See bolded text. -----Original Message----- From: Betty <betty@unisette.com> To: norcal@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 6:42 pm Subject: [NORCAL] Sac Union May 19, 1863 Sacramento Daily Union Tuesday, May 19, 1863 FATAL AFFRAY IN EL DORADO COUNTY - At Markleyville, in the new Monitor Mining District, El Dorado county, May 15th, one Jacob J. MARKLEY was killed by H.W. TUTTLE in self-defense. TUTTLE was examined before a body of citizens and acquitted of the offense. CALIFORNIA ELECTION - An election will be held in Calaveras county on Monday, May 25th, to vote upon the question of locating the county seat. The candidates for county seat honors are Mokelumne Hill and San Andreas. MISS ANNA E. DICKINSON - The celebrated speaker, according to the Grass Valley National, is a sister to Rev. John DICKINSON, a minister of the Methodist Church now stationed at Forest City, Sierra county. FIRE AT SALEM, OREGON - An extensive fire occurred at Salem, May 10th. The Union House and all the buildings on that side of the street, north of FISHís store, were consumed. FISHís loss was about $500. ARM BROKEN - A man named James SULLIVAN had his arm broken lately at Virginia (Nevada Territory), while working at a shaft. THE ARMLESS HERO - Sergeant Thomas PLUNKETT, the brave standard bearer of the Twenty-first Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, who lost both arms at the battle of Fredericksburg, arrived at his home in West Boylston (Mass.) lately. He was greeted by an enthusiastic public reception, and the gift of $260 in gold. MARRIED In Sacramento, May 16th, by James COGGINS, Justice of the Peace, Chas. J. KUSS of Sacramento to Rosina SANDERS of San Francisco. In San Francisco, May 13th, by Rev. Father CONGIATO, William HARVEY of Marysville to Eliza C. WALSH of San Francisco. In Carson City, May 18th, Henry S. GRAY to Deliah GASY. In Weaverville, May 6th, J. CHADBOURNE to Melissa STEVENSON. BIRTHS In Sacramento, May 18th , the wife of John O. GARRETT, of a son. In Mariposa, May 10th, the wife of Dorsey RAMSDEN, of a son. In Mariposa, May 13th, the wife of John M. CORCORAN, of a son. In Yreka, May 14th, the wife of W.A. HOVEY, of a son. In Yreka, May 14th, the wife of Robert LEHMAN, of a daughter. DIED In Mariposa, May 14th, Caroline M. KERR, aged 66 years. In Coulterville, May 9th, Erastus LINDSAY, aged 45 years. At Gold Hill, Nevada Territory, May 14th, Pierre DUGAS, a native of Canada East. In Weaverville, May 11th, Jesse, son of Albert and Harriet BROWDER, aged 4 years. In Virginia City, May 16th, H.O. GAYLORD, formerly of Belvidere, Illinois. ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. -------------------------------  Bob Öhman Gloucester, MA Keep the "o" alive! Å Ä Ö Researching the foll owing 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.

