomas Merriman, b. 1510. (9) Caroline Munson,
(8) Warren Munson(7) Jared Munson (6) Jared Munson, (5) Comfort Curtis,
b.1716 (4) Nathaniel Curtis, b.
1677 (3) Thomas Curtis, b. 1648 (2)
William Curtis, b. 1592 (1) John Curtis, 1577. (9) Caroline Munson,
(8) Warren Munson, (7) Jared Munson, (6) Jared Munson, (5) Comfort Curtis, (4)
Nathaniel Curtis, (3) Thomas Curtis, (2) William Curtis, (1) Elizabeth Hutchins. (11 )Caroline
Munson, (10 )Warren Munson, (9)Jared Munson, (8)Jared Munson, (7)Comfort
Curtis, (6)Nathaniel Curtis, (5)Mary Merriman, b.1657 (4)Nathaniel Merriman, (3 )George Merriman, (2 )Gregory Merriman,
(1)Thomas Merriman. (11)Caroline Munson,
(10)Warren, (9)Jared, (8)Jared, (7)Comfort Curtis, (6)Nathaniel Curtis, (5)Mary
Merriman, (4)Nathaniel Merriman, (3)George Merriman, (2)Gregory Merriman, (1)Mary Ring. (9)Caroline Munson,
(8)Warren Munson, (7)Jared Munson, (6)Jared Munson, (5)Comfort Curtis,
(4)Nathaniel Curtis, (3)Mary Merriman, (2)Joan Lines, b. 1628 (1)John
Lynes, b. 1590. (8) Caroline Munson,
(7) Warren Munson, (6) Jared Munson, (5) Jared Munson, (4) Comfort Curtis, (3)
Sarah Hall, b.1681 (2)David Hall, b.
1652 (1) John Hall, b.1605-10. (10 )Caroline
Munson, (9 )Warren Munson, (8 )Jared Munson, ( 7)Jared Munson, (6 )Comfort
Curtis, (5 )Sarah Hall, (4) David Hall, (3)Jane Woolen, b. 1622 (2)Edward
Woolen, b. 1585-89. (1)John Woolen,
1550. (10 )Caroline
Munson, (9 )Warren Munson, (8 )Jared Munson, ( 7)Jared Munson, (6 )Comfort
Curtis, (5 )Sarah Hall, (4) David Hall, (3)Jane Woolen, (2)Edward Woolen, (1)Isabel Harding. (7)Caroline Munson,
(6 )Warren Munson, (5 )Jared Munson, ( 4)Jared Munson, (3)Comfort Curtis, (2
)Sarah Hall. 1681 (1)Sarah Rockwell. (9)Caroline Munson,
(8)Warren Munson, (7)Jared Munson, ( 6)Jared Munson, (5)Comfort Curtis,
(4)Sarah Hall, (3)Sarah Rockwell, (2)Esther Huggins, (1)John Huggins, b. 1617. (9)Caroline Munson,
(8)Warren Munson, (7)Jared Munson, ( 6)Jared Munson, (5)Comfort Curtis,
(4)Sarah Hall, (3)Sarah Rockwell, (2)Esther Huggins, (1)Bridget Green, b. 1621. (10)Caroline
Munson, (9) Warren Munson, (8) Jared Munson, (7) Anorah Hale, b. 1742 (6) Joseph
Hale, 1710 (5)Timothy Hale, b. 1667 (4)Timothy
Hale, b. 1641 (3 )John Heald, b. 1610
(2) James Heald, b. 1565 (1) Johannes Heald, b.1547. (8)Caroline
Munson, (7) Warren Munson, (6) Jared Munson, (5) Anorah Hale, b. 1742 (4)
Joseph Hale, 1710 (3)Timothy Hale, b. 1667 (2)Timothy Hale, b. 1641, (1) Dorothy Royle b. 1515. (7)Caroline Munson,
(6) Warren Munson, (5) Jared Munson, (4) Anorah Hale, (3) Joseph Hale, (2
)Timothy Hale, (1)Sarah Barber, b. 1646. (6)Caroline Munson,
(5) Warren Munson (4) Jared Munson, (3) Anorah Hale, (2) Joseph Hale, (1) Hannah Barber, b. 1682. (6)Caroline Munson,
(5) Warren Munson, (4) Jared Munson, (3) Anorah Hale, (2)Mercy Gillett, b.
1710 (1) Benjamin Gillet, 1680. (8)Caroline Munson Munson (7) Warren Munson,
(6) Jared Munson, (5) Anorah Hale, (4)Mercy Gillett, (3)Elizabeth Austin, b.
1684 (2 )Anthony Austin, b. 1636 (1 ) Richard Austin, b. 1610. (8)Caroline Munson,
(7) Warren Munson, (6) Jared Munson, (5) Anorah Hale, (4)Mercy Gillett,
(3)Elizabeth Austin, (2)Anthony
Austin, (1) Elizabeth Unknown. (9)Caroline Munson,
(8) Warren Munson, (7) Jared Munson, (6) Anorah Hale, (5) Joseph Hale,
(4)Timothy Hale, (3)Timothy Hale, (2)John Heald,
(1)Elizabeth Hill, b. 1572. (3) Caroline Munson,
(2) Ann Brezee, (1) Capt. Peter
Brezee. (Brezee, Bresee, Berzee) By Mrs. Theodore Sprague, Sister
in-law to Nicholas B. Sprague Forty-two years ago this spring we came
from Ontario, Canada. It was in 1880, the year before President Garfield was assassinated. We intended to purchase a farm near the
Soo; but owing to some uncertainty about the title we did not locate there as
we had intended. Hearing that there was land for sale
thirty miles to the west along the old Mackinaw Road, my husband decided to go
out and inspect it. As the land pleased him and the water was abundant, he
decided to settle here. Leaving me in the Soo, he went down the
old trail to the Point, as St.Ignace was called, and took train to Cheboygan
where Judson D. Smith, the owner of the land, was living at that time. He
purchased a lot of one hundred and sixty acres, which lay about half a mile
back from the trail and tree miles east from the Pine River. After a space had
been cleared and a log cabin built and roofed with tamarack boards, I came down
from the Soo to my new home. I shall never forget that ride. It was the
month of April. We stayed over night at
King's old house, eighteen miles out. The owner was a Frenchman. The house was
a long, low log building and on this particular night it was full of people.
Every bed was occupied and folks were sleeping all about the floors. We did,
however, manage to get a little space for ourselves and were mighty glad to get
away as soon as dawn broke next morning. From this point onward the road was in
bad shape, the mud holes in places were twelve feet across and sometimes five
or more feet deep. Time and time again the horses had to be
unhitched and chains fastened to the tongue of the wagon to get it out of the mud. After five miles of this kind of travel
we struck the corduroy and to our dismay found that the heavy rains had washed
away most of the logs. For a little way the horses walked the stringers and
then we had to wait several hours until the men cut down poles to make the road
safe for the wagon to pass over. Weary in mind and
worn out in body, I reached at length what was to be my home for many months to
come. I will not describe the loneliness of the
life in those days for that may better be imagined than described. However we
had a shelter and that meant a great deal. The life of the settler in those
days was wild and full of difficulty. In the summer the mosquitoes were so
numerous that they would settle so thickly over a horse that the animal would
be literally covered and one could not put the tip of one's little finger upon
a bare place on the animal's hide. In winter the snow
lay so deeply in the woods and clearings that they were impassable, and woe
betide the traveler unfortunate enough to be lost in those snow laden
fastness.
One night in the fall shortly after we
came out here, the lamps were lighted and my husband and I and the children
were just about to partake of our evening meal when there came a knock at the
door. It was storming heavily without and when
the door was opened two lumberjacks were standing there. They asked for shelter
and I invited them to come inside. They sat down with us at the table and I
noticed that one of them seemed unable to control himself, he was trembling all
over as with an ague. His companion told us that he had, had a long spell of
drinking and that he was suffering from delirium tremens. Early the nest morning they took the trail and we thought no more
of the matter. Just a few months afterwards, Nick
Sprague, who came out to us in the fall of 1880, was hauling in a load of wood
when right in front of his lot he found the body of a man lying face downward
on the ground with a hole in the back of his head just behind the ear. Turning him over Nick recognized him as
the man who had been crazy with delirium tremens. We never knew how he had come to his
dreadful end. It was clearly a case of murder, for the hole in his head had
been caused by the stab of a jack-knife. They dug a grave and buried him right
there in the forest on the place now owned by Mr. John Wallis. Down and out without a friend to shed a
tear or bewail his fate, they lowered him in a rough casket made of pine lumber
and there he sleeps today in his nameless grave. Nature took his poor broken body to her
kindly breast and the wind sobbed a requiem among the branches of the tall
spruce trees and his soul with all its faults and sins was received back again
into the arms of the Everlasting Mercy. Told by (1013) Barney (B.W.)
Sprague to (1205) Eric (D.E.) Sprague Nick used to carry mail on foot from
Sault Ste. Marie to St Ignace, Michigan on the old Macinac Trail. Barney told how he always paid cash for his
food and lodging. On one winter evening
in St Ignace being low on cash he went to the store where he usually did
business and tried to buy food for his trip back to the Sault. Unable to have credit extended to him he
reminded the man that other men bought everything on credit but that he had
always used cash. Barney used this story to explain to me why you should establish
credit but that I should never abuse it. Needless to say Nick walked back to
the Sault without food. Nick was an expert barn framer and
cabinet maker. In those days the
timbers were hand hewn with an axe. He also worked in the woods where he would
dig out the stumps of large tamarack trees and using his axe hew the root and
upper part of the tree so it could be used for the bow of the large wooden
ships. This was a fine art for which he
was an expert. Nick was a tough old bird who sometimes
would rather fight than eat. On one celebration day in Exeter Ontario he took
part in a fight in which he and his opponent were put
into a barn and they fought for six hours. When the fight was over he had two
of his fingers nearly chewed off. When he was 87 years old he attended a 4th of
July celebration in Newberry Michigan where he ran and won the old men’s
race. After the race he spotted another
old man across the street that he did not like and had to be restrained by
Barney in order to keep him from going after the man. Ann Jane died in 1889, Windsor Ontario,
Barney being four years and four months old.
He could only remember looking up into a beautiful loving face. We know
that her hair was red like his and that his two oldest children had this same
type of red hair. She was born in Biddulph Township in Huron county
Ontario. She had a brother William
John, and Johnson. William John had three children Frank, Ethel and Edgar.
Frank had two children Borden and Irene. Ethel had Percy, Clifford, Doughty,
Margaret, Shirley, Fred, Glenn, and Anna. Edgar had Howard and he had Donny and
Doug who live in Midland Ontario. Borden had Beverly and Joan. Irene had
Douglas and Ingrid. Ann Jane was the daughter of John and Margaret (Johnson)
Smyth. Barney and Frank Smyth who were
first cousins, and close to each other.
They always said that John Smyth's family came from Belfast Ireland, and
that the Smyth clan was from the area around Belfast. John was Orange Irish and
I have pictures of the church and churchyard that he is buried in. He donated the land for the church and gave
money for its construction. There is a plaque inside of the church stating that
he is the only person buried in the churchyard. The church is a Church of England of which he was never a member. All we know about Ann’s mother is that she
had a twin sister. NICHOLAS B. SPRAGUE, of Rudyard,
Mich., interviewed Feb 20, 1942 at his home. Mr. Sprague states he was born in Osborne
Township, Huron Co., Ontario, Oct 4, 1854. His father, Obed H. and mother,
Caroline (Munson) Sprague were of English descent and from northern N.Y. State.
