tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855721462779862559.post1269355293465208188..comments2023-07-28T23:00:05.873-04:00Comments on Historical Marietta, Ohio: First Settlement of RainbowOld Marietta Ohiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09642102606711358964noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855721462779862559.post-73576633835329070672014-07-24T22:45:56.807-04:002014-07-24T22:45:56.807-04:00Since I just wrote about the Israel Stone family a...Since I just wrote about the Israel Stone family at Ancestors in Aprons.com, I was happy when someone pointed out your site to me. Just for the record, the autobiography by Benjamin Franklin Stone says that Sardine did not go early to Ohio, but was in the party with his mother. Jasper followed his father about a year later, and 6 months before his mother and the rest.<br />It is interesting to note also that Harriet was born in Ohio, while the rest of the children were born in Massachusetts. <br />Finally some readers might be interested to note that in the list of first settlers of Rainbow, Jasper and Sardine are sons of Israel and Stephen Smith is a son-in-law (the husband of Matilda.<br />Thanks for a very valuable site for people interested in old Ohio history.Vera Marie Badertscherhttp://ancestorsinaprons.comnoreply@blogger.com