Hi, Jim: Please send along the picture to me. Also, is there a list of the home towns of those buried there? Is there a list of the units they served in? Thanks, Dick Watts ( rlwats1@msn.com ) Stoneham, MA Stoneham and the Civil War http://www.geocities.com/stonehamhistoricalsociety/special/cwinfolist.html Stoneham (MA) Historical Society, Webmaster http://www.geocities.com/stonehamhistoricalsociety/index.html Stoneham, Middlesex, MA, USGenWeb Town Coordinator http://www.geocities.com/rlwattss/USGenWeb/Stoneham/stonehamhome.html St. George, Knox, ME, USGenWeb Town Coordinator http://www.geocities.com/rlwattss/USGenWeb/stgeohomepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <CARADOC28@aol.com> To: <BOSTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [BOSTON] Long Island Civil War dead on Memorial > THE PICTURE WILL BE ENORMOUS > > JIM > > all denning-dever-cogan in mass-some > malone-carroll-mcguire-doherty-mcneil-piscopo-mazzola-heslin-martini-feddis- fa > > rley-dennen-dinan-fredricks- > ____________________________________ > "we go to school to learn the words of fools" > bob dylan > > > ==== BOSTON Mailing List ==== > Boston's Freedom Trail: > http://www.ci.boston.ma.us/freedomtrail/bostoncommon.asp > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

THE PICTURE WILL BE ENORMOUS JIM all denning-dever-cogan in mass-some malone-carroll-mcguire-doherty-mcneil-piscopo-mazzola-heslin-martini-feddis-fa rley-dennen-dinan-fredricks- ____________________________________ "we go to school to learn the words of fools" bob dylan

I worked there last year and realized you all couldnt get in there so i took a picture. these are the names as they appear on that memorial i will send picture [egad] to those who want it off list jim Samuel C.ALLISON thomas ANDERSON john BARRY Simon BEAUJEAN Charles A. BEETON Edward G. BENNETT Joseph P BENT John BLACK Ozro BOYNTON Charles BROWN William M BROWN James CAIN James CANNON Peter CARNES William N. CHANDLER John N. CHENEY Robert CLARK Fred M. COLLIER James COUGHLIN John COUGHLIN George ? CUNNINGHAM Michael DAILY Richard DAINTRY George DECONS Michael DOREHETY Joseph DWIGHT John DWYER Joseph ELISHA James EVANS Thomas FRENCH Michael GALLAGHER David GEARY Edward GOLDING James COTTER Daniel GREEN John B HAYES John HEWEWS Williams HIGGINS Irwin HOLMES Unreadable Dennis HURLEY Charles JACKSON Henry JONES James KELLEY Henry G. KNIGHT Michael Anglo LEARY Charles LEWIS Harris LEWIS John MARSHALL Anthony MOORE William H. MORSE John MOYNAHAN Andrew MULLEN Patrick MULLIGAN Charles H. MURPHY Hugh MCLAUGHLIN Bernard MCCUE Michael P. MCGILL John NEWELL Richard NOLAN Thomas H. NORMAN Daniel O'LEARY Nicholas QUINN William RANDOLPH Edmund REA Thomas SHACKFORD Michael SHANNAHAN Alfred W. SMITH James SMITH Peter SMITH Charles E. SPURR James TALBOT Thomas S. THOMPSON Hamilton T. J. TROFMAN Hiran F. WARD Samuel WEBBER Thomas WELCH Thomas A. WILSON Joseph YOUNG all denning-dever-cogan in mass-some malone-carroll-mcguire-doherty-mcneil-piscopo-mazzola-heslin-martini-feddis-fa rley-dennen-dinan-fredricks- ____________________________________ "we go to school to learn the words of fools" bob dylan

Hello. I am trying to find information on Charles O'Mara, born around 1902 in Boston, MA. In 1920 he was living on Third St. in South Boston with his parents, James and Abigail O'Mara. I am trying to find his family, if he had one or when he died. Any information on him or his family will be appreciated. James O'Mara died in 1967, and Abigail O'Mara ( Murray ) died in 1968, both were living in Medford Ma at the time of death. Thank you. Best wishes. Bob. Researching---Tennihan, O'Mara, Goggin, Hudson, May, Queeney, Cole.

