Hello there, Rainsford Island, I believe that is where the "hospital" was situated. I will go into work tomorrow since I work in Boston (Daytime Job) and ill call Metropolitan District Commission and ill ask an associate there. I will get back to you, I am also interested (is there a story behind it?) Derek Bartlett Cape And Islands Paranormal Research Society www.caiprs.com

Hello there, Rainsford Island, I believe that is where the "hospital" was situated. I will go into work tomorrow since I work in Boston (Daytime Job) and ill call Metropolitan District Commission and ill ask an associate there. I will get back to you, I am also interested (is there a story behind it?) Derek Bartlett Cape And Islands Paranormal Research Society www.caiprs.com

Does anyone know if there is a list of those buried on Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor? thanks, Charles

Anita, I would suggest that you telephone their office some day in the early afternoon after the morning funerals/burials have ended. I found them very helpful with my request and I believe their records have been computerized. Good Luck. Joanne

I guess it is not in Boston city limits (Sorry, I don't know the area.) I have: Mt. Benedict Cemetery 409 Corey St. West Roxbury MA 021321 617-323-8389 Anita RobCyr1947@wmconnect.com wrote:Where is this cemetery? Which city? Is it St. Benedict's in Springfield? Roberta Cyr > Has anyone had experience in trying to obtain burial records from Mt. > Benedict Cemetery? I wrote them a letter but have heard nothing yet. Does > anyone know of someone who would do lookups/take photographs there? OR Is > there a published list or record I could consult? Somehow, I have to find > whether my great-grandfather, Edward F. White, is buried there! I don't > have his death date, but it is probably between 1945-1955. Thanks! > Anita > > ==== 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 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Eric I would try in the Salisbury cemeteries first-- she will most likely be buried with her married name of Bradbury unless she married a second time after her husband died. Cemeterry searching is great fun and I love to wander through them looking for family. JUDIE ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Riley <licinius@yahoo.com> To: <MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 7:52 AM Subject: [MA-CEM] Location of historical grave - 1700 Amesbury/Salisbury > Hello, > > My name is Eric Riley and I'm trying to locate the grave of a distant > relative. Her name is Mary Bradbury (nee Perkins) resident of > Salisbury, Mass, b. 3 Sept. 1615 d. 20 Dec. 1700. I'm in Boston for > the week of 5th through 10th and would like to locate the grave of my > 10th Great grandmother before I leave. I understand that there may > be variant spellings of her name and that may be problematic. She > may be buried with her husband Capt. Thomas Bradbury d. 16 March > 1695. > > Any information regarding whom to contact or where to begin looking > would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you for your help. > > Sincerely, > Eric Riley > > ===== > "You saw her, she's a truck driving magic mama."--from: Buffy, the Vampire Slayer > > My Site is: www.geocities.com/licinius > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > http://search.yahoo.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 > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Where is this cemetery? Which city? Is it St. Benedict's in Springfield? Roberta Cyr > Has anyone had experience in trying to obtain burial records from Mt. > Benedict Cemetery? I wrote them a letter but have heard nothing yet. Does > anyone know of someone who would do lookups/take photographs there? OR Is > there a published list or record I could consult? Somehow, I have to find > whether my great-grandfather, Edward F. White, is buried there! I don't > have his death date, but it is probably between 1945-1955. Thanks! > Anita > >

Hello, My name is Eric Riley and I'm trying to locate the grave of a distant relative. Her name is Mary Bradbury (nee Perkins) resident of Salisbury, Mass, b. 3 Sept. 1615 d. 20 Dec. 1700. I'm in Boston for the week of 5th through 10th and would like to locate the grave of my 10th Great grandmother before I leave. I understand that there may be variant spellings of her name and that may be problematic. She may be buried with her husband Capt. Thomas Bradbury d. 16 March 1695. Any information regarding whom to contact or where to begin looking would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Eric Riley ===== "You saw her, she's a truck driving magic mama."--from: Buffy, the Vampire Slayer My Site is: www.geocities.com/licinius __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

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Has anyone had experience in trying to obtain burial records from Mt. Benedict Cemetery? I wrote them a letter but have heard nothing yet. Does anyone know of someone who would do lookups/take photographs there? OR Is there a published list or record I could consult? Somehow, I have to find whether my great-grandfather, Edward F. White, is buried there! I don't have his death date, but it is probably between 1945-1955. Thanks! Anita

This was posted on the GA-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION list and I thought some of you might find it interesting. It is from the Chicora Foundation, Inc on Cemetery preservation. http://www.chicora.org/cemetery.htm Kathleen Burnett List Mom

The American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP) has a new site, "Ghost Towns in the USA". The National site is located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaghstwn/GhostTownUSA.html/ Doris Robbins is the Web Host. If you would like to host a state for the site, please contact Doris at demwr@netzero.net Kathleen Burnett List Mom