Mother had some French blood. Four children older than Nicholas, lived in Huron
County with remainder of family. Nicholas came to Sault, Ontario on
Steamer "Quebec" in 1877, with Simon Parker, early resident of
Chippewa Co., but had not met before boarding the steamer. Parker came to
Michigan side and Sprague spent a few weeks on Canadian side in Kora and at
Goulais River where he remained a couple of weeks with family named
"Tilley" of 2 or 3 boys and 2 or 3 girls, but Sprague was in search
of land for farming and finding none suitable returned to Huron Co.. He came to Sault, Michigan again on June
26, 1880, from Goderich, Ontario. Does not recall what steamer or who was
master says father, Obed H., and brother, Theodore, had preceded him in 1879,
settling at Strongville, on the Mackinaw Road, which was the half-way station
between Sault and St. Ignace. Theodore had the place at the corner or Half-Way
place and now owned by Wallace, and Nicholas took the next farm north. At this
time there was no person lived west of Pickford except Theodore and Nicholas
Sprague, Thomas Bains, brother of Theodore's wife, and James Holt, whose
great-grand child is Ben Tamblyn, of Sault, Mich. These were the first settlers
in Rudyard Township which was later formed from part of Pickford and Trout Lake
townships. At Pickford was a small store owned by
C.W. Pickford, and a man named Garby whose farm was just across the line on the
lot later owned by Ephriam Palmer, and no one living between Pickford and
Strongville. Nicholas and Theodore each had a team of
horses and both teams were sent the winter of 1880-1881 to work in the woods on
Drummond Island for George Dawson, Sault lumberman. Jim Rye drove Theodore's
team and Bill Emerson drove Nick's, and both teams returned in March, 1881, so
as not to be caught on the island, Emerson lived with the family of Richard
Smith 6 miles West of Pickford. In
spring of 1881, Nick and his team with Bill Kilby as boss, logged out the Palm
Station Road from Dick Smith's corner to a point west, which was four miles
east of the D.S.S.& A. Ry. station then called Palm Station, later named
Kenneth. At this time the Mackinaw Road had been graded only from the Sault to
a point seven miles out. Judson D. Smith and Ken McKay had gotten a grant of
land for grading this road to Strongville, but there was some crooked work and
it was claimed what the inspector was brought out only a few miles from the
Sault, was told that the
road had all been graded, and approved this job before it was completed. Nicholas Sprague does not know when
Rudyard township was organized, who were the first officials, etc. but recalls
that the first school was at Strongville which point was at Chicken Rick Rapids
on the Pine River, and church was first held in this school. He cannot recall
who first teacher was, but an early teacher was a one-legged man named
"McGinnis", and an early preacher was named Homststock, of Kinross,
who married Mary Hombroff. Judson D. Smith put in a steam sawmill at
Strongville but Nick cannot state what year. The machinery was brought by
vessel to St.Ignace and hauled over the Mackinaw road by Nick and others making
Rabbit's Back (5 miles out of St.Ignace) the first day, and Pine River Crossing
(9 miles south of Strongville) the next. Bob Goslin was running the station
there where people stopped overnight. Nicholas sold his Strongville land to Mr.
Davidson, father of W.E. Davidson and had bought another farm, which he sold to
Fred Wallace, of Strongville (1/2 mile south) for $4.50 per acre. He later
bought a house and lot in Rudyard now opposite the Presbyterian Church. N.L.
Field had been cashier of a bank somewhere and came to Rudyard and started the
first store, and Theodore Sprague clerked for
Field. Nicholas worked in the copper
country 4 years and ran a boarding car
for the DSS&A Ry. for 4 years for a man named Mc Lean, having 8 boarders on
contract to board them. When he came to Sault Jas. Lipsett had
been there one year. Francis Lessard was Sheriff and Water St. and Plank Alley
alone had business places. Late Alex Cadette who lives on the hill just out of
Sault, took a group of Indians to England & married a white woman there. He remembers that there was an archway
over Plank Alley in one place. While walking from Sault, out Mackinaw
road to Strongville, it was getting dark when he got to the huckleberry marsh
four miles north of Strongville and he heard wolves howling. They came nearer
and he became frightened as there appeared to be many, all coming his way. Soon
he saw a buck deer running easily ahead of the wolves which numbered 13 or 14,
but the buck headed toward the Munuskon River only two miles distant and would
easily escape because, once the buck was in the water he would stand and bat
each wolf on the head with a front paw, just as fast as they could come up with
the buck. Nicholas got uneasy once in the early
days at Strongville and started out to see what lay beyond home. He got up and
came out of the woods after dark on the shore of Waiskey bay. Wandering along
the shore he came to the hut of an Indian, and approached the latter with the
butt of his rifle extended toward the red man in token of friendship. As
neither could talk to the other they soon stopped trying. The Indian pointed to
some bags, etc., in a corner and Nicholas stayed there overnight after
partaking of some beavertail soup. in the morning they still could not converse
nor make each other understand by signs until Nicholas, looking at the sun to
get his direction, and mentioned "Miniskon" and "Mackinaw
Trail", the Indian understood that this was Strongville where Nick lived,
when the Indian made some signs telling how Nick could reach that point. The
Munuskon River heads at the farm of Wm. Colwell, near Rudyard. Nicholas says that some years later he
worked in the roads at Allenville and Andy Hutton used to come there with
horses from the Sault, coming via Palm Station Road. This was about 1883. He
says he framed all the telegraph poles along the Soo Line Ry. from a point 7
miles SW. of Sault to Manistique, under Jack Stack, foreman, of St.Ignace. This
was about 1888. In Canada he had as a lad cut off the
heavy timber from land for the regular price of $3.00 per acre. When aged 17 he
bought Walker's Best whiskey for 25 cents per gallon, and anyone could
"treat the house" anytime, regardless of the number of drinkers, for
25 cents. This was the custom in that part of Ontario. When aged 17 he worked
as a regular brakeman on the Grand Trunk Ry. from Sarnia to Stratford. When 18
or 19 he drove the mail stage operated by a big Irishman named Hawkchaw in
opposition to the outlaw Donnelly’s between Exeter and London, a four day trip,
delivering mail at all stations en route. Got along fine with the Donnelley
boys and their drivers, even exchanging mail and passengers when one
had too many and the other could handle extra load. Received $40.00 per
month for this when the normal wage was $10.00 per month, because he got on so
well with the opposition. Nick also worked in the woods getting out
square timber in Huron County, with a huge Frenchman and his gang, all French
except Nicholas. The Frenchman was an expert at "Hacking"(cutting the
outside of the log just to the line of square timber) while Nick was expert at
"blocking", (cutting off the hacked part right up to the line. He
followed this for three winters with this Frenchman and his crew until he left
for Sault, Michigan. Children of (904) Nicholas Breeze
and Ann Jane (Smyth) Sprague 1010. Baby boy, born and died about 1881 (Barney or
Charles) interred on farm. 1011. Baby boy, born and died about 1882 (Barney or
Charles) interred on farm. 1012.
Baby boy, born and died
about 1883, interred Allenville Cemetery, MI. 1013.
Wesley Oscar, but known
as Barney or B.W., b. Apr 16, 1885 Born
at Strongville, Michigan in a log cabin one mile north of M-48, near Jack
Wallis farm; d. Mar 1969; m. Jun 3, 1908, to Isabelle Dorothy Meier daughter of
Abraham and Isabel (MacMillan) Meier. She was b. Sep 19, 1891, d. Apr 21, 1961.
He was educated at Strongville School, Hancock, and 1905-1906 at Ferris
Institute in Big Rapids, Mich.. (8) Ann Jane Smyth b. 1858, (1) John Smyth. (2) Ann Jane Smyth
b. 1858, (1) Margaret Johnson. Children of (904) Nicholas
Brezee and Angie Elizabeth (Fraser) Sprague 1014. Baby boy, born Jul 9, 1896, died Jul 16, 1896 in
Rudyard Township, MI, interred Cottle Cemetery Pickford, MI. (Stone says 1897, this is not consistent
with death record at court house, death was registered on Jan 7, 1897) However, it is possible that another baby
was born in 1897. Isabelle Dorothy (Meier) Sprague
as told to (1205) D.E. Sprague She was born in Shallow Lake Ont., the
oldest of four children. Her father like many others came to Michigan to work
in the woods. They were working over in the Ozark area which is about 25 miles
southwest of Rudyard Michigan when in the spring of the year 1900 her mother
died leaving four small children with grandmother being eight years old. She
told me how they brought her mother out to Rudyard when she became very ill. It
was spring and the breakup was under way with lots of snow, ice, water and mud.
The icy water reached the horses bellies, and it was one cold, wet and sad
trip. Reaching Rudyard they would
travel another mile East to reach the farm of relatives. When her mother died
they would travel back to Rudyard and then proceed three miles South to the
Pine River Cemetery. The grave had been dug but it was full of water and the only
way to put the casket down was to sink it with rocks. (I went to this Cemetery
in about 1953 with my grandmother and her sisters but they could not agree as
to the exact burial site.) Shortly thereafter the children were sent back to
Canada to live with relatives. The children were separated and placed into the homes of different
relatives. Her father remained in Michigan but missed his children very much.
He brought his children back to Michigan building a small log cabin within a
mile north of the old train station on the Pine River. (As a teenager we used
to toboggan on the hills around this old homestead with there being remnants of
the old building still present.) Grandma being the oldest had to grow up very
quickly. She cooked, washed, cleaned the house and directed the younger
children. They drank the river water
and she caught Typhoid fever. This would plague her years later causing her to
have an enlarged heart. She met my grandfather and married at sixteen years of
age. They made their home in Rudyard Michigan first in the west end of town
near the Pine river and latter on the east end of town in a large red brick
home. She had four children and then came the heart problem. Many trips were
made to Mayo Brothers in Minn.. She was unable to climb stairs or walk very
far. A sleeping porch was built and she spent her summers out on the porch.
From here she was able to run her rooming house which she had started after her
children were grown. My father built a cabin several miles out of town for my grandparents.
My mother and dad would take them there on Sundays during the summer and fall
which in itself holds many memories for me. Grandma in the last ten years of
her life had pretty much overcome her heart problem but then she become ill
with cancer. We made several trips where we would bundle her up in the back
seat of our car and off to Mayo Brothers Clinic we would go. She was in much
pain but she would not complain and was willing to undergo any new treatment
that was available. The doctors told her to drink a little wine in order to
settle her stomach and of course she did not drink alcohol. In all of her pain
we laughed and made jokes all the way from Minn. to Mich. about her wine
bottle. She always wrote to me every week when I
was in the Pacific and prayed daily for my welfare. She was a person that could
keep things inside and bear up gracefully under bad circumstances. Once when my
plane made an unscheduled landing at Hickham Field in Hawaii she heard it on
the radio and did not tell my parents until after she knew I was safe. I spent
many pleasant hours with her talking about the early days in Rudyard and
Canada. She always saw herself as having come from poor but hard working stock.
It made her day when about ten years before her death, on a trip back to
Canada, she found out that she was related to the first Prime Minister and
architect of the Canadian government (MacDonald) was one of her ancestors. She
lived to meet my wife-to-be, and before she passed away she said we would have
ten kids we didn't. Isabelle was the daughter of Abraham and
Isabel (MacMillian) Meier. Abraham was born Feb 25, 1866 in Scott Twp. Ont.; m.
Jul 12, 1890; d. May 3, 1936; burial Flake Cemetery Southeast of Barryton,
Mich.. He was a son of Solomon and Elizabeth (Ulrach) Meier. Isabel was born
Jun 1870; d. Apr 11, 1900; burial three miles south of Rudyard Mich.. She was a
daughter of Dougal and ______ (Mac Phail) MacMillan. The following information taken from
interviews and a trip made to Canada by D.E. and N.A. Sprague. I took a picture of what appears to be a
baptismal certificate of Elizabeth D. (Ulrich) Meier. It bears the date Feb 9,
1831. On her tombstone which is located approximately one mile north of Shallow
Lake, Ont.. I transcribed the following. (Age 64 years 6 days Nov 12, 1899).
This would make her date of birth Nov 6, 1835.
