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John of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster / Catherine Swynford Roet

Husband: John of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster
Born: 24 Jun 1340at: Abbaye de St Bav, Ghent,Floridandre-Oriental, Belgium
Married: 13 Jan 1395at: Lincoln
Died: 3 Feb 1399at: Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Father: Edward Plantagenet III King of England
Mother: Philippa de Avesnes Queen of England
Notes: [3142]
Sources: [3143]
Wife: Catherine Swynford Roet
Born: 1350at:
Died: 10 May 1403at: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Father: Payne of Guienne Rouet Sir
Mother:
Children
Name: John 'Fairborn' Beaufort Earl of Somerset [2535]
Born: ABT 1371at: Chcateau de Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, France
Married: at:  
Died: 16 Mar 1409at: St. Catherine by the Tower Hospital, London, Middlesex, England
Spouses: Margaret de Holand
Name: Henry Beaufort
Born: ABT 1375at: Beaufort Castle, Anjou, France
Died: 11 Apr 1447at: Winchester, Hampshire, England
Spouses:
Name: Joan de Beaufort [2578]
Born: ABT 1375at: Chcateau de Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, France
Married: at:  
Died: 13 Nov 1440at: Howden, Humberside, England
Spouses: Ralph de Neville First Earl of Westmoreland , Robert Ferrers Ferrers 2nd Baron Ferrers of Wemme
Name: Thomas Beaufort Duke of Exeter
Born: ABT Jan 1377at: Beaufort Castle, Anjou, France
Married: at:  
Died: 27 Dec 1426at:
Spouses: Margaret Neville

Pedigree Chart for: John of Gaunt Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster

      /--Edward 'Longshanks'  Plantagenet  I King of England
   /--Edward  Plantagenet  II King of England
   |  \--Eleanor of  Castile  Countess of Ponthieu
/--Edward  Plantagenet  III King of England
|  |  /--Philip IV The Fair   King of France
|  \--Isabelle Princess of  France 
|     \--Joan of Navarre   
|--John of Gaunt  Plantagenet  Duke of Lancaster
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|  /--Willem III de  Avesnes 
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\--Philippa de  Avesnes  Queen of England
   |  /--
   \--Jeanne de  Valois 
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Pedigree Chart for: Catherine Swynford Roet

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/--Payne of Guienne  Rouet  Sir
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|--Catherine Swynford  Roet 
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[3142] BIOGRAPHY: John Plantaganet of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Knight of the Garter, King of Castile and Leon.

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Duncan Campbell / Margaret Stewart

Husband: Duncan Campbell
Born: 1375at:
Married: 1392at:
Died: 1453at:
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Margaret Stewart
Born: ABT 1370at: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Died: BEF Sep 1456at: Thrieve Castle, Galloway, Galloway, Scotland
Father: Robert John Stewart III King of Scotland
Mother: Annabella Drummond
Sources: [2826]
Children

Pedigree Chart for: Duncan Campbell

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|--Duncan  Campbell 
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Pedigree Chart for: Margaret Stewart

      /--Walter The  Steward  Lord High Steward of Scotland
   /--Robert The  Steward  II  King of Scots
   |  \--Margery  Bruce  Princess of Scotland
/--Robert John  Stewart  III King of Scotland
|  |  /--Adam  More 
|  \--Elizabeth  Mure  of Rowallen
|     \--Joanna (Janet)  Danzielstour 
|--Margaret  Stewart 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Annabella  Drummond 
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

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Ferdinand of Aragon / Isabella of Castile

Husband: Ferdinand of Aragon
Born: at:
Married: at:  
Died: at:
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Isabella of Castile
Born: at:
Died: at:
Father:
Mother:
Children
Name: Katherine of Aragon [3092] [3091]
Born: 15 Dec 1485[3091] at: Near Madrid, Spain
Married: at:  
Died: 7 Jan 1536at: Kimbolton Castle, Hunts, England
Spouses: Henry Tudor VIII King of England

Pedigree Chart for: Ferdinand of Aragon

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|--Ferdinand of Aragon   
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Pedigree Chart for: Isabella of Castile