Hi again, I might have mentioned it earlier this year, but at the time I read someplace (or heard someplace) that back in history --- people would put a "strong box" right beside the front door. This would probably not be "Martha Stewart correct," and it probably hasn't been done in centuries, but it sounds like a very good idea to me ! There are many instances (such as in the news recently), when you only have "minutes" to escape your home. And, having a "fire-proof, water-proof box" - always sitting right beside your front door - would make it easy to "save" it. And, as has been suggested, send a "copy" of your very important documents to your friend, relative, or neighbor. Just remembering that your friend, relative, or neighbor can suffer as disaster just as well as you can. And, don't forget to "save" your most important genealogy - to disk or - something transportable. As I sit here, I have another thought. Wouldn't it be nice if some company created a ... fire-proof and water-proof, two-drawer filing cabinet. Maybe on wheels. I've seen the new "safety boxes" in the stores this month, and only a few papers would fit into them. Or, maybe .. fire-proof and water-proof, 18-gal. boxes - for storing your most important "family photos." About 20 years ago I lost a few family photos because some were in a cardboard box which was sitting beside a window. Water got into the box - from moisture from the winter window. Betty (near Lowell, MA)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jeanmayo1053 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6876.1.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I've been researching all evening and can't come up with anything either. Tough line to research! Thanks anyway...I appreciate your time. Jean 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: fmrees Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6876.1.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: sorry - all that I could turn up for Roy were his death notices.. 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: jeanmayo1053 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6876.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a little more information to work with: 1. Roy Raymond McHoul was born on Mar. 27, 1913, probably in Dorchester, MA. He died on Mar. 20, 1981 in Dorchester, MA. The McHoul Funeral Home of Dorchester, MA. handled the funeral arrangements. His mother is said to have been Charlotte Webster. I don't know the name of his father as yet. His first wife was Isabella MacPhee, and his children with her were: Malcolm G., Roy W., John L., Donald J., and Elizabeth L. McHoul. His second wife was Jessie Urquhart. In 1962, Roy Raymond McHoul was living in Roxbury, MA. His sons, Malcolm G. and John L. were listed as being in the millitary in 1962. Roy W. was also listed in Roxbury, MA. in 1962. In 1981, Roy Raymond and Jessie McHoul were retired and living at 21 Winter Street in Roxbury, MA. I am looking for census records for Roy Raymond McHoul in Mass., born in 1913, mother named Charlotte ( Webster ). I am trying to find out the name of his parents and his family origins. Can Roy Raymond McHoul be found in census records in Mass. for the years 1920 and 1930? Can a woman named Charlotte be found in census records for 1900 - 1930 in Mass., married to a McHoul? Can census records be found for Roy Raymond McHoul with siblings: Roy (?), Violet, and Marion McHoul? There was a Roy McHoul in some early 1970's Boston city directories, listing his address as Brighton, near Dorchester, MA. In his obituary, Roy Raymond McHoul had siblings named: Roy McHoul(?) of Abington, Violet Cooper of Arlington, and Marion Coughlon of Malden. Can anyone help me learn the parents and family origins of Roy Raymond McHoul, born in 1913 in Mass.? Any help would be very much appreciated. Jean. 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: jeanmayo1053 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6876.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Faye, I am in need of all of the McHoul's in the census records for the Dorchester and Boston area for 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930. This line most likely started with Alexander McHoul, who immigrated to the Boston area from Scotland. This family lived primarily in the Dorchester, MA. area. That is what I need right now. If anyone can help, I would appreciate it. Jean. 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: jeanmayo1053 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6876.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Faye, I am in need of all of the McHoul's in the census records for the Dorchester and Boston area for 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930. This line most likely started with Alexander McHoul, who immigrated to the Boston area from Scotland. This family lived primarily in the Dorchester, MA. area. That is what I need right now. If anyone can help, I would appreciate it. Jean. 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.

Tip 7: NEHGS MVR 1841-1910 Tip 7: Amended Record or Not? For those using www.newenglandancestors.org Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 on-line database, here is a tip that may make using it a bit easier. With some exceptions, amended record images are NOT available on the database. You have to request the information from either the State Archives or the appropriate town clerk. Some entries are amended both on the older record and an amended record page, so you may find those. It tends to be the smaller towns that do this. I haven't see it for Boston records. Is a record an amended record or not? It isn't easy to tell. Below are some amended records volumes and pages. Boston uses volume 8 for many of its amended records. year town vol pg 1855 Barnstable 1 105 1845 Canton 1 443 1851 Canton 1 445 1853 Canton 1 447 1842 Chelsea 1 511 1842 Chelsea 1 513 1854 Chelsea 1 515 1844 Chilmark 1 613 1846 Chilmark 1 615 1847 Chilmark 1 617 1848 Chilmark 1 621 1850 Chilmark 1 623 1855 Chilmark 1 633 1843 Concord 1 719 1846 Concord 1 721 1848 Tisbury 5 101 1849 Tisbury 5 103 1851 Tisbury 5 113 1854 Tisbury 5 129 Below are some records that looked like they would be amended records, but were not. Carroll (Female) Walpole 1855 1 253 Birth vol 91 Cleary Emery C. Lawrence 1854 1 190 Birth vol 81 Cook Charles Sewall Abington 1855 1 266 Birth vol 91 Coolidge Chas. Emerson Medway 1855 1 216 Birth vol 91 Gay Harriet E. Dedham 1855 1 199 Birth vol 91 Ilsley (Male) Lowell 1855 1 121 Birth pg 91 Jones Herbert R. Falmouth 1854 1 6 Birth vol 81 Livemore Herbert J. Cambridge 1855 1 52 Birth vol 91 How can you tell? If you see an asterisk in the Given Name field, that is an amended record, but many amended records do not have asterisks. If you took the first record above for Carroll (Female) and queried for the town of Walpole, year 1855, page 253, and type as Birth, you would see a number of Walpole birth entries for Walpole regardless of the volume number. If there are other Walpole birth entries for 1855, click on the image with the common volume number (91) and see if your entry is there. If so, please let John Ledden, Dale Cook, or I know so we can repair the entry. One change you will see in the database concerns amended records. Per the webmaster's instructions, I'm putting "Amended Record - No image available" in the field that shows above the image when I verify the index shows it as an amended record. This makes it look like there is an image, so please check above the image area, when the image does not appear. I am currently going through all volume 1 records regardless of year, so hopefully will fix the rest of the not-really-volume-1 entries fairly soon. I have completed correcting the portion that covers 1841-43 entries. Sue Richart NEHGS Volunteer

