Chegwidden-Smith collection, 1866-1943.

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Chegwidden-Smith collection, 1866-1943.

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Materials of Margaretta Smith Chegwidden and the Smith and Brown families, of Moorestown, N.J., and the La Plata/Port Tobacco area of Maryland. Also includes miscellaneous materials of the Brown family, maternal ancestors of Margaretta Smith Chegwidden, including newspaper articles pertaining to the La Plata/Port Tobacco area of Maryland with pictures of Rose Hill; applications for membership in the D.A.R. and S.A.R. by family members; rules of Mt. Rest Cemetery, La Plata, Md.; and photographs of eight Brown ancestors; papers of the Stone family, maternal ancestors of Margaretta Smith Chegwidden, including newspaper articles and photographs relating to Judge Frederick Stone, genealogical charts, and articles pertaining to the sale of the family home near Port Tobacco, Md.; unidentified photographs; and newspaper clippings pertaining to George Washington and his association with the Brown family

10 packets.

Historical Society of Moorestown

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SNAC Resource ID: 8066179

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