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Title: Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland ... connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; containing narratives, descriptions, and many views, some done from old prints; also much matter pertaining to the founders and settlers of New England and to their memorials on both sides of the Atlantic;
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: State Street Trust Company (Boston, Mass.) Forbes, Allan, 1874-1955
Subjects: Cities and towns Cities and towns Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)
Publisher: Boston, Mass.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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Photographed by George B. Brayton From rn old drawing by J. Brandard, ouned by J. Murray Forbes, Etq. SHAKESPEARES BIRTHPLACE, STRATFORD-ON-AVON, ENGLAND Library, Birdseye Blakeman, a native son of the New England Stratford, placed aShakespeare rose window, with the poets bust in the center, in the Library whenit was built in 1896. Ttds building, which is situated near the old burial placethat was set off in 1670, contains a tablet with this inscription:— IN MEMORY or Six generations of ancestors residents of Stratford posterity of Rev. Adam Blakeman 1598-1665 Dea. John Birdseye 1616-1690 This ground was dedicated and this house built by Birdseye Blakeman 1824-1894 STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT 179
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a photograph Kindness Miss Frances B. Russell STRATFORD LIBRARY, STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT The Shakespeare window shown in another illustration is the circular window appearing above. This earliest Blakeman ancestor was a graduate of Oxford University and was sucha learned man that he believed the English language was not a suitable vehicle toexpress a scholars work, preferring Latin Uke many others of his day. Another ofthe earhest settlers in this Connecticut town was William Beardsley, who lived inthe EngKsh Stratford during the days when Shakespeare was alive; who probablywhen a boy witnessed the bards funeral and who is said to have brought acrossthe waters the name of Stratford for our town. A few years ago his connectionwith Stratford-on-Avon was estabhshed by one of his descendants, Mrs. MargaretBeardsley De Lacour, a native of the Connecticut Stratford, who found his recordin the parish register there. The town of Avon in New York State was namedfor the English river by descenda

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