Betty, In my ancestry , I have a Francis Varnum Bradford b abt 1843 Wilton NH & he has a paternal grandmother Phebe Farnum, & a maternal great x 3 grandmother Hannah Farnum b 1668 ma. to Samuel Holt from the Andover MA area, close to the Lowell area. ( I think this is nearby as I look at my map, --Since I'm on the west coast this is what it looks like to me but I really can't tell may because our state borders are farther away from each moreso than back east ). But, my question is: how do I find the article re: VARNUM in this newspaper?-I downloaded the website, but couldn't find the right heading to click on. Thanks in advance, Isabelle P. S Are the names Varnum & Farnum of the same name family?
Hi Isabel, Here is the article. When I did a search for "Varnum," it came up, but you need then to find the words: 1660's Lowell farm .. in the subject of the article: http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_11885945?IADID=Search-www.lowellsun.com-www.lowellsun.com If you are asking about how close Lowell is to Andover, I can say that, if you were driving on a major highway (Rt.495), it would probably be a 15-20 minute drive (depending on who was driving). :o) Someone else would need to tell if VARNUM and FARNUM are variations on the same name. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isabel Gilmore" <iagilmore@sbcglobal.net> To: <genmassachusetts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 3:24 PM Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Varnum surname-Lowell newspaper > Betty, In my ancestry , I have a Francis Varnum Bradford b abt 1843 Wilton > NH & he has a paternal grandmother Phebe Farnum, & a maternal great x 3 > grandmother Hannah Farnum b 1668 ma. to Samuel Holt from the Andover MA > area, close to the Lowell area. ( I think this is nearby as I look at my > map, --Since I'm on the west coast this is what it looks like to me but I > really can't tell may because our state borders are farther away from each > moreso than back east ). But, my question is: how do I find the article > re: VARNUM in this newspaper?-I downloaded the website, but couldn't find > the right heading to click on. Thanks in advance, Isabelle P. S Are the > names Varnum & Farnum of the same name family? > > >