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Begining March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails.  Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state.  Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb In light of above annoucement few days ago. New list set up to cover entire state as the start. https://groups.io/g/Massachusetts-Gen You can see the description of the list Two ways to join scroll down to blue button "Join this Group" or Massachusetts-Gen+subscribe@groups.io <mailto:Massachusetts-Gen+subscribe@groups.io> David Samuelsen

I am interested in any information, including an obituary, for the late Barnet (Barney) Welansky, owner of the famous Cocoanut Grove Night Club" which burned in November 1942. Also, his brother, James Welansky, who died in Brookline. Please. if anyone has a subscription to Genealogy Bank or Newspapers or any suggestions. get in touch with me personally at: kay-stanton@cfl.rr.com <mailto:kay-stanton@cfl.rr.com> I'm also interested in any information on Viola Heeney Baroni who lived in the Boston area in the 1940s / 1950s. She usually worked as a waitress and definitely visited the clubs and dance areas of the time. Is there a way to search the Boston Post archives? Are they at the Boston Public Library? New England Genealogy on Newberry Street? Thank you. Carolyn (Kay) Baroni Stanton South Daytona, FL

I am looking for information about Clarence H Pendleton. married to Helen I Kelley. They were from Roxbury and Lawrence Ma. Both born c 1900. Also William Walter SHINE wife Della A. CARMODY (born in Ireland ) Thjey lived in the Boston area C 1900 Thanks

Does anyone have a copy of the map of Mattapoisett MA. I am looking for the one around 1850 with the names of the land owners or people living on the land. Especially looking for Dunham and where there is a swamp. Thank you

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Hello, How is everyone? I hear we can begin using the Lists again. So, I thought I would send a note - to see if it is really true. For this morning, I'd like to mention the surnames for the 3 sets of great-grandparents that I know about: LEWIS / CORKILL of Stoneham KERR / HANNAH of Malden and Everett KIDDER / RICE of Winchester And, because of a DNA test .. 2 yrs. ago .. I'm finding a few more descendants. But, I'm also finding people who "might" be related to my twice-orphaned grandmother. For many years several of us thought I was related to the DEXTER couple of Melrose at the time - who adopted her in 1892. The DNA test showed I was not related to Mrs. DEXTER, but the possibility exists that I might be related to Mr. DEXTER. BUT .. my new-found DNA cousin believes the birth-father of my grandmother was .. Joseph ROCK who was living in Quincy at the time (late 1880's). Isn't genealogy fun ?? Betty (near Lowell, MA) (on Lists and Boards since 2000, and at the moment I don't remember the Lists I Admin for) Smile ...

Does anyone have access to Newspapers.com who would be willing to do a search for me?

Thank you Mr. Cook for replying. Perhaps you can please figure out what the first name was? I have attached a copy of the Court document of 1697 which has Henry Head of Little Compton pay my ancestor Matthew Hayward/Howard of the same place, Costs of Court. The only part of the document I cannot reckon is the first name of Mr. Davenport. Thank you. Darrel Hockley From: Dale H. Cook <radiotest@plymouthcolony.net> To: GENMASSACHUSETTS@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 12:37 AM Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Re: Mr Davenport, clerk of Court in 1697 Bristol County At 09:50 PM 3/22/2018, Darrel Hockley wrote: >Would anyone please know what was the first name of Mr. Davenport who was the Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature in Bristol County, MA in the year 1697? There may be no surviving record, as the early court records prior to 1702 are missing. Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net Go to http://MAGenWeb.org to find resources and information for your Massachusetts family history.

