Category Archives: Fearson

John Stickney: Shipbuilder’s Apprenticeship Document Insights

Occasionally family historians come across documents that are exciting and reveal interesting information that they can’t wait to share. The following is one such find. Continue reading

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Old St. Paul’s Cemetery

Note: This post was originally published in the Stickneys of Texas Newsletter in Fall 2013. This last visit to Baltimore was primarily for the lovely wedding of Meghan Gordon, daughter of Beverly and Doug Gordon to David Melson of Annapolis, … Continue reading

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Star Spangled Experience

Note: This post was originally published in the Stickneys of Texas newsletter in fall 2013. As I am putting together this second issue of the Stickneys of Texas newsletter, I will have made my fourth trip to Baltimore, three trips … Continue reading

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Captain Jesse Fearson, Privateer

Note: This was originally published in the Stickneys of Texas newsletter Fall 2013. Jesse Fearson was Edward Lawrence Stickney’s maternal grandfather and probably a big influence on his decision to go to Texas and help liberate it from Mexico. As … Continue reading

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