The Hamilton Burying Ground is located in Tolland, MA on Rt. 57 just over the Granville line. It is unmarked and not visible from the road. Due to past vandalism of stones most are either on the ground or gone. See the PDF file on this page for more…
On October 18, 2022 (Day 2 of their search) Mike and Elsie O'Neil were successful in locating the old Hamilton Burying Ground. This is great news for Hamilton descendants.You can cursor over each headstone to view the image filename, which includes…
Notes and other information as contained in the Granville Library Historical Room's "Hamilton" file as of June, 2021.IMPORTANT:1. This information is as it appears in the file. Much of it is decades old and was the best effort of researchers at the…
Photos of the Harger family: 1. Tintype of David Harger (1798-1872), a shoemaker who lived in Tolland, MA. Married to Jerusha Smith Harger (1800-1872). He died suddenly of a heart attack while acending Otis Road (no longer in use) just north of his…
Photos of the Hubbard Cemetery in Tolland, Massachusetts. This cemetery was located by Michael and Elsie O'Neil in January, 2023 using an 1894 map of Tolland and LIDAR technology. Another great find by the adventuresome hikers.Link to Find A Grave
Old Town Hall and Shed, Tolland, Massachusetts. Photo date unknown. Photographer likely George Aldrich. The shed was used to house the town hearse, which was a wagon with a box on it, drawn by one horse (source: Hattie Hall Moore, 1939).
Henry Soule Family
Top Picture (L-R): Henry Soule; Frances Maria Soule; others unidentified.
Date: Unknown
Second Picture, Aug. 20, 1911 (L-R):Front Row Seated: Frances Maria Soule (1843 - 1929); Henry Willis Soule (1843 - 1926), Civil War Veteran,…
A copy of the Stow family notes from the Mabel Root Henry Historical Museum's files. These notes include a map showing land owned by the first Stow to come to Granville. The map includes reference to the "Stow Cemetery" which is now known as the…
The Truman Ives house on New Boston Road in Tolland, MA. After the death of Truman Ives in 1900 the house became the home of his daughter, Julia Selinda Ives (1848 - 1942) and Patrick Miner (1855 - 1929), who ran the farm. The house burned in 1929.…