The John Elliot Family Of Boscawen New Hampshire Primary Source Edition PDF Download

Excerpt from History and Genealogy of the Elliot Family in America To the readers I give some instructions in the perusal of this book. You will notice the figures following the names of the family record. The first figure stands for the generation, the second the number in the family. For instance: see the name of our Great Grandfather - Benjamin Elliott, 1-1: his oldest child, 2-1: second, 2-2 and so on, by that you will find the generation each belongs to. You will also notice the figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 in black type at the left of each paragraph indicates the generation down to the 4th that the paragraph starts with, except in a few cases. It was not thought best to insert much information in regard to the wealth or occupation of the different members of the family, or anything that would tend to a discrimination between them, socially or morally. I may here offer my thanks to the many who have assisted me by furnishing the records of their own and other families. The information respecting some branches of the family was obtained near two years ago, and consequently changes may have taken place of which no account is given. It is pleasing to review the lives of those from whom we derive our immediate descent and who have done honor to their family name by their talents and their virtues. It has been truly said, "The study of a family record elevates and enobles the nature of man, and lifts it up to a truer and nobler type. To know nothing of our ancestry, or from whence we came: to have no reverence for the precious memories of the past or an interest in those who are to succeed us in the battle of life, is for us to ignore the elements and influences that have made us what we are, to repudiate the natural instincts and affections of the human heart and to suppress the aspirations and hopes of a soul on its course on through endless cycles of eternity. A study of the pioneer life of our forefathers could not fail to be both interesting and instructive to us. who have, as it were, placed ourselves out of the sight of the immediate past, merged ourselves so deeply in the concerns of the present, as to regard the scenes through which our ancestors passed as almost a myth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.