Barber Cemetery – Burial of Reuben & Hannah (Chagum) Barber

Posted March 29, 2013

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Documents donated by Marianne “Cookie” Reimsnyder

Cemetery is located off of King Rd. in Beaver Dams New York

Note from Coni: Hannah & James Tombstone’s were unreadable – we used paper and some chalk to get last Hannah & James Tombstones.

Reuben Barber’s Tombstone

April 1949 - The Elmira Advertiser - Another Hero Gone - Reuben Barbour

April 1849 – Reuben Barbour Obit – The Elmira Advertiser

Hannah Barber Tombstone

Hannah (Chagum) Barber Obit - Montour Falls NY Scrapbooks

Hannah (Chagum) Barber/Barbour Obit – Montour Falls NY Scrapbooks 1-6-0137

James Barber Tombstone

Barkhamsted Lighthouse Descendants Virtual Grave on Find A Grave

Posted March 13, 2013

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I am trying to hunt down all the Barkhamsted Lighthouse Descendants that are deceased –

Thru Find A Grave – I am trying to connect them all in one big virtual cemetery~

I am at 98 descendants now of James & Molly Chagum’s 8 children.

The link to this VGrave is:

Barkhamsted Lighthouse Descendants VGrave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=365175

I have abt 85% of Jame’s & Molly Chagum’s genealogy/family tree done –

I am working on the branches now while doing the FAGrave.

I have been using FAG for a couple of years now –

during my research I have used the FAGrave to hunt down many graves which is coming in useful now!

Anyone you don’t see in this VGrave please let me know –

if they have a FAG#: please share that info also –

I am trying to get ownership of all of the graves if possible so I can add the needed info~

This will take some time – I do have all the graves to me to them~

Coni

Goshen Daily Democrat April 25, 1900

Posted March 3, 2013

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Published my Griffith Genealogy Research Book

Posted March 2, 2013

Filed under Coni Dubois

I just download my Grandmother Marion Etoil (Griffith) Allen’s Genealogy for the Griffith line – can be found in my research book section at the top of this blog~

I also have been updating my Find A Grave – all the family members I can find are being added to this virtual graveyard~ We do have a Find A Grave Virtual Cemetery for the Barkhamsted Lighthouse Tribe – in Barkhamsted CT on Ragged Mountain – I do need help with adding burials – see any that I am missing and have proof of burial please let me know – put the FAG # in a post for me if you know it~

You can view here

Much work still to be done – trying to do it as I do the main research on each line – will take some time to get it all connected~

Coni

5/13/13 Research talk hosted at Hewitt Home in Hale Michigan R2L starting with me, Rona Sullivan, Diane Allen, Ron Allen, Terry Allen, Jerry Hewitt, Polly Goodwin & my Husband Jay Dubois – beside me is Mary Hewitt (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin)

Coni Dubois & Timothy Ives

Coni Dubois & Allan Madhabee

Jason Mancini – Sr. Researcher @ Mashantucket Peqout Museum & Research Center & Coni Dubois

L2R: Coni Dubois, Ken Feder, Tonia Allen Gould (Coni’s Sister) & Butch Robinson

5/13/13 @ Hewitt Home – Rona Sullivan (Barber Descendant) & Mary Hewitt discussing Chief Sodney (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin)

I appear on Senior Chat Hour on ctv13/Winsted CT show will appear on 10/22/13 at: www.ctv13.net/ L2R Back: JoAnn Schmitt, Lorraine Hart, Allan Lawson (Hosts) (not sure next gentleman will get his name) and on the end is Christopher Valli (Public Access Coordinator & one that put it all together for us) Bottom: Coni Dubois, Keith Brown of the Wiquapaug Eastern Pequot & Veronica Hawkins We had an Awesome TIME with this crew and I can’t thank them enough for inviting me!

Manissean Villiage Stone

My cousin’s Melissa Renyolds (left) Veronica Hawkins, Polly Goodwin, Me & Laurie Lamarrie with Jim Goodwin at the Institute for American Indian Studies Museum & Research Center

Author/Researcher Jean Bell – I received a signed copy of her book: Hale & Up the Tracks (bought for me by Ron & Terry Allen) Photo taken by Rona Sullivan

10/19/13 L2R: Dr. Craig Miller (Dept Head of Science, Humanities and Visual Communications at Pennsylvania College of Technology) Dave Naumec (Research Consultant of The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center) in the research lab (off limits to public – was given a special tour arranged by Kevin McBride (Archeologist & head of the Research Center) – photo taken by Veronica Hawkins

Coni DuBois of Louisiana, who worked 10 years to coordinate the reunion, was made honorary marshal of the July 4 Lions Club parade and other descendants marched in the traditional event.

10/19/13 L2R: Chief Hawk Storm, Tall Oak (Everett Weeden) & Keith Brown at The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center for Conference – photo taken by Veronica Hawkins

Coni Dubois stands next to a banner welcoming everyone to the Barkhamsted Lighthouse Reunion.

