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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Tombstone Tuesday - WOODRUFF of Connecticut

In this Southington, Hartford Co., Connecticut cemetery, I have several families buried here.  Today, I will post photos of my Woodruff family.

Fortunately, I had some help in locating the below stones, as it is a large cemetery.  Through my initial use of the Hale Collection, see copy below, I was able to determine two of my Woodruffs were buried in Section 6, and the broken Woodruff stone, I am assuming he/she/they are those of the original settlers (shown in second photo).

Samuel Woodruff and Rebeckah Clark Woodruff were my 7th great-grandparents.
Samuel was born: on August 26, 1661, in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut
He died: January 08, 1742, Southington, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Samuel and his wife, Rebeckah had a son Daniel, his stone is below.
Daniel was my 6th great-grandfather.
Daniel was born: on November 02, 1696, in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut
He died: on April 12, 1785, in Southington, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Daniel's wife was Lydia Smith, and I couldn't locate her stone, although she is listed in the Hale Collection (see below).