Abigail albert alfred alice amanda amelia anna arthur augustus bapt benjamin betsey bolton braintree calvin capt caroline catherine chd chn chnall charles charlotte chester chicago church clara clarissa clark cleveland coll cong conn conneaut coventry daniel deac edward edwin elijah eliza elizabeth ellen emily emma esther eunice fanny. And his antecedents in the old world chester herrick loomis, no. Genealogy for joseph loomis, i 1590 1658 family tree on geni, with over 200. Descendants of joseph loomis in america 1909 edition open. The southwest corner of washington is by no means the least of her western counties. Loomis genealogy, website of bob saftenberg, port charlotte, florida, active 102808. Addresses delivered at the reunion of the loomis family association at hartford, connecticut, september twentyseventh, nineteen hundred and. Joseph loomis generation 4 one of the first settlers of windsor, connecticut. In the loomis genealogy, pages 911, evidence is given proving that joseph loomis, of braintree in england, came to boston in 1638, and settled in windsor in 1639. Although selfpublished, the book is heavily documented. You can see here that the surname has changed from lummys to loomis. Joseph loomis was born about 1590 at braintree, in essex county, england. Aug 04, 2010 descendants of joseph loomis in america by elias loomis, 1909 edition, in english. The descendants by the female branches of joseph loomis who came from braintree, england, in the year 1638, and settled in windsor, connecticut in 1639 managed by eric hull.
Descendants of joseph loomis in america, and his antecedents in the old world, first. The loomis name is derived from a since lost place bury in lancashire, recorded in the middle ages as lumhalghs. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. The loomis family in america an abbreviated view by clyde e. Excerpt of loomis genealogy diana, goddess of the hunt. If you dont find your ancestor in the loomis news archive you might try expanding your newspaper obituary searches to include multiple localities and newspapers for the best obit search results. Over the years the work involved with collecting family information and helping those who are seeking information about their family heritage has made it difficult or impossible to put together a regular newsletter. Excerpt from descendants of joseph loomis in america.
This is the man who, perhaps more than any other, has opened up pacific county to the business and pleasures of the interior. I wish it to be distinctly understood that i do not regard this book as con taining a complete genealogy of the loomis family, and i have no doubt that. Loomis worked for many years as a contractor building railroads and highways, primarily for the wabash railroad in indiana. The family tree for joseph loomis is still in progress.
Selected descendants of joseph loomis, boston 1638. Derived from the old english word lumm, meaning nook or recess, the early members of the family were thought to have lived near mountains with such features. Ancestor charts showing the family relationships of joseph loomis c15901658 to other famous people. Full text of descendants of joseph loomis in america, and. Loomis joseph, 18311896 books from the extended shelves.
New york had the highest population of loomis families in 1840. Descendants of joseph loomis in america, and his antecedents in the old world. Find loomis trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna projects, and much more at the largest directory to free and pay genealogical sources. Welcome to the loomis family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. The loomis family in america managed by rick pierpont. This was about 43% of all the recorded loomis s in the usa. Obits are frequently published in the local newspaper where your deceased ancestor resided or other family members lived.
His john porters home lot was situated near the junction of what is now the farmington river with the connecticut, between the houses of george phelps and joseph loomis, and nearly opposite those of henry wolcott and matthew allyn. Joseph loomis 1, son of john loomis and agnes lingwood, was born on 24 aug 1590 in braintree, essex, eng 1 and died on 25 nov 1658 in windsor, hartford co. Family group sheet of joseph loomis 15901658 and mary white 1590 1652. Loomis rootsweb sources tods slice of the web the loomis family ray browns genealogy page harmon genealogy the fred j. Irish genealogist and geographer brian mitchell is the author of numerous textbooks on irish.
The family tree listed here should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. If you are not familiar with this book, it is the genealogical record of joseph loomis of windsor, ct. Genealogy profile for joseph loomis joseph loomis 1682 1748 genealogy genealogy for joseph loomis 1682 1748 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Full text of descendants of joseph loomis in america, and his. Page 10 research loomis in the surnames forums on genealogy. Over the years the work involved with collecting family information and helping those who are seeking information about their family heritage has made it difficult or impossible to put together a regula. Todays generations of the loomis family bears a name that dates back to before the norman conquest of 1066. Virtually all of these families are descended from joseph loomis through william g. This probably contains quite a few digitized genealogy books. Organized by locations, volunteers host states, counties, and sometimes town or city websites specializing in their areas of interest. Joseph loomis was a woolendraper in braintree, essex county, england.
The loomis family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Family home page loomis family the loomis family of sangerfield the loomis gang the loomis family children of captain allyn stillman loomis descendants of joseph loomis my ancestors. The columbian speaker, consisting of choice and animated pieces for declamation and reading. I wish it to be distinctly understood that i do not regard this book as containing a complete genealogy of the loomis family, and i have no doubt that it contains. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the loomis surname.
The most loomis families were found in the usa in 1880. As with many surnames that come from norman culture, loomis is a topographical reference. The family tree for joseph loomis is still in the early stages of research. She married joshua kendall king 28 february 1793 in west springfield, ma.
New england historic genealogical society, boston, pp. Joseph is traced to braintree through a 1651 letter from william lyngwood to his cousin clark in which he mentions his cousin loomis. Excitement filled the passengers as they rushed to the rail, straining to catch their first glimpse of the new world. Actually, this generation spelled the surname loomys. In 1840 there were 362 loomis families living in new york. Lucy10 loomis jonathan9, william8, samuel7, joseph6, john5, john4, thomas3 lummyus, laurent2, oliver1 was born 25 november 1763 in westfield, ma306, and died 306. The following article was written by chris freeland, the director of open libraries at internet archive. Loomis s direct line of descent from joseph and the travels of those families were as follows.