Hello My name is Lisa Coultrup and I am seeking any and all info possible on my paternal great grandmother, Pauline Dobravolsky( May be spelled as Dobrowolska). She was a polish/Russian immigrant who arrived in this country in 1914, was married to one Josef Dobrowolski, and had two sons, John and Walter. She lived on Salem Street in Medford, MA. The story has been that she committed suicide by jumping off the Charles River Bridge on Christmas Eve, 1931. Her body washed up on the Cambridge side of the river. That is all I know of her, all I have found. Anyone who might have been able to tell me more, has long since passed away. No one seems to have cared enough for her to have noted where she was buried. I wish to find her if possible, and have looked high and low since 2000. If anyone can help me with this matter I would be eternally grateful. Thank you Lisa Coultrup Kentucky

Lisa, Could you define "high and low" for me, so that I will know which sources you have checked? For example, have you tried: - Mass vital records office in Dorchester for the death certificate? Vital records are public domain in Mass, so you should be able to get a copy. - Newspaper articles from the time surrounding the event? Perhaps in the Boston Globe/Herald? Perhaps you could find a death notice and/or obituary? I will help if I can. Let me know what you have tried first. Debi C. Bristol, RI Just some th ----- Original Message ----- From: "lisa coultrup" <kentuckystorms@msn.com> To: <MA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:14 PM Subject: [MA-CEM] Seeking info on person from 1931 > Hello > My name is Lisa Coultrup and I am seeking any and all info possible on my paternal great grandmother, Pauline Dobravolsky( May be spelled as Dobrowolska). She was a polish/Russian immigrant who arrived in this country in 1914, was married to one Josef Dobrowolski, and had two sons, John and Walter. She lived on Salem Street in Medford, MA. The story has been that she committed suicide by jumping off the Charles River Bridge on Christmas Eve, 1931. Her body washed up on the Cambridge side of the river. That is all I know of her, all I have found. Anyone who might have been able to tell me more, has long since passed away. No one seems to have cared enough for her to have noted where she was buried. I wish to find her if possible, and have looked high and low since 2000. > If anyone can help me with this matter I would be eternally grateful. > Thank you > Lisa Coultrup > Kentucky > > > ==== 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 > >

hello I have in fact heard that there is a death cert for her ( we think it is her ) in the county clerks office, on MT. Vernon St. However I really hope to tie it in with a news clipping, I have been told that the death occurred between the dates of Dec 26-27 and the year is 1932. Some one said that there was a news clipping for a 55 year old woman who was found in the River, however from the physical description, ( one hand is missing digits) this can not be my great grandmother, I do have one photo of her, with one of her sons, taken two years before death ( my grandfather looks to be 12 in the picture or so), so if I could find her death notice or a clipping that would be great, and please let me know what the cost would be so I can save for it. Thank you very much for your offer of help Lisa Coultrup