1William Henry Carman Folsom, Elijah Evan Edwards, Fifty Years in the Northwest, Pioneer Press Co., 1888, page 289, Google Books, <books.google.com>.
" JAMES PENNINGTON was born in Queensborough, New Brunswick, in 1799. He lived in Houlton, Maine, fifteen years, and came to Kanabec county in 1854 with his family, who were the first permanent settlers in the county. Mr. Pennington farmed and lumbered. He died in December, 1887. Mrs. Pennington died in 1878. Six sons and three daughters are living. The sons are residents of Minnesota. The daughters are married as follows: Elisabeth to --- Grant, of Detroit, Minnesota; Charlotte to A. J. Conger, of Mora, Minnesota; Augusta to B. C. Newport, of Pipestone, Minnesota."2New Brunswick Museum, manuscript catalog, <www.gnb.ca/0130/english/00aa.html>.
"Manuscript Title: Dibblee, George J. (1800-1877). Papers. Location: S 169 F 64. Administrative History or Biographical Sketch: I. F64 (v. John Mitchell unless otherwise noted) . Items: 14. William Moffit v. Pennington, 1829. 15. William Moffit v. James and William Pennington, 1828 (2 items)."
The manuscript catalog has many more references to James Pennington.3Iron Range Research Center, <www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org>.
Naturalization Record JAMES PENNINGTON
"Naturalization Record
JAMES PENNINGTON
Location: WASHINGTON
State: MINNESOTA
Reel #: 1
Vol #: A
Code #: 1
Page #: 149
Location: WASHINGTON
State: MINNESOTA
Reel #: 11
Vol #: LNPP
Code #: 39
Page #: 53."4Minnesota naturalization records, declarations of intention, SAM 49, roll 1, vol. A, p. 149; roll 11, vol. LNPP, p. 53, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul MN.
Rick Crume's file P 1132.51885 Minnesota State Census, Arthur, Kanabec County, p. 258, Ancestry.com, <www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1058>.
"A. J. Conger 64 M W New York
Charlotte " 50 F W Canada. Parents foreign-born.
Libby " 14 F W New York
R. W. Safford 26 M W Wis.
James Pennington 84 M W Canada. Parents foreign-born.
John L. Lawson 25 M W Canada. Parents foreign-born.
E. D. Wolf 32 M W Wis."
1Mrs. Helen M. Hogan, "A Biography", typewritten manuscript, pages 1-3, Larry Anderson.
The autobiography of Helen May (Grant) Hogan (1887-1974). Rick Crume scanned the first 70 pages in July 2008.2Crawford, Helen (Henderson), message of 10 Mar. 2010 to Rick Crume.
"MOM [Margaret (Grant) Henderson] TOLD ME ONCE THAT ELIZABETH'S PARENTS - I DON'T KNOW THEIR NAMES BUT I GUESS THEY ARE MY GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS - DIDN'T LIKE JARVIS GRANT. THEY DIDN'T WANT HER TO MARRY HIM. APPARENTLY HER PARENTS THOUGHT HE WAS A LADIES MAN AND HE DRANK ALCOHOL."31916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Wetaskiwin, Subdistrict 7, District 42 Strathcona, Alberta, page 2, Ancestry.com.
He is in the same household as [Drivers?] Lily. Housekeeper. Female. Married. 49. Born in England. Baptist. Year of immigration: 1911. Canadian. English origin. Mother tongue: English. Housekeeper."
"Dwelling house: 18. Family: 19. Name: Grant Jarvis. Street and number: 201 Stanley St. E. Municipality: Wetaskiwin 1. Relationship to head of family or household: Head. Sex: M[ale]. Marital status: W[idowed]. Age: 86. Place of birth: New Bruns. Religion: Methodist. Year of immigration to Canada: 1902. Year of nationalization: --. Nationality: Canadian. Racial or ethnic origin: Irish. Can speak English: Yes. Can speak French: No. Mother tongue: English. Can read: Can write: Yes. Yes. Profession, occupation or means of living: Income.
11885 Minnesota State Census, Arthur, Kanabec County, p. 258, Ancestry.com, <www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1058>.
"A. J. Conger 64 M W New York
Charlotte " 50 F W Canada. Parents foreign-born.
