To see the beginning posts:

Part One — We Are Decedents of

Part Two — Update to Puritan Line

And now we continue on with our 8th Great Grandfather.

Joseph Farwell

Joseph was born 24 Jul 1670 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

He married Hannah Colborn on 23 January 1695/6 in Chelmsford. She was the daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Rolfe) Colburn, born probably about 1673 in Dracut, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Their first child, was a son born on 05 Aug 1696. They had 10 recorded children, with their 3rd daughter, Elizabeth Farwell being our 7th Great Grandmother.

Joseph Farwell resided for several years after his marriage in Chelmsford, and then removed to Groton with his growing family. He purchased land in Groton on 27 April 1699, when he described himself as “of Chelmsford.” Joseph and his father Ensign Joseph Farwell purchased the land of Captain James Parker of Groton.

Joseph was a farmer. He and his wife Hannah were members of the church in Groton.

He died on 20 or 21 August 1740 at age 70 in Groton, and was buried there in the Old Burying Ground, aged 70 years and 14 days, according to his tombstone.

Joseph Farwell died intestate, and his heirs settled his estate by deeds amongst themselves. His widow conveyed her dower rights in Joseph’s estate to her son Joseph Farwell on 10 March 1740/1.

Elizabeth Farwell

Elizabeth is our 7th Great Grandmother, She was born on 31 Dec 1703 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. There doesn’t seem to be much about her and her family,

Elizabeth married John Stone on 22 Dec 1722 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He was the son of Deacon Simon Stone and Sarah Farnsworth.

Together they had 10 children, with their 8th child, Abel Stone carrying on down the line. They both died is Groton there is no record of their burial though it is believed they are buried in the Old Burying Ground as most of the family on both sides is buried there.

Abel Stone

Abel Stone was our 6th Great Grandfather, born on 09 April 1742. He had an interesting life — 2 wives, being a solider in 2 wars and a farmer. Between his 2 wives, Abel had 12 recorded children, it is through his first wife that our line goes through.

Abel was in the French- Indian Wars (1754 to 1763) where he us listed as serving for 1 June to 5 Dec 1761 exactly 26 weeks 5 days. He is recorded as serving under Thomas Farrington’s Company.

Abel’s first wife was Lydia Whitaker who he married on 11 Aug 1763 in Groton. Together they had 12 children. It was during this time that Abel moved to Rindge, New Hampshire where he bought 28 acres of land. He then ended up with a farm in Plainsfield, New Hampshire. It was during the Revolutionary War, he was a Corporal under Capt. Nathan Hale’s company.

In the 1790 US Census, he is listed as the head of the family, with three males over the age of sixteen, 1 male under sixteen and three females (no age listed). Sadly, Lydia died in 03 April 1812 and is buried in Gilkey Cemetery, Plainsfield, New Hampshire. Very quickly after her death, he married Patience Goldwaithe on 28 Jun 1812.

Abel died on 15 Jun 1835. He is buried with his first wife, Lydia in the Gilkey Cemetery.Plainfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA,

Elizabeth Stone

Elizabeth Stone would be our 5th great Grandmother. She was born 25th of December 1763 in Massachusetts, USA. Below is her birth record from the Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

She married John Frederic Luke whose Birth Name: was Johann Friederich Luecke, born in Germany in about 1765. What makes him most interesting is that he was a Hessian Soldier. To learn about him, I did a blog post back in 2016 – Descendant of a Hessian Soldier.

Betty and John married in about 1778 in Vermont. IT is there that is recorded that they had 5 children. It was around 1800, they moved to Canada and settle in South Gower, Ontario, a town that was founded by our Beach Family Line.

John is believed to have died in Oct 1837, South Gower Twp, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. Betty is listed in the 1851 Census as follows:

• Census: 1851 South Gower Twp, Grenville Co, ON
  Note: (Betsy LUKE; ; bp USA; W Methodist; aen 88; female; widowed)

per ancestry.ca

Sadly, by 24 Jan 1852, Betty had passed. And this is where is gets a little strange. There is confusion as to where both Betty & John are buried. Some believe that they are buried in the Beachburg Cemetery, but there is no record. There is a large monument for them in the Amboy Center Cemetery, Oswego County, New York, USA 

So, two of the Luke daughters — Hannah and Sarah married into the Beach Family line, Hannah (our 5th Great Aunt) married William Beach and her younger sister, Sarah (our 5th Great Grandmother) married David Beach..

Sarah Luke

Sarah was the last of 5 children, born in  Herkimer County, New York, USA. There has been no birth certificate found for her, but that is the common date put down on Census records. She believed to have married David Beach in 1815, which is roughly 15 years after her parents and family moved to Ontario. David was also an American, having been born 11 Jan 1793 in Morris County, New Jersey.

Together, Sarah and David had 12 recorded children. There are several intesting things about David:

• Occupation: a teamster so was my Father,(his 3rd Great Grandson), and drove freight wagons to lumber camps up the Ottawa River
• Note: “He finally located at what is now Beachburg, of which village he was the founder. The records fail to show when David moved his family to Beachburg, but it is most probable that all his children were born on the South Gower farm. Mr. Norman W. Beach of Winchester writes: “I notice by my records that David purchased in 1831, Lot 2, Concession 4, South Gower, from James Fleming. In 1835, he sold the west half of this lot to David Shiach. The east half was seized by the Sheriff in 1836 and sold – the best thing that could happen to David as the land was light soil. David then went to Beachburg where the soil was good.” The compiler feels that David Beach actually moved to Beachburg in 1835 after his sale of property to David Shiach, and just abandoned the remaining property as it was worthless. Records available at Beachburg seem to confirm this point. From this time forward David’s undertakings were successful and prosperous. At Beachburg, he built the first hotel, tannery, grist and sawmill.”

What I find interesting is that they are both listed in the 1860 US Census as living in Cambria, Niagara, New York — David, 67 & Sarah is 63.

David passed away on 27 May 1866 in Beachburg. Ontario and Sarah followed him on 04 Feb 1874. They are buried in the Beachburg Cemetery and the headstone confirms that David was the founder of the town.

John Beach

John was the 7th child of David and Sarah Beach. He was born around 1834 in South Gower, Ontario. He would grow up to be our 4th Great Grandfather.

John married Margery Robinson around 1855. Margery is believed to have been born around 1823 but there is no actually confirmation of the date. John and Margery were to have six recorded chiildren. John was a show maker and a farmer. There is not much else about their lives, but it is in his death that there is sadness.

John died on 05 Jun 1873. It is the story of his death that is of most interest.

There is a story of his death. John caught a neighbour pulling down a line fence to allow his cattle into John’s Grainfield. When he was seen he had been caught , he picked up a large rock and threw it and hit John over the heart. John died the same day presumably from the blow.”

Beach Family, Hugh Campbell .

This was on 5th of Jan 1873. He is buried with Margery, who is believed to have died in 1885 and also his son David, who later died in 1890. All three are buried in the Beachburg Cemetery.

Caroline Margery Beach

Caroline is our 2nd Great Grandmother. She was the oldest daughter of John Beach and Margery Robinson born on 09 Nov 1855 in Beachburg, Ontario. I was lucky to find her death registration as she was not listed on a very large Beach Family DataBase. I only knew she was a Beach from the original Rutledge Family Line that says how she is a Beach. I will post towards the end of this section. .What is strange is the changes of her birthdate over the years.

Caroline is listed in the 1861 Canadian Census , she is listed living with her parents as an 8 year old and her birthdate is in 1853. She is also listed as a Episcopal Methodist.

In the 1871 Canadian Census, her birthday is 1855, living at home and is a Methodist. Now is an Episcopal Methodist the same as a Methodist?

Caroline Margery Beach married Walter Dicks in Carleton Place, Ontario, on April 29, 1876, when she was 20 years old. Walter Dicks was born in England on October 1, 1854. If you wish to read all about him and his career as the Chief of Detectives of the Ottawa Police Department, go to My Great Grandfather

So, Caroline and Walter went on to have 7 children, but sadly lost several at an early age and then lost their son, Walter Frederick Dicks during WWI. It was their 3rd child, Annie who would go on to be our Great Grandmother.

After Walter retired, they settle into a quiet life with their youngest daughter at home in Ottawa. Sadly, Caroline was out purchasing items for their son Walter, who was overseas fighting when Walter had a heart attack and died sitting in his chair in the livingroom. Caroline was to live another 3 years before passing away at her sons’ home in 1921. It was finding her death registration that confirmed that she was in the Beach Family Line.

