Late last night I got an invitation to drive a short distance from Amherst to see the family Bible of my 2nd great grandparents, Robert Ripley and Rebecca Vickery. I was very surprised by the size of the Bible…a good 5 inches thick and about 12 x 14. The marriages, births, and deaths were located between the Old and New Testaments. I learned a few new middle names and the death date of my great grandmother Hannah Elizabeth Ripley. There were also several newspaper clippings, a Methodist membership ticket, a funeral card for Mrs. Robert Ripley, and several plants and leaves pressed into the Bible. The family is taking very good care of the Bible and I am very grateful that they invited me to see it. It was the perfect way to end my research trip. I'm off to PEI now but will continue to blog about other finds.
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AuthorHi there! My name is Mallory Burton and I started researching the Ripley family in 2011. I'd describe myself as a careful amateur who's more interested in story than names and dates. I hope you enjoy my website and blog. I also have a public Mallory/Ripley tree on Ancestry with over 4,000 names. To contact me, please comment on any one of my blog posts. Archives
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