Winch Family - Naming Children

 From Aunt Karen:

"Mom [Helen Louise] was named by her brother, They were his 2 girlfriends at the time. Mom's mother or father wanted to name her Lucretia or something similarly awful."

According to Karen all of the Karl and Christine Lindgren children's middle names were from their friends.

Karen almost was "Carlina" to be named after her father.

Andrew Karl Lindgren, was named after his Dad, Grandfather and great Grandfather Karl. Andrew was on both of our list of names. Since that time, I have found numerous Andreas in the Jarl-Winch family. Maybe it was just meant to be.

Robert was named after 2 women. The first was my grandmother Lenoir Leonard Triplett. She went by the name "Bobbie" hence Robert. Clarke was from Brian's mother's maiden name which was Clarke.

I was named after both of my parents - My Dad was Myron, so I got the feminine form. My mother's middle name was Lee, which became my middle name.

My mother, Lorna Lee, was named after her aunt, Winniefred Olive Leonard's best friend. 

Our aunt, Winniefred Olive Leonard, was named after her mother, Winnie Carpenter, and her father Frederick. Her middle name "Olive" I believe to have came from her father's mother, Olive Uretta Fisher Leonard Pruit.

My father carried his father's and great grandfather's middle name - o of Erwin. I don't think he was too thrilled about it as it made his initials "MEW".

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Eaton Family - Benjamin Eaton - Boston College, "The Pilot" Article

This internet was last accessed on 25 June 2022. It is the third series in the Boston College, volume 32, Number 20, 15 May 1869.

I believe that this article was used as the basis for the previous posting from WordPress.com

This is the clipping that can be found at:

https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=pilot18690515-01.2.13&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-Benjamin+Eaton------

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THIRD SERIES

BEN. EATON, OF THE WASHINGTON LIFE GUARD.

   An intelligent correspondent, of Hudson, N.Y., who happened to read our notice of the Life Guard of Washington, during the Revolution, as published in THE PILOT, of Jan. 23,,,, 1869, has forwarded to us the following sketch,-copied from the Newburg (N.Y.) Telegraph into Hazard's U..S. Commercial and Statistical Register, October, 1839, p. 256:

  "To record the incidents connected with the 'old soldiers' of Washington-those few falling leaves of the tree of the revolution-is ever pleasing. But few of them remain. In a few brief years, the 'last soldier of the revolution' will have died.                          "The following little incident, interesting and touching in its way, occurred here last week during the visit of that highly disciplined and soldier-like corps, the National Greys, of New York city.

   "One  of their numerous marches  to  receive the  well-deserved hospitality of our citizens, wawas to Ettrick Grove, the beautiful seat of  Mr. Hale, a mile below the village, taking in their way "Washington's Head quarters,' to which the company wished to pay a last visit before their departure. the entire march was over consecrat-
 

before their departure. The entire march was over consecrated ground. Washington himself had known and traversed every foot of it-in the neighborhood was the ground where the army was stationed, and in the ravine below, was the revolutionary cannon foundry, traces of which are still visible. These were all pointed out, as also the remaining portion of the house (now Mr. Hale's kitchen) to which Washington was invited to an entertainment, in order to his betrayal by a band of conspirators against his life and his country's hopes. These several reminiscences had each its interest; but the crowning incident of the march, and the one likely to live longest in recollection, was this:

   ""On the outward march of the company, at a little distance in advance in the porch of a cottage, was observed the bowed and bleached head and wasted form of one of those immortals on earth, who shared the toils of war with Washington-it was BENJAMIN EATON, the last but on (Robert Blair, also of this village) of Washington's Life Guard. The fact being announced to the officers of the corps they eagerly advanced in person, while the company uncovered, and thus all testified, in passing, their respect for the noble old Roman. On their return, the old soldier was escorted out, supported on either side by the Captain and Lieutenant, and the corps passed in review before him, uncovered, and with as profound respect and nice observance of military order as the old soldier in other days would have passed in review before his venerated Washington. He was then escorted to the front, and introduced personally to each member of the corp-and as each seized him by the hand, and uttered the heart-felt 'God bless you, General.' the gathering tear in the eye of each young soldier told the glow of gratitude and patriotism enkindled in his bosom. It was a moment and scene to excite a deep feeling. The eye of the veteran, dimmed by age, brightened again with pride and joy. The scenes and the forms of other days seemed reanimated and again brought to his view. But it was a transient vision, and came but for a moment to glad the veteran's heart. Recollection but too soon recalled the realities of the present; and he was heard to murmur, "Alas! I have lived to be useless to myself and the world!"

   "He told the, however, as a parting advice of an old soldier, to 'remember their Great Commander.' He said he had been present in sixteen battles of the Revolution, and amid the dangers of them all had sought aid from above in a prayer for himself, his country and his companions; and was himself a living witness, with the frosts of eighty-two winters upon his head, that these prayers were not in vain.

   "Benjamin Eaton has seen much service, and his country owes him much. He was in the battles and shared the dangers of Lexington, Monmouth, Flatbush, Brandywine, Harlaem Heights, &e., and served under the gallant Sullivan in 1779, in his expedition against the 'Six Nations of Indians.' Poor in everything but spirit and merit, he has lived for years upon that evidence of coldest ingratitude-a pension of ninety-six dollars!!"

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