Betty,  I agree with you about NEHGS, I think more people would be inclined to join if they offered such a payment plan.  Maybe $10 per month for 8 months, or something that is reasonable for us poor folk!  I too am not able to join, but do enjoy the few times they have offered 'free' access for a weekend. Barbara Shepard Middleboro, MA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ms Betty Fredericks" <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 7:21:00 AM Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] New England Historic Genealogical Society Hello,   For the 10 yrs. I've been on-line, and have done genealogy on-line,  I have wished I could afford the annual fee for becoming a member of NEHGS.     But, just have never been able to afford that $75 coming out of our budget, especially during January.       This month I have thought of something.     Wouldn't it be nice for many of us if NEHGS would offer us a payment-plan.     Hopefully  $7  per month.   I don't know if they continued this,  but  "Public Television" in Boston is now offering a "maintenance plan" where we can pay $5  per month to belong to  PBS-TV.   I mentioned this to a librarian last week,  and she made the comment that too many people would promise to send in $7 a month to NEHGS -  but then not continue doing that.     She misunderstood.     I meant that we could sign up to pay the $7 a month through  PAYPAL, or some other method.      That is fairly easy to do.   Please note that NEHGS  now has a new  URL for getting to their web site.     And, I just checked this year's membership fee, and see they have raised their price.    It is now ~$80  annually.   https://www.americanancestors.org/membershipproduct.aspx   Betty           (near Lowell, MA)   (on Lists for 10 yrs.;   now an Admin for 9 Lists, including  CAN-USA-Migration, NewEngland-Societies, etc.)   www.rootsweb.com Find a List   or new feature:    Search the archives of all the Lists for your ancestor   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: charlestrauscher Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/471.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A recent find in the LDS database has changed the information on my ggrandmother. My info is from the Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 for Margaret Archer Gochie. This indicates that her family name was Archer rather then Archan that I first suspected. it gave her date of birth of 1848 and her parents names Peter Archer and Harriet Robarge. It was in reference to her 2nd marriage to John Merriam on 29 Jan 1900. His date of birth was 1842 and his parents names were Paul Merriam and Katie Root. Location of the marriage was Hinsdale, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Does anyone have any additional information on either families? [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Irish719 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7367.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In looking at the WWII Draft Reg Cards I did find an Antonio Iannetta who was born Nov 11 1883 in Boiano, Italy. In 1942 he was living 213 W. Franklin Street, Bound Brook, Som, NJ. His wife's name was Alice Ancestry link is: http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1002&iid=2wwii_2383023-1027&fn=Antonio&ln=Iannetta&st=r&ssrc=&pid=7955459 I also found a record for an Angelo Iannetta who came to US on Dec 6 1923 - ship Conte Rosso. He was 38, last permanent residence was Bound Brook - nearest relative where he had come from was listed as father Carmine Iannetta in Boiano and he was heading to Bound Brook NJ. He was traveling with his wife Lucia and children Domenico and daughters Cristina and Clara. He was going to his brother Giuseppe Iannetta who lived at 55 Talmag Ave, Bound Brook NJ Ancestry link...http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7488&iid=NYT715_3425-0366&fn=Angelo&ln=Iannetta&st=r&ssrc=&pid=4034170948 ================================================= Lead to follow up on... California Death Index, 1940-1997 Name: Giuseppa Mary Franchitto [Giuseppa Mary Mignelli] Social Security #: 010240414 Sex: Female Birth Date: 3 Jun 1897 Birthplace: Other Country Death Date: 13 Jan 1990 Death Place: San Diego Mother's Maiden Name: Franchitto Father's Surname: Mignelli She was naturalized in 1943 = No 5712443 resided at 54 Catherine St Rosindale Age 46, born June 3 1897 date of admission June 7 1943 by US District Court at Boston MA Link on ancestry: http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1192&iid=M1545_53-2597&fn=Giuseppa&ln=Franchitto&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1876816 There is someone researching this family... see this tree http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2883243/person/-1806793735?ssrc= though the spell Giuseppa's maiden name as Mignatelli Hope this helps some..good luck Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bbffrrpp Surnames: Fitzgerald, Dane, Blakely Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7203.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, It is now one year since my first posting, and I wanted to say that last fall, with the help of others, I was able to find out a lot more information on this extended family. So, if anyone is interested, I can provide more details. Plus, I have just found out this week what happened to John's father, Michael Albert FITZGERALD, born 1882 in Boston. After his divorce to Ella (BLAKLEY) maybe around 1915, he became estranged from her and their 2 sons. I cannot find him in census from 1920 on. But he might have lived in Boston with a new wife in 1930's or 1940's. After that, no one had information on Michael. Because it is a common name, I had trouble finding out which Michael was him. But I found out this week that Michael was the one who died in Bourne, MA, in 1971. I don't know how long he and his 2nd wife lived there. And, I found out that his 2nd wife was Mrs. Frances (DANE) FITZGERALD. She died in Bourne in 1999. I contacted the Bourne Library and they found her obituary but cannot find his. Even though Frances was about 30 yrs. younger than her husband, it appears that they did not have children. Betty (near Lowell, MA) (I have figured out the problem with my not being able to post to the Lists from my Comcast e-mail address. It has something to do with the Spam Filter which RootsWeb uses. And, it is now over one year that I have not been able to post from Comcast. So, I subscribed with my Yahoo e-mail address to 30 or 40 of the Lists.) (I can receive all the Digests with no problem.) (on Lists for 10 yrs.; now an Admin for 9 Lists) (One FYI is that, so far, I don't know if the divorced lady, Mrs. Ella (BLAKELY) FITZGERALD, officially married her 2nd husband, Thomas "Jack" KELLEY. They were living together in 1920 in Cambridge, and had children together.) (Another FYI is that there seems to have been at least 3 FITZGERALD, extended families living in Downtown Boston in the very early 1900's. And they each lived in a different neighborhood, so they were probably not directly related. And, the above Fitzgerald's probably came from County Cork, and the "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald's came from County Limerick. I don't know which county the 3rd family came from.) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hello,   For the 10 yrs. I've been on-line, and have done genealogy on-line,  I have wished I could afford the annual fee for becoming a member of NEHGS.     But, just have never been able to afford that $75 coming out of our budget, especially during January.       This month I have thought of something.     Wouldn't it be nice for many of us if NEHGS would offer us a payment-plan.     Hopefully  $7  per month.   I don't know if they continued this,  but  "Public Television" in Boston is now offering a "maintenance plan" where we can pay $5  per month to belong to  PBS-TV.   I mentioned this to a librarian last week,  and she made the comment that too many people would promise to send in $7 a month to NEHGS -  but then not continue doing that.     She misunderstood.     I meant that we could sign up to pay the $7 a month through  PAYPAL, or some other method.      That is fairly easy to do.   Please note that NEHGS  now has a new  URL for getting to their web site.     And, I just checked this year's membership fee, and see they have raised their price.    It is now ~$80  annually.   https://www.americanancestors.org/membershipproduct.aspx   Betty           (near Lowell, MA)   (on Lists for 10 yrs.;   now an Admin for 9 Lists, including  CAN-USA-Migration, NewEngland-Societies, etc.)   www.rootsweb.com Find a List   or new feature:    Search the archives of all the Lists for your ancestor

