In a message dated 6/14/05 9:14:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Ancestry opens complete 1920 census index and images! That's right; > totally > free access for 3 days! http://www.censusfinder.com/1920-census-free.htm > Bear in mind that Ancestry's index to the 1920 census lists Heads of Households only. So if you're seeking little Mary Jones, you better know her father's name. Or mother, if she's a widow..........

you mean every CHILD? David Samuelsen tracers wrote: > Ancestry opens complete 1920 census index and images! That's right; totally > free access for 3 days! http://www.censusfinder.com/1920-census-free.htm >

Ancestry opens complete 1920 census index and images! That's right; totally free access for 3 days! http://www.censusfinder.com/1920-census-free.htm Good luck all!

I came across this web site:http://www.houseplantpicturestudio.com/HPS/liquorwebphotos/liquor.html <http://www.houseplantpicturestudio.com/HPS/liquorwebfotos/liquor.html> It is a photo album of an unknown family found at a Huntington Beach (CA I assume) swamp meet. From the pictures of the first two pages, and the hairstyles of the subjects, the pictures appear to be from the 1960s. It is apparent that the family who appears in the photos owned a liquor store. Peggy J. Knox

Hi everyone, Just wanted to let people know that I have new prisoner databases online. You can view them at http://blacksheepancestors.com/usa/connecticut.shtml Cheers. -- Tyler S. BlackSheep Ancestors http://blacksheepancestors.com/

The cemetery inscriptions for the Calhoun Cemetery in Cornwall, CT have been added to the Cemetery inscriptins at my web site. These ware typed up by Attleborough, MA Vital Records to 1850 have been started by Mary-Sue Gardetto, the births for surnames Abbott to Draper were just added in the Vital Records by town section of my web site. Danvers, MA More births for the vital records to 1850 have been typed by Mary Anne Sylva. The ones added today cover surnames Narcross to Putnam. These may also be found in the vital records section of my web site. http://www.rays-place.com Ray Brown

Hi Donna, I have a little information about the couple. It was said that at the marriage of Abner YOUNG and Clara DEXTER, two long-time families in Killingly, CT, merged. The Killingly Historical Society has a copy of the (home-typed) YOUNG document which their grandson, Winthrop YOUNG, spent many years putting together. I have a very busy schedule today, so I can't offer any details this morning. I'll try to get back to you on Monday. In the meantime, I post most of my "findings" on the Lists, and, if you check the archives of the Windham County List, you will probably find some information. I try to post my findings on the Boards, but don't always remember to. Thank you for writing. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [GenCT] DEXTER, WEAVER, McWEAVER, McCLELLAN > Hi Betty, Do you know anything about the Clara Dexter/Young marriage? I > have the Dexter/Young connection in my family, but can't get a handle on it. > Thanks Donna >

Hi Betty, Do you know anything about the Clara Dexter/Young marriage? I have the Dexter/Young connection in my family, but can't get a handle on it. Thanks Donna

Hello, I have heard from a Lister since my earlier posting who told me that it turns out that, in regards to a court case in Putnam, CT, in 1892, probably Mrs. Jane McWEAVER and Joseph McCLELLAN were siblings. The 1880 Census shows a household of John McCLELLAN in Woodstock, CT, and, in addition to his wife and children, he has his brother, Joseph McCLELLAN, and his sister, Jane WEAVER, living with him. I tried finding these people in earlier years (born CT), and could only find John's household in Woodstock, CT, in 1870. His brother, Joseph, is living with him and his family. But, their sister, Jane WEAVER, is not. And, I'm not finding Mrs. Jane WEAVER at all during the 1850 to 1870 time period. The information I received about the court case in Superior Court showed Jane's surname as McWEAVER. But, that name does not show up in CT census reports. However, the WEAVER name was very popular in CT, and there were many WEAVER households in Windham County alone. In 1880, Jane was 70, John was 67, and Joseph was 64. So, in 1892, at the time of the court case, Mrs. Jane WEAVER / McWEAVER would have been ~82. I guess it will take a while to find out what the connection is between my grandmother's adoptive parents, John and Mary "Molly" (CLARK) DEXTER, and the extended McCLELLAN family. However, John and Molly and their relatives did live in the Killingly / Brooklyn, CT, area for a long time. It is probably just a coincidence, but John and Molly DEXTER, had just adopted a baby girl while living in Melrose, MA, just 2 months before this Court case in Putnam, CT. And, I don't know how long the baby was living with them before the formal adoption, but it doesn't appear that the baby girl was mentioned when newspapers reported that the DEXTER's were visiting back and forth with their married daughter, Mrs. Clara YOUNG, of Killingly, CT, during 1888 to 1892. (This is not surprising as my grandmother remembered being "hidden away" in a back room in the house in Melrose, MA, when important company came to call.) Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. The story of my grandmother's childhood is VERY long, and has been told on the Lists in past years, so I only tell part of the story when I post new information. Someone asked about John DEXTER's death, and I believe the cause of death was a Stroke. He had been brought to the Tewksbury State Hospital in 1904 and died a year later. What was strange was that Mrs. Mary DEXTER's remains were returned to Killingly, CT, in 1899, and yet 6 years later, John's remains were buried in a relatively unmarked grave on the grounds of the Hospital. (There is a List for the Tewksbury Hospital, and, because of that, I have found out that my grandmother probably visited John when he was there (1904/05). John reportedly brought her to an Orphanage in Boston, MA, in 1899, and she remained in "homes" until around 1908/09.)

