Stebbins family letters, 1841-1896, 1940.

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Stebbins family letters, 1841-1896, 1940.

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Letters to Clarrissa and Rufus Stebbins in Brookline, Vermont from their children and grandchildren in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Minnesota. The letters discuss school and work situations, weather (blizzards, tornadoes, storms), prices (food, land, and crops), the Civil War experiences of two of their sons, farming, and the work of their youngest son, a rural Methodist minister in southeastern Minnesota. There is a good deal of information on southeastern Minnesota places.

1.0 cubic feet (2 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6791145

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Stebbins, Clarrissa Blandin, 1798-1890.

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Clarrissa Blandin was born June 1, 1798 in Brookline, Vermont. On June 28, 1815 she married Rufus Stebbins (1789-1863) in Brookline. She died September 27, 1890 in Brookline. Five of their children settled in Minnesota. Thomas Warren Stebbins (1816-1902) came to Minnesota in 1857 with his wife Esther and son Alonzo, and began farming in Winona County. In 1868 he moved to Rochester and worked as a carpenter. He remained there until his death in 1902. Adin William Stebbins...

Stebbins, Thomas Warren, 1816-

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Stebbins, Alonzo Thomas, 1847-1924.

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Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...

Stebbins, Adin William, 1823-1896.

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United States. Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 9th.

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Stebbins, Jothan Webster, 1841-1932.

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United States. Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 11th.

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Butterfield, Sarah Stebbins, 1824-1882.

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