This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: runair88 Surnames: Smith, Button Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6865/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for info on John C. Smith, born MA July 27 1848.John grew-up to be a civil engineer and a stone mason. Johns fathers name was Albert Smith. John was from Boston. I don't know much about his family except that he had brothers.Eventually John migrated west into PA and NY. He worked for railroads and helped to build bridges.John finally settled in Machias, Cattaraugus Co.,NY.There he worked as a stone mason. In 1893 John took over as editor(in Machias) of The Cattaraugus Star, a newspaper.In 1894 John married Ida Button, of Machias.November of 1895 came and John fell ill with Typhoid fever and passed away.He had fathered one child, a son,John Carlyle Smith born June 1896. I would like to know about Johns parents and his mothers name and their dates of birth and where they come from.I'm at a giant BRICKWALL here. ANY HELP would be Greatly appreciated.---------Terry 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 Listers: Does anyone know who Wyman Street was named for in Lowell ? Arline arline7@embarqmail.com

My last message corrected the spelling and I didn't realize until I sent... The family I knew were GREENHALGH. Kathy P. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Krieger" <dkrieger@alum.mit.edu> > > That was fun. Thanks to you and your husband for bringing it up, Betty. > > Don > > > -----Original Message----- > From: genmassachusetts-bounces@rootsweb.com . I commented that I was pretty sure that there was a GREENHALGE > family in Billerica, MA, for a long time. > Is it a very uncommon name? > > Betty (near Lowell, MA)

Growing up in Baraboo (Home of Ringling Bros. Circus), WI, one of my classmates was a Greengage. I know that they and the Frazier family traced their roots back to MA. Amazing the number of families that were in the area who had colonial MA ancestors. The cemetery near my home contains all kinds of familiar names: Haseltine, Emery, Hoag, Bartlett, Dunham, Dodge, Bass, Ayers, Baldwin, Bemis, Farnsworth, Goodwin, and the list goes on. The other folk in the area were of Germany/Swiss ancestry. Kathy P. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Krieger" <dkrieger@alum.mit.edu> To: <genmassachusetts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 6:50 AM Subject: Re: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] GREENHALGE surname > That was fun. Thanks to you and your husband for bringing it up, Betty. > > Don > > Eve and Don Krieger > Pittsburgh, PA > http://www.evendon.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: genmassachusetts-bounces@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] GREENHALGE surname > > Hello, > > When we visit a relative's home on holidays, we always drive down a > Greenhalge Street. Yesterday my husband commented that it was an unusual > surname. I commented that I was pretty sure that there was a GREENHALGE > family in Billerica, MA, for a long time. > > Is it a very uncommon name? > > Betty (near Lowell, MA)

>From our directory page: http://directory.evendon.com Set the SEARCH SELECTOR in the left frame to "US - Outside Pittsburgh" And search on "Greenhalge": The Honorable F. T. Greenhalge was elected Governor of Massachusetts on Nov 7, 1894: http://www.evendon.net/PGHLookups/cgi-bin/HandOff-1_0.cgi?LawrenceCoMA1894+L awrenceCoMA1894+0147 There are Greenhalge's in our 1951 Los Angeles Phone Book, the 1893 Maine Gazeetter, the 1928 Detroit Directory. >From our military books: "... Mr. Greenhalge, of Massachusetts ..." is described as a "... champion of the Law ..." in the "... 51st and 52nd Congress ..." by Teddy Roosevelt: http://www.evendon.net/PGHLookups/cgi-bin/HandOff-1_0.cgi?TRoosWar1812V1+TRo osWar1812V1+0197 Frederic Brandelsome Greenhalge, of Wyman Street in Lowell is listed as a Harvard Alumnus: http://www.evendon.net/PGHLookups/cgi-bin/HandOff-1_0.cgi?HarvardAlum1914+Ha rvardAlum1914+0332 He is also listed on page 1242 along with other graduates from Lowell. That was fun. Thanks to you and your husband for bringing it up, Betty. Don Eve and Don Krieger Pittsburgh, PA http://www.evendon.com Everything on our site is free and permanent. Loading is very fast. Each page includes a highlighted copy/paste link which you can use for easy online citation. Please support us by letting others know about our site -----Original Message----- From: genmassachusetts-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:genmassachusetts-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Betty Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 6:11 AM To: genmassachusetts@rootsweb.com; MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] GREENHALGE surname Hello, When we visit a relative's home on holidays, we always drive down a Greenhalge Street. Yesterday my husband commented that it was an unusual surname. I commented that I was pretty sure that there was a GREENHALGE family in Billerica, MA, for a long time. I haven't checked the archives of this List. But I checked the GREENHALGE Boards and List. There is no List for the name, and the Message Board has -no- postings on it. And, the Board at www.genforum.com has one posting on it. Is it a very uncommon name? Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: Don't forget to think about which ancestor you would invite to a Thankgiving Dinner - IF you were able to. I would invite all my "concrete-block wall ancestors" - perhaps one dinner for each. And, I would invite all my "mystery ancestors" - asking "Why?" ------------------------------- 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

