This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Baker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/xY.2ADI/780.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Bill- I don't live in East Haddam but I am a direct desendant of William Baker. He is my gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. grandfather. I have traced the family back to East Haddam, CT. I've found a few notes that my great grandmother wrote down about her grandfather (who was William Bakers grandson, James Jewett Decateur Baker). His father (Josiah Jewett Baker) is buried at Three Bridges alongside WIlliam and marked as a "patriot's grave". Unfortunately, my great grandmother's notes don't specifically mention WIlliam Baker by name although she does mention that we come from a long list of revolutionaries. He didn't live long enough to see it, but his descendents also fought bravely in the civil war. I'm very interested to learn more about William Baker and his family. You mention knowing someone who has done extensive research on WIlliam Baker and his family. I would love to have her contact information and any other information that you may have. Thanks, Mark Overton mark@saxquest.com

In a message dated 8/18/05 6:34:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time, LynnBull@aol.com writes: > One question for Ray: you said in your little blurb on that site that > Priscilla married Theophilus Redfield on 24 Dec 1706 in Paris, Oneida > county, New > York, and then settled in Killingworth, Connecticut. > > Thanks for the kind words, Lynn. It's more fun than work, so why not? Looking over my records, I'll be darned if I can find out where I got that New York information. Most of my data comes from "Genealogical Record of the Redfield Family in the United States", by John Howard Redfield (1860), and he does not state the location of the marriage. In the bio of Theophilus, there is no indication that he left Connecticut for that marriage, so I would suggest that NY info is in error. How I came by it I don't know, but I'll be digging into my files this weekend to try to find out. I strive for accuracy, but it sure looks like I didn't dodge a bullet on that one. Ray

I saw, on the Find-A-Grave site, a photo of Priscilla Grinnell Redfield's tombstone in Old Southwest Cemetery, Killingworth. It was posted by Ray Downing, who was (still is, I hope) a member of this list. What a wonderful service you researchers are providing, posting photographs and information, transcribing Barbour records and cemetery records. You all deserve a huge round of applause! One question for Ray: you said in your little blurb on that site that Priscilla married Theophilus Redfield on 24 Dec 1706 in Paris, Oneida county, New York, and then settled in Killingworth, Connecticut. Jane's site Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT, Vital Records from Barbour, 1668-1852 - D-G has them married in Killingworth: Priscilla, m Theiphilus REDFIELD, Dec 24, 1706 Where did you find the Paris, Oneida County, NY, information? I'd like to correct my records, if need be. Thanks! Lynn

Forest, I could not pass up your CLARK connections in your post about the Middletown cemetery. I have been trying to help my cousin trace her mother's family. The farthest back we have gotten is the marriage of Henry Lee CLARK to Ursula BRAINERD on 1 September 1858 in Haddam Neck, Middlesex Co., CT. He was said to be son of George W. CLARK and Cynthia SELDEN and Ursula, the daughter of Ephraditus BRAINERD and Harriet COLE. Have you come across these CLARKs in your research in Middlesex Co.? George Garrettson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PARTRIDGE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/xY.2ADI/785.1 Message Board Post: Charlie, If you go to Jane's website, town histories, Middletown, Part 6, you will see the information that was included with the History of Middlesex, County, CT for Colonel Partridge's Academy. There is quite a bit on this Academy that my get you started with your research. Janece

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wallace Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/xY.2ADI/785 Message Board Post: I have a reference to a student in Colonel Partridge's Academy which I believe was located in Middletown. According to the Wesleyan University website, one of their buildings in located on what was once Colonel Partridge's Academy. This may was James S. Wallace who went on to be a noted editor and playwright. Can anyone tell me where I might look for information about this academy? Since I'm posting this to the message board, if you see this on the mailing list, please either post on the message board or write to me privately. Thanks, Charlie Hartley

