Hi Ed It's the New England Historical and Genealogical Library in Boston. I'm not sure if they have done anything with the records, but Sue Curry said that they have a copy at the Dyer Library in Abington. Let me know what you find out. Pat Burckhardt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Worden, Edson A" <Edson.Worden@HSV.Boeing.com> To: <BELCHER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 12:49 PM Subject: RE: [BELCHER] Fw: Robert Belcher > What is NEHGS? And to whom do I speak? > > Ed > > > ---------- > > From: Pat Burckhardt[SMTP:pc-sales@home.com] > > Reply To: BELCHER-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 2:00 PM > > To: BELCHER-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [BELCHER] Fw: Robert Belcher > > > > Hi All, > > The gentleman you are talking about is Harry Belcher who died this past > > year. He kept all of his files on index cards and he had the NEHGS in > > Boston pick them up to preserve them. There were 2 prominent Belchers who > > came to the States about the same time, Gregory (my line) and Jeremiah (I > > believe). I believe Trudy Belcher in WA has kept the line of Jeremiah > > going > > and Harry told me that they kept in touch sending each other info on each > > others lines. If I can help, please let me know. > > Pat Burckhardt in CA > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Worden, Edson A" <Edson.Worden@HSV.Boeing.com> > > To: <BELCHER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 7:53 AM > > Subject: RE: [BELCHER] Fw: Robert Belcher > > > > > > > Sue/Serena, > > > > > > I have a note that I am descended from one of the 2 brothers per a Mr. > > > Belcher who lived in or near Ipswich, MA. He died about 5 years ago. He > > told > > > me that the 2 brothers came over about the same time and settled in two > > > areas, one being Ipswich. Since he was descended from one of them, he > > ended > > > up having to keep track of the other's descendants to keep them > > straight. > > I > > > am told that his card file with about 5000 cards was donated to a > > library > > in > > > the area, but have no way of getting information from it. Or where it > > is. > > > > > > My mother was a Belcher. From Springfield, MA, south west of > > Belchertown, > > > MA. > > > > > > Ed Worden > > > Lacey's Spring, AL > > > > ---------- > > > > From: SCurry9256@aol.com[SMTP:SCurry9256@aol.com] > > > > Reply To: BELCHER-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 9:11 PM > > > > To: BELCHER-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Subject: Re: [BELCHER] Fw: Robert Belcher > > > > > > > > My line is also from Massachusetts starting with Gregory Belcher who > > came > > > > to > > > > New England approximately 1628 and settled Quincy MA > > > > > > > > Sue Curry > > > > > > > My line is from Massachusetts. Does anyone have ancestors from MA? I > > haven't > > > > > > come across too many that are. > > > > > > > > Jeremy Belcher b. 1613. came to New England in 1635 and settled in > > Ipswich. > > > > > > d. in March 1692-3. This is as far back as I've gone with the Belcher > > book. > > > > > > Serena > > > > > >