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This is an on-going genealogical research project of my family history. Surnames include; SPICER, AVERY, ALLEN, BREWSTER, MASON, MINER, IRISH, GEER, PALMER, CHAPMAN.
Any new information will be greatly appreciated.
Genealogy is not just a search for ones family roots but, at least in my case, has proven to provide many lessons in history.
The Descendants of Gregory Spicer contains information on some very colorful ancestors that go back many hundreds of years; kings and queens, heroes and villains [mostly depending on your point of view!] such as our 28th great grandfather William the Conqueror. By 1060 William had a considerable reputation as a warrior, for he was generally successful in his wars. He was a tenacious opponent, brutal at times. It has been recorded that 3 Spicer brothers, one who is our ancestor, came to England from France with William The Conqueror as he led the Norman invasion of England (1066) Additionally, William is our 28th great-grandfather, while his sister Adalaide is our 26th great grandmother, through our 18th great grandparents, Elizabeth Strathbogie and her husband Sir John le Scrope. Elizabeth is William's 9th great granddaughter while her husband John is Adelaide's 7th great grandson.
One of the earliest Spicers on record was William de l'Epee -William of the Sword, who successively changed the surname into de l'Espee, Del'Espec, De l'Especier and finally to Le Spycer when he and his 2 brothers went from Normandy with William the Conqueror in AD 1066.
Also among our historical ancestors was our 11th great grandfather the Elder William Brewster, who came to America aboard the Mayflower and is often credited with writing the Mayflower Compact which was the basis for our Constitution. Researching Wm Brewster lead me to discover that, although they were Puritans, the pilgrims were colorful people; I don't mean their characters but their clothing! In fact they seldom wore black, preferring vibrant colors such as pinks, purples and reds as well as earth tones; And they never - ever wore buckles on their hats, coat belts or shoes! To think they still teach that myth to elementary school children!
Shakespeare wrote of our 31st great grandfather King Duncan I "The Gracious" of Scotland who was murdered by Macbeth in 1040. Macbeth married King Duncan's widow and became ruler. Duncan's son Malcolm III, our 30th great grandfather got revenge when he killed Macbeth in 1057 and became King of Scotland where he ruled until his death in 1093. Malcolm was also a great enemy of our other great grandfather William the Conqueror. Then there is Edward I (1239-1307), king of England (1272-1307)known as Longshanks, he was responsible for the death of Sir William Wallace, known today as "Braveheart". Braveheart waged war on William and in 1305 Braveheart was captured by Longshanks and executed for treason by being drawn and quartered.
One of our more famous Norwegian ancestors was Rollo (Hrolf) "The Ganger" Duke of Normandy. He was reportedly from Maer, Norway and is our 31st great grandfather. He was known in the north as Hrolf the Ganger, (the walker) because he was so huge that no Northland horses could carry him and he had to follow his soldiers on foot.
My greatest interest however, is in my immigrant ancestors of the 1600's. These ancestor left their homelands to set roots in the New World, and they did so successfully. Major John MASON was a military hero of the Pequot War. William BREWSTER was a great leader of the PILGRIMS. Other notable colonial ancestors are Peter SPICER, James AVERY, Robert ALLEN, Thomas MINER, John IRISH, George GEER,and Walter PALMER. Recent additions is my Royal Jesse CHAPMAN lineage which is connected to many of my immigrant ancestors lines including the Spicer, Palmer, Miner, Davis and Lestor lines
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- Spicer (89 KB)
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Arina Davis Spicer [2nd great grandmother] with daughters Evelena and Zella circa 1910
- Spicer (21 KB)
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My great grandparents Mae [O'Connell] & Lanklyn Spicer 50th Anniversary 1959
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My great grandparents Mae [O'Connell] & Lanklyn Spicer 60th Anniversary 1969
- Spicer (45 KB)
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My great grandpa Lanklyn & brother Claude Spicer circa 1950's
- Spicer (23 KB)
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My great grandparents Estella Mae [O'Connell] & Lanklyn Spicer circa late 1940's
- Spicer (24 KB)