This would make her 17 years of age in 1852 when she came from
Switzerland to Canada. From my interview with Ruby White a
granddaughter of Elizabeth D. (Ulrich) Meier. "Grandma Meier went back to
Switzerland to settle her parent’s estate. The reason she came over here was
because her father was hard on them, he owned a vineyard. Grandma was weaker
then the other sister so she came over." I would like to point out that
there will appear to be inconsistency. This is because people remember the past
in many different ways and we have the job of figuring out the reality of it
all. From my interview with Mary Foster a
granddaughter of Solomon and Elizabeth Meier. She says that "Abe Meier
(son of Solomon and Elizabeth) always said that the name was spelled MEIER on
all the boxes that came from Switzerland out to Canada. Some descendants later
changed the spelling to Meyer." Elizabeth's father owned a stage line in Switzerland
as well as vineyards. The stage used to travel to a large hotel in the
mountains which was owned by her uncle, but it is unknown whether it was her
father or her mothers’ brother. When her father died her mother remarried. Her
step father was nasty and hard on the children so Elizabeth and her brother
came to Canada. The brother did not have a family and is buried somewhere in
northern Michigan. Elizabeth and Solomon were likely married in Markham Ont..
She went back to Switzerland when daughter Mary was twelve years old. Her
mother was still living. They did not speak English when they came over but
later on in life they did not speak broken English. They would speak German to
each other and to their children at times. The children did speak some German
as a result. Solomon had two brothers Henry and John. Their descendants live in
the area around Markham, Ont.. They may spell their name Meyer. One sister and
one brother did not come over to Canada. They were not Mennonite but a lot like
them. They used to go down to Listral for camp meetings. They did not dress as
Mennonites. Solomon was killed by a hit and run cutter when going for milk. He
was very much against drinking. From my interview with Carmon Rourk a
grandson of Solomon Meier he said, "grandfather always brought candy for
the kids." Solomon's father was in the Switzerland Army. Solomon used to tell how the children shined
the buttons on his father’s uniforms. Solomon was married in Markham near
Toronto Ont.. He never had a serious illness and was seldom sick. He would walk
from Park Head to Owen Sound after he was 80 years old (approximately 16 miles)
He used to say he grew 16 inches after he left Switzerland. He had five
children: (1) George, who was said not to be a full brother to the other
children (no real explanation, this just wasn't talked about) (2) Mary (3) Abe
(4) Halda (5) Dave. Harvey
Rourke says that Solomon broke his hip when he was 50 or 60. Ruby White of Park Head Ont. has the
Pewter plate that Solomon Meier used on board ship when he came from
Switzerland to Canada. The year was 1852 and he was sixteen years old. The trip
by ship lasted nine weeks. He was born Nov 25, 1836 and died Feb 13, 1921, this
was taken from tombstone in cemetery approximately one mile north of Shallow
Lake Ont.. From my interview with Ruby White, "I can see him in my mind I
recon every apple he peeled did that way he went around, around, around he had
the whole thing ya know and there wouldn't be any apple on the skin he was very
save--he very much like my mother I am bad at some thing, there wouldn't be no
apple on it but it wasn't apart. But maybe he'd give us a chunk of it he was
awful good to us kids ya know." Ruby
goes on to say, "Solomon was a farmer, he was always poor. Everybody run
him. (took him) (to easy going) could sell him anything. Mary his daughter took
him in where he had a good home in his old age." It should be noted that
the home that he was taken into was owned by Solomon. For a man described as
poor he owned his own farm and home. He walked with a cane as he got older and
Ruby says this came as the result of a tree falling on him when he was a young
man clearing his land. He has been described as a man who complained very
little about the hardships he had to endure. Ruby does tell how he got fed up
with eating turnips three times a day. He was a very plain man, easy to get
along with. His favorite expression when mad or disgusted was "Bouter on
it". Solomon and Elizabeth did come to Canada
on the same ship. Was she pregnant when she boarded the ship? Did this happen
during the nine week trip? They were both very young and maybe we will never
know but what we do know is that George would never be considered a total and
complete member of the family. NOTE WRITTEN BY B.W. SPRAGUE
ABOUT HIS CABIN 10 MILES SOUTH OF RUDYARD MICHIGAN ON OLD US-2. My cabin is 12X20 it
has 4 windows and door deer horns as you enter with a horse shoe on the door
situated on a 4 1/2 acre plot on good old U.S. 2 ten miles from Rudyard and 33
from Soo a little creek runs through it with a garden spot on the lot there is
cedar birch and pine spruce & balsam to there is an oil lamp to see by and
out door plumbing to a home comfort range to cook on and wooden benches for two
so when you have some time and nothing else to do just drop by and see me the
same as others do. MEMORIES OF WESLEY OSCAR SPRAGUE BETTER KNOWN AS BARNEY OR B.W. COLLECTED BY D.
ERIC SPRAGUE 1. Nick B. placed Barney with the Haydens after
his mother died. N.B. would have been
working in the woods with his horses and unable to care for a young child. The
Haydens were close friends and the fact that they were Catholic was not an
obstacle. During this time there would
not have been a church so priest traveled.
Barney always spoke highly of the priest that would stay over at the
Hayden home. He held this family in
high regard and established a lifetime relationship with them, which spanned
three generations. The next generation
of Haydens lived in Rochester Minnesota and often when Barney took Grandma to
the Mayo Brothers Clinic they would stay in their home. I had the privilege to stay in their
home. They had a beautiful dark haired
daughter my age that drew pictures as the Doctors performed surgery. I believe that the relationship with
the Haydens is major reason why he was so tolerant of Catholics at a time and
in a community that was not tolerant.
He would not allow in his home or from his family disrespect for the
Catholic members of our community.
Catholics have personally approached me in this community with
demonstrations of appreciation for the attitudes and actions taken by the
Sprague family during its many years of living in the community. 2. When Barney was young there was an incident
with a Spruce Hen. The story goes that they lived out in Strongville and his
father and stepmother were gone somewhere leaving him in the cabin with his
Grandfather Obed. A muzzleloader loaded
with shot was always kept hanging above the fireplace. It was always keep
loaded with instructions that Barney was not allowed to touch it as Nick
thought him to young. Anyway this old
Spruce Hen landed in a tree outside and Barney wanted to get the gun down and
shoot it. Obed told him no that his dad didn’t want him to shoot that gun.
Barney begged and Obed gave in. The gun came down and Barney went out to shoot
the bird. Of course we know how stupid Spruce Hens are and Barney got to close
raised the gun took aim squeezed the trigger and all there was, was a cloud of
feathers. The gun was reloaded by Obed
and placed back where it belonged. Barney cleaned up outside the best that he
could. When Nick got home he did notice
some feathers and made some mention as to where they could have come. If Obed
did tell Nick, and he likely did, it was never mentioned to Barney, but he said
that he had learned his lesson on that day. When he was a young boy attending
school in Strongville they would carry their lunch to school. Critermans had an orchard on the south slope
of the mountain, which would be south of Strongvile. He craved fresh fruit so much that he would trade his lunch for
an apple. At this time with transportation being what it was there was a
shortage of fresh fruit and this was quite a treat. 3. Barney
attended Ferris at Big Rapids. It has been said that he picked up his beautiful
handwriting skills at this institution.
I don’t know at what age that he started to box, but he had gained some
proficiency prior to attending Ferris. He always told me that there was someone
that was better with the gloves then yourself. In relating a story from the
Ferris days he told how the guys wanted him to box this other fellow, but
Barney had reservations as he new that the other guy had a lot more training.
The match took place and he said that he learned when a man should stand up or
sit down, and this was one of the times that he should have sat down. Barney came to the defense of a schoolmate
named Parker who was being picked on.
Parker would be in charge of the Masonic home in Alma, MI. Years later he would visit the Sprague home
and take them on site seeing activities in the area. He was a very
good amateur boxer who enjoyed the sport. He instructed his sons in the art,
and what I learned was from my father.
There did come a time when Barney was sparing with my father Nick A.,
that Nick B. told Barney that the time had come to discontinue this activity. I
am still not sure who was about to get hurt. 4. He worked for N.L. Field for more than 20
years. Traveling to Chicago as buyer
for Field buying items that would sell in the type of community that he
lived. It is my understanding that
Field often wanted items that would not sell, and he also took items off the
orders. 5. Barney told the story how he had a cheap hat
that would not sell so he doubled its price and it sold the next day. He did like nice clothing and it was said
that he bought suits, and vest on trips to Chicago. 6. Grandpa married my grandmother when he was
twenty-three. He would have been
working for Field at this time. Their
first home was on the west end of Rudyard, south of the RR tracks, on the north
bank of the Pine River. On one fine day
Barney was trying to be helpful with their first child, and took over the job
of washing diapers. In the past he had
observed the women completing this task, and felt that he understood the
process. He commenced the procedure by
bringing a tub of water to a fine boil.
Next, he added soap and all of the diapers. It was at this point that Aunt Prudence came in finding Barney
dutifully stirring the boiling diapers.
She took one look at the boiling diapers, and explained to Barney that
the diapers needed to be rinsed out prior to washing them. This incident gave the family lots of laughs
never letting him forget it. 6. He hunted deer when the limit was five,
but there were very few deer. This
would have been prior to the many forest fires that swept through northern
Michigan. The mature forest did not provide the food necessary to maintain a
large population of deer. He told
stories of warm Novembers when he would sit while hunting deer and go to sleep. 7. He seems to have tolerated his
stepmother. He never spoke ill of her
but would say that it is hard for a stepmother to establish a good relationship
with a stepchild. He lived with his
father and stepmother traveling with them to Hancock where N.B. worked for the
Rail Road. She cooked for the work
crews. He went to school in Hancock and told how he carried pails of beer to
the men for a penny per pail. 8. Barney never owned or drove a car. He walked to work each day coming home for
lunch and always taking a nap before going back to work. When I was about
twelve years old I heard about pens that had multi color ink. I decided to go down to the CO-OP store to
ask Grandpa if he had such a pen. He
said, “sure he had pens that would write any color that I wanted.” He took me over to the pens and selected
one. Next, he proceeded to write the
words red and then green. He said, “see it will write any color that you want.” 9. Grandpa spoke French, Dutch, Ojibwa, some
Gaelic, and Finish (fluently). Working
in the store required that he had to communicate with the public, and many
ethnic groups represented this community with Finish being dominant. I don’t know the name of the itinerant man
but he taught the man English and that man taught him Finnish. 10.
Barney liked to draw natural scenes with a variety of wildlife such as
deer, ducks, and trees. He did not have
any formal training but he did purchase books that demonstrated
techniques. His drawings were done in
pencil and ink. He did this for
relaxation and his own entertainment.
He characterized his work as simply doodling but it demonstrated his
innate artistic ability. His artistic ability came out in so many
other ways. His hand completed the
advertisement signs in the store. He
taught the Palmer method primarily to adults during the evenings. The ABC’s placed on the black board in
Caroline (Sprague) Oats classroom was in beautiful scrip placed there by his
hand. The signs painted for MacGinnis after his retirement attest to his
ability. His appreciation for poetry, and the
natural state of things came through in his personality. He was famous for
picking up old twisted and deformed trees and making walking sticks or other
conversational objects out of them. 11. It seems as if N.A. and a local deputy
sheriff may have shot a deer out of season.
These were depression times and the meat had been cut up and given to several
of the neighbors. Grandma Sprague had even canned some of it. The game warden some how got word of it, but
could not get anybody to talk. My guess is that too many people had some of the
meat. At any rate he came to our house finding my mother home alone, and
demanded to search our home. Mother let him come in thinking that there was not
any venison in the house. Meantime word got down the street, and Grandma had
Aaron put the canned venison out in a creek behind the house. The game warden did not find any venison in
our house but he did find a deer hair on one of my dad’s boots out on the back
porch. This was enough for him and he
issued a citation. If he had looked in
the kettle on the stove he would have found some real evidence. Aaron says that he put the venison in the
creek and remembers retrieving it later.