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bbffrrpp Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/3784.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello. I have 2 relatives, one born in 1950's and developed Epilepsy shortly after birth. I don't remember but I'm sure his doctors told his parents that he should be institutionalized. 10 yrs. later the other was born with Down's Syndrome. I do remember that her doctors did want her parents to institutionalize her. Even though the 1960's were ~45 yrs. ago, and it might seem a long time to some, it was not a long time ago for others! The relative with Grand Mal Epilepsy lived at home, and was over-drugged his entire childhood by a hospital in Boston. It wasn't till they moved away from Boston when he was in his late 20's that a new specialist took away all his prescriptions. He started him on a few, new meds, and the seizures stopped. The other relative lived at home and is now a "high-function, Down's adult" who is very active in her town. I would guess that throughout the mid-1600's and up into the mid-1900's anyone who was "different" or who acted "different" was considered "not worthy of living in a town." (Even women with "female problems." My great-great-grandmother was at Danvers State Hospital for a few years ~1880. She had recently given birth twice, and it's possible she had what we now call Post-Partum Depression.) (And there were diseases that .men. developed.) (Check out the archives of the List for the "Tewksbury State Hospital.") Betty (near Lowell, MA) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cdynan Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/3784.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry I receieved her death certificate several years ago, indeed she was at Monson state hospital where she died after hitting her head during a seizure. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: klemche Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/3784.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Have you tried the state ombudsman for mental health services? Also a good book about a similar search is Annie's Ghosts by Steve Luxenburg Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: carol santos Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7367.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found four of their children living in an orphange in Spokane Washington 1920 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Armand Jannetti Home in 1920: Spokane, Spokane, Washington Age: 9 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1911 Birthplace: United States Relation to Head of House: Boarder Father's Birth Place: United States [United States of America] Mother's Birth Place: United States [United States of America] Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Household Members: Name Armand Jannetti 9 Elvera Jannetti 7 Gilt Jannetti 6 Virginia Jannetti ---------------- here is the father-1920 Name: Ralpho Jannetta [Ralpha Jaunetta] [Ralph Jannetta] Home in 1920: Spokane, Spokane, Washington Age: 39 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881 Birthplace: Italy Relation to Head of House: Lodger Father's Birth Place: Italy Mother's Birth Place: Italy Marital Status: Widowed [Widow] Race: White Sex: Male Year of immigration: 1909 Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mmbutts1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7367.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Morning You posted on the 'Massachusetts Unknown' board, I think you might want to post on a different board. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hello,   In this morning's MassMoment's e-mail there is a story about Paul REVERE's statue.      One thing which is mentioned is that his father's name was:      Paul Revere was born in Boston in December 1734 to Apollos Rivoire, a French immigrant, and Deborah Hichborn. His father changed his name to Revere sometime before his son's birth. The elder Revere was a goldsmith, and Paul apprenticed with him. He was only 19 when his father died but already skilled enough working with metal to take over his father's shop two years later.   http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=275   And the sculptor, Cyrus DALLIN, is mentioned:     ...in 1940, a bronze statue of Paul Revere was unveiled in the shadow of the Old North Church. In the crowd of 8,000, stood the sculptor — 79-year-old Cyrus Dallin. He had waited 55 years since a committee had first selected his design to see his statue erected. Not surprisingly, the statue showed Revere astride a horse, as he was during his legendary ride. But Revere's accomplishments did not end with independence   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_Edwin_Dallin   Betty               (near Lowell, MA)

