This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: porterliz Surnames: Lavin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6895/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I know someone who is not in contact with his father's side. I'm searching for any information on Leo M. Lavin's (of Massachusetts) family. Not sure of his town or exact birth date, but I do know that Leo was born in the very late 1950s or very early 1960s. He would have been in the southern Mass area, near the Rhode Island border. Please respond if you have any information. Thank you! 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.

You might try the following website, http://www.vasaarchives.org/. They have many resources related to Swedes in America, though they are not a genealogy site, but are located in Illinois.  Bob Öhman Gloucester, MA Keep the "o" alive! Å Ä Ö Researching the following names, Andersson, Arnold, Benhammar, Berlan, Collier, Damon, Eldridge, Eriksson, Gokey, Guice, Guise, Guyse, Hamel, Ingalls, Lusiner, Mason, Meeler, Millen, Morgan, Petersson, Stackpole, Svengren, Svensson, Thyberg, Traung, Wretman, Öhman, Öman and many more. -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: GenMassachusetts@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 4:25 pm Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Gustafson This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: porterliz Surnames: Gustafson, Foster Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6896/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for information on my great-grandmother Emma Gustafson (1879-1920). I know she (or her parents) came from Sweden. She married Madison Albro Foster (1875-1949). At the time she married Madison they were living in Rockford, Illinois. Emma had four children: Theodore, Margaret, Evelyn (b. March 7, 1912), Eldora. We have some silver pieces that say Emma and Eliza. My grandmother before she passed said Emma's mother name was Eliza, but a cousin of mine did some research on here and says=2 0the name is different. We do have some paperwork on Emma, but her mother's name is so smudged that it is unreadable. Any information given would be greatly appreciate it. 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. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com 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: fmrees Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6809.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you haven't done so already you might be able to find them in the Vital Records through 1849 that have been scanned online http://ma-vitalrecords.org/(or the individual towns' books are easy to find via google)or the Sidney Perley history books at books.google.com. Don't know if those towns like Boxford and Rowley and Ipswich, split off from one another and if so when - I know there is a book on Boxford - not sure of the others.. good luck faye 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: Capra99 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6809.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Remember, at one time all of Mass north of the Merrimac River was part of N.H. Also the local libaries of each town and/or the Essex Historical Society may be able to offer more assistance than DAR. 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: hogiemax Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6809.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello again, We have corresponded before more than once. We keep circling the wagons, but find no answers. I am sure there is a connection. William's fourth son was Joseph b. 13 Dec. 1767 who married a Ruth Chase 29 Apr. 1793. My Rutherford's also lived in Newburyport. I have contacted DAR but so far they have no information even though I have who he served under and his return date. It gets discouraging. I was led to believe that my William came from N.H. Sorry to disappoint you, but perhaps we will solve this someday. Thanks for the answer. 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.

180 JOHN CHARLES B. RUTHERFORD 3580 Source: Sons of the American Revolution. Son of JOHN RUTHERFORD and Mary (Wadleigh). JOHN RUTHERFORD was born in Newburyport, Essex Co., Mass., in 1762, and died at the same place November 17, 1840. He first entered the service at Beverly, Mass., in 1776, as a Private in Capt. Putnam or Capt. Peter's Company, Col. Israel Hutchinson's Regiment, and was taken prisoner at Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and carried to New York, where he was detained seven weeks before being exchanged. In September, 1777, he entered on board the private-armed schooner Glasgow, Capt. Parsons, and went on a cruise lasting about three months, during which time the British ship Oxford was captured and brought as a prize to Newburyport. He then shipped on board the private armed schooner Hornet, Capt. Springer, and during a cruise of about two months captured the British brig Success, having on board provisions and clothing for the British Army. In the year 1778, for about two months, he served on the private armed schooner Shark, Capt. Preston. In the year 1779 he served two months on the private armed brig Gates, Capt. Newman, and captured two prizes, one a British brig loaded with wine, and the other the British-armed schooner, Rambler. He next served for about three months on the private-armed ship Monmouth, Capt. Paul Newman, and cruised off the West Indies. He then served three months on the brig Adventurer, Capt. John O'Brien, and, together with the brig Hazzard, Capt. John Foster Williams, captured the British-armed brig Active, after a severe engagement, lasting thirty-two minutes. He next served on the ship Sky Rocket, Capt. William Burke, in an expedition to the Penobscot River. He also served on the Letter of Marque, Drake, Capt. Newman, the ship Mercury, Capt. Johnson, the brig Congress, Capt. Wells, and the ship General Stark, Capt. Fisher. During his service on one of these vessels he was captured in 1783 by a British ship and detained as a prisoner on Antigue Island for about eleven months. (Cert. of U. S. Pension Commissioner.) _http://www.calarchives4u.com/organizations/sar/sar-r-s.htm_ (http://www.calarchives4u.com/organizations/sar/sar-r-s.htm) **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)

