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Volume I, the 1988 revision to the original History of the Kimball Family in America, took three years to compile with the volunteer help of Judith Kimball and the KFA Genealogy Committee. Judith and a small group of volunteers have finished Volumes II & III, which include generations 7 & 8 respectively, and are currently working on Volume IV & V which the Kimball Family Association hopes to have published in the fall of next year, 2012. Your $10.00 annual membership to the Kimball Family Association helps defray the cost of this important genealogical research.

History of the Kimball Family in America, Volume I

Price: $35.00

History of the Kimball Family in America, Volumes II & III

Price: $80 for the set

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Note: Items cannot be shipped to P.O. addresses.

1988 Revised Edition of Leonard Allison Morrison and Stephen Paschall Sharples originally published in 1897. The current edition was written for the Kimball Family Association by Judith Kimball, and the members of the Genealogical Committee of the Association with research done by George H. Kimball, Jr.

Volume 1 contains Richard Kimball, the emigrant ancestor and the first six generation of his descendants; with addional information on allied families. Also, Henry Kemball, of Watertown, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants as given in the original edition.

Richard Kimball emigrated to America in 1634, moving to Watertown, MA shortly thereafter. By the third generation his descendants had left the Bay Colony, and by the sixth generation they were leaving New England. (A generation is roughly 20 to 35 years -- so the book includes the dates between 1600 to around 1750 to 1850. However, some Kimball families are not included even if they fit within the timeframe.)

Volume I Table of Contents

The Table of Contents lists the names of direct descendants of Richard, but not their offsping.

Judith Kimball's Introduction:

"It has long been the dream of the Kimball Family Association to produce a continuation of Morrison and Sharples' classic HISTORY OF THE KIMBALL FAMILY IN AMERICA, published in 1897. Three reprints of the original have been done through the sponsorship of the Association, but the task of updating that massive volume has always been more than a little daunting. Nevertheless, over the years of the Association's growth, money has been set aside for that purpose, and more importantly, material collected from members on their own family connections to Richard Kimball', the emigrant." Read the entire introduction.

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The hard cover copies of "The Kimball Family in America, Volumes II & III" can be pre-ordered now.

Volume II covers generation 7 and their children, and the Additions & Corrections to Volume 1.

Volume III covers generation 8 and their children. (KFA is currently working on Volume IV.)

Volumes II & III are sold as a set for $80.00. Download the order form , and mail it with your check to the address on the form.

A LABOR OF LOVE
The Kimball Family Association volunteers have been working on these books for many years -- longer than it seems possible and have assembled too much content to fit in just one volume. So we conceded to publishing it in two books that will match in size, print and layout to Volume I.

Finally finished and being printed, the credit for all this work goes primarily to our resident genealogist, Judy Kimball, assistant genealogist, Monique Kimball. and tireless helpers: Myra and Jane Sparkowich, Inez Kimball, and Barbara Leigh Polish.
We are grateful for the dedication of these volunteers and hope that you find the new volumes useful in the search for your Kimball ancestors.

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