1850 Census Cecil Co Md
Loyd Bolderston 32y b. Pa
Catherine " 31y B.Pa
Anna 6y b. Md
George 4y b. Md
Canby 3y b. Md
Unable to afford to buy land in Bucks County, Lloyd went on a far and wide search a-foot for his own land. Although he ventured as far west as the Mississippi River, he eventually found an abandoned tobacco plantation in Cecil County, Maryland. He initially lived in a log cabin on the premises, but began in 1838 to build a large 2-story stone home. The records reflect a purchase in 1842 of 120 acres at $10 per acre and later an additional 90 acres. Lloyd named his farm "Colora" which he thought was Latin for "a spot where the air is good." Using stone and lumber from his land, he built an enormous barn (40x60') as well as the large stone home and turned the farm into a very large dairy which it still is today.
Later, to assure his wife (to be) every comfort, he added a bathroom with running water--the first in Cecil County and one of the first in America (the metal tub is still in the house yet today). Immediately after marrying Catherine (the granddaughter of Betsy Ross) in Philadelphia, Lloyd and his new bride (plus her maid and her parents) set off for the farm in Maryland. The maid stayed for the rest of her life, the parents only for a few months "to get the young couple started".
Loyd Bolderston 32y b. Pa
Catherine " 31y B.Pa
Anna 6y b. Md
George 4y b. Md
Canby 3y b. Md
Unable to afford to buy land in Bucks County, Lloyd went on a far and wide search a-foot for his own land. Although he ventured as far west as the Mississippi River, he eventually found an abandoned tobacco plantation in Cecil County, Maryland. He initially lived in a log cabin on the premises, but began in 1838 to build a large 2-story stone home. The records reflect a purchase in 1842 of 120 acres at $10 per acre and later an additional 90 acres. Lloyd named his farm "Colora" which he thought was Latin for "a spot where the air is good." Using stone and lumber from his land, he built an enormous barn (40x60') as well as the large stone home and turned the farm into a very large dairy which it still is today.
Later, to assure his wife (to be) every comfort, he added a bathroom with running water--the first in Cecil County and one of the first in America (the metal tub is still in the house yet today). Immediately after marrying Catherine (the granddaughter of Betsy Ross) in Philadelphia, Lloyd and his new bride (plus her maid and her parents) set off for the farm in Maryland. The maid stayed for the rest of her life, the parents only for a few months "to get the young couple started".
1850 Census Cecil Co Md
Loyd Bolderston 32y b. Pa
Catherine " 31y B.Pa
Anna 6y b. Md
George 4y b. Md
Canby 3y b. Md
Unable to afford to buy land in Bucks County, Lloyd went on a far and wide search a-foot for his own land. Although he ventured as far west as the Mississippi River, he eventually found an abandoned tobacco plantation in Cecil County, Maryland. He initially lived in a log cabin on the premises, but began in 1838 to build a large 2-story stone home. The records reflect a purchase in 1842 of 120 acres at $10 per acre and later an additional 90 acres. Lloyd named his farm "Colora" which he thought was Latin for "a spot where the air is good." Using stone and lumber from his land, he built an enormous barn (40x60') as well as the large stone home and turned the farm into a very large dairy which it still is today.
Later, to assure his wife (to be) every comfort, he added a bathroom with running water--the first in Cecil County and one of the first in America (the metal tub is still in the house yet today). Immediately after marrying Catherine (the granddaughter of Betsy Ross) in Philadelphia, Lloyd and his new bride (plus her maid and her parents) set off for the farm in Maryland. The maid stayed for the rest of her life, the parents only for a few months "to get the young couple started".
Loyd Bolderston 32y b. Pa
Catherine " 31y B.Pa
Anna 6y b. Md
George 4y b. Md
Canby 3y b. Md
Unable to afford to buy land in Bucks County, Lloyd went on a far and wide search a-foot for his own land. Although he ventured as far west as the Mississippi River, he eventually found an abandoned tobacco plantation in Cecil County, Maryland. He initially lived in a log cabin on the premises, but began in 1838 to build a large 2-story stone home. The records reflect a purchase in 1842 of 120 acres at $10 per acre and later an additional 90 acres. Lloyd named his farm "Colora" which he thought was Latin for "a spot where the air is good." Using stone and lumber from his land, he built an enormous barn (40x60') as well as the large stone home and turned the farm into a very large dairy which it still is today.
Later, to assure his wife (to be) every comfort, he added a bathroom with running water--the first in Cecil County and one of the first in America (the metal tub is still in the house yet today). Immediately after marrying Catherine (the granddaughter of Betsy Ross) in Philadelphia, Lloyd and his new bride (plus her maid and her parents) set off for the farm in Maryland. The maid stayed for the rest of her life, the parents only for a few months "to get the young couple started".
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