Hello, This morning I was discussing Chardon Street in Boston with my friend, and he thought that Chardon Street was part of "Scollay Square." I looked in my old street-map book .. and it actually looks like Chardon Street is maybe .. a block away .. from the infamous "Scollay Square" which was exactly (as I'm told) .. where "City Hall Plaza" exists now. Does anyone know whether "Scollay Square" included neighboring streets? Being curious (again), I did a search for "Scollay Square" and found this great web site: http://www.bambinomusical.com/Scollay/ Not only does David Kruh's book sound like fun reading, but information on David's life sounds like fund reading ... :o) Since I have just joined this List, I don't know if someone has already posted this information, but it doesn't hurt .. to get a few chuckles (again).. and start your weekend off right! (Make sure you read all the different parts of this web site.) :o) To get back to Chardon Street, .. I see on the map, that in the general vicinity were: Scollay Square, Pemberton Square, Bowdoin Square, and Haymarket Square. (Oh, how that area has ... CHANGED!) It's a good thing that people like to publish books .. on the history of certain areas .. because.. our grandchildren and our grandchildren's grandchildren .. would never believe ..that the Boston .. of their time .. looked like the Boston .. which exists .. only in the photos and illustrations of ... history books ... And, by reading the excerpts from this book (on-line), it says that .. originally, .. the "Scollay Square" neighborhood .. was where "the elite" of Boston lived .. But, the Irish (and other) immigrants arrived in the 1850's (etc.).. and "changed the look of the neighborhood." My friend also remembers meeting .. Mr. William SCOLLAY .. and says that he invented .. that "whistle" which you hear when "the oilman" delivers oil to your house. Because of that .. invention.. Mr. Scollay was able to afford a penthouse apartment in .. Harvard Square .. This William Scollay must have been a grandson, or something ..of the William Scollay whom "Scollay Square" is named after .. One part of the above web site .. is a type of "guest book" where people can write in with a short memory of .. visiting "Scollay Square." Since I've been in the Boston area all of my life (since 40's) .. I know first-hand, plus from reading (on-line) .. brief histories of .. how Boston used to be ... that .. Boston has QUITE .. the history .. Could someone recommend a book which .. "tells it like it was" ?? Have a good weekend, Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. This is still in regards to my grandmother's stay in "The Temporary Home" from approx. 1899 to approx. 1909. And, what is amazing to me .. growing up in the 1950's .. is to see on eBay .. picture post-cards .. of what both Tremont Street .. and the people walking up and down that street .. looked like .. around 1900 .... (I also see on eBay .. that someone has written a small book on the history of the Jordan Marsh Store ... in downtown Boston. To this day, I remember going to what is now called, "Downtown Crossing," .. to "visit Santa Claus" and Jordan Marsh's "Christmas Display" .. and to walk up and down the street .. looking at the "store windows" of both Filene's and Jordan's .. with all their wonderful .. "animated Christmas scenes." And, I also remember the wonderful Christmas display .. on the Common! Being in downtown Boston (Tremont St. and Washington St.) at Christmastime .. was a magical time .. for a child ..)

its owned by city of boston and is unaccessable to the public jim In a message dated 10/18/02 5:52:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, quinnieqz@attbi.com writes: > The Long Island Hospital that I know of in Boston is actually located on > Long Island in Boston Harbor and is connected by a bridge through what is > now Quincy, MA. The facilty consists of several building and is no longer a > state facilty (not since the 1970's I think). The Boston Harbor Island are > now considered a National Park and you may be able to obtain some > information to the right Long Island Hospital History that way. The facilty > is now rented out to several different non-profit and city run service > providers (a homeless shelter, a DYS locked unt, transitional housing, group > homes from handicapped and mentally ill patients, a couple of alcohol & drug > detox programs, and others I'm sure. I used to have a xerox copy of the > histroy of the harbor islands, but it got lost in a move somewhere a long > the way. > all denning-dever-cogan in mass-some malone-carroll-mcguire-doherty-mcneil-piscopo-mazzola-heslin-martini-feddis-fa rley-dennen-dinan-fredricks- ____________________________________ "we go to school to learn the words of fools" bob dylan

