[53013] Find A Grave memorial 83887931 offers: "Ernest 'Ernie' Bonsey, 73, died Jan. 21, 2012, in Dover-Foxcroft. He was born May 19, 1938, in Dover-Foxcroft, the son of Manley and Marguerite (Lary) Bonsey. Ernie graduated from Foxcroft Academy in 1957 and married his high school sweetheart, Dian Leighton of Willimantic, the following November. After high school, he went to work in the local tannery. Ernie soon left the tannery and went to work for his father's home improvement company. Later, he moved to Waterville and went to work for Sears and Roebuck as a home improvement salesman. After leaving Sears, he started a well drilling business, Weeks and Bonsey Well Drilling, with his friend and business partner, Wayne Weeks. In 1975, Ernie returned to Dover-Foxcroft to run Bonsey Brothers, in anticipation of his father's and uncle's retirement. Upon their retirement, he became owner until his retirement in 2003. He is predeceased by his parents, Manley and Marguerite Bonsey and his sister, Sharon Blockler. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Dian Leighton Bonsey; two very special dogs, Raven and Hank; five children Michael Bonsey of Dover-Foxcroft, Gayle Bonsey of Dover-Foxcroft, Debbie Hayes and husband, Scott, of Dover-Foxcroft, Pam Richardson and husband, Ken, of Dover-Foxcroft, Melissa Ware and husband, Doug, of Guilford; seven grandchildren Tyler Bonsey of Dover-Foxcroft, Jerod Hayes of Hallowell, Justin Hayes and girlfriend, Sam Young, of Caribou, Michaela Hayes of Dover-Foxcroft, Kate Nichols and husband, Thomas, of Joshua Tree, Calif., Jason Richardson of Portland, Christopher Ware of Guilford; two step-grandchildren, Michelle Kearney and husband, Scott, of Lewiston, Stephen Ware of Houston, Texas; one very special great-granddaughter, Alexis "Lexi" Nichols of Joshua Tree; and three step-great grandchildren, Caitlin, Austin, Andrew Kearney of Lewiston. He is also survived by a special aunt, Ann Dow of Augusta; a sister-in-law, Ruth Dauphinee and husband, Bill, of Willimantic; a brother-in-law, Milton Leighton and wife, Barbara, of Florham Park, N.J.; a brother-in-law, Lawrence Budden of Greenville; a brother-in-law, Nathan Blockler of Dover-Foxcroft, nieces and nephews, Lorrie Blockler of Sangerville, Ricky Blockler of Dover-Foxcroft, Jerry Blockler and wife, Shelley, of Sangerville, Danny Blockler of Dover-Foxcroft, Patty Blockler and husband, Derek, of Dover-Foxcroft and many great nieces and nephews. Burial in the family lot in the Dover Cemetery. (Morning Sentinel 1/23/2012)."
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[40244] The unverified Millslage Family Tree in Ancestry.com in 2016 offers: "When Jacob Bossert was born in 1695 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, his father, Marx, was 49 and his mother, Lisabeth, was 40. He married Cleovea Schenckel in 1738 in Pennsylvania . . . . He died on April 21, 1753, in Greenwich, Pennsylvania, at the age of 58. Cleovea Schenckel was born in 1705 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. She married Jacob Bossert in 1738 in Pennsylvania . . . . She died in 1753 at the age of 48."
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[17624] Her ancestry shown here is NOT VERIFIED; it is presented as found on Ray Gurganus' web site, www.gurganus.org, in 2007.
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[27272] The unverified file in One World Tree (Ancestry.com) in 2007 states Robert is son of Thomas Hatherly.
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[28240] Re: the brother of Anne who m. George Alcock - see Thomas Hooker at http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/GreatMigrations/Default.asp?f=RESEARCH\DATABASE\GREATMIGRATIONS\CONTENT\0438.HTM. The ancestry shown here is not verified, but is as provided in "Hooker Family" in http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~marshall/esmd284.htm in 2009. Her dates are from http://www.danahillfarm.com:8080/danahillfarm/genealogy and are not verified.
