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The Francis Brayton family lived in Portsmouth, Rhode Island in 1643. It is thought by some family members that Francis may have come from England but definite proof is unavailable. "The will of Francis Brayton, dated 17 Oct 1690 and "proved" (probated) 5 Sep 1692, at Portsmouth, R.I., names his wife Mary Executrix ... "--P. 3, vol. 2. Descendants and relatives lived in Rhode Island, New York, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Nebraska, Connecticut, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, California, Montana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Vermont, Ohio and elsewhere.
Manufacturing Catastrophe tracks the history of industrialization, deindustrialization, and globalization in Massachusetts over the past two centuries. It a history of wrenching economic transformation as told from the perspective of everyday people: European peasants traveling the oceans in search of industrial work, runaway factory owners venturing out in search of cheaper labor abroad, and harried local policymakers trying to recover from repeated bouts of economic cataclysm. For those concerned about the future of American industry in the face of global competition, it provides critical lessons on how some of America's pioneering industrial cities have weathered the tempests of economic upheaval and industrial rebirth.
This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.
Frank Ensweiler, son of Peter J. Ensweiler and Katherine E. Meisenbach, was born 6 June 1899 in Hammond, Lake County, Indiana. He married Helen Elizabeth Cooke on 18 June 1925 in Gary, Lake County, Indiana. She is the daughter of Samuel Patrick Cooke and Dollie Edith Crane, and was born 21 June 1905 near Hammond, Indiana. She passed away on 24 Oct 1983 at Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana.
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Alphabetical listing by given name of members of the Wilcox/Wilcoxson families with vital information. Three individuals with these surnames immigrated to the United States in the 17th century: Edward Wilcox settled in Rhode Island; John Wilcox settled in Hartford, Connecticut; and William Wilcoxson settled in Stratford, Connecticut.
Thomas Arnold married his first wife in England and they had one daughter. He married Phebe Parkhurst Cane, widow of Daniel Cane, in about 1640, probably in Watertown, Massachusetts. They had six children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.