The Long Island Hospital that I know of in Boston is actually located on Long Island in Boston Harbor and is connected by a bridge through what is now Quincy, MA. The facilty consists of several building and is no longer a state facilty (not since the 1970's I think). The Boston Harbor Island are now considered a National Park and you may be able to obtain some information to the right Long Island Hospital History that way. The facilty is now rented out to several different non-profit and city run service providers (a homeless shelter, a DYS locked unt, transitional housing, group homes from handicapped and mentally ill patients, a couple of alcohol & drug detox programs, and others I'm sure. I used to have a xerox copy of the histroy of the harbor islands, but it got lost in a move somewhere a long the way. Good luck and Happy hunting Mary J Quinn Bostonian ----- Original Message ----- From: "BBFFRRPP" <bbffrrpp@attbi.com> To: <BOSTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 2:29 PM Subject: [BOSTON] ..Chardon St. and Hawkins St. in early Boston .. / Long Island Hospital .. > Hello, > > I have taken out my old street-map book and found out that Hawkins Street in > Boston is off of .. the current New Chardon Street. Since "The Temporary > Home" and the "Wayfarers' Lodge" worked together .. it makes sense that > their facilities were very close together .. This tells me that the old > Chardon St. and New Chardon St. are probably the same street. > (Bulfinch Place is also there.) > > Someone has written to me and told me that she found out that the Long > Island Hospital was also on Chardon Street; in fact, probably at the same > address (#41).. I did a search for the Long Island Hospital, and first > found this page off of the Boston Public Library web site: > > http://www.bpl.org/electronic/shelters.htm > > but, when I investigated www.google.com further, all I found was > information on Long Island Hospitals in .. other states. Does anyone > know of a web site which discusses the one in Boston? > > .. Since the early "Temporary Home" accepted "foundlings" in the 1880's, I > am now wondering if my grandmother was first taken there when she was found > around Feb. 1, 1889. And, this is possibly where John Dexter took her > back to .. in the spring of 1899. > > Since the childhood of my grandmother (birth to Age 20) is all purely > conjecture .. anything could have happened. But, I still tend to think .. > that the early records .. of whatever facilities were on Chardon Street in > Boston in the 1880's and 1890's .. would provide ..clues .. to what really > happened. > > Have a good afternoon, > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > > > > ==== BOSTON Mailing List ==== > Boston National Historic Park: > http://www.nps.gov/bost/home.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi, Betty: The only Long Island Hospital I have heard of is the one that was on Long Island. Take a look at this discription: http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment/Harbor_islands_history.asp I'm interested in Long Island, but back in 1742 because in one book it said my 4th greatgrandfather was born there. City of Boston doesn't know anything, but in 1752 when his mother married for a second time it is recorded in Boston Document 101. Regards, Dick Watts ( rlwats1@msn.com ) Stoneham (MA) Historical Society, Webmaster http://www.geocities.com/stonehamhistoricalsociety/index.html Stoneham, Middlesex, MA, USGenWeb Town Coordinator http://www.geocities.com/rlwattss/USGenWeb/Stoneham/stonehamhome.html St. George, Knox, ME, USGenWeb Town Coordinator http://www.geocities.com/rlwattss/USGenWeb/stgeohomepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "BBFFRRPP" <bbffrrpp@attbi.com> To: <BOSTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 10:29 AM Subject: [BOSTON] ..Chardon St. and Hawkins St. in early Boston .. / Long Island Hospital .. ----------------------- SNIP --------------------------

