Archie Earl Buchanan/Florene Davis GenealogyVol. 4, No. 2 - June 2006

Prepared by

Joseph F. Buchanan

7472 Silver Circle

West Jordan, UT 84084

(801) 566-1083

joseph.buchanan@utah.edu

The Quimby (Quinby) Family in America

Betsey Quimby, wife of Shadrach Roundy, mentioned in the previousNewsletter, comes from a family of Quimbys in New England goingback 6 generations. Her Forefathers are:

Moses Quimby (1755-1840)John Quimby (1720- )John Quimby (1688- )John Quimby (1665-1717)Robert Quinby (1625-1677) born in England, emigrated to MassachusettsWilliam Quinby (1606- )born in Engl., emigrated toConnecticut/Massachusetts

There is a book compiled covering the Quimby (and Quinby) family,

mainly as they came to Americaand the generations thatfollowed after arriving here.

(The bulk of this information isfrom "Genealogical History ofthe Quinby (Quimby) Family InEngland and America" by HenryCole Quinby)

Note: This book is available inits entirety from the BYU FamilyHistory Archives athttp://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/. Just go to that site and search forQuimby. I just found out about itand expect to do some searches forother documents as well.

[from Quinby/Quimby history -pp. 60-61]William Quinby is said to havebeen a grandson of Thomas ofFarnham, county Surrey, England, and was born probably about 1600. He married in England and came with his sonsJohn and Thomas and perhaps other children to Massachusetts about 1638, landing probably at or near Salem. Hemay have been accompanied by a brother, the father of Robert Quinby, or Robert may have been a young son of hisown. William and his sons, John and Thomas, joined the emigration of about 1638 to the new settlements inConnecticut, and appear among the first seventeen families at Stratford, Conn., in 1639 ( Orcutt's History of Stratford,pp. 184-5). They left young Robert Quinby at Salem, and he first appears on the records there in 1646.

Charles L. Andrews, ... , records a definite family tradition to the effect that William Quinby was an elderly manwith a grown-up family when he came to this country, and that he fled from England on account of having been anofficer in the army of Oliver Cromwell. But Cromwell was in power from 1649 to 1660. Orcutt suggests that he was oneof the party who accompanied Rev. Adam Blakeman of Derbyshire and Leicestershire on his arrival in this countryin 1638. Rev. Adam was one of the original company of settlers at Stratford the following year, and was minister ofthe church there until his death in 1665. At any rate, William Quinby was of the Massachusetts company "that camefrom Wethersfield (Conn.) through the wilderness to Stratford on foot and horseback, and traditions says forded theHousatonic river somewhere above Stratford village. These families settled on the plain, then an Indian field ... .They were probably all communicants of the English or Episcopal church, and on arrival at Stratford they organizedthemselves into a 'church of Christ' with the recognition of neighboring churches, all of whom about 1669 were styledCongregational." (Orcutt, p. 187). Wethersfield, mentioned above, had been settled in 1634 entirely byMassachusetts families, and it was quite natural for pioneers from that state to Connecticut to stop first atWethersfield to get their bearings before moving on to new territory.

[from Quinby/Quimby history - pp. 64-65][ concerning Robert Quinby of Massachusetts]The next record we have of him in when he bought for £16 a house and ten acres of land in Salisbury, Massachusetts,on the west side of the Powwow river, bounded by land of William Sargent, a lane, street, and highway, 28 Feb.,1658. ... William Osgood, a rnillwright, who had recently become Robert Quinby's father-in-Iaw, went on the latter'sbond to pay the purchase price. Robert Quinby was even then a shipbuilder, a calling followed by some of hisdescendants....