Hello, In this morning's "MassMoments" e-mail there is a story about Fannie FARMER's life. It's another story about a woman growing up in a family which fell on hard times, and then she had problems with a leg - probably from Polio. But, she went on to - to learn how to cook. http://www.massmoments.org:80/moment.cfm?mid=11 And, the FARMER surname is not mentioned on the Lists too often. I know there has been a FARMER family in Billerica for most of the 1900's. I don't know about the 1800's, or before that. I just checked and the FARMER known shows up in 1790 with ~90 people, half in MA and half in North Carolina. By 1820, ~390 people in a dozen different states. In 1860 ~2200 people. In 1900, ~5800 people. Etc. So the name isn't as popular as I thought it was. Here is another case where, looking for someone in an Index for census records, you need to be specific. I tried to find Fannie FARMER in MA, and the name didn't come up. I just found her as Fanny FARMER and living at home with her parents, John and Mary, and siblings: FARMER, FANNY M (1880 U.S. Census) MASSACHUSETTS , MIDDLESEX, MEDFORD Age: 23, Race: WHITE, Born: MA Series: T9 Roll: 541 Page: 139 Just an FYI for you. Betty (near Lowell, MA) (I don't know if there were official cookbooks before that, or at least one who taught you how to cook.)

Hello, I've been researching my KERR and HENDERSON ancestors who first arrived in Canada in 1820's for ~8 years. When I first got the Internet in 2000, and started on-line genealogy a little later, I lucked out because I found out that researchers in Canada had already researched that "family-group." The very good web site about them has 95% of the people as KERR people, with only a few showing up with the CARR spelling. So, I had my ancestors (cousins), Robert KERR and Elizabeth HENDERSON, with those spellings, and the same for their 5 children. Son, William, came down to MA ~1874 and married here a few years later. Daughter, Mary Ann, followed him ~1878 and lived with her brother initially. Because of helpful researchers, I found out that Mary married a William McINNIS / McINNES. More helpful researchers have responded to my new queries, and I have found out that they married in 1882 in Everett, but she was written down as Mary Ann CARR. So I have become curious whether the City Clerk just wrote down the surname - the way she heard it. Or, whether Mary didn't check the record for accuracy. Etc. I believe there were other KERR families ~1900 in the Everett and Malden area because I've seen funeral homes in those cities with that name. I have no idea whether they were related. I don't know whether any of Robert's relatives also came down to MA. (The KERR's and HENDERSON's arriving in Canada in 1820's had about 45 children between them, and most survived. 5 couples) By the way, we have always pronounced the name as KERR Ooops I don't know how to type up that pronunciation. But, I remember the actress, Deborah KERR, who I'm told had her name pronounced as CAR. Just an FYI for you. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) Any New-England-Memories ???

