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| 1 |  | 1680 Purchase of Simsbury In 1630 the final purchase of Simsbury from the natives was signed. This is an account of that historical event with a transcription of the contract. | |
| 2 |  | A Higley Copper In the early 1700s, rich copper deposits were discovered in Simsbury. On July 29, 1728, Samuel, John and Hannah's son, purchased multiple tracts of land adjacent to his own for five hundred pounds. That may not seem like much today, but in 1728, it was more than the total net worth of most colonists. More significantly, on this land was what… | |
| 3 |  | Agnes Alford and Edward Cunningham | |
| 4 |  | Area where Thomas lived Aerial photo showing the area where Thomas Bailey built his home that he gave to Thomas, Jr. | |
| 5 | | Assonet A satellite view of the area of Freetown where Benjamin and Philipa lived. | |
| 6 | | Assonet River A picture of the Assonet River not far from the location of Benjamin and Philipa's home. | |
| 7 | | Benjamin Church Marker A stone market honoring Benjamin Church, Colonial war Hero and younger brother of Joseph Church. | |
| 8 |  | Betty Alford and Roscoe Cunningham | |
| 9 |  | Burning of Pychon's Book William Pynchon sailed to the New World with John Winthrop in 1630; he was the founder of both Roxbury and Springfield, highly educated, a successful businessman, and one of the wealthiest men in the Colony. None of that protected him from having his book banned in Boston. | |
| 10 |  | Charles B Alford and his half-sister Altha Altha Alford was Charles B. Alford's half-sister. She came to Poultney, Vermont, in 1896 for Charle's graduation from prep school. | |
| 11 |  | Charles B. Alford 1908 Charles B. Alford in his church at Lebanon Springs, NY 1908 | |
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| 13 |  | Charles B. Alford family 1908 Charles B. Alford and Margaret Burton Family 1908 Left to right: Charles, Culver, Margaret, Scott, George, Betty | |
| 14 |  | Charles B. Alford Family 1912 Charles B. Alford and MargaretBurton Family 1912 Left to right: David, Betty Charles, Scott. Richards, Margaret, George, Grandma Lockhart, Culver | |
| 15 |  | Charles B. Alford with the youngest son, Edmund The youngest son of Charles B. Alford and Margaret Burton, Charles Edmund, served as a pharmacist mate in the U.S.Navy during WW II. Shown in the picture, left to right, are Margaret Burton, Charles Es=dmund Alford, and Charles B. Alford. | |
| 16 |  | Charles B.Alford and Margaret Burton 1923 Charles B.Alford and Margaret Burton 1923 | |
| 17 |  | Charles Burdick Alford 1873 | |
| 18 |  | Charles Burdick Alford 1886 | |
| 19 |  | Charles Burdick Alford 1908 Charles Burdick Alford 1908 | |
| 20 |  | Charles Cunningham
Charles Leroy Cunningham so of Betty Alford and Roscoe Cunningham | |
| 21 |  | Charles Edmund Alford mid-1940s Uncle Chub in his Navy Blues. | |
| 22 |  | David Burton Alford | |
| 23 |  | David Lewis Stockwell Alford and Elizabeth Burdick Wedding picture 1872 David Lewis Stockwell Alford and Elizabeth Burdick | |
| 24 |  | David Lewis Stockwell Alford's Farmhouse David Lewis Stockwell Alford and Elizabeth Burdick in Garden Prarie, Il. Left to right: Second wife Ada, their daughter Flora, David Lewis Stockwell Alford. | |
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| 26 | | First Church of Springfield | |
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| 28 |  | George and Edmund Scott Burton Lilliam Lodema Culver Burton's two sons, George and Edmund Scott. Their older sister, Margaret, named three of her sons, George, Charles Edmund, and Scott, after her brothers. | |
| 29 |  | Grandma and Grandpa Alford 1940's Charles Burdick Alford and his wife, Margaret Roxey Burton. | |
| 30 |  | Grandma and Grandpa Lockhart James Lockhart and Lillian Lodema Culver Burton Lockhart. Taken early 1930's near their home in Lake George, NY | |
| 31 |  | Grandma and Grandpa Lockhart 1901 Lillian Lodema Culver Burton Lockhart and James Lockhart 1901 | |
| 32 |  | Grandma and Grandpa Lockhart 1936 James Lockhart and Lillian Lodema Culver Burton Lockhart. Taken at their home in Lake George, NY, on August 18, 1936 | |
| 33 |  | Grandma and Grandpa Lockhart's Home Grandma and Grandpa Lockhart's Home on Lake George, NY 1930s | |
| 34 |  | Grandma Lockhart 1930s Lillian Lodema Culver Burton Lockhart | |
| 35 |  | Grandma Lockhart 1938 Lillian Lodema Culver Burton Lockhart 1938 | |
| 36 |  | Grandpa Lockhart 1930s James William Lockhart 1930s | |
| 37 |  | Green Mountain Boys Benedict's son, Alexander, served in the Green Mountain Boys | |
| 38 | | HMS Lord Sandwich Thomas was a prisoner on the British prison ship, “Lord Sandwich,” in New York in 1776. He was 61 years old. The HMS Sandwich was a 90 gun sailing ship launched on April 14, 1759. She served in battle and as a prison ship during the Revolutionary War. In 1780 she participated in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent off the coast of Portugal and… | |
| 39 | | Home of Thomas and Elizabeth Holcomb | |
| 40 |  | Honeymoon at Niagra Falls Honeymoon of Charles B. Alford and Margaret Burton at Niagra Falls in 1900 | |
| 41 |  | House of Margaret Hulins Bliss in Springfield | |
| 42 | | Isaac and Phoebe's house in Adams, Massachusetts on East Rd. | |
| 43 |  | James Eno's barber's bowl | |
| 44 |  | James William Lockhart James W. Lockhart at his home in Lake George, NY | |
| 45 |  | John Hoskins Homestead The homestead of John Hoskins and Anne Fyler in Windsor, Connecticut. The current house =was built by John Hoskins's great-grandson, John Hoskins, in 1750 and is still in use today. | |
| 46 |  | John Hoskins Plaque
Plaque sitting adjacent to the John Hoskins house. WHS collections 2017.34.6-7, photos by Michelle Tom. | |
| 47 |  | John Moore's home as it looked in the 1600s | |
| 48 |  | Lillian Lodema Culver Burton The picture was taken in the 1880s - Liliam Lodema, Culver Burton (Grandma Lockhart.) | |
| 49 | | Little Compton Burial Ground | |
| 50 | | Location of Thomas Bailey House |