I've been thinking today on how I want to proceed with the blog, do I start with our mother's and father's or with the the 12th generation? So while I mull this over, I'd like to comment on the Fort Larrabee monument picture. I had said in the previous blog about not forgeting our past. This monument sits along a river in Maine, back along a trail through the woods, which my brother Jimmy found. It sits there almost forgotten as the world wizzes by up on Rt 1 or I 95.
Its thru the efforts of our ancestors that we enjoy todays freedoms.( those mentioned on the plaque are nephews of our 11th gen. ancestor)
I hope to find other records of their passing, whether a gravestone or a home.
One thing I've found amazing is that on the Barnes' side 5 generations from about 1750 to about 1900 lived within 2 miles of our home.