Mona, If they lived in Canton, you might try Greenmount Cemetery. That is where many of my family are and they lived in and around Canton. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "mona everett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 4:22 PM Subject: Jean--Re: [BALTGEN-L] Welsh churches in Canton? > Jean, > > Thank you for the Canton Timeline link--guess I haven't done a web search > for Canton since it went up! > > Also, thank you for checking on my question. I have looked at the Archives > and will have a lot of film to look at on my next trip to Baltimore > (Annapolis). > > You are right--there were earlier copperworks (in the area--my family was > at the Locust Point one from 1845-50, and then moved to Canton. My > earliest ancestor died in 1854--I have no idea where he is buried, as his > obit didn't say and he is not at Mt. Carmel with the others (Mt. Carmel > opened just months after he died). > > Thanks, again, for providing new direction for my research. > > Mona > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean Johnson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 2:51 PM > Subject: Re: [BALTGEN-L] Welsh churches in Canton? > > >> Mona, >> >> There is a Canton Time Line >> http://www.cantoncommunity.org/welcome/neighborhood/canton_timeline.html >> >> Your church is not mentioned directly. >> You wrote: >> >> " Does anyone know anything about the United Welsh Church that was in >> Canton? It was >> established in 1852 in a schoolhouse, with the Rev. Benjamin Davies. A >> new chapel opened in Jan. 1867. >> >> I also found an 1870 mention of "a Welsh house of worship about two >> miles northeast of the city (Baltimore) near the Canton Copperworks". >> >> The timeline abstracted has the following information: >> >> In 1847 Canton Methodist Church, first church in Canton, dedicated on >> Clinton St. between Boston & Toone >> >> In 1850 Baltimore Copper Smelting Co. formed in 1600 block S. Clinton >> St., making 6 million pounds by 1860 >> >> In 1865 Welsh copper workers build Presbyterian church on Toone St. >> under direction of Rev. J. Wynne Jones >> >> In 1870 Public School No. 1, known as Kenny school, built on 1st St. >> (Highland Ave.) between Toone & Elliott >> >> Mona, your relatives came in the 1840's to work in copper mining; >> perhaps there was an earlier copper mine not mentined in this >> timeline. >> >> Also have you looked at the Maryland State Archives website in the >> Church records section? >> http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/religion/cfm/dsp_churches.cfm >> >> Good luck with your search. >> >> >> >> >> On 1/11/06, mona everett <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hello! >> > >> > Does anyone know anything about the United Welsh Church that was in >> > Canton? It was established in 1852 in a schoolhouse, with the Rev. >> > Benjamin Davies. A new chapel opened in Jan. 1867. >> > >> > I also found an 1870 mention of "a Welsh house of worship about two >> > miles northeast of the city (Baltimore) near the Canton Copperworks". >> > >> > I am not sure if these are the same church or are two different ones. >> > (Neither is Abbott Memorial, which opened later.) >> > >> > My family arrived in Baltimore from Glamorgan, South Wales, about >> > 1844-5 to work in the copperworks, and I am trying to find out where >> > they worshipped. >> > >> > I would like to know where the records of the Canton-area Welsh >> > churches are (any denomination). >> > >> > Thanks for any help or suggestions. >> > >> > Mona Everett >> > >> > >> > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== >> > Please Check Our New web site for the BALTGEN-L mailing list. >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdbaltim/baltgen-l.htm >> > >> > >> >> >> ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== >> The Baltimore County Genealogical Society web site: >> http://www.serve.com/bcgs/bcgs.html >> >> > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > The USGenWeb/MDGenWeb page for Baltimore Co. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdbaltim > >