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Hinsdale, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Originally part of Northern Berkshire Township Number 2 and including all of Peru and parts of Middlefield and Dalton, the town was first settled in 1763 and officially incorporated as "Partridgefield" in 1771. Named for Oliver Partridge, one of the three purchasers of the town (along with Governor Francis Bernard), the Western Parish officially broke away from its eastern half and incorporated in 1804, renaming itself for the family of Rev. Theodore Hinsdale, who also owned an important woolen mill. The mill was the center of economic activity in town until the Great Depression, when it closed.

Hinsdale, along with neighboring Dalton, is home to two historic long-distance routes: the Appalachian Trail (a National Scenic Trail) and the Boston and Albany Railroad, on which operates the Lake Shore Limited passenger rail service that has run continuously from Boston to Chicago since 1897. The Hinsdale train depot located in the town center was closed in 1954, and the actual intersection of the two corridors lies at the also decommissioned train depot just north in Dalton.


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female ancestorRebecca RANDALL (31 July 1717, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point) - 26 February 1806, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA)
female ancestorAbigail HERRICK (21 October 1721, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) - 14 February 1811, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA)
male ancestorIsaac SPAULDING (22 April 1726, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) - , Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA)
male ancestorAbraham WASHBURN (1754, - 23 August 1851, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA)
female ancestorGrace SPAULDING (13 March 1762, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA - 20 August 1843, Scipio, New York, USA)
male ancestorSimeon LEONARD (17 September 1765, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) - 9 April 1840, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA)
male ancestorJohn ADAMS (1765, - 24 March 1845, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA)
male ancestorJohn PRINTAB (1765, - 28 August 1844, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA)
male ancestorWilliam VAN ALSTINE (1766, - 7 January 1861, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA)

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male ancestorHector BOUCHER (28 October 1847 - April 30, 1884) and photo of Eudocci TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE Eudocci TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE (July 1853 - 11 October 1920) married 1 October 1870
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