Zeeland, The Netherlands

Where located
Southwestern Netherlands on North Sea

Connections
g Jacomyntje Booke (Brevoort)

Description
g At least one Dutch ancestor hails from a town in this province

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Wright County, Minn.

Where located
Central Minnesota west of Minneapolis
Connections
g George A. Scott
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g NA

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Wisconsin

Where located
Northcentral United States

Connections
g Arkansaw High School
g George Bignell Sr.
g Martha Ann Rands (Bignell)
g Milwaukee
g Delcina Place (Bignell)
g Edmund Bignell (2)
g James Byrd Bignell
g Bertha (Hill) Bignell
g Chilelea Bignell
g Prescott
g River Falls
g St. Benedicts Hospital

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g NA

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Winona, Minn.

Where located
Southeast Minnesota along Mississippi River

Connections
g Mary Bignell (Stewart)

Description
g NA

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Wicken Parish, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g Christopher Rands
g James Rands (2)
g Johannah Litchfield (Rands)
g Vincent Rands
g Phillis Rands

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g NA

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Whatcom Co., Wash.

Where located
Northern Washington along Canadian border

Connections
g Edmund Bignell (2)

Description
g NA

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Wessington Springs, S.D.

Where located
East-central South Dakota

Connections
g Robert Rands
g Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) Rands
g William Rands Sr.

Description
g NA

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Wavendon Parish, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g James Rands (3)

Description
g Now part of city of Milton Keynes

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Waumande, Wis.

Where located
In Trempeleau County, Wis.

Connections
g James H. Hopkins
g Mary Ellen Cook (Hopkins)
g Richard Hopkins
g Selina Eve Calyer (Hopkins)

Description
g NA

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Waterville Township

Where located
Pepin County, Wis.

Connections
g Martha Ann Rands (Bignell)
g Edmund Bignell (2)
g James Byrd Bignell

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g NA

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Washington, Ohio

Where located
Between Cincinnati and Columbus

Connections
g John Place (3)

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g NA

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Washington state

Where located
Northwest United States

Connections
g Didama Place (Bignell)
g Edmund Bignell (2)
g George Scott

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g NA

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Walton Parish, Buckinghamshire

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g James Rands (3)

Description
g Now part of city of Milton Keynes

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Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g Robert Rethrop

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g NA

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Warrensburg, Mo.

Where located
Southeast of Kansas City

Connections
g Thomas Hill Jr.

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g NA

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Wabasha, Minn.

Where located
Southeast of Minneapolis

Connections
g Rachel Place

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g NA

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Visitation, Stony Stratford, England

Where located
In Northhampton, England

Connections
g James Rands (3)

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g NA

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Union Township, Clearfield Co., Pa.

Where located
Central Pennsylvania

Connections
g Hezekiah Place

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g NA

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Turtle Lake, Wis.

Where located
Northeast of Minneapolis

Connections
g Martha Ann Rands (Bignell)
g Ann Bignell (Hight)

Description
g NA

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Tripp, Hutchinson County, S.D.

Where located
Southeast South Dakota

Connections
g William Rands Sr.

Description
g NA

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Trempeleau County, Wis.

Where located
In west-central Wisconsin on Minnesota border
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g James H. Hopkins
g Mary Ellen Cook (Hopkins)
g Richard Hopkins
g Selina Eve Calyer (Hopkins)

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g NA

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Tipperary, Ireland

Where located
Southcentral Ireland

Connections
g Robert Rands

Description
g NA

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Tioga County, N.Y.

Where located
Southcentral New York near Pennsylvania border

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g Nancy Dutcher (Place)
g Asa Place

Description
g NA

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Tennessee River

Where located
Western to central Tennessee

Connections
g John Rands
g James Rands (4)
g Ann Jane Rands (Richardson/Chapin)

Description
g NA

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Taylorsville, Ill.

Where located
Central Illinois

Connections
g George Scott
g Alfred Scott
g Catherine Baker (Scott)

Description
g NA

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Sunnybrook

Where located
Pepin County, Wisconsin

Connections
g James Byrd Bignell

Description
g NA

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Suffolk County, N.Y.

Where located
In New York state

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g Jacobus A. Colyer
g Jacobus Colyer
g Susannah Rebecca Wood (Colyer)

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g NA

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Stockholm Township (aka Town of Stockholm)

Where located
Pepin County, Wis., along Mississippi River

Connections
g Martha Ann Rands (Bignell)

Description
g For a history of daily life in Stockholm and the surrounding area from the mid 1910s through the Great Depression, see "Within the Triangle" by Lyle C. Dahlgren (published in 1993 by Altoona Printing Co., Altoona, Wis.). Note: The book focuses on nearby Porcupine and Columbia Heights.

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Stevens County, Washington

Where located
Northeast Washington state on Canadian border

Connections
g John Baker

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g NA

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Spokane, Wash.

Where located
Eastern Washington state

Connections
g George Scott
g Emma Scott
g Catherine Baker (Scott)

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g NA

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Sparta, Mich.