Annie Dicks

Annie Dicks was the 3rd child, 3rd daughter of Walter Dicks and Caroline Beach, born on 28 Nov 1881 in Ottawa, Ontario. While her parents did have 8 recorded children, sadly three of them did not survive childhood — an older sister died at the age of 5, then 2 younger brothers died at 5 years and the other at 3 months of age.

In Memory of a Brother

Newspaper article written about the death of Silas Dicks, who died at the age of 6.

The article states it is written by a 12 year old girl, but the age fits the brother, Walter Dicks who was 12, there are the sisters – Caroline Gertrude 8 or Annie Dicks 15

Within the next few years, Annie was to meet a young clerk, Robert Rutledge and according to the records, they were wed on 10 Oct 1900 in Ottawa, Ontario.

269-00 Robert RUTLEDGE, 25, clerk, Canada, Ottawa, s/o Robert RUTLEDGE & Ellen ELLIOTT, married Annie DICKS, 19, Canada, Ottawa, d/o Walter DICKS & Caroline BEACH, witn: W. H. RUTLEDGE of Toronto & Mary JOHNSTON of Ottawa, 10 Oct 1900 at Ottawa

https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/carl00.htm

The following is the only picture of Annie Dicks that I have ever seen. There was sadly no date on it.

Wirhin the next few years, Robert and Annie had 2 sons — Walter Russell who was born in 1901 and then Gordon Elliott born in 1903 — he would become my Grandfather.

Sadly, in October 1906, according to her obituary, Annie became sick at her Fathers’ house and was residing there at her death on 12 Jan 1907. The question remains was Robert and her sons there or were they living elsewhere

• Cause of Death – Pulm tuberculosis
• Length of Illness – Blank
• Name of Physician – Dr MacCarthy
• Religious Denomination – Ch Eng.
• Name of Person making Return – G. S. MacCarthy, M. D.
• Date of Registration – 12 Jan 1907

As per obituary, she is buried in the Family Plot in Beechwood Cemetery.

Robert was to go on and marry again and have 2 more children — a daughter who died at 11 months old and a son,who years ago I was in touch with his Great Grandson. Robert was known to me a bit of a dreamer and inventor whose greatest invention, you can read about here == Rutledge Pure Air System.

Gordon Elliott Rutledge

Gordon was the last son born to Annie Dicks and Robert Rutledge. He had a sad life loosing not only his Mother but also loosign a half sister when his father remarried. There is not much known about his life til he married my Grandmother, Glady Marion Compton, but even there is a mystery as no one has ever been able to find the date of their marriage or marriage record.

I could go on here about him and his family but I did a rather long post about him here — Gordon Elliott Rutledge — please visit there.

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And so I come to the end of the 12 Generations of this branch of the Rutledge line, ending with my Father, Walter Neil. He has been gone for a number of years now but I remember how he always seemed to want to learn the different things I found out about his family line. If you are still here, and wish to learn about him, I wrote this about him a few years ago —
My Dad.

So, while trying to figure out what to write about and not repeat myself on an old post, I was looking back and saw a post from 2013 that was suppose to be a Part One of Two but I never did Part Two,

It is about the  Bulkeley Family Family Line, who were Puritans and some were considered the founders of Concord, Massachusetts. So to find out the start of Puritans and how they fall in the Family Tree, please go and read — We are Descendants of From there come back here to continue on with this post. Any information that I post here has been from research on the internet from place like Ancestry, Wikipedia and others .

Part Two of the We are Descendants . . .

Bulkeley Branch – England/USA (Beach Family)

I have found and put together information back to my 14th Great Grandparents.

There was not much for them but – William Bulkeley, born around 1490 in Woore, Shropshire, England and believed to have died on 4 Mar 1571  in Woore, Shropshire, England. Although there seems to be no Marriage record, he was married to Beatrice Hill sometime before 1515. She was born around 1493 in Woore, Shropshire, England and died on 28 Aug 1570 in their home town. I have only found their one son, my 13th Great Grandfather.

Both William and Beatrice are buried in Saint Mary Church, Mucklestone, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough, Staffordshire, England

Woore is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles south-west of the town of Madeley, seven miles west of the major town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 109 miles north of Cardiff, and 139 miles north-west of London. Woore lies just north-west of the Staffordshire border. Woore falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire.

Lord Thomas Bulkeley , Esq of Woore and Buntingsdale, Stewart of Drayton Manor

This is my 13th Great Grandfather. He was born in 1515 in Woore, Shropshire, England. By all accounts, he married in around 1533, at the age of 17yrs of age. He married a local girl named Lady Elizabeth D’ayly Grosvenor. She was the daughter of daughter of Randall Grosvenor, esquire, of Bellaport in Mucklestone, Shropshire and his wife Anne Charlton, daughter of Richard Charlton, esquire, of Apley in Wellington, Shropshire, by his wife Elizabeth Mainwaring. She is believed to have been born in 1515.

Their marriage date depends on who lists it. It has been anywhere from 1529 to 1933, I can’t see it being 1929 as they both would have been only 14 years old . Most go for the 1533 date as it is believed that their first child, a daughter was born in 1533. Thomas and Elizabeth had a total of 5 recorded children.

Thomas Bulkeley wrote his will on June 23, 1533 , which was recorded at Lichfield on October 19, 1591. At the time of its writing he was “now remayning at Coulsis in pish of Drayton in Hales” and requested burial in Our Lady Chapel in the Church of Saint Mary, Drayton in Hales (Market Drayton).

He was steward of Drayton Manor, and held various property and messuages at Gravenhunger and Woore (in Mucklestone), Shropshire; Knighton and Oakley (in Mucklestone), Staffordshire; Hurleston, Cheshire; Buerton (in Audlem), Cheshire; Haughton (in Eddisbury Hundred), Cheshire; Bridgemere, Hunsterson and Poole (in Nantwich Hundred), Cheshire; Moulton (in Northwich Hundred), Cheshire; and Stoke (in Wirral Hundred), Cheshire.

This is the BULKELEY MEMORIAL. It measures 40 inches wide by 80 inches tall and is in incised alabaster. It is a memorial to Thomas and Elizabeth, the grandparents of Peter Bulkeley (born 1585) who was the founder of Concord, Massachusetts and who died in 1653. Photo and description courtesy of St Mary’s Church in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Rev / Dr Edward Bulkeley

This is my 12th Great Grandfather. He was the son of Thomas Bulkeley of Woore and Elizabeth Grosvenor. Edwards’ birthdate is believed to be 1 Jan 1540.  It is one of his descendants who settled in America during the Colonial Years.

He married Olive Irby, daughter of John Irby and Rose Overton, in 1566 in Cayshoe, Bedfordshire, England.  Olive was born on Jan 1 1547 in Kirton, Bedfordshire, England. Together they had 4 known children.

His education is that he was educated in St. Johns College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England where he received a Doctor of Divinity. Edwards’ education and work life is as follows:

• Matriculated pensioner from St John’s College, Cambridge at Michaelmas 1555, admitted Scholar 1555B.A. 1559/60
• Admitted Fellow 1560, M.A. 1563,
• B.D. 1569, and D.D. 1578.
• Obtained the rectorship of Odell by 1571, was prebend of Chester 1574, prebend of Westminster 1583, prebend of Lichfield 1594,
• Vicar of St Mary, Shrewsbury 1578-82.
• Described as a professor of theology, he was admitted in 1580 as a burgess of Shrewsbury
• Edward was a moderate Puritan, and resigned his pastorate in 1609, probably due to his age or infirmity

The entry of his burial in the Odell register on Jan. 51620/21 was made by his son Peter, who had succeeded him as rector. His wife, Olive died 10 Mar 1615.

Both Edward and his wife, Olive are buried in the All Saints Churchyard, Odell, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England.

So from this point onwards, we will be breaking into 2 branches — the first one will be our direct line — the daughter of our 12th Great Grandfather — Frances Bulkeley, who is our 11th Great Grandmother and how part of her family move to the Colonies. The other branch we will be following will be the son of our 12th Great Grandfather — Reverend Peter Bulkeley — one of the founders of Concord, Massachusetts. And so we begin:

Frances Bulkeley

Our 11th Great Grandmother, Frances Bulkeley was born on January 1, 1568, in Odell, Bedfordshire, England. She married Richard Welby on June 4, 1596, in Lincolnshire, England. They had six children in 11 years. She died on June 7, 1610, in Moulton, Lincolnshire, England, at the age of 42, and was buried there.

It is their daughter, Olive who would become our 10th Great Grandmother and move the family to USA. Olive and her husband Henry Farwell followed her Uncle Peter Bulkeley to America when his religious principles came into conflict with head of the English Anglican Church, William Laud. Peter left England with many from his congregation in England to find greater freedom in the new world.

