On 5/28/02 11:11 AM, "AlRose509@aol.com" <AlRose509@aol.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > I am having troubel with an old address book. I am guessing the date > is ca 1900. I have several families that I am trying to track down. > > Two which have addresses that do not sound familiar to me are: > > Elsie, Eva & Anna G McMahon of 11 Willow Street, New Center. > > William Waland (could be Wayland) of 32 Sheredow Street, Jamaica. > > Any help with these two addreses? The relative who wrote these entries was > elderly and not a very accurate speller. > Hi Al, I am guessing that the first one is Newton Center for the town (I did a quick lookup in Mapquest, and there is a Willow Street) The second could be Jamaica Plain (part of Boston now, not sure if it was then) but I had no luck with the street. I hope this helps some. Maureen

Hi folks, I am having troubel with an old address book. I am guessing the date is ca 1900. I have several families that I am trying to track down. Two which have addresses that do not sound familiar to me are: Elsie, Eva & Anna G McMahon of 11 Willow Street, New Center. William Waland (could be Wayland) of 32 Sheredow Street, Jamaica. Any help with these two addreses? The relative who wrote these entries was elderly and not a very accurate speller. Regards, Al Rose Please visit my GEDCOM posted at URL: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=butchrose

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Hi I am researching Moffitts and Dewars in Boston...Here are some names I am working on: Peter and Jane Dewar born in Scotland immigrated to Boston were both age 35 in 1870 and living in Hampden Co Springfield Ward 5.. Hmmm I guess that is not Boston is it?maybe close to it? Their off spring include: Jane, Archibald, and Peter. Peter was born in MA, other two in Scotland. I also have info on an Isabella Dewar. My Moffitts are William and Jane Mofftt and Charles and Rose Moffitt. Other MOffitts are James Ernest Alberta Moffitt and George and Cecelia Moffitt. Thanks Christine

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Hi everyone. I ama very new to tracing relatives and am having an EXTREMELY difficult time. My relative's MELVIN's are believed to be from BOSTON and they travelled to Newfoundland. Apparently went between Boston and Newfoundland regularly. My greatgrandparents were William Melvin, his wife Agnes ( previously a Burke). Their children were Patrick, Alexander,Herbert and Ceceila. The children were born starting in 1875. Would anyone have access to Census"s to look these names up for me?? ANY advice would be greatly appreciated on how to proceed from here. William was BELIEVED to have died around 1919, in this 80's. Agnes died early in life. This is really all I know. Thank you Gail

I will be going back East soon and I would like to know the best way to get there from Fairhaven MA. I would like to go to Mt. Hope and Hingham cemeteries to visit ancestor's graves and then go on to Boston. Which cemetery should I go to first, second? Thank you. Ellie

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Rev. John Wilson, 1st Church of Boston, owned Land now Merrimack, N.H Subject: Rev. John Wilson, Boston, Owned Land now Merrimack, NH Source: Groton Historical Series by Dr. Samuel A. Green Vol II, 1890 p. 389 The Reverend John Wilson, first minister of Boston, owned two large tracts of land in what is now Merrimack, New Hampshire, but which then came within the limits of Massachusetts. They contained, both together, one thousand acres; and Mr. Wilson's title was confirmed by the General Court, at a session beginning on October 16, 1660. A grant was made to him during the summer of 1639, more than twenty years previously; but, owing to "severall disappoint- ments," the land had been neither surveyed nor selected. In the Suffolk Registry of Deeds there is a record of the sale of this land, on December 3, 1660 to Simon Lynde, a merchant of Boston; and as the description of the property mentions three Indian names, of which two are still in use, I make the following extract from the deed, in order to show their antiquity and to prolong their continued applica- tion: "one thousand acres of land bee it more or lesse scittuated lying & being about tenn miles more or lesse from Groatten being laid out in two severall places (to witt) three hundred acres of meadow & upland lying at or upon pennechuck brooke neere South eggenock River bounded with the wilderness & a pond lying towards the southwest Corner thereof and the bound tree marked wth the Letter L and seven hundred acres of meadow & upland and entervaile scittuate lying & being about one mile & halfe Distant from the aforementioned three hundred acres of land upon Southheaganock River aforesaid the River Runing thru the Same and the place Called by the Indians Quo-qunna-pussackessa nay-noy bounded upon the westward wth the land or farme of Capt. William Davis of Boston easterly" [Suffolk Deeds, Liber III. page 449.) Both Pennichuck Pond in Hollis, New Hampshire, and Pennichuck Brook, running from the pond into the Merrimack River and forming the boundary line between the city of Nashua and the town of Merrimack, keep one of these three names familiar to the present generation. "South eggenocke" and "Southheaganock" - different forms of the same word - represent another of these names, which is now known as "Souhegan" and applied to a well-known river in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The name "Quo-qunna-pussack-essa nay-noy," as given in the deed, is written "Quohquima-paskessa-nahnoy" in the General Court records; and these two forms of an Indian word are sufficiently similar to establish their identity. I am not aware that any trace of this name still survives in the geographical nomenclature of the neighborhood. The "pond lying towards the southwest Corner" of the first parcel of land mentioned in the deed, is Pennichuck Pond, and so called in the colonial records. Geographical names of Indian origin furnish now one of the few links in New England that connect modern times with the prehistoric period. In the absence of any correct standard either of pronunciation or spelling, which always characterizes an unwritten language, these words have been greatly distorted and changed, and thus have lost much of their original meaning, but their root generally remains. As the shards that lie scattered around the sites of old Indian dwellings are eagerly picked up by the archaeologist for critical examination, so any fragmentary facts about the Indian names of places are worth saving by the antiquary and scholar for their historical and philological value. Dr. Green's remarks before the Massachusetts Historical Society, May 9, 1889. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth See also, HISTORY OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN BOSTON. CHAPTER I. 1630-1632. JOHN WILSON. Origin and Foundation of First Church in Boston

