We are looking for a few good volunteers to help with a long overdue cemetery cleanup at Tewksbury Hospital. Please post the following information in order to get as much help as we can. Thank you When: Saturday - October 30, 2004 Time: 9:30 am to whenever or what ever time you can spare Where: Cemetery for Tewksbury State Hospital Patients Meet: Farm Stand across the street from the Cemetery, Corner of East and Livingston St. Tewksbury, M Bring: Gloves, Tools to clear brush and grass, chain saws, and your compassion Why: Because the cemetery is overgrown and these people deserve a respectable resting place. Joanne

I think it was a type-0. It was probably Lyme,Nh.. These Franklin's at some point moved to the Natick,Ma. area where some worked in the shoe industry. My husbands Father was born in Natick in 1898. We hope to visit. Sandy in Colorado ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Perkins" <sperkins582@comcast.net> To: <MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 11:15 AM Subject: RE: [MA-CEM] Cemeteries In Natick, Ma. > Sandy, > > Is your Abel Franklin from Lynn or Lyme NH? I have many relatives in > Lyme, Grafton Co., NH but I have never heard of Lynn NH. There is also a > Lyman, Grafton Co., NH. In either event, I don't have information on your > Franklin. If you are related to other families in Lyme, I may be able to > help. Some of the families are, Perkins, Converse, Bingham, Cutting, Strong, > Gilbert and Danforth. > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sandy Franklin [mailto:sandyfranklin@adelphia.net] > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 11:51 PM > To: MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MA-CEM] Cemeteries In Natick, Ma. > > You are very sweet to help me. Two other granddad's are: Abel Franklin born > Oct.28,1761 in Norton,Bristol,Ma.. He may have spent his later years in > lynn,grafton,Nh., and Record Franklin born May 22,1729, in Swansea,Ma.. I > need death dates and burial places. Thanks so much. Sandy in Colorado > Springs. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <LMJack15@aol.com> > To: <MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 9:02 AM > Subject: Re: [MA-CEM] Cemeteries In Natick, Ma. > > > > Dear Sandy, > > > > Perhaps I had the wrong name, and it was George. I will print your > original > > email and take it with me. If you have any others you want looked up at > the > > Archives, please send me their information prior to 6PM (eastern) on > Friday. > > We will be leaving Saturday by 6AM for MA. > > State Archives go from 1910 back. They have birth, marriage and death > > indexes and records. > > > > I also take pictures and enter on www.findagrave.com I have to take > pictures > > in Natick for someone else, so when we find your relatives, I will take > > pictures of their graves. I enter as LMJ on Find A Grave. If you go to > Barnard > > > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=barnard&GSmid=46590738 > &GRid= > > 9578751&pt=Lucinda%20Barnard&, Kitchell Snow > > > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Snow&GScid=1607685&GRi > d=9578233&pt=Kitchell%20Snow&, and > > Louis Mieusset > > > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=mieu&GScid=1607685&GRi > d=9581530&pt=Louis%20Ernest%20Mieusset&, you can see several of > > the unusual markers I have added recently. If you haven't already > searched > > this site for your relatives, you might try doing so. > > > > Regards, > > Linda > > > > > > ==== MA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political > > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for > removal. > > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== MA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > ==== MA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Sandy, Is your Abel Franklin from Lynn or Lyme NH? I have many relatives in Lyme, Grafton Co., NH but I have never heard of Lynn NH. There is also a Lyman, Grafton Co., NH. In either event, I don't have information on your Franklin. If you are related to other families in Lyme, I may be able to help. Some of the families are, Perkins, Converse, Bingham, Cutting, Strong, Gilbert and Danforth. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Sandy Franklin [mailto:sandyfranklin@adelphia.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 11:51 PM To: MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MA-CEM] Cemeteries In Natick, Ma. You are very sweet to help me. Two other granddad's are: Abel Franklin born Oct.28,1761 in Norton,Bristol,Ma.. He may have spent his later years in lynn,grafton,Nh., and Record Franklin born May 22,1729, in Swansea,Ma.. I need death dates and burial places. Thanks so much. Sandy in Colorado Springs. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. ----- Original Message ----- From: <LMJack15@aol.com> To: <MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [MA-CEM] Cemeteries In Natick, Ma. > Dear Sandy, > > Perhaps I had the wrong name, and it was George. I will print your original > email and take it with me. If you have any others you want looked up at the > Archives, please send me their information prior to 6PM (eastern) on Friday. > We will be leaving Saturday by 6AM for MA. > State Archives go from 1910 back. They have birth, marriage and death > indexes and records. > > I also take pictures and enter on www.findagrave.com I have to take pictures > in Natick for someone else, so when we find your relatives, I will take > pictures of their graves. I enter as LMJ on Find A Grave. If you go to Barnard > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=barnard&GSmid=46590738 &GRid= > 9578751&pt=Lucinda%20Barnard&, Kitchell Snow > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Snow&GScid=1607685&GRi d=9578233&pt=Kitchell%20Snow&, and > Louis Mieusset > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=mieu&GScid=1607685&GRi d=9581530&pt=Louis%20Ernest%20Mieusset&, you can see several of > the unusual markers I have added recently. If you haven't already searched > this site for your relatives, you might try doing so. > > Regards, > Linda > > > ==== MA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > ==== MA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net ============================== You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/