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My great grandma Estella Mae [O'Connell] Spicer circa early 1940's
- Brewster (67 KB)
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Brewster Gardens
- Spicer (260 KB)
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My great grandpa Lanklyn Spicer & siblings circa 1950's
- Brewster (39 KB)
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Brewster house at Plymouth Plantation
- Spicer (82 KB)
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My great grandparents Mae & Lank Spicer's 60th Anniversary
- Wm Brewster (102 KB)
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Memorial headstone of Wm Brewster
- Spicer (49 KB)
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My great grandma Mae [O'Connell] Spicer at home in her kitchen
- Walter Palmer (17 KB)
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Walter Palmer 'Wolfstone' in Stonington
- Spicer (87 KB)
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Lank Spicer & siblings circa 1930
- Arina Kincaid Wyman Davis 1834 - 1900 (105 KB)
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2nd great grandmother was married to Jsmes Anderson Davis
- Wm Davis, 4th gr grandfather (79 KB)
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Old Bear Valley Cemetery, Chester Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota
- Asa E. Spicer, 4th gr grandfather (95 KB)
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Asa E. Spicer's grave stone in Marcellon Cemetery, Marcellon, Columbia County, Wisconsin
- Angeline Spicer Smith 3rd gr aunt (32 KB)
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Grave stone in Marcellon Cemetery, Marcellon, Columbia County, Wisconsin
- Langlin Spicer, 3rd gr uncle (22 KB)
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Grave stone in Marcellon Cemetery, Marcellon, Columbia County, Wisconsin
- Spicer (76 KB)
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My great grandpa Lank Spicer riding a bicycle backwards much to the delight of his grandchildren
- Spicer (53 KB)
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My great grandpa Lank Spicer kicking back
- Spicer (35 KB)
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My great grandparents Mae & Lank Spicer relaxing
- Arina Phylinda Davis Spicer (158 KB)
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Death certificate of Arina Phylinda Davis Spicer
- Spicer (12 KB)
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My great grandma Estella Mae O'Connell Spicer circa 1930's
- Spicer (35 KB)
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My great grandma Mae [O'Connell] & Lanklyn Spicer circa 1950's
- Spicer (105 KB)
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Gloria, Juanita, Delores & Rita
- Spicer (93 KB)
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My great grandmother Mae [O'Connell] & her son, my grandpa, Cecil Spicer abt 1973
- Spicer (46 KB)
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Lanklyn Sylvester Spicer, 1st great grandpa circa 1900's
- Spicer (105 KB)
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Gloria, Juanita, Delores & Rita Spicer 1950
- Spicer (98 KB)
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My great grandparents Mae [O'Connell] & Lank Spicer with their children; Elaine,Thelma, Faith, Cecil, Robert & Brian abt 1959
- Spicer (71 KB)
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Death certificate of Asa Joel Spicer
- Spicer (105 KB)
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Gloria, Juanita [Bunny], Delores & Rita Spicer abt 1950
- Spicer (21 KB)
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My great grandpa "chef" Lank Spicer circa 1950's
- Spicer (101 KB)
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2nd gr uncleJohn Henry Spicer's headstone 1862 - 1914
- Spicer (71 KB)
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My grand aunt Faith [Spicer] & uncle Loris "Shorty" Pugh exploring the old Spicer homestead 1950's
- Spicer (64 KB)
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Death certificate of Hulda Page Robbins Spicer [Asa HolmesSpicer's 2nd wife]
- John Irishe (154 KB)
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John Irishe 1609 10th great grandfather
- Spicer (27 KB)
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Delores, Gloria & Juanita Spicer 1941
- Spicer (816 KB)
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Death certificate of William Harrison Spicer
- Arianna Wyman Davis (13 KB)
Arina Davis Spicer's mother
- Matt Milan August 21, 1988 - Mat 06, 2006 (198 KB)
My son Matt, a passenger in his friends car, died in a car accident in front of our home.