In a message dated 6/9/2005 9:30:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > (Note: When Mrs. "Molly" DEXTER died in 1899, her body was returned to > Killingly to be buried. When John DEXTER died in 1905, his body was > buried on the grounds of the Tewksbury State Hospital. We don't know > why.) > I recently attended the NGS "Tennessee Crossroads" conference in Nashville, and one of the speakers, Paul Milner, addressed the role of the almshouse or workhouse in Colonial New England for the poor, ill, aged, and indigent. The workhouses changed as time passed was to become asylums, and then hospitals, but institutions were present at all periods. They were where the elderly who were incapable of caring for themselves went, and that would include Alzheimers Disease patients, the mentally ill, and others. If someone had severe rheumatoid arthritis, or had suffered a broken hip and lost his mobility, he might be a candidate for the Tweksbury State Hospital by 1900. It might be of help to you to contact the state historical society or similar group, and learn the mission of the hospital at that period of time, then look at his death certificate to determine his state of mobility, and see if he qualified for the population served by the institution at that time. It might provide you with more information, but also give you needed facts which would be highly relevant in your family health history as you compile it, which we should all certainly do. It sounds like an interesting problem, good luck. Carol Hubbell Boggs

Hello, This week in the mail, I was very pleased to receive some new information from the Killingly Historical Society regarding the Adoptive parents of my grandmother - from 1892 Melrose, MA.* One of the items found in the newspapers of the area was regarding a court case: May 1892 "Mr. and Mrs. John P. DEXTER of Melrose, MA, are in attendance at the Superior Court in Putnam this week." "The case of Mr. & Mrs. John DEXTER against Joseph McLELLAN, executor, to recover $500 for nursing & carriage here to Jane McWEAVER, was on trial Tuesday at the Superior Court. POTTER & CLEVELAND for Plaintiffs, WARNER & SHUMWAY for defendant. The case was given to the jury this morning." ... First, I'd like to know if anyone knows of this Miss or Mrs. Jane McWEAVER. (I've not seen her name before.) Second, does anyone know who this Joseph McLELLAN is. (ditto) Third, does anyone know what "nursing & carriage" means. Would it be a service similar to a "visiting nurse" or a "live-in nurse" for an elderly or disabled person? ... A little background is that John and Mary (CLARK) DEXTER seem to have left their life-long home in Killingly, CT, around 1889 and moved to Melrose, MA. However, the letter from the Historical Society shows that they might have moved to Melrose from Killingly during the summer of 1888 (or possibly before that). ... To go along with my grandmother's story, she would have been "conceived" during the spring or early summer of 1888. The DEXTER couple, at Ages 59 and 56 adopted her soon after she turned 3. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) *I have posted the story (the mystery) of my grandmother's childhood in past years, and possibly last year. So, the better part of the story/mystery can be found in the archives. A quick outline of the years I am most interested in are: 1850's - John and Mary DEXTER marry and have 3 daughters. Only one to live to adulthood is Clara. One died at Age 3 and one at Age 16. 1877 Clara DEXTER married Abner YOUNG in Killingly, CT. They had a daughter, Bertha, who died at Age 2. They had a son, Earle YOUNG, who lived to adulthood and married -- and I'm looking for some of his descendants !!! (One census report showed that Clara had 3 pregnancies - but data appears nowhere else.) 1888 - possibly spring of 1888, John and Mary DEXTER leave their life-long home in Killingly, CT, to move to Melrose, MA. John was the head of a Real-Estate Office in Melrose, and seems to have held several other jobs from 1888 until his illness ~1903. Mar. 1892, as an "older couple," they adopt a baby girl, Age 3. Apr. 1899, Mrs. DEXTER dies. Mr. DEXTER sells their home in Melrose, and seems to move into a boarding house in Boston. Around the same time, he places his adopted daughter, then Age 10 in an orphanage in Boston. (She remains in orphanages / homes until approx, Age 20.) 1900 - John DEXTER cannot be found in any 1900 census. But, I found out that he went to live in the Tewksbury State Hospital in 1904 and died there one year later. One of his guests was a young lady, "Mamie" - which was a nickname of my grandmother. My grandmother probably left "The Temporary Home" around 1908/1909 and moved in with her girlfriend's family. One of the neighbors was a young man who took quite a liking to her. On Christmas Eve, 1911, they walked to a Minister's home and asked him to marry them. They had 9 children, but only 6 lived to adulthood. (Note: When Mrs. "Molly" DEXTER died in 1899, her body was returned to Killingly to be buried. When John DEXTER died in 1905, his body was buried on the grounds of the Tewksbury State Hospital. We don't know why.)

