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Welsh Immigrants

Beaten & Burned Out: Welsh Anti-Slavery Hero Robert Everett

September 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Rev. Robert EverettRev. Robert Everett was a Welsh-American who came to Oneida County, NY in 1823 from Wales. He very quickly became involved in the anti-slavery movement. In 1835, Utica was selected as the site for the first New York State Anti-Slavery Convention.

The meeting was broken up by an angry mob. From Utica Everett was forced to move several times as his church services were often interrupted by people who continued to support slavery. He was physically assaulted while preaching and had his horse injured and home burned down by pro-slavery activists. [Read more…] about Beaten & Burned Out: Welsh Anti-Slavery Hero Robert Everett

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Abolition, Civil Rights, Civil War, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Liberty Party, National Abolition Hall of Fame, Oneida County, Political History, Publishing, Religious History, Remsen, Slavery, Stueben, Underground Railroad, Utica, Welsh Immigrants, Whitesboro

A Welsh Immigrant Writes Home from Upstate New York, 1856

December 15, 2021 by Daniel Koch 1 Comment

“Welsh Settlement in Upstate New York, 1795 to c. 1940s,”There is a fascinating letter from Evan Evans of Turin, Lewis County, NY to his relatives back in Wales. It is written in Welsh and dated August 1856.

The letter tells the story of a young man who had recently arrived in the United States who was struggling with homesickness and wrestling with doubts about whether he had made the right decision to move to America. He describes the sea-crossing, his arrival, and his new life in north-central New York State.

The letter now resides in the Meirionnydd Archives in northwest Wales. [Read more…] about A Welsh Immigrant Writes Home from Upstate New York, 1856

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Cultural History, Genealogy, Immigration, Lewis County, Oneida County, Turin, Utica, Welsh Immigrants

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