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

Friday, September 30, 2011

March 1739, Connecticut

March 6, 1739- Ambrose Parker is born to Andrew Parker & Susanna Blakesley in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

(Ambrose Parker is my third cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are Abraham Doolittle & Abigail Moss and John Cornwall & Martha Peck.)

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

March 1739, Massachusetts

March 4, 1739- Israel Sherman marries Martha Sherman, daughter of William Sherman & Dorothy Russell, in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Martha is Israel's first cousin, once removed.

(Israel Sherman is my second cousin 9 times removed. Martha Sherman is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)

Monday, September 26, 2011

February 1739, Connecticut

February 21, 1739- David Dutton marries Sarah Abernathy, the widow of Thomas Doolittle, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

(Sarah Abernathy is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestor is Abraham Doolittle.)