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     Ruby Adelaide Rogers was born on 20 October 1911.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Anthony Rogers and Mabel Anna Yarnell.¹ Ruby Adelaide Rogers married Aaron Lawrence Musser on 21 April 1934.² Ruby Adelaide Rogers died on 18 April 2000 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, at age 88.¹

     Alexander Leach married Zilpah Ann Rogers, daughter of James Rogers and Ellen Quigley.¹

     Joshua Rogers was born in 1842.¹ He was the son of James Rogers and Ellen Quigley.¹ Joshua Rogers died after 1851.¹

     John Rogers was born in 1844.¹ He was the son of James Rogers and Ellen Quigley.¹ John Rogers died after 1861.¹

     James Rogers was born in 1847.¹ He was the son of James Rogers and Ellen Quigley.¹ James Rogers married Nellie Dumbleton.¹ James Rogers died on 4 August 1897.¹

     Martin Rogers was born on 19 July 1849.¹ He was the son of James Rogers and Ellen Quigley.¹ Martin Rogers died after 1861.¹

     Zilpah Ann Rogers was born on 21 April 1833.¹ She was the daughter of James Rogers and Ellen Quigley.¹ Zilpah Ann Rogers married Alexander Leach.¹ Zilpah Ann Rogers died on 17 August 1899 at age 66.¹

     Edward George Rogers was born on 9 December 1855.¹ He was the son of Edward Rogers and Elspeth Watt.¹ Edward George Rogers died on 21 March 1890 at age 34; killed by a falling tree.¹

     Margaret Rogers was born in 1837.¹ She was the daughter of James Rogers and Ellen Quigley.¹ Margaret Rogers died after 1865.¹

     Richard A. Stothart married Hannah Jane Rogers, daughter of Edward Rogers and Elspeth Watt.¹ Richard A. Stothart died in 1929.¹

     Joseph Warren Roberts was born on 3 February 1834 at Albany, VT.¹ He was the son of William Roberts and Nancy Hoyt Bean.¹ Joseph Warren Roberts married Margaret Caroline Rice on 5 May 1854 at Village of North Granby, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Joseph Warren Roberts died on 16 May 1864 at Drury's Bluff, VA, at age 30.¹

Joseph was a shoemaker. On September 1861, Joseph Warren roberts and his brother Chalres Watson roberts enlisted from Granville, Massachusetts in company F, 27th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. They wre mustered on 20 September 1861. At the time of their enlistment, Charles gave his age as 21 and Joseph as 27. Joseph evidently displayed natural leadership qualities; he was made a corporal at the time of hi senlistment, and on 1 January 1862 he was appointed sergeant.

The 27th Mass. engaged in a number of battles during the next two and a half years but was not to meet its biggest test until May 1864. On 15 May the regiment was ordered to the extreme right of the Army of the James near Drury's Bluff, Virginia. The Reigment's historian, W. P. Derby, a participant in the battle that followed, notes that there were "thousands of acts of personal bravery of which we cannnot speak." We do not know what such acts Joseph, as a leader of company F., may havae performed before he was overcome, but his service record shows that the "was killed in Action on the 16th Day of May 1864 near Fort Darling Va." ²

     Philip Loomis was born on 25 March 1707 at Westfield, Hampden Co., MA.¹ He was the son of Philip Loomis and Hannah (?)¹ Philip Loomis married Mindwell Wilcoxson on 9 May 1743.² Philip Loomis died in 1751.²

     Sarah Arbo married James Rogers, son of John Rogers and Susanna Walsh, on 24 July 1856.¹

     Philip Loomis was born circa 1744 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.² He was the son of Philip Loomis and Mindwell Wilcoxson.¹ Philip Loomis married (?) Purchas.³ Philip Loomis died in 1792 at Somers, CT.³

     Child Loomis died on 30 April 1745.¹ Child Loomis was born on 30 April 1745.¹ Child Loomis was the child of Philip Loomis and Mindwell Wilcoxson.¹

