Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
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Where is Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA? Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Originally called West Hoosac, the area was first settled in 1749. Prior to this time its position along the Mohawk Trail made it ideal Mohican hunting grounds. Its strategic location bordering Dutch colonies in New York led to its settlement, because it was needed as a buffer to stop the Dutch from encroaching on Massachusetts. Fort West Hoosac, the westernmost blockhouse and stockade in Massachusetts, was built in 1756. The town was incorporated in 1765 as Williamstown according to the will of Col. Ephraim Williams, who was killed in the French and Indian War. He bequeathed a significant sum to the town on the condition that it were named after him and started a free school. In 1791, the school opened, but only lasted a short time as a free school before becoming Williams College in 1793.
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Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
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Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
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In 1798, the Legislature of Massachusetts granted two townships of land to Williams College, located at Williams town, Mass.
The present towns of Garland and Lee, both situated in the present county of Penobscot, were the...Read MORE...
The present towns of Garland and Lee, both situated in the present county of Penobscot, were the...Read MORE...
6. WILLIAMSTOWN. [Pop. 2,153. Inc. 1765.]
This town, once called West Hoosick, was named after Colonel Ephraim Williams, a native of Newton, ...Read MORE...
This town, once called West Hoosick, was named after Colonel Ephraim Williams, a native of Newton, ...Read MORE...
1846 - Stage Accident. The Pittsfield Sun states that a bridge near Williamston broke down on Monday evening,...Read MORE...
1850 - CATTLE KILLED BY LIGHTNING.Five yearlings, belonging to Mr. D. A. Bulkley, of Williamstown, were killed by lightning, on...Read MORE...
1869 - Young Sears, the richest boy in America, who has been attending school at South Williamstown, Mass., was, it is said, killed on the 16th, while coasting, having slid against a rock by which his brains were dashed out.St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 30, 1869
Williamstown Massachusetts, 1890
Williamstown forms the northwestern extremity of Berkshire County and of the State. It is noted as...Read MORE...
Williamstown forms the northwestern extremity of Berkshire County and of the State. It is noted as...Read MORE...
1904 - DORMITORY FIRE STARTED BY CIGARETTE. $20,000 DAMAGE TO A WILLIAMS COLLEGE BUILDING.Williamstown, Mass., Nov. 24. - Morgan Hall, the largest and newest of the dormitories connected...Read MORE...
1906
Williamstown, a banking post-village of Berkshire co., Mass., in Williamstown township (town), on...Read MORE...
Williamstown, a banking post-village of Berkshire co., Mass., in Williamstown township (town), on...Read MORE...
1908 - WILLIAMSTOWN. BURNING OF ADAMS BLOCK. LOSS WILL BE ABOUT $25,000. Blaze Starts From Unknown Came in Prindle's Restaurant.
The Adams block, one of the principal...Read MORE...
1918 - WILLIAMS COLLEGE HAS $50,000 FIRE.Williamstown, Nov. 5. - Damage estimated at close to $50,000 was done to Jessup hall, one of the...Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Frederick William ADAMS
(06 January 1869, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 16 June 1939, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA)
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Amasa BIGALOW
(1778, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 26 March 1833, Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Haldah BIGELOW
(1775, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 3 December 1852, Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Grace BOURDEAU
(15 January 1880, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 16 February 1974, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA)
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Hugo Alfred BOURDEAU
(26 June 1909, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 15 February 2000, San Antonio, Texas, USA)
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Joseph Alfred BOURDEAU
(7 May 1878, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 16 March 1952, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary BURBANK
(30 January 1768, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - abt. 1844, , Vermont, USA)
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William COIN
(1826, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 16 May 1894, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Benton H. COLE
(22 January 1834, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 11 April 1860, Adams, Massachusetts, USA)
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Connie COX
(1876, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 2 January 1894, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Dora ETHIER
(20 January 1899, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 1945, Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA)
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William ETHIER
(1 January 1897, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Exilda Rosina ETHIER (AKEY)
(23 May 1896, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 24 November 1900, Adams, Massachusetts, USA)
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Herman ETHIER (AKEY)
(June 1897, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Phebe GEARY (GERRY)
(4 May 1730, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Stephen C. HOSFORD
(12 August 1763, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 11 April 1855, Cummington, Massachusetts, USA)
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Thomas HOUGHTON
(2 December 1763, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 27 May 1840, Anson, Somerset, Maine, USA)
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Peter MILLARD
(1774, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 27 January 1863, Egremont, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary J. POWELL
(1840, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 9 August 1863, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA)
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Seth TEMPLE
(10 October 1787, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Philena THOMPSON
(1836, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 27 May 1873, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (South Deerfield))
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Ancestors Who Died Here
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Mabel ALDERMAN
(20 September 1905, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA - 10 October 1993, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary ANDERSON
(1825, Saranac, New York, USA (Redford) - 28 March 1896, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Elisha BAKER
(6 October 1724, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA - 1 August 1797, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Nathan BASSETT
(1855, Lee, Massachusetts, USA - 17 April 1875, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Stella Marie BEAUCHAMP
(11 September 1913, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA - 16 May 2000, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Yvonne Gertrude BEAUCHAMP
(9 April 1911, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA - 3 May 1965, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Theophile BOURDEAN
(1832, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) - 1 July 1897, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Joseph BOURDEAU
(1871, Saranac, New York, USA (Redford) - 12 February 1877, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Joseph Theophile BOURDEAU
(26 February 1832, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) - 1 July 1897, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Margaret (Marguerite) BOURDEAU
(2 April 1866, Saranac, New York, USA (Redford) - 24 December 1908, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Sophia BOURDEAU
(1868, Saranac, New York, USA (Redford) - 23 February 1877, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Victor BOURDEAU
(1871, Saranac, New York, USA (Redford) - 1962, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Daniel BURBANK
(4 April 1736, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA - 27 September 1802, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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William COIN
(1826, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 16 May 1894, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Connie COX
(1876, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA - 2 January 1894, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Henri ETHIER
(8 February 1822, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) - 25 June 1905, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Henry ETHIER (AKEY)
(December 1846, Saranac, New York, USA (Redford) - 9 August 1923, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary MARKES
(18 July 1740, Warren, Massachusetts, USA - 25 February 1808, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Peter RUSINS
(1855, - 29 June 1895, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Doris Isabelle SLADE
(18 May 1916, , Vermont, USA - 5 July 1995, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Cleophas TREMBLAY
(1830, , Canada - 3 December 1897, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Flavie TREMBLAY
(3 May 1836, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) - 1 December 1920, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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Ira BAKER (16 September 1764 - 1843) &
Mary BURBANK (30 January 1768 - abt. 1844)
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Thomas ETHIER (AKEY) (abt. 1852 - aft. 1910) &
Louise BOYER (abt. 1852 - )
married 5 September 1875 |
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Joseph ETHIER (AKEY) (4 September 1859 - 15 February 1925) &
Malvina-Alexina ROUSINE (abt. 1866 - )
married 1 January 1883 |
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Joseph DUBELL (abt. 1849 - ) &
Margaret ETHIER (AKEY) (abt. 1849 - )
married 1 January 1883 |
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John Baptiste ETHIER (22 February 1868 - aft. 1920) &
Matilda HEBERT (1868 - )
married 8 August 1887 |
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Henri ROYAL (abt. 1872 - ) &
Rosalie BOURDEAU (abt. 1874 - )
married 4 January 1893 |
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Joseph Alfred BOURDEAU (7 May 1878 - 16 March 1952) &
Anna Katherine HUGO (1877 - 1985)
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