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|--Isabella of Castile   
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[3092] Katharine was born on 16 December 1485 at Alcala de Henares, in the archbishop of Toledo's palace. Her early life promised a future of splendor and success, if not personal happiness. Her parents, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, were legends throughout Europe. Their marriage had united the kingdom of Spain and together they had driven the Moors from Granada. Katharine's mother was deeply pious and very intelligent. Her children, even the daughters, received excellent educations. Katharine's brother Juan and sister Joanna were married off into the powerful Hapsburg family and two other sisters, Isabella and Maria, would each marry the king of Portugal. Katharine was promised to England; the betrothal contract was finalized before her fourth birthday. The island nation, so long torn between Plantagenet cousins vying for the throne, was now ruled by Henry Tudor. He had married the daughter of the former Plantagenet king, Edward IV, and in 1486 had a male heir and a desire to establish the stability and validity of his new dynasty. A match with a Spanish princess would give him both. And so Katharine, proud and solemn and accompanied by a vast dowry, came to England in 1501.

She wed Prince Arthur within a few weeks of her arrival. It was a grand celebration; all of London rejoiced and there was every expectation of a glorious future for both husband and wife. They left for Ludlow Castle, the government seat of the Prince of Wales, and within six months Arthur was dead. It was the dreaded sweating sickness. The news devastated his parents. Katharine returned to London but was not sent home. Henry VII was already writing to her parents about another marriage.

Katharine was now promised to Arthur's younger brother, Henry. Born 28 June 1491, he was almost six years younger than Katharine. But he was robust and healthy, and already regarded as a precocious intellect. Before his brother's death, he had been destined for the church and educated accordingly. But now he was the future king and as such he needed a future wife. Henry VII betrothed young Henry to his brother's widow, a plan which required a papal dispensation. Ferdinand, at odds with France, was anxious to please his English ally; Isabella's piety may have ruined the plan but she was dying and did not protest. Katharine and her duenna, Dona Elvira, both wrote that her marriage to Arthur had never been consummated. Pope Julius II granted the dispensation.

The new betrothal may have been spurred by Henry VII's legendary avarice. Katharine had brought half of her dowry with her upon marriage to Arthur; if she returned home, her marriage contract required that the dowry be returned. Also, her inheritance as dowager Princess of Wales was substantial. If she left England, so would that steady income.

Katharine herself wrote to her father that she had no wish to remain in England but she would obey his decision. Perhaps she had already learned enough of Henry VII's character to know she would be shabbily treated. Despite her royal position, she lived in poverty. The Spanish ambassador was forced to buy her necessities and she was unable to pay her attendants. And soon enough Henry VII was implying that he would break the Spanish betrothal. Katharine spent the next seven years in a state of political limbo. And when he turned fourteen, Henry VII had his son publicly repudiate the betrothal, claiming that the marriage contract was made without his knowledge or consent. Yet Katharine remained in England.

In 1509, the situation was resolved with startling speed. Henry VII died and his eighteen year old son became king. Handsome, proud, and imbued with the romantic spirit of chivalry, he promptly married Katharine. Did he marry her out of a sense of obligation? Was it because, as he later claimed, he wished to respect his father's last wish? Were political councilors encouraging the Spanish alliance? Or did he love the dignified and lovely young princess? It is impossible to know. But they certainly acted like a loving and affectionate couple, far beyond typical royal marriages. There were public displays of affection, declarations of love and respect, and for a long while she was also a close political adviser.

Henry VIII's court was full of gaiety and celebration. It was a welcome change from the austerity of his father's rule. Katharine proved herself to be the perfect consort, even when politics led her father to humiliate and betray Henry. Katharine recognized that she must choose between unwavering support of her father and loyalty to her husband. She chose Henry, though his Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey, never trusted her and instead favored an Anglo-French alliance. His influence, and Henry's own suspicions, led the king to disregard her political advice.

Katharine's primary duty was both personal and political - to bear children, as many as possible and preferably sons. This was especially important in England since Henry VIII was the sole surviving son of his father. Katharine was far from barren and did her best; in the first nine years of their marriage, she conceived at least six times. She miscarried twice, once delivered a stillborn daughter, and two sons died within weeks. The only surviving child was a daughter, Princess Mary, born in 1516. Katharine's last recorded pregnancy was in 1518, when she was thirty-three years old.