     Lola Elizabeth Richardson was born on 25 July 1898.^1,2 She was the daughter of Austin Paschal Richardson and Jane Arene Rogers.¹ Lola Elizabeth Richardson died on 13 April 1993 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, at age 94.^1,2

     Elijah Loomis was born circa 1792.¹ He was the son of Philip Loomis and (?) Purchas.¹ Elijah Loomis married Chloe Tyron.² Elijah Loomis died on 8 February 1830.¹

     John Watson Crocker married Harriet Loomis, daughter of Elijah Loomis and Chloe Tyron.¹

     Gertrude Leona Richardson was born on 6 June 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Austin Paschal Richardson and Jane Arene Rogers.¹ Gertrude Leona Richardson died in 1941.¹

     Stephen Spelman Roberts was born on 25 September 1844 at East Hartland, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of William Roberts and Nancy Hoyt Bean.¹ Stephen Spelman Roberts married Harriet Amelia Crocker, daughter of John Watson Crocker and Harriet Loomis, on 1 December 1867 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA; no children. Stephen Spelman Roberts died on 22 July 1926 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA, at age 81.¹

     Jennie Richardson was born in 1898.¹ She was the daughter of Austin Paschal Richardson and Jane Arene Rogers.¹ Jennie Richardson died in 1925.¹

     Edward Franklin Roberts was born on 18 January 1847 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA.¹ He was the son of William Roberts and Nancy Hoyt Bean.¹ Edward Franklin Roberts married Ellen Adelia Crocker, daughter of John Watson Crocker and Harriet Loomis, on 26 November 1867 at East Hartland, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Edward Franklin Roberts died on 29 October 1923 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA, at age 76.¹

     Everette Morrissey was born on 7 February 1900.¹ She was the daughter of Francis M. Morrissey and Martha Marear Rogers.¹

     William Henry Roberts was born on 2 October 1830 at Lowell, MA.¹ He was the son of William Roberts and Nancy Hoyt Bean.¹ William Henry Roberts married Nancy (?) on 26 August 1864 at Niagra, NY; no children.¹ William Henry Roberts married Caroline Maria Seymour on 12 June 1877 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA; no children. William Henry Roberts died on 7 November 1897 or 9 November 1897 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA.¹

     Charles Watson Roberts was born on 19 February 1840 at East Hartland, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of William Roberts and Nancy Hoyt Bean.¹ Charles Watson Roberts married Sarah Maria Seymour on 3 October 1877 at East Smithfield, Bradford Co., PA. Charles Watson Roberts died on 10 December 1907 at Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, at age 67.¹

     John Obediah Roberts was born on 23 April 1842 at East Hartland, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of William Roberts and Nancy Hoyt Bean.¹ John Obediah Roberts died on 11 December 1921 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA, at age 79.¹

     Ellen Quigley married James Rogers, son of John Rogers and Susanna Walsh, on 24 May 1829.¹ Ellen Quigley died before 1856.¹

     Lemuel Buel Roberts was born on 25 June 1849 at East Hartland, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of William Roberts and Nancy Hoyt Bean.¹ Lemuel Buel Roberts married Nancy Jane Austin on 24 December 1873 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA.² Lemuel Buel Roberts died on 28 April 1920 at Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, at age 70.¹

     Sarah A. Rogers was born on 15 January 1831.¹ She was the daughter of James Rogers and Ellen Quigley.¹ Sarah A. Rogers died after 1861.¹

     Ham Loomis was born on 5 December 1782 at Southwick, Hampden Co., MA.¹ He was the son of Ham Loomis and Elizabeth Allen.¹ Ham Loomis married Anne Burritt, daughter of Isaac Burritt, in 1804.² Ham Loomis died on 23 March 1825 at Southwick, Hampden Co., MA, at age 42.²

     Susan Rogers was baptized on 3 March 1840.¹ She was the daughter of James Rogers and Ellen Quigley.¹ Susan Rogers died after 1851.¹

     Mary Rogers was born in 1835.¹ She was the daughter of James Rogers and Ellen Quigley.¹ Mary Rogers died after 1851.¹

     Hannah Jane Rogers was born on 29 June 1857.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Rogers and Elspeth Watt.¹ Hannah Jane Rogers married Richard A. Stothart.¹ Hannah Jane Rogers died after 1930.¹

Richard A. Stoddard and Jane were enuemrated in the 1910 Gloucester, Essex Co., MA, federal census. He was a carpenter age 53, she was 52. Children in the household

Hannah J. Stoddard was enumerated in the 1930 Gloucester, Essex Co., MA, federal census. She was a widow, age 71. Also in the household was daughter Lillian, 39.