Olive Welby

Olive Welby, our 10th Great Grandmother was born on June 17, 1604, in Moulton, Lincolnshire, England. She married Henry Farwell on April 16, 1629, in St. Botolph’s Church, Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They had seven children in 19 years. According to birth records of Olive’s children Olive, Elizabeth and Samuel were born in England.  Samuel died in England at 1 year of age in 1634.  The next child was John born in the US on October 25,1635.  It is believed that they emigrated to America before that date. .  Mary and Joseph., the next two children were born in Massachusetts.

Henry was the Deacon of the Church at Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Sadly, he died in 1670 and Olive died in 1692. They are both buried in umarked graves in the Forefathers Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

It is their youngest son, Joseph who carries the Family Line.

Joseph Farwell

Joseph Farwell was our 9th Great Grandfather born on 26 Feb 1641, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. This was 6 years after the town was founded by his Grand Uncle, the Reverend Peter Bulkeley.

Joseph joined the admitted Freeman on 14 Mar 1639 in Freeman, Concord. His occupation is listed as a tailor

He had a Christmas wedding when he married Hannah Learned 25 December 1666 at Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Hannah was the daughter of Isaac and Mary (Stearns) Learned of Chelmsford. It is said that they were married by Samuel Adams.

In 1671 Joseph Farwell is recorded in the Chelmsford Tax List

The years of the Indian Wars: In 1674 Town Records all able-bodied men were identified and a Chelmsford Powder tax assessment list included the financial assessment of L1. 06S. for ‘able-bodied man’ Joseph Farwell

On 27 May 1697 a Petition of Jonathan Tying, of Dunstable, for an allowance for supporting Wannalancet was made and signed by Chelmsford, Massachusetts Town Selectmen which included Joseph Farwell, Sen.

At some point Joseph Farwell Sr., removed to Dunstable where he was an earlier settler. In the later years of Queen Anne’s war his house was one of the seven garrisons in Dunstable. His son, Oliver was one of the victims of the Indian ambush at Naticook, 5 Sep 1724.

His son Josiah, was a lieutenant in Captain Lovewell’s Company, and was killed by the Indians in the fight at Pigwacket, 8 May 1725.

At the age of 82 years Ensign Joseph Farwell died 31 December 1722 at Dunstable, Massachusetts. He is given the title of Ensign in the town death records. [Gravestone Record] [6] His Will was probated in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Joseph is buried in Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Colony which at the time of his death was a part of the old township of Dunstable, Massachusetts.

Here is his will which was probated on Jan 16th, 1723 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

In the Name of the Lord God Amen Joseph Farweilgen of The town Dunstable in the County of Middefs in the province of the Massachulets Bay in Newengland yeoman being of Sound and Perfect memory praise be given to god for the same yit knowing the uncertainty of this Life on Earth and being Desirous to Settle things in order Do Make and ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament. Hereby Revoking all former Wills by me made and signed to be null and of none Effect icc In Primas My Soule I give unto the hand of allmighty god that gave it in sure and certaine hopes of Eternaul Life through our alone Lord and Saiover Jesus Christ and my body to the Earth from whence it came to be Deceantly Interred at the Discretion of My Executors x hereafter Named and after my funerall expences and the Debts satisfied And Paid What Worldly goods it hath pleased god to Endow me with all I Do give and bequeath in manner as followeth Item I Do: give unto My beloved Wife Hannah Farewell all my moveable goods both within the boufe and abroad of all sorts Whatsoever to be at her disposall for ever excepting one paire of Andirons. Item I do give and bequeath to my Son Oliver ffarewel and to his Heirs executors Administrators for ever the one half of My housings and Lands which I have now in my possession when he shall Attaine to the age of twenty one years allso I do give to him one paire of Andirons: Aflso I do give and bequeath to him my son Oliver Farewell and to his Heirs the other part of all my Houfings and Lands which I have in pofselsion after my Deceafe and after the Deceafe of my Wife Hannah ffarewell if in the meanetime of our Lives he doth take the whole care of us Both And to provide all things comfortable and Necefsary for us both in sickness and in health and to bestow upon us or either of us A decent Burial: Hereby Authorizing and fully Impowering my Beloved wife Hannah If arewel and my son Henry ffarewell to be whole and sole executors Joyntly and Severally of this my Lash Will and Testament In Witness Whereof I have hereunto subscribed as Witness my hand and ieall the thirteenth Day of November Anno Domin one thousand seven hundred and eleven, and in the tenth year of her Majestie’s Reighn of E
ssigned sealed And published
to be the Last will and testament of Joseph I farewell
In presence of us
Ames Chever
Samuel Moody
John Meriam. jr.
Before signing and sealing it is to be understood that all my other Children both sons and Daughters have Received their full portions of me allready
Jofeph farwell Seal

