> > Jan 17, 2003 - Lisa wrote: > > The 1905 Providence RI City Directory has this listing for my > > greatgrandfather > > Henry A. Gaboriault > > Carpenter & Contractor > > Expert Market Refrigerator builder. > > Has anyone suggested that "Expert" may have been a typo for > "Export"? Shipping perishables a long distance would require > refrigeration, and Providence is a port. It's possible that your > ancestor built iceboxes to be used on ships. Or maybe trains, > especially if he was French Canadian. > > Since he was in business, did you check the directory for an ad for > his business? Looking at earlier and later directories could also > be useful. > > If you think the ship or train connection is a possibility, you > might look for ship and railroad companies that used Providence. > > Carol Botteron (that's French Swiss) <botteron@alum.mit.edu> > Maintainer, Civil War Units File Carol - Thanks for the suggestion. I never would have considered export. I found his ads in the City Directories of Providence - that's what got me wondering to begin with. He first appears in 1904, as the successor to Frank Campbell and Company, Contractor & Builder - Stores & Offices fitted up. [Frank Campbell moved to Bloomfied New Jersey, if anyone is looking for him] In 1905 the ad was about the same, with the addition of Expert market refrigerator Builder. The same ad appeared in 1906, then from 1907 - 1937 he was listed only as a carpenter. Lisa llepore@juno.com