Meantime dad went to court, and had to pay a fine. The deputy lost his
job over this, which does not say much for due process of the law in the
1930’s. The real irony is that a short
time later the community needed a deputy, and my dad was selected for the job. 12. I do not know when he became God
conscious but he certainly had high respect for the Priest that visited the
Hayden family. He raised his family in the Presbyterian Church, and I was
baptized as a little Presbyterian. At
some point in his adult life this was not enough, and he and Charlie Taylor
(married to Eva Sprague) would attend what is now the Rudyard Bible church on
Sunday evenings. Grandma was too sick to walk to the Presbyterian Church plus
it had steep steps leading up into the church. He told me how he would stop and
pray at the Bible church when it was closed. In 1947 when my father and mother
returned to Rudyard we all attended the Presbyterian Church. I think Barney
felt that any church he could get my dad into was likely a good thing. In Aug of 1949 many things changed as my
father became a Christian, and we all started to attend the Bible Church. Barney believed that your walk and talk
should be the same and while this is ok it caused him to question the concept
of eternal security. He and my
grandmother believed in the power of prayer and spent hours in this endeavor praying
for their children and grandchildren. During the period of life that his
children were growing up the church had many stringent ideas as to how to keep
the Sabbath holy. He worked six days a
week and Sunday was a day for church, and for him being with his family. He did not have any problem with taking his
son’s hunting on Sunday afternoon. This caused many of the good people to find
fault in his actions but he stood firm on this issue. 13. In 1958 I extended my tour of duty in
Asia so that I could match my return with my brothers wedding, which just
happen to by my grandparents golden wedding anniversary. There was allot of activity taking place
that summer and as the family gathered at the Dowd home we were eating and
making merry. In the back yard there
was a steel bar between two-cedar posts.
People were having fun showing off as to how many pull ups they could
do. Barney said he could do that and proceeded not to just do pull ups but to
do chin-ups. I was nineteen at the time and in pretty good shape and this
certainly impressed me that my seventy three-year-old grandfather was doing
chin ups along with other acrobatic tumbling activities that he enjoyed doing. 14. He stated that he could pass on his pure
blood. I am not too sure what he meant
by this but when he was at Mayo Brothers Clinic they had indicated to him that
his blood was pure. 15. It is my understanding that the chicken
coup was converted into a cabin for Nick B. to live in. N.B. lived in the cabin and took his meals
in the main house. Barney kept a small garden off the south end of the cabin
where he grew vegetables and a few potatoes.
There were a few apple trees behind the garden. I can remember as a young boy that in the
fall he would burn leaves back there, and would roast apples in the fire. It
was fun and a nice treat. As time went
on he kept a garden at the cabin out on Macinac Trail. This was a little larger with a variety of
vegetables and potatoes. In the front yard next to the sleeping
porch there was an apple tree that provided large beautiful Northern Spy
apples. Grandma Sprague always said it grew as a result of the kids throwing
their apple cores there. The apples having come in wooden barrels from N.B.
Sprague’s farm each fall. All that I
know is that they sure were good. 16. It was Partridge hunting that he really
enjoyed during the years of my growing up. He tried to take his two weeks of
vacation during Partridge season spending as much time as he could at the
cabin. He always kidded me about shooting all of the Partridge before the
season opened. I didn’t do this, and always tried to convince him but never was
quite sure if he believed me or not. 17. The year after my grandmothers death, and
during the time that my mother went back to finish her degree, and prior to my
marriage we lived together. I was in
the Air Force at the time stationed at Kincheloe. He did the cooking, and
bragged that we did not eat hamburger, not even once. I would take him to the
base commissary where he was completely entertained. His background in the
grocery business left him amazed at how low the prices were, and they were but
they were artificially low to benefit military personnel. We had a great
time but he was not one to normally talk allot as he said it is better to be silent
and have people think that you are a fool then to speak and remove all doubt.
He did not drive a car so this left him alone all of the time that I was at
work. This resulted with little choice but to talk with me. He spent time
imparting his great wisdom gleaned from many years of listening. He made me understand that education was one
thing that once you had it nobody could take it away from you. The Air Force
was at this time paying for classes that I was taking at Michigan Tech. I was
less then happy about it but he encouraged me to continue. He was still alive
when the Air Force paid for me to attend the University of Colorado and then
later prior to his death I was at Michigan State. I told him how
lucky I had been with promotions in the Air Force as compared to some other
people that he new. He told me that,
“luck is not necessarily the reason you are Eric and not those other
people.” He said, “loyalty, knowing what was expected,
learning the skills for the job, and a willingness to work hard are major
ingredients to success.” On marriage and
the military, he was not impressed. He felt that long separations were not a
good idea. He felt that being in the military was an honorable profession but
separation was inherent in this profession and one should expect this to be a
fact of life. He lived to see me leave
the active military and within days after his passing I informed the Air Force
that they no longer would need to fly into Lansing to pick me up. They told me
that I could not quit like this, but nobody ever came for me and I finished my
degree at MSU. 18. Our family moved back to Rudyard from
Sandusky in 1947. My dad and brother
moved north during the early summer with mother and myself coming in October. I had spotted a neat knife at Orr’s hardware
in Sandusky and begged my mother to let me buy it with some money that I had
saved. Mother had relented allowing me
to make the purchase. I truly loved
that knife and showed it off to everybody that I would meet. When we arrived in Rudyard I had to show my
grandfather. This was a big
mistake. Grandpa figured it was too
much knife for a nine year old. He sat me
down on the front steps and explained this to me and promptly traded me a puny
little knife for my knife. Of course I
took this up with my parents but to no avail.
Today I am sure that a lot was going on behind the scene but it fell to
grandpa to deal with me. 19. Frank Sprague was a first cousin to
Barney. Frank was a barber in Rudyard
with his shop in the back of the Anderson store. Saturday night was the time that farmers and people working in
the woods came to town. Barney would
work until 10 or 11 P.M. in the store and then head down to Frank’s. Men would be lined up to talk and get their
weekly shave in preparation for Sunday.
Barney would lather them up and Frank would shave them. They would sometimes work until 2:00
A.M.. A shave and a haircut cost two
bits (twenty-five cents) in those days but I don’t know how much a shave
cost. Barney was able to make as much
money on a Saturday night as he normally made in two or three days at the
store. Barney learned how to cut hair from
Frank, and he cut his son’s hair. He
cut my hair from the time that I was nine until I left home in 1956. I figured that he did a better job then the
local barber. I take that back I know
that he cut hair better then Wes Tilson our town barber. 20. Barney purchased a large mounted buck
head from a Finish man. I think the
mans name was Sarinen but I am not positive.
My dad introduced me to that mans son during the Rudyard days held
during Rudyard centennial. This mount
hung in the Red Brick house for years but in the late 1940’s it had
deteriorated. It was at this time that
the antlers were cut off from the head. The
antlers were kept in the basement where would go to play with the old RCA
victrola. I remember running my fingers
over the long tines and the numerous smaller ones. I cannot remember the total
number but it had in excess of 20 points.
This rack had a huge spread and would certainly qualify as one of the
largest racks coming from Michigan.
Sometime around 1960 Aunt Elsie took the rack back to Washington
D.C.. The last time that I saw this
rack was in Washington D.C. in 1970. 21. Harry Yiers lived a couple of blocks from
the Red Brick home. He always seemed like an old man to me but in 1947 he was
still digging wells. His son Barney was
childhood friend of my dads and that friendship lasted through their adult life
with their daughter being a close friend of mine through high school and until
my return from Asia in 1958. Harry was
also a fine craftsman who made violins that he kept on display in a glass
cabinet as you entered his home. In the
late 1920’s he owned a Model A Ford and on Sunday afternoons he would take the
Sprague family for long rides. This was
done with the expected flat tires. This
was taken in stride with everyone piling out taking time to patch the tire and
then proceeding on. In those days this
could occur two or three times on a Sunday afternoon drive. 22. Jim Sprague tells the story of having a
foot race with Barney. This took place
in 1961 when Jim would have bee n 17 and Barney 76. They raced from the Red Brick house to the CO-OP store with
Barney winning the race. 23. Jim tells the story of bringing
firecrackers with him to grandma and Grandpa Sprague’s. It seems that Jim and a friend blew the door
off an old stove and grandma had gotten word of it. His firecrackers
disappeared and he looked high and low for them but all of his efforts
failed. Nobody seemed to know what had
become of the firecrackers. They did
not make their appearance known until grandpa took the trash out to be
burned. Grandpa started to burn the
trash and all of a sudden the trash began to explode sending burning trash all
over the place. It would seem that
grandma had disposed of the goods by placing them in the trash. 24. Aaron tells that on certain Saturday
nights that he would meet his dad after work.
Barney would cut a muskmelon in half and they would head to Levi
Olmsteads drug store. Levi would place
a large scoop of vanilla ice cream in each half of the muskmelon and they would
sit down enjoying this delicious treat. Children of (1013) Wesley Oscar
(Barney) and Isabel Dorothy (Meier) Sprague 1101. Elsie Belle, b. Dec 16, 1908; married in
Summer or Fall of 1932. She married
Raphael John Higgins, born Oct 23, 1912.
Elsie graduated from Alma College, MI on Jun 7, 1931, taught in the
Public Schools in Washington, D.C. for two years as an Annual Substitute. She taught, daily, classes that were
problems while the teachers went to the Model schools to observe teaching
methods. She began teaching at St.
Anthony’s Elementary School in the Fall of 1951. She was the second lay teacher in the Parochial school system of
the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.. In
1958 she began teaching 8th grade science at Little Flower Parochial
school where she taught until June of 1970.
She died of cancer on Mar 11, 1971.
She is interred at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring, Md. Elsie and Ray moved to Washington, D.C.
in summer of 1937. Ray worked for the
Government Printing Office. His first
job was as an elevator operator. When
he retired he was an Air Conditioning Engineer and head of Maintenance for the
GPO. He died on Oct 29, 1998. He is interred at Gate of Heaven Cemetery
with Elsie Belle and with his second wife, Margo whom he married in 1972. His 3rd wife, Margaret, survives
him. 1102.
Nicholas Abraham b. Jan 18,
1910 in Rudyard Michigan; d. Aug 13,
1996 m. Jul 14, 1931 in Sandusky, Michigan to Ruth Elizabeth Moore b. Jul 10,
1909, in Custer Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, d. May 28, 1984, at home
ten miles South of Rudyard, Michigan on Macinac Trail; interred: North Rudyard
Cemetery. After attending Alma College Nick had a variety of work experiences.
They included retail lumber, highway construction, lumbering and mill operator,
and a stint in the Merchant Marines during WWII (United States Coast Guard
Certificate, serial number E516826, Book number 290924, Seaman. Ruth attended
Sandusky Elementary School, Sandusky High School, and Alma College and
graduated from Eastern Michigan University. She was a school teacher in Rudyard
Community Schools for sixteen years retiring in 1973. She was a member of Grace
Bible Church, Eastern Star, Michigan Education Association. Nick and Ruth first made their home in
Rudyard Michigan where their oldest son was born in 1932. They returned to
Sandusky, Michigan where they lived in the home of Ruth's birth. Their second
son was born in 1938 in the same room that Ruth was born. In 1947 the family
moved back to Rudyard, Michigan. During the fall of 1950 the family moved ten
miles south of Rudyard, Michigan on Mackinac Trail. The land was cleared and a
home built. Ruth passed away in 1984 and Nick lived alone in this home until he
passed away in 1996. 1103. Donald Munson, b. Sep 24, 1912. Named after
his Uncle William Donald Meier. Attended Alma College. married Mildred who was
born February 16, 1910; died Aug 2, 1993; interred Lakeview Cemetery Escanaba,
Michigan 1104. Aaron B., b. Nov 17, 1916. Graduated from
Rudyard High School in 1935 and attended Central Michigan University. He moved to Rochester Minn. in 1936 where he
worked in the Rochester State Hospital.
He m. Phyllis Johnston and their daughter Jane Ann was born Jul
1940. They moved to Sandusky, Mi in
1942 where he worked for the State Highway Department until he enlisted in the
Army in 1943. Serving with the United
States Army in Europe during WWII, with the 67th Armored Regiment 2nd Armored Division. Phyllis and Jane Ann moved to Rudyard and
lived in the cabin behind B.W. Sprague’s home.
