Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ct/Fairfield/3151 Surname: O'Connell, Foster, Keeting, Shea, Sheehen, Barwin, and others ------------------------- Attempting to connect with relatives with information (Dates, etc.: Births, Baptisms, Christening, Marriages and/or divores, deaths, etc. with relation to my Great- Great-Great Grandparents, Thomas O'Connell (1798-1878) and Mary Keeting (or Keating) (1799-1885) out or Ireland and buried near Colchester, their son, James Patrick O'Connell (1836-1897), his wife, Mary Sheehen (1835-1895); And the son of James Patrick & Mary Keeting O'Connell, John Patrick O'Connell (1861-1908). >From Colchester to Middleton to Bridgeport to my Grandfather, John (J.) Gabriel O'Connell born 18 March 1890 and died at Hartford on 6 April 1948. Would appreciate any contact and information with reference to all above and than some. Thank you! John G. O'Connell, III at >> joconnell@InfoAve.Net <<

Hi Lois and Charnee, This one slipped by me! <g> The reason being, I am not part of rootsweb.com. The site is hosted on usgennet.org/ and we are part of the American Local History Network. Things have slowed down, it's that time of year, too much going on in all our own person lives, the holidays and all. Hope to be back in full gear in the New Year! Here is the URL for those interested.... http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ct/county/fairfield/index.html And if you would like to join, just drop me a line after the New Year. Happy Holidays! Terre

Posted on: Fairfield County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ct/FairfieldObits/418 Surname: ------------------------- Posted as a courtesy to other researchers. Darien News-Review, Darien, CT Friday, November 24, 2000 Victor A. Blois Victor A. Blois, a resident of Sherman, died November 16 at New Milford Hospital. He was the husband of Kathleen Spearman Blois. He was the father of Janet Salamon of Darien. Born on August 23, 1915 in Stamford, he was a son of the late Pasquale and Rose Devita Blois. Mr. Blois had been a resident of Sherman since 1948 and was a Stamford original "Singing Cowboy," winning first prize on Major Bowes 1930's radio talent show. He was one of Stamford's first electrical contractors and developers, owner of Lincoln Electric Co. Mr. Blois was also the owner of Stamford's first powerboat recreational company, Whirlwind Inc. He was an avid skier and head electrical engineer at Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall. Mr. Blois also enjoyed golf, hunting, and fishing. He was well known in Sherman for creating Wagon Wheel Estates waterfront community. In addition to his wife, Mr. Blois is survived by a son, Albert Blois of Stamford; a daughter, Janet Salamon of Darien; two step-sons, Anthony and John Chirllo of New York City; a brother, Julius (Bud) Blois of Stamford; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by a sister, Elizabeth Mastrich and seven brothers, Albert, Edward George, William, Rudy, Frederick, and Roger. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday morning in Holy Trinity Church in Sherman. Burial will be in Coburn Cemetery in Sherman. Family will receive friends in the Colonial Funeral Home, 87 Park Lane Road in New Milford Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorials may be made to the New Milford Hospital Oncology Unit, 21 Elm Street, New Milford, CT 06776. Full Text posted with the permission of Brooks Community Newspapers

In a message dated 12/10/00 4:29:13 PM, Lois writes: << There is a volunteer group through Rootsweb that is in the process of transcribing the Stamford records. Maybe at some future point they will be more accessible.>> Lois, that is good news!! I wish i could help them from here in CA. Charnee

Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ct/Fairfield/3149 Surname: ------------------------- Lynn: Thanks very much for the response.Does your reference trace the Sturges line back any farther, or have you other information? I've got Waterman/Southworth back to the Plimoth colony and beyond; is this of any interest to you?

You might find Abner in Donald Lines Jacobus: History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. With this date, probably in Vol. 2, since Vol. 1 is the earliest settlers. Not much story to go with it, but a very well done reference for the basic facts. My FROST line is from William, through his son Daniel. Evelyn Beran > I believe that Abner Frost b. 1695 in Fairfield, md. Rebecca Hall 1723, d. > 1778 in New Jersey is my direct ancestor. In his will written 1775 he named > his son Jedediah and his grandson Josiah. I am looking for documentation of > Abner's birth and marriage, and that his Jedediah is the father of the Josiah > b. 1743 who settled in Allegany Co., MD around 1783.