Hello all. I'm hoping maybe someone can help me out on this one. Both myself, and a "cousin" are interested in finding this out. I have an Aquila MARTIN, son of Jonathan MARTIN & Deborah WORTHEN, of Amesbury. He was born 19 Feb 1746 in Amesbury. (Jonathan is son of John MARTIN and Mary WELLS. I have much more info on the MARTIN direct family as well, plus a bit on the Worthens. Just starting on the Wells though). Aquila married a Priscilla CARR or CART. I've checked vital records, and Hoyt's Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, as well as compared notes with some others. Some sources say the surname is CART, some say its CARR. I'm more inclined to think it's CARR, as I know that it is a common old New England surname. Aquila married Priscilla 3 Oct 1769 in Amesbury, Ma. I know they had at least 7 children: Deborah, Aquilla, Betsey (Elizabeth?), Isaac, Priscilla and Sally (Sarah?), all in Amesbury. What i'd like to find out, is about Priscilla. Is she indeed a CARR, or is it CART? where/when she was born, and especially who her parents are. I don't see anyone else on rootsweb with any parents listed, nor have a found anyone else so far with any parents listed either. Is anyone out there familiar with this woman's family? I'd sure love to know more. We would greatly appreciate a nudge in the right direction. :) -- ~*~ Allyssa (New England, USA) ~*~ (I am house-bound, so can only search from home. I always GREATLY appreciate the kindness of volunteers.) http://branches.fieryangel.net/leaves (very old but it lists some of the lookups I can do)

Hello: Any "HOMANS" have DNA testing in the above area? I would like to hear from you and share the 67 markers that were tested (male test) by FamilyTreeDna. Thank you, Jacquie

In a message dated 1/5/2009 3:12:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, genmassachusetts-request@rootsweb.com writes: Just a quick question. What is the heritage / ancestry of "Homan?" HI BOB, I knew a young woman several years ago whose ancestry included the HOMANs and she was a direct descendent of John Quincy Adams. We met while she was a park ranger at "Peacefield," John and John Quincy Adams's presidential home in Quincy (formerly Braintree), MA where she conducted guided tours. Perhaps there's a connection there? Best regards, Dorothy **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)

My ancestor, Timothy P. SULLIVAN was killed at Charlestown Yard (Boston & Maine RR) 1910. Timothy owned three houses on Miller St., Charlestown. His wife pre-deceased him and I feel there would have been some type of probate action. Is there a probate index online? thanks, Charles

Michael, The last column is for the name of the clergyman who preformed the marriage. His name is P. Cuddihy at Milford. The prior column is for the number of times married. It was the first marriage for both Hannah and John. Susan M. -------------- Original message -------------- From: mldanahy@olemiss.edu > I need help deciphering one item from a microfilm from the > Mass Archives. My copy of the marriage registration no.89, > (14 Aug. 1859), vol 128, page 198, has chopped off the final > columns to the right on the page. This info is the name of > the person (clergyman?) performing the marriage and possibly > the witnesses. > > Could SKS with access to the microfilms or the NEHGS images > check this detail – which will help me identify the church > in question. > > Thanks in advance > > 14 August 1859 Marriage Record for John Dennehv & Hannah > Curren > John Dennehy, born in Ireland, son of Michael Dennehy and > Hannah -----, age 20, a bootmaker, and Hannah Curren, born > in Ireland, daughter of John Curren and Julia -------, age > 23, are married in Milford, Mass. Both were residents of > Hopkinton. > > > > Michael DANAHY > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/a/n/Michael-C-Danahy/index.html > RESEARCHING IN MA (Hopkinton), IRE, ENG > ALDRICH > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~aldrichnaa/ > (one m SMITH, earlier ones m CASAVANT, COMEE, > > http://www.familyorigins.com/users/e/v/a/Jeanne-C-Evans > LOVELL, PRAY, PRENTICE, RAWSON, SEALD, THAYER); > http://members.xoom.com/jaldrich/Lines/Michael.htm > Aldrich Family biographies, go to > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssociation/AldrichBios > or go to http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aldrich/ > CASAVANT (who m MORAN); > CURRAN (who m DANAHY) > DANAHY (b. in Hopkinton and who m LENAN, siblings m. > TOLAN, > JOHNSON, O'CONNOR) > LENAN (who m O"BRIEN); > SMITH (who m CASEY); > PRENTICE (who m ALDRICH) > http://www.prenticenet.com/roots/prentice/robert/#R4 > RAWSON (one m ALLEN, later one TORREY) > http://www.rawsonfamilyassoc.org/ > THAYER (Thomas m WHEELER, son Ferdinando m > HAYWARD); > http://members.aol.com/Sadie476/Thayer.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Greetings, I've just fixed entries for two index pages for the Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 on-line database at www.newenglandancestors.org . The first index volume included 1886-1890 marriages for surnames CLOUTIER through CLYMONTS. The second covered 1881-85 deaths for surnames POND to PONTON. For many of these entries, there was no page number shown at all. I have typed everything as shown on the index, but have not verified the quality of the image nor whether the entries are actually on those pages. If you run across problems with any of these entries, please email me directly. Sue Richart NEHGS Volunteer