Jim was born on Jun 14, 1944 and when Aaron was discharged from the Army
in the spring of 1945 they moved back to Sandusky. Aaron helped care for A.K. Moore during this time and he and his
family moved to Detroit in the fall of 1945.
He worked for the House of Lamps, and then for Ford Motors. He retired from Ford in 1981. m. Betty Jo Card on
Jul 22, 1955, b. Jun 24, 1920. Daughter
of Edger Card and Laura J. Hendricks b. April 5, 1883, d. May 26, 1972 with
interment in Grand Lawn Cemetery Detroit, Michigan. (3)Isabelle Dorothy
Meier, (2)Abraham Meier, (1)Solomon
Meier. (3)Isabelle Dorothy
Meier,(2)Abraham Meier, (3)Elizabeth
Ulrach. (3)Isabelle Dorothy
Meier, (2)Isabelle MacMillan, (1)Dougal
MacMillan. (3)Isabelle Dorothy
Meier, (2)Isabelle MacMillan, (1)_____
MacPhail. Nicholas Abraham Sprague (1102)
as told to Elaine Sprague in about 1993. Grandpa Nicholas Brezee Sprague lived
in a small cabin behind the brick home on Rudyard’s Main Street where Isabelle
and Barney Sprague lived. N.B.’s father
Obadiah had helped to organize Rudyard Township. Nick went to Mackinac Island at age 2—his Grandpa Nick worked on
the railroad out of St. Ignace. Don
Sprague has Barney’s diary about accounts—bills, houses where they lived,
nurses for the kids, etc. Abraham Meier (father of Florence,
Isabelle, Annie and Bill) lived in a house beyond the ravine north of the
Rudyard train depot—he had a sale and sold his cattle. Grandpa Nick Sprague bought his cattle and
drove them back to Newberry. Grandpa
Abe also owned the 40 acres where Turner-Howson School is now located. Uncle Bill burned his feet once by running
across the field just after it had been burned off. Abe Meier worked at the brickyard. Grandpa Nick Sprague owned a farm west
of Newberry. Nick spent summers on the
farm as soon as he was old enough. He
rode on the train to Trout Lake and to the South Shore junction—and then to
Newberry. Grandpa Nick would be at the
station to meet them with the wagon.
Grandpa Nick’s wife (Ann Jane Smyth) died—and Barney’s three brothers
died. N.B. later married Angie
Fraser—they had one boy who died young—so Barney had three full brothers and
one half-brother and he was the only one of the family of five to survive to
adulthood. N.B. and Angie reared
several foster children. They always
had lots of company at their home. N.B.
sent back barrels of apples to Rudyard in the fall for Barney’s family. One Christmas when they were all ready
to go to Newberry Elsie got sick and the whole family had to stay home. What a disappointment! Barney never had a car. Isabelle became ill with a heart murmur in
the early 1930’s—she often slept on a sleeping porch built on the west side of
the front porch of the brick house. Dr.
Ferguson operated on Barney for appendicitis—where Kivela’s house was next door
to the brick house—Sprague’s lived there at the time. Aaron was born at a house on main street later owned by George
Kooyer. Grandpa Nick built the house
across from the Presbyterian Church. Nick and Elsie were born in the Holland
house, near the Pine River south of the railroad tracks. Don was born in the Kivela house. Sprague’s also lived up above Dorie
Sprague’s store. Grandpa Nick was the
Santa Claus one Christmas when they lived at the Kivela (McCormick) house. Newberry
used to be called “celery city”—Spragues had a celery garden. They had a lake below the Newberry farm—the
men cut ice blocks in the winter and stored it and had ice all summer. Nick had an orchard and cider press. Aunt Laura’s husband Jim Harper was the
cobbler at the State Hospital. He paid
the $1,000 tuition for Aunt Elsie’s last year at Alma College when Barney ran
out of money. Mr. Harper was a great
Christian and church leader—he would have all the kids kneel in a circle to
pray—sometimes they got the giggles. Nick went to school in the building that
was later the Rudyard Creamery (bank site) now after both parts of it were
built. It became too crowded and they
had to have classes in Dorie Sprague’s store (downstairs). Barney’s family had lived upstairs there
earlier. In the early teens, Dorie
built the house later lived in by Chris Peterson’s family and by Charlie and
Eva Taylor. Nick graduated from high school in
1930—went to Alma College in 30/31. He
and Ruth were married in 1931. Keith
was born in 1932—Nick worked in Rudyard Cloverland Oil, then went to Sandusky
in the fall of 32. He worked at the
lumber yard and also did WPA work. They
stayed in Sandusky until 1947. He
worked for Miller Brass. During the war
he worked for GM Diesel and Copco Steel.
He worked on the Great Lakes boats in the summer—he sailed out of
Ashtabula, Ohio, and sailed up to Houghton-Hancock. He was a coal-coal-carrier and then a fireman. He got tired of shoveling coal—he got off
the boat at Hancock—he called home and they wired him some money—and he went
back to Croswell on the bus. He then
worked for Jensen Bridge and Supply.
Keith and Nick came to Rudyard in the summer of 1947, and Ruth and Eric
came that fall—they lived in a house owned by Cecil Beacom. Nick worked for Beacom—and also worked on
his own, painting inside and doing plastering.
He built his own house ten miles south of Rudyard in 1949-50. The family lived in Barney and Isabelle’s
cabin next door while working on the house.
He built the family room several years later. Ruth Sprague (Moore) by (1205)
D.E. Sprague Mother graduated from Sandusky High
School. Next she entered Eastern Michigan University for one year and
transferred to Alma College for two more years. She told how when she first
went away to college her father gave her a check book, and she promptly signed
all of the checks to save time when writing out a check. One of her sisters on
a visit noticed this and told her this was not a good idea. In later years she
was able to look back and laugh about this incident. It was at Alma College that she met my
father. Her roommate was Elsie Sprague my father’s sister. Mother, dad and
Elsie would hitch hike up to Barryton Michigan where dad's Uncle Bill and
Grandfather Meier lived. Bill lived on a farm with his father Abraham Meier. My first memories of my mother are in
Sandusky MI. where we lived in a two story white wood frame home on the north
end of town. When I was a baby mother
worked in a dry goods store owned by Mr. McPherson and later kept books in the
Sandusky lumber yard which was owned by her father. The yard was south of our
home about a half mile. We had a live in lady who was with me during the day.
This allowed mother to get out of the home to work. She was active in community affairs and
was an outstanding vocal soloist. She was also active in the Eastern Star and
was Worthy Matron being installed by her father who was the Grand Master of the
Masonic Lodge. She was twenty-nine years old when I was
born. I was born in the same room of the same house, and rocked in the same
crib. Adjoining our home were eighty
acres of woods and farm land including an old barn and out buildings. She would
walk with me as a child through the woods and fields pointing out the different
flowers, trees and wild life. In the fall of the year our entire family,
parents, grand parents, aunts and cousins would pick mushrooms and then come
back home for a huge mushroom fry along with the Pheasant which my father would
shoot. Once my parents purchased a male and
female Mallard ducks. The hen laid her
blue eggs under a rose bush next to our house. When the eggs hatched mother
took me out to look at the babies.
Within an hour of their hatching the hen took her ducklings to the drainage
ditch near our house for their first swim. We had several dogs at different times. I
remember the time when my brother Keith
grabbed the chain and the dog pulled the chain through his hands laying his
hands wide open. My mother who was a woman
of action and not one to put off the inevitable had the farmer next door take
the dog to the woods and shot it. Mother was a strong person, and in many
ways far ahead of her time. One of the things I remember was that if I did
something wrong she never said wait until your father gets home. She instilled in her children a strong sense
of right and wrong along with good value system from a very early age. When I would come home after being in a
fight she would not encourage me to
fight, but nor would she tell me to let people walk on me. She understood that
I must grow up to be strong in a harsh
world. She taught me to respect authority and not damage another person’s
property. She and her mother before her were very
pro American and pro military. During
the war years (WWII) when my mother heard my prayers the American soldiers and
the Japanese soldier were always remembered. I was given a wonderful
understanding of what a soldiers duties
were even if they were not ours. War was the business of the citizen on both
sides and one must respond to their governments bidding. Our country was always
right of course but this did not make
the enemies soldiers evil just their government. Dads work took him away for a large part
of the war years and as a result my mother was left with the children. These
years must have been hard with the rationing and so on but we came out of this
with a strong sense of family and community.
With the war but a bad memory my dad left
for Upper Michigan in the summer of 1947 and we soon followed that fall. We
lived on a farm just south of Rudyard
Michigan where mother made the best of a bad situation. As a kid I enjoyed the
animals and harsh winters but mother
must have felt trapped as the pace of life was very slow. We walked allot in
those days as it was hard to find a car to buy after the war. This meant that mother had to walk to town
for groceries and carry them home. Dad finally found a 1947 Plymouth in late
1948 and this helped a great deal. In
1950 my parents decided to build a new home ten miles south of Rudyard
Michigan. We cleared the land by hand with the help of lots of dynamite. During
the time dad was building our new home the family moved into a one room cabin. It was during this time that the Korean
War broke out. My brother enlisted and we all went to the train station to see
him off. I was with mother when she received the letter from my brother
indicating that he had received his orders for overseas. It is the only time
that I can remember seeing her cry. It took her about two minutes to regain her
composure and she said God would take care of him. I was twelve years old so
for the next three years I can remember being mad that I was too young and that
this one was going to get away without me. I knew then that I would enlist when
I was old enough and I did. Dad built a beautiful new home for us. We
were now in the middle of the wilderness and hunting became a way of life for
me. Mother adapted well to this new life and often said she would never trade
it for life in Sandusky. This was hard for her mother and sisters to
understand. I actually believe she enjoyed it when we would have venison spread
out across the kitchen as we butchered it. I think my dad may have been one of
the best shots that I have ever known. He would shoot partridge, woodcock and
ducks in the air and along with our share of venison we always had plenty of
meat. Rabbits were also plentiful but dad would not eat rabbit. He said it was like eating a cat. I snared and shot
rabbits but we always gave them away. Safety was very important to my dad and he
required me to hunt with a single shot 22 rifle, or shotgun with hammer which
had to be carried broken open. He said this would give me plenty of time to
know exactly what I was shooting at. This certainly didn't slow me down as I
shot plenty of birds, ducks, rabbits and deer. My turn would come to join the service in
1956 three days after I finished high school and I would remain there until
1969. After I left home mother decided to teach school and did so for
the next sixteen years retiring in 1973. During that time she finished her
degree at Eastern Michigan University. She taught school in Rudyard Michigan
where my brother would later become Principal. My brother after Korea attended
Western Michigan University where he received his BA and MA degree. When I got out of the service in 1969 I
attended Michigan State University and received my BA and later my MA from
Eastern Michigan University with additional Postgraduate work at Eastern
Michigan and Michigan State University.
Thus a cycle was completed in that for four straight generations we have
attended institutions of higher learning. All of the children in the fifth
generation have now attended Universities. My mother enjoyed several years of
retirement with my father during which time they were able to travel. My mother
was able to see her sons all graduate from College with advanced degrees and
several of her grand children attend Universities. She died from colon cancer on Memorial
Day 1984 three years after her 50th wedding anniversary. Ironically her father
had passed away on memorial day 1947. Nicholas Abraham Sprague (1102) Born Jan 18, 1910 in Rudyard, Michigan. Graduated
from Rudyard High School in 1930. Attended Alma College on a basketball
scholarship. At Alma he was introduced to his sister’s roommate, Ruth Elizabeth
Moore. They would marry on Tuesday afternoon, July 14, 1931 in Sandusky,
Michigan. His work experience would
include retail lumber, tree trimmer, truck driver, cement finisher, block
layer, factory worker, carpenter, painter, plasterer, highway construction,
sailing and lumbering. 1. Thornton Brothers Road construction (US-2) 2. Cloverland Oil. Delivered bulk oil. 3. Painter. Nov 1932 Sandusky Mi. (depression)
painted Spring 1933. Farm labor (Corbishley) 15.00 per month or .50 each day,
milked 10 cows by hand morning and night. Moved from old home on 116 W Sanilac
to N. Elk. Cecil McAuley family lived with Sprague family during depression. 4. Winter 1933.