Roger Stevens wrote: > >> Stamford appears to be the only place in the United States that can't provide > help. I have been getting the same lame excuse for a long time. If the > town clerk can not do her job - then get a new one. I have been able to > get birth/death certificates by mail from every place in Connecticut, Rhode > Island, Massachusettes, Vermont, and elswhere - BUT NOT STAMFORD - She > must me a Gore Lieberman supporter. Actually, Roger, the cutback in staff at the Stamford Town Clerk's office started during Republican administrations. ;-) Prior to about 1920, there were no individual certificates for Stamford vital records--they were all recorded in very big, very old ledger books which take a long time to go through. Stamford was a fairly large town at the turn of the century and a lot of people came through here. I imagine the Town Clerk's office gets a lot of requests for back records. Having gone through the records there myself, I'm not surprised that they find it difficult to respond. It's also very busy currently--every time I'm in there, there are at least five or six people waiting for copies of their own vital records certificates. There is a volunteer group through Rootsweb that is in the process of transcribing the Stamford records. Maybe at some future point they will be more accessible. Lois elseajay@earthlink.net > >

Evelyn, Thank you so much for that information because that was where I decided to look next, but I was wondering if they were destroyed in the fire also. I have Simeon's DOB from his tombstone in Swanton, but need to prove his parentage. I thought I would try to find the vital records first. I can't tell you how happy I am to know that the probate records were not burned up. You made my day!! I go to the LDS FHC once a week. I don't know what I would do without them. Happy Holidays, Evelyn, Mimi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn Beran" <eberan@itis.com> To: <CTFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [CTFAIRFI] Early Birth Records - Simeon HUNGERFORD > The vital records were destroyed, but probate records were spared. They > will not give you birth dates and places, but they often will spell out > family relationships in great detail, and may be just what you need to get > back to the next generation. The probate records have been filmed by LDS > and are available through the Family History Centers. > > Evelyn Beran > > > > I am hoping that someone on the list would know where early State birth > records are for CT - circa 1760's, Fairfield County. > > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ >

Louise, As Kay says, go to your nearest Latter Day Saints Family History Center. If the records are in existence, especially from New England, the LDS has filmed them years ago. I go once a week and have found everything I am looking for (which is in existence) for the price of $3.25 postage plus tax (13 cents for me at 4.16% - it depends what your sales tax is). To see if the LDS has the records you are looking for -- go to www.familysearch.com. Click on "Library," then click "Family History Catalog, click on "Place Search," Fill out "place" with the name of the town, the county, or the state. (I have better luck if I don't fill out "part of.") You will get a list of records available and then descriptions of what is on the film. I live in Hawaii and my films take one week from Salt Lake City. Happy Hunting! Mimi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise" <LOflaherty@aol.com> To: <CTFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 8:26 AM Subject: [CTFAIRFI] Stamford Records > Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ct/Fairfield/3148 > > Surname: Chamberlain > ------------------------- > > Jan, > When and if you find someone to go to the archives let me know we could > go together on the cost. I live in WA state so it isn't possiable for me. > By the sounds of the condition there having a researcher is the way to > go. I also despertly need a birth record to move ahead in my search. > Louise > LOflaherty@aol.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 > >

The vital records were destroyed, but probate records were spared. They will not give you birth dates and places, but they often will spell out family relationships in great detail, and may be just what you need to get back to the next generation. The probate records have been filmed by LDS and are available through the Family History Centers. Evelyn Beran > > I am hoping that someone on the list would know where early State birth records are for CT - circa 1760's, Fairfield County.