At 09:50 PM 3/22/2018, Darrel Hockley wrote: >Would anyone please know what was the first name of Mr. Davenport who was the Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature in Bristol County, MA in the year 1697? There may be no surviving record, as the early court records prior to 1702 are missing. Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net

Would anyone please know what was the first name of Mr. Davenport who was the Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature in Bristol County, MA in the year 1697? Thank you. Darrel Hockley of Regina, SK, Canada

dear betty i am asking your permission to place a Family Reunion notice on this mailing list it is for a WINCHESTER Family reunion next year in Digby, Nova Scotia i would like to post it once a month to give people time to plan for the event the notice would read as follows All Winchester descendants are invited to a Winchester Family Reunion at the Digby Pines, Digby, Nova Scotia, June 17-19, 2016. A Genealogy and History will be available for the Nathan Winchester branch, a planter who arrived in Nova Scotia ca. 1760 from Framingham, Mass. Many of his descendants returned to the State of Massachusetts in the second half of the 19th century. For registration and schedule of events, contact Jim Greenwood at thewinchesterreunion@gmail.com For genealogy information please contact (Mr.) Schani Biermann at ussenterprise1701@accesscomm.ca. Schani Biermann Regina, Sask CANADA

Hello, A couple weeks ago we were near Fitchburg, MA, and I bought a newspaper from that city,  "Sentinel & Enterprise."     I noticed an obituary that might interest a researcher:    This was Sept. 18, 2015. Father Keith Wentworth MASON Former rector, St. Mark's Church, Leominster, MA Father Keith W. Mason died on Thursday ....      Father Mason had a long and interesting life of 88 years.   He was born and raised in Tangier, Nova Scotia, Canada, the 7th of 16 children of James and Myrtle (BEAVER) MASON.     At the age of 8, Father Mason did barn work on the small family farm in Nova Scotia, caring for the cattle.   At Age 14, he became a North Atlantic fisherman for 4 years during the first part of WW II, with his father as Capt. of  the family two-master fishing schooner.   At 17 yrs. of age, he became a Nova Scotia school teacher, as so many teachers had gone off to war.   At age 23, he graduated from the University of King's College in Halifax,  ...  and was ordained a deacon in the Anglican Church of Canada.    At age 25 he was ordained priest and served parishes in Nova Scotia, Alberta, and British Columbia.   A short while later, Father Mason, wife Maureen and their children made the journey into the United States to obtain medical care for a sick daughter.    ...  Father Mason served as rector of St. Andrew's Church in Longmeadow, MA, for one year, then as rector of St. Mark's Church in Leominster, MA, for almost 28 years before retiring in 1994. He is survived by his dear wife, Maureen, and their five children and families.   ....      He was chosen Leominister Citizen of the Year in 1988.  ...  Father Mason was also an avid writer;   he had his first book ... published at age 82 .. Father Mason was predeceased by his father and mother and by 5 brothers (Cyril, Cashman, Eric, Fergie & Terence)  and  5 sisters (Verna, Elsie, Florence, Gracie, Juliana) ...... I hope everyone has a pleasant ...  month of October ! Betty        (near Lowell, MA, USA) List Administrator (on Lists and Boards for 15+ yrs.,  now an Admin for several Lists and Boards)

At 03:52 PM 9/13/2015, Cindy Clark wrote: >Wickabaug is a section of West Brookfield and not too far from Hardwick. I have several 19th century Massachusetts gazetteers, and have not been able to find any match better than what has already been suggested. I also have a couple of old atlases that show every whistle stop in New England and they were of no aid. Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net

Wickabaug is a section of West Brookfield and not too far from Hardwick. Other Stephens/Stevens (5 spelling in the book) in that era married in Hardwick were from nearby Petersham. I would think the Stephens were from the local area. Whitinsville is on the way to Providence and way south in Worcester County while Hardwick is in north western Worcester county. Cindy Clark (just a stone's throw from these towns) >In the Hardwick vital records (p. 247) I find: "Joseph [Stephens] and Dorithy Sawyr, both of Whitstown, int. June 10, 1745"

