A fascinating find in the research on Ione Quinby Griggs, revealing that she came from quite a newspapering clan--among many accomplishments (see, for example, "family aeroplanists")--was the work of Henry Cole Quinby: Geneaological History of the Quinby (Quimby) Family in England and America. In our book, we could give it only a few paragraphs and a footnote, but it's now accessible online for you to find out more about her intriguing ancestors and their roles in the history of two countries.
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(Above) Quinby, Virginia. (Upper left) The home of Henry Quinby, a Hicksite Quaker and a founder of the Rochester Anti-Slavery Society in the "burned-over district" of upstate New York. (Lower left) Quinby Opera House, Warren, Ohio, a Western Reserve town founded by a Revolutionary War veteran, Ephraim Quinby.
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