Hello, I have taken out my old street-map book and found out that Hawkins Street in Boston is off of .. the current New Chardon Street. Since "The Temporary Home" and the "Wayfarers' Lodge" worked together .. it makes sense that their facilities were very close together .. This tells me that the old Chardon St. and New Chardon St. are probably the same street. (Bulfinch Place is also there.) Someone has written to me and told me that she found out that the Long Island Hospital was also on Chardon Street; in fact, probably at the same address (#41).. I did a search for the Long Island Hospital, and first found this page off of the Boston Public Library web site: http://www.bpl.org/electronic/shelters.htm but, when I investigated www.google.com further, all I found was information on Long Island Hospitals in .. other states. Does anyone know of a web site which discusses the one in Boston? .. Since the early "Temporary Home" accepted "foundlings" in the 1880's, I am now wondering if my grandmother was first taken there when she was found around Feb. 1, 1889. And, this is possibly where John Dexter took her back to .. in the spring of 1899. Since the childhood of my grandmother (birth to Age 20) is all purely conjecture .. anything could have happened. But, I still tend to think .. that the early records .. of whatever facilities were on Chardon Street in Boston in the 1880's and 1890's .. would provide ..clues .. to what really happened. Have a good afternoon, Betty (near Lowell, MA)

Hello Everyone: It's time for my annual message on old Will. I'm still trying to find my husband's 5th great grandfather...that oldrascal... WILLIAM A. WARREN b.@1770 in the Boston area, Suffolk Co. MA. He reportedly was a school teacher and sometime in his early life moved from MA to Wayne Co., PA, then to Delaware Co., NY. In @1810, Equinunk, Wayne Co, PA, William m. MARY HOWEY from Sullivan Co,NY (d/o Daniel HOWEY and Jenne QUICK). They had several children including 3 sons: - Benjamin F. b.1812; - Willaim H. b.1815, m. Mariah L. HOUCK; and - DANIEL CHARLES b.@1819 m. Patience WOODARD 1841 (d/o William WOODARD and Elizabeth KIMBALL). Daniel and Patience are my husband's 4th great grandparents. Thanks for your consideration and help. Best Regards, Rosemary. -- Rosemary G. Roberts in Rochester, NY Researching: BOSWORTH, BRAND, BRANT, BROWN, BUNDY, CRAIG, DAY, DELAMATER, DUMOND, FELTON, GERMOND, GOODRICH, HOWLAND, HUNT, JAMES, LULEY, MCCABE, QUICK, SHAVER, SIGNOR, TILLEY, WARREN, WOOD