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[55693] "The Ellsworth American [Ellsworth, Maine]," 2 February 2024: "Nashua, N.H. - Hilliard 'Carl' Smallidge, 98 years old, died Jan. 20, 2024, at his residence at Langdon Place in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was born on Dec. 26, 1925, in Winter Harbor to Carlton H. Smallidge and Ruth (Gerrish) Smallidge (Spurling). He grew up with close cousins, great friends, a double set of grandparents (two sisters married two brothers), and lots of aunts and uncles. He graduated from Winter Harbor High School in 1943. He enlisted and served his country in the Navy on a PBY in the Pacific and on Okinawa; he was honorably discharged in 1946. After the war he met his wife Arlene Chandler of Portland, at a Duke Ellington concert. He danced his way into her heart, and they were married in 1948. After a brief stay in Portland, they moved to Boston where Carl went to radio school at M.I.T. They had two children, Donald, and David before moving to their first home in Wilmington, Mass. (home of the Baldwin apple), soon welcoming a third son, Richard. Working nights at the Atlantic Gelatin company in Woburn, Mass. Seven years later the family grew with three daughters: Cindy, Marianne, and April. Carl enjoyed playing golf with Arlene, betting on the horses at the track, corresponding with family and friends, and playing cards (hearts, spades, and cribbage) and board games with family during get togethers. The family remained in the Wilmington house until 2003, when they sold the house and split the year on both coasts, living with April in California and with Cindy in New Hampshire. They traveled and enjoyed family for 15 years until they moved into Langdon Place of Nashua, an assisted living facility. Carl enjoyed visits from his extended family, worked on Sudoku puzzles, and crossword puzzles and reading books in his favorite recliner. And a weekly game of cribbage with son-in-law Mark. Carl is survived by his wife Arlene (happily married to and dancing through life for more than 75 years), his son Donald Smallidge and his wife Gale Davison of Waterville, his son David Smallidge and his wife Mary Ann of Brockton, Mass., his daughter Cynthia Morrissey and her husband Mark of Merrimack, N.H., his daughter April Bonot and her husband Butch of Beaumont, Calif., his cousin Karen Pierce Hodgkins and daughter Erica Bernier and family, his nephew Mike Turner and his wife Tracy, his niece Lisa Turner and family, grandchildren Erick Smallidge and his wife Nicole, Jeffrey Smallidge and his wife Denise, Tara Smallidge and her partner Eric Ransom, Andrew Morrissey, Julie Stillman and her husband Craig, Kia Schmied and her husband Dom, Victoria DiLiddo, Deidre Galasso and her husband Shaun, great grandchildren Avery and Delaney Smallidge, Kayleigh, Liam and Connor Smallidge, Eli and Grace Galasso. And all who knew and loved Carl. Carl was predeceased by his son Richard Smallidge and daughter Marianne Smallidge, and by great nephew Justin Turner."
[59319] Find A Grave memorial 1118 offers: "Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor. He was instrumental in leading the first large wave of colonists from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the first major settlement in New England after the Plymouth Colony. He was born at Edwardstone, Suffolk, England, to a wealthy landowning and merchant family. In December 1602, he was admitted to Trinity College but soon left and married his first wife, Mary Forth, in April 1605. During this time, he became deeply religious in the Puritan faith. In 1613, he received the family holdings in Groton, and became Lord of the Manor there. He soon followed his father's path as a lawyer in London, having been enrolled at Gray's Inn to study law. In 1624, Charles I ascended the English throne and was opposed to all religious groups who did not ascribe to the doctrine of the Church of England. In March 1629, Charles I dissolved the English Parliament and his continued religious intolerance and crackdown on the Puritans resulted in a decision for the some of the leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Company (who were mostly Puritans) to emigrate to New England. Winthrop was chosen as governor of Massachsetts Bay Colony (replacing 1st governor, John Endicott) and on April 8, 1630, he sailed from the Isle of Wight with four ships that were part of a larger fleet of 11 ships, carrying 700 people to New England, arriving at Salem in June. They chose to settle at the present-day city of Boston, near the Charles River. In the early months the colony struggled with disease, losing about 200 people, including his son, Henry. He served as governor of the colony for 12 of its first 20 years of existence, being elected on four different occasions. He was generally civil and diplomatic towards the Native American population. However, cultural differences and trade issues, along with land ownership rights of the colonists that conflicted with the hunter-gatherer rights of the natives eventually evolved into a war with the Pequot tribe in 1637, which ended with the destruction of the tribe, whose survivors were sold as slaves to the West Indies or became enslaved by the colonists themselves. During his life, he continuously wrote accounts of historical events and religious manifestations. His major contributions to the literary world were "A Modell of Christian Charity" (1630) and "The History of New England" (1630-1649; also known as "The History of John Winthrop"), which remained unpublished until the late 18th century. He was married four times and had 16 children, his first three wives preceding him in death. He died of natural causes. - Bio by: William Bjornstad"