     Ham Allen Barnes was born in 1834 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Allen Barnes and Emmeline Loomis.¹ Ham Allen Barnes married Adelaide Sarah Roberts, daughter of William Roberts and Nancy Hoyt Bean, on 14 October 1855 at Southwick, Hampden Co., MA.¹ Ham Allen Barnes died on 18 June 1864 at Mt. Pleasant Hospital, Washington, DC.¹ He was buried on 30 June 1864 at East Hartland Cemetery, East Hartland, Hartford Co., CT.¹

On 2 August 1862, Ham enlisted in Company E, Sixteenth Connecticut Regiment Infantry, the same unit his brother-in-law, John Obadiah Roberts, had joined the week before. At the time of his enlistment, Ham gave his place of residence as Hartland, Connecticut, his age as 28, and his occupation as farmer. Ham was mustered in on 24 August 1862.

The new unit, without the benefit of drill or training, was immediately ordered south and soon met its biggest test. On 15 September, the federal army, led by General McClellan, outnumbered some 18,000 Confederalt soldiers on the high ground behind Antietam Creek by a margin of two to one. Yet through McClellan's ineffective military tactics, the fight which began on the Confederate left remained a stalemate as the two sides clashed in the woods, the cornfield, Bloody Lane, and Dunkard Church -- some of the bloodiest fighting of the entire Civil War.

Shortly after noon, the left side of McClellan's line, including the 16th Connecticut, took up the battle with General Burnside in command. It ook nearly three long hours to cross Antietam Creek as Burnside attempted to get this men across a narrow structure that has gone down in history as "Burnside's Bridge." By mid afternoon, the 16th, presumably including Ham Allen Barnes and John Obediah Roberts, had reached the high ground overlooking Sharpsburg and had begun heading for the town itself.

Defeat for Lee's Confederate army seemed imminent when suddenly reinforcements arrived from Harper's Ferry after a forced march, surprising the untrained Union troops. Ham Barnes was wounded in the ensuing fighting and was apparently taken to a temporary medical facility set up in a nearby barn. Finally, Burnside pulled his men back, and the battle ended in an apparent draw.

Ham Barnes returned home to his family and was officially discharged for disability 26 October 1863. However, on 23 November 1863 the War Department created the Second Regiment, C.V. Heavy Artillery from what had been the 19th Connecticut Regiment Infantry and amended the recruitment qualifications. Ham met the new standards for Aritllery and volunteered to serve his country once again. On 5 January 1864, he enlisted and was mustered into the Second Regiment.

The regiment joined the Army of the Potomac near Fredericksburg on 20 May 1864 and was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, Sixth Army Corps. On 26 May it was assigned to tear up railroad track near Noel's Station, Virginia. The History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery briefly describes Ham's fate:

"Ham A. Barnes. Wounded or injured at Noel's Station near North Anna River, May 26, 1864, while tearing up railraod track. Died at Mount Pleasant Hospital." ²

     Nancy Hoyt Bean was born on 8 August 1806 at Poplin, NH.¹ She married William Roberts. Nancy Hoyt Bean died on 28 February 1903 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA, at age 96.¹

     Berthold Barruch Oppenheimer was born in October 1839 at Germany.^1,2 He married Adelaide Sarah Roberts, daughter of William Roberts and Nancy Hoyt Bean, on 4 March 1869 or 4 March 1870 at Springfield, Hampden Co., MA.¹ Berthold Barruch Oppenheimer died on 16 August 1925 at Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, at age 85.¹