allen & marian bergin

Excellent historical detail that places this book among the best of old genealogies. The Pardee family came originally from England to Connecticut and etc. Evidence suggests also a French connection via Pardieu, etc. Published in New Haven, CT in 1927 under the editorship of Donald Lines Jacobus, MA. by the New Haven Colony Historical Society. Hundreds and thousands of names and familial connections. A classic piece of history that lays the basis for connections with descendants throughout the United States, including Governor George Cooper Pardee of California in the early 1900's.