Where located
XXXX

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g Celia Lillian Hopkins (Scott)
g James H. Hopkins
g Mary/Marie Ellen Cook (Hopkins)

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g NA

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Southside Township, Minnesota

Where located
Wright County, central Minnesota, west of Minneapolis

Connections
g George A. Scott

Description
g NA

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South St. Paul, Minn.

Where located
Southeast of St. Paul, Minn.

Connections
g Abner Bignell

Description
g NA

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South Haven, Minn.

Where located
In Wright County, central Minnesota west of Minneapolis

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g George A. Scott

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g NA

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Sluis, The Netherlands

Where located
Southwestern Netherlands, near North Sea
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g Jacomyntje Booke (Brevoort)
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g NA

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Sint Anna ter Muiden, The Netherlands

Where located
In southwestern Netherlands, province of Zeeland, near Belguim border
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g Abraham Bokee

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g Before joining with Sluis, which is a mile away, was the second smallest incorporated city in The Netherlands
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Simpson (Simpson Parish), Buckinghamshire, England

Where located
Northwest of London

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g George Bignell Sr.
g Francis Litchfield (2)

Description
g Now part of city of Milton Keynes

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Shiloh, Tenn.

(aka Battle of Pittsburgh Landing)
Where located
Western Tennessee, along Tennessee River

Connections
g James Rands (4)

Description
g NA

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Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Where located
East end of London
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g Susannah Rands (Stevens)

Description
g NA

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Shenley, Buckinghamshire, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g James Rands (3)

Description
g NA

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Seaforth, Huron County, Ontario, Canada

Where located
South-central Ontario

Connections
g Francis Litchfield (2)

Description
g NA

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Scotland, N.D.

Where located
NA

Connections
g Robert Rands

Description
g NA

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Savannah, Tenn.

Where located
Southwestern Tennessee

Connections
g Ann Jane Rands (Richardson/Chapin)
g James Rands (4)
g John Rands

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g NA

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Santa Clarita, Calif.

Where located
North of Los Angeles

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g Rob Bignell

Description
g NA

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Sand Creek, Wis.

Where located
West-central Wisconsin

Connections
g Levi B. Place

Description
g NA

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St. Pancreas, London

Now known as “St. Pancras”

Where located
Southeast of Regent’s Park

Connections
g Richard Rands

Description
g NA

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St. Louis, Mo.

Where located
Eastern Missouri on Mississippi River

Connections
g Thomas Hill Jr.

Description
g NA

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St. Benedicts Hospital

Where located
Used to exist in eastern Durand, Wis.; a nursing home now sits on the site

Connections
g Clarence Edwin Bignell
g James/John Hopkins
g Marie/Mary Cook (Hopkins)

Description
g NA

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Sabula (aka Hickory Kingdom), Clearfield County, Pa.

Where located
Northeast of Pittsburgh

Connections
g Nancy Dutcher (Place)
g Jacob Place
g Levi B. Place

Description
g NA

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Round Hill Cemetery (Pepin Co., Wis)

Where located
Near Chippewa River in Wisconsin

Connections
g Eli Place
g Levi Place

Description
g List of gravestones and inscriptions at cemetery

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Rocky Ford, Washington

Where located
Northeast Washington state on Canadian border

Connections
g John Baker

Description
g NA

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River Falls, Wis.

Where located
West-central Wisconsin

Connections
g Rob Bignell

Description
g NA

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Rhinebeck, N.Y.

Where located
East of Hudson River and north of New York City

Connections
g Abraham Freer
g Elizabeth Brevoort

Description
g NA

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Red Wing, Minn.

Where located
Southeast Minnesota on Mississippi River

Connections
g Rob Bignell
g George Scott
g Sarah Scott

Description
g NA

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Queens County, N.Y.

Where located
New York state

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g Jacobus Colyer

Description
g NA

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Princeton, Minn.

Where located
XXXX

Connections
g George Washington Scott

Description
g NA

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Prince Risborou, Buckinghamshire, England

Now known as “Princes Risborough”
Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g Elizabeth (maiden name lost) (Whitney)

Description
g NA

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Prescott, Wis.

Where located
West-central Wisconsin on Mississippi and St. Croix rivers

Connections
g Rob Bignell (editor of Prescott Journal during 1999-2000)
g Gretchen (maiden name hidden) Bignell

Description
g NA

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Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Where located
East of Hudson River north of New York City

Connections
g Abraham Brevoort
g Elizabeth Brevoort
g David Dutcher
g Nancy Dutcher
g Abraham Freer
g Katrina Griggs (Brevoort)

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g NA

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Port Adelaide, South Australia

Where located
South-central Australia

Connections
g James Rands (3)

Description
g NA

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Porcupine, Wis.

