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Black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Converse. Horace Converse, like his brother Elisha Converse, were born July 23, 1820 'in a house that stood in his peach orchard.' Laura Ladd (b. November 15, 1823) married Horace Converse on…

Black and white photograph of Martha Brown, born in Pownal, VT on August 15th, 1820, married Uriel Brown on April 12th, 1840, and had seven children. Uriel was born on April 10th, 1815 and 'came to Peru' in 1840. Martha's father was 'David Bushnell,…

Black and white photograph of Murray and Lucy B. Taylor presumably in their home in Peru, MA. Murray was born in Peru on July 25th, 1843. He lived in Windsor for eight years. In 1850, his father (Uriel Brown) 'kept 100 sheep, one horse, one pair of…

Black and white photograph of Elisha Bush, born in New York in 1833. He married Susan Fairchild on May 17th, 1869 and later married Hannah Day in September of 1887 (Hannah died March 12th, 1903). Bush 'enlisted in 1864 in Co. A, 20th Reg'ment of New…

Black and white photograph of Cordelia Eldridge Shipman and James D. Shipman. Mr. Shipman was born on October 6th, 1822 in Hadley, MA and lived in Amherst, MA until he was twenty years old. Mrs. Shipman was born on May 6th, 1827 in Ashfield, MA and…

Black and white photograph of (l-r): Billings Drake, Melvin and Emily Thrasher, and Mary Burke. Melvin Thrasher (b. Chesterfield, 1825, d. 1904) 'in the house that stood near a pine tree in Mr. Freeman's field.' Emily Drake Thrasher, b. Worthington,…

Black and white photograph of (l-r): Daniel N. Wood and Isaac Percival. Daniel N. Wood (b. Lanesboro, MA, August 11th, 1831), a carpenter by trade, married Martha Oviatt (b. April 17th, 1840) on March 6th, 1859. The couple moved from Lanesboro to…

Black and white photograph of Mariette Pierce (b. Peru, MA, February 2nd, 1820). Mariette lived with her brother until his death and later with Edmund Thayer. She was a 'quiet and faithful person' and a church member where 'her place there is never…

Black and white photograph of Russell Tower, born 'in the second frame house in Cummington northeast of Mr. Coon's place' on May 31st, 1826. Tower moved to Worthington when he was seven years old and remained there for most of his life. He was a…

Black and white photograph of Lucy Osgood Geer (b. New Lebanon, NY, December 27th, 1823). Lucy moved to Peru in 1830 then to 'E. Cross' place of Colonel Tuttle' where her father rented from 1837-1839, after which they moved to Joseph Starkweather's…

Black and white photograph of Mrs. Mary Hilbert's home in Chesterfield. Mary was born in Pittsburg, PA on November 7th, 1868 and came to Chesterfield with her husband (m. July 21st, 1887) in June of 1897. Mrs. Hilbert had a daughter who was born in…

Black and white photograph of the Charles Rush and Sarah Fuller house. Charles (b. Duchess County, NY, August 28th, 1838) and Sarah (b. Duchess County, NY, December 4th, 1838) married on June 30th, 1858. Their children, all born in Canaan, CT, were…

Black and white photograph of South Worthington, looking south from a hillside (photo, originally glass negative, is flipped). The South Worthington Methodist Church is visible along with horse sheds in the center of the photo and the Sevenars to the…

Black and white photograph of the Consider Cole house. Consider purchased the home from Sam Cole and then it was sold to Lewis Cowing who sold it to Hescock and Johnson - the owners as of 1905. Reverend George Reed Moody writes, 'This is just the…

Black and white photograph of the Frank E. Morey (b. March 4th, 1845, Westhampton) and Hattie Pierce (b. December 18th, 1845, Columbia, NH) house. The couple married on January 8th, 1864 and lived in Loudville (Westhampton) before moving to Indian…

Black and white photograph of the Charles B. Bennett (b. June 20th, 1858, Sharon, CT) and Julia A. Myers (b. July 20th, 1856, Sheffield) house. The couple married on May 4th, 1879 and as of 1905 had two children, Mary (b. March 30th, 1890) and…

Black and white photograph of Martha Angell's house. Martha was born in Holyoke on July 22nd, 1840. She married Mr. Angell (no given name, birth, or death dates for Mr. Angell are recorded in the Rev. Moody book where the photograph is published) on…

Black and white photograph of the house of Charles Strong (b. October 6th, 1853) and Mary Brown (b. June 15th, 1862). The pair married on September 5th, 1880 and had three children - Grover (b. March 9th, 1886), Ceiver (b. March 15th, 1891), and…

Black and white photograph of Damon's Mill. As of 1905, the mill was run by B. Witherell and was formerly run by F. Damon. It was situated at the mouth of 'Dead stream' (probably referring to the confluence of the 'Dead Branch' tributary of the…

Black and white photograph of Fred M. Ludden and Alice Higgins' house. Fred (b. July 23rd, 1841, Williamsburg, d. March 19th, 1905) and Alice (b. June 5th, 1850) married on November 26th, 1874 and lived in Westhampton, then Chesterfield, then…