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[1861] Dagobert II of the Merovingian House reigned 676-680 (or 674-79). He m. Mathilde _________ and Giselle de Razes. Cf. http://www.geocities.com/judys-space/European/Meroving.htm. http://www.robertsewell.ca/merovech.html notes "While Dagobert II was 'King of the Franks', palace officials were by this time playing an ever increasing role in ruling the kingdom. Following Dagobert's death in 679 or 680, a confusing series of ever weaker kings, beginning with Dagobert's cousin Theuderic (Thierry) III, sat on the throne."
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_Samuel BILLINGS ____|_Elizabeth HASTINGS _
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[9394] Lizzie m. 24 Dec 1889 Andrew S. Noye (863-1943) and had Earl Augustus Noye (a solider according to his grave marker, b. 8 Oct 1890; d. 26 Oct 1918; m. Harriet Elizabeth _______), Carence R. Noye (b. in March, 1892, d. 11 June 1892) and Ada Noye (b. in 1900; died 10 July 1970; m. ______ Collns). "Duncannon Record [Duncannon, PA], 17 August 1956," p. 4: "Mrs. Elizabeth I. Noye, 85, died Monday at her home at 510 Market Street, Duncannon. She was the widow of Andrew F. Noye. Mrs. Noye was a member of the Asbury Methodist Church of Duncannon. She is survived by a daughter, Ada, of Duncannon and several nieces and nephews. . . . Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery."
[7819] "The Sentinel [Carlisle, PA], 8 Dec 1977," p. 10: "Edna M. Bushby Boggs, 82, of 211 Maple Lane, New Bloomfield died Sunday, Dec. 7, 1997 in Perry Village Nursing Home. Born March 3, 1915 in Westfield, N.J. she was the daughter of the late Walter and Martha Sparkman Bushby and the widow of Lee L. Boggs. She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, where she taught Sunday school and sang in the choir, and Perry Chapter 459 Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Boggs is survived by three sons, Wayne L. of Stevens, Ronald B. of New Bloomfield and Donald G. of Carlisle; a brother, John Bushby of Flanders, N.J.; and six grandchildren. Services will be held Wednesday at 1 1 a.m. in Boyer Funeral Home, 101 W. Main St., New Bloomfield, with the Rev. Alan K. Foor officiating. Interment will be in Bloomfield Cemetery."
[7818]
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[42782] Phebe's obituary is in "The Boston Globe [Boston, MA], 2 April 1906," p.2
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| _Henry BLY __________|_Mary BOZEMAN _________
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|_Virginia ("Jennie") May BLY _|
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| _Johannes BRINER ______+
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| _Henry BRINER _______|_Maria Elizabeth LOEB _
| | (1821 - 1866) m 1843 (1788 - 1863)
|_Sarah BRINER _______|
(1848 - 1931) m 1867|
| _John CRAIGLOW ________+
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|_Lydia Ann CRAIGLOW _|_Hannah LOCK __________
(1818 - 1884) m 1843 (1798 - 1860)
[8906] Clarence m. April 4, 1954 at Bryan, OH Roma Jean Rivers and had Ricky E. DeGroff (May 1, 1953 at Bryan, OH - his children are Stephanie and Scottie, both b. in WV), Mark O. DeGroff (Sept. 23, 1955 at Bryan, OH) and Steven O. DeGroff (1958 at Bryan, OH).
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[41720] An unverified Roland Baker family tree in Ancestry.com in 2018 offers: When Elizabeth Hinckley was born on September 20, 1617, in Harrietsham, Kent, England, her father, Thomas, was 54, and her mother, Ann, was 33. . . . . She died on February 14, 1691, in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 73. . .
[39800] The unverified Moll-Guziak Family Tree on Ancestry.com in 2015 states "Elizabeth Miller was born on February 8, 1795. She married Jacob Filbert on May 11, 1817, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. They had five children in 15 years. She died on November 9, 1871, having lived a long life of 76 years."
[58418] The unverified file K8CX-GM6 in familysearch.org offers: "When Etta May Patten was born on 19 December 1870, in Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States, her father, George W. Patten, was 21 and her mother, Emeline Barnes, was 21. She married Alfred P. Leighton about 1890, in Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Caswell, Aroostook, Maine, United States in 1900 and Aroostook, Maine, United States in 1920. She died on 4 October 1947, at the age of 76, and was buried in Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States."
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[2980] Marie's ancestry is provided by Jim Weber's "The Phillips, Weber, Kirk, & Staggs families of the Pacific Northwest" on http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com in 2007 and is not verified.
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| | |_Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP __|_Isabel LE DESPENCER __
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_Jeremiah STOVER _________|_Deborah WEBBER ___________
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| | _William REIDHEAD ________|_Katharine NISHIE _________
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| | _Aaron BANKS ______________+
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| |_Olive BANKS _____________|_Mary PERKINS _____________
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| _William (Jr.) WESCOTT ___|_Elizabeth PERKINS ________
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| | |_Margaret ("Mary") HANEY _|_Margaret Susannah HOWARD _
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_Charles Eleazar WHITCOMB __|_Abigail Green JOY ___
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| | | |_Susan Jane JACK ___________|_Elizabeth SAWYER ____
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|_Shirley A. LITCHFIELD _______|
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| ______________________
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| _Orland A. BARKER __________|______________________
| | m 1867
| _Fred Chester BARKER ____|
| | (1868 - 1929) m 1897 |
| | | _Asher D. WHITCOMB ___+
| | | | (1806 - 1887) m 1831
| | |_Fanny Lauraetter WHITCOMB _|_Sarah CURTIS ________
| | (1846 - 1915) m 1867 (1803 - ....)
|_Madaline Ethylen BARKER _|
(1902 - ....) m 1927 |
| ______________________
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| ____________________________|______________________
| |
|_Elva Almira GODING _____|
(1875 - 1957) m 1897 |
| ______________________
| |
|____________________________|______________________
[55351] Ruel's obituary: "Ruel Whitney Whitcomb, 49, died at his home in Clinton, CT, on July 17, 2015. He was born in Berlin, NH, on January 12, 1966. He lived in Clinton from the age of four, and graduated from the The Morgan School. While a high school student at Morgan, he spent a summer abroad living with family friends in Norway, and he also participated in a Seamester at Sea voyage on the Schooner Harvey Gamage, during which he sailed from the Caribbean to Connecticut. After graduating from Morgan he completed truck driving school, obtained his commercial transport license, and commenced his career as a professional driver with Berkshire Petroleum of Branford, CT, and subsequently with Tuxis Ohrs Fuel of Meriden, CT. uel is survived by his parents, Eben Morrison Whitcomb Jr. and Shirley Litchfield Whitcomb of Clinton, CT; his brother Eben Morrison Whitcomb III and his companion Belinda Jones of Westbrook, CT; his brother Louis Litchfield Whitcomb and his wife Jennifer Forrence of Baltimore, MD; his companion Shea DeCesare and her daughters Caitlin DeCesare and Megan Reilly Falcone, of Clinton, CT; and by many cousins, aunts, uncles, and extended family. Ruel was a talented athlete as a youth, receiving numerous awards at the Abraham Pierson and Jared Eliot schools. He was a very loving, extremely kind hearted person; a generous person to family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. He had a lifelong love of animals. He excelled in his profession and was known for his skills in piloting large commercial vehicles, and his encyclopedic knowledge of highway and byway travel in Connecticut and New England. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends, and professional colleagues."