Hi, further to my earlier post (below)... I managed to locate the birth record for Mabel -- NEHGS vol. 351, pg 105. Mabel Lenora McINNIS was born on 8 November 1884. Says place of birth was "19 Brighton, Chn." -- I presume that confirms the Charlestown part, though the birth was registered in Boston. Parents listed as William J. and Mary A. It says he was a carpenter and born Nova Scotia (mother born Canada). I looked for the birth record of Elizabeth BEVERSTOCK... Her death record (as mentioned below) said she was born in Charlestown... The NEHGS has the record (though mother's name is different than husband gave on death record)--vol. 124, pg 84. Elizabeth was born 14 Aug. 1859 in Charlestown - at Columbia Ct. -- father was Francis, mother was Laura. His occupation was listed as a Morocco dresser (I looked this up: "Morocco leather is a fine leather made from goatskin, dressers tanned the leather."). Pretty interesting -- I'd never heard of that. He was born in Charlestown -- mother Laura was born in Boston. I also found Elizabeth's marriage record in Boston (vol 345, pg 96). She married Charles A. BRIGHAM on 26 June 1883 -- both resided in Boston -- he was age 23 (and a Trader), she was age 20, it says... He was born in Bath, Maine (just as you said the later censuses indicated) -- she was born Charlestown... His parents were James E. and Mary E. -- Her parents were Francis P. and Laura A. (WHEELER may have been correct from her death record?). First marriage for both.... Looks like it was performed by Samuel Snelling of Amherst MA & Boston. Hopefully all of this is helpful to you!! Best, kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Gawlak" <kimdowns@optonline.net> To: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> Cc: <genmassachusetts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Percy BRIGHAM and Mabel McINNIS 1920 Somerville > Hi Betty, > I found the brith record for Marjorie Augusta BRIGHAM (NEHGS vol 591, pg > 689). > > She was born 20 Aug 1910 in Somerville to Percy A. and Mabel L. McINNIS. > They lived at 22 Madison St. in Somerville, and Percy was a School Master. > He was born in Lexington, and she was born in Charlestown. > > > I then found the marriage record for Percy and Mabel (vol 587, pg 679)... > Percy Aubrey BRIGHAM married Mabel Lillian McINNES in Somerville on 1 > Sept > 1909. Both were age 24, and it was the first marriage for both. > He resided at 22 Madison St., she at 20 Bartlett St. He was a sub-master > at > the high school (born Lexington), she was a stenographer (born > Charlestown). > > His parents were Charles A. BRIGHAM and Elizabeth W. BEVERSTOCK -- her > parents (as we know!) were William McINNES and Mary KERR. > Marriage was performed by Edmund L. Smiley, Clergyman, who resided at 48 > Flint St. in Somerville. > > I was unable to locate a birth record for Percy in Lexington, or anywhere > else in Mass. > > I did find a death record for Elizabeth W. (BEVERSTOCK) BRIGHAM in > Winthrop > (vol 106, pg 161). > She died on 15 April 1907 -- of multiple carcinoma, including breast > cancer > (for which she was treated since June, 1905). > She was age 46, 8 mos, 1 day -- died at her residence at 332 Pleasant St. > The informant was Charles A. BRIGHAM. Her father was Frank BEVERSTOCK > (born > unknown location), and her mother was Elizabeth WHEELER (born unknown > location). Her treating Dr. was Dr. Frank Tilton of Princeton St., East > Boston. She's buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett. > > Charles must've died after 1910... > > Okay, that's all I have time for right now........... > Best, > Kim > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> > To: <genMassachusetts-L@rootsweb.com>; <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 8:12 AM > Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Percy BRIGHAM and Mabel McINNIS 1920 > Somerville > > >> Hello, >> >> I've mentioned my gr-grandparents, William KERR and Elizabeth HANNAH many >> times. William had come down from the Prov. of Quebec ~1874 and his >> younger sister, Mary Ann KERR, came down to join him a few years later. >>>From researchers, I have found out that Mary married William McINNIS in >> Mar. 1882 in Everett - where they lived at the time. And, they had a >> daughter in 1884. (Supposedly only child.) >> >> William and Mary McINNIS are found under McINNES in 1900, 1910, and 1920 >> in >> Somerville. A helpful researcher has found out that their daughter, >> Mabel, married a Percy BRIGHAM. I am finding this couple, also in >> Somerville, in 1920, and he is listed as a "Sub? Master?" in the high >> school. Perhaps he was a teacher, or more than a teacher at Somerville >> High School. This census says that they have a daughter, Marjorie >> BRIGHAM, 9. >> >> BRIGHAM, PERCY A (1920 U.S. Census) >> MASSACHUSETTS , MIDDLESEX, 5-WD SOMERVILLE >> Age: 35, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: MA >> Series: T625 Roll: 719 Page: 58 >> >> Percy and Mabel are mentioned in 1910, and it says they had been marrid >> for >> 6 months. And, at Age 25, he is a Master at the high school. He >> seems >> to be from a MA family. >> >> I'm finding lots of BRIGHAM families in MA in 1900, and several people / >> couples in the Somerville, Cambridge and Medford area. But, I'm not >> finding a possible family for Percy belong to - at Age 15. >> >> Oh, closer look at the census page shows Percy's parents were probably >> from >> Maine. And there were BRIGHAM families in Maine going back to 1790, >> but >> not too many. >> >> Thank you to the several researchers providing information on the above >> couples. I haven't finished printing out and summarizing the >> information. >> But, I thought I would offer the names, in case someone else is >> interested >> in the families. >> >> Oh, almost forgot. William McINNIS and Mary CARR are listed on the >> marriage record with those spellings. But census pages say McINNES, >> and >> she is a Mary KERR from the Prov. of Quebec. >> >> And, I'm told that William's parents were Malcom McINNIS and Esther >> DUNBRACK, and he had been born in Halifax, NS, CAN. At >> www.familysearch.org someone has that couple and show them marrying >> ~1850. And, Malcom's father seems to be Miles McINNIS. >> >> (William's age and birth-years are stated differently on each record. >> But, if he had a 1st marriage in Nova Scotia before coming down to MA >> ~1880, >> he was probably born in the 1850's and not the 1860's.) >> >> I have more work to do on these families. But -- it's off to the >> non-computer part of my day ! >> >> :o) >> >> Oops. I just remembered to check the SSDI, and there is a Percy >> BRIGHAM >> of the right age, dying in 1972 in Arlington. And, it appears that >> his >> wife, Mabel, died in 1971 in Arlington. >> >> (I don't remember my mother or my aunts mentioning this couple, or their >> daughter, Marjorie BRIGHAM, b~1911. But my mother and aunt grew up in >> Somerville and Medford and would have known them.) >> >> Thank you for your time. >> >> >> Betty (near Lowell, MA) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Did the Civil War draft records survive for Massachusetts? If so, where are they held? Ancestry? LDS? thanks, Charles

