Hi, I took a look at the 1820 census for Hoosick Falls, NY and there was only one entry: Thomas Kemp. He did have one daughter under 10 years of age. It is possibly Louisa. She is not part of my Kemp line, that I am aware of. I have a book somewhere about the descendants of William Kemp who lived in the Troy, NY area. However, I can't find it at the moment but when I do, I'll her up and see if she's mentioned. If you know where she's buried, you might try the cemetery office or town/county historian to find out if they know anything. Have you tried getting a copy of her death certificate yet? I found her death date online at Ancestry.com as 28 March 1871. http://www.ohgenweb.org/vitals.php Miami county would or should have her death certificate, if she died there. Sometimes, if you're lucky her parents will be listed on her death certificate. Unfortunately, (I know from my own experience) that NY state did not require copies to be kept for vital records until sometime later in the 1800s. But you might churches in Rensselaer county and see how far their records go back. Maybe the marriage is on file at a church. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyrenss2/RensChurchIndex.htm -------------------------------------- quoted for your info from: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyrenss2/Vital.htm#marriage Marriage and Divorce Records: Marriage records are most often found in the county where the licenses were issued, usually in the jurisdiction of the county clerk or county recorder. However, in New York State, they were kept in the town. The early records consist mostly of records of licenses and bonds. Many of these early records have been published in books and periodicals, but the quality often leaves much to be desired. Most early marriage records do not contain detailed genealogical data; however, there are exceptions to this. Some substitutes for original marriage records are newspaper notices and announcements, as well as the vital records lists of marriage licenses which most newspapers have carried. While not actually vital records, another source of marriage information include widows' pension applications, family bibles and census records. ---------------------------------------------- Rensselaer County Clerk website: http://www.rensco.com/departments_infoservices.asp address: County Court House Annex, 105 3rd St, Troy NY 12180 Records Room open to public Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, Thursdays open till 7pm http://www.rensco.com/countymaps.asp I don't see Hansvick on the county map, are you sure that's the name of the town? --------------------------------------- other places to look at: http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/miami/resultk.cfm?name=kemp&submit=Search&offset=126 her, maybe or not http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/miami/resulta.cfm sanford, definitely Hope this helps. If you need anything more, send me an email. Marje (Kemp) Chavez kemp-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Today's Topics: > > 1. Louisa Kemp b 1814 New York (Mjean) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 22:32:35 -0700 > From: "Mjean" <mjean7@starband.net> > Subject: [KEMP] Louisa Kemp b 1814 New York > To: <KEMP-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <DF5898C572F646D996CBA6136E67F0EB@MyrnaPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Looking for parents of Louisa Kemp born 23 May 1814 in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer, New York. She married Sanford Fitch Armstrong in 1833 in > Hansvick,Rensselaer,NY. Any information would be appreciated even if it is just a suggestion. > > Thanks, > > M Kemp > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the KEMP list administrator, send an email to > KEMP-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the KEMP mailing list, send an email to KEMP@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KEMP-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of KEMP Digest, Vol 4, Issue 40 > *********************************** > > >