> >From: "Dorothy" <drwebw@home.com> > >The Livingston Funeral Home in Westport handled the arrangements for my >sister's funeral in 1970. I don't live in the area and I can't seem to >find them in the online yellow pages. Does anyone know if they are still >in business? If not, does anyone know who has their records? > >Thank you for any help. > >Dorothy

In a message dated 6/16/2001 8:01:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, CTFAIRFI-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << There are Rogers in the Branford area. Kay Allen AG Yustin Wallrapp wrote: > Hi People: I have spent years searching for the parents of my ggg > grandfather, Benjamin Rogers. He was born somewhere in CT in 1795. When he > was twenty or so, he moved from CT to the Great Barrington, area of MA. and >> I have the Branford Rogers in my line. I have not found a Benjamin b 1795. If he is from this area I have not come across him. I have Barbour Collection for Branford and he does not appear. Only Benjamin was b July 3 1802, m (1) Betsey Bishop 1828 and (2) Eliza C Merriam 1848. Dot

Hi People: I have spent years searching for the parents of my ggg grandfather, Benjamin Rogers. He was born somewhere in CT in 1795. When he was twenty or so, he moved from CT to the Great Barrington, area of MA. and was one of the first settlers of a wild, mountainous, and now impenetrable place touching upon the MA towns of Lee, Monterey and Tyringham. In the 1850 census, he is married to Anne Roberts who was also born somewhere in CT in 1795. Their children were: Alanson, b. 1825, m. Harriet Breckenridge Mary b. 1825 m. Solomon Worden Jesse b. 1828 James b. 1829 James fought in the Civil War and was interviewed by The Berkshire Gleaner when he was 79 years old. He was still living on Benjamin's old property at the time. I think Benjamin's wife, Anne Roberts may be from the Waterbury, CT area and may be the daughter of Jesse Roberts. If anyone can give me any help, ideas, hunches on this, my most mystifying genealogical problem, I will be forever grateful. Lynn Rogers Wallrapp

There are Rogers in the Branford area. Kay Allen AG Yustin Wallrapp wrote: > Hi People: I have spent years searching for the parents of my ggg > grandfather, Benjamin Rogers. He was born somewhere in CT in 1795. When he > was twenty or so, he moved from CT to the Great Barrington, area of MA. and > was one of the first settlers of a wild, mountainous, and now impenetrable > place touching upon the MA towns of Lee, Monterey and Tyringham. In the 1850 > census, he is married to Anne Roberts who was also born somewhere in CT in > 1795. > Their children were: > Alanson, b. 1825, m. Harriet Breckenridge > Mary b. 1825 m. Solomon Worden > Jesse b. 1828 > James b. 1829 > James fought in the Civil War and was interviewed by The Berkshire Gleaner > when he was 79 years old. He was still living on Benjamin's old property at > the time. > I think Benjamin's wife, Anne Roberts may be from the Waterbury, CT area and > may be the daughter of Jesse Roberts. > If anyone can give me any help, ideas, hunches on this, my most mystifying > genealogical problem, I will be forever grateful. > Lynn Rogers Wallrapp > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

Hi Listers, Is there a volunteer in Fairfield that could get me a copy of a will? I would, of course, reimburse for any costs incurred. Regards, Susan

Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ct/Fairfield/13520 Surname: ------------------------- Esther E. (Lyon) Hall was married to George Bishop Hall Nov. 28, 1850. George's father was John Hall. Looking for any info on the Halls that I can get. Thank you for responding. E-mail me at jimndeb6@gte.net.

An article found in a Rochester, NY newspaper, that I thought may help someone Rochester, Monroe, NY Democrat & Chronicle Aug. 10, 1906 AWAKES TO FIND HIS WIFE DEAD Greenwich, Conn., Aug 9 - Angeline, wife of J. Edward LOCKWOOD, died last night at her home of heart trouble, while her husband lay sleeping by her side. The first knowledge LOCKWOOD had of her death was when he awoke in the morning.

Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ct/Fairfield/13519 Surname: HUNT, YOUNGS ------------------------- I don't whether this is accurate, but according to a listing on the Mormon church site, (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp} your Hannah Hunt was the daughter of Abner Hunt, born 1693, and Phebe Cornell, born about 1708. Abner was the son of Josiah Hunt (1650-1732) and Martha Honeywell (born about 1660), of Westchester County, NY. I have a listing of your Hannah's death on March 17, 1773 in the Hale records of Darien Cemeteries. She is buried in the Noroton River Cemetery in Darien, CT. Her stone says she was born 1729.

