Genealogical Files, 1641 - 2001, undated, Compiled in 2001

This series contains biographical sketches and material (photocopies and transcriptions) establishing the genealogical relationships of members of the Brainerd family, Laura Bridgman’s ancestry, dating back to 1641 (2f). To trace the years of missionary work of the Bridgman-Cowles family back to Henry and Laura Bridgman’s first commission to South Africa in 1860, there exists a timeline and detailed list of significant dates and events. The genealogical files also contain a historical packet from John E. Bridgman. Compiled in 2001, the packet includes an obituary notice of Laura Bridgman (1923), the minutes on the death of Henry Bridgman (written 1897), a letter from Amy Bridgman Cowles (1896) to family members in the United States announcing Henry’s death, and an article written by James Bridgman (2001) about Mabel Martson, another Bridgman descendant, among other related Bridgman family memorabilia.