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Harriet Jenkins Wiggin of Massachusetts

Posted on August 7, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Harriet E. Jenkins was born in Vermont sometime in 1815, possibly to John and Mary Jenkins. She was a little girl of 12 in 1828 when she worked on a sampler using needle and thread. She sewed white thread on … Continue reading →

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Robert King Newcomb, Maine Farmer

Posted on May 5, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Robert King Newcomb, August 23, 1836-Feb. 6, 1927 Robert King Newcomb was born August 23, 1836, in Charlotte, Washington Co., Maine, to Robert B. Newcomb and Lydia Beals Lishness Newcomb, daughter of Lewis and Sophia Lishness of Maine. Robert’s father … Continue reading →

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