I need help deciphering one item from a microfilm from the Mass Archives. My copy of the marriage registration no.89, (14 Aug. 1859), vol 128, page 198, has chopped off the final columns to the right on the page. This info is the name of the person (clergyman?) performing the marriage and possibly the witnesses. Could SKS with access to the microfilms or the NEHGS images check this detail – which will help me identify the church in question. Thanks in advance 14 August 1859 Marriage Record for John Dennehv & Hannah Curren John Dennehy, born in Ireland, son of Michael Dennehy and Hannah -----, age 20, a bootmaker, and Hannah Curren, born in Ireland, daughter of John Curren and Julia -------, age 23, are married in Milford, Mass. Both were residents of Hopkinton. Michael DANAHY http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/a/n/Michael-C-Danahy/index.html RESEARCHING IN MA (Hopkinton), IRE, ENG ALDRICH http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~aldrichnaa/ (one m SMITH, earlier ones m CASAVANT, COMEE, http://www.familyorigins.com/users/e/v/a/Jeanne-C-Evans LOVELL, PRAY, PRENTICE, RAWSON, SEALD, THAYER); http://members.xoom.com/jaldrich/Lines/Michael.htm Aldrich Family biographies, go to http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssociation/AldrichBios or go to http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aldrich/ CASAVANT (who m MORAN); CURRAN (who m DANAHY) DANAHY (b. in Hopkinton and who m LENAN, siblings m. TOLAN, JOHNSON, O'CONNOR) LENAN (who m O"BRIEN); SMITH (who m CASEY); PRENTICE (who m ALDRICH) http://www.prenticenet.com/roots/prentice/robert/#R4 RAWSON (one m ALLEN, later one TORREY) http://www.rawsonfamilyassoc.org/ THAYER (Thomas m WHEELER, son Ferdinando m HAYWARD); http://members.aol.com/Sadie476/Thayer.html