Hello, When we visit a relative's home on holidays, we always drive down a Greenhalge Street. Yesterday my husband commented that it was an unusual surname. I commented that I was pretty sure that there was a GREENHALGE family in Billerica, MA, for a long time. I haven't checked the archives of this List. But I checked the GREENHALGE Boards and List. There is no List for the name, and the Message Board has -no- postings on it. And, the Board at www.genforum.com has one posting on it. Is it a very uncommon name? Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: Don't forget to think about which ancestor you would invite to a Thankgiving Dinner - IF you were able to. I would invite all my "concrete-block wall ancestors" - perhaps one dinner for each. And, I would invite all my "mystery ancestors" - asking "Why?"

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: redelement Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/2223.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: hi i am enrique orellana from mass too 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. In using the database be flexible in your thinking. In the digitization process a lot of errors relating to letters were created. The letter "P" in place of "F" is the most common. There were and still are literally hundreds of first and middle names digitized as Prank, Prances, and Prancis instead of Frank, Frances, and Francis. Below are items recently fixed, with the comment after "Marriage" identifying what was fixed: Wood A. S. (Hale) Fitchburg 1855 89 201 Marriage Male Wood Alvinaer Halifax 1852 61 232 Marriage FN Alvinzer Wood Annie L. Salem 1854 78 225 Marriage MI E Wood Anos B. South Hadley 1853 70 37 Marriage FN Amos Wood Amelia P. Shelburne 1852 60 236 Marriage MI F Wood Augusta L. Newburyport 1853 69 263 Marriage MI E Wood Charles Dedham 1851 55 176 Marriage pg 175 Wood Charles West Springfield 1852 60 238 Marriage pg 288 Wood Charles G. Grafton 1851 56 203 Marriage MI C Wood Charles P.B5804 Boston 1851 56 127 Marriage MI only P Wood Charles S. Lynn 1852 80 163 Marriage vol 60 Common interchanging letters include: a, e, o, c, s, r (example Packer for Parker) o and g, j, p, q, y l and i L and E h, k, n F and P H, M, V, and W The big problem with some of the errors is they can prevent a soundex query from returning the entry you want. If you come across an error, please let John Ledden on the NEHGS forum; Dale Cook, Plymouth guru; or me know about it. The digitizing process is most likely the problem, but there are a column shifts that cause a similar looking problem, so let us know about it. As I only went to fix the page error above for Charles Wood of West Springfield, who knows what errors will get fixed when you report the one you found. Please note: If you see two entries on a page for one person, particularly with the middle initial of I and J or L and S, they were generated by the original clerks that typed the index when those clerks were not sure which letter was correct. Those aren't errors, just clerks covering their bases. Remember the men and women typing these indexes were the Vital Records Clerks and they wanted to make it easier down the road for them or a co-worker to find an entry.

