Okay, the Galusha letters. I stumbled across them quite by accident. They are a collection of letters to and from the Galusha and Armstrong families, (from the mid to late 1800’s, though there are a few from earlier than that), who were related by the marriage of Aaron Leland Galusha to Sarah Armstrong. They were donated to the Lowell National Historical Park. People in the letters: Amy Galusha, also known as Nin, wrote a majority of the letters. She worked in mills in Lowell and in Vermont. Also her mother Polly Larabee Galusha, who was married to William Galusha. They lived in Berkshire, VT. Amy’s siblings: Helen Jane Galusha who married William Kendall. They moved to Wisconsin. Aaron L. Galusha “Lele or Leal” married Sarah Armstrong. Arvilla Galusha “Vill” who married George Drent. Mattia Galusha married Orrin Taft. William Galusha married Mattie. The Armstrongs that either wrote letters or are mentioned in them- Samuel Armstrong- he spent years in the Oregon territory and worked as a minor. Several of the letters are from him detailing Indian Wars and his time out west. George Armstrong, Sarah Armstrong and Sarah Ann Armstrong (Sarah Crellar), Sarah Booth, Marshall Armstrong. There are some letters to/from Lucretia Le Frary of Sutton. Also some letters written during the Civil War by a family friend.. There are tons of other people mentioned in the letters, in chats about day to day life. Some that I can think of: Leafy Stanhope, Elizabeth Carty, Robert Carty, Sarah Clark, someone named Plantina, Elin Whitney, William Booth, “Dorinda”, --- On Tue, 2/2/10, ShonHal@comcast.net <ShonHal@comcast.net> wrote: > From: ShonHal@comcast.net <ShonHal@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI] Roll Call:Armstrong, Crellar, Dhu/Dew, Hollenbeck, Dayton > To: can-qc-missisquoi@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 10:04 AM > > > I am just curious - what are the Galusha Letters? Would > they contain any info about other families? Thanks - > > > > Shon > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paula Price" <paulajprice@yahoo.com> > > To: can-qc-missisquoi@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 2:25:40 AM GMT -05:00 > US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI] Roll Call:Armstrong, > Crellar, Dhu/Dew, Hollenbeck, Dayton > > Hi, > > Yes these are my Armstrongs.  I am descended from George > L. > > Here is what I know about Samuel: > > Born Dec 10, 1827 and baptised July 13, 1828 at > Frelighsburg Holy Trinity Anglican Church.  > > He was married to Rachel Booth (1839-1915), daughter of > Joshua Booth and Sara Taylor, around 1859.  I know nothing > of an Isabella Armstrong, and in fact if Rachel's date of > birth is correct I don't believe that would be their child. > I think there was a child, Florence Adelaide Armstrong born > 1861 and died 12 December 1871 in Berkshire, VT. > > I believe Samuel died around 1869 in Vermont.  Rachel then > married William Armstrong (Samuel's brother) around 1872. >  William had been married to Mary Jane (Ann?) Booth, sister > to Rachel. Mary Jane died in 1871.   > > I'm not sure if you are familiar with the Galusha Letters- > they are a collection of letters donated to a museum in > Lowell, MA.  I can tell you more about them if you are not > familiar.  Anyway Samuel wrote several of those letters, > and I can send you transcripts if you are interested. > > My questions on the Armstrongs have to do with George.  I > have seen conflicting documents asying he was born in Canada > and he was bornn in Ireland.  I am also trying to find a > ship's manifest for the Armstrong's journey.   > > Regards, > Paula > > --- On Tue, 2/2/10, Paul and Ethel <paulethel.dessert@comcast.net> > wrote: > > > From: Paul and Ethel <paulethel.dessert@comcast.net> > > > Subject: Re: [CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI] Roll Call:Armstrong, > Crellar, Dhu/Dew, Hollenbeck, Dayton > > To: can-qc-missisquoi@rootsweb.com > > > Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 12:11 AM > > Paula, > > > > Is this the Robert Armstrong and Ann Booth you are > looking > > at? > > > > Robert Armstrong b. Aug 1777 Ireland d. Jan 1850 m. > Ann > > Booth b. Apr 1784 d. > > Oct 1849 m. in 1804 both buried at Abbotts Corner. > > > > Their children  Edward Armstrong b. Aug 1804 James b. > > > 1806, Eliza b. 1807, > > Sarah Ann b. 1808 d. 1831 Margaret b. 1812, Alexander > b. > > 1814, Robert b. abt > > 1816, Jane b. 1818, John A. b. 1819, George b. 1825, > > William b. 1826, Samuel > > b. 1827, Mary Ann b. 1829, and Sarah b. 1832 d. > 1910.  > > The first Sarah m. > > David Crellar b. 1805 and married Oct 29, 1829. I have > most > > of their spouses > > but particularly interested in Samuel b. 1827, who his > wife > > is and where > > he's buried.  I only have a daughter named Isabella > > Armstrong b. 1850. > > > > Ethel Dessert > > paulethel.dessert@comcast.net > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paula Price" <paulajprice@yahoo.com> > > > To: <can-qc-missisquoi@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 7:01 PM > > Subject: [CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI] Roll Call:Armstrong, > Crellar, > > > > Dhu/Dew,Hollenbeck, Dayton > > > > > > >A little late... > > > > > > Robert Armstrong/Anne Booth and families > > > > > > Abraham Hollenbeck/Susannah Dayton and families > > > > > > David Dayton/Hannah Dayton > > > > > > Elizabeth Hollenbeck/Ed E. Dew (Dhu) and their > > children > > > > > > David Crellar, was married to an Armstrong, who > died > > when her child Sarah > > > Ann was an infant. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to > > > > > CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI-request@rootsweb.com > > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > > > > >  > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI-request@rootsweb.com > > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > >        > > >   > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message

Hi Paula - Thanks for the explanation and WOW what a treasure for those families!  Shon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula Price" <paulajprice@yahoo.com> To: can-qc-missisquoi@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 1:10:22 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI] Roll Call:Armstrong, Crellar, Dhu/Dew, Hollenbeck, Dayton Okay, the Galusha letters.  I stumbled across them quite by accident.  They are a collection of letters to and from the Galusha and Armstrong families, (from the mid to late 1800’s, though there are a few from earlier than that), who were related by the marriage of Aaron Leland Galusha to Sarah Armstrong.  They were donated to the Lowell National Historical Park.   People in the letters: Amy Galusha, also known as Nin, wrote a majority of the letters. She worked in mills in Lowell and in Vermont.  Also her mother Polly Larabee Galusha, who was married to William Galusha.  They lived in Berkshire, VT.   Amy’s siblings: Helen Jane Galusha who married William Kendall. They moved to Wisconsin. Aaron L. Galusha “Lele or Leal” married Sarah Armstrong.  Arvilla Galusha “Vill” who married George Drent.  Mattia Galusha married Orrin Taft.  William Galusha married Mattie.   The Armstrongs that either wrote letters or are mentioned in them- Samuel Armstrong- he spent years in the Oregon territory and worked as a minor.  Several of the letters are from him detailing Indian Wars and his time out west.  George Armstrong, Sarah Armstrong and Sarah Ann Armstrong (Sarah Crellar), Sarah Booth, Marshall Armstrong. There are some letters to/from Lucretia Le Frary of Sutton.  Also some letters written during the Civil War by a family friend.. There are tons of other people mentioned in the letters, in chats about day to day life.  Some that I can think of: Leafy Stanhope, Elizabeth Carty, Robert Carty, Sarah Clark, someone named Plantina, Elin Whitney, William Booth, “Dorinda”, --- On Tue, 2/2/10, ShonHal@comcast.net <ShonHal@comcast.net> wrote: > From: ShonHal@comcast.net <ShonHal@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI] Roll Call:Armstrong, Crellar, Dhu/Dew, Hollenbeck, Dayton > To: can-qc-missisquoi@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 10:04 AM > > > I am just curious - what are the Galusha Letters? Would > they contain any info about other families? Thanks - > > > > Shon > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paula Price" <paulajprice@yahoo.com> > > To: can-qc-missisquoi@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 2:25:40 AM GMT -05:00 > US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI] Roll Call:Armstrong, > Crellar, Dhu/Dew, Hollenbeck, Dayton > > Hi, > > Yes these are my Armstrongs.  