Hi Joan, There is a Porter POLLY listed in a 1859 Lawrence directory.I checked the abbreviation page and ( cal.) means California. POLLY,Porter, ( cal. ) house, 2 Common Thats all it says...maybe you can get a hint from the California here. Maureen (NY,USA) CHECK OUT DIRECTORIES http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/molly./ Ye Old Directory Shoppe http://www.geocities.com/molly19_55/toolbox.html MOODY> Family and decendants http://www.geocities.com/molly19_55/index.html Researching: O'CONNELL/CONNELL, CULLITY, FORREST, MOODY, AVENT, TRIGGS, TRINNICK,HOLLAND, GARDINER, FLOOD, KNOWELL, O'DONOGHUE/DONOGHUE/DONOHUE, RYAN, PELLICY, SULLIVAN/O'SULLIVAN, JAMES, HENNING, MATTHEWS, ROWE, ELLIS, PETERS, CHAMBERLAIN, FROST, SNOW, CRUWYS, REED, PARKIN, WILLIAMS, VITA, PELUSO, VIVACQUA, CANTONE, PERRONE, ORLANDO,and ROSA Also:SHANNON, READEY, WYNNE/WINNE, McDONNEL, SEAWOOD, MAHRENHOLZ, HOKE, HUMPHREYS, GROS, BRANSBY, DeVINE, PAUBA/POUBA, HEJL, AMREITER, RITZ, CHARVAT. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan C. Miller" <jrm107@juno.com> To: <MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 6:23 PM Subject: [MA-CENSUS] Middlesex/1850/POLLEY/POLLIE/POLLY > > I am looking for Gr-Gr-Grandparents: Porter and Elizabeth > Polley/Pollie/Polly who were living in Lawrence, MA or possibly > Leominster,MA. > Porter was born 24 Aug 1829 in Leominster, but their daughter Miriam was > born in Lawrence in 1852. We're hoping maybe they were in Lawrence in > 1850. > Thanks for your help. > Joan > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ==== MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > To transcribe a census please volunteer at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/map.htm > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >