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Founded in 1827 by ReverendΒ John Mason PeckΒ (aΒ BaptistΒ missionary) asΒ Rock Spring SeminaryΒ inΒ St. Clair County, Illinois, and relocated toΒ Alton, IllinoisΒ in 1832, first as theΒ Alton Seminary, then asΒ Alton College,[1]Β the institution was renamed again in 1836 as Shurtleff College, in honor of Benjamin Shurtleff of Boston who donated $10,000 ($277,455 in 2023) to the college.
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THE MAYFLOWER, PLYMOUTH AND THE AMAZING LIFE AND DEATH OF WILLIAM SHURTLEFF
The following is borrowed from the original poster – Mark Shurtleff (Utah Attorney General). https://www.blogger.com/profile/12306028855754784270 Original Link (Nov, 2011) – https://utahag.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-post.html As we celebrate this 389th Thanksgiving, I thought it would fun to remember, celebrate and share the role the Shurtleff family played in the beginning of our wonderful and blessed Nation. As you know, theβ¦
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Shurtleff History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Borrowed from House of Names – Shurtleff: https://www.houseofnames.com/shurtleff-family-crest Link to PDF with our Amorial history, symbolism, and surname history by House of Names. Link to PDF with the Shiercliffe Amorial history, symbolism, and surname history by House of Names. Early Origins of the Shurtleff family The surname Shurtleff was first found in Yorkshire where they held a familyβ¦
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How Close Our Families Were
Per DNA results, I am 50% Scandinavian (from my mothers side) and not more than 16% English from the Shurtleff side – oddly enough). However, my wife is 90% Scandinavian as both sides of her family are from Sweden / Norway respectively. So I was curious, how close was our families back in the day…
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Regional History of Sweden & Denmark
Sweden & Denmark Primarily located in: Denmark, Sweden Also found in: Belgium, England, Faroe Islands, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland Our Sweden & Denmark region emerged from glacial ice as lands of lakes and islands, mountains and plains. Though the countries were often at war, the people share a common Norse heritage that includes elements of language,β¦
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Regional History of England
by Robert Eugene Shurtleff (webmaster and direct descendant of William Shurtlefff (1624 – 1666), and Roy Lothrop Shurtleff (1887 – 1985). Upon signing up for an Ancestry.com account, I also submitted a DNA sample to get more information on where I come from. Turns out I am more Scandinavian (50% actually – from my mother’sβ¦
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Mark J. Shurtleff – Genealogy Hobbyist
ππ‘π’π¬ π©π¨π¬ππ’π§π π’π¬ π₯ππ§π ππ‘π² and was created to benefit all Shurtleff family members in America. I was born and raised in suburban ππππ«π¨π’π, and have lived, worked, and played in and near large cities on the East and West Coasts (πππ, πππ, ππ, and ππ ). Along the way, I’ve seen much of our vast andβ¦
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About The Website Designer
Hello Shurtleff Family.βI thought I’d write a quick note about me and why I chose to dive into this project. …
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Welcome to the blog!
Hello Shurtleff Family.βI thought I’d write a quick note about me and why I chose to dive into this project.
My name is Robert Eugene Shurtleff (The Website Guy – MN). My father is Robert Kerner Shurtleff, son of Eugene Avery Shurtleff, son of Roy Lothrop Shurtleff. Eugene is Lawton’s brother. So that is my connection to the family and this book.
Unfortunately, I do not have an interest in formal on-going genealogy (due to time and expense to gain expertise), but I did want to informally contribute to this ongoing project by providing a way for future generations to connect to this book and provide a way to keep the family’s future history up to date for future and past generations alike.
Please come back often as the addition of the individual chapters in this book will be an on-going process.
This purpose of this blog (not part of this original 2005 book) is to be able to tell family stories from your perspective or tell stories not already in the book published in 2005.
Feel free to email your stories to robert@thewebsiteguy.biz (or use the form below) and I’ll get them added to the blog for you.
We look forward to reading your stories.
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Shurtleff & Lawton Families Genealogy & History - Second Edition (2005) 