A National History Center for the Gaspee Affair of 1772
and for Bucklin Family
History 1600-1899.
The Rhode Island attack on the English Navy ship Gaspee was a significant event in
American Colonial Revolutionary War history.
Rhode Island and the Joseph Bucklin Society celebrate
Joseph Bucklin's shot in
the Gaspee Affair as the actual first shot of the Revolution.
The English Attorney General declared it the first Act of War!
Division 1 of this web site has information about American Colonial History, with
special emphasis on colonial Rhode Island and Massachusetts, on the American
Revolution, and on
the burning of the Gaspee.
Searching for an ancestor or more detailed information about him/her?
If
you are a Bucklin you are probably a descendent of
William Bucklin, who arrived in America in 1634! His family was one of the more important landowners of the early Rhode Island colony.
Division 2 of our society collects information about the
interesting history of the Bucklin
family. Our site is
the most comprehensive site for information both about
places and
notable persons named Bucklin and also about Bucklin
family history. from 1600 to 1799. We emphasize the collection of
Bucklin genealogy data of 1600 to 1799 in the colonial American history.
However the
central database for every Bucklin is for any Bucklin of which there is historical
information. (There now are about 4000 names in the data base.) This
database also includes historical biographical data on members of the Gaspee
raiding party of 1772.
As a member you help preserve important American
History and Bucklin History from loss. You get the benefit of the coordinated research
efforts of Society members in preserving history.
You receive
a distinguished three color certificate suitable for framing, containing your
personalized information, a quiet mark of your family roots back to the 1600's
in American. It is a proud mark of your interest in American History.
This American
History, Gaspee History, and Bucklin History site is extensive. Over 250 web pages, over 1200 files of
information you can access at the times our finances allow the full website to
be available, and over 250 links to sources of information
outside our website. Over 60 other organizations have websites that link to our
information pages.
The Joseph Bucklin Society is an organization for American history research and
education. The
Society is not connected with any denomination or political group. The Society
is an educational and historical organization. 100% of your membership or
financial contribution goes to
preserving history!
Our Division 3, the Society organization and administration, includes
book lists about American History and the Gaspee Affair and about Bucklin
history. This division also includes
our book store. In our book store we suggest gift books and books for
you. Although our emphasis is on history, any book available in print
can be purchased here, quickly and easily.
MORE ABOUT OUR ---Division 1:
History Section These pages are
where you find history of:
(a) The Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations Colony, in the period 1600--- 1799, and England in the
same time period (with particular reference to the New England Bucklin families
and settlements and their spread to other places);
(b)
The 1772 Rhode Island capture and burning of the English ship Gaspee (with
particular reference to the legal and political background) and the period of
the early American Revolution. The Gaspee Affair was legally declared in
England as the first act of war and treason, and was the first deliberate
shooting an English military person. Find out about the people involved,
the English and American actions and reactions, and the rich history in our
history pages.
(c) Bucklin family daily life in 1600 to 1900, their homes,
hopes, loves and
business. This division is where we research American History, with
special emphasis on the colonial and Revolutionary War era in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. Bucklin family history is a part of American History.
Bucklins have had deep involvement in the development of the communities
in which they lived. Service above self is a Bucklin family
tradition. The Bucklin family members sense of honor and their commitment to
ideals burns through the records of American History.
Have fun with history! Enjoy
Gaspee Days, celebrating the 1772 raid and Joseph Bucklin's shot that started
the American Revolution!
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societies
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site.
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