Good morning, Thank you .. to the people who have responded with new information. One person wrote to remind me of the name of the street .. which I couldn't remember yesterday morning. During some of the years "The Temporary Home" existed, it was on Chardon Street. And, many people referred to it as "the Chardon Street Home." "The Temporary Home" which I found out exists now is currently on .. New Chardon Street in the Government Center. I was told that the original Chardon Street no longer exists, but it might have been in the same vicinity of the current New Chardon Street. Someone else wrote to tell me about another "Home" in the same area, and mentioned that the records were in the Archives Dept. at Simmons College. I contacted that office at least once, and they responded that they do not have any information on "The Temporary Home" which I am trying to find information on. Since I started this discussion, I decided to pull out an envelope of papers I had received from "the State House." Someone there sent me Xerox copies of a few pages of a booklet, called "A Directory of the Charitable and Beneficent Organizations of Boston, ....." It mentions the Old Corner Bookstore and the date, 1891. The two "homes" I was remembering were described as follows: "The Temporary Home (1862), Chardon St. Gives temporary shelter and food to needy women and children, while endeavoring to procure employment or find friends. The women do the work of the Home and wash for the Wayfarers' Lodge. Foundlings brought by the police are received here. 53 beds. ... Wayfarers' Lodge (1879), Hawkins St. 200 beds. One room is devoted to men who are aged and infirm, or otherwise entitled to consideration. Each man must take a warm bath on entering, and receives a wholesome breakfast and supper. In return, he cuts and saws wood for one or two hours. Men also earn their meals in the Lodge yard. The wood is used in public buildings, sold to the public, and given to the poor...." Now that I re-read this, I was reminded that .. my grandmother's "birth information" seems to have disappeared into thin air ... I've checked with a half-dozen different types of offices, and there is no birth record for a baby girl, probably born on Feb. 1, 1889, with the name, Daisy WATROUS (Middlesex County, MA) (I heard that WATROUS is a shortened version of WATERHOUSE.) Almost 2 years ago, I had my grandmother's Adoption Records opened. Even though there were only a few pages of paper in the folder, I did find a few facts which .. started my current search. And, one of the things which was stated is that the baby, Daisy WATROUS, had her name changed at her Adoption in March 1892. (In the book of Middlesex County name changes.) ... One of the "family stories" (many of which turn out to be .. not true) was that she was named by the nurses in the hospital. I can understand nurses giving a baby a first name, but I've never heard of an abandoned baby being given a .. surname. My imagination turned up an amusing thought .. that there was a Robert WATROUS living in Boston in the 1880's, and he was a Piano Tuner. In that capacity he probably had the opportunity to visit many homes in the greater Boston area. In this envelope of papers, I had put a copy of an e-mail from the BPL Reference Dept. Some of the information they provided was: Chardon Street Shelter, Temporary Home for Women and Children 41 New Chardon Street, Boston "According to 'King's Dictionary of Boston,' the "shelter" (see above) opened in 1877 at 327 Tremont Street .. as the Temporary Home for Working Women." "The new Chardon Street Shelter, operated by the DSS, is a facility for women and children. It opened in 1877 on Tremont Street as the Temporary Home for Working Women. The current shelter is at 41 New Chardon Street." By re-reading the letter which came with the above papers, an Aide in the Executive Dept. of the State House stated that, in addition to Simmons College, there is another Archives Dept. which should be contacted: the Special Collections of the Boston Healy Library at U.Mass./Boston. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. My grandmother, nee' Daisy WATROUS, 2/1/1889, remembered very little of her youth, and some of what she did remember .. were "family stories" told to her. Even though many of them turned out to be not true, some of them ..may.. be true. One of the "stories" was that her birthmother was killed in a train accident while traveling. Because the baby was formally adopted in 1892, it could be that ..Miss DEXTER.. was killed in 1890 or 1891. Or, she could have been killed .. a few years later.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew whether the very early records of .. "The Temporary Home for Women and Children" .. which began on .. Tremont Street .. in Boston .. during the late 1800's ..?? ... were held someplace. I learned last winter or spring .. that "The Temporary Home" .. still exists .. in the general vicinity of "the Government Center" in Boston .. but I don't know .. if it is the same organization .. According to "family stories" .. my grandmother was brought to this facility (Tremont St.) .. around 1899 ... upon the death of her adoptive-mother. And, she probably left the facility .. somewhere around 1909 ... So, she was there from approx. Age 11 to approx, Age 20 .. During a few of the years, the facility was run "by the HAUSER sisters" (sp?) ... and my grandmother said that they were very good to the girls. Would anyone know .. if the NEHGS .. would have information on this "Home" ?? I cannot afford to become a member, and I know that .. generally ... you cannot formally ..ask for information .. unless you are a member .. .... I have asked (written to) .. other "offices" in Boston .. and I have received information which showed that the facility ..existed .. but no one told me where the records ... might ... be .. In fact, most everyone I wrote to .. had never heard of it .. (except for "The State House.") (There was another facililty for .. men and boys ... and the "women" at "The Temporary Home" .. would have the responsibility of .. doing their laundry .. For these two facilities, my understanding is .. that they were a place .. where "homeless people" .. could live .. as long as they ..would .. work ... to earn their keep ...) Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. While in "The Temporary Home," .. my grandmother had the name, Mary Anna Clark Dexter .. and might have gone by the nickname, "May." And, as I said, she was probably there from ~1899 to ~1909 ... (Background: "May" was "a foundling" on the streets of Boston in Feb. 1889 .. At the hospital, she was given the name, Daisy WATROUS. And, she immediately became, "a Ward of the State." .. In Mar. 1892, John and Mary DEXTER adopted her. They were Age 55, and, for several other reasons in addition to that, I have made an "educated guess" that they were her maternal-grandparents. They re-named the baby, Mary Anna Clark Dexter .. (maiden name of wife). (Wife from a CLARK / MANCHESTER marriage.) (Husband from Killingly, CT.) When Mrs. Dexter died in Apr. 1899, that is when her adopted daughter.. was taken out of 4th grade in a Melrose school .. and taken to "The Temporary Home." "May" .. never saw her family again .. (Or, so the "family stories" go .. but I tend to believe she "repressed" a lot of her memories ... as she didn't record .. her correct name .. on her marriage certificate.) Around 1909 .. Mary Dexter's best friend (Hattie SMITH) was invited to live with her father (had to wait until she was 18 ..) ... and she brought "May" to her new home .. to live with them .. One of the neighbors .. was a very nice young man .. who took quite a liking to .. "May" .. and they were married on Christmas Eve, 1911 ...)

