On the Trail to Oregon in 1861
On the Trail to Oregon in 1861
The Coverdales Descend from Myles Coverdale The Bishop of Exeter
Zedoc Jackson Coverdale
.. 2nd great grandfather of Ted L Durgan married 1859 Rachel Elizabeth Morrison.. She was born 1842 in Monroe, Wisconsin They reached Oregon country Sept. 17, 1861. Camped for the night on the banks of the Umatilla river.. As a group of men sat around th fire planning the next days treck ,,""An excited woman exclaimed that a baby girl had just been born to Jack Coverdale over in yonder wagon."' They Named her Umatilla which became plain old Tillie as she was always called.. My great grandmother ."
CIRCLE THE WAGONS" "BRING THEM IN TIGHT"
wagons at camp after a long hard day on the trail
Rachel Elizabeth Morrison..
was born on 7 Oct 1842 in Monroe, Wisconsin. She died on 31 Dec 1913 in Milton, Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903-70 COVERDALE Name: Coverdale, Rachel Elizabeth (Morrison)Elizabeth Sally Chenoweth
4th great grandmother of Ted L Durgan
RACHEL4 FOSTER (JOHN REV.3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born September 27, 1769 in Maryland, and died 1825. She married
Rebecca Kerr
.. was born on 25 Mar 1825 in Franklin County Ohio. She died on 1 Dec 1905 in Milton, Oregon. Great Great Great Grandmother of Theodore L Durgan ..Rebecca Kerr,,She is the oldest one in the five generation picture with my mother,,Ethelwynn ,, Grand Mother Marjorie,,Tillie ,Rachel and Rebecca,, Rebecca Had four husbands & nine children. After the death of Allen Broxson, Her two children by William Morrison Having come west earlier persuaded their mother to make the move. In the spring 1864 She started west by ox Team With The Five Younger Children. One of the oxen died and she was loaned an ox by somebody in the wagon train. They arrived in Walla Walla, Washington in the fall of 1864. She was member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for over 50 Years. She died of a stroke at the age of 80 years and 8 months. She was survived by five children 27 Grandchildren And 41 Great GrandShe was married to William Morrison in 1841 in Wisconsin. Children were: Rachel Elizabeth Morrison*, John James Morrison .
She was married to William Allen Broxson in 1844. Children were: Allen Lewis Broxson, Calista Jane Broxson, Amelia Broxson, Harvey Broxson, Euphemia Broxson, Joseph Broxson, Henry Lincoln Broxson.
She was married to John Mayfield in 1868 in Walla Walla , Washington.
She was married to Samuel Beasley Humiston in 1881 in Milton Oregon.
Utilla Coverdale,, Great grandmother of Ted L Durgan was
born 1861 in a wagon on the banks of the Umatilla River Oregon. Married William Mcqueen . He was born in 1858 died 1936
William W. Mcqueen
..was born on 3 Apr 1858 in Ipava Illinois. He died on 9 Feb 1936 in Walla Walla, Washington. :Parents: Asa Mcqueen and Margaret Muckey.He was married to
Utilla (Tillie) Alice Coverdale* on 8 Oct 1879 in Milton, Oregon. Children were: Ernest Mcqueen, Marjorie Elvie Mcqueen{grandmother),, Stella (Johnson) Mcqueen , Infant Son Mcqueen, Dessie Mcqueen, Elsie Mcqueen, Alice Mcqueen.William Descends fron Alexander Mcqueen of the 42 Royal Guard
Alexander Mcqueen was born in 1710. In Scotland He died in 1804.
McQueen, Alexander (c. 1710-1804) came to America with the 42nd Highland Regiment during the Seven Years War, then settled in the American colonies where his son Daniel McQueen (1764-1854) was born.
Alexander and his son came to Upper Canada in 1787 and lived at Bertie Township, Welland County. He settled in Woodhouse Township in 1804 and was a founder of Port Dover. Includes four generations of descendants
The 42nd was sent to New York in 1756, and fought in the first battle of Fort Ticonderoga in 1758, losing over half its troops in a valiant assault on the breastworks.
Prior the the action at Ticonderoga, the Black Watch was given the distinction of being a "Royal" regiment, changing the uniform's facings from buff to royal blue, and earning the right to bear a distinctive seal on the colours and drums. The regiment was known from then on as The 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment or Royal Highlanders. The Regiment took part in actions throughout North America, as far west as Forts De Chartres, on the Mississippi River in Illinois.
Children were: Daniel Mcqueen.+ Catherine Lamberson
Daniels son= Abram Racey Mcqueen+Elizabeth Hopkins #2nd Lucinda P Noyes
Abrams son=Asa M Mcqueen+Margaret Muckey
Asa's son=William Mcqueen+ Tilley Coverdale my great grandparents
5 generation mom the baby early 1903
Mom c{1920}
