Excerpt from Volume No. 1 of Palmer Records; Proceedings, or Memorial Volume of the First Palmer Family Re-Union: Held at Stonington, Conn., August 10 and 11, 1881, the Ancestral Home of Walter Palmer, the Pilgrim of 1629; Being Also a Part of the Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical Records of the Family The first re-union of the Palmer family was held Aug. Io, II, 1881, at Stonington, Conn., the ancestral home Of Walter Palmer, the pilgrim from England to America in 1629. The gathering was a spontaneous success, and beyond the most sanguine hopes Of its management. At least three thous and descendants participated. But the larger proportion Of the family were not present on the occasion, for want Of address and proper notification. This volume is prepared to bring the re-union to them so far as the printer can do it, and, at the same time, furnish a memorial Of the re-union to those who enjoyed its gathering. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.