Travel Photography Photos tagged as genealogy
Reuben Johnston (I) is third from left, Elizabeth, his wife is second from left.
There are three connected homes here at 212, 214 & 218 Royal St S that were built by Reuben Johnston I in the early 1800's.
The left 1/3 of the building was the home to Robert Morris Sr, the father of the founding father, Robert Morris. It was built in 1710, but he only lived there from 1738 to 1750.
He would be my great grandfathers great, great, great grandfather (I think), Mary Croxall's grandfather. This was probably painted in the 1740's as he died in 1750 at the age of 39 after being accidentally shot by the wadding of a cannon shot in his honor.
I found this picture of a house built by my great, great grandfather in the Boston NEHGS Library.
When my grandmother was born, her family lived at 10 School St., the house identified as "Moffit" in this map.
This is where Charles K. Stinson was born and lived until about his mid 20's. The town hasn't changed much, except the streets are paved now and no more wood hulled boats are being built.
Bath, Maine is along the Kennebec River, a deep water port surrounded by forest. This made it a great hub for ship building in the 1800's.
I learned that Francisco Castillo bought this house in Westmoreland in 1860 and sold it in 1880. Some of Grandma V's siblings were probably born in it and she would have lived there at times also.