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Harriet Cornelia DeJean

Cornelia DeJean was born Harriet Cornelia DeJean was the daughter of Charles and Charlotte Ann (Nealie) DeJean.  Cornelia’s great-grandfather, Stephen DeJean was born in Paris in 1785 and 16 at the time of a rebellion in Paris. He made his way out of the Paris at that time and sailed

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Elias Waterman

My wife Hanna Devoe Waterman and I moved to the town of Rutland in 1850. It was a long journey from Utica NY. We took the train and then came by covered wagon, which we drove from the railhead near Janesville. I was born in Vermont and my wife was

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