BURIED TREASURES VOL. XIX" NO, III JU.LY 1987 ------- .~ AND - Published by CENTRAL FLORIDA GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORLA NDO, FLORIDA TABLE-OF CONTENTS President's Message ii Time and the Mighty Pen 49 Major Anniversary Dates of the Bicentennial .. 50 The Year of Ratification 51 British Monarch Reigns 52 The Newport, Rhode Island, Ancestors of Nathan Bull III 53 Aitken Family 54 Devilbiss and Kolb Bible Records 55 Medical Terms 56 Probate Records of Lemuel Coburn 58 The Name & Family of Copeland 61 The Merry, Merry Month of May 62 August - It Was the Best of Times 63 Howe Inventors 64 Hunt Bible Records 65 History - The Belleview Biltmore Hotel 66 Records from Sears Family Bible .. 67 Orlando '86 Contribution to Orlando Public Library 68 Geographical Index 69 Surname Index . 70 SUMMER CONTRIBUTORS Beryl L. Coburn Anne Hammond Connell E. L. Dougherty Winifred Harris Barbara Manlove Harvey P. Nelson Ralyne E. Westenhofer Eileen Willis Marcia Morgan Wright Buried Treasures - i - VoL XIX, No. 3 P.O. BOX 177 ORLANDO, FL 32802 July 1987 Dear Members and Friends: With Summer comes plans for family reunions, vacations and perhaps a genealogical research trip. Before leaving home, don't forget to pack your research supplies--notes, paper, writing instruments, tape recorder, camera, maps. Be prepared for any opportunity which comes your way to add to your information, or to share what you know with others. Early summer months are traditional times for "decora- tio'n days" in local cemeteries. These are times for families to come together and honor their ancestors and reflect on the past. Someone once stated that "a cemetery is a 'history' of people--a perpetual record of yesterday--a loving remem- brance of lives and loves." And so, we visit these places with love to discover something of our past. May this Summer be a safe and enriching one! Tanya c. Miller President Buried Treasures - ii Vol. XIX, No. 3 TIHE AND THE HIGHTY PEN Down through the ages, stories have passed from parent to child to neighbor to friend; many of the facts of the past have been lost or changed through the process as memories fade. Only through the effective use of the mighty pen can the stories be preserved for posterity's sake, for once it has placed its indelible marks on the page, through time can the stories endure. So, here are a few; from out of the past, their trips down memerj's lane have been long; the wording has changed on some I'm sure, but the messages they tell are still strong. So here's to the almighty pen; it has written again; these stories will now go unchanged, for their permanent place in history has been found, thanks to the pen, to the paper, and to THE HARD \-lOR..T{ OF A LOT OF PEOPLE Harvey P._ Nelson Buried Treasures - 49 - Vol. XIX, No. 3 MAJOR ANNIVERSARY DATES OF THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION '''Tis done. We have become a nation." Benjamin Rush, Continental Congress 1987: "FRAMING THE CONSTITUTION" Constitutional Convention summer Constitution Day (signing of the Constitution) September 17 WE THE PEOPLE television series airs fall RATIFICATION CELEBRATION begins state by state late 1987 Delaware Ratification December 7 (first state to ratify Constitution) Pennsylvania Ratification December 12 New Jersey Ratification December 18 1988: "RATIFYING THE CONSTITUTION: THE PEOPLE CONSENT" Georgia Ratification January 2 Connecticut Ratification January 9 Massachusetts Ratification February 2 Maryland Ratification April 29 South Carolina Ratification May 23 New Hampshire Ratification (critical 9th state needed to establish the Constitution) June 21 Virginia Ratification June 25 New York Ratification July 26 1989: "ESTABLISHING A GOVERNMENT UNDER THE CONSTITUTION" Anniversary of George Washington's election as first U.S. President February 4 Anniversary of first session of First Congress March 4 (Special Joint Session of Congress scheduled) Inauguration Anniversary of President George Washington April 30 Bicentennial of establishment of Supreme Court September 24 ~ Anniversary of framing and adoption of Bill of Rights by the First Congress September 25 Buried Treasures - 50 - Vol. XIX, No. 3 THE YEAR OF RATIFICATION Original Anniversary Date Date Ratified! in 1987-88 State Entered Union- Decemoer 7 '987 Delaware· Decemoer t 1787 12 Pennsylvania" 12 1767 18 New Jersey" 18 17Si January 2 1988 Georgia· . January 2 1788 3 A:asl<a 3 1959 4 Utah 4 1896 6 New Mexico 6 1912 9 Connecticut" 9 1788 26 Michigan 26 1637 29 Kansas 29 1861 February 6 1956 MassachL:sens • Febr~a~ 6 ~7a8 14 Oregon 14 1859 14 Anzona ~..