Hi Betty, I found the brith record for Marjorie Augusta BRIGHAM (NEHGS vol 591, pg 689). She was born 20 Aug 1910 in Somerville to Percy A. and Mabel L. McINNIS. They lived at 22 Madison St. in Somerville, and Percy was a School Master. He was born in Lexington, and she was born in Charlestown. I then found the marriage record for Percy and Mabel (vol 587, pg 679)... Percy Aubrey BRIGHAM married Mabel Lillian McINNES in Somerville on 1 Sept 1909. Both were age 24, and it was the first marriage for both. He resided at 22 Madison St., she at 20 Bartlett St. He was a sub-master at the high school (born Lexington), she was a stenographer (born Charlestown). His parents were Charles A. BRIGHAM and Elizabeth W. BEVERSTOCK -- her parents (as we know!) were William McINNES and Mary KERR. Marriage was performed by Edmund L. Smiley, Clergyman, who resided at 48 Flint St. in Somerville. I was unable to locate a birth record for Percy in Lexington, or anywhere else in Mass. I did find a death record for Elizabeth W. (BEVERSTOCK) BRIGHAM in Winthrop (vol 106, pg 161). She died on 15 April 1907 -- of multiple carcinoma, including breast cancer (for which she was treated since June, 1905). She was age 46, 8 mos, 1 day -- died at her residence at 332 Pleasant St. The informant was Charles A. BRIGHAM. Her father was Frank BEVERSTOCK (born unknown location), and her mother was Elizabeth WHEELER (born unknown location). Her treating Dr. was Dr. Frank Tilton of Princeton St., East Boston. She's buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett. Charles must've died after 1910... Okay, that's all I have time for right now........... Best, Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: <genMassachusetts-L@rootsweb.com>; <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 8:12 AM Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Percy BRIGHAM and Mabel McINNIS 1920 Somerville > Hello, > > I've mentioned my gr-grandparents, William KERR and Elizabeth HANNAH many > times. William had come down from the Prov. of Quebec ~1874 and his > younger sister, Mary Ann KERR, came down to join him a few years later. >>From researchers, I have found out that Mary married William McINNIS in > Mar. 1882 in Everett - where they lived at the time. And, they had a > daughter in 1884. (Supposedly only child.) > > William and Mary McINNIS are found under McINNES in 1900, 1910, and 1920 > in > Somerville. A helpful researcher has found out that their daughter, > Mabel, married a Percy BRIGHAM. I am finding this couple, also in > Somerville, in 1920, and he is listed as a "Sub? Master?" in the high > school. Perhaps he was a teacher, or more than a teacher at Somerville > High School. This census says that they have a daughter, Marjorie > BRIGHAM, 9. > > BRIGHAM, PERCY A (1920 U.S. Census) > MASSACHUSETTS , MIDDLESEX, 5-WD SOMERVILLE > Age: 35, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: MA > Series: T625 Roll: 719 Page: 58 > > Percy and Mabel are mentioned in 1910, and it says they had been marrid > for > 6 months. And, at Age 25, he is a Master at the high school. He > seems > to be from a MA family. > > I'm finding lots of BRIGHAM families in MA in 1900, and several people / > couples in the Somerville, Cambridge and Medford area. But, I'm not > finding a possible family for Percy belong to - at Age 15. > > Oh, closer look at the census page shows Percy's parents were probably > from > Maine. And there were BRIGHAM families in Maine going back to 1790, but > not too many. > > Thank you to the several researchers providing information on the above > couples. I haven't finished printing out and summarizing the > information. > But, I thought I would offer the names, in case someone else is interested > in the families. > > Oh, almost forgot. William McINNIS and Mary CARR are listed on the > marriage record with those spellings. But census pages say McINNES, and > she is a Mary KERR from the Prov. of Quebec. > > And, I'm told that William's parents were Malcom McINNIS and Esther > DUNBRACK, and he had been born in Halifax, NS, CAN. At > www.familysearch.org someone has that couple and show them marrying > ~1850. And, Malcom's father seems to be Miles McINNIS. > > (William's age and birth-years are stated differently on each record. > But, if he had a 1st marriage in Nova Scotia before coming down to MA > ~1880, > he was probably born in the 1850's and not the 1860's.) > > I have more work to do on these families. But -- it's off to the > non-computer part of my day ! > > :o) > > Oops. I just remembered to check the SSDI, and there is a Percy BRIGHAM > of the right age, dying in 1972 in Arlington. And, it appears that > his > wife, Mabel, died in 1971 in Arlington. > > (I don't remember my mother or my aunts mentioning this couple, or their > daughter, Marjorie BRIGHAM, b~1911. But my mother and aunt grew up in > Somerville and Medford and would have known them.) > > Thank you for your time. > > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone know what happened to Elizabeth Tripp Brownell, daughter of John Tripp and Rebecca Spooner Tripp after her husband Robert died in Westport, MA in 1793? I am seeking to see if she re-married and if she left a will. Barb Stähr Rochester, New York