Deborah Bay wrote: > Does anyone know why the Danbury folks won't do mail-in requests for > records? And are there any other cities or counties in CT that have this > restriction? > I don't think it's an actual restriction so much as it is a shortage of staff and time, especially in the larger cities like Danbury. The Town Clerk staff is hard put to keep up with registering and getting copies of births, deaths, marriages, property sales and transfers, etc. without taking time to do genealogy look-ups. You sometimes have better luck in the smaller towns, however. Lois elseajay@earthlink.net

I thought this would be of interest to the list. Connecticut Vital Records Law The following is courtesy of Richard Roberts at the Connecticut State Library. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Substitute Senate Bill No. 301 PUBLIC ACT NO. 96-258 (effective Oct 1996) AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO GENEALOGICAL RECORDS AND THE VALIDATION OF CERTAIN MARRIAGES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 7-41a of the general statutes, as amended by sections 12 and 21 of public act 95-257, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof: All records of vital statistics including births, marriages and deaths in the custody of any registrar of vital statistics or of the Department of Public Health shall be open for research to any member of a [legally incorporated] genealogy society INCORPORATED OR AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS OR CONDUCT AFFAIRS IN THIS STATE and such societies shall be permitted to incorporate statistics derived therefrom in their publications. Sec. 2. Section 7-51 of the general statutes, as amended by sections 12 and 21 of public act 95-257, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof: With the exception of the chief executive officer of the municipality or his authorized agent, the local director of health, attorneys at law, title examiners and members of [legally incorporated] genealogical societies INCORPORATED OR AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS OR CONDUCT AFFAIRS IN THIS STATE, no person, except the person whose birth is recorded, if over eighteen years of age, HIS CHILDREN OR SPOUSE or his parent [or] guardian OR GRANDPARENT if a minor, shall have any access to or be permitted to examine the original or any copy of the birth certificate or birth record, of any person, nor shall he disclose any matters contained therein or any information concerning such birth, which original, copy or information is in the custody of any registrar of vital statistics or of the Department of Public Health, or shall he be entitled to any copy of any such certificate, record or information, except upon written order of a court of record or upon written request of a state department or the federal government when approved by the Department of Public Health. Sec. 3. Section 7-51a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof: [Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7-51, persons acting under the direction of a legally incorporated genealogical society shall be permitted to copy the vital records, including birth, death and marriage records and their indexes, of any municipality. The provisions of this section shall apply only to those vital records of a municipality which are not included in the Barbour Collection and which relate to events which occurred prior to the year 1900. All copies made under the provisions of this section shall be reduced to microfilm and shall be placed in the custody of the state's Public Records Administrator who shall make such microfilm copies available to the public for purposes of genealogical research at the State Library. If any vital records for the periods specified in this section have been microfilmed, the person having custody of the microfilm negatives shall permit their use for the purposes of this section. No expense arising from activities permitted under this section shall be paid by the state or any municipality. Nothing in this section shall be construed to be in derogation of any other right of public access to vital records conferred by any other provision of the general statutes.] ANY PERSON EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER MAY PURCHASE COPIES OF MARRIAGE AND DEATH RECORDS, AND COPIES OF RECORDS OF BIRTHS WHICH ARE AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD, IN THE CUSTODY OF ANY REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS. DURING ALL NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, MEMBERS OF GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES INCORPORATED OR AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS OR CONDUCT AFFAIRS IN THIS STATE SHALL (1) HAVE FULL ACCESS TO ALL VITAL RECORDS IN THE CUSTODY OF ANY REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS, INCLUDING CERTIFICATES, LEDGERS, RECORD BOOKS, CARD FILES, INDEXES AND DATABASE PRINTOUTS, EXCEPT CONFIDENTIAL FILES ON ADOPTIONS, (2) BE PERMITTED TO MAKE NOTES FROM SUCH RECORDS AND (3) BE PERMITTED TO PURCHASE COPIES OF SUCH RECORDS. Sec. 4. Section 46b-22a of the general statutes, as amended by section 1 of public act 95-6, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof: All marriages, celebrated before [April 13, 1995] THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT, otherwise valid except that the justice of the peace joining such persons in marriage did not have a valid certificate of qualification, are validated. Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from its passage, except that sections 1 to 3, inclusive, shall take effect October 1, 1996. Approved June 10, 1996. Effective as provided in section 5. Chuck Townsend Clio, Michigan <mailto:CDT3@PERCEPTIONET.COM>

Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ct/Fairfield/13516 Surname: ------------------------- Here are a few more addresses and phone numbers which might help you. I found them in the whowhere.com yellow pages under churches. You might find additional Russian Orthodox Church listings on AnyWho.com, Switchboard.com, BigYellow.com, etc. Russian Orthodox Church Presentation Christ in the T 5 Wheeler Terrace, Stratford,Fairfield, CT 06614 (203) 375-8342 Russian Orthodox Church Holy Ghost 1520 East Main Street, Bridgeport,Fairfield, CT 06608 (203) 334-5700 St John the Baptist Carpatho Russian Orthodox Greek 364 Mill Hill Avenue, Bridgeport,Fairfield, CT 06610 (203) 334-5932 The only Hallam St I found was in Meriden CT. Did you look on MapQuest.com?

Does anyone know why the Danbury folks won't do mail-in requests for records? And are there any other cities or counties in CT that have this restriction? Thanks for the info. Deborah Bay Denver, CO

Pat Yes, this is true, must be a member of an approved society. For those on AOL you can just click on the hyperlink <A HREF="http://www.cslib.org/genesoc.htm">Genealogical Societies Incorporated or Authorized to do Business or Conduct Aff</A> for others go to: http://www.cslib.org/genesoc.htm This will give you the CT State Statute and what societies are approved. Jan

What time period are you searching? I believe that all pre-1850 records are filmed by the LDS. Accveptable membership would probably be in the Connecticut Society. But to make sure, I would talk to the town clerk for the current policy. Kay Allen AG Patricia Petrizzo wrote: > Dear Kay or others on the list: > > Is this TRUE? > > >.. you need to present proof of membership in an acceptable [to them] > >society before they will look things up... This is or has been >Connecticut > >law. If your membership is not acceptable, they will refer >you to a member > >of the Connecticut Society to do the research for you. > > I have tried to get BMD records from the town clerk in Danbury but they no > longer do mail requests (I live in Florida). I was told they would allow > on-site research. How do I know what is "acceptable" membership? > > I read that the Connecticut State Dept. of Health also has these records but > they were being microfilmed and were unavailable. Are they available yet? > > Seems difficult to get vital records in Connecticut! > > Pat > Tampa > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

Dear Kay or others on the list: Is this TRUE? >.. you need to present proof of membership in an acceptable [to them] >society before they will look things up... This is or has been >Connecticut >law. If your membership is not acceptable, they will refer >you to a member >of the Connecticut Society to do the research for you. I have tried to get BMD records from the town clerk in Danbury but they no longer do mail requests (I live in Florida). I was told they would allow on-site research. How do I know what is "acceptable" membership? I read that the Connecticut State Dept. of Health also has these records but they were being microfilmed and were unavailable. Are they available yet? Seems difficult to get vital records in Connecticut! Pat Tampa _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Right down all the ways to spell Loudy it may help. For 15 yrs i have been searching for a woman b in Cheshire CT whose cemetary stone says was Lolly... someone emailed me what they thought might be her last name...and her first name turned out to be Lowley...easy to become Lolly...she was also born in Wallingford the next town instead...close but never a match until now...lol There is also a Loudy LAYFIELD in the 1850 Georgia Census. My guess is that they are all of the same family, due to the unusual given name "Loudy". >> Lindy

Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ct/Fairfield/13515 Surname: Zinko, Medeyski, Sidorwich ------------------------- Can anyone advise me whereI can locate information on the Russian Orthodox CHurch which was located on Hallett Street in the lower East side of Bridgeport in the early 1900's?

Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ct/Fairfield/13514 Surname: PRIOR, PRYOR ------------------------- Looking for Guy Ralph PRIOR who was born in Fairfield in 1886, I looked on the county web page for a census volunteer for 1900 but can't find one. Does anyone have the 1900 census or know of this family? please reply to sandrag627@aol.com thanks Sandy in Florida

Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ct/Fairfield/13513 Surname: Banks, Reynolds ------------------------- My grandmother was a Banks from Ridgefield andis buried in Ridgefield Cemetery.

Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ct/Fairfield/13512 Surname: Tierney, Mockovak, Belorit ------------------------- I read your query.My grandmother's sister married a Tierney.:) Joan