My Thaddeus Foster Bancroft b: 1803 d: 1866 in WI is George's 3rd cousin, 1 time removed. I have quite a bit on the line if you need it. Bonita -- Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <GW5438@aol.com> To: <MAWORCES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 5:06 AM Subject: [MAWORCES] George BANCROFT, Historian (1800 - 1891) > Dear Worcester County Listers, > > I wonder if anyone connects with George BANCROFT, the famous historian, who > was born at Worcester in 1800, died in 1891, and is buried at 'Worcester > Rural Cemetery'. His son by his first marriage (to Sarah Hopkins DWIGHT), > John Chandler BANCROFT, married (in 1864), my wife's fourth cousin five times > removed, Louisa Maria DENNY, daughter of Edward DENNY (1806 - 1874) and his > wife, Cornelia (nee LARNED). I am reading George BANCROFT's History of the > United States at present, and it's one of the best pieces of writing (let > alone history) that I have ever come across! > > Yours, etc. > > Geoffrey Woollard in Cambridgeshire, England. > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > ####--- Need to UNsub for vacation or summer?? ---###### > Forget How to UN sub??? > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html > >