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Asahel Stodder 25 October 1757–June 1822 (Age 64) Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Our family member, MJ, found a page at FamilySearch with details about the life and history of Asahel Stodder where this “The Life Summary of Asahel” is posted. The Life Summary of Asahel When Asahel Stodder was born on 25 October […]
Read More Our Ancestor, Asahel StodderOrigin of the name “FORREST” from Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006 at Family Search: English: topographic name for someone who lived in or near a royal forest, or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper or worker in one. Middle English forest was not, as today, a near-synonym of wood, […]
Read More Origin of the name “FORREST”Purchase the new stamp at the U.S.P.S. website where you will also find a cachet, a first-day cover and more featuring this stamp. David Kindy of the Patriot Ledger writes: PLYMOUTH – You could say this postage stamp has been 400 years in the making. On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service will release a new […]
Read More Mayflower stamp marking Plymouth’s 400th anniversary released on Sept. 17, 2020