- Spicer (82 KB)
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Cecil & Ida Helland Spicer
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- Spicer (53 KB)
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My grandpa Cecil "Gop" Spicer exploring the old Spicer homestead 1950's
- Nancy Chapman Spicer (152 KB)
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Headstone of Nancy Chapman Spicer June 03, 1832 - February 12, 1866 3rd great grandmother
- Spicer (81 KB)
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My great grandparents Lank & Mae with Claude and Florence Spicer circa 1950's
- Thomas Miner (33 KB)
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Headstone of Thomas Miner
10th great grandfather
- Spicer (104 KB)
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My great grandparents Lank & Mae Spicer with my 2nd great grandfather William [Hank] O'Connell circa 1950's
- Thomas Miner (42 KB)
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Monument to Thomas Miner 1608-1690
10th great grandfather
- O'Connell (21 KB)
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My 2nd great grandfather William O'Connell with my great grandparents Lank & Mae Spicer circa 1950's
- Clement Miner (124 KB)
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Miner Headstone Clement Miner 1638 - 1700
9th great grand uncle
- Spicer (56 KB)
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My great grandpa Lank Spicer & 2 of his brothers circa 1960's
- Spicer (36 KB)
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My 3rd great grandpa Asa Spicer 1825-1896
- O'Connell (54 KB)
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The O'Connell clan; middle row 3rd great grandma O'Connell, 2nd great grandparents William [Hank] & Charlotte [Lottie]. Great grandma Estella [Mae] in back row in upper right corner
- Spicer (102 KB)
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Rev.Claude Urban Spicer & family circa 1905
- O'Connell (25 KB)
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My 2nd great grandparents William & Charlotte [Lottie]O'Connell
- Spicer (6 KB)
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Evelena Spicer abt 1917
- O'Connell (32 KB)
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My 2nd great grandpa William O'Connell
- Spicer (51 KB)
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Arina Davis & William Spicer on the farm
2nd great grandparents
- O'Connell (47 KB)
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My 2nd great grandparents William & Charlotte [Lottie] O'Connell circa 1920's
- O'Connell (29 KB)
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My 2nd great grandpa William O'Connell circa 1950's
- Spicer (7 KB)
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Morton, Hazel , Cecil & Edwin Spicer
- O'Connell (25 KB)
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My 2nd great grandpa William O'Connell circa 1950's
- Spicer (5 KB)
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Wm Spicer homestead in Pine Lake, MN.
2nd great grandfather
- O'Connell (56 KB)
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My 2nd great grandpa William O'Connell
- Spicer (17 KB)
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Another view of Wm Spicer homestead in Pine Lake, MN.
- O'Connell (33 KB)
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Sisters Ruth & Mae [great grandma] O'Connell
- Spicer (40 KB)
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Claude Urban & Florence Rich Spicer's wedding photo
- O'Connell (21 KB)
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My 2nd great grandpa William O'Connell, great grandparents Mae [O'Connell] & Lank Spicer
- Spicer (29 KB)
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Ruth Daisy and Nellie Fern Spicer circa 1908
- Spicer (104 KB)
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My great grandparents Mae [O'Connell] & Lank Spicer & 2nd great grandpa William O'Connell
- Spicer (44 KB)
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Claude & Florence Spicer
- Spicer (35 KB)
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Rev. Claude Urban Spicer circa 1910
- Spicer (239 KB)
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Cecil & Ida Helland Spicer
grandparents
- Spicer (158 KB)
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Cecil & Ida Helland Spicer
grandparents
- Spicer (139 KB)
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Juanita Spicer & Roger Knutson - young love
mom & dad
- Spicer (74 KB)
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Juanita Spicer abt 1943
- Spicer (100 KB)
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Rita Spicer 1958
- Spicer (97 KB)
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Cecil Spicer 1956
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- Spicer (180 KB)
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My mother Juanita Spicer 1951
- Spicer (151 KB)
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Cecil & Ida Spicer with others
- Spicer (144 KB)
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Carl Christianson & Cecil Spicer
- Thomas Miner (408 KB)
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Thomas Miner 1608
10th great grandfather
- Sylvanus Bishop (175 KB)
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Sylvanus Bishop
- William Brewster (105 KB)
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William Brewster by William Bradford
- William Brewster (4 KB)
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William Brewster's signature
12th great grandfather
- John Mason (91 KB)
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Monument to Major John Mason 10th great grandfather
- John Mason (103 KB)
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Major John Mason Marker
- Cemetery (57 KB)
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Ancient Burying Ground, New London CT
- Family Crests I (115 KB)
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Family Crests I
