. Field genealogy; being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700. Emigrant ancestors located in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Virginia. All descendants of the Fields of England, whose ancestor, Hurbutus de la Field, was from Alsace-Lorraine. selected the trees to be felled for timber. In March,1825, the institution was opened with forty students, a numberwhich was increased to 177 at the beginning of the second institution has continued its beneficent work to the presentday, and still bears t
. Field genealogy; being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700. Emigrant ancestors located in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Virginia. All descendants of the Fields of England, whose ancestor, Hurbutus de la Field, was from Alsace-Lorraine. selected the trees to be felled for timber. In March,1825, the institution was opened with forty students, a numberwhich was increased to 177 at the beginning of the second institution has continued its beneficent work to the presentday, and still bears the imprint of Jeffersons mind. It has nopresident, except that one of the professors is elected chairmanof the faculty. The university bestows no rewards and no hon-ors, and attendance upon all religious service is voluntary. Hisintention was to hold every student to his responsibility as a manand a citizen, and to permit him to enjoy all the liberty of othercitizens in the same community. Toward the close of his lifein 1814 he sold his library to Congress for $23,000—about one-? fourth of its value. He died at twenty minutes to one P. M.,July 4, 1826. John Adams died a few hours later on the sameday, saying, just before he breathed his last, Thomas Jeffersonstill lives. He was buried in his own graveyard, at OLD BLANDFOKD CHURCH, PETERSBURG, page 1078.
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