During the 1600′s, European colonies were founded in the New
World. Among the earliest families to arrive in New England were
the Daniels who settled in Dorchester and Milton, Massachusetts,
and the Blisses who settled in Springfield, Massachusetts. The
first Winegar in our records was Ulrich who was born in
Switzerland in 1668 and by the end of the century was living in
southern Germany under extremely harsh conditions. Our earliest
record of the Stephensons was Henry who was married in 1691. The
Stephensons lived in Lincolnshire on the east coast of England.