This was posted on the GA-CEMETERIES Mailing list. I just love it! This article published in The Marietta Journal, Issue of Thursday Morning, March 29, 1888, page 1: GLASS BURIAL CASES Henry H. Barry, of Philadelphia, has for many years interested himself in transparent systems of burial. After conceiving the glass casket, he kept it secret for a long while, until, on October 24th of last year, it was patented. 'What is the advantage of glass for domiciles of the dead?' 'In the first place, one has perfect preservation. Before being placed in the vial the patient is embalmed. I may say that the coffin is devised on the walnut shell principal, in two halves. After my customers are once securely packed in coffins, I apply an exhaust-pump, take out all the air and hermetically seal up the aperture. Then the thing is accomplished. I believe sincerely that the whole business will last through several generations. There is the advantage that no infectious disease can come through the glass. The flesh of the subject will preserve its natural tints, and relatives and friends will be able to view the deceased for years to come. 'As a sanitary reform it is unparallelled,' he went on; 'tenanted coffins can be piled up like any other merchandise anywhere and stay there for years. Some people might prefer to keep relatives in their own houses, nicely put away in the glass coffins. There is nothing objectionable about the idea. When buried in cemeteries, there will be no exhalations whatever, and in case of the removal of graveyard, the coffin can be taken up and carted away with no more offense than would be given by so many kegs of nails.' end of article

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Don't know about locating graves of these people, but you might look into the SSDI (Social Security Death Index) where you will find two Dobravolskys who may have been related to Josef - or give you another town to look in cemeteries. V.V.

Hello I am new to the list and have a question, that I am sure you have heard asked before, however, I am at a huge loss. I am trying to locate the burial information for my great-grandmother. Her name was Pauline Rudvansky- Dobravolsky. SHe is said to have died somewhere around 1936. Her death was said to have been a suicide by jumping off a bridge. I know her husbands name, Josef. Their last known address was in Medford, Ma, however it was said that this is quite near boston. Can anyone tell me how I might go about locating the grave of either of these two people? Thanks in advance Lisa Coultrup

Hi list, Does anyone do look-ups in the Haverhill area? I am trying to find out where my Great-grandparents: George A. Currier, Sr, and Jennie McLellan Currier are buried, so far with no success. I am guessing it is in the Haverhill area as they were in the 1900 census as living at 24 Bellevue Ave., but nothing after that Can anyone tell me if there is anyplace I can write to as I don't know when either one died. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. Connie

Can someone tell me how I can find out if a Thomas H Dennison is buried anywhere in Mass. I know the Dennison families lived in North Adams - Adams - Webster - Lowell - Lawrence City and Tewksbury . I know its not much help but I guess its a start . Thanks for any help . Tee Hadley NY

Hello El Paso TX from Mary in Mass. I do not know if this will help but here goes Joseph Gilbert SSN 020-26-1150 birth Jan 4 1887 death Apr 1979 residence 01830 Haverhill Essex County Mass issued Ma before 1951 Joseph Gilbert SSN 024-40-5907 birth 11 Apr 1905 death Aug 1973 residence 01776 Sudbury Middlesex County MA issued 1966 Joseph Gilbert SSN 017-20-0420 birth 29 Dec 1896 death Aug 1985 residence 02632 Centerville Barnstable County Ma issued before 1951 Joseph R Gilbert- SSN 033-09-5426 birth 6 Mar 1920 death 21 Feb 1998 residence 01843 Lawrence Essex County Ma issued Ma before 1951 Joseph Gilbert SSN 016-03-8370 birth 19 March 1901 death Jan 1967 residence 01201 Pittsfield Berkshire County Ma issued Ma before 1951 Joseph Gilbert SSN 010-18-4923 birth 10 Jul 1892 death Jan 1970 residence 02026 Dedham Norfolk County Ma issued Ma before 1951 Joseph Gilbert SSN 025-16-4289 birth May 2 1922 death Jun 1984 residence 02740 New Bedford Bristol County Ma issued Ma before 1951 Joseph Gilbert SSN 023-03-1912 birth Oct 8 1909 death Mar 1983 residence 02368 Randolf Norfolk County Ma issued Ma before 1951 joseph Gilbert SSN 026-14-9656 birth Feb 19 1908 death May 1971 residence 02124 Boston Suffolk County Ma issued Ma before 1951 Joseph R Gilbert SSN 030-10-3074 birth 22 March 1908 death Nov 25 1999 residence 01432 Ayer Middlesex County Ma issued Ma before 1951---- Original Message ----- From: <WILLIAMS501@aol.com> To: <MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [MA-CEM] anyone need pix/lookups for Nahant/Lynn area? i'm volunteering... > Hi!, > If you do not mind, I am looking for info about my grandfather, and we were > told he is buried in a paupers field SOMEWHERE in MA. So I have my job cut > out for me trying to look for him. I was told I have to find out what county > he died in. We have no clue, so I was going to get in touch with each county > and ask. Can you find out if the ones you go to have a paupers section? His > name is Joseph Gilbert and died anywhere from 1959 to 1964. I know this time > frame because I was born in 1957 and he died after I was born and I was a > couple of years old when we got the call, and my father, his son, died in > 1965, and we know he died before my father, because the state of MA called my > dad about him. > I hope I have not bored you with this, but I am still new at this family > search thing!! > Thank you for any help you can give me! > Cathie G. Williams > El Paso, TX > Williams501@aol.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 > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I would be very grateful if SKS could give me the location of the grave of the following: Mary Desmond, aged 89 yrs, buried 20 February, 1962, St Benedicts Cemetery, Boston. Also, if there is a monument on this grave I would be happy to pay any costs involved in obtaining a photo of it. Many thanks Peggy Townsville Australia