tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post87475602943804110..comments2024-03-14T06:05:04.836-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Coming to AmericaCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-27529673422659061882014-05-15T10:48:08.112-04:002014-05-15T10:48:08.112-04:00Maxie, they starved and died of disease and accide...Maxie, they starved and died of disease and accidents aboard--all kinds of things. For many of the children I suspect the stress of the long journey was just too much for their small bodies to handle. So sad indeed. I totally agree with you about us losing our freedoms. So many in this country don't even recognize what's happening or make any effort to preserve our liberties when others J. M. Hochstetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175788281440853258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-29539326278918479482014-05-15T10:43:49.548-04:002014-05-15T10:43:49.548-04:00Elaine, I know both of us just love it when we dig...Elaine, I know both of us just love it when we dig up personal accounts like this in the course of our research! They just open up a window in time that you can't get any other way.J. M. Hochstetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175788281440853258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-82895217290934388822014-05-15T08:22:09.074-04:002014-05-15T08:22:09.074-04:00We lost one ... just one! ... of our nine, fifteen...We lost one ... just one! ... of our nine, fifteen years ago. I had just a taste of what must have been like, but I had five little ones already who kept me going. Later when reading through my husband's family geneaology book, I was struck breathless to read of a couple way back in his line who lost their *first three* as newborns or small babies. They went on to have a dozen or so who Shannon McNearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731942705231600275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-83672123388904331452014-05-15T01:45:36.912-04:002014-05-15T01:45:36.912-04:00Joan, this was so sad, to know what hard trials ...Joan, this was so sad, to know what hard trials those people suffered to get to America for freedom, and now so many won't even fight for the Freedoms we are losing. It is so sad to think of so many deaths and not even being able to bury them in a grave. So much heartache. I was wondering why so many died. Never thought of them starving. Guess I just assumed they would carry enough Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-29670307672097356452014-05-14T21:06:07.704-04:002014-05-14T21:06:07.704-04:00Such a heartbreaking account of so many deaths onb...Such a heartbreaking account of so many deaths onboard! It must have been overwhelming to see so many in their families die while pursuing freedom for their faith. Thank you for these first-person accounts—truly the best way to learn history!Elaine Marie Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149168097740663299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-66569331348490363262014-05-14T13:45:16.033-04:002014-05-14T13:45:16.033-04:00That's so true, MaryLu! How many of us today h...That's so true, MaryLu! How many of us today have the fortitude they obviously had. I did really like the detail in the one account about the travelers being able to smell the aroma of America long before they reached shore. It's kind of an image for the hopes and dreams this country has fostered.J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-21223569381875093822014-05-14T13:43:20.141-04:002014-05-14T13:43:20.141-04:00Tina, many accounts indicate that it was pretty br...Tina, many accounts indicate that it was pretty brutal aboard the ships of the time. They really were astonishingly small by today's standards and accommodated crew, passengers, animals, and cargo. Food became scarce, and diseases and seasickness were rampant. Then add in storms and/or encounters with hostile ships. You had to be pretty hardy and fortunate to survive for sure. Thanks for J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-75030224264633609222014-05-14T12:56:15.162-04:002014-05-14T12:56:15.162-04:00Joan.. fascinating information... but reading abou...Joan.. fascinating information... but reading about all the children's deaths made me really sad. I cannot imagine being one of those parents. I'm not sure I'd even care if I made it to the new land if I lost my children... It is truly amazing how much our forefathers suffered for freedom and today we take it for granted. <br />MaryLu Tyndallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627854450199870544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-25210469494193128622014-05-14T11:39:50.361-04:002014-05-14T11:39:50.361-04:00Great article.
It is hard to read about all thos...Great article. <br />It is hard to read about all those children and adults dieing while crossing the great sea to a better land; but cannot imagine what they actually suffered during their travels at sea.<br /><br />Blessings, TinaMrs Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896114843568971108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-68373519529020955122014-05-14T10:14:34.180-04:002014-05-14T10:14:34.180-04:00Oh, Shannon, you're so right! We have no idea ...Oh, Shannon, you're so right! We have no idea today what people endured in earlier times. All those children lost. I can't imagine what the parents went through....J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-51805685536954390372014-05-14T09:55:30.649-04:002014-05-14T09:55:30.649-04:00I'm always in awe at the stories of what peopl...I'm always in awe at the stories of what people endured to get here. And to lose so many of your children in the process ... we so take life for granted in modern times, with technology and medical care and sanitation!Shannon McNearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731942705231600275noreply@blogger.com