You are very sweet to help me. Two other granddad's are: Abel Franklin born Oct.28,1761 in Norton,Bristol,Ma.. He may have spent his later years in lynn,grafton,Nh., and Record Franklin born May 22,1729, in Swansea,Ma.. I need death dates and burial places. Thanks so much. Sandy in Colorado Springs. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. ----- Original Message ----- From: <LMJack15@aol.com> To: <MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [MA-CEM] Cemeteries In Natick, Ma. > Dear Sandy, > > Perhaps I had the wrong name, and it was George. I will print your original > email and take it with me. If you have any others you want looked up at the > Archives, please send me their information prior to 6PM (eastern) on Friday. > We will be leaving Saturday by 6AM for MA. > State Archives go from 1910 back. They have birth, marriage and death > indexes and records. > > I also take pictures and enter on www.findagrave.com I have to take pictures > in Natick for someone else, so when we find your relatives, I will take > pictures of their graves. I enter as LMJ on Find A Grave. If you go to Barnard > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=barnard&GSmid=46590738 &GRid= > 9578751&pt=Lucinda%20Barnard&, Kitchell Snow > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Snow&GScid=1607685&GRi d=9578233&pt=Kitchell%20Snow&, and > Louis Mieusset > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=mieu&GScid=1607685&GRi d=9581530&pt=Louis%20Ernest%20Mieusset&, you can see several of > the unusual markers I have added recently. If you haven't already searched > this site for your relatives, you might try doing so. > > Regards, > Linda > > > ==== MA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Eliza BURTON GINNEVER died in Needham 11 Dec 1878, but the death record I received from the Archives does not show the cemetery where she was buried. Eliza's daughter, Eliza E. L. PRESCOTT died in California 18 June 1910 . The mortuary where she was taken tell me that her remains were sent back to Massachusetts. I assume, therefore, that her brother had this done for burial with their mother. Can someone help me find their graves--i.e. cemeteries in that area I can write to for information? I would be most grateful for any help. Many thanks, Carol Ginnever Haycock in Aurora, Colorado

Dear Sandy, Perhaps I had the wrong name, and it was George. I will print your original email and take it with me. If you have any others you want looked up at the Archives, please send me their information prior to 6PM (eastern) on Friday. We will be leaving Saturday by 6AM for MA. State Archives go from 1910 back. They have birth, marriage and death indexes and records. I also take pictures and enter on www.findagrave.com I have to take pictures in Natick for someone else, so when we find your relatives, I will take pictures of their graves. I enter as LMJ on Find A Grave. If you go to Barnard http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=barnard&GSmid=46590738&GRid= 9578751&pt=Lucinda%20Barnard&, Kitchell Snow http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Snow&GScid=1607685&GRid=9578233&pt=Kitchell%20Snow&, and Louis Mieusset http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=mieu&GScid=1607685&GRid=9581530&pt=Louis%20Ernest%20Mieusset&, you can see several of the unusual markers I have added recently. If you haven't already searched this site for your relatives, you might try doing so. Regards, Linda

Dear Sandy, The death certificate should tell you where they are buried. In your case, there are two different places to go to get them, but both are near each other. - Asahel Franklin DOD 1886 will be in the MA State Archives http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcidx.htm . They are in Dorchester, in the same complex as UM and the JFK Library. They are open M-F and on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month. - John Rockwood DOD 1914 will be in the MA Registry of Vital Records http://www.vitalrec.com/ma.html11, located in the Expo Center next door to the complex where the State Archives are located. They are only open M-F. I don't know where you live, but both are worth the trip. I am going to the Archives this Saturday, so if you are from a distance, I could give a look for you. Periodically, I go to the Registry, but I am not quite sure when I will go next. Regards, Linda Jackson Danbury, CT

