Frank Haviland papers
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Abstract
This collection consists of four manuscripts with information gathered from Frank Haviland's genealogical research. The manuscripts provide a list of Society of Friends (Quaker) member names, birth and death dates, city or area of origin, and cemetery inscriptions. In particular, these lists may be of interest to genealogical researchers. Areas covered by the collection include Erie, Westchester, Essex, and Warren Counties in New York, as well as the boroughs of New York City; Middlesex County, Massachusetts; and York County, Pennsylvania.
Biographical note
Frank Haviland was born on September 12, 1847 in Purchase, N.Y. and resided at 66 Willow Street in Brooklyn, N.Y. as an adult. Though he worked for the Haviland family business--importing fine china from Limoges, France--Frank Haviland also followed in the footsteps of his first cousin Frederick Haviland and conducted extensive genealogical research on his and other Quaker families. This work resulted in several cemetery inscription lists and membership rolls of Quaker meetings throughout the northeastern United States. In 1906, Haviland moved to Holliston, M.A., where he became active in the local historical society and remained until his death on January 6, 1920.
Sources
- Frost, Josephine C. The Haviland Genealogy. New York: The Lyons Genealogical Company, 1914.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of four manuscripts with information gathered from Frank Haviland's genealogical research. The manuscripts provide a list of Society of Friends (Quaker) member names, birth and death dates, city or area of origin, and cemetery inscriptions. In particular, these lists may be of interest to genealogical researchers. Areas covered by the collection include Erie, Westchester, Essex, and Warren Counties in New York, as well as the boroughs of New York City; Middlesex County, Massachusetts; and York County, Pennsylvania.
Manuscripts in the collection:
- Membership lists of the Hamburg Monthly Meeting of Friends
- Contains membership lists of the Hamburg Monthly Meeting of Friends, located in Erie County, N.Y., with a list of cemetery inscriptions from various areas of New York state, 1820-1920.
- List of Record Books from the Catalogue in the Safe at 16th Street, New York City
- A bibliographical list from the Society of Friends' records, circa 1910.
- Burial Grounds of Middlesex County, Massachucetts
- Includes notes and cemetery inscriptions from the Old Burying Ground at Concord, M.A., circa 1910.
- York, P.A. First Presbyterian Churchyard cemetery inscriptions
- Cemetery inscriptions from the First Presbyterian Churchyard cemetery, some of which include information on the individual's origin and occupation, circa 1910.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Frank Haviland papers, ARC.036, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
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Minimally processed to the collection level.
This collection is composed of four accessions: 1973.105, 1973.243, 1973.244, and 1973.245.
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