Could this be the Boston Female Asylum, name later changed to The Boston Society for the Care of Girls, you are looking for? It was bordered by Washington Street, Harrison Street, Lovering Place and Asylum Street. My ggrandfather lived across the street on Lovering Place (street no longer exists). I have a map showing this place on it. It was established for the care of girls. One of the many sites on www.google.com that explains it is: http://www.simmons.edu/libraries/archives/char_coll/char_coll_017.htm Hope this helps. Ellie

I am a new Subscriber and would appreciate any help in solving the whereabouts of the marriage of Alexander Stewart and Margaret Shearer. They had five children Alexander, Margaret, Davinia Finley Gordon, Agnes, and last of all Elizabeth Peter Gordon. Alexander and Margaret were married in Boston Mass. on 21st September 1904 according to information given on the birth certificate of their daughter Elizabeth Peter Gordon. Elizabeth Peter Gordon was born in Dundee, Scotland but unfortunately her mother Margaret Shearer died in childbirth. On the death certificate of Margaret her mother was given as Agnes Gordon and her father George Shearer who's trade was a mason. We know very little about when they lived in the USA and why they came to Dundee, Scotland. Agnes was born in USA but the rest were born in Scotland. Alexander Stewart's father was also called Alexander and his mother Annie McPherson. If I can help with any searching from England especially the north east do not hesitate to ask. Regards Derick Brown Thackra@ally65.freeserve.co.uk

Would anyone going to Columbia Point in the near future be able to get the death index for "Hourihan(e)" in the time period 1926-1930 and 1931-1935. Many thanks. John Hourihan in Dublin

Is any one familiar with a book or website that contains information on the naming of Boston streets? There is a Campbell place in Roxbury and I am curious as to who the street was named for. Please don't respond back by writing "someone named Campbell". Thanks, Craig

I seem to recall there being a Business Directory for Boston but I don't remember what year(s) it was for. If anyone has access to it, could they look the name Marzan/Marsan for 1907-1911? I know that he did carpentry work and may have worked with his cousin. Thank you, Pat ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Can anyone tell me if there are city directories for the years 1906 through 1912 for Boston (possibly the Jamaica Plains area)? I'm trying to locate more information on the Marzan/Marsans who were only in the country for a couple of years before returning to their country of origion. The family tells of possibly more than one Marzan in Boston for the years indicated but I hope the city directories will verify if there were brothers or cousins here too. Pat ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Anyone searching for Hunnewell surname? I am looking for Anne Hunnewell, who in the 1880 census is living with her uncle Peter Campbell and family, Roxbury.

<A HREF="http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=:1513107&id=I2192"> Click here: Ancestry World Tree Project: The Notting Family Tree</A> Dear Cindy, Try this, also. Cheers, Bob