Sometimes when a family is well-known in the community and lives there for several generations, a street gets named after them. Here are some street signs named after my family members that I've come across in my ancestry road trips around New England.
1. Webber Road, Brimfield, Massachusetts
Charles Arnold Webber and family lived on this property in Brimfield for many years in the 1800s. I'm holding his picture under his street sign and he is my 2x great-grandfather.
2. Morse Street, Putnam, Connecticut
Just over the border of Woodstock, Connecticut is Morse Street. The Morse family lived in Woodstock since the 1600s. Peter Morse, my 8x great-grandfather, was one of the original settlers of Woodstock.
Sarah Peake is my 7x great-grandmother she was one of the first generation of settlers born in Woodstock whose parents were originally from Roxbury, Massachusetts. Sarah Peake lived to be 99 years old (1702-1801). Peake Brook Road was named after their family.
4. Harris Road, Cumberland, Maine
The huge Harris family lived in Cumberland and North Yarmouth, Maine for several generations in the 18th and 19th centuries. Harris Road is just a couple miles from Turkey Lane and Gray Road, where other Harris family members lived. Amos Harris was my 5x great-grandfather.
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