Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown Mass. 1607-1909 Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown Mass. 1607-1909 Vol. 3<br><br>One of the writer''s early boyhood recollections is of the deep respect and veneration which his mother and her sisters always held for their grandmother Patience Gleason.<br><br>In later years when genealogical research became an interest ing recreation and a means of relief from business cares the Gleason line of ancestry naturally claimed attention. But before the investigation had progressed to any considerable extent it developed through correspondence that other members of the family were at work in this field and that a great deal of valuable genealogical and historical matter had been collected.<br><br>The late Daniel A. Gleason of Boston and the late joseph Meade Gleason of Cincinnati working together had made one collection of records and Mr. Albert H. Gleason of Chicago working practically alone for nearly 13 years had made another large collection which also included some records prepared by Mrs. Jane H. Gleason of Cassopolis Mich.<br><br>Before any definite steps were taken towards the publishing of any of these records Messrs. Daniel A. Gleason and Joseph Meade Gleason both died. Feeling that the work already done ought to be preserved to future generations the writer proposed to undertake the publishing of a Gleason Genealogy to be com piled from his own and the other collections of records referred to.<br><br>This proposition met with the hearty approval of Mr. Albert H. Gleason of Chicago and of Lieut. Howard S. Gleason of Louis ville Ky. who had charge of the collection made by his father and Mr. Daniel A. Gleason and all these collections were accordingly sent to the writer.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.