Hello,   I've been working on the FITZGERALD family-tree for 1 1/2 yrs. for family-friends.    I was able to get a good outline of their ancestors.     But, for the older generation, their estranged grandfather was a mystery.     Just this week I found him and his 2nd wife as living their last years in Bourne, MA.     I do not yet know how long they lived there, but they lived long lives.   Michael FITZGERALD, b1882 in Boston, had first married Ella BLAKELY of Medford, MA, and they had 2 sons.    But they seem to have separated  ~1915.    The 1920  census had Mrs. Ella FITZGERALD and her children in Cambridge and have "Jack" KELLEY living with them.     I do not know if they officially married,  but they had children together during the 1920's.   No one has been able to find Michael from 1920 on.     There was a possibility he lived in Boston for a few years.    He was definitely estranged from his family,  but his granddaughters had heard that he had married a much younger woman.     This week I have found out that his 2nd wife was Miss Frances DANE, b1913 in Malden.     And, she seems to be about 30 yrs. younger than her husband.      This morning I looked on-line  and found out that Frances had the parents:     Leonard J. DANE and Elizabeth LAXTON.      And, Leonard was from a Westford family and born ~1885.     (Elizabeth was probably from NH.)     The Westford Historical Society has information on this DANE family.   I looked on the  WorldConnect Project  and there is a researcher studying this family, and they have Leonard and Elizabeth having a son, Lewis DANE, born later.   I was wondering if anyone is researching this DANE family and might have further information on Mrs. Frances (DANE) FITZGERALD.     I'm curious whether she and Michael had children.      Yesterday I e-mailed the Bourne Public Library to ask if they could try to find the obituaries for the couple.   Betty         (near Lowell, MA)

Michelle - The person you need to speak to is the Archives Manager, Robert Johnson-Lally. He can be reached at 617-746-5795. The archives were sometimes sent to neighboring churches. Mr. Johnson-Lally is a very pleasant person, but he is a one-man operation. He would prefer that you put things in writing to him. If he has the records, and you can be patient, he will most likely dig them out for you. If he does not have the records, has the records of where they were sent to, and how to contact those people. He spent a couple of hours about six months ago working with a group of amateur genealogists. He is all there is at the archdiocese in Boston. Be patient with him, he gets hundreds of requests. Give him all the information you have. Don't give him bits and pieces, give it all. Too much is far better for him to work with. Happy Hunting, Karl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 9:56 PM Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] where are the records? > Hi! I am looking to find out where the records for the St. Augustine > church in south Boston has gone too? Looking for records from 1880-1910. > I heard that the church closed. Also what transportation was available > in 1880 from First st area by castle island -south Boston to St. > Augustine or would they have walked. Thank you all for your help > Michelle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: patticakes911 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7367/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to find a link for my grandmother Maria Mignelli's family B:November 1, 1884 Varese, Lombardy, Italy D: December 11, 1918 Kenniwick, Washington Benton County and my grandfather Raffaele Iannetta s family B: 28 Apr 1879 Boiano, Campobasso Italy D: March 12, 1955 Mount Calvary Cemetary Portland Oregon We don't have much info on either family except grandfather had at least 2 brothers who settled in Bound Brook, NJ. I am trying to find someone who might have a picture of Maria as we have no idea what Maria looked like. The only pictures they had were lost in a fire. Raffael never would tell the family the names of the brothers. We know Maria had a sister who settled in San Fransisco, but I don't even have her first name or her married name. I know that her family probably has a picture of Maria but I am at a dead end. If anyone can help, I would very much appreciate it. My family tree is listed under Patricia Maria Ryan and has all the information we have on Grandfather Raffaele and Grandmother Maria. Thanks Patricia Ryan [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