I am descended from George > L. > > Here is what I know about Samuel: > > Born Dec 10, 1827 and baptised July 13, 1828 at > Frelighsburg Holy Trinity Anglican Church.  > > He was married to Rachel Booth (1839-1915), daughter of > Joshua Booth and Sara Taylor, around 1859.  I know nothing > of an Isabella Armstrong, and in fact if Rachel's date of > birth is correct I don't believe that would be their child. > I think there was a child, Florence Adelaide Armstrong born > 1861 and died 12 December 1871 in Berkshire, VT. > > I believe Samuel died around 1869 in Vermont.  Rachel then > married William Armstrong (Samuel's brother) around 1872. >  William had been married to Mary Jane (Ann?) Booth, sister > to Rachel. Mary Jane died in 1871.   > > I'm not sure if you are familiar with the Galusha Letters- > they are a collection of letters donated to a museum in > Lowell, MA.  I can tell you more about them if you are not > familiar.  Anyway Samuel wrote several of those letters, > and I can send you transcripts if you are interested. > > My questions on the Armstrongs have to do with George.  I > have seen conflicting documents asying he was born in Canada > and he was bornn in Ireland.  I am also trying to find a > ship's manifest for the Armstrong's journey.   > > Regards, > Paula > > --- On Tue, 2/2/10, Paul and Ethel <paulethel.dessert@comcast.net> > wrote: > > > From: Paul and Ethel <paulethel.dessert@comcast.net> > > > Subject: Re: [CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI] Roll Call:Armstrong, > Crellar, Dhu/Dew, Hollenbeck, Dayton > > To: can-qc-missisquoi@rootsweb.com > > > Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 12:11 AM > > Paula, > > > > Is this the Robert Armstrong and Ann Booth you are > looking > > at? > > > > Robert Armstrong b. Aug 1777 Ireland d. Jan 1850 m. > Ann > > Booth b. Apr 1784 d. > > Oct 1849 m. in 1804 both buried at Abbotts Corner. > > > > Their children  Edward Armstrong b. Aug 1804 James b. > > > 1806, Eliza b. 1807, > > Sarah Ann b. 1808 d. 1831 Margaret b. 1812, Alexander > b. > > 1814, Robert b. abt > > 1816, Jane b. 1818, John A. b. 1819, George b. 1825, > > William b. 1826, Samuel > > b. 1827, Mary Ann b. 1829, and Sarah b. 1832 d. > 1910.  > > The first Sarah m. > > David Crellar b. 1805 and married Oct 29, 1829. I have > most > > of their spouses > > but particularly interested in Samuel b. 1827, who his > wife > > is and where > > he's buried.  I only have a daughter named Isabella > > Armstrong b. 1850. > > > > Ethel Dessert > > paulethel.dessert@comcast.net > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paula Price" <paulajprice@yahoo.com> > > > To: <can-qc-missisquoi@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 7:01 PM > > Subject: [CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI] Roll Call:Armstrong, > Crellar, > > > > Dhu/Dew,Hollenbeck, Dayton > > > > > > >A little late... > > > > > > Robert Armstrong/Anne Booth and families > > > > > > Abraham Hollenbeck/Susannah Dayton and families > > > > > > David Dayton/Hannah Dayton > > > > > > Elizabeth Hollenbeck/Ed E. Dew (Dhu) and their > > children > > > > > > David Crellar, was married to an Armstrong, who > died > > when her child Sarah > > > Ann was an infant. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to > > > > > CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI-request@rootsweb.com > > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > > > > >  > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI-request@rootsweb.com > > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > >        > > >   > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >   > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message          ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-QC-MISSISQUOI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message