Shoveled coal Moore & Carter and worked W.P.A. painting the Court House. 5. Moved to upstairs
apartment 1934. Started work at Moore & Carter 1942. 6. Spring 1942
worked Mueller Brass in Port Huron. 7. Worked State
Highway department 1943. 8. G.M. Diesel,
Detroit. 9. CAPCO Steel
Detroit. 10. Sailing on the
Great Lakes. 11. Hudson Body,
Detroit. 12. Edison Tree
Trimmer. 13. Cement Finishing
Summer 1946-1947. 14. Carpenter, Bacom
1947. 15. Plastering,
Cornwell 1949. 16. Carpenter,
Kinross AFB 1950. 17. Plastering,
Cornwell 1951-1960. 18. Road
Construction 1961-1962. 19. Lumbering
1963-1983. THE
BLUE AND THE GRAY BY RUTH MOORE 1927 or 1928 I do not stand up in this presence to
indulge in any mock sentimentality. You brave men who wore the gray would be
the first to hold me or any other son
of the North in just contempt if I should say that I thought the North was
wrong and the result of the war was a
mistake, and that I was prepared to suppress my political opinions. I believe
most profoundly that the war on our side was eternally right, that our victory
was the salvation of the country, and that the results of the war were of
infinite benefit to both North and South. But, however we differed, or still
differ, as to the causes for which we fought then, we accept them as settled,
commit them to history, and fight over them no more. To the men who fought the
battles of the Confederacy we hold out our hands freely, frankly, and gladly.
To courage and faith wherever shown we bow in homage with uncovered heads. We
respect and honor the gallantry and valor of the brave men who fought against
us, and who gave their lives and shed their blood in defense of what they
believed to be right. We rejoice that the famous general whose name is borne
upon your banner was one of
the greatest soldiers of modern times, because it exists already. Differ in
politics and in a thousand other ways, we must and shall in all good nature,
but let us never differ with each other on sectional or state lines, by race or
creed.. We welcome you, soldiers of Virginia, as
others more eloquent than I have said, to New England. We welcome you to old
Massachusetts. We welcome you to Boston and to Faneuil Hall. In your presence
here, and at the sound of your voices beneath this historic roof, the years
roll back and we see the figure and hear again the ringing tones of your great orator,
Patrick Henry, declaring to the first Continental Congress "The
distinctions between Virginians,
Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am no Virginian,
but an American." A distinguished Frenchman, as he stood among the graves
at Arlington, said, "Only a great people is capable of a great civil
war." Let us add with thankful hearts that only a great people is capable
of a great reconciliation. Side by side, Virginia and Massachusetts led the
colonies into the War for Independence. Side by side they founded the government
of the United States. Morgan and Green, Lee and Knox, Moultrie and Prescott,
men of the South and men of the North, fought shoulder to shoulder, and wore
the same uniform of buff and blue, --the uniform of Washington. Your presence here brings back their
noble memories, it breathes the spirit of Concord, and unites with so may other
voices in the irrevocable message of union and good will. Mere sentiment all
this, some may say, but it is sentiment, true sentiment, that has moved the
world. Sentiment fought war, and sentiment has reunited us. When the war closed
it was proposed in the newspapers and elsewhere to give Governor Andrew who had
sacrificed health and strength and property in his public duties, some
immediately lucrative office, like the collectorship of the port of Boston. A
friend asked him if he would take such a place. "No," he said he;
"I have stood as high priest between the horns of the altar, and I have
poured out upon it the best blood of Massachusetts, and I cannot take money for
that." Mere sentiment truly, but the sentiment which ennobles and uplifts
mankind. It is sentiment which so hollows a bit of torn, stained bunting, that
men go gladly to their deaths to save it. So I say that the sentiment
manifested by your presence here, brethren of Virginia sitting side by side
with those who wore the blue, has a far-reaching and gracious influence, of
more value than many practical things. It tells us these two grand old
Commonwealth, parted in the shock of the Civil War, are once more side by side
as in the days of the Revolution, never to part again. It tells us that the
sons of Virginia and Massachusetts, if war should break again upon the country,
will, as in the olden days, stand once more shoulder to shoulder, with no
distinction in the colors that they wear. It is fraught with tidings of peace
on earth, and you may read its meaning in the words on yonder picture,
"Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable." Children of (1101) Elsie Belle
(Sprague) and Raphael Higgins 1201.
Patatricia Marie (Higgins) Famiglietti.
Pat was born Mar 17, 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, married Eugene Paul
Famiglietti Feb 27, 1954, born May 7, 1932 in Washington, D.C... Patricia graduated from Sacred Heart
Academy in Jun 1951 and attended Catholic University for two years. On Feb 27, 1954 she married Gene
Famiglietti. Gene graduated from
Gonzaga High School, June, 1950 and Bullis Prep June 1951. He joined the Marine Corp in June of 1951
and fought in Korea. His service # was
1994981. His enlistment ended in June
1954. He graduated from Maryland
University in June 1958. He worked many
jobs during College as did Pat. He
started with Army Times Publishing Company in 1959 as a Reporter. At the time of his death on May 26, 1980 he
was Editor of The Army Times newspaper.
After Gene’s death, Pat, a stay at home Mom for her eight children, went
to work at Bethesda Retirement and Nursing Center where she was Office Manager
for the Nursing Department. She retired in February, 1999. While a stay at home
mom, Pat was very active in her church, St. Jane de Chantal and in the CYO
Catholic Youth Organization. In Jul
1999 she moved to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. She is very active at St. Edmond’s
Catholic Church as head of the Environment and Arts Committee and a member of
two quilting groups. 1202.
Sprague Russel John Higgins, born Feb 5, 1938.
Served in U.S. Army. Married
Shelby Bryant, Apr 7, 1967. Shelby was
born Oct 21, 1946. They were divorced
in 1981. 1203.
Dennis Barney Higgins. Born Aug 25,
1942. Served in U.S. Navy. Children of (1102) Nicholas
Abraham and Ruth Elizabeth (Moore) Sprague 1204.
NICHOLAS KEITH, b. Feb 13, 1932 in Rudyard Mi.; m. Jun 28, 1958 to Elaine
Maxine, daughter of Donner Albyn and Doris May (Peterson) Dowd. He attended
elementary school in Sandusky Mi. and completed his first year of High School
in Sandusky. He graduated from Rudyard High School in 1950. Keith entered the
U.S. Navy in 1951 and was honorably discharged in 1955. Next, he entered the
Sault Branch of Michigan Tech., and continued on to Western Michigan University
where he received his B.Sc. in 1959 and his M.A. in 1963. Keith spent his
working years in education starting out as an Elementary teacher, Elementary Principal
and later as a Title 1 Co-ordinator. Currently he is a member of Grace Bible
Church. Elaine was b. Nov 7, 1936 in Sault Ste. Marie, Mi. graduating from
Rudyard High School in 1954, Western Michigan University (BA) in 1958 and
Northern Michigan University (MA) in 1985.
She worked as School librarian, English teacher and music teacher in
Rudyard High School. 1205. DONALD ERIC. b. Sep 13, 1938, in the morning
on election day, eleven and three quarters pounds twenty six and one half
inches long, born in the same room that his mother was, Custer Twp., Sanilac
Co., MI; m. Nov 10, 1962 to Artice Ann Luzius at Kincheloe Air Force Base,
MI. Artice Ann was b. Nov 8, 1942, at
Beyer Hospital in Ypsilanti, MI. She
attended Parkdale Elementary School, Manistee High School, and Manistee, MI and
graduated from St. Lawrence Hospital School for Radiography and has worked as a
Registered Radiological Technician since 1962. She is the daughter of Robert
Phillip and Gladys Malvina (Peterson) Luzius. Eric attended Sandusky MI
Elementary, Rudyard, MI Elementary, Rabbits Back School St.Ignace Township, MI,
LaSalle High School, St.Ignace, MI, Michigan Tech., University of Colorado,
Lansing Community College, Michigan State University. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University and M.A. from
Eastern Michigan University. He served in the U.S.A.F. from 1956 to 1969,
Charter President of the South Lyon Lions Club, and a school teacher in South
Lyon High School, South Lyon, MI from 1971 to 1999. He does not have a religious affiliation and sometimes shows
contempt for organized religion. He at the same time has a deep faith in Jesus
Christ and believes that the Bible as it was originally given is the infallible
word of God. (10) Ruth Elizabeth Moore
b. 1909, (9) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (8) Andrew Moore b. 1843, (7) Martin
Moore b. 1812, (6) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (5) Jeremiah Moore b.1745, (4) James
Moore b. 1717, (3) Andrew Moore b. 1688, (2) James Moore b. 1630, (1) John O’Moore b. 1588.
(10) Ruth Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (9) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (8) Andrew Moore b. 1843, (7) Martin Moore b. 1812, (6) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (5) Jeremiah Moore b.1745, (4) James Moore b. 1717, (3) Andrew Moore b. 1688, (2) James Moore b. 1630, (1) Mary Fenwick b. 1618. (9) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (8) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (7) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (6) Martin Moore b. 1812, (5) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (4) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (3) James Moore b. 1717, (2) Andrew Moore b. 1688, (1) Unknown Guyon b. 1647-48. (8) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (7) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (6) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (5) Martin Moore b. 1812, (4) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (3) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (2) James Moore b. 1717, (1)
Margaret Wilson (8) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (13) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (12) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (11) Martin Moore b. 1812, (10) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (9) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (8) Ann Starr b. 1717, (7)
Jeremiah Starr b. 1690, (6) John Star b. 1648, (5) Capt. John Caran Starr b.
1615-25, (4) John Starr b. 1591, (3 ) William Starr b. 1543, (2 ) John Starr b.
1520, (1) John Starr b. 1490. (13) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (12) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (11) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (10) Martin Moore b. 1812, (9) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (8) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (7) Ann Starr b. 1717, (6)
Jeremiah Starr b. 1690, (5) John Star b. 1648, (4) Capt. John Caran Starr b.
1615-25, (3) John Starr b. 1591, (2) Joanne Mitchell b. 1571, (1) John Mitchell. (13) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (12) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (11) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (10) Martin Moore b. 1812, (9) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (8) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (7) Ann Starr b. 1717, (6)
Jeremiah Starr b. 1690, (5) John Star b. 1648, (4) Capt. John Caran Starr b.
1615-25, (3) John Starr b. 1591, (2) Joanne Mitchell b. 1571, (1) Emlyn Weeks b. 1550. (11) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (10) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (9) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (8) Martin Moore b. 1812, (7) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (6) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (5) Ann Starr b. 1717, (4) Jeremiah Starr b. 1690, (3) John Star b.
1648, (2) Capt. John Caran Starr b. 1615-25, (1) Dorthy Bayley. (9) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (8) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (7) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (6) Martin Moore b. 1812, (5) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (4) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (3) Ann Starr b. 1717, (2) Jeremiah Starr b. 1690, (1) Mary Thompson b. 1648. (14) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (13) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (12) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (11) Martin Moore b. 1812, (10) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (9) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (8) Ann Starr b. 1717, (7) Rebecca Jackson b. 1697, (6) Isaac Jackson
b. 1663, (5) Anthony Jackson b. 1628, (4) Anthony Jackson b. 1599, (3) Richard Jackson b. 1571, (2) Anthony Jackson
b. 1540, (1) Richard Jackson b. 1520. (10) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (9) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (8) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (7) Martin Moore b. 1812, (6) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (5) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (4) Ann Starr b. 1717, (3) Rebecca Jackson b. 1697, (2) Ann Evans b.