Hi, I have a Polly Leva Frost b 14 Aug 1786 Waterbury CT m Benjamin Farrell or Tarrill? im looking for info on. She dau of Jesse, son of David, son of Sam'l Jr, son of Sam'l Sr. if my info is correct. Davids info from www.familysearch.org submitter. Polly's dau was Chloe Ursula b: 1812 and married Martin C. Wedge. Any names familir to anyone? >From waterbury, they go back to New Haven, dont know where before that, some died or are buried in Wallingford. I can use help here as well. Good luck. Marge

Hi, I am seeking information on Sophronia Bennett, b. abt 1805, married in Middlefield, MA., 15 Dec. 1825, Nelson Spencer. The Census records says that Sophronia was born in CT. Any help in finding the name of her parents would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Harry -- Harry Walden, Georgetown, TX http://home.flash.net/~hmwalden http://home.flash.net/~hmwalden/midlsxco.htm

Hi, I am seeking information on the parents of Ann Sturges, b. abt 1711. She was the daughter of Thaddeus Sturges. Ann married abt 1735 in Redding, Frederick Dikeman. I haven't been able to find any information on Thaddeus Sturges or the name of his wife. Thank you, Harry -- Harry Walden, Georgetown, TX http://home.flash.net/~hmwalden http://home.flash.net/~hmwalden/midlsxco.htm

Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ct/Fairfield/3148 Surname: Chamberlain ------------------------- Jan, When and if you find someone to go to the archives let me know we could go together on the cost. I live in WA state so it isn't possiable for me. By the sounds of the condition there having a researcher is the way to go. I also despertly need a birth record to move ahead in my search. Louise LOflaherty@aol.com

I am a newcomer to this list, and I am in the process of tracing my Frost ancestors back. I am trying to get some documentation for each fact, plus as many historical facts about their lives and era so that I can write a family story. I believe that Abner Frost b. 1695 in Fairfield, md. Rebecca Hall 1723, d. 1778 in New Jersey is my direct ancestor. In his will written 1775 he named his son Jedediah and his grandson Josiah. I am looking for documentation of Abner's birth and marriage, and that his Jedediah is the father of the Josiah b. 1743 who settled in Allegany Co., MD around 1783. Can anyone give me some references to documentation on this? I hve received two or three versions of the Frost family line back to William Frost in England, but I find that they vary, are undocumented, and in places, quite wrong. Also, information about the lives and times of the Frosts and their community would help me put my family story together. Thanks for any help you can provide, Charnee

You don't even need a local researcher to do this research. You need to find someone with access to a Family History Center or who lives in Salt Lake City. These researchers can access the films with the information you need, make the necessary copies, and there you are! I am a Connecticut Yankee by birth and by pedigree and I have been doing extremely successful research from California for over 30 years. It is only when the information is not available in printed or microform that you need to get a local researcher. Kay Allen AG Jan Sutton wrote: > Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ct/Fairfield/3147 > > Surname: Weed, Dolsen, Wicks > ------------------------- > > Politics aside, Fairfield County and CT in general has made internet search > virtually impossible. I have been in desperate need of some vital records > for Fairfield Co., and have resorted to paying someone who lives not-too > far away to go and look them up, but she will not be able to do it until > spring. Does anyone know of a local researcher who is a reasonable rate > that is willing to go to the archives?? > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ct/Fairfield/3147 Surname: Weed, Dolsen, Wicks ------------------------- Politics aside, Fairfield County and CT in general has made internet search virtually impossible. I have been in desperate need of some vital records for Fairfield Co., and have resorted to paying someone who lives not-too far away to go and look them up, but she will not be able to do it until spring. Does anyone know of a local researcher who is a reasonable rate that is willing to go to the archives??

Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ct/Fairfield/3146 Surname: DYER, LOWDEN, CARROLL, FLANAGAN, KENNEDY, PRINDLE ------------------------- Believe me, this is not just a Stamford problem. Deep in the heart of Bush-Cheyney land (Delaware County (PA) Courthouse) they have the same problem. There has been a lengthy discussion on the PADELWA rootsweb group about this same problem in Pa. Apparently records can often end up in people's basements and attics because the courthouse doesn't have room to store them. The conclusion they reached, in shoehorning these records, is persistant, in-person, 'face time.' And even then, it is difficult. Since the advent of the internet, as perhaps you know, genealogical research has exploded. Unfortunately, staffing at these places has not.

Hi List, I have some records for births, the years 1872, and some for 1873, can I help? Terre

Hi, Doyou have anything on a Mary Sturges who married Reuben Foot(e) Jan. 6, 1814? Reuben was my g-g-g-grandfather. Mary was his 2nd wife. In the Bennett line I am directly decended from James Bennett who came from England in 1634. Thank you. Grovner Waterman Foote airdale65@aol.com