My great great grandfather Alva Levi Fitch was in the 14th Ohio Battery Light Artillery 1861 – 1865. My great grandmother, Jennie Fitch, is the little girl in this photo from the A. L. Fitch Land Company, Watertown, Nebraska.
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Warren Daniel Crandall (1838 -1919)
Missouri Historical Society: During the Civil War, Warren Crandall [genealogy] served in the Mississippi Marine Brigade as 1st lieutenant on the ram Lioness. The Mississippi River Ram Fleet was formed by Charles Ellet in March 1862 and was succeeded by the Mississippi Marine Brigade. The Marine Brigade was recruited largely from other army organizations, under …
Joseph James Hargrave at Fur Trade Stories
My first cousin four times removed, Joseph James Hargrave (1841 – 1894). He was the son of Letitia and James Hargrave and was a fur trader, journalist and historian.
Hudson’s Bay Company
Entry on Wikipedia.
Surname Profiler
University College London has a website that plots the geographical distribution of surnames in the UK, for example here is the Hargrave UK surname map. Hamrick software has a similar website for the US (here’s the Hargrave distribution in the US (via).
Ormstown Union Cemetery
The Ormstown Union Cemetery is online. Mary Hargrave and James Ross are buried in 2-07. Other Ross Family Members: Ross – Alexander Bower – – 15-20DEF Ross – Mrs. Alexander Bower – Ruby Margaret Emmett – 15-20DEF Ross – Andrew – – 14-25 Ross – Mrs. Andrew – Mary J. Reid – 2-07 Ross – …