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Bill West (#47532235)
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I'm a 65 year old former bookseller with a degree in history and a passion for genealogy. I've been at
it off and on but became very active during the last seven years. My direct ancestors on my mothers side are :
White-Ireland, Ma.
McFarland-Ireland, Ma
Offinger-Germany, MA
Luick-Germany, Ma
On my dad's side, my ancestry goes back to colonial Massachusetts to the Mayflower and Great Migration ships.Most of the more recent lines come from ancestors who moved to Maine and New Hampshire after the Revolutionary War. These include

North of Boston (Middlesex and Essex County):


Abbot/Abbott

Ames/Eames

Bancroft

Barker

Blake

Buswell

Butterfield

Challis

Coburn/Colburn/Colborne

Ellingwood/Ellinwood/Ellenwood

Greenleaf

Hastings

Herrick

Laughton

Loker

Lovejoy

Prescott

Richardson

Sanborn/Samborne

Sargent

Swan/Swann

Spaulding/Spalding

Upton



South of Boston(Plymouth County):

Barnes

Barrows

Benson

Bonham/Bonum

Carver

Dunham

Griffith/Griffeth

Hedge

Hopkins

Hull

Keith

Morton

Packard

Rogers

Simmons/Simmonds

Totman

Ward

West



West of Boston(Worcester County):

Haskell

Houghton

Safford

Pierce

Sawyer

Tuthill/Tuttle

Willard
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John W. Van Dyke
Find A Grave Memorial# 69520173
Hi Bill,

Great photo and fast response... Thanks...
John and Bonnie
Added by John W. Van Dyke on Jan 17, 2013 8:01 AM
Marilyn Weakley
William Wilde
Thanks for the headstone photo of William Wilde!
Added by Marilyn Weakley on Jul 12, 2012 10:35 AM
Marilyn Weakley
Almira Howes Wild
Thank-you for the headstone photo for Almira. Since seeing the headstone I have found out that her maiden name was not wild-like I thought but Howes.
Added by Marilyn Weakley on Jul 12, 2012 12:59 AM
Craig Davis
RE: Cyrus Gurney
I believe our lines cross at Sarah Dunham and Albert Gurney if I am not mistaken? Mary Ann Gurney(b.1839) is my Great Great Grandmother. I have many pictures of Gurney Headstones, just ask if you need any help at all!
Thanks again!
Craig D
Added by Craig Davis on Apr 26, 2012 6:08 PM
Craig Davis
Cyrus Gurney
Bill, that was record time!!! What was that 30min? Thank you so much!!!!!!
Craig D
Added by Craig Davis on Apr 26, 2012 4:03 PM
CHS Jr.
Thank You ...
... for two nice photos.
CHS Jr.
Added by CHS Jr. on Mar 09, 2012 9:22 AM
IHRP & Family
Sylvester
Thank you for taken the photos.
Added by IHRP & Family on Mar 06, 2012 3:54 AM
Rita Gibson
Barrell grave
Thanks so much again, Bill for doing this. Sorry to hear about your car. Yes I hope to have more great success like you've provided! I've got lots of Howlands, Wings, etc but I believe I need to know what cemetary. Thanks again, and may you be "on the road" again really soon! ~ Rita
Added by Rita Gibson on Nov 17, 2011 2:02 PM
Rita Gibson
Barrell grave - Thank you!
Mr. West, Thank you so very much for taking this photo! It's an excellent one and I'm so thankful to you for doing this! It's a long way from Montana - this is such a wonderful site! Thanks again! ~ Rita
Added by Rita Gibson on Nov 16, 2011 2:24 PM
treerpgmo
Mount Vernon Cem, Abington, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts
Bill: Thank you very much for photographing the grave of Noah FORD (b. 1762) [link # 40523659] at Mount Vernon Cem, Abington, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts. Since Noah shares a gravestone with his wife Abigail (WHITMAN) FORD [link # 40523695], please copy your picture to her virtual grave.
Added by treerpgmo on Aug 18, 2011 12:45 PM
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