In the early 1800’s the American west was still a largely unknown territory where opportunity and adventure abounded, and the dangers of the wild and remote landscape kept all but the toughest of settlers from venturing forth. The landmarks that guided those settlers along the way were little more than verbal … Continue reading →
Some time ago, I was contacted by a woman in Ireland that had come across an original copy of the book 250 Years of the Wadsworth Family in America. The book, she said, was part of an estate sale and she wondered if I would be interested in having it. I … Continue reading →
Guest Post by William Wadsworth and Dean Somers. Mr. Wadsworth is a state representative in Connecticut and a relation of Henry Wadsworth who was killed on board the USS Intrepid in 1804. Mr. Somers is a resident of Somers Point, New Jersey and a relation of Richard Somers, also killed on the Intrepid. In … Continue reading →
I like steak, big, juicy, and tender. I like it at a restaurant with white tablecloths, served by waiters in jackets. Give me a huge baked potato, with sour cream and butter on the side and I’m a happy man. However, I’m not that fond of game meats, and I would … Continue reading →
Dan Wadsworth was the fifth generation family proprietor of Wadsworth’s Inn, an old stagecoach hostelry three miles from Hartford, Connecticut, on the old Albany turnpike. It was one of twenty-one taverns within a distance of twenty miles on that pike, and one of the earliest structures in the area. Although the … Continue reading →
Frederick Elliot Wadsworth was born in 1868 in Durham, Connecticut to James W. Wadsworth, a member of one of Connecticut’s most prominent families. After a public education Frederick attended university then made his home in Detroit, Michigan. In 1896 Wadsworth and fellow businessman Hugo Scherer helped organize the Detroit Engine Works. … Continue reading →
When Charles Waite Wadsworth stepped aboard the USS Tang in Sept, 1944, he would have been well aware that the Balao-class submarine was already the most decorated boat of the war, and one of the most prolific in submarine history. Commissioned just one year earlier on October 15, 1943, the Tang … Continue reading →
Alexander Scammel Wadsworth was born in 1790 at Portland, Maine. He was appointed a midshipman on 2 April 1804 and was promoted to lieutenant on 21 April 1810. Lt. Wadsworth was the first lieutenant on board the USS Constitution, commanded by Captain Isaac Hull. It was during a successful engagement with … Continue reading →
The ship Lyon sailed from London June 22, 1632, arriving in Boston September 14/16, 1632. The master, William Pierce, brought 123 passengers, fifty of them children. Among those listed are Wadsworth, William of Braintree, Essex, his wife and their children Sarah, William, Mary, and John. Of the 123 passengers, many remain … Continue reading →
When President George W. Bush ran against John Kerry during the 2003 campaign there was a connection between the two that neither desired to share with the general public. Both Bush and Kerry were both members of a secret and elite Yale University society called Skull and Bones. Over the years, … Continue reading →