The only William Yorks I found in the History of Stonington are from a considerably earlier time period than your William O. York (1863-1901): William York, born July 24, 1674, married Mary Alley December 18, 1695 (William drowned June 17, 1697); Also, William York, born October 3, 1705, m. Comfort Burdick May 18, 1727; Also, William York born February 22, 1728; Also, William York, born October 15, 1780, never married; Also, William York, born January 1, 1777, married Naomi Ray at Preston, Conn., Feb. 17, 1802. [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > CTNEWLON-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 146 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [CTNEWLON-L] York Genealogy - From [[email protected]] > #2 [CTNEWLON-L] Re: York Genealogy - [[email protected]] > #3 [CTNEWLON-L] Re: China Harrison of [[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from CTNEWLON-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CTNEWLON-L] York Genealogy - From the History of Stonington..... > Date: 1 Jul 2002 10:08:01 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: York, Frink > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XZ.2ADE/1442 > > Message Board Post: > > Does anyone have a copy of this book? I cannot seem to gain access to it anywhere. > > I'm in search of a William O. York (1836-1913) who married a Lydia A. UNKNOWN LAST NAME (1828-1914). > > I know of two of their children: Edwin O. York (1863-1901) and Clayton Palmer York (1867-1939) - married Sarah Jane Frink (1873-1954). I'm interested to know who William's and Lydia's ancestry might be, Lydia's maiden name....as well as any other children or grandchildren. > > All of the above mentioned names are buried in Union Cemetary in North Stonington, CT. > > Thanks in advance, > Melinda > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CTNEWLON-L] Re: York Genealogy - From the History of Stonington..... > Date: 1 Jul 2002 11:29:49 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Lookup > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XZ.2ADE/1442.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Dear Ms. Gardiner, > > I did a guick search on CONSULS (CT State University catalog) and see that the book below is availble at both the CT State Library in hartford, CT and at the Center for Connecticut Studies at ECSU in Willimantic, CT. > > Wheeler, Richard Anson, History of the town of Stonington, county of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900 : with a genealogical register of Stonington families / by Richard Anson Wheeler, 1900 . > > If you can not make it to either of these libaries you could try a search on the LDS Catalog and have a copy sent to the LDS Library near you. > > Good Luck with your research, > > Deb Tajmajer, Volunteer for Census Lookups > Center For Connecticut Studies (Public Welcomed) > http://www.easternct.edu/depts/ctstudies/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CTNEWLON-L] Re: China Harrison of Lyme, CT 1800s > Date: 1 Jul 2002 20:05:15 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XZ.2ADE/784.824 > > Message Board Post: > > According to the data I've found (though I don't remember my source), her parents are Elihu Harrison born 1/24/1742 and Abigail Tiffany born about 1736. The family history (a copy of which my aunt has) claims that she is a cousin of William Henry Harrison, however I've been unable to find a viable link.