Hello Listers! Is there anyone in the Hancock, Pittsfield area of Berkshire Co. who may be able to shed a little light on the location of the following cemetery? Apparently, it has been abandonded and may be lost to the woods, but I sure would like to find it! It is the Smith Cemetery, which an old map shows was located about 250 yards up Brickhouse Mountain Road, which lies about 150 yards from the Pittsfield line. The cemetery is said to be in about 10 yards on the right. My 3rd ggrandparents, Sylvester SMITH, his wife Aurelia and her father Rufus SMALLEY are said to be interred there. Also a lot of other SMITHS, SWEETS and more. The burials took place from 1810 to mid-late 1800's. I am sure this is correct because other information I have indicate that Sylvester and his father built built a "brick" house that seemed to be the envy of the community. Any clues would be most appreciated, mostly how can one access this place? Margaret in NV

----- Original Message ----- From: James Mahan <jrmahan@worldnet.att.net> To: <CURTIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 11:17 PM Subject: [CURTIS] Fw: [RHODES-L] HOLLOWAY Family Cemetery > I received this in the e-mail tonight and thought why not, just in-case some > of you may have long lost family from the area and would be interested. > Have a wonderful Mother's Day also! > > > --- HAVE A GREAT DAY!!! > > --- Jim Mahan > > --- jrmahan@att.net > > --- http://home.att.net/~jrmahan/ > --- http://james.mahan.tripod.com/ > --- http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jrmahan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Smith" <prsmith@pdq.net> > To: <RHODES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 9:35 PM > Subject: [RHODES-L] HOLLOWAY Family Cemetery > > > > > << This was in Tues, 8 May, Springfield MO News Leader, p. > > 5B: > > > Discovery of cemetery halts roadwork--Associated > > Press-Kansas City-- > > > Construction of a new highway in south Kansas City has > > been halted by > > > the discovery of a small cemetery dating back to the Civil > > War era. > > > State officials are anxious to find any descendants of the > > Holloway > > > family who are bured in the cemetery. If the heirs can't > > be found, the > > > state will have to get court permission to move the nine > > graves in the > > > plot, in order to finish a new Missouri 150. > > > Construction workers recently unearthed a marble > > headstone, dating > > > from 1858, while moving a large section of water pipe. > > > Archaeologists later found another headstone and evidence > > of seven > > > other graves. > > > The site has not been disturbed further. > > > -------- > > > Please pass this on to other lists. > > > > > > Betty White > > > Santa Barbara, CA > > > > > > > > ==== RHODES Mailing List ==== > > If you haven't become a RootsWeb Member yet, your support now > > would be most appreciated. Details of how you can join can be > > found at: > > > > <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html> > > > > > > > > > ==== CURTIS Mailing List ==== > Up to date URL for genealogy mailing lists: > <http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html> >

Uncovered yesterday that my gggrandmother was born in Pittsfield in 1849. father appears to be Michael Martin and possibly mother Julia FAHEY or Kilroy. any guidance will be appreciated. Thanks, Bob Martin CGS#17217

I am looking for the parents of Absalom Backus 1780-1855. He was married to Abigail Luce in 1803. She died 1824 along with four of their children. I am looking for her parents too. There seemed to be two men of the same name. The other one married Ruth Root and I believe his father was Lebbeus Backus. But I can not find my Absalom's father. Thank you for any help you can give. Judith Backus Wilson ayphoto@pacbell.net Redding CA

Has anyone come across this listing or book? I am interested in pages 5 and 6 that show a list of Samuel Adams (Adams of Samuel) children. I would like to verify that this source exists. Thanks so much, Judy

Could someone tell me if birth records for Otis, Massachusetts would be included in the Vital Records of Palmer, Massachusetts which was published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Maureen Preta

Can someone tell me if there are Wills and Probate records available from the Town Clerk from 1809? I am looking for the Will of Samuel ADAMS d. 19 Aug 1809, Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. If someone has an index would you mind taking a peek for me? Thanks much, Judy

