Next in the family tree is John Jr. Andrews: born 12 Aug 1645 in Farmington, Connecticut, died in 1713. Married Elizabeth Waterton: born 1645 in Essex, England, died 1713 in Farmington, Connecticut.
Stephen Andrews: born 1680, died 1757, still in Connecticut. Married Sarah Gillet: born 3 Jan 1673 or 74, died 1716.
Elisha Sr. Andrews: born 10 Jul 1706, died 29 Jan 1750. Married Ruth Loveland: born 30 Jul 1702, died 29 Jan 1750.
Elisha Jr. Andrews: born 4 May 1730, died 3 Mar 1814. Married Jerusha Keeney: born 13 Nov 1737, died 13 Mar 1825. Elisha Jr. was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He served as a private in 1st troop, Connecticut Light Dragoons, 1776.
Elijah Sr. Andrews: born 25 Dec 1758, died 19 Jun 1826 in Vermont. Married Mabel Fox: born 15 Mar 1762, died 6 Nov 1846 in New York. Here are pictures of their gravestones:
Now we're moving out of Connecticut. Elijah Andrews (Jr.) was born 20 Feb 1783 in Berlin, Vermont, died 5 Nov 1847 in Canaan Ohio. Married Polly Mary Keeney, born 1786 in Fort Defiance, Ohio, died 31 Aug 1875 in Defiance, Ohio. They had 12 children, among their sons was one named Harrison, but he isn't the one our family is descended from -
our forefather is another Elijah Andrews: born 3 Aug 1811 in Syracuse, New York, died 29 Dec 1893 in Burbank Minnesota. Married Asenath Jacobs, born 12 Dec 1811 in Sempronius, New York, died 31 Jan 1895 in Burbank, Minnesota.
Joseph Elijah Andrews, born 16 August 1848 in Kankakee, Illinois, died 26 Feb 1926 in Orting, Washington (Washington State). [Update April 20: My dad told me that Joseph Elijah served in the Civil War. He remembers playing with an authentic 1860s rifle when he was a kid, and seeing a discharge written on sheepskin. There is also a story of Joseph having another family (wife and children) who died in of Typhoid fever (or something like that) in Texas while Joseph was away on a cattle drive. I am looking for more information on these events.]Married Emma Sofia Johannesdotter, born 25 Nov 1863 in Fullestad, Alvsborg, Sweden, died 26 Oct 1914 in Clearwater, Minnesota. I am working on finding out about our family in Sweden and will post whatever I can find out. In the meantime, here is a bit of history of Swedish Immigration in the 1800s:
There was a significant population increase during the 18th and 19th centuries, which the writer Esaias Tegnér in 1833 attributed to "the peace, the (smallpox) vaccine, and the potatoes".[41] Between 1750 and 1850, the population in Sweden doubled. According to some scholars, mass emigration to America became the only way to prevent famine and rebellion; over 1% of the population emigrated annually during the 1880s.[42][42][43] Many looked towards America for a better life during this time. It is believed that between 1850 and 1910 more than one million Swedes moved to the United States.[44] In the early 20th century, more Swedes lived in Chicago than in Gothenburg (Sweden's second largest city).[45] Most Swedish immigrants moved to the Midwestern United States, with a large population in Minnesota. Nevertheless, Sweden remained poor, retaining a nearly entirely agricultural economy even as Denmark and Western European countries began to industrialize. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden#Viking_and_Middle_ages).
Joseph and Emma had 11 children: Ben, Johnnie, Sydney, Jennie, Charles, Mabel, Ellie, James, Elizabeth, Bessie and Harrison. Harrison Earl Andrews is my grandfather. He was born 31 Oct 1911 in Minnesota. His mother died when he was just 3 years old and he was raised by his sister, Mabel. He married Marvel Roberta Cadle, born 2 Oct 1916 in Sheridan, Wyoming. Harry and Marvel were "Salt of the Earth" type of people. They loved God, and they loved their family. Oh the wonderful memories I have of holidays and family get-togethers at Grandma and Grandpa Andrews' house! Harry passed away on the 22nd of March, 1983, in Bellevue, Washington. Marvel passed away on the 29th of January, 1996, in Redmond, Washington. They had 5 children: Herbert Joseph (presumably named after Marvel's father, Herbert Ellis Cadle), Joseph Earl, Judith Claire, Wayne Douglas, and Lorine Ellen. Joseph (Joe) Earl Andrews is my father. As a kid he spent at least one summer (not sure if it was more than one) in Minnesota at his Aunt Jennie's farm. He married Janice Lee Parmley. Their children are me, Carrie Lee, Kelli Jo and Jeffrey Michael. Their grandchildren are:
Carrie's children: Justin, Michelle and Andrea Doyon
Kelli's children: Korey, Wesley and Steven Andreassen. Korey has a son, Tyler, about 6 months old.
Jeff's children: Tyler and Dylan Andrews.
We (Joe and Jan, Carrie and family, Kelli and family) all live in Bend, Oregon, except for Jeff and his family who are living in Redmond, Washington.
This part of the Andrews family is pretty big - I have many cousins and many of them have children - and on it goes!
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