Henry was not unhappy with the birth of Mary; he assured ambassadors that if it were a daughter this time, a son would surely follow. But it was soon clear there would be no sons. The age difference between he and Katharine was now more noticeable. The queen, struggling with frequent pregnancies and constant stress, looked older than her years. Henry was a far more prudent king than most; he had just two serious affairs during his marriage to Katharine. But one of his mistresses, Elizabeth Blount, bore him a son. It was clear he could have sons, but the queen could not.

By 1527, the question of the succession was the most pressing issue facing the king. Two years before, he had titled his illegitimate son the duke of Richmond and granted him vast estates. Many, Katharine included, believed this was a preliminary step to naming him heir to the throne. This never occurred and Richmond would die in 1536, but - until then - it was a possibility. Henry sent Princess Mary to Ludlow Castle as Princess of Wales and his official heir, but even that did not stop the rumors or her mother's concerns. Katharine confronted Henry; he responded angrily and dismissed several of her beloved Spanish attendants.

The king by now had hopes of a legitimate heir. He had fallen in love the year previously with a young Englishwoman, Anne Boleyn . She was the sister of a former mistress and refused to take that position herself. Henry, who was also deeply pious and a student of theology, now took a closer look at his marriage to Katharine. In particular, he looked at the text in Leviticus which seemed to directly reference his own life - 'If a man shall take his brother's wife it is an unclean thing..... they shall be childless.'(Leviticus, XX, 21)

Of course, they were not childless but a daughter was not the heir he needed. No woman had attempted to rule England since the disastrous Matilda centuries before. Henry now firmly believed that his incestuous marriage had been doomed from the start.

But how could he annul the marriage? He needed to convince the current pope, Clement VII, that the dispensation of his predecessor was inadequate. It directly contradicted the Bible and had no merit. This should have been a simple enough matter. Royal marriages had been annulled for far less. But Katharine's nephew, Charles V, was the Holy Roman Emperor and he had no intention of allowing his aunt to be cast off. This was not out of personal love or loyalty, but a purely political stance. And after the 1527 'sack of Rome', Charles controlled the pope.

Henry was soon thwarted, despite extensive work by Wolsey and other advisers. For her part, Katharine was kept in the dark for as long as the king could manage it. But she was no fool. She knew of the romance between her husband and Mistress Boleyn; she knew Henry avoided her company, though he was scrupulous about attending official functions with her. He had always respected her unassailable dignity and eloquence. He did not wish to fight Katharine; he wanted an amicable end to their union and he was prepared to be generous.

When news of his intentions became official, she was given counsel but only that chosen by the king. She turned to the Spanish ambassador and close friends at court for support. Anne Boleyn was not popular and Katharine was a respected and beloved queen. The king soon came under popular scorn for his plans.

But Henry was as firmly convinced of the righteousness of his cause as Katharine was of hers. He had read the Bible; he had debated the issue with prominent theologians; he even sponsored hearings of the case at European universities. Both king and pope knew there was a valid basis for the annulment, and a pressing national need for it. Clement could have granted it without troubling his conscience. And with the spread of Lutheranism in the German states, Clement had no wish to antagonize the loyal and devoted king of England.

But the English king could not be helped at the Holy Roman Emperor's expense. This was soon made abundantly clear.

The pope prevaricated; he could do little else. And for several years, the 'King's Great Matter' consumed England and fascinated Europe.

Henry inevitably tired of the endless parade of papal legates and repetitious hearings. He was growing older and Anne was growing impatient. Her youth was being wasted to no purpose, she told the king. Meanwhile, Katharine encouraged Mary to be obstinate in protecting her rights as princess. Mary lost her father's favor and was forbidden to visit her mother.

Finally, in 1533, Henry did the only thing he could to end the marriage - he rejected the authority of the Holy See and declared himself Supreme Head of a new Church of England. His archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, issued the long-awaited decree of nullity. Katharine was no longer queen of England but 'Princess dowager of Wales'. Princess Mary was now illegitimate, and rumors spread that Anne Boleyn had finally succumbed to the king and was pregnant.