8/14/14 2nd appearance on tv show – The Senior Chat Hour L2R: Jo-Ann Schmitt & Lorraine Hart (Hosts) Veronica Hawkins, Greg Fisher & Coni Dubois —ctv13 at Charter Communications in Winsted CT

4/11/10 Barkhamsted Lighthouse Baskets made around 1817 – Photo taken by Coni Dubois

5/14/13 at my presentation in Hale Michigan for Plainfield Historical Commission (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin) – Polly Goodwin & Sister Sharon & Husband Chuck Fisher

L2R: Veronica Hawkins, Jessica Vandebogart & her Mother Betty (Ellis) Vandebogart, Donna Ellis (Photo taken by Keith Brown)

Anthropologist Kenneth Feder, a professor at Central Connecticut State University, discusses archaeological work done at the Lighthouse Village Friday during a tour of Lighthouse descendants.

Drew Shuptar-Rayvis of Brookfield, a descendant of the Accomac/Pokomoke people of Virginia, dressed in the fashion of an Algonkian man during a reunion of Barkhamsted Lighthouse descendants Friday.

Photo taken by Sheryl Robinson – My 1st time at the site and Indian Cemetery

I appear on Senior Chat Hour on ctv13/Winsted CT show will appear on 10/22/13 at: www.ctv13.net/ L2R: JoAnn Schmitt & Lorraine Hart (Hosts) Coni Dubois (not sure next gentleman will get his name) and on the end is Christopher Valli (Public Access Coordinator & one that put it all together for us) Keith Brown of the Wiquapaug Eastern Pequot & Veronica Hawkins also appeared on the show with me – We had an Awesome TIME with this crew and I can’t thank them enough for

5/14/13 – L2R Wendy Dishaw, Coni Dubois, Lynn Barber, Kathy Woods – Donate by Kathy Woods

5/13/13 Cookout in Hale Michigan – Hosted by Jerry & Mary Hewitt – Prayer given by Jerry Hewitt – L2R Me, My husband Jay Dubois, Terry Allen his wife Diane Allen, Mary & Jerry Hewitt – Rona Sullivan, Polly Goodwin & Ron Allen (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin husband of Polly)

5/13/13 Me at Chief Sodney’s tombstone at Esmond Evergreen Cemetery (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin)

Barkhamsted Historical Society vice president Paul Hart, Drew Shuptar-Rayvis of Brookfield, a descendant of the Accomac/Pokomoke people of Virginia, Coni Dubois of Louisiana, who organized a reunion of Barkhamsted Lighthouse descendants, and anthropologist Kenneth Feder pose before a tour of the Lighthouse Village Friday.

Tantaquidgeon Descendants – Photo taken by Naomi Carolyn — at Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum located @ 1819 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Uncasville, CT 06382 More info: http://connecticuthistory.org/gladys-tantaquidgeon-preserves-the-states-native-past/

Drew Shuptar Rayvis & I

Also on the front with President Obama

10/19/13 Author John A Strong signing my book – The Montaukett Indians of Eastern Long Island – He signed: For Coni, Keep up the good work on the Montaukett heritage – John A Strong Oct 19, 2013 and along with that he has granted me permission to use any of his work in my research (has several books out) was a honor to finally meet him (I have most of his books) Photo taken by Veronica Hawkins

Barber Rd

10/10/13 St. Matthew’s Episcopal School

SInger/Songwriter Glenda Lucks CD – Manissee

Kevin McBride, Ken Feder & Coni Dubois looking at the map of area

L2R: Keith Brown, Coni Dubois & Chief “Sun Rise” Byron Brown

L2R: Coni Dubois, Kevin McBride, Ken Feder & Veronica Hawkins

Byron Brown, Chief Sun Rise of the Wiquapaug Eastern Pequot tribe and a descendent of Lighthouse founder James Graughham, walks in the Barkhamsted Lions Parade Saturday

Taken by Abby Tabor of the Daily Comet

5/13/13 Hill Township Cemetery – most of the bodies were removed to Oak Grove Cemetery – L2R – Polly Goodwin, Coni Dubois, Terry & Ron Allen

5/13/13 @ Barber Homestead Pauline (Polly) Goodwin, Lenny Barber, Coni Dubois & Beulah Barber (just turned 96) – Both Beulah & Lenny still live at Homestead – Photo taken by Jim Goodwin

5/13/13 Polly Goodwin & I discussing genealogy (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin)

And those I met along the way~

I was able to meet with Lucianne Lavin & have my book signed – was a wonderful meeting~ More on Lucianne: http://anthropology.as.nyu.edu/o…/anthroalumni.luciannelavin

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Monthly Archives: March 2013

Barber Cemetery – Burial of Reuben & Hannah (Chagum) Barber

Barkhamsted Lighthouse Descendants Virtual Grave on Find A Grave

Goshen Daily Democrat April 25, 1900

Published my Griffith Genealogy Research Book