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Elvira T. (Perry) Stickney family at home in Robert Lee, Coke County, TX.
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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
Posted in American History, Fearson, Revolution, Rowley, Massachusetts, Salem & Beverly, Massachusetts, Stickney, Uncategorized, Wingate
Tagged Abigail Wingate, apprenticeship, apprenticeship document, Essex, John Stickney, Lewis Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, Newbury, Newburyport, Peabody Essex Museum, Phillips Library, Stephen Lowell, Wingate
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William Stickney the Immigrant
The commonly accepted birth information of the English immigrant William Stickney is questioned due to lack of genealogical proof. The popular account comes from Matthew Adams Stickney, but even he noted that the information was “inferred.” Another account by Emily Stickney Spencer presents a detailed line of descent, but fails to provide concrete evidence. It is suggested that further research in Cottingham, Yorkshire may provide substantial answers. Continue reading
Posted in Rowley, Massachusetts, Stickney, Uncategorized
Tagged Brick Wall, Rowley, Stickney
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Dedicated to Matthew Adams Stickney
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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