George Hersey’s Murder of Francis Tirrell

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lineagekeeper
– Posted on 3 January 2012Posted in: Books, Genealogy, Publications, Research, Sources

Cousins, Chet and Marjorie Oberlander have invested a lot of time and effort inbookplain tracing Marjorie’s Tirrell ancestry.  I wrote about their work and findings about the murder of our cousin, Francis Tirrell by George Hersey in an earlier post.

The full trial transcripts for that murder are now found in two books on Google Books.

Report of the Case of Geo. Hersey, indicted for the Murder of Betsy Frances Tirrell is shown below:

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Family history research is a favored avenue of relaxation. It is a Sherlock-like activity that can continue almost anywhere at any time. By leveraging a lifetime involvement in technology, my research efforts have resulted in terabytes of ancestral data, earning me the moniker of Lineagekeeper. And yes - We are all related to Royalty.