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Although the Webmaster has done a piece on Albion back in January 2015 (see Spotlight: Albion Clough- World’s Champion Woman-Hater), the following postcard was found glued into an old JCGS album that is currently being scanned. Somewhat amusing that the caption reads “…the Dreamer and his Banjo,” however, he clearly is holding a guitar!
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The New Bedford, MA Whaling Museum’s (https://www.whalingmuseum.org/) Genealogy Database contains four pictures of Cloughs, all well-known to the JCGS as Capt. Benjamin was the great-grandfather of current JCGS President, John Clough. If you go to the photo archives search box, you can type in “Clough” as a keyword to find them as well. Note that…
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Although it’s not entirely clear on where Zua and Leila are in the picture (there are eight woman and nine names), it is still worth noting for historical reference. Zua and Leila Clough
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From "The Princeton Union," Princeton, Minnesota, Thursday, May 9, 1946, page 1
From “The Princeton Union,” Princeton, Minnesota, Thursday, May 9, 1946, page 1 Zua Clough Dies in California Zua Clough, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Clough, former residents of Spencer Brook and later of Minneapolis, died at her home in La Mesa, California on April 24 at 6am. She slipped away quietly after a…
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I came across this interesting post about Hannah (Clough) Whittier over on the Readfield1791 blog. Check it out. I like the format. There’s another link concerning Hannah in the body of that post, but I’ll link to it here as well. Hannah came from a large family. The JCGS has the following information on her…
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Found in The history of Marion County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc; general and local statistics; military record; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the Northwest Territory; history of Ohio- published in 1883
Sarah’s name can be found in The History of Marion County, Ohio- Montgomery Township on page 831 under her husband, Harrison Deal. “HARRISON DEAL (Montgomery Township) is a native of Salt Rock Township, where he was born February 3, 1843, the son of Washington and Caroline (Green) Deal, of German ancestry, and natives of Ohio. They came…
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Mary Crossman is listed on page 162 in The History of Durham, ME. As noted, Crossman, born 2 May 1777, married Isaac Clough. And note that Isaac was the son of Samuel Clough- History of Durham, Maine with Genealogical Notes. Isaac, as the JCGS information shows, came from a very large family (11 siblings), and also…
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Published in 1899, the History of Durham, Maine with Genealogical Notes, by Everett S. Stackpole, is a new reference source to me. I came across it when I purchased his History of Winthrop, Maine with Genealogical Notes, published in 1925 (but picked up for a mere $25 on eBay a short while ago). Both books…
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Webmaster's Note: I was not able to find an actual copy of the obituary. Neither the Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub nor the Library of Congress had that particular year.
From The Princeton Union, Princeton, Minnesota, Feb. 6, 1936, pg. 5: Mrs. Gerry Clough Dies in California Mrs Anna Clough, 85, the widow of Elbridge Gerry Clough (Jr.), died at her home in La Mesa, California, on January 27. Her death occurred just 31 years to the day after that of her husband, who passed…
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Found in "The Successful American, Volume 7, Part 1 - Volume 8, Part 1."
FRED MILTON CLOUGH Pacific Coast Manager of the Diamond Match Company, and Manager of the Butte County Railroad Company. FRED MILTON CLOUGH (see original source book here) was born on December 3o, 1853, at West Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, and is a son of Willoughby and Betsey Adams (Lyford) Clough. His father was a…
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