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. In 1903, the Massachusetts Vital Records office had towns start sending them the actual death return page and not the register page. Since this was going to be a lot more pieces of paper, a change to the numbering system was implemented. Additionally, some towns complied on time and others didn't, so you will see a mix of 1903 entries with register pages and actual death return pages. The new numbering system made the year part of the finding process. Prior to that, a wrong year would still be on the correct page and if the image was available you could view it. With the new system, if the year is wrong, it will point to the image for that year, volume, and page number. To figure out what is going on with a death entry, I set my query to start year 1900 and end year 1910, then the volume and page number, and finally type is Death. The entries come out in alphabetical order, but sample below is rearranged for this explanation. Last Name First Name Town/Village Year Vol Page Type Trubiane Rudolfe Boston 1903 4 41 Death Turner Dorothy Hope Belmont 1904 4 41 Death Tarbell Eliza Jane (Donovan) Belmont 1905 4 41 Death Gorham Cynthia M.(Potter) Berkley 1906 4 41 Death Kenneway Sereno Auburn 1907 4 41 Death Pelton Sarah Marsh (Marsh) Belmont 1908 4 41 Death Conlay Helen K. Avon 1909 4 41 Death Conlay Nellie K. Avon 1909 4 41 Death Knowles George F. Auburn 1910 4 41 Death I use 1900 and not 1903 as the start year, because there can be a year column shift and/or scanning error that might cause an entry to have a 1900, 1901, 1902 year and not the correct year. Plus, this eliminates the 1840-50 birth records and supplement records with the same volume number. There are two entries for the 1909 death of Conlay. The clerks who typed the database added the entry for Helen, since it is usually the proper given name with Nellie as the nickname. There is only one actual return and that is for Nellie Conlay. If there is an error and let's say, Rudolfe Trubiane was listed for year 1905 as well as the entry for Eliza Jane Tarbell, you would only see the death return for Tarbell if you clicked on the image for Trubiane. There is nothing you can do to view the correct image without help from John Ledden on the NEHGS forum; Dale Cook, Plymouth guru; or me. It is a real help to us, if you tell us there are two entries for the same year listed and which image is actually there along with all the information for the entry: name, town, year, volume, page, and type. Sue Richart NEHGS Volunteer repairing the MVR 1841-1910 on-line database

Greetings Listers, For those using www.newenglandancestors.org Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 on-line database, I plan on presenting tips about the database that make using it a bit easier. Here is my first tip. Mostly in the 1840-1860 time frame, but also in later years, there are pages that show two or, on rare occasion, three views of the actual image. When the pages were numbered as they arrived at the Massachusetts Vital Records office, some were given the same volume and page number. When the index was created by the Vital Records staff, they came across pages with the same number. When they typed the index, the first page they came across was given a whole number, let's say 1853 deaths vol 75 pg 126. For the second page vol 75 126, they put ½ after the page number. If there is a third page 126, that would be ¾. Not all multiple page entries have the 1/2 or 3/4, so the lack of it isn't a sure thing as to which page you need to look at. You should check all views to find your entry. Sue Richart NEHGS Volunteer repairing the MVR 1841-1910 on-line database

Hello, I just found a book in my Library's catalog called, "Not All Soldiers Wore Pants: A Witty World War II WAC Tells All." This reminded me of my aunt who was a WAC during World War II. Because she and my father didn't get along - as older adults, I never had a chance to chat with her about her experiences during WW II. And I now regret that. Their younger half-sister is still alive, and she has mentioned a few things I didn't know - like the fact that Aunt Louise didn't remain in New England. In fact, she was in different countries while she served. She only lived a half-hour drive from us, and I wish I could know about her life. I know her 2nd marriage was to a widower, Eugene MUZZEY, who came from a NH family, and they spent many years in South Lyndeboro, NH. They never had children, but he had a son from a previous marriage. (She delivered a stillborn during her 1st marriage. And thought she was pregnant a 2nd time, but doctors discovered a basketball-size tumor in her abdomen.) Aunt Louise was an active member of AMVETS for the 2nd half of her life, and a letter from that office gave glowing reports about her service with them. Anyone else have a story about a WAC in their life? Betty (near Lowell, MA) (Eugene and Louise MUZZEY are buried in Greenfield, NH, and someday I'd like to go find that gravestone.)

Hello, This morning the "Mass Moments" daily e-mail is about the "Blizzard of 1888" which affected 2/3 of the East Coast of North America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888 The story is about the "Storm Warriors" who rescued sailors during that bad storm. That was the first group - which evolved into the "U.S. Coast Guard." http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=339 Can anyone provide the history of the "Coast Guard" in Canada? Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) FYI: Researchers should remember how many people were either conceived, or born, during great blizzards ! The above blizzard was sometimes called, "The Great White Hurricane." My grandfather was born 3 months after that Blizzard just outside of Boston, so, his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth (HANNAH) KERR, was pregnant during that Blizzard. And my grandmother was born almost a year later. I believe she was conceived during the "summer of 1888." She was the one who was reportedly a "foundling" in Boston. Her reported birth-date was Feb. 1, 1889, but she seems to have been "found" at Age 3 months on the steps of a church. Her Adoptive parents told her many "lies" when she lived with them from Ages 2 to 10, so we don't know what the truth is. (long, complicated story I've told on the Lists over the years) We may have arrived on different ships but we're all in the same boat now. :o) (possibly first said by Martin Luther King, Jr.)

