Category: Stone Family
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Stone Roots in Minnesota: The Franklin Shermans
This article tells of how the STONE line connects with the SCOTT line. To read about the history of the STONE family, see our story Homesteaders: The Stone Line in the 19th Century. For the story of the SCOTTs and where they came from, see our story Scottish Canadians in the American Midwest – The Scotts. Franklin…
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Scottish Canadians in the American Midwest – The Scotts
Robert SCOTT was born on September 13, 1861, the eldest child of Thomas and Elizabeth (McCLENAGHAN) SCOTT. He was likely born in Ormstown, Canada, and was baptized Presbyterian in the Episcopal Church of England and Scotland, on November 21, 1861, in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.[1] Ormstown is in Quebec, near the Ontario border. This part of Canada on…
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Homesteaders: The Stone Line in the 19th Century
W. Ellery Stone (1804-1867) William Ellery STONE, called Ellery, was born on March 31, 1804, in Whiting, Vermont.[1] He was the eldest son of John Hammett Sr., a farmer, and Hannah (FOSTER) STONE. John was born in 1784, the second son of Stukely H. STONE of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, who…
Gathering Roots 