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Cmccr2003 Surnames: McCray Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6878/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi everyone. I sent away for a death record in West Springfield - $10 - however no record was found. The SSDI said West Springfield, but apparently she didn't die there. I'm 15 and am unable to get to the State Registry of Vital Records, I live in Western Mass. If anyone who is going to be going there could please look this up for me, it would really be appreciated! Here's the information: Sarah "Sadie" McCRAY died: May 1970 (SSDI) born: Springfield,MA 26 Jan 1881 father: Henry McCRAY mother: Sarah A BURKE 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: mogwilover Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6877.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, Unfortunately all the 5 older children of this couple were born in the UK, Alice appears to be their last child. Mary Ann Jowett died before 1881 and her husband John was back in England by that year married to a woman called Hannah who was from Ireland. In the 1881 census it says that Alice Maud Mary was born in Worster, Massts, America. Maybe I am wrong presuming the Massts means Massachusetts, although I am at a loss as to where else it could mean, and America is very clearly written on the original document. In 1891 it just says she was born in America In 1901 when she is married to a Fred Boardwell it says she was born in Canada! Sorry I have no further information and we do not even know why the family may have come to the US. There is a possibility a Great Uncle George Berry (1804) woollen merchant lived in the US, he appears back in his home town of Heckmondwike West Yorkshire in 1861. He has a son George W Berry 16 yrs old who it says was born 1845 in America, but it does not say where in America. This family do not appear in any other UK census records so they may only have been back in the UK for a short time. I am not usually this vague as I conduct my investigations carefully, but sections of these 2 families have escaped me, it appears to America! All the best and thanks for trying to help Liz 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: theclown16 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6877.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is an Alice Maud Berry listed in Lawrence, MA for 1901 with image not available. Also in Lawrence there are earlier births one which show in the image as Barry surname indexed as Berry.Have you other sibling names that may show up in MA records? 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.

NEHGS MVR 1841-1910 Tip 6: Boston pre-1850 For those using www.newenglandancestors.org Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 on-line database, here is a tip that may make using it a bit easier. The City of Boston did not start submitting birth registers to the Vital Records office until 1848-49. There are only 7 Boston births entries listed before 1848. Chelsea did submit their records fairly early on, so those are available. Sue Richart NEHGS Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mogwilover Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6877.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Dale, Thank you for taking the time to look, so she remains an enigma! Liz 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.