1665, (1) Roland Evans. (14) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (13) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (12) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (11) Martin Moore b. 1812, (10) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (9) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (8) Ann Starr b. 1717, (7) Rebecca Jackson b. 1697, (6) Isaac Jackson
b. 1663, (5) Anthony Jackson b. 1628, (4) Anthony Jackson b. 1599, (3) Richard Jackson b. 1571, (2) Anthony Jackson
b. 1540, (1) Ann Todd 1515. (14) Ruth Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (13) Allyn
Keith Moore b. 1878, (12) Andrew Moore b. 1843, (11) Martin Moore b. 1812, (10)
Jacob Moore b. 1768, (9) Jeremiah Moore b.1745, (8) Ann Starr b. 1717, (7)
Rebecca Jackson b. 1697, (6) Isaac Jackson b. 1663, (5) Anthony Jackson b.
1628, (4) Anthony Jackson b. 1599, (3)
Richard Jackson b. 1571, (2) Margaret Frobisher b. 1542, (1) Gregory Forbisher 152?. (15) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (14) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (13) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (12) Martin Moore b. 1812, (11) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (10) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (9) Ann Starr b. 1717, (8) Rebecca Jackson b. 1697, (7) Isaac Jackson
b. 1663, (6) Anthony Jackson b. 1628, (5) Anthony Jackson b. 1599, (4) Richard Jackson b. 1571, (3) Margaret
Frobisher b. 1542, (2) Unknown Yorke b. 1523, (1) Sir John Yorke 1523. (13) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (12) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (11) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (10) Martin Moore b. 1812, (9) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (8) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (7) Ann Starr b. 1717, (6) Rebecca Jackson b. 1697, (5) Isaac Jackson
b. 1663, (4) Anthony Jackson b. 1628, (3) Anthony Jackson b. 1599, (2) Ursala
Hildyard b. 1577, (1) Richard Hildyard. (13) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (12) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (11) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (10) Martin Moore b. 1812, (9) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (8) Jeremiah Moore
b.1745, (7) Ann Starr b. 1717, (6) Rebecca Jackson b. 1697, (5) Isaac Jackson
b. 1663, (4) Anthony Jackson b. 1628, (3) Anthony Jackson b. 1599, (2) Ursala
Hildyard b. 1577, (1) Jane Thweedge. (9) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (8) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (7) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (6) Martin Moore b. 1812, (5) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (4) Mary Wildman
b.1747, (3) Jacob Wildman b. 1718, (2) Joseph Wildman b. 1683, (1) Martin Wildman 1633. (9) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (8) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (7) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (6) Martin Moore b. 1812, (5) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (4) Mary Wildman
b.1747, (3) Jacob Wildman b. 1718, (2) Joseph Wildman b. 1683, (1) Ann Ward 1658. (10) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (9) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (8) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (7) Martin Moore b. 1812, (6) Jacob
Moore b. 1768, (5) Mary Wildman b.1747, (4) Jacob Wildman b. 1718, (3) Joseph
Wildman b. 1683, (2) Ann Ward 1658, (1)
John Ward 1629. (10) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (9) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (8) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (7) Martin Moore b. 1812, (6) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (5) Mary Wildman
b.1747, (4) Jacob Wildman b. 1718, (3) Joseph Wildman b. 1683, (2) Ann Ward
1658, (1) Jane Ashton 1624. (8) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (7) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (6) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (5) Martin Moore b. 1812, (4) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (3) Mary Wildman
b.1747, (2) Jacob Wildman b. 1718, (1)
Sarah Wilson 1695. (8) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (7) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (6) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (5) Martin Moore b. 1812, (4) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (3) Mary Wildman
b.1747, (2) Elizabeth Yates 1708, (1)
James Yates 1663. (9) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (8) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (7) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (6) Martin Moore b. 1812, (5) Jacob Moore b. 1768, (4) Mary Wildman
b.1747, (3) Elizabeth Yates 1708, (2) Agnes Webster 1698, (1) Peter Webster. (9) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (8) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (7) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (6) Martin Moore b. 1812, (5) Rachel Wildman. (4) Joseph Wildman 174?, (3) Jacob Wildman b. 1718, (2) Joseph Wildman
b. 1683, (1) Martin Wildman 1633. (10) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (9) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (8) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (7) Martin Moore b. 1812, (6) Rachel Wildman 1768, (5) Joseph Wildman
174?, (4) Jacob Wildman b. 1718, (3)
Joseph Wildman b. 1683, (2) Ann Ward 1658, (1)
John Ward 1629. (10) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (9) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (8) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (7) Martin Moore b. 1812, (6) Rachel Wildman 1768, (5) Joseph Wildman
174?, (4) Jacob Wildman b. 1718, (3)
Joseph Wildman b. 1683, (2) Ann Ward 1658, (1)
Jane Ashton 1624. (8) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (7) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (6) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (5) Martin Moore b. 1812, (4) Rachel Wildman 1768, (3) Joseph Wildman
174?, (2) Jacob Wildman b. 1718, (1) Sarah Wilson 1695. (6) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (5) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (4) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (3) Martin Moore b. 1812, (2) Rachel Wildman 1768, (1) Rebecca Griffa. (4) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (3) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (2) Andrew Moore b.
1843, (1) Mary A. Fluellen. (3) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (2) Allyn Keith Moore b. 18781, (1) Augusta Fennemore Hart b. 1847. (4) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (3) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (2) Augusta Fennemore
Hart b. 1847, (1) John Harris Hart b.
1807. (4) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (3) Allyn Keith Moore b. 1878, (2) Augusta Fennemore
Hart b. 1847, (1) Sarah Hogg b. 1806. (10) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (9) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (8) Elmore Putney b. 1839,
(7) Obadiah Putney b. 1804, (6) Isaac Putney b. 1776, (5) Isaac Putney, (4)
Joseph Putney b. 1729-30, (3) Benjamin Putney, (2) Joseph Putney, (1)
John Putney b. 1636. (10) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (9) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (8) Elmore Putney b. 1839,
(7) Obadiah Putney b. 1804, (6) Isaac Putney b. 1776, (5) Isaac Putney, (4)
Joseph Putney b. 1729-30, (3) Benjamin Putney, (2) Joseph Putney, (1) Judith Cooke b. 1643. (10) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (9) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (8) Elmore Putney b. 1839,
(7) Obadiah Putney b. 1804, (5) Isaac Putney b. 1776, (4) Isaac Putney, (3)
Joseph Putney b. 1729-30, (2) Benjamin Putney, (1) Sarah MacIntire. (10) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (9) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (8) Elmore Putney b. 1839,
(7) Obadiah Putney b. 1804, (6) Isaac Putney b. 1776, (5) Isaac Putney, (4)
Joseph Putney b. 1729-30, (1) Abigail
Bally. (7) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (6) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (5) Elmore Putney b. 1839,
(4) Obadiah Putney b. 1804, (3) Isaac Putney b. 1776, (2) Isaac Putney, (1) Mehitable Brown (6) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (5) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (4) Elmore Putney b. 1839,
(3) Obadiah Putney b. 1804, (2) Isaac Putney b. 1776, (1) Dorcas MacIntire. (5) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (4) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (3) Elmore Putney b. 1839,
(2) Obadiah Putney b. 1804, (1)Susanna
Straiter b. 1777-80. (8) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (7) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (6) Elmore Putney b. 1839,
(5) Obadiah Putney b. 1804, (4)Susanna Straiter b. 1777-80, (3) Henry Straiter
b. 1755, (2) John Simon Straiter b. 1721, (1)
Johann Wilhelm Strader. (6) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (5) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (4) Elmore Putney b. 1839,
(3) Obadiah Putney b. 1804, (2)Susanna Straiter b. 1777-80, (1) Nancy Elizabeth Robinson. (7) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (6) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (5) Elmore Putney b. 1839,
(4) Obadiah Putney b. 1804, (3)Susanna Straiter b. 1777-80, (2) Henry Straiter
b. 1755, (1) Sophia Elizabeth DeForest
b. 1722. (8) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (7) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (6) Elmore Putney b. 1839,
(5) Obadiah Putney b. 1804, (4)Susanna Straiter b. 1777-80, (3) Henry Straiter
b. 1755, (2) John Simon Straiter b. 1721, (1)
Catherine Smuch (4) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (3) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (2) Elmore Putney b. 1839, (1) Anna McConnel b. 1798. (5) Ruth Elizabeth
Moore b. 1909, (4) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (3) Elmore Putney b. 1839, (2) Anna
McConnel b. 1798, (1)
Moses McConnel. (4) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (3) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (2) Elmore Putney b. 1839,
(1) Anna McConnel b. 1798, (1) Sally Unknown. (5) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (4) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (3) Harriet Davis Porteas.
(2) Moore Lee Porteus, (1) William Porteus. (5)
Ruth Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (4) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (3) Harriet Davis Porteas. (2)
Moore Lee Porteus, (1) Anna Lee.
(5) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (4) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (3) Harriet Davis Porteas.
(2) Elizabeth Hiester Davis b. 1805, (1)
Mathew Davis. (7) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (6) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (5) Harriet Davis Porteas.
(4) Elizabeth Hiester Davis b. 1805, (4) Elizabeth Hiester, (3) John Hiester b.
1745, (2) Daniel Hiester b. 1712, (1)
John Joseph Hiester. (5) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (4) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (3) Harriet Davis Porteas.
(2) Elizabeth Hiester, (1) Hannah
Pawling. (8) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (7) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (6) Harriet Davis Porteas.
(5) Elizabeth Hiester Davis b. 1805, (4) Elizabeth Hiester, (3) John Hiester b.
1745, (2) Daniel Hiester b. 1712, (1)
Katharine Elizabeth Closs. (7) Ruth
Elizabeth Moore b. 1909, (6) Mabel Putney b. 1882, (5) Harriet Davis Porteas.
(4) Elizabeth Hiester Davis b. 1805, (3) Elizabeth Hiester, (2) John Hiester b.
1745, (1) Catharine Shuler. Children of (1103) Donald Munson and Mildred (Richter) Sprague 1206. Annette. Born February 5, 1938 in Stevens Pt.,
Wisconsin, married in Spartenburg, S.C. to Donald Nelson Aug 31, 1954; divorced
July 1957. Married Robert George
Katarincic in Escanaba, Michigan March 23, 1962. She attended American School, Chicago, Ill. And Northern Michigan
University in Marquette, MI. Annette
works as a Chemical Dependency Counselor.
Employees Assistance Program Specialist. She is a member of Presbyterian Church, Employees Assistance
Prof. Association Certified Addictions Prof., M.A.D.D., and Amer. Contract
Bridge League. Robert was born Aug 15,
1932 in Escanaba, MI. He is a Chief
Engineer, American S.S. Co.. His parents are John and Mary (Minerak)
Katarincic. They currently live at 2641
Gateway Dr., West Palm Beach, FL. 33415-7910 1207. Donald b. 1939, entered U.S.A.F. in
1956 and retired from the Air Force Children of (1104) Aaron B. and
Phyllis Sprague 1208.
Jane Ann, b. Jul 1940, St Mary Hospital, Rochester Minn., d. Jun 26, 1946,
burial Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit Mi. 1209.
Aaron James b. Jun 14, 1944, graduated from Walled Lake H.S. MI. Attended
Cedarville College Ind., and the
U of M Dearborn MI. He works as an
electrical millwright for Ford Motor Co. m. Mary Stewart. 181 W. Drahner,
Oxford MI 48051 Children of (1104) Aaron B. and Betty
Jo (Card) Sprague 1210. Laura Jane b. Aug 29, 1960 m. Al Gibson on
Apr 19, 1986. Al and Laura both
graduated from Temple Baptist High School in 1978, Detroit, Mi. Children of (1201) Pat (Higgins) and
Gene Famighetti 1301.
Cara Marie b. Sep 16, 1956. m. Jan 7, 1978 Brian Burke born in 1956. Divorced in 1985. 1302.
Brian Eugene b. Jul 5, 1958. m. Dec 31,
1984 to Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Spear born Oct 5, 1952. 1303.
Laura Jean b. Jun 13 1960. m. Feb 28, 1984 to Ronald Little born Dec 25, 1952. 1304.
Mary Pat b. Oct 22, 1963. m. Jun 29,
1985 to James Vernon (Butch) Mattingly III, born Jan 25, 1962. 1305.
