As you may have guessed, the Rev. Canon Edward Claude Essex‘ “Temptations of the Flesh” lecture (comparing types of women to shirt buttons), was what one might expect from a clergyman. The lowest button representing
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My Most Interesting Relative (Part 2 of 3)
During WWII. travel for pleasure was prohibited, as was shipping most consumer goods. By 1947, Cousin Jos. W. Buck, who had become interested in our family’s genealogy, contacted Peter Clinch Essex‘s descendants and threw a
Continue ReadingThe Most Interesting Relative I’ve Met (Part 1 of 3)
Thursday marked the 147 anniversary of the birth of the most interesting relative I’ve met — the Rev. Canon Edward Claude Essex (1876 – 1963). “Cousin Claude,” as he liked to be called, was born
Continue ReadingGreat Find. An 1885 Letter from Peter Essex in England to Phebe CAMPBELL Hoyt in Nelson, PA
Click on 1885 letter from Peter Clinch Essex (1842 – 1916) in England, to Phebe CAMPBELL Hoyt (1832 – 1916) of Nelson, PA (campbellluggblackwell.com) This may help with who is who:
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[Originally published Sept. 1, 2021] Like 1804, 1805 also was a big year. In Jan. of 1805, Rev. Hey’s parishioners in Philadelphia purchased land to build a new church for him. In April of 1805,
Continue ReadingCotswolds & America (Part 14). [Originally Published Aug. 30, 2021]
1804 was a big year. On 1/27/1804, in Avenng, Gloucestershire, Ann Clinch is born to Thomas & Sarah Lugg Clinch. On 3/26/1804, the northernmost part of PA’s Lycoming Co — Tioga Twp. — is split
Continue ReadingCotswolds (Part 13). [Originally Published Aug. 27, 2021, revised 6/29/2022]
There were two Rev. John Heys preaching in Gloucestershire’s Bristol area in the late 1700s & early 1800s and some researchers have confused the two and commingled their data. One was an eminent clergyman and
Continue ReadingCotswolds (Part 13). [Published Aug. 27, 2021]
There were two Rev. John Heys preaching in the Bristol area in the late 1700s & early 1800s and some researchers have confused the two and commingled their data. One was an eminent clergyman and
Continue ReadingCotswolds (Part 12). [Published Aug 25, 2021]
The last will of “John Blackwell, Gentleman.” Who he did and didn’t mention seems odd. And it raises many questions, such as “Did his son, Enoch Blackwell, skip town owing a large bill for liquor?
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