19th Century Pepto-Bismol – John Chichester’s Dyspepsia Specific
In the years prior to the U.S. Civil War, my fourth great-grandpa, John Chichester Sr., was a city gauger in New York City. His responsibilities were that of an inspector. […]
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Happy 130th Anniversary James and Sadie
James Henry Tagg and Sarah Lepine Chichester were married 130 years ago today, 27 December 1883 in Brooklyn. James, a compositor and typesetter, and Sadie, were both from families that […]
152 Years Ago Today: Harper’s Weekly Chronicles the 13th N.Y.S.M.’s March to War
The date was April 23, 1861. Fort Sumter had fallen to the South nine days earlier. Americans from Maine to California were enlisting to fight for the preservation of the […]
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