- Family Crests II (121 KB)
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Family Crests II
- John Mason (21 KB)
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Sketch of John Mason
- William Brewster (138 KB)
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Wm Brewster
- Spicer (68 KB)
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Spicer Coat of Arms
- News paper article pg 1; (60 KB)
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The Chronology and Genealogy of the Spicer Family; Author Sterling LeRoy Spicer 1963 [An abbreviated copy of a family history originally researched and compiled by historiographer, Mr. Harold Stewart Boivard, of Grimshy, Ontario. (descendants of Gregory Spicer b. 1596)
- News paper article pg 2; (77 KB)
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The Chronology and Genealogy of the Spicer Family; Author Sterling LeRoy Spicer 1963 [An abbreviated copy of a family history originally researched and compiled by historiographer, Mr. Harold Stewart Boivard, of Grimshy, Ontario. (descendants of Gregory Spicer b. 1596)
- News paper article pg 3; (69 KB)
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The Chronology and Genealogy of the Spicer Family; Author Sterling LeRoy Spicer 1963 [An abbreviated copy of a family history originally researched and compiled by historiographer, Mr. Harold Stewart Boivard, of Grimshy, Ontario. (descendants of Gregory Spicer b. 1596)
- News paper article pg 4; (91 KB)
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The Chronology and Genealogy of the Spicer Family; Author Sterling LeRoy Spicer 1963 [An abbreviated copy of a family history originally researched and compiled by historiographer, Mr. Harold Stewart Boivard, of Grimshy, Ontario. (descendants of Gregory Spicer b. 1596)
- News paper article pg 5; (98 KB)
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The Chronology and Genealogy of the Spicer Family; Author Sterling LeRoy Spicer 1963 [An abbreviated copy of a family history originally researched and compiled by historiographer, Mr. Harold Stewart Boivard, of Grimshy, Ontario. (descendants of Gregory Spicer b. 1596)
- Peter Spicer (162 KB)
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Peter Spicer 8th great grandfather LDS document
- William Brewster (151 KB)
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Copy of original Mayflower passenger list
- Peter Busecot (147 KB)
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9th great grandfather LDS document
- William Brewster (151 KB)
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Copy of original Mayflower passenger list part II
- Jabez Spicer (157 KB)
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7th great grandfather LDS document
- William Brewster (140 KB)
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Copy of original Mayflower passenger list part I
- Arina Spicer (2 KB)
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Arina Davis Spicer
- William Brewster (46 KB)
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Brewster home & church
- William Brewster (90 KB)
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The Brewster House in Scrooby, England
- William Brewster (42 KB)
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Pilgrim's Old fort & meeting place
- William Brewster (7 KB)
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Typical pilgrim hat-Note there are no buckles because the Pilgrims did not adorn their clothing with buckles
- William Brewster (29 KB)
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William Brewster's chair
- William Brewster (18 KB)
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William Brewster's chest
- James Wyman (182 KB)
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4th great grandfather & family document 1850 census
- Spicer (18 KB)
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My grandfather Cecil William Spicer 1910-1974
- Spicer (302 KB)
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My 4th great grandfather Asa Spicer homestead in Ledyard, Connecticut
- Spicer (155 KB)
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my 2nd great grandparents William Harrison & Arina Phlinda [Davis] Spicer
On their farm circa 1910
- Spicer (113 KB)
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Old Spicer homestead
- Spicer (93 KB)
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My 2nd great grandparents William & Arina [Davis] Spicer riding on their horse drawn wagon circa 1910
- Spicer (24 KB)
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Spicer girls; Juanita,[my mother] Gloria & Deloris circa 1942
- William Brewster (4 KB)
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William Brewster's signature
- Spicer (46 KB)
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My grandparents Ida Victoria [Helland]& Cecil William Spicer circa1950
- James Avery (35 KB)
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Bust of James Avery
- Spicer (14 KB)
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Spicer brothers; my grandfather Cecil on the coronet & Brian on the guitar mid 1960's
- James Avery (22 KB)
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Home of James Avery
The Hive of Averys
- James Avery (20 KB)
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Monument to James Avery
- James Avery (419 KB)
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James Avery Memorial plaque
- George Geer (66 KB)
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Geer family cemetery
- George Geer (110 KB)
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Geer family Homestead in Ledyard Connecticut
- George Geer (50 KB)
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Geer school house circa 1700
- Walter Palmer (84 KB)
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Home of Walter Palmer
- O'Connell (154 KB)
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William & Charlotte O'Connell's marriage ertificate
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