Thank-you Linda for your reply. I live in Colorado, so it would be a great help if you could check for me. We hope to make a trip to Natick some time, and would love to know where these grandfathers are buried.I just joined this list. Sandy Franklin in Colorado I didn't have a death year for John Rockwood. Where did you get 1914 ? I think it was George in 1914. ----- Original Message ----- From: <LMJack15@aol.com> To: <MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 7:20 AM Subject: Re: [MA-CEM] Cemeteries In Natick, Ma. > Dear Sandy, > > The death certificate should tell you where they are buried. In your case, > there are two different places to go to get them, but both are near each other. > - Asahel Franklin DOD 1886 will be in the MA State Archives > http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcidx.htm . They are in Dorchester, in the same complex > as UM and the JFK Library. They are open M-F and on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of > the month. > - John Rockwood DOD 1914 will be in the MA Registry of Vital Records > http://www.vitalrec.com/ma.html11, located in the Expo Center next door to the > complex where the State Archives are located. They are only open M-F. > > I don't know where you live, but both are worth the trip. I am going to the > Archives this Saturday, so if you are from a distance, I could give a look for > you. Periodically, I go to the Registry, but I am not quite sure when I will > go next. > > Regards, > Linda Jackson > Danbury, CT > > > ==== MA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Massachusetts Cemetery list, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to MA-CEMETERIES-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest List > to MA-CEMETERIES-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >

I would like to know the best way to find where my husbands ancestors that lived in Natick, Ma. are buried.Were the dead usually taken to where they were born? If so some could be resting in Nh.. They are Asahel Franklin born in Nh. who died in 1886 in Natick. Georege E. Franklin born in Nh. who died in January 1914 and John Rockwood a native of Natick. Thanks, Sandy Franklin@adelphia.net

Curious why she was not buried with husband where he is in another cemetery and why he was not listed on her death certificate.  If that is a Catholic cemetery, perhaps they didn't allow it if he were of another faith. My grandparents were buried different places for that reasons. Perhaps she was divorced or perhaps the person filling out the information just didn't know who her husband was. Does it say who the informant was on the DC? They might give you a clue. If you have any luck getting hospital records, let me know how. I think that is doubtful.

Hi JoAnne, I found my ancestor's death certificate. She died at Tewksbury Hospital March 17, 1919. The certificate states she was married but does not list her husband's name. It does list her parents. There is just a line drawn through the part about husband. Gives her birth place and her parent's birthplace. Says something about hospital records, but cannot read it, I believe she ws in the hospital for five days. Says 20 yrs in the country. Cause of death TB of the lungs. Duration 4+ years. Says she contracted the disease in Lowell which I find interesting. I thought she lived in Boston. Dr.s name is listed that did the testing. Address of hospital said State Infirmary, Tewksnury. It says her place of buriel is St. Patricks Cemetery in Lowell, Mass. Date of buriel March 19, 1919. Has undertaker listed and Tewksbury as adress. In searching online I found a listing of names of people buried at St. Patricks cemetery and I think I found her listed there. Now, I wonder 1: If there are hospital records from Tewksbury I could see. 2: I could findn someone to take a pic of her gravesite at St. Patricks Cemetery and see if any records are there. 3: Curious why she was not buried with husband where he is in another cemetery and why he was not listed on her death certificate. Thanks for any help. christine

Hi Joanne, OOPS! I thought that was you, but wasn't sure! :o) Enjoy your day! Betty (near Lowell, MA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanne Trudelle" <jotrud@comcast.net> To: <MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [MA-CEM] Tewksbury State Hospital - and ALL State Hospitals > Christy, > I only checked the burial list.. she may have died there but I do not have > her as being buried in the 2 cemeteries. As I mentioned she could have been > donated to science and that would be a whole other issue which I will gladly > help you out with. Shall await for your weekend reply. > > Betty, Not only am I a volunteer at the hospital and am a Board Member at > the Museum... I REALLY do get to work at the hospital everyday (well at > least Monday through Friday and not counting holidays) have been there > almost 10 years. Unfortunately I do not get paid to do what I really want > to do with the cemeteries... YET.. > > :-) Joanne > > -------Original Message------- > > From: MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com > Date: 10/12/04 22:55:28 > To: MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MA-CEM] Tewksbury State Hospital - and ALL State Hospitals > > Hi Joanne, > > I have her death certificate and on it, it says she died there and I will > have to look at it again this weekend as I cannot get to it before then. But > it said she was buried I thought right there. I can give you exact wording > over the weekend. She was admitted there for a few weeks I believe before > she died, or at least several days. She was only about 35 yrs old when she > died ot TB. I would love to get more information on her. Was that place ever > called a sanitorium? > > Thanks, christine > > > ==== MA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > ______________________________

