Alice Gerard
Author
Publisher
Alice Gerard
Pub. Date
©2015
Language
English
Description
The transcribed diaries are supported by genealogical material, genealogical charts, maps showing properties and a list of names of extended family members and neighbors in volume 1, providing background on the individuals mentioned within the diaries. Additional background material and a bibliography is at the end of volume 4. One frequently mentioned branch is Nicholas Gesner's sister and brother-in-law, Jacob and Elizabeth (Gesner) Conklin and...
Author
Publisher
Alice Gerard
Pub. Date
©2018
Language
English
Description
"Nicholas Gesner, a farmer who lived in Palisades, NY from 1765 to 1868, kept a diary in which he recorded his farming chores, his problems with neighbors, events such as cholera epidemics, meteor showers, shipwrecks and other aspects of his life. This book excerpts the most interesting entries from Nicholas's 1600 page diary. As well as farming, he taught school, built ships, and acted as a lawyer to his neighbors, writing wills and deeds and surveying...