It looks like this Joseph Stevens and Dorothy Sawyer were originally from Lancaster: https://books.google.com/books?id=_c4UAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Joseph%2C+son+of+Simon+Stevens%22#v=snippet&q=%22Joseph%2C%20son%20of%20Simon%20Stevens%22&f=false Their marriage intention was recorded in Hardwick in 1745 (when they were "of Whitstown"), and they settled in Petersham. So at least that clarifies who they are, even if "Whitstown" is still obscure. Petersham was originally Nichewaug and was not incorporated until 1756, so I'm wondering if "Whitstown" might have been another name for Petersham during its very early settlement. (No evidence for that, just speculation.) Bob On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Robert J. O'Hara wrote: > In the Hardwick vital records (p. 247) I find: "Joseph [Stephens] and > Dorithy Sawyr, both of Whitstown, int. June 10, 1745" > > https://books.google.com/books?id=ElNijAjQWLMC&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247&dq=%22Joseph+and+Dorithy+Sawyr,+both+of+Whitstown,+int.+June+10,+1745%22&source=bl&ots=O2bxr3u_pd&sig=4NCOVwP2dhm86R5ZXy__p8r6nGs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAGoVChMIrK-eyurvxwIVyhk-Ch0QowZU#v=onepage&q=%22Joseph%20and%20Dorithy%20Sawyr%2C%20both%20of%20Whitstown%2C%20int.%20June%2010%2C%201745%22&f=false > > For some reason I can't seem to figure out what "Whitstown" is. I > assume it's a Massachusetts town/village, but my searching skills seem > to be failing me. There is a Whitstown, New York, but that wasn't > founded until the 1780s. The name may be Whitestown, but I'm drawing a > blank on that also. Does anyone recognize this locality?

Thanks to those who have suggested Whitinsville as a possible explanation for "Whitstown." It sounded plausible, but it appears that the Whitins of Whitinsville (part of Northbridge) weren't there until the 1760s, and the village name wasn't used until later still. This Hardwick puzzle is from 1745. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Whitin Many thanks -- I'll keep looking. Bob On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 7:40 PM, Patricia Thayer <arachne629@verizon.net> wrote: > Could it be Whitinsville, MA?? > > -----Original Message----- From: Robert J. O'Hara (rjohara.net) via > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 4:46 PM > > Dear Mass. genealogists: > > In the Hardwick vital records (p. 247) I find: "Joseph [Stephens] and > Dorithy Sawyr, both of Whitstown, int. June 10, 1745" > > https://books.google.com/books?id=ElNijAjQWLMC&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247&dq=%22Joseph+and+Dorithy+Sawyr,+both+of+Whitstown,+int.+June+10,+1745%22&source=bl&ots=O2bxr3u_pd&sig=4NCOVwP2dhm86R5ZXy__p8r6nGs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAGoVChMIrK-eyurvxwIVyhk-Ch0QowZU#v=onepage&q=%22Joseph%20and%20Dorithy%20Sawyr%2C%20both%20of%20Whitstown%2C%20int.%20June%2010%2C%201745%22&f=false > > For some reason I can't seem to figure out what "Whitstown" is. I > assume it's a Massachusetts town/village, but my searching skills seem > to be failing me. There is a Whitstown, New York, but that wasn't > founded until the 1780s. The name may be Whitestown, but I'm drawing a > blank on that also. Does anyone recognize this locality?

At 04:46 PM 9/11/2015, Robert J. O'Hara wrote: >In the Hardwick vital records (p. 247) I find: "Joseph [Stephens] and Dorithy Sawyr, both of Whitstown, int. June 10, 1745" A relatively unknown resource for locating such place names is the Commonwealth's page of "Archaic Community, District, Neighborhood Section and Village, Names in Massachusetts": http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisuno/unoidx.htm There you will find "Whitinsville Station / Northbridge / Worcester / a.k.a. Whitinsville," and since Hardwick is in western Worcester Co. I think it a likely match. Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net

Bob, Looks like you have a mystery on your hands. I have the book ³Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities, and Towns in Massachusetts² published by the NEHGS in 1997 and prepared by William Francis Gavin who at the time was the Secretary of the Commonwealth. It¹s a very comprehensive well done book and it list the archaic names plus sections and villages of all of towns and municipalities. I could not find it anyplace including bordering towns. It does give one clue that upon further investigation might get you results. It states the following for Hardwick. ³1739 Jan. 10 Established as a town, formerly the plantation called ³Lambstown². (Prov. Laws, Vol. !!, p.971.² Prov. Laws is an abbreviation for ³Acts and Resolves of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay² Looking at your email address you might want to email the Mass. Archives or visit there to see if they can help. Florence