Joseph Eggleston was a soldier in the American Revolution who appears to have served for a total of nine days from September 6, 1781 only to be discharged on September 15, 1781. His mustering onto the roll is recorded as starting in 1774 in Rev. Samule Orcutt’s (1878) History of Torrington, Connecticut from Its FirstContinue reading “Sons of the American Revolution”
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Taft / Messinger Lineage
Daniel Edwards Messinger married Eliza Carter Nichols on October 31, 1848. They lived in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, before becoming members of Adin Ballou’s “Hopedale Community” (the dale of hope) in 1852. Their placement in the Messinger line and their connection to Uxbridge and Hopedale are documented in The Descendants of Henry Messinger of Boston, 1637 (privatelyContinue reading “Taft / Messinger Lineage”
Eyeless in Gaza
Promise was that IShould Israel from Philistian yoke deliver;Ask for this great Deliverer now, and find himEyeless in Gaza at the Mill with slaves,Himself in bonds under Philistian yoke; Milton, Samson Agonistes, 1671 October 7, 2023 was the greatest lapse in Israeli vigilance, resulting in rapacious Hamas killing over 1,400 civilians and taking 240 more as hostages. Ever vigilant [1] At the main entranceContinue reading “Eyeless in Gaza”