Alright, as this post is very long, I guess there will be 2 more parts — following this line with the son, Joseph Farwell who is our 8th Great Grandfather and the list downward from there to us. Part 4 will be about the Reverend Peter Bulkeley, our 12th Great Grand Uncle – founder of Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

This is my Great Great Grand Uncle. He was born 02 Apr 1886 in Norra Vallgrund, Finland, the 5th child, 4th son of Israel Johansson Forsman and Ulrika Johansdotter Dahl. He was one of the younger brothers of my Great Grandmother, Lena Sofia Israelsdotter Forsman.

I did believe he was the only male member of the family, that left Finland and came to North America. The other family members were his nieces– my Grandmother, Edit Amanda Snabb and her two sisters, Hilda and Hulda Snabb The only other family member, that I know to leave Finland, was their brother, Anton Lennart Snabb went to Australia. But as you follow along, it seems that there were others that came here including a possible brother, who it seems did go back to Finland. There is also the mention of an Uncle in the USA.

He was never referred to as Great Uncle Emil by my Mother or her sisters but just as Uncle Emil and it was almost always with reverence, like he was a special higher being, not just an Uncle. Maybe it was because it was believed was the only male of the family here in North America. I don’t know if my Mother ever met him up here in Canada but I do know that my Auntie Vera did go down to San Francisco as I have seen a photo of her with Violet Forsman.

This is what I have found about my Great Great Uncle Emil Forsman and his family. To see the documents in a larger form, just click and they open up.

I was always under the impression that he came to the US directly from Finland, but I found a document that has him first going to New Zealand, and then as a 21 yr old he arrives in Victoria, BC, Canada on 16th of March 1907. He is listed on the Manifest as a Sailor and eventually heading to San Francisco. What is interesting is there is another Forsman listed on Line 1 (Emil is on Line 12) and I wonder if it is his brother Johannes Forsman? And who is the Uncle they are both going to see? An Eric Doro it looks like. What do you think? Also, I wonder how old was he when he left Finland for New Zealand. Did he go alone to meet up with the Johannes Forsman? What made them decide to go to the USA or was that the plan all along.

The next one is the boarder crossing with Emil, now listed as a laborer along with now Jno Forsman who is listed as going to Mendocino while Emil is still listed going to San Francisco

The next docment that I found him in was the 1910 US Census. He was in Westport, Mendocino, California. He was still living with now spelt John Forsman. I don’t know if that is what they used for boarders, but they and several others on the Census are listed as partners. The both are working as labourers at a “Tie Camp” . The head of the place is listed as Victor Nygary. Was this the Uncle of the Forsman brothers but the name is spelt wrong on the forms. Could it be the family name of Norrgård. They are on Lines 87 , 88 and 90.

The next time I was able to find something on him, was 2 years later when in the Ukiah Dispatch Democrat Newspaper, Ukiah, California on December 20, 1912 page !, it is mentioned that Emil Forsman and Anna Ness of Fort Bragg had been issued a Marriage License I wonder if they knew each other in Finland; was it an arranged marriage or were they like my Grandparents — they met here, fell in love and married.

Anna S Ness was born on 28th of March 1899 in Malax, Finland. It is believed that she came to the US around 1910. On August 19, 1013 their only child, a daughter, Violet Cecilia Forsman was born in Fort Bragg, California. The family was complete.

On September 12th, 1918. at the age of 32 yrs old. Emil registered for WW!. I don’t find any records that he served. Maybe at the age of 32 yrs he was considered too old.

For the 1920 US Census, he was listed as a Long Shoreman with Anna who was not working and Violet , at the age of 6 . I love that it shows that they were both from Finland, as well as their parents and also that their their “Mother Tongue” is Swedish. They are on Lines 56, 57 & 58,

Well, with the 1930, we get a little more information about the Forsman family. They are now living in San Francisco in a home that is owned and valued at $5000. Some of the interesting things are the Emil is just listed as working but no type of work listed and under Naturalization it says first papers. Anna is listed as a housewife and Alien. You can see them on lines 77,78 & 79

Now this is his Naturalization papers and it does confirm some things: Anna entered the US from Wasa, Finland, arriving in New York in December 1910 and that they married on December 28, 1912. It also mentions how he has tattoo marks on his right forearm — guess I get than the love of tatttoos from both sides of the family.

