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 > > >