Saturday, July 4, 2026

Compendium of Family Biographies, Stories and Videos For My Smith/Dill/Hildreth/Brigham/Buck Family Lines

Over four decades, I have done genealogical research for my ancestry, and have found quite a bit of information about my ancestral families.  Over the past two years, I have written and published genealogical sketches for each couple in my ancestry back through my 3rd great-grandparents, plus additional sketches for selected Revolutionary War ancestors. 

From the genealogical sketches have come AI-assisted biographies based solely on the sketches, and from the biographies have come AI-assisted ancestor life memoirs, poems and songs, and stories for each person or couple. Finally, I have used Google NotebookLM to create infographics, video overviews and slide decks for some of the biographies and many of the stories.  

The purpose of this blog post is to collect the information for each of my ancestral Seaver/Hildreth collateral lines families (my Smith, Dill, Hildreth, Brigham, Buck ancestors) in one compendium:

1)  My 2nd Great-Grandparents:  Edward Hildreth (1831-1899) and Sophia Newton (1834-1923):

* Genealogical Sketch:  #18 Edward Hildreth (1831-1899)
* Genealogical Sketch:  
#19 Sophia (Newton) Hildreth (1834-1923) of Leominster, Mass.


*  Life Memoir:


*  Story: 
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*  Video: 
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*  Slide Presentation:

2)  My 3rd Great-Grandparents:  Zachariah Hildreth (1783-1857) and Hannah Sawtelle (1789-1857):

* Genealogical Sketch:  #36 Zachariah Hildreth (1783-1857)
* Genealogical Sketch:  
#37 Hannah (Sawtell) Hildreth (1789-1857)





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*  Slide Presentation:

3)  My 3rd Great-Grandparents:  Lambert Brigham (1791-1834) and Sophia Buck (1797-1882):

* Genealogical Sketch:  #38 Lambert Brigham (1794-1834) of Westborough and Sterling, Massachusetts
* Genealogical Sketch:  
#39 Sophia (Buck) (Brigham) (Newton) Stone (1797-1882)




*  Story:  
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*  Video:  

*  Slide Presentation:

4)  My 3rd Great-Grandparents:  Alpheus Smith (1802-1840) and Elizabeth Horton Dill (1791-1869):

* Genealogical Sketch:  #34 Alpheus B. Smith (1802-1840)
* Genealogical Sketch:  
#35 Elizabeth Horton (Dill) Smith (1791-1869)




*  Story:  
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*  Video:  
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*  Slide Presentation:

5)  My 4th Great-Grandparents:  Isaac Buck (1757-1846) and Martha Phillips (1763-c1830)

* Genealogical Sketch:   #78 Isaac Buck (1757-1846)
* Genealogical Sketch:  
#79 Martha "Patty" (Phillips) Buck (1757-after 1820)



*  Poem and Song:  
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*  Story:   

*  Video: 

6)  My 4th Great-Grandparents:  Thomas Dill (1755-1836) nd Hannah Horton (1761-c1797)

* Genealogical Sketch:  #70 Thomas Dill (1755-1836)
* Genealogical Sketch:  
#71 Hannah (Horton) Dill (1761-ca 1797)


*  Life Memoir:

*  Poem and Song:  

*  Story:  
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*  Video: 


7)  My 4th Great-Grandparents:  Zachariah Hildreth (1754-1829) and Elizabeth Keyes (1759-1793):

* Genealogical Sketch:  #72 Zachariah Hildreth (1754-1820)
* Genealogical Sketch:  
#73 Elizabeth (Keyes) Hildreth (1759-1793)

*  ABC Biography:  

*  Life Memoir:  

*  Poem and Song:  

*  Story:  
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*  Video:   
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*  Slide Presentation:

8)  My 5th Great-Grandparents:  Zachariah Hildreth (1728-1784) and Elizabeth Prescott (1734-1812):

* Genealogical Sketch:  #144 Zachariah Hildreth (1728-1784)
* Genealogical Sketch:  
#145 Elizabeth (Prescott) Hildreth (1734-1812)


*  Life Memoir:

*  Poem and Song:  

*  Story:  

*  Video: 


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A benefit of creating these AI-assisted stories is that I have learned much more about the lives of my Seaver/Hildreth collateral line ancestors. I've learned more about their families, their communities, their education, their work, their community activities, their entertainment and fun.  Each person and family experiences unqiue historical and family events throughout their lives, and these stories capture at least some of them.  

One of the benefits of creating this compendium is seeing where I've missed a biography, a memoir, a story, a poem, a song, a video, or a slide presentation.  I will try to fill in those "blanks" as time permits, and update this compendium.

First Updated:  2 July 2026
Last Updated:  2 July 2026

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Links to my blog posts about using Artificial Intelligence are on my Randy's AI and Genealogy page. Links to AI information and articles about Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy by other genealogists are on my AI and Genealogy Compendium page.

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