Whoops! I just clicked on Reply, and didn't notice it wasn't the list. So I'll send this on to the list. Joann Betty wrote: > Hi Joann, > > Thank you. I didn't know about that book. > > Have a pleasant day. > > Betty > > > P.S. Did you mention that on the List? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joann H. Nichols" > <jnichols1930@verizon.net> > To: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 8:17 AM > Subject: Re: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Lists for African-American Research > > >> For more information on the Lew family, see the book "Twenty Families >> of Color in Massachusetts, 1742-1998," by Franklin A. Dorman. >> Starting on page 271 is a chapter on Descendants of Primus Lew (ca. >> 1715 - ca. 1763). It goes through page 329. >> >> Joann Nichols >> >> Betty wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I mentioned the LEW family his MA history over the weekend. And >>> that reminded me that African-American families are not mentioned on >>> this List or other New England Lists very often. >>> >>> I've browsed at the Index for Lists many times in the past, but I >>> just went to the "find a List" feature, and did a search and found >>> this: >>> >>> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Ethnic-African/AFRICANAMER-GEN.html >>> >>> >>> I'm seeing there are many Lists for the "Freedmen" in some of the US >>> States. And, there are Lists for "Black-Irish" and "Mixed >>> Marriages." On quick look, I'm not seeing a List for >>> "New-England-African-Americans." >>> >>> Just a reminder that you can find out about "every" List by going to >>> the home-page www.rootsweb.com >>> >>> And don't forget all the "Other" and "Miscellaneous" categories in >>> the Index - especially MA-Misc. >>> >>> Betty (near Lowell, MA) >>> >>> >>> >>> P.S. Some Administrators remind researchers that people >>> sometimes get their "first" computer during the Holidays, or get >>> the Internet for the first time. And, if interested in genealogy, >>> they are finding out about the Mailing Lists and Message Boards for >>> the first time. So, they sometimes have questions. >>> >>> (And don't forget their are genealogy "Groups.") >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> > >