Hello, I'm still looking through old papers to get ready to finish typing up my report on the 13 LEWIS siblings who grew up in Stoneham. Over the weekend I was reminded of the 1946 newspaper article which mentioned the 50-year anniversary of "The Stoneham Press." In ~1882 my great-grandfather started up 2 independent newspapers in Stoneham; this was shortly after they arrived in Stoneham. The couple had come down from Nova Scotia in 1881. The 1946 article honored John S. LEWIS (aka "Stanley" LEWIS), but it also mentioned his grandson, Major Charles JOYCE, who had been an Editor of the newspaper. Over the weekend I decided to try to find out more about Maj. JOYCE, and I came across a 2007 newspaper article about the 50-year anniversary of a serious plane crash in FL. Four airmen lost their lives, and .. Lt. Col. Charles JOYCE of Winchester was one of the men killed. It seems that Lt. Col. JOYCE and Maj. JOYCE was the same person. But, I'm not positive. The article says that he was the son of Mr./Mrs. Charles JOYCE of Winchester, and my great-grandfather's daughter, Blanch LEWIS married a Charles JOYCE, and they lived in Winchester. I was indirectly told about a descendant of that family, and this month I found out about another descendant. But, I have not yet found a "2nd cousin" who will e-mail with me about the JOYCE family. www.wickedlocal.com/winchester/town_info/historyx1671339158. and www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-mccoy-story,0,2591883.htmlpage Part of the article in the Stoneham newspaper said: "Major Charles Joyce, Editor, Lewis' grandson, is a member of the Army Air Force. On his latest assignment he will make a flight around the world. He participated as an aviator in the atomic bomb tests over the Island of Bikint." This article was from Nov. 1946. The other article says that the "fatal flight" which involved Lt. Col. JOYCE happened in Oct. 1957 in FL. Is anyone else researching the JOYCE name? Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: The other officers killed in the plane crash were: Col. Michael McCOY, Maj. Vernon STUFF, and Capt. John WOODROFFE (a guest).

Hello, The PHELPS surname was mentioned recently. This morning the "Mass Moments" daily e-mails mentioned a Mrs. Elizabeth (PORTER) PHELPS of the 1700's Connecticut River Valley. I thought you might find her story interesting. http://www.massmoments.org:80/moment.cfm?mid=338 Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: My grandfather's younger sister, Ruby, married Hobart PHELPS. They were born in ~1890. While going through old papers over the weekend, I was reminded that Hobart was born in Ashburnham, MA. The family story is that Hobart was an entertainer, and that he performed in "Scollay Square." I don't know in which capacity. I e-mailed the Boston Public Library, and their books on entertainers did not mention him. My guess is that he used a "stage name." (Ruby was a seamstress; they lived in Lexington.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wraithp Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6863.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dwyer Francis Joseph Fitchburg 1902 522 264 Birth Born Sept. 26, 1902, son of Frank J. Dwyer and Mary E. O'Hara 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: ednabm Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6863.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: deweypark please contact me at rankin@tds.net I have the obit for Francis J. Dwyer's father Frank J. Dwyer and possible something about a certifcate that the State University gave out on Francis J. Dwyer. Dot in NH 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: ednabm Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6863.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: deweypark please contact me at rankin@tds.net I have the obit for Francis J. Dwyer's father Frank J. Dwyer and possible something about a certifcate that the State University gave out on Francis J. Dwyer. Dot in NH 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: deweypark Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6863/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Could someone give me the details contained in the birth record of Francis Joseph Dwyer born Fitchburg, Mass. 1902. Particularly need exact date of birth as I am trying to match him up with a Frank Dwyer found on the Social Security Death Index but am interested in other details as well. Thanks for all help. 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: conrich40 Surnames: Cahill, Punches Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/1962.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Excited to see this query as I've been working on the Cahill family for a friend descended from Edward Cahill (b. Oct.1866) and Cora Jeanette Punches (1868-1907), and would love to connect with you. The 1900 census lists this family of Edward and Cora with 6 children: Martel (Myrtle),Peter, Anna, Edna, Edward and Carl. I'm told by the family that there were in fact 8 children of Edward and Cora, with a son Cecil born after the 1900 census and before his mother (Cora) died in childbirth in 1907. Also told that after his wife's death, Edward was unable to care for the youngest children, so at least two went into an orphanage. I have information on the son Carl and his descendants but would also like to connect/compare information on parents of Edward Cahill. Thanks! Connie 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.

Sue Richart and Dale Cook are saints. 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