Henry Lee Clark appears to be the 3xg grandson of William Clark and Mary Day. Hope this helps - check my RootsWeb site starting here: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mcowens&id=I14484 (that is all one line if it wraps in your email window). GWGPhila@aol.com wrote: > Forest, > > I could not pass up your CLARK connections in your post about the Middletown > cemetery. I have been trying to help my cousin trace her mother's family. The > farthest back we have gotten is the marriage of Henry Lee CLARK to Ursula > BRAINERD on 1 September 1858 in Haddam Neck, Middlesex Co., CT. He was said > to be son of George W. CLARK and Cynthia SELDEN and Ursula, the daughter of > Ephraditus BRAINERD and Harriet COLE. Have you come across these CLARKs in your > research in Middlesex Co.? > > George Garrettson > > > ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Middlesex County GenWeb site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctmiddle/midlsxco.htm > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > -- Michael C. Owens Ph: +1.808.383.8177 http://www.mcowens.com/ Fax: +1.808.395.8179 Email: mcowens@mcowens.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Daniels Sears Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5541/xY.2ADI/784 Message Board Post: I am searching for the parents of Grace Daniels b 1764 in Chatham CT, d. 26 Feb 1843 in New Durham Greene Co. NY. She married Isaac Sears 1757-1838 and received a widow's pension. House of Representatives. Digested Summary and Alphabetical List of Private Claims Which Have Been Presented to the House of Representatives, Vol. III. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1853. Isaac Sears, widow of Nature of Claim: Continuation of pension Congress: 27 Session: 2 Manner Brought: Petition Journal Page: 97 Referred to Committee: Rev. Pensions Senate Disposed: Indef. postp'd House Disposed: Passed Bill: 160 Report: Favorable Date: 114 Name: Grace Sears Nature of Claim: (See Iseac Sears, widow of.) Congress: 26 Session: 2 Journal Page: 49 Bills and Resolutions, House of Representatives, 27th Congress, 2nd Session, Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Babcock, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill; A Bill Granting a pension to Grace Sears. Committee: Committee of the Whole House~Committee on Revolutionary Pensions February 9, 1842 Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Babcock, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill; A Bill Granting a pension to Grace Sears.

I am seeking descendants of a Mallery family seen in Middlesex County early 1700s. Was there a relationship between Mallery and Southmayd? Any suggestions appreciated Bena Taylor Kirkscey Deep in the Heart of Texas

13 Aug 2005 - added Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, Miner Cemetery, courtesy of Coralynn Brown. This file will be found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ Jane Devlin Lake Orion, MI DUNHAM - WILCOX - TROTT - KIRK over 2500 data files from CT, MA, RI, NJ, NY & MI

Here are 40 'hits' for Mallery on Jane's website. http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=3707337&pid=r&mode=ALL&n=0&query=mallery Coralynn B. ----- Original Message ----- From: <BenaTKirk@aol.com> To: <CTMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 2:17 PM Subject: [CTMID] Mallery >I am seeking descendants of a Mallery family seen in Middlesex County >early > 1700s. Was there a relationship between Mallery and Southmayd? Any > suggestions appreciated > > Bena Taylor Kirkscey > Deep in the Heart of Texas > > > ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the Middlesex County, CT Mailing List > List Mom - Jane Devlin janedevlin@ameritech.net > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Hello. I just try to find my greatgreatgrandmother`s sister Hilma Maria who emigrated to America. She was born in Sweden 12 Jun 1879. Iwas told that she married a photographer and that they had 3 children: >Walter ,Helen and Blanche. No one I know ,knows their surname or where in US they lived ,so I have tried finding her after all. Found a Hilma Maria ,married to Olaus Eliason Strom ,b. abt 1874. They emigrated to US in 1905 ,and thenhad a son Olaf Hilmar ,b. 10 jun 1905 died in Rockford ,IL feb 1978. I now wonder if anyone can tell me if Hilma Maria Strom (died 1953 in Middlesex County ,CT) really was born 12 jun 1879?? ,and did she have thee mentioned children?? Would be great if Mrs Strom was he one I`m looking for. Erik Hov

Coralynn, this is great. I do have an advantage in that husband is a burial vault installer. He doesn't always remember the names, of the cemeteries,but boy he sure can find some that are hidden away. He will say, this isn't my territory, but I do fill in and I know there is one located up such and such a road. For sure we get there and there is a cemetery. Of course with so much online these days, I don't have to get him to go on Sundays or vacation days, much anymore. He says, I spend 6 days a week in the cemeteries and then she ,(referring to me), wants to go cemetery hopping on my time off. Everyone laughs about that. I still go from time to time as I like to take pictures of ancestor's stones. I would take a couple of my grandaughters along, give them a list of names I was looking for and send them on their way with a tape recorder. They used to love doing this. Thank you for all the helpful things you do. Carole CT

Carolyn wrote: >If you want to transcribe it, feel free, but if not, send it to me and I will. Norma, If you need help with copying costs or postage, I would be happy to send you off a check to help defray the costs. I know first hand how expensive copies are and I am always happy to participate! Janece

Coralynn, that is so helpful! I do see the Old Westfield cemetery on the map and it is on Boardman Lane. I'll take that map with me. Norma Unger

