1671 :: Birth and Death of Mary and Mary

On this date in our family history . . . the 27th day of October . . . in the year 1671 . . . it is recorded that Mary Mercy Pearson is born in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts . . . and that her young mother, Mary Pearson nee Poore, dies at the time of her baby daughter's birth . . . the Mary who dies is a 10th great-grandma to the Keeper of this family history blog . . . the Mary who is born is a 9th great-grandma . . .



Essex Institute Historical Collections By Essex Institute, Peabody & Essex Museum

Samuel Pearson born 29-5 mo., 1648; married in Newbury, 6 Dec., 1670, Mary Poore; she died 27 Oct., 1671. . . . Child by wife Mary, baptized in our church: Mercy, b. 27 Oct., bapt. 10 Dec., 1671; m. 24 Jan., 1693-4, James Thurston of Newbury.

1650 :: Marriage of Daniel Poore and Mary Farnum

On this date in our family history . . . the 20th day of October . . . in the year 1650 . . . Mary Farnum marries Daniel Poore in Massachusetts . . . some sources say they married in Andover . . . the text shown below says they married in Boston . . . this Daniel and Mary are 9th great-grandparents to the Keeper of this family history blog . . .





clipped from Historical Sketches of Andover

1697 :: Birth of Sarah Osgood

On this date in our family history . . . the 8th day of August . . . in the year 1697 . . . a baby girl is born in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts . . . the parents are Timothy Osgood and Deborah Poore . . . their new baby girl is given the name of Sarah . . . and she is a 7th great-grandma to the Keeper of this family history blog . . . Sarah's birth is recorded in Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 . . .

1689 :: Marriage of Poore and Osgood

On this date in our family history . . . the 29th day of May . . . in the year 1689 . . . it is recorded in the vital records of Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts that Deborah Poore became the bride of Timothy Osgood . . . this Deborah and Timothy are 8th great-grandparents to the Keeper of this family history blog . . . and a bit of their story is recorded on the following pages of A Genealogy of the Descendants of John, Christopher and William Osgood . . .