Category Archives: Salem & Beverly, Massachusetts

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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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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