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Note N25 Index

Marjorie C. Swallow is on the cemetery list for the plot, but she is not on the stone.
"Child" Swallow is on the cemetery list for the plot, but is not on the stone.

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Note N63 Index

Stephen's DOB is after date of Zerviah's death. Is her DOD wrong, is his DOB wrong, or did he have a different mother?

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Note N59 Index

An online source has James' mother as Hester Rolfe, 1616 to 1665.

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Note N12 Index

Vital Records, Marriages, Haverhill, Mass. has "John, and --- Mash [bef.1653]."

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Note N13 Index

"...his second wife, Eunice Singletery, bore him nine children. Of the nine children, the fourth was a son, Jonathan, born 23 April 1668..."
Vital Records, Marriages, Haverhill, has "Thomas, 2d m., and Eunice Singletery, Dec. --, 1678. [1658?]"
Vital Records, Deaths, Haverhill, has "Thomas [Ens. G.R.I.], h. Eunice, Dec. 15, 1708. [in his 81st y. G.R. I.]"

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Note N14 Index

Vital Records, Marriages, Haverhill, MA has "Richard, and Susanna Cooke [bef. 1656].

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Note N15 Index

per Marj Swallow 1982: Hedley was one of 4 farmer's sons in Nova Scotia. He worked for Boston & Maine RR, and was killed in train accident when son, Herb, was only 3 yrs old.

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Note N16 Index

per Marj Swallow 1982:Alvaretta Berry was born in Nova Scotia. Married Hadley Vickers Swallow, one of 4 farmer's sons in Nova Scotia where Alvaretta taught school. She was smart
Hedley worked for Boston & Maine RR. Was killed in train accident when son, Herb, was only 3 yrs old. Mother Swallow was left with 4 girls and one son. The girls worked in the match factory. Herb sold papers when 8 yrs old. Earned his own way thru college. A great guy
Mother Swallow was remarkable. She did drawn hand work on curtains -- the Co. brought the curtains to her -- to raise her kids. She was a beautiful mother-in-law. Lived with us 15 yrs. I loved her.

per 1900 census sheet: 5 children born, 4 living at time of census
per 1910 census sheet: 5 children born, 5 living at time of census (Herb about 1903)

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Note N29 Index

12/07: from Elaine Kell
"I just received a phone call from John Swallow. Aunt Marj passed away two
years ago at age 100 after a severe bout of pneumonia. She had been having
pneumonia off and on for about five years before she died. And each time it
was more severe than the last and took longer for her to recover.

John says she had stayed active right to the end. She continued her
painting and drove herself to the local senior center to play bridge,
ping-pong and pool. She actually played tennis with John when she was 95.

He is now living in the house in Amherst. It was empty for the five years
that Aunt Marj lived with him, with only an occasional visit to it and had
fallen into disrepair. He's been very busy trying to get things fixed. As
he's still working, it's taking him longer than he likes to get the work
done.

His son Dan is now 26 years old - doesn't seem possible does it?"

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Note N65 Index

Per Elaine Whitehead Kell, 11-Jan-2009:
In a letter from Alice Detrick, Wally's second wife, she said that Wally passed away on Feb. 14 (no year given on letter; it may have been in the newspaper clipping I gave you) while they were on tour in Mexico City. The American Embassy helped her with mortician, etc. and since she had no idea what arrangements might have been made for his burial, she had his ashes sent to Michigan where HER family had a plot and "they will be held there for future instructions." I have no idea if those instructions were ever given. Uncle Wally's ashes may still be sitting on a shelf in some funeral parlor in Michigan. I'm sure that Alice is no longer alive because Wally died quite some time ago and she was not a young woman at that time.