The 1940 Census gives alot more information about Emil than in the previous ones had. While they are living at the same address as of the 1930 Census, the price of the house is now $3000– $2000 less than the previous Census. Emil is employed as a Long Shoreman, who worked 40 weeks in 1939band he made only $2200. Another new bit of information is that Emil only completed Elementary School, 2nd Grade. It should also be noted that Violet is married to her first husband and living there as well. Both Anna and Violet do not have a jobs listed but Violets’ husband is listed as a Grocery Clerk. All 4 can be seen on lines 15,16,17 & 18.

Another interesting fact is that in 1942, at the age of 56, Emil registered for the US Draft for WWII.

The final census is from 1950 and does not contain much info except the Emil, Anna along with Violet and her 2nd husband all live in the house, Emil is still a Long Shoreman, Anna is a housewife, Violet is a Secretary at a Stationery Factory and her husband is a Lineman for the Gas and Electric Company. They are Lines 6, 7, 8 & 9.

There are only a few photos that I know of the family, and these are the ones that I have managed to get over the years.

First Picture — Emil and Anna Forsman
Second Picture: Back row – Hulda Snabb, Violet Forsman & first husband, Front Row – Ann Forsman, Emil Forsman, Hilda Snabb
Third Picture: Back Row: Emil and Anna Forsman, Front Row: Violet and her 2nd husband.

As I come to the end of this post, there is not much more that I know about the family except they all belonged to the Order of Runeberg, No 104. For people that do no know what this is, the google explanation is:

The ORDER OF RUNEBERG was organized in Waukegan Illinois on August 20, 1920.  Its organization was made possible by the merging of two separate groups, the SWEDISH-FINNISH BENEVOLENT AND AID ASSOCIATION and the SWEDISH-FINNISH TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION.   

http://www.orderofruneberg.org/aboutus/history.html

Sadly, Violet did not have any children and she was the first of her small family branch to pass on 29 MAY 1958 • San Francisco, California, USA. Her Mother, Anna followed her on 11 SEP 1966 • San Francisco, California, USA.

I don’t have the date, but Emil remarried after the death of Anna. He married a widow who was also a member of the Order of Runeberg. Her name was Amanda Dahl (Stone), the widow of William Stone. She was born in the same town as Emil —  Norra Vallgrund, Finland. Emil passed away on 17 JAN 1973 • San Rafael, California, USA. Below are the obituaries for the family —

The family is buried all together in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA. They are located at Columbarium, Section S, Tier 4, Niche 3.

So this is the end. If you read this far I hope that you found something of interest and if you are related or can answer any of the questions, please leave a comment.

Thanks for your interest.

Susan

was invented by my Great Grandfather, Robert Rutledge. My father had always said that his Grandfather was some sort of inventor but I really didn’t know much about what he invented until I learned about this invention, The Rutledge Humidifying System which became the Rutledge Pure Air System which Robert had hoped to patented. But I always wondered how and when did he loose it all. It turns out he was ripped off by people he thought would help him get this patented

These are the pamphlets for his invention (sadly there is no date on them) I believe the first one is the Original Pamphlet Note the address as it is only mentioned on this pamphlet.

This I believe is the one that came after being stolen from him, as you will see later he did give permission for his name to be used.

So what happened?? How was he ripped off and by who?? This was something I have always wondered about but only had 1 letter that said because of the way they (the investors) did, he resigned as president of the company.

I decided to search the Canadian Archives and found a file package called “Rutledge Pure Air System” So, I crossed my fingers and ordered it. Would it contain the info that I have been looking for?? How many pages would it be?? Well, it took about a month and I got the email that gave me a number of days to pay and then the link came telling me that I have 45 days to down the 14 page document. And here it is with some of the answers.

The Rutledge Pure Air System Government Documents

When you start there is a letter — December 1, 1939 from The Department of the State. that is informing that the company has:

for three consecutive years omitted to file with this Department the annual summary as prescribed by Section 121 of the Companies Act. Therefore I have to state that unless within one month from the date of this notice the company establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State of Canada that it is still a subsisting company and submits the delinquent summaries, it will no longer be considered entitled to the sole use of its corporate name, pursuant to the provisions of subsection 9 and 10 of Section 121 of the Companies Act.

