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  1. At the time of the journey to America here recorded, John Farmer's home was at Stansted in Essex. The account before us, preserved in the Meeting House at Saffron Waiden among the records of Thaxted …

  2. Before ‘Roots’: How John Farmer Shaped America’s Obsession with ...

    With little formal education and a raging curiosity, John Farmer founded systematic genealogy in America from a small room above an apothecary shop in Concord, N.H. Admirers called him the …

  3. JOHN FARMER (June 12, 1789 — August 13, 1838), American …

    John Farmer was born at Chelmsford, Massachusetts, the eldest son of John and Lydia (Richardson) Farmer and seventh in descent from John Farmer whose widow Isabella came to New England in 1769.

  4. John Farmer (author) - Wikipedia

    Farmer capitalized on the increasing acceptability of antiquarianism to frame genealogy within the early republic's ideological framework of pride in one's American ancestors.

  5. Farmer, John, 1789-1838 | Dartmouth Libraries Archives & Manuscripts

    Biography John Farmer was born on June 12, 1789 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Farmer is considered the founder of systematic genealogy in America. In 1819, he was elected a member of …

  6. John Farmer (author) - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

    Sep 22, 2024 · He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1819. Farmer capitalized on the increasing acceptability of antiquarianism to frame genealogy within the early …

  7. John Farmer (1789-1838) - Find a Grave Memorial

    Author Son Of: John Farmer & Lydia Richardson He is known as: The Father of Systemic Genealogy He was elected a member of the: American Antiquarian Society in 1819 His efforts led to the creation of: …

  8. John Farmer's First American Journey, 1711-1714. | American Antiquarian

    The article presents a reproduction of the diary of the 18th-century English Quaker minister John Farmer on his voyage and circuit through the communities of the Society of Friends in the United States …

  9. New Hampshire Historical Society - Painting - John Farmer

    In 1803, the family moved to Lyndeborough, NH, and John became a clerk in a store in Amherst, went to school, and studied medicine. His health was poor and he taught school for a few years.

  10. John Farmer - Wikidata

    1 reference date of death 13 August 1838 Gregorian 2 references subject named as 9 October 2017 subject named as 9 October 2017 place of burial Concord 1 reference occupation historian 0 …