Libby " 14 F W New York
R. W. Safford 26 M W Wis.
James Pennington 84 M W Canada. Parents foreign-born.
John L. Lawson 25 M W Canada. Parents foreign-born.
E. D. Wolf 32 M W Wis."
11885 Minnesota State Census, Arthur, Kanabec County, p. 258, Ancestry.com, <www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1058>.
"A. J. Conger 64 M W New York
Charlotte " 50 F W Canada. Parents foreign-born.
Libby " 14 F W New York
R. W. Safford 26 M W Wis.
James Pennington 84 M W Canada. Parents foreign-born.
John L. Lawson 25 M W Canada. Parents foreign-born.
E. D. Wolf 32 M W Wis."
1Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Death Certificates Index, Internet Web Site, Cert. ID # 1909-MN-014084, <people.mnhs.org/dci>.
"Edmond William Pennington died 3 Oct. 1909, Washington Co., MN."
Rick Crume's file G 792.2Iron Range Research Center, <www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org>.
Naturalization Record
"Naturalization Record
WILLIAM PENNINGTON
Location: WASHINGTON
State: MINNESOTA
Reel #: 2
Vol #: E-2
Code #: 6
Page #: 62
WILLIAM PENNINGTON
Location: WASHINGTON
State: MINNESOTA
Reel #: 5
Vol #: E
Code #: 17
Page #: 11."3Daily Globe, St. Paul, Minn., July 24, 1883, Page 2, Image 2, Chronicling America - The Library of Congress.
Image provided by: Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN.
"William Pennington, whose barn in the town of Afton was destroyed by lightning, had an insurance of $100 on the building. As Mr. Pennington's farm was rented he sustains no loss on the property consumed in the barn."
www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/lccn/sn83025287/1883-07-24/ed-1/seq-2.41900 U.S. Census, Afton, Washington Co., Minnesota, E.D. 30, sheet 8A, Ancestry.com.
"Pennington, William, Boarder White Male, born Jan 1836, age 64, Single, born Maine, parents born Canada Eng, occupation - Capitalist."
He's in a boarding house operated by Mary Dernelly, born May 1859 England. The family of William's brother Charles Pennington appears on the same census page.5Minnesota naturalization records index, Iron Range Research Center, <www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org <http://www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org>.
WILLIAM E. PENNINGTON
"WILLIAM E. PENNINGTON
Location: WASHINGTON
State: MINNESOTA
Reel #: 11
Vol #: LNPP
Code #: 39
Page #: 54
Source:
Location: WASHINGTON
State: MINNESOTA
Reel #: 1
Vol #: B
Code #: 2
Page #: 158
Source:."
88. James Pennington
1Bill Flowers, transcriber, Pennington gravestones, Fairview Cemetery, Stillwater, Minnesota.
See message of 8 Jan. 2003 from Bill Flowers.
"Bertha E. Pennington, 1881-1969 Edwin D. Pennington, 1884-1962 Mother, Carrie E. Pennington, 1846-1913 Father, James Pennington, 1839-1895 Cynthia G., Wife of James Pennington, 1843-1868? Daughter, Mabel? S. Pennington, 1874-1880? Baby Pennington, 1883?."
1Bill Flowers, transcriber, Pennington gravestones, Fairview Cemetery, Stillwater, Minnesota.
See message of 8 Jan. 2003 from Bill Flowers.
"Bertha E. Pennington, 1881-1969 Edwin D. Pennington, 1884-1962 Mother, Carrie E. Pennington, 1846-1913 Father, James Pennington, 1839-1895 Cynthia G., Wife of James Pennington, 1843-1868? Daughter, Mabel? S. Pennington, 1874-1880? Baby Pennington, 1883?."
1Ascension Episcopal Church, Stillwater, Minnesota, Microfilm M292, Roll 1, Vol. 1, p. 68.
See e-mail message of 8 April 2003 from Bill Flowers to Rick Crume.
James and Carrie were married at the home of the bride on 31 Aug 1871. There were no witnesses listed.2Diana Kroll, Cowles Years 1630-1929, RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, <worldconnect.rootsweb.com>.
Rick Crume's file P 991.3Diana Kroll, Cowles Years 1630-1929.