Found this handy page that has maps of where to find Middlesex county, CT cemeteries. http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=9198&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down Coralynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "coralynn" <cl38911@cox.net> To: <CTMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [CTMID] Middletown cemeteries: Old Westfield > Norma, > If you go to the Godfrey, tell them you're getting materials for Jane > Devlin's site; they'll treat you like royalty. > Another cemetery I didn't get yet is Old Center Cemetery in the book with > the Middletown cemeteries in it. > If you want to transcribe it, feel free, but if not, send it to me and I > will. > > Coralynn B. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Norma Unger" <norma888@earthlink.net> > To: <CTMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 2:23 PM > Subject: Re: [CTMID] Middletown cemeteries: Old Westfield > > >> Coralynn.....since I'll be in CT soon, maybe I can go to the Godfrey and >> copy the Old Westfield Cemetery internments. There may not be any more >> than >> already seen on the Old Westfield page >> http://www.interment.net/data/us/ct/middlesex/westfield.htm It's a tiny >> place, very old--1700s, and some stones are extremely hard to read. >> >> I tried to find Boardman Lane on mapquest and yahoo....but nothing. So >> will >> have to do what I did before and ask around. Maybe the Godfrey will have >> a >> more exact location. Since I've never been to the Godfrey, I would like >> to >> see it....maybe take my grandson. >> >> My son graduated from Wesleyan, but at the time we had no idea we had so >> many ancestors there or that Higby mountain was named for our first >> ancestor >> in that line. >> >> Norma Unger >> >> >> >> >> ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== >> Visit the Godfrey Memorial Library Website >> http://www.godfrey.org >> Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT >> >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Godfrey Memorial Library Website > http://www.godfrey.org > Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Norma, If you go to the Godfrey, tell them you're getting materials for Jane Devlin's site; they'll treat you like royalty. Another cemetery I didn't get yet is Old Center Cemetery in the book with the Middletown cemeteries in it. If you want to transcribe it, feel free, but if not, send it to me and I will. Coralynn B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norma Unger" <norma888@earthlink.net> To: <CTMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [CTMID] Middletown cemeteries: Old Westfield > Coralynn.....since I'll be in CT soon, maybe I can go to the Godfrey and > copy the Old Westfield Cemetery internments. There may not be any more > than > already seen on the Old Westfield page > http://www.interment.net/data/us/ct/middlesex/westfield.htm It's a tiny > place, very old--1700s, and some stones are extremely hard to read. > > I tried to find Boardman Lane on mapquest and yahoo....but nothing. So > will > have to do what I did before and ask around. Maybe the Godfrey will have > a > more exact location. Since I've never been to the Godfrey, I would like > to > see it....maybe take my grandson. > > My son graduated from Wesleyan, but at the time we had no idea we had so > many ancestors there or that Higby mountain was named for our first > ancestor > in that line. > > Norma Unger > > > > > ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Godfrey Memorial Library Website > http://www.godfrey.org > Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Another small cemetary is Old East Cemetary in the Westfield district, not far from Miner Cemetary. It is very well kept, but several stones are virtually unreadable now, but maybe earlier records will reveal the names. And if anyone knows where Phebe (Stow) Cornwell CLARK (1737-1838....yes, she was reported to be 101 years old) is buried, please let me know. Husband Joseph CLARK is in Washington Street Cemetary, her son Joseph is in Old East Cemetary, and grandson Joel is in Miner Cemetary, but Phebe is missing. Forrest Clark Olympia, WA

If anyone comes across a William and Wilhelmenia Frazier in their cemetery travels, I would appreciate anything you find. My William and Wilhelminia were both born about 1814 in Germany and Lived in the Middletown / Portland area. She died between 1870 and 1880 but I do not know when William died, or where they were buried. Janet FL Janet Limkemann jlmkn@earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You.

I am guessing St. John's Old cemetery but it is not across the highway near the river, maybe you mean a different highway. We were supposed to have people buried there and they aren't there now. My mom remembers them there. Tracy J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norma Unger" <norma888@earthlink.net> To: <CTMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [CTMID] Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, on line > I'll be in Connecticut soon and want to revisit the cemetery in which some > of the earliest of my Higby ancestors are buried. I was there once and > recall that it is across the freeway from the main area of Middletown (and > the college). Then a rickety gate and up a tiny hill, just a few > headstones...some Bacons there as well. Now I have not been able to locate > that cemetery on Jane's site, which I thought was where I found it before. > Edward Higby was the first one there, but I don't know where his grave is. > One of his sons, John I believe, and his wife are in the cemetery that I > seek. From the cemetery you can look down on someone's house and pool. > > Does anyone know this cemetery and can you give me the name and location? > > Thank you....Norma Unger > (gg-granddaughter of Jeduthan Higby) > > > > ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Godfrey Memorial Library Website > http://www.godfrey.org > Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >