Wild Rhododendrons

The Worland Family in America and Beyond

I began my life in the Puget Sound area of Washington State, on an island filled with forests and wild rhododendrons. I was separated from my Worland family there at an early age. Recently, I was reunited with my family and learned of my heritage. And so, this journey to know my ancestors began. The Worlands, Gideons, Newtons, Conards... they were the colonists, the settlers, the pioneers. They fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War. This is their story, and the story of a nation. -Deci Worland MacKinnon

Sunday, August 8, 2010

August 1725, Connecticut

August 26, 1725- Daniel Whitmore and Dorothy Hale are married in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

(Daniel Whitmore is my seventh great granduncle. Our common ancestors are Samuel Whitmore & Mary Bacon.)

August 1725, Rhode Island

August 10, 1725- Matthew Macomber and Elizabeth Manchester are married in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island.

(Matthew Macomber is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Randall & Elizabeth Carver.)

Saturday, August 7, 2010

July 1725, Connecticut

July 14, 1725- Hannah Turner is born to Stephen Turner, Jr. and Hannah Doolittle in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

(Hannah Turner is my sixth great grandaunt.)