Where located

In Pepin County, Wis., at intersection of County Road D and County Road SS

Connections

g Most of the Bignell, Hill and Place family members who settled Wisconsin

History

For a history of daily life in Porcupine and the surrounding area from the mid 1910s through the Great Depression, see "Within the Triangle" by Lyle C. Dahlgren (published in 1993 by Altoona Printing Co., Altoona, Wis.)

g Mid-1800s: Before white settlement of the area, Chippewa and Sioux Indians would battle one another along creeks south of Porcupine, specifically on what later would be the Biles family farm

g 1861/62: Levi B. Place, an immigrant from Pennsylvania, shoots a porcupine in the valley and names the area after the creature

g May 1908: A general store, school, blacksmith shop, general store, post office and a Reorganized Latter Days Saints church stood in town

g Early spring 1922: Following a diptheria outbreak in the region, immunization clinic was held at the West Frankfort school in Porcupine

g 1922: A general store stood across the street from the school (it later burns down on a cold night, probably from an overheated stove)

g Early 1920s: During fall and spring at West Frankfort School, noon recess was an hour long. In winter, it was reduced to a half-hour.

g 1920s: Village boasts a garage and filling station

g Late 1920: Frankfort Township rebuilds bridge over creek near Porcupine's garage.

g Late 1920s: Hiram Claflin and son Ivan run blacksmith shop just north of Porcupine Store. It burns shortly after closing, probably around Christmas 1930

g 1920s-1930s: Dances and moonshine parties held at Red Hall and The Notch (aka the Woodman Hall), two community halls/stores. Chester Bignell sometimes played at the Red Hall and had a reputation as a rough place where fights often broke out. The Notch was located about a quarter mile up the road from the school, and dances were held on the second floor until that floor was condemned (its first floor was a store operated by a Biles, R.D. Bignell and then Dale Rageth). Due to moonshine, which probably was locally brewed, a number of fights occurred at the halls.

g 1920s-1930s: Community boasted a quality baseball team, which played on Sundays.

g 1920s-1930s: Roy Bignell builds and operates a grist mill powered by a World War I army truck engine; after a few years, the mills closes after overheating in the asement and parts no longer were available to repair it. This forced area farmers to bring their feed to Arkansaw, Durand and Plum City for milling. The mill later reopened when a replacement single cyclinder powerplant was found; about five feet in diameter, it had to be disaseembled to be taken into the basement then reassembled. Whenever the new mill's exhaust popped, it could be heard miles away.

g 1920s: After first general store burned down, the garage (which was the site of a former grist mill) at the four corners was purchased by Clive Metcalf and ran as a combination grocery, gas station and animal feed store. Better quality roads and the rise of larger towns following World War II causes the store to close; Clive then retires to caring for his invalid wife and is voted in as pastor of the Porcupine reorganized Latter Day Saints church.

g March 1931: Big snowstorm strikes area; a play, ""Yimmy Jonsons Wedding" held at school to raise money for it

g 1966: General store closes because of owner Clive Metcalf's health and wife Dell Metcalf's arthritis.

g NA

g 1959: Post office (the old Shaw house) tore down

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Porcupine Cemetery

Where located
Pepin County, Wisconsin

Connections
g James Byrd Bignell
g Bertha (Hill) Bignell

Description
g List of those buried in cemetery

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Plum City, Wis.

Where located
West-central Wisconsin

Connections
g Iva Ann Hill
g Rob Bignell (born at hospital, which since has been torn down - though not because Rob was born there!)

Description
g For a history of daily life in Plum City and the surrounding area from the mid 1910s through the Great Depression, see "Within the Triangle" by Lyle C. Dahlgren (published in 1993 by Altoona Printing Co., Altoona, Wis.). Note: The book focuses on Porcupine and Columbia Heights in neighboring Pepin County.

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Pleasant Hill, Mo.

Where located
Southeast of Kansas City

Connections
g Thomas Hill Jr.

Description
g NA

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Pine Valley, Wis.

Where located
Pepin County, Wis.

Connections
g Thomas Hill Jr.

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g NA

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Pine City, Minn.

Where located
XXXX

Connections
g George Washington Scott

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g NA

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Pepin County, Wis.

Where located
West-central Wisconsin on Mississippi River

Connections
g Nancy Place
g Guy Hill
g Mary Hill (Bignell)
g Iva Ann Hill

Description
g For a history of daily life in Pepin County and the surrounding area from the mid 1910s through the Great Depression, see "Within the Triangle" by Lyle C. Dahlgren (published in 1993 by Altoona Printing Co., Altoona, Wis.). Note: The book focuses on Porcupine and Columbia Heights within the county.

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Pennsylvania

Where located
Northeast United States

Connections
g Asa Place

Description
g NA

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Penn, Buckinghamshire, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g John Rudroppe

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g NA

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Pana, Ill.

Where located
Northeast of St. Louis

Connections
g George Scott

Description
g NA

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Palm Springs, Calif.

Where located
East of Los Angeles

Connections
g Rob Bignell
g Gretchen (maiden name hidden) Bignell
g Kieran Bignell

Description
g NA

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Paducah, Ky.

Where located
On Ohio River

Connections
g Ann Jane Rands (Richardson/Chapin)
g James Rands (4)
g John Rands

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g NA

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Pacific Theater

Where located
East of Asia

Connections
g Sophronia Place

Description
g Major arena of battles during World War II

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Ontonagon, Mich.

Where located
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Connections
g Didama Bignell (White)

Description
g NA

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Olney, Buckinghamshire, England

Where located
Northwest of London

Connections
g Thomas Whitney
g Elizabeth (maiden name lost) (Whitney)
g Thomas Witney

Description
g NA

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