Gene Michael b. May 5, 1966. m. Feb 12,
1994 to Janet Powala Kozel born Jul 13, 1961. 1306.
Guy Martin b. Aug 31, 1968. m. Dec 4,
1993 to Jennifer Mazo born Oct 15, 1969. 1307.
Julie Ann, b. Feb 15, 1971. m. Nov 7,
1998 to Paul Christian Mattoon born Nov 12, 1966. 1308.
Beth Ann b. Jun 11, 1974. m. Sep 11, 1999 to Christopher Glenn Bender born Jun
3, 1972. Children of (1202) Sprague and Heather
Shelby ( ) Higgins 1309. Heather Colleen b. Feb 2, 1968 1310. Brian Sprague, b. December 21, 1974,
weight 7 pounds 14 oz. Children of (1204) Nicholas Keith and
Elaine Maxine (Dowd) Sprague 1311. Matthew Nicholas, b. Jan 8, 1961 in Kalamazoo,
Mi.. Matt attended elementary and high school in Rudyard, Mi., and Northern
Michigan University where he graduated from a technical course. He works as a
journeymen welder for Olofsson Fabrication at Kinross, Mi. He has served in the
Michigan National Guard since 1982
where he works as a boat commander in his bridge building unit. Matt is a
member of Grace Bible Church Fibre, Mi.. 1312.
Mark Allyn b. Mar 10, 1964 at 7:54
A.M., 10 pounds ¾ oz., 21 ½ inches long, in St.Ignace, Mi.. Mark attended elementary
and high school in Rudyard, Mi, and Northern Michigan University where he
graduated in 1986 with a B.S. (Math Major and Business minor). Mark works as an
Actuary for Zurich and Kemper Life Insurance at Long Grove, Illinois. He is a
member of Grace Bible Church Fibre, Mi.. Mark married Karen Young on Jun 5,
1993 at the State Park near Richmond, Illinois. Karen was born April 9, 1962
and is the daughter of John and Patricia Young. She graduated from Chicago-Kent
School of Law in 1996. Mark and Karen live in Crystal Lake, Illinois with their
two children. 1313.
Beth Elaine (Sprague) Strong, b. Oct 2, 1966 in St.Ignace, Mi.. Beth attended
elementary and high school in Rudyard, Mi., and graduated from Northern
Michigan University in 1988, (Elementary Education). She taught school in
Germany and currently works at home raising two sons and a daughter. She is a
member of Grace Bible Church Fibre, Mi.. Beth married Bryan Strong on May 7,
1988 at Kincheloe, Mi.. Bryan was b. in 1964 is the son of Dale and Eileen
(Einung) Strong who reside in Grandbury, TX. He graduated from West Point in
1986, fulfilled his service obligation with the U.S. Army with the rank of
Captain, and currently is a Freight Flow Manager for the Walmart distribution center in Marcy, Ny. They live in Rome, Ny. (3)Elaine Maxine
Dowd, (2)Donner Albyn Dowd, (1)Edward
Dowd. (5)Elaine Maxine
Dowd, (4)Doris May Peterson, (3)Christian Arthur Peterson, (2)Albert Peterson, (1)Erasmus Peterson, (Denmark). (5)Elaine Maxine
Dowd, (4)Doris May Peterson, (3)Christian Arthur Peterson, (2)Albert Peterson (1) Mary Johnson, (Denmark). (5)Elaine Maxine
Dowd, (4)Doris May Peterson, (3)Christian Arthur Peterson, (2)Albert Peterson, (1)Anna Ericson, (Germany). (6)Elaine Maxine
Dowd, (5)Doris May Peterson, (4)Amanda Beatta Benson, (3)Erick Benson, (2)Bengt
Hakanson, (1)Hakan Bengtsson, (Sweden). (7)Elaine Maxine
Dowd, (6)Doris May Peterson, (5)Amanda Beatta Benson, (4)Erick Benson, (3)Bengt
Hakanson, (2)Johanna Lorensdotter, (1)Loren
Johnson, (Sweden). (7)Elaine Maxine
Dowd, (6)Doris May Peterson, (5)Amanda Beatta Benson, (4)Erick Benson, (3)Bengt
Hakanson, (2)Johanna Lorensdotter, (1)Elina
Knutsdotter, (Sweden). Children of (1205) Donald Eric and
Artice Ann (Luzius) Sprague 1314. Kevin Eric, b. July 3, 1965, 11:55 A.M., 8
pounds 13 oz., in Mercy Community Hospital, Manistee, MI. Kevin attended Sayre Elementary School,
South Lyon High School, South Lyon, Mi., two years Eastern Michigan University
(Business and Mathematics), and graduated with a B. S. in Mechanical
Engineering From Lawrence Technological University. He worked as a Mechanical Engineer for Jervis B. Webb Corporation
in Farmington Hills, MI during the time that he was working on his degree. He
currently works for the Corps of Engineering in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, where he
is the Chief of Lock Operation and Engineering Division. Kevin married Penney
Plastino on July 23, 1996 in Fibre, MI, and on August 10, 1996 in Sault Ste.
Marie, Ontario. Penney was born November 16, 1963 in Elliot Lake, Ontario, six
pounds 10 ½ oz and is the daughter of Geno Geniale and Marlene Pearl
(Burnett) Plastino of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Penney attended Alex Muir
Public Elementary, Sault Collegiate High School and Sir James Dunn for grade
thirteen, in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.
She graduated from Guelph University, with a B.A. Sc. Degree. She works in the area of special education
for the Sault Ste Marie, Ontario schools. They reside at 703 Cedar, Sault Ste.
Marie, MI. (5)Artice Ann
Luzius, (4)Gladys Peterson, (3)Arthur Thorwald Peterson, (2)Albert Peterson, (1)Erasmus Peterson, (Denmark). (5)Artice Ann
Luzius, (4)Gladys Peterson, (3)Arthur Thorwald Peterson, (2)Albert Peterson (1) Mary Johnson, (Denmark). (4)Artice Ann
Luzius, (3)Gladys Peterson, (2)Arthur Thorwald Peterson, (1)Anna Ericson, (Germany). (6)Artice Ann
Luzius, (5)Gladys Peterson, (4)Anna Bernadine Benson, (3)Erick Benson, (2)Bengt
Hakanson, (1)Hakan Bengtsson, (Sweden). (7)Artice Ann
Luzius, (6)Gladys Peterson, (5)Anna Bernadine Benson, (4)Erick Benson, (3)Bengt
Hakanson, (2)Johanna Lorensdotter, (1)Loren
Johnson, (Sweden). (7)Artice Ann
Luzius, (6)Gladys Peterson, (5)Anna Bernadine Benson, (4)Erick Benson, (3)Bengt
Hakanson, (2)Johanna Lorensdotter, (1)Elina
Knutsdotter, (Sweden). (3)Artice Ann
Luzius, (2)Robert Phillip, (1)Edward F.
Luzius, (Alsace Lorrane). (4)Artice Ann
Luzius, (3)Robert Phillip, (2)Mary M. Purdy, (1)Caleb A. Purdy, (England). (4)Artice Ann
Luzius, (3)Robert Phillip, (2)Mary M. Purdy, (1)Adeline ____, (England)
Children of (1206) Annette (Sprague)
and Donald Nelson 1315. Laurie Beth. Name was changed to Laurie Beth
Katarincic, born July 2, 1955; in Escanaba, Mi., died January 15, 1974 in Green
Bay, Wis.; interred Escanaba, Mi., Lakeview Cemetery. Methodist. She graduated
from Escanaba Sr. High School and was a student at Bay De
Noc Comm. College when she died in a traffic accident. Children of 1206 Annette (Sprague) and
Robert Katarincic 1316. Robert, "Scott". Born November 13,
1962 in Escanaba, Mi.. He attended John Lemmer elementary school, Escanaba Sr.
High School and Northern Michigan Univ. He works as a Systems Analyst, Senior
Systems Engineer. Children of (1209) Aaron James and Mary
( Stewart) Sprague 1317. Staci Ann Jane. Born March 11, 1966, weight 7 pds. 8 oz., 20 inch.
long. m. Steve Smith Aug 19, 1989. She
is a Registered Nurse. Resides in Gladwin, MI. Graduated from Temple Baptist
High School in 1984. 1318.
Sara Amy Jo, b. Dec 7, 1970. M. Christopher Michael Obranovic on St Patrick day
Mar 17, 2000. Graduated from Oxford
High School, MI in 1988. She is a
Registered Nurse. 1319.
Aaron James, Welder, Radio announcer for WMUZ, b. Aug 17, 1976. Graduated from Oxford High School in 1995. 1320.
Andrew Joel , b. Sep 28, 1978. Works construction. Graduated from Oxford High School in 1996. Children of (1210) Laura Jane (Sprague)
and Al Gibson 1321. Nicole Erin, b. Jul 6, 1990 in
Providence Hospital Southfield MI. Children of (1301) Cara Marie
(Famiglietti) and Brian Burke 1421.
Kathleen Genevieve b. Oct 28, 1978. 1422. Colleen
Marie b. Aug 23, 1981. Children of (1303) Laura Jean
(Famiglietti) and Ronald Little 1423. Allison
b. Sept 29, 1985. 1424. Craig
b. Apr 3, 1990. Children of (1304) Mary Pat
(Famiglietti) and James Mattingly III 1425. Amy
Lee b. Oct 8, 1997. 1426. Sarah
Marie b. Jun 6, 1999 Children of (1305) Gene Michael and
Janet Powala (Kozel) Famiglietti 1427. Bethany
Lynn b. Jul 31, 1990. 1428. Gina
Marie b. Jan 13, 1997. 1429. Jared
Paul b. Dec 4, 1998 Children of (1307) Julie Ann
(Famiglietti) and Paul Christian Mattoon 1430. Ellie
Rose b. Sep 7, 2002. Children of (1313) Beth Elaine
(Sprague) and Bryan Dale Strong 1401.
Jacob Dale b. Apr 12, 1993, 7 pounds 6
oz., 20 1/2 inch., in Ft.Benning, Ga. 1402.
Emma Kate b. Nov 16, 1995, 7 lbs. 13 oz., 20 1/2 inches in Oneida, Ny. 1403.
Benjamin Nicholas b. June 1, 1998, 8 lbs. 1 oz., 21 inches, in Oneida, Ny. Children of (1314) Kevin Eric and Penney Louise (Plastino) Sprague 1406.
Selina Louise, born Thursday
Oct 19, 2000, 2 P.M., 7 pounds 1 ounce, 19 ¼ inches long in War Memorial
Hospital, Sault Ste Marie, MI. 1406.
Nicholas Edward, born Friday
Feb 7, 2003, 2:02 A.M. 7 pounds 15.9
oz., 20 inch long. in War Memorial Hospital, Sault Ste Marie, MI. (3)Penney Plastino,
(2) Geniale Plastino, (1)Frank Plastino,
(Italy). (3)Penney Plastino,
(2) Geniale Plastino, (1) Josephine
Belleau, (Munising MI Ojibwa) (3)Penney Plastino,
(2) Marlene Pearl Burnett, (1) Edward
Burnett. (3)Penney Plastino,
(2) Marlene Pearl Burnett, (1) Verna
Dawson. Geno b. Sep 28, 1936 Marlene b. Aug 22,
1938 Children of (1317) Stacy (Sprague) and
Steve Smith 1410. Chase b. Jul 23, 1990. 1411.
Rachel b. Jul 18, 1994. 1412. Zacary
b. Aug 24, 1997. Children of (1318) Sara Amy Jo (Sprague) and Christopher Michael Obranovic 1413.
Alayna Jayne b. Jun
27, 1999, 20 inch, 8 pounds 9 oz.. 1414. Christopher Michael b. Feb 23, 2002. Children of (1320) Andrew Joel and Amy
(Unknown) Sprague 1415. Andrew (Drew), born Wed. 6:30 P.M. Jan 26,
2005, 20inch., 7 pounds 6 oz. |
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