Independence
Stories set here
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The Ancestry of Sarah Barnes Plaskett
Acadian exiles, a cousin who signed the Declaration, and a Mayflower speculation — the deep roots of the family's iron matriarch.
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Mexican Independence Day Fiestas at Jolon
For three days every September, Jolon filled with music, horses and lace for Mexican Independence Day.
The people of Independence
Everyone the family archive records in the story of this place. Descendants: if one of these is yours, we’d love to hear from you.
- James Barnes 1818–
- Leonard Barnes 1800–1820
- Samuel Lucas 1560–1650
- Sarah I. Plaskett 1837–1881
- William Barnes 1800–1820
Born, lived, or died at Independence
- Charles Lincoln Stowell 1863–1938 · born here