NEHGS MVR 1841-1910 Tip 5: Town trouble For those using www.newenglandancestors.org Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 on-line database, here is a tip that may make using it a bit easier. Here is a sample of some recent corrections. Chapin Elias P. Springfield 1854 78 321 Marriage MI F. Chapin Sidney M. Upton 1852 60 247 Marriage town Chicopee Chapin Susan Racilia Upton 1851 54 267 Marriage town Chicopee Chapin Sybil L. Upton 1852 60 251 Marriage town Chicopee Chapin Walter C. Bernardston 1851 54 52 Marriage town Pittsfield The original clerks that typed the index are a source of some town name errors. I've seen Warren and Barre interchanged, Rochester and Worcester interchanged, anything with North, East, South, or West in the name interchanged with any other town with North, East, South, or West in its name. Northborough for Northbridge or Northborough for Southborough are common examples. This also applies to New, Old, Med, Middle, and Field in a town name. Also, they sometimes left off the New in New Bedford and other like named towns. This list seemingly includes most of the Massachusetts town names. The farther away the town was from Boston and the smaller the community, the more likely the error is from the original clerks. Some errors came about in a recent effort by the NEHGS to correct the scanning errors in the town name. For example, the town of Swansea and Swansey had to be corrected to just one version of the name. There were nearly 2,000 entries with an incorrect spelling when the webmaster did a count of towns. The town name may have been so badly mangled, that someone probably thought they knew the correct name, but were less familiar with the smaller communities and picked the wrong one. Another problem involves a column shift on the town field in the database. I haven't actually fixed any of those in a while, so hopefully, we have the bulk of them corrected. These errors will have no relationship to the town name that should be there. Just the town name for the entry that was one or two lines above or below it in the index. The final problem is the town name is not in the town field of the database, see my sample above. This means any query with the town field selected will come up without that entry, since it is blank. There aren't many fortunately, but they are a challenge to find and fix. In all cases, before you discard an entry as unlikely because the town isn't anywhere near where you research subject is supposed to be, check out the entry. Your entry may be actually be on the correct town's page, but the town name for its entry is wrong whatever the reason. Again, please let John Ledden on the NEHGS forum; Dale Cook, Plymouth guru; or me know when you find these things. Sue Richart NEHGS Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Dale_H_Cook Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6877.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There were four births of infants named Alice Berry registered in Massachusetts between 1871 and 1875. None were in Worcester Co., and none had parents whose names match yours. Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net 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: fmrees Surnames: McHoul Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6876.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jean Do you have first names? No McHouls came up for the 1880 census on the LDS FamilySearch site and there are a few listed under the SS death notices for Massachusetts.. there are many showing in the 1881 Canadian census... Johnes, James and A Agnes surfaces on Ancestry for the 1930 census David of Dorchester and James of Boston with WW1 draft notices.. 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.

For those using www.newenglandancestors.org Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 on-line database, here is a tip that may make using it a bit easier. While searching for an entry without success, widen out your search for what might be their middle name. In the case below, the digitizing software was confused by a row of ditto marks and when the full middle name of Louisa came along, it dropped the Sarah for the one entry and added Louisa, instead of Sarah, for the second. Wright Louisa Boston 1854 80 80 Marriage GN Sarah Louisa Wright Louisa L. Ashby 1851 55 35 Marriage GN Sarah L. Wright Sarah A. Barnstable 1855 87 2 Marriage Wright Sarah A. Montgomery 1853 69 390 Marriage Wright Sarah A. Boston 1853 71 62 Marriage Wright Sarah Ann Dighton 1855 87 76 Marriage Wright Sarah E. Charlestown 1853 70 87 Marriage Wright Sarah J. Westfield 1851 54 306 Marriage Wright Sarah K. Worcester 1855 89 279 Marriage Wright Sarah L. Westhampton 1854 79 27 Marriage If you see an error like this, please let John, Dale, or I know, so we can hunt down the others with a problem. Usually these errors cover anywhere from one to six entries, but there have been several grouping of this problem under one surname. Sue Richart NEHGS Volunteer

>From: "Barbara Shepard Smith" <wataptek131@verizon.net> > >Hi Betty, with regard to all the precious information. I have scanned over >100 years of photos, papers, and backed up genealogy programs to discs, and >put them all in a safety deposit box at the bank, I think it cost me $40 a >year for rent. Well worth it, Articles and radio reports on emergency planning talk about important papers, including not only your key genealogical papers but also the deed to your house, proof of insurance, etc. They suggest having copies of important information outside your home -- in a safe deposit box, your office, a relative's home, etc. For important papers you keep at home, they suggest keeping them together, preferably in a box marked "Emergency Papers" that you can easily grab if you have to leave because of fire or flood. Carol B.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mogwilover Surnames: Berry Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6877/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, My name is Liz and I live in the UK. I hope someone out there can help me with a small family mystery. I am looking at the smaller branches of my family tree and I have a 2nd cousin 3 times removed that appears to have been born in the US. Her family were found in the UK census records of 1871 and 1881, but according to the 1881 UK census record Alice Maud Mary Berry was born circa 1873 in Worster (I believe this should be Worcester) Massachusetts USA. Even though she was born in the US it says on the census record she is a British Citizen, but I cannot find her birth recorded here. The parents of Alice Mary Mary Berry were John Berry born 1839 in Heckmondwike England, occupation coal merchant in 1871 and Mary Ann Berry maiden name Jowett, born 1839 in Snaith, Yorkshire England. Any hints/help gratefully received. Thank you Liz 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.