At 09:56 PM 9/20/2011, Michelle wrote: >I am looking to find out where the records for the St. Augustine >church in south Boston has gone too? The Archdiocese of Boston should have them: http://www.bostoncatholic.org/ Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net

Hi! I am looking to find out where the records for the St. Augustine church in south Boston has gone too? Looking for records from 1880-1910. I heard that the church closed. Also what transportation was available in 1880 from First st area by castle island -south Boston to St. Augustine or would they have walked. Thank you all for your help Michelle

VARNUM is given name in DUNTON, RHODES & RANSOM families of MA but how are these lines actually connected to VARNUM? Varnum DUNTON b 1792 Bradley Varnum RANSOM b 1831 Varnum RHODES (son of Thedoty Rhodes b abt 1710) Varnum RHODES (son of Resolved Rhodes b abt 1725) Varnum WINSLOW b 1821 Patti

Mary RHODES brothers were supposed to have been in business in Boston area at time of Revolution. I don't know their names. Can you help me find them? Mary RHODES b abt 1751 RI m. bef 1775 Samuel DUNTON/DUNTEN/DUNTIN/DONTON thanks, Patti

I can't find this family in MA even though they were supposed to be b there- especially looking for records 1790 era for daughter Mary. Samuel DUNTON (any spelling) b abt 1752 prob Marlborough, MA, d prob 1816 NY Mary RHODES b abt 1751 RI, d 1814 prob NY children: Benjamin b 1775 MA Abner b abt 1781 poss Surbridge, Worcester, MA William Rhodes b 1784 Phillipston, Worcester, MA Daniel b 1785 Boston, Suffolk, MA Thomas b 1788 Marlborough, Middlesex, MA Samuel b 1789 MA Winslow b 1792 Stow, Middlesex, MA Varnum b 1792 MA Mary b 1793 Roxbury, MA thanks, Patti

Hello,   I'd just like to remind researchers that posting your queries on the Lists and Boards is almost always fruitful.    Over my past 10 yrs. on-line,  possible  2/3 of the information I've gathered on my family-tree came from responses to my queries.     And, it doesn't matter whether I posted a query 5 - 8 yrs. ago.     One of my phrases is:                        You can't hurry -  genealogy !   As most of you know,  about  1 1/2  years ago I started to attempt to create a family-tree for a close family.    A large FITZGERALD family, of 2 generations.     With the help of many others,  and a lot of on-line researching,   I was able to put together a good outline of the FITZGERALD line.      But, there was one couple who divorced early into their marriage,  and they have been a mystery for us - in several directions.      But, the bigger of the mysteries is that no one knew what happened to the grandfather of the older generation.     He was Michael Albert FITZGERALD, b1882 in Boston, and had parents, John and Catherine (SMITH) FITZGERALD of  "Haymarket Square" in Boston.     Unfortunately, they both died during 1890's and left 2 teen-age sons.   Michael married in Medford to Ella BLAKELY,  and they also had 2 sons.     But, it seems shortly after the sons were born, they separated and probably divorced.      The 1920 census has Ella and their 2 children living in Cambridge, and they had a boarder, Thomas "Jack" KELLEY, living with them.    It appears that "Jack" and Ella married, as they had several children.    And, up until their passing  in 1964 and 1974,  they were known to their family as Grampy and Grammy KELLEY    (Porter Square, Cambridge area).   But, no one in the family knew what happened to Michael FITZGERALD.     They had heard that he lived in Boston for a short time,  and had remarried to a younger woman.    And, that's all they knew.     Last year I tried to find information on him,  and there was one possibility that he died on Cape Cod.      But there were were too many  Michael's and John's to be able to identify which person that was.     Yesterday a very helpful researcher on the FITZGERALD List did a lot of look-ups for me,  and decided that the Michael who died on Cape Cod was probably the man we are looking for.      I took a chance yesterday morning and e-mailed the Town Clerk in Bourne, MA, to ask if they would look at the 1971 death-record for me.     I only asked for confirmation that the parents' names were the same names I had.    Yesterday afternoon the Clerk responsed and stated -  that was the missing grandfather !   So, I just e-mailed the Bourne Public Library to ask if they could try to find an obituary for him.     On the death-record, it stated that his wife was Mrs. Frances (DANE??) FITZGERALD, and she lived in Monument Beach.     That is a village within Bourne.    If she was the 2nd wife and she was younger,  then she might have passed during 1970's or 1980's.      By the way, Michael would have been close to 90 when he passed.   Betty               (near Lowell, MA)   (Michael's son,  John FITZGERALD, married Hazel OGDEN.     And, because of my postings,  I have found more descendants of the OGDEN family in Cambridge.)   (For new people on this List,  there are more details in the archives of this List.)