Since the person died in New Haven you could obtain the death cert from the New Haven City Clerk. A copy may also exist in East haven if the person resided there. If the person died in East Haven a copy could be obtained from the clerk there. The State of Ct did away with the County goverment years ago so you are dealing with town & city goverment or the state goverment. In speaking of the state you could also obtain a death certificate from the State Dept of Health for any municipality. -----Original Message----- From: Tami Parise [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 8:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [GenCT] Where to send for certs? Hi Mark: Thanks for your reply. The years I am looking for are 1986 & 1997, would East Haven have these death certs or New Haven? I am new to Connecticut genealogy ... trying to get my husband's tree going ... So I am not sure of what county to send my requests to... It is much easier here in Louisiana to get records, you just send the request off to the State Office. Well thanks for any info on these years as to where to get records from. Thanks again. Mark <[email protected]> wrote: Hi,Answer to one is East Haven and answer to two is New Haven and possibly East Haven as well of course East Haven was separated from New Haven at some point which I would have to look up the date. Mark, New Canaan, Ct -----Original Message----- From: Tami Parise [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [GenCT] Where to send for certs? Hi: I have a question, if a person resided and died in a house in East Haven, would I get the death cert from East Haven? Also, if a person resided in East Haven but died at Yale-New Haven, would i get that death certificate from East Haven or New Haven? Thanks in advance, Tami Parise New Orleans, LA PARISE / SALATTO / KING / CONFORTE / TOLOMEO / and many more ... --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site! Thanks in advance, Tami Parise New Orleans, LA PARISE / SALATTO / KING / CONFORTE / TOLOMEO / and many more ... --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out!

Hi All I am looking for sks to do a search for me at New Haven Hospital , now called Yale-New Haven Hospital. The information I seek is the employee records of my grandfather, Anthony Curtis Mossauer. In the 1900 census for New Haven CT it shows him working as an orderly. On Ancestry.Com this information is on Pg 46. The actual census shows this info. on Emuneration District #35, Sheet 23 Any help or suggestions will be greartly appreciated. Les Mossauer Moose Jaw, Sk. Canada [email protected]

What i do when searching for the many 'illusive' townships, burgs, villiages, etc in CT and come up dry is...... write to the State of CT, Dept of Public Health, POB 340308, Hartford, CT 06134-0308. Send them as much information as you can. ie, name, town, closest date of birth, death, marriage, etc. be as specific as you can, including any various spellings. make checks payable to to: Treasurer, State of CT. currently, price is $5.00 each. This is for records AFTER 1897 only. If they can't help you directly, they will direct you to the correct town, with address and a form letter to send to that correct town. New Haven is notoriously put off by requests, but i found when i use the 'form letter' sent by the Dept of Health, i got a pretty quick turn around time. I found my gggrandmother, an immigrant, this way. Was not sure which name she would have been buried under, and had NO idea where in CT she was buried...maybe waterbury, maybe Derby, maybe New Haven, maybe Watertown...they located her under her american 'nickname' and her married surname having died in new haven...and after getting the death cert from NH, found where she was buried, a 'missing' other daughter she was living with at the time of her death, and the name of her father and mother in the 'old country'. again, these are for records AFTER 1897 ONLY, the public health department does not have records prior to that time. good luck, [email protected] > [Original Message] > From: Tami Parise <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 5/31/2005 2:04:50 PM > Subject: [GenCT] Where to send for certs? > > Hi: > > I have a question, if a person resided and died in a house in East Haven, would I get the death cert from East Haven? Also, if a person resided in East Haven but died at Yale-New Haven, would i get that death certificate from East Haven or New Haven? > > > > > Thanks in advance, > Tami Parise > New Orleans, LA > > PARISE / SALATTO / KING / CONFORTE / TOLOMEO / and many more ... > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site!

