Family Story Finder
The sweep of family history across the generations
Brood of Haskells in Chautauqua County
After service in the War of 1812, Vermonter George Haskell set out with his third wife and many previous children for new lands in the west
Family roots in the Plymouth colony
Isetta Stetson descended from early Massachusetts colonists, going all the way back to the Mayflower on one side. Nine generations later, her midwestern parents still upheld Yankee values
Grammy — everyone’s favorite grandmother
She made each of her six grandchildren feel special
Life on the Western Reserve
Families from Connecticut settled northeastern Ohio in the early 1800s
Rosa’s fateful choice
Rosa Feidt was the only Lewi sibling who got out, to her everlasting remorse
The Meeker Massacre
Social reformer Nathan Meeker was among nine men killed in an uprising of Ute Indians at the White River reservation where he was serving as U.S. agent. His wife and daughter—Smith family descendants—were held hostage for three weeks
The Stetson family’s manifest destiny
From stalwart Yankee roots, Herbert and Hattie Stetson went west with the country