by Robert Inhoff | Aug 21, 2016 | Sears, Templeton
Ruth’s great grandmother, Emily Sears married John Frank Templeton on 29 June 1873. Their first child, Hermon was born in 1874 and Fred in 1876. Sadly, John died sometime in 1879, leaving Emily with two young children, 5 and 3, at the age of 23. Emily disappears...
by Robert Inhoff | Sep 16, 2012 | Sears, Templeton
On our recent visit to the Moosehead Lake area of Maine, I located the will of William Sears, father of Emily Sears Templeton, and my wife’s great-great grandfather. The will was executed in 1885, about three years before his death. William left eight of his...
by Robert Inhoff | Nov 22, 2011 | Templeton
300 years ago this week (November 25, 1711) John Kilborn, one of the founders of Glastonbury, CT died. According to a family history [1], John was instrumental in providing the land and building the parsonage for the first pastor, a requisite for establishing a new...
by Robert Inhoff | Nov 17, 2011 | Templeton
We have been searching for the the missing 53 years of the story of my wife’s great grandmother, Emma (Emily) Sears Templeton Jenkins (more detail here). One of the tasks I listed was to request the Social Security application for a Harry Templeton, who was...
by Robert Inhoff | Sep 23, 2011 | Templeton
During our recent trip to Moosehead Lake, Maine, we visited the Moosehead Historical Society in Greenville Junction. This was just a short walk from where Ruth’s mother grew up. Following an excellent guided tour, we stopped in the office to see what they...
by Robert Inhoff | Sep 16, 2011 | Templeton
Tomorrow we leave Moosehead Lake (Greenville, ME) to begin our journey home. On Tuesday we traveled with Ruth’s mother to Kineo, where she told us about her experiences as a child living on the island each summer while her father worked as a guide (see...