Hi Mark: Thanks for your reply. The years I am looking for are 1986 & 1997, would East Haven have these death certs or New Haven? I am new to Connecticut genealogy ... trying to get my husband's tree going ... So I am not sure of what county to send my requests to... It is much easier here in Louisiana to get records, you just send the request off to the State Office. Well thanks for any info on these years as to where to get records from. Thanks again. Mark <[email protected]> wrote: Hi,Answer to one is East Haven and answer to two is New Haven and possibly East Haven as well of course East Haven was separated from New Haven at some point which I would have to look up the date. Mark, New Canaan, Ct -----Original Message----- From: Tami Parise [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [GenCT] Where to send for certs? Hi: I have a question, if a person resided and died in a house in East Haven, would I get the death cert from East Haven? Also, if a person resided in East Haven but died at Yale-New Haven, would i get that death certificate from East Haven or New Haven? Thanks in advance, Tami Parise New Orleans, LA PARISE / SALATTO / KING / CONFORTE / TOLOMEO / and many more ... --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site! Thanks in advance, Tami Parise New Orleans, LA PARISE / SALATTO / KING / CONFORTE / TOLOMEO / and many more ... --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out!

Hi,Answer to one is East Haven and answer to two is New Haven and possibly East Haven as well of course East Haven was separated from New Haven at some point which I would have to look up the date. Mark, New Canaan, Ct -----Original Message----- From: Tami Parise [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [GenCT] Where to send for certs? Hi: I have a question, if a person resided and died in a house in East Haven, would I get the death cert from East Haven? Also, if a person resided in East Haven but died at Yale-New Haven, would i get that death certificate from East Haven or New Haven? Thanks in advance, Tami Parise New Orleans, LA PARISE / SALATTO / KING / CONFORTE / TOLOMEO / and many more ... --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site!

More than likely, you would send to New Haven. Most, (I say most) death certificates are filed in the town of "death", not town of residence. Extreme early records, (prior to 1860) could be anywhere. Also, in very early dates, you have to be sure what town was made up from what other towns. For example, was East Haven a part of New Haven or North Haven at one time. Probably you know all this already Bad thunderstorm right now......Bye!!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tami Parise" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:04 PM Subject: [GenCT] Where to send for certs? > Hi: > > I have a question, if a person resided and died in a house in East Haven, would I get the death cert from East Haven? Also, if a person resided in East Haven but died at Yale-New Haven, would i get that death certificate from East Haven or New Haven? > > > > > Thanks in advance, > Tami Parise > New Orleans, LA > > PARISE / SALATTO / KING / CONFORTE / TOLOMEO / and many more ... > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site! > >

Hi all, The Connecticut page for obituary resources has been audited and updated with many new links added. http://obit.obitlinkspage.com/ct.htm Hope this helps. Bill

Hi: I have a question, if a person resided and died in a house in East Haven, would I get the death cert from East Haven? Also, if a person resided in East Haven but died at Yale-New Haven, would i get that death certificate from East Haven or New Haven? Thanks in advance, Tami Parise New Orleans, LA PARISE / SALATTO / KING / CONFORTE / TOLOMEO / and many more ... --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site!

If in fact the hospital was affiliated with a prison, perhaps it was the Connecticut State Farm for Women in East Lyme. You can browse census records through iCONN, the CT Digital Library. Go to _http://www.iconn.org_ (http://www.iconn.org) and after entering your library card number, choose Advanced Search and then click on Heritage Quest. Go to Census Records, Browse, then enter 1930 (the only year the State Farm is listed), state, county (New London) and the Connecticut State Farm will be one of the options. Both officers and inmates are listed. Hope this helps. Debby