4Bill Flowers, transcriber, Pennington gravestones, Fairview Cemetery, Stillwater, Minnesota.
See message of 8 Jan. 2003 from Bill Flowers.
"Bertha E. Pennington, 1881-1969 Edwin D. Pennington, 1884-1962 Mother, Carrie E. Pennington, 1846-1913 Father, James Pennington, 1839-1895 Cynthia G., Wife of James Pennington, 1843-1868? Daughter, Mabel? S. Pennington, 1874-1880? Baby Pennington, 1883?."51910 U.S. Census, St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota, E.D. 92, sheet 1B, Ancestry.com.
"Pennington, Carrie E., head, F W 63, Widowed, mother of 1 child (1 living), born MN, parents born MN, boarding house.
Haslamp?, Louis M., son, M W 56, single, b. MD, father b. MA, mother b. MD, attorney at law."
1Peter Morton, Osgoode, Ontario, "Descendants of Charles Pennington", 23 Sept. 2005.
See his message of 23 Sept. 2005.2History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley, Minneapolis: North Star Publ. Co., 1881, p. 411.
3Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Death Certificates Index, Internet Web Site, Cert. ID # 1909-MN-013679, <people.mnhs.org/dci>.
Rick Crume's file G 792.4"Death of an Old Resident", The Messenger, Stillwater, Minnesota, July 17, 1909.
5"Death of an Old Resident".
61895 Minnesota census, Afton, Washington Co., Minnesota, p. 76.
Charles Pennington, 52. Mary, 27. Ray C., 15. Mable, 2.71905 Minnesota census, Afton, Washington Co., Minnesota, p. 138 or 596.
Charles Pennington, 62. Mary, 37. Mable, 13. Hazel, 3.
1Washington County Marriage Records 1870, Minnesota Genealogical Journal, vol. 7 (Brooklyn Park, Minn.: Park Genealogical Book Co., 1984).
See message of 23 Sept. 2005 from Peter Morton with report on the descendants of Charles Pennington.2Orono Town Records, Book 2, pages 423-424.
See message of 4 Apr. 2004 from Peter Morton to Rick Crume.
1Deborah Sanders, letter of 15 Nov. 2005 to Rick Crume.
Rick Crume's file G 845.2Deborah Sanders, letter of 15 Nov. 2005 to Rick Crume.
3Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Death Certificates Index, Internet Web Site, Cert. ID #1945-MN-016777, <people.mnhs.org/dci>.
Rick Crume's file G 792.41895 Minnesota census, Afton, Washington Co., Minnesota, p. 76.
Charles Pennington, 52. Mary, 27. Ray C., 15. Mable, 2.51905 Minnesota census, Afton, Washington Co., Minnesota, p. 138.
Charles Pennington, 62. Mary, 37. Mable, 13. Hazel, 3.61910 U.S. Census, Stillwater, Washington Co., Minnesota, p. 199, Ancestry.com.
Mary Pennington, 42, widowed, mother of 6 children, 2 living, born in Germany, immigrated in 1887. Hazel Pennington, daughter, 9, born in MN, father born in ME, mother born in Germany.
1Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Death Certificates Index, Internet Web Site, Cert. ID # 1930-MN-016240, <people.mnhs.org/dci>.
Rick Crume's file G 792.
1Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Death Certificates Index, Internet Web Site, Cert. ID # 1916-MN-015691, <people.mnhs.org/dci>.
"Fannie Pennington, died 9 May 1916, Washington Co., MN."
Rick Crume's file G 792.
1Fraser, Margaret Anne <fraserma@shaw.ca>, e-mail message to Rick Crume, dated 18 Oct. 2002.
Margaret Anne Fraser found a family bible that says that Ada Bartlett was born 9 April 1870 and died 11 March 1946.2Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Death Certificates Index, Internet Web Site, Cert. ID # 1946-MN-016998, <people.mnhs.org/dci>.
Rick Crume's file G 792.
1Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Death Certificates Index, Internet Web Site, Cert. ID # 1928-MN-011786, <people.mnhs.org/dci>.
Rick Crume's file G 792.
1Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Death Certificates Index, Internet Web Site, Cert. ID #1932-MN-011391, <people.mnhs.org/dci>.
Rick Crume's file G 792.