Click here: eBay item 5526478680 (Ends Oct-14-04 18:14:32 PDT) - NEXUS Newsletter of New Eng. Historical Genealogy This newsletter on eBay contains: Deaths in MA 1841-1851 with named parents, of Irish Natives born before 1800. The records are from the following towns: Springfield, Lowell, Charlestown, Millbury, Fall River, Salem, Chicopee, Boston and Worcester. Thought someone on this list might be interested. JO

Christy, I only checked the burial list.. she may have died there but I do not have her as being buried in the 2 cemeteries. As I mentioned she could have been donated to science and that would be a whole other issue which I will gladly help you out with. Shall await for your weekend reply. Betty, Not only am I a volunteer at the hospital and am a Board Member at the Museum... I REALLY do get to work at the hospital everyday (well at least Monday through Friday and not counting holidays) have been there almost 10 years. Unfortunately I do not get paid to do what I really want to do with the cemeteries... YET.. :-) Joanne -------Original Message------- From: MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com Date: 10/12/04 22:55:28 To: MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MA-CEM] Tewksbury State Hospital - and ALL State Hospitals Hi Joanne, I have her death certificate and on it, it says she died there and I will have to look at it again this weekend as I cannot get to it before then. But it said she was buried I thought right there. I can give you exact wording over the weekend. She was admitted there for a few weeks I believe before she died, or at least several days. She was only about 35 yrs old when she died ot TB. I would love to get more information on her. Was that place ever called a sanitorium? Thanks, christine ==== MA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Thanks Betty, I am checking into it. christy

Hi Christy, The lady who runs the Tewksbury-Hospital List works at the Museum there, and she has access to records. If you join the List, and post your question, Joanne will try to help you. She is a volunteer so you might have to wait a week or so. As I understand it, there are no "stones" of any sort, well maybe "rocks and stones" in the cemeteries on the grounds of the State Hospital. All that I see mentioned are small, metal markers with numbers on them and nothing else. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: <Poppy0206@aol.com> To: <MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [MA-CEM] Tewksbury State Hospital - and ALL State Hospitals > Hello, > > My great grandmother is buried at Tewksbury State Hospital. I have her death certificate. Do you know how I can find out about if her plot or stone can be found there and any other records or infor Tewksbury may have? She died of TB and for some reason is buried there and not with her husband of Boston. > > christy > > ______________________________

Hi Joanne, I have her death certificate and on it, it says she died there and I will have to look at it again this weekend as I cannot get to it before then. But it said she was buried I thought right there. I can give you exact wording over the weekend. She was admitted there for a few weeks I believe before she died, or at least several days. She was only about 35 yrs old when she died ot TB. I would love to get more information on her. Was that place ever called a sanitorium? Thanks, christine

Christy, I don't have her in my listing of the burials at Tewksbury. Can you tell me why you think she is there? You might want to contact the Tewksbury Town Clerk (they have e-mail not sure what it is) but they should respond to you via e-mail and can let you know where her internment is. She might also have been a donated to science body and then she would be elsewhere and I can let you know that after you locate her internment. The Town of Tewksbury has most of the vital records for the hospital. Let me know what you can find out. Joanne -------Original Message------- From: MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com Date: 10/12/04 18:42:56 To: MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MA-CEM] Tewksbury State Hospital - and ALL State Hospitals Hi Joanne, Yes, I would really appreciate it, Her name is Rose (Bransfield) Moffitt. She died 1919 at Tewsksbury State Hospital and is supposedly buried there not with her husband who is buried in Boston. christy ==== MA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Massachusetts Cemetery list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to MA-CEMETERIES-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest List to MA-CEMETERIES-d-request@rootsweb.com ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Hi Joanne, Yes, I would really appreciate it, Her name is Rose (Bransfield) Moffitt. She died 1919 at Tewsksbury State Hospital and is supposedly buried there not with her husband who is buried in Boston. christy

Betty, can you tell me the site for the Tewksbury State Hospital List to join it. thanks, christy