Katharine was exiled from court and to a succession of damp and unpleasant castles. She had but a handful of servants for few would call her queen and she refused to be called princess. It was a mark of her early education that she was meek, deeply pious and believed in obedience to her husband - but she was also a proud and intelligent princess of Spain. She would never allow her dignity, or that of her daughter, to be destroyed. In the end, this stubborn spirit did both her and Mary far more harm than good. Katharine was undoubtedly truthful when she declared her marriage to Arthur unconsummated but the truth was cold comfort in the last years of her life.

Her final years were lonely and sad; the Spanish ambassador kept her informed of outside events and smuggled letters to her daughter, but she was often ill and at prayer. The wrongs she had suffered from Henry filled her with sadness rather than anger. Perhaps she was inspired by her motto, Humble and Loyal, for that is how she remained.

She died at Kimbolton Castle on 7 January 1536, three weeks after her fiftieth birthday. There were rumors that she had been poisoned. But if Henry had been so inclined, he would have attempted it years before and spared himself much trouble. A lingering illness and the psychological effects of her exile were the obvious causes. She was buried at Peterborough Abbey with all the ceremony befitting the widow of the prince of Wales. Henry did not attend the funeral; we do not know if he read Katharine's last letter to him. It was a love letter and she signed it 'Katherine the Queen'.

The tragedy of their annulment was that both he and Katharine were equally convinced of their causes. For the modern reader, both arguments are persuasive. It is an ironic footnote to her life story that Katharine, such a devoted and pious Catholic, unintentionally brought the Reformation to England.

-- Hanson, Marilee. "The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Katherine of Aragon." EnglishHistory.net. 2002. https://www.englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/aragon.html (7 May 2001).

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Horace Griswold Phelps / Hannah Cartwright

Husband: Horace Griswold Phelps
Born: 2 Feb 1797at: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Married: at:  
Died: 1871at: Corning, New York, USA
Father: Alexander Phelps
Mother: Elizabeth Eno
Notes: [4488]
Sources: [4489]
Wife: Hannah Cartwright
Born: at:
Died: at:
Father:
Mother:
Children

Pedigree Chart for: Horace Griswold Phelps

      /--David  Phelps 
   /--David  Phelps 
   |  \--Abigail  Pettibone 
/--Alexander  Phelps 
|  |  /--Edward  Griswold 
|  \--Abigail  Griswold 
|     \--Abigail  Griswold 
|--Horace Griswold  Phelps 
|     /--
|  /--Jonathen  Eno 
|  |  \--
\--Elizabeth  Eno 
   |  /--
   \--Mary   
      \--

Pedigree Chart for: Hannah Cartwright

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--Hannah  Cartwright 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

[4488] Horace Phelps settled in Simsbury, CT., soon removing to Dundaff, Penn., where he was engaged with this brother, John Jay, in the manufacture of glass.

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  • @2Page: Vol. 1, p 606
  • @4Data:
    • Date: 6 Jul 2000

Thomas Brooks Wilds / Rickie Lynn Hudson

Husband: Thomas Brooks Wilds
Born: at: 
Died:at: 
Father:  at: 
Mother:  at: 
Wife: Rickie Lynn Hudson
Born: [4822] at:
Died: at:
Father:
Mother:
Sources: [4822] [4823]
Children
Name: Thomas Sheffield Wilds [4828]
Born: at:
Died: at:
Spouses:
Name: Stephen Andrew Wilds [4831]
Born: at:
Died: at:
Spouses:

Pedigree Chart for: Thomas Brooks Wilds

      /--
   /--Robert Henry  Wilds  Sr.
   |  \--
/--Sheffield Phelps  Wilds 
|  |  /--Sheffield  Phelps 
|  \--Eleanor Sheffield  Phelps 
|     \--Claudia Wright  Lea 
|--Thomas Brooks  Wilds 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Lorinda Anna  Lent 
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

Pedigree Chart for: Rickie Lynn Hudson

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--Rickie Lynn  Hudson 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

[4821] This person is presumed living.

[4828] This person is presumed living.

[4831] This person is presumed living.