The next letter, dated on December 30, 1939 stated that:

The forms are enclosed and filled out and returned to to the Department in duplicate together with the remittance to cover the fee.

This letter is sent to an O.E. Culbert, Esq, in Ottawa. Ontario. Canada

So, who is O.E. Culbert and what is his involvement in the mystery of the patent? Keep reading as to who this jerk was.

I guess the things in the file are not in order as the next letter which is dated April 3rd, 1937 which is again from the Department of State and was sent to my GGrandfather, Robert Rutledge at 141 Westminster, Toronto. The letter confirms receipt of a letter from Robert that he is no longer with Rutledge Pure Air System having resigned because of the unfair treatment he received. These are the letters:

A copy of the bombshell letter that Robert sent to those that ripped him off. It says a lots about what happen

That letter tells a lot. I wish I knew where to find the resolutions and letters he talks about, I am sure that if I had those, they would to help to figure more out. The next few documents go back to 1936 when the patent happened, Robert becoming just sort of a figure head.

The Patent

The story of the patent (as I remember from my Dad) it goes that Robert Rutledge could not afford the Patent Fee to register his invention, so he looked for partners. He wants someone that would take his invention and run with it not run away with it. In reading the Patent forms. I see that the cost of a patent in 1936 was $150.00. Now, when you look at that figure in todays’ money, not really much. but back then, Robert was probably not making that much in in a few months time. In the 1921 Canada Census, he was listed as a salesman, making only $2000 a year. By 1936, he was separated from his wife, living at 141 Westminster, Toronto, Ontario and he was around 60 years old.

The first page of the Draft Form of Patent – dated November 26th, 1936

Note the name of the people, no Robert Rutledge in them or the name of R. A. Sibbett – the person listed in my Great Grandfathers’ letter .What kills me most is the next few pages give the above mentioned 4 people all rights in the Rutledge Pure Air Systems. Also the company is located in Ottawa — my Great Grandfather lived in Toronto. They can spend the company money as they see. Then there is this:

Is this how RA. Sibbett got his hands on his 5,000 shares of the company. From the resignation letter, he was suppose to invest to get shares but did they just write off his shares as it does not seem that there was any company records after the patent happened. Speaking of shares, check out the amount and the cost as well as who is allowed to use the share money.

Then there is a lawyer letter about a company called Rutledge Air Service Limited. Who are they?? Also a letter from the Government about if Robert Rutledge was part of the Rutledge Air Service Limited.

This is the company that the Patent Department was questioning if Robert was a part of. They are based in Calgary, Alberta.

The following is the Draft of the Company — Rutledge Pure Air Systems Limited. Click on each photo will enlarge it so that you can read it. Note that Roberts’ name is only listed on Page 1 of the document.

The next is the form signed by Robert giving them permission to use his name for the invention and company name

Sadly the last page of the document says it all:

Sadly this is the end of the Rutledge Pure Air Systems Ltd. Did the investors sell the patent and info to someone else. Who and what happened to them in the end. I only know what happened with my Great Grandfather.

I have a couple of letters that he wrote to my Grandfather, Gordon Elliott Rutledge, in the mid 1940s’. He talks about general things — like his father-in-law Walter Dicks and how he was in the part of the Honour Guard in the 1904 Royal visit; he talked about family history, the war, his son Grant and a woman he called Mother who I assume was his 2nd wife, whom he was separated from. The letters have an almost paranoid feeling to them.

His life was not easy — he lost his first wife at a young age (25), leaving him a widow with 2 young sons. Then he married again, and they had 2 children, sadly his only daughter died at 13 months old. I wondered what went on in his last 30 odd years of his life. One son lived on the other side of the country (my Grandfather); his other 2 sons lived in Ontario. He had brothers that lived in Ontario as well — married with kids. Did he see them? Did he see his nieces & nephews? Did he have anymore inventions Who were his friends?? Did he work? And what did he do??

He wrote me a letter when I was born which is one of my treasures now. Sadly, when he died he was buried with his parents in an unmarked grave in Parklawn Cemetery. His first wife, Annie Dicks is buried with her family in Beechwood Cemetery with a large family headstone. His 2nd wife if buried in Prospect Cemetery with their son, his wife and the unmarked grave of their daughter.

I just hope that he knows he was not forgotten and his story about his invention has been told.