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Johanna Maria (Hannah) Svensen
Hannah carried the strength of Sweden across the Atlantic, nurturing seven children while building a home on the American frontier.
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Luse "Lucy" Curtiss
"She crossed two states and two centuries, raising a family that would help shape early America."
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Amy Willard
Amy lived a quiet life shaped by revolution and resilience, anchoring her family through faith and fortitude in the early days of a new nation.
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Benjamin Hewitt Sr.
Orphaned young and shaped by coastal hardship, Benjamin built a life of quiet prominence in Stonington, raising a family whose legacy helped define early Connecticut.
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Ann Brordel
Ann raised a large family in Connecticut after immigrating from Ireland, becoming a central figure in the Denison family legacy.
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Ebenezer Elwell
From the stirrings of war to the Erie Canal’s rise, Ebenezer tilled the soil of New York with steadfast hands, building a life of labor, loyalty, and lasting roots.
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Bridget Catherine Murphy
Bridget died young but left a lasting legacy in her children, surviving illness, hardship, and poverty with unshakable strength.
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George Sewall
Born by Canada’s rivers and buried by Maine’s, George worked the water and the woods, raising a family through grief and grit, building a legacy on labor’s quiet rhythm.
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