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  • @4Data:
    Date of Import: Jul 6, 2000

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  • @4Data:
    Date of Import: Jul 6, 2000

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  • @4Data:
    Date of Import: Jul 6, 2000

John McCarter / Martha

Husband: John McCarter
Born: 1713at: Cushing, St Georges, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Married: 1742at:
Died: 2 Jul 1792at: Cushing, St Georges, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Father: James McCarter
Mother:
Sources: [6820]
Wife: Martha
Born: 1717at: Northern Ireland
Died: 1778at: St Georges, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Father:
Mother:
Sources: [6821]
Children
Name: Jane McCarter [6822]
Born: 1745at: Of St Georges, York, Maine, USA
Died: 1820at:
Spouses:
Name: Martha McCarter [6823]
Born: 1747at: Of St Georges, York, Maine, USA
Died: 1788at:
Spouses:
Name: Mary McCarter [6824]
Born: 1753at: Of St Georges, York, Maine, USA
Died: 5 Sep 1805at:
Spouses:
Name: James McCarter [6825]
Born: 1756at: Of St Georges, York, Maine, USA
Died: 3 Dec 1821at:
Spouses:
Name: Margaret McCarter [6793]
Born: 1764at: prb St. Georges, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Married: at:  
Died: 1837at: Windsor, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Spouses: Reuben Tolman
Name: Elizabeth McCarter [10948]
Born: 1765at: Of St Georges, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Died: 4 Oct 1823at:
Spouses:

Pedigree Chart for: John McCarter

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--James  McCarter 
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--John  McCarter 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

Pedigree Chart for: Martha

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--Martha   
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

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@1 [6793] [S44]

@1 [10948] [S44]

Charles Varco / Isabelle Phebe Gemmel

Husband: Charles Varco
Born: at:
Married: at:  
Died: at:
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Isabelle Phebe Gemmel
Born: 11 Feb 1859at: Austin, Mower County, Minnesota
Died: at:
Father: Andrew Albert Gemmel
Mother: Phebe Phelps
Children

Pedigree Chart for: Charles Varco

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--Charles  Varco 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

Pedigree Chart for: Isabelle Phebe Gemmel

      /--
   /--Alex  Gemmel 
   |  \--
/--Andrew Albert  Gemmel 
|  |  /--
|  \--Margaret  Fulton 
|     \--
|--Isabelle Phebe  Gemmel 
|     /--Amos  Phelps 
|  /--Jeremiah  Phelps 
|  |  \--Diadama  Long 
\--Phebe  Phelps 
   |  /--Amos  Phelps 
   \--Margaret  Collins 
      \--

Warren L Bremser / (--?--)

Husband: Warren L Bremser
Born: 22 May 1927[11623] at: St Louis, St Louis
Married: at:  
Died: at:
Father: Harry Bremser Md
Mother: Alfrieda Ann
Sources: [11623] [11624] [11625]
Wife: (--?--)
Children
Name: Warren Gerald Bremser [11610]
Born: at:
Died: at:
Spouses:
Name: Dennis Wayne Bremser [11614]
Born: at:
Died: at:
Spouses:
Name: Jerry Joseph Bremser [11618]
Born: at:
Died: at:
Spouses:

Pedigree Chart for: Warren L Bremser

      /--Johann Philipp  Bremser 
   /--Heinrich Christian Emanual  Bremser 
   |  \--Anna Margarethe  Oberländer 
/--Harry  Bremser  Md
|  |  /--
|  \--Barbara   
|     \--
|--Warren L  Bremser 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Alfrieda Ann   
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

[11610] This person is presumed living.

[11614] This person is presumed living.

[11618] This person is presumed living.

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  • @4Data:
    Importdatum: 10 Mrz 2002

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@1 [11625] [S598]