Historical Records Forum The Fifth Annual Community Forum on Historical Records, Documenting Underdocumented Populations & Communities, will meet on Friday, June 7, 2002 at Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater. The plenary speaker is Thomas O'Connor, Professor of History Emeritus, at Boston College; author of The Hub: Boston Past and Present; The Boston Irish: A Political History; Civil War Boston: Home Front and Battlefield; Boston Catholics: A History of the Church and Its People; and South Boston, My Home Town: The History of an Ethnic Neighborhood. Afternoon breakout sessions include: 1. Documentation Methodology (I): Locating and Identifying Records of Underdocumented Communities. * Lidwien Kapteijns, Wellesley College, Chair History Department, cofounder Somali Institute for Research and Development * Martha Montero-Sieburth, Department of Education, Latino Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston * Jabbar Al-Obaidi, Communication Studies and Theatre Arts, Bridgewater State College 2. Federal Records: Researching Underdocumented Communities. * Cesar Monzon, U.S. Federal Census Bureau, Boston Branch, Information Specialist * Walter Hickey, National Archives and Records Center, New England Branch * Corinne Mudarri, Arab American Institute, Culture and Life Documentation 3. State Records: Researching Underdocumented Communities. * Nicholas Burk, State Office of Immigrants and Refugees * Paula Girouard, Manager of Data Collection, Processing and Reporting, Massachusetts Department of Education * Shelley Quezada, Consultant to the Underserved, Massachusetts Board Library Commissioners 4. Education & Outreach: Using Records of Underdocumented Communities. * Robert Johnson, Chair Africana Studies, University Massachusetts, Boston * Linda Coombs, Wampanoag Indian Program, Plimoth Plantation * Peter Kiang, Education and Asian American Studies, University Massachusetts, Boston 5. Religious Institutions & Organizations: Sources for Researching Underdocumented Communities. * Kristen Farmelant, Director Bay State Historical League * William Wolkovich-Valkavicius, Lithuanian and Polish Immigration * Carol Shedd, Mideastern Studies, Harvard University (emeritus) 6. Documentation Methodology (II): Locating and Identifying Records of Underdocumented Communities. * Janet Larkin, Massachusetts Romany Gypsies Culture, Consultant * Millie Rahn, Folklore and Culture, Consultant * Maggie Holtzberg, Folk Arts and Heritage, Massachusetts Cultural Council 7. Preservation Tools: Caring for Records of Underdocumented Communities with Limited Resources. * Gregor Trinkaus-Randall, Preservation Specialist, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners * Judy Farrar, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Special Collections & Archives * Lori Foley, Field Service Representative, Northeast Document Conservation Center 8. Documentation Projects of Underdocumented Communities. * Leigh Swigart, West African Research Association, African Studies Center, Boston University * Jim Benson & Lloyd Thompson, Documentation of Swedes, Greater Brockton * Joe Thomas, Portuguese History & Culture, Spinner Publications 9. Understanding Culture & Community: Tools for Researching Underdocumented Communities. * Percy Andreazi, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Inc. * Marilyn Halter, Department of History-Institute for the Study of Economic Culture, Boston University * Wing-kai To, History Department and Asian Studies Program, Bridgewater State College 10. Exhibits & Programs: Thinking Beyond the Written Word. * Westy A. Egmont, Dreams of Freedom Immigrant Museum Center, Boston * Ruth Thomasian, Project SAVE Armenian Photo Archives, Watertown * Mary Lahaj. Founder Islamic Center of New England, Quincy, MA; Middlesex Community College, Adjunct Faculty. For more information and registration please visit the MHRAB homepage at http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcaac/aacintro.htm or contact Bill Milhomme Bill Milhomme, Field Archivist Massachusetts Historical Records Advisory Board Massachusetts Archives 220 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02135 617.727.2816 x 257 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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Dear Patsy, Checked the 1920 Census for MA(which is not completely indexed yet) and only one JANE POWER listed as renting on (Bolton) Street in New Bedford, Bristol County,MA. She is Head of Household, Widow, Age 60, Born in England(Father born in England/Mother in Ireland), and is a Weaver.She immigrated in 1888. Living with her is a Daughter--Rose Flanagan, Age 28, Born in NY, Works in a Cotton Mill; and A nephew named James Green, Age 20,immigrated from England in 1915, works as Baker in Bakery. May not be her,but thought I'd pass along just in case. Cheers, Bob

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Dear fellow listers, I really need some help here, please. Background: An obituary for my gg aunt b1853 d. 1921 Aug 13 here in New Brunswick. Her obit says she leaves an aunt, Mrs. Jane POWER of Dorchester Mass. I don't know the maiden name of Jane Power but it has to be either FRASER or SHIPMAN. I have just spent many hours trying to find something like marriage or death in LDS and other places. Obviously I have to zero in on Dorchester in particular but am running out of steam trying to find a way to get info. Any help/suggestions would be so so much appreciated. If I can find her, you can't believe the brick wall that will tumble for me. sincerely and hoping you can rescue me, Patsy Hennessy, Bathurst, NB, Canada Genealogy - Gravestone Inscriptions for Gloucester and Restigouche Co. NB http://www.bathurstgen.com

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Is anyone familiar with the Type Foundries in Boston, Massachusetts in the 1800s? I am researching David Watson whose family was involved in a type foundry in the 1800s, probably between 1830 and 1889 (maybe earlier or later). The type foundry may have been called David Watson & Sons Type Foundry or possibly the Boston Type Foundry. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Lynne Bennett bhwb@aol.com