[from Quinby/Quimby history - pp. 65-66]At a general meeting in 1667 to arrange the seating in the new church, Robert Quinby was "to set in the 3 seat in thenor-west side in the metten house."Robert married Elizabeth Osgood, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Osgood, residents of Salisbury, Mass., till1660, thereafter of Amesbury, where they had seats in the meeting houses. ... Robert and Elizabeth probably marriedin 1656-7 as their first child was born 1657-8. A family record in the possession of Thomas Weed Quinby gives thedate of their marriage as 7 Jan. (or June) 1653.Robert Quinby and his wife Elizabeth lived in the most stirring times New England has ever known, and took a veryactive part in some of those events. The witchcraft trials summoned Elizabeth's father and mother as witnesses; herfather and mother also had the notorious Indian Symon living with, who subsequently wounded the daughter of hishosts, Elizabeth Quinby herself and killed her husband Robert Quinby, the immigrant ancestor, in the Amesburymassacre of 7 July, 1677 (Merrill's Amesbury, p. 105; Drake's Indian Biography; Chase's History of Haverhill, p.126). In a letter dated Amesbury, 9:5 mo : 1677, it is set forth how Symon, the Indian, knocked our ancestress on thehead; she related that, when he came to her, she asked him not to kill her. He said,"Why, goodwife Quinby, do you think that I will kill you?""Because you kill all the English" said she."I will give quarter to never an English dog of you all," said he, and gave her a blow on the head; where upon shecalled him "Rogue!" and threw a stone at him; and then he gave her two more and settled her for dead.The foregoing, is the very language of the letter, which is still preserved in the Massachusetts Archives, vol.. 67, p.142, at Boston, ....[ end of quotes]

Betsy Quimby Roundy's Blessing

Betsy received a blessing in Nauvoo. I include that blessinghere:

Betsy daughter of Moses and Hannah Quimby born 27 June1793 Lunenburg, Essex, Vermont.

I lay my hands upon thy head and confirm a Father'sblessing upon thee. Thou art of the same lineage with thycompanion entitled to all the benefits of the MelchezidekPriesthood in common with thy companion with faith toheal the sick in thy house or in other places by the laying onof hands when there is no Elders present. Also to redeem allthy dead friends by the help of thy companion and bringthem up in the resurrection and reign over them with him toall eternity and shall have thy desire with regard to thesalvation of thy living friends and shall share equally inall the blessings sealed upon the head of thy husband. Youshall be a comfort to him all his days and shall be satisfiedwith the riches of earth and heaven. Thy sons anddaughters shall be very great the least of them shall belike David for strength and courage. Thou shalt have everydesire of thy heart and shall see the end of this generationinasmuch as thou art humble and watch and pray. Everyword of this blessing shall be fulfilled for I seal it upon thyhead with eternal life by the authority of the HolyPriesthood. Amen.

Given at Nauvoo August 29, 1844

Relief Society of Nauvoo - Record of BetseyRoundy

On page 178 of Women of the Nauvoo Relief Society there is an entry about Betsy (from Maurine Carr Ward - “ThisInstitution Is a Good One”: The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo, 17 March 1842 to 16 March 1844 ):

ROUNDY, Betsey; 14 Apr 1842; Betsy QUIMBY; b. 29 Jun 1795, Lunenberg, Essex, Vermont; parents Moses QUIMBYand Hannah KENNEDY; m. 22 Jun 1814, Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, to Shadrach ROUNDY; d. 28 Mar1880, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. (AF, BAP, FWR, NAU, NJ2, NTER, SEB, WFF)

Family Health History

I am sure you have had questions asked by your physician concerning hereditary conditions and illnesses. It seemsthat I am learning something new all the time about the health history of our family. I think this should besomething that we should catalogue because it is important for us to know what we need to be careful about. Irecommend that you contact me about these matters and I will place a list of concerns in the restricted section of theweb page or at least make available upon demand. For example Grandma Buchanan (Florene) had allergies - theyalways had artificial Christmas trees because of her asthma. She also had glaucoma (which I and my brother alsohave and our father had). Grandpa had a heart condition as well as possible colon cancer.