  • @4Data:
    Importdatum: 10 Mrz 2002

William Henry Dustin / Sarah Mariah Swenson

Husband: William Henry Dustin
Born: 28 Jun 1851at: Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
Married: 16 Aug 1884at: Ashley,Uintah,Utah, USA
Died: 1 Nov 1932at: Driggs,Teton,Idaho, USA
Father: Seth Dustin
Mother: Hannah Sophia Loveland
Wife: Sarah Mariah Swenson
Born: 16 Aug 1868at: Smithfield,Cache,Utah, USA
Died: 27 Jun 1951at: Rexburg,Madison,Idaho, USA
Father:
Mother:
Children
Name: William 's' Dustin
Born: 27 Sep 1885at: Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States
Married: at:  
Died: 13 Nov 1967at: Driggs,Teton,Idaho, USA
Spouses: Sarah Adelaide Morley
Name: Eldora (Dora) Dustin
Born: 29 Nov 1887at: Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States
Married: at:  
Died: 18 Jan 1956at: Rexburg,Madison,Idaho, USA
Spouses: Lewis Perry
Name: Norman (Norm) Dustin
Born: 22 Dec 1889at: Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States
Married: at:  
Died: 29 Sep 1961at: Rexburg,Madison,Idaho, USA
Spouses: Martha Louise Rippinger , Johanna Mafilda Catherine Anderson
Name: Monroe Dustin Sr
Born: 6 Dec 1891at: Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States
Married: at:  
Died: 10 Dec 1951at: Victor,Teton,Idaho, USA
Spouses: Eva Emmaline Kunz
Name: Nina Dustin
Born: 5 Dec 1893at: Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States
Married: at:  
Died: 29 Jul 1974at:
Spouses: George Edwin Wood , A. F. Murdock
Name: Stella Dustin
Born: 24 Dec 1895at: Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States
Married: at:  
Died: DECEASEDat:
Spouses: Guy Everett Battes
Name: Van Orrin Dustin
Born: 5 Apr 1898at: Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States
Married: at:  
Died: 10 May 1981at: Victor,Teton,Idaho, USA
Spouses: Lillian Kunz
Name: Eva June Dustin
Born: 22 Jun 1900at: Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States
Died: 7 Nov 1901at: Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States
Spouses:
Name: Kenneth Miner Dustin
Born: 24 Jun 1903at: Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States
Married: at:  
Died: 11 May 1980at: Idaho Falls,Bonneville,Idaho, USA
Spouses: Annie Louie Scott
Name: Chancey Swanson Dustin
Born: 1 Nov 1905at: Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States
Died: 4 Jan 1907at:
Spouses:
Name: Sarah A. Dustin
Born: 22 Nov 1909at: Bates,Teton,Idaho, USA
Died: 24 Nov 1909at: Bates,Teton,Idaho, USA
Spouses:

Pedigree Chart for: William Henry Dustin

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--Seth   Dustin 
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--William Henry  Dustin 
|     /--Levi  Loveland 
|  /--Chauncey  Loveland 
|  |  \--Esther  Hills 
\--Hannah Sophia  Loveland 
   |  /--Levi  Loveland 
   \--Nancy  Graham 
      \--Nancy  Sanderson 

Pedigree Chart for: Sarah Mariah Swenson

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--Sarah Mariah  Swenson 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

Matthew Grant / Priscilla Grey

Husband: Matthew Grant
Born: 27 Oct 1601at: Woolbridge, Dorsets, England
Married: 16 Nov 1625at: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, England
Died: 16 Dec 1681at: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Father: John Grant
Mother: Alice Turberville
Sources: [12584]
Wife: Priscilla Grey
Born: 27 Feb 1601at: Devonshire, Devonshire, England
Died: 27 Apr 1644at: Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut
Father: Anthony Grey
Mother: Magdalena Purifoy
Sources: [12585]
Children
Name: Fnuc Grant [12586]
Born: ABT 1638at: Windsor, Conn
Died: ABT 1638at: Windsor, Conn
Spouses:
Name: Priscilla Grant [12587]
Born: 14 Sep 1626at: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, England
Died: 21 Oct 1669at: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Spouses:
Name: Matthew Grant [12588]
Born: 1630at: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 10 Sep 1639at: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Spouses:
Name: Samuel Grant [12589]
Born: 12 Nov 1631at: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 10 Sep 1718at: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Spouses:
Name: Tahan Grant [12137] [12138]
Born: 3 Feb 1634at: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Married: at:  
Died: 30 May 1693at: East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Spouses: Hannah (Ann) Palmer
Name: John Grant [12590]
Born: 30 Apr 1642at: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 22 Jul 1684at: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Spouses:

Pedigree Chart for: Matthew Grant

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--John  Grant 
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--Matthew  Grant 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Alice  Turberville 
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

Pedigree Chart for: Priscilla Grey

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--Anthony  Grey 
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--Priscilla  Grey 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Magdalena  Purifoy 
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

[12137] One of the founders of East Windsor, Connecticut 1680.

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