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| Laura Spurrier, photo courtesy of Kathy Watson, 2010 |
Laura says, “NEHGS, the oldest and possibly fussiest
genealogical society in the country, decided to start a series on families in
western Massachusetts who stayed put instead of migrating further.
Members were invited to write about ancestors who were in Hampshire or
Berkshire County in 1790.”
Laura has a long-term brick wall named Oliver Bartlett
and over time has looked at many Bartlett families in the Hadley area.
There seemed to be almost a dozen, many using the same given names.
Church records burned and other records are sparse.
When she learned about the project, she realized she had
enough data about one family: that of Daniel Bartlett, b. 1754.
Ironically, he can't be proven (yet) to be Oliver's brother, and NEHGS requires
proof.
Laura's article, "Daniel Bartlett, Hadley, Hampshire
County”, is online on AmericanAncestors' database in the
file labeled Western Massachusetts. You
will need to be a current NEHGS member to access it.
The article will also appear in print as part of Volume 3
of Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, scheduled for publication
sometime in 2017.
Congrats Laura!
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