Call For Newsletter Articles

I am doing a little research still in some areas, but there is not enough information to fill a newsletter. I would love toinclude stories and information provided by anyone in the family (IF this is something you wish that I continue). Thefollowing are the things I am currently researching:

• Nancy Ann Bach's mother: - I am periodically reviewing newspapers from Kentucky between 1780-1820 - Shauna and I are taking a trip to Kentucky this fall to do some research in the area• Sorensen genealogy: - I am reviewing the family group sheets my father worked on to see what work still needs to be done. Most ofthese are for cousins and more distant relatives, but since I have the names and families, the work should be checkedon to make sure it has been completed in the temple.• Continuing family histories: - As I get stories and histories, I will publish them• Buchanan web pages: - I plan on enhancing the information on the web pages to make them more usable and complete

I have a number of ideas that would make good articles. For example: humorous stories - I remember GrandpaBuchanan was always ready with a good story or joke; family reunion materials - I have a number of packets givenout at reunions; other family histories, for example, the one at the end of this page; maps and pictures; familyrecipes - Grandma Buchanan made the best bread-and-butter pickles, as well as many other great things;

Anna Delilah Buchanan Poole's Description of Their Early Family Life

Anna Delilah was an older sister to Archie Earl. This is part of her autobiography that describes the early familylife and conditions leading up to the time Grandpa Buchanan was born.

"I was born at Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, 27 April 1881, the second child of Archibald Waller Overton Buchanan and CarolineSophia Sorensen. My father had entered the principle of plural marriage and my mother was the fourth and youngest wife. I wellremember the trials and persecutions they went through for this principle. My mother, having the youngest children, the U.S. Marshallswould hold that as evidence against her husband, so she had to go into hiding.

"They moved to Lyman, Wayne County, when I was six years old. It was while in hiding there that my brother, Parley Ammon diedwith diptheria, and my sister Mary and I were ill with the same disease. Mother made a coffin and lined it with some choice silk shehad. They buried the baby on a little hill south west of Lyman, the first to be buried there.

"In the fall of 1887 we moved to Manti where we lived for two years. Mother had to use an assumed name. It was hard for her tobe in hiding, but it was also hard on father's other families to be left without a father's guidance.

"We later moved to Mancus, Colorado, where father got a job as a miller in a grist mill. While there one of the Apostles askedfather to take mother and her family and move to Mexico to help colonize there. Father refused to do this and he was stricken withsciatica rheumatism so badly he was almost helpless. This condition lasted until he finally decided to obey council. The pain leftimmediately. I heard my father tell this experience many times.

"The first of October 1889 we, along with other families from Mancus, began the long journey to Mexico. The wagons were loadedwith provisions and other things we would need when we reached our destination. We took along cows for fresh milk, a pen ofchickens on the back of the wagon. Butter was made by putting milk in a large churn and the movement of the wagon churned it intobutter. There were wild game along the way.

"I recall how my sister Mary and I enjoyed ourselves as we trudged along, gathering wild flowers, searching out birds nests,eating mesquite beans, etc. along the way. The scenery was beautiful and it impressed me so much that I have always loved the beautiesof nature. The desert sands, the cactus, mesquite, the steep rugged mountain passes we went through, the towering cliffs, the roads sosteep that they had to block the wheels of the wagons to hold them back, the tall grasses, the wild flowers, rivers, mountain streams, theflat-roofed adobe houses with strings of red peppers hung on the walls. These are the pictures hung in my mind about that trip.

"We always rested on the Sabbath, and had devotional services. There were eighteen in our group."Our first home in Mexico was a tent and wagon box set on the ground. A door was cut in one end of the tent connecting it with the

wagon box, giving us a kitchen and bedroom. By Thanksgiving of 1891 we were living in an adobe house. After living in a tent so long,it was like a mansion.

"I attended school in Mexico and learned to speak some of the Spanish language."On the 25th of March 1892 my twin brother and sister, Earl and Myrl, were born in the little house we had. How we loved our

baby brother Earl who suddenly became ill in the fall of 1892, with Cholera Infantum, and apparently stopped breathing. Father said,'Don't touch him. As I asked God to spare his life, I saw two roads side by side which I know are the lives of these twins. He will live.'Earl is a living testimony of that prayer.

"When the Salt Lake Temple was dedicated, father went to the dedication exercises, and to visit his other families. After he cameback to Mexico be decided to move his family back to Utah. We lived with Grandma Sorensen for some time before going back toGlenwood."

[ This and other material can be found at the web site: http://aeb.buchananspot.com, including a table of contents ofthe newsletter issues.]