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Gen Tales: Susannah Martin, witch of Salem
Gen Tales: Susannah Martin, witch of Salem
Gen Tales is a series dedicated to stories and discoveries from my genealogical research. Some are excerpted from my book, “My Lineage…
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Aug 5, 2020
The Cross-Durkee Family’s Forbidden Marriage
The Cross-Durkee Family’s Forbidden Marriage
Protestant versus Catholic in Colonial Massachusetts
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Sep 20, 2021
GenTales: Major John Mason, Conqueror of the Pequots
GenTales: Major John Mason, Conqueror of the Pequots
Mason was a founder of Windsor and Norwich, Connecticut, and a leader in the Pequot War whose statue is controversial today.
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Aug 12, 2020
The Arnold Family of Rhode Island and a Revolutionary Traitor
The Arnold Family of Rhode Island and a Revolutionary Traitor
Descendants of William Arnold, great-grandfather of Benedict Arnold
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Oct 26, 2020
The Disgraced Joseph Aplin of Rhode Island
The Disgraced Joseph Aplin of Rhode Island
Lawyer, loyalist, and Canadian politician
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Oct 18, 2020
Richard Carder — Heresy and Greed in Massachusetts Bay
Richard Carder — Heresy and Greed in Massachusetts Bay
Way back in my family tree is Mary (Carder) Rhodes, who was born in Rhode Island in 1653 to Richard Carder and his second wife Mary…
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jun 2, 2022
The Livery and Merchants’ Guilds of London — From the Middle Ages to the American Colonies
The Livery and Merchants’ Guilds of London — From the Middle Ages to the American Colonies
My ancestors’ roles in trade and colonization
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Oct 6, 2023
The Myth of Pocahontas’ Daughter
The Myth of Pocahontas’ Daughter
A case study in carefully navigating family stories and anecdotal evidence
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jan 8
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