Category Archives: Family Lines

My main family lines.

James Franklin Stickney

Posted on October 25, 2020 by forwardlylookingback

Note: This post was updated with new information from what was originally published in the Stickneys of Texas Newsletter, March 2014. James Franklin was born May 13, 1849 the fifth of six known children born to Edward Lawrence and Catherine … Continue reading →

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Old St. Paul’s Cemetery

Posted on September 21, 2020 by forwardlylookingback

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

Posted on September 20, 2020 by forwardlylookingback

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

Posted on September 20, 2020 by forwardlylookingback

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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Descent of William Stickney to Edward Lawrence Stickney

Posted on September 20, 2020 by forwardlylookingback

Note: This was originally published in the Stickneys of Texas newsletter in the fall of 2013. William Stickney & Elizabeth Dawson (~1592-1664/65) | (~1608-1678) Amos Stickney & Sarah Morse       (~1635-1678) | (1641-1711) Moses Stickney & Sarah Wardwell    … Continue reading →

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Dedicated to Matthew Adams Stickney

Posted on September 18, 2020 by forwardlylookingback

Note: This was originally published in the Stickneys of Texas Newsletter in June 2013. Matthew Adams Stickney (1805-1894) was a collector and one of the most important Stickneys of America. He had an extensive coin collection and I just recently … Continue reading →

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Family and The War of 1812

Posted on September 18, 2020 by forwardlylookingback

Note: This was originally posted in the Stickneys of Texas newsletter June 2013. Wondering where to go on vacation this summer? May I suggest Baltimore, Maryland. Begun in 2012 and continuing through 2014, Baltimore is celebrating the bicentennial of the … Continue reading →

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