• .19;2 March 1 1988 Ohio March 1 1803 1 Nebraska 1 1867 3 Florida 3 1845 4 Vermont 4 1791 15 Maine 15 1820 April 28 1988 Maryland" April 28 1788 30 louisiana 30 1812 May '1 1988 Minnesota May 11 1858 23 South Carolina" 23 1788 29 Wisconsin 29 1848 29 Rhode Island" 29 1790 June , 1988 Kentucky June 1 1792 1 Tennessee 1 1796 15 Arkansas 15 1836 20 West Virginia 20 1863 21 New Hampshire" 21 1788 25 Virginia" 25 1788 July 3 1988 Idaho July 3 1890 10 Wyoming 10 1890 26 New York" 26 1788 August 1 1988 Colorado August 1 1876 10 Missouri 10 1821 21 Hawaii 21 1959 September 9 1988 Califomia September 9 1850 October 3'1 1988 Nevada October 31 1864 November 2 1988 North Dakota November 2 1889 2 South Dakota 2 1889 8 Montana 8 1889 '1 Washington 11 1889 16 Oklahoma 16 1907 21 North Carolina· 21 1789 December 3 1988 Illinois December 3 1818 10 Mississippi 10 1817 11 Indiana 11 1816 '4 Alabama 14 1819 28 Iowa 28 1846 29 Texas 29 1845 'One Ofthe OfIIIinallllt""" 1111111 WIIICfIralrlteClllIe ConsinUlICI'I. ••AllNln lormally _Plea tnt Conltl1U1tOnuoon enlenng llIe ur-.. Buried Treasures - 51 - Vol. XIX, No. 3 BRITISH MONARCH REIGNS When genealogists trace their lines back to Britain, often they find that dates are written "in the third year" of the Monarch's reign. Hopefully, the following schedule will be advantageous to your research: MONARCH BORN REIGN DIED William I 1027 Dec 25, 1066 - 1087 1087 (the Conqueror) William II 10561 Sep 26, 1087 - 1100 1100 Henry I 1068 Aug 5, 1100 - 1135 1135 Stephen 10971 Dec 26, 1135 - 1154 1154 Henry II 1133 Dec 19, 1154 - 1189 1189 Richard I 1157 Sep 3, 1189 - 1199 1199 (Coeur de Lion) John 11671 May 27, 1199 - 1216 1216 Henry III 1207 Oct 28, 1216 - 1272 1272 Edward I 1239 Nov 20, 1272 - 1307 1307 Edward II 1284 Jul 8, 1307 - 1327 1327 Edward III 1312 Jan 25, 1327 - 1377 1377 Richard II 1367 Jun 22, 1377 - 1399 1400 Henry IV 1367 Sep 30, 1399 - 1413 1413 Henry V 1387 MCiir 21, 1413 - 1422 1422 Henry VI 1421 Sep 1, 1422 - 1461 1470 - 1471 1471 Edward IV 1442 Mar 4, 1461 - 1470 1471 - 1483 1483 Edward V 1470 Apr 9, 1483 - 1483 1483 Richard III 1452 Jun 26, 1483 - 1485 1485 Henry VII 1457 Aug 22, 1485 - 1509 1509 Henry VIII 1491 Apr 22, 1509 - 1547 1547 Catherine of Aragon 1485 (1st wife) 1536 Anne Boleyn 1507 (2nd wife) 1536 Jane Seymour 15091 (3rd wife) 1537 Anne of Cleves 1515 (4th wife) 1557 Catherine Howard 15201 (5th wife) 1542 Catherine Parr 1512 (6th wife) 1548 Edward VI 1537 Jan 28, 1547 - 1553 1553 (son of Henry VIII & Jane Seymour) Mary I 1516 Jul 6, 1553 - 1'558 1558 (Mary Tudor; Bloody Mary) Philip & Mary Jul 25, 1554 Elizabeth I 1533 Nov 17, 1558 - 160i 1603 (daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn) James I 1566 Mar 24, 1603 - 1625 1625 Charles I 1600 Mar 27, 1625 - 1649 1649 Commonwealth Charles II 1630 Jan 30, 1649 - 1685 1685 (son of Charles I) James II 1633 Feb 6, 1685 - 1688 1701 Interregnum Dec 12, 1688 - 1689 Buried Treasures - 52 - Vol. XIX, No. 3 MONARCH BORN REIGN DIED William III & Mary II 1650 Feb 13, 1689 - 1694 (Mary II) 1662 1694 William III 1650 Dec 28, 1694 - 1702 1702 Anne 1665 Mar 8, 1702 - 1714 1714 George I 1660 Aug 1, 1714 - 1727 1727 George II 1683 Jun 11, 1727 - 1760 1760 George III 1738 Oct 25, 1760 - 1820 1820 George IV 1762 Jan 29, 1820 - 1830 1830 William IV 1765 Jun 26, 1830 - 1837 1837 Victoria 1819 Jun 20, 1837 - 1901 1901 (Prince Albert) 1819 (consort) 1861 Edward VII 1841 1901 - 1910 1910 (son of Victoria) George V 1865 1910 - 1936 1936 George VI 1895 1936 - 1952 1952 (wife - Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon; parents of Elizabeth II) Elizabeth II 1926 1952 - (daughter of George VI; wife of Prince Philip; mother of Prince Charles) Abstracted from California Central Coast Genealogical Society and supplimented by Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary. 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