Found this new site - looks like it is a good one--and it is free - I have put two of my dead ends on it- my Sally GRAVES and Margaret BEAMAN www.gencircles.com Wilma Fleming Haynes gencon@harborside.com

I am hoping that someone on the list can help me with this request. My relative, Nicholas Pendergast, was murdered in 1936. The death certificate that I have is dated August 27, 1936 and it states that the date of death is unknown. He was apparently last seen at work on August 21, 1936. His body was found after it had been dead for "several days." It appears that it was found on Hadsell St. in New Marlboro. That was also where he lived for 25 years. I was hoping that there might be someone with access to the newspapers of that time who could look for news reports of his murder from August 22 to August 28. Family history has it that the "external violence to skull" was caused by an ax. I'm also wondering if anyone has suggestions on how I would go about finding out if the murder was ever solved. Thank you. Mary Theresa McCombe

Hello, Anyone with an interest in the village of Mount Riga in Salisbury, Litchfield County, CT is invited to subscribe to a new rootsweb mailing list. The village existed from the 1700s to the early 1900s and was on the border of Litchfield County, CT and Berkshire County, MA adjacent to the Town of Mount Washington, MA. Many Mount Riga residents had migrated from Berkshire County to work in the iron furnace on the mountain. After the iron industry faded some residents went to towns such as Lee, MA to work in the paper mills or other industries. The CT-MTRIGA mailing list is open to anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the now-extinct village of Mt. Riga, Connecticut, and its residents who called themselves "Raggies." To subscribe send a message containing jus the word "subscribe" to ct-mtriga-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or ct-mtriga-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode). For more information, contact the list administrator at CT-MTRIGA-admin@rootsweb.com Diane Gonthier CT-MTRIGA mailing list administrator

Thank you so much for your response. So far I've found two David Fishes who were in VT by the end of the Revolutionary War--David of Royalton, and my David of Leicester. I will see if the person who is researching David of Royalton has the information you have kindly provided. Re Lewis Spencer Fish and Edgar John Fish: were they from MA or VT? I don't know whether they are from my family, but I belong to a Fish list and in the long process of trying to identify my own family, I began keeping track of other lines. If it is not too much trouble, I'd appreciate the information. Thanks so much! Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: <AitkenJSA@aol.com> To: <MABERKSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 7:37 AM Subject: Re: MABERKSH-D Digest V01 #39 > >From the History of Royalton, Vermont, by Evelyn Lovejoy, publ 1910 > DAVID FISH was one of the original grantees (of Royalton) and seems to have > lived here until his death (funeral May 22, 1795). He m. Sybil ? . His widow > m Comfort Sever, Sept. 13, 1798, they later moved to Jefferson, NY. > David's heirs were Nathan, Rufus, John, David, Elijah, Elisha, Joseph, Sybil, > Sally. > Note: Joseph and Nathan were also original grantees in Royalton, which seems > to indicate that they were either younger brothers or grown sons of David. > > Lovejoy's source for this was diaries of the Perrin family. > If you want more info, I have some on Lewis Spencer Fish and Edgar John Fish, > who may or may not be related to David Fish. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

Hi all, Just a quick reminder to everyone within driving distance of the western Massachusetts area that the Forum 2001, "Telling Our Stories" conference is coming up on May 11. Check out the web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mahampde/forum2001 for more details. It is expected to be an informative day that will provide an opportunity to make a number of contacts. And for a $10 fee, which includes lunch, it's an affordable opportunity for everyone. Hope to see you there! Laurel CC, Hampden County, MA

From the History of Royalton, Vermont, by Evelyn Lovejoy, publ 1910 DAVID FISH was one of the original grantees (of Royalton) and seems to have lived here until his death (funeral May 22, 1795). He m. Sybil ? . His widow m Comfort Sever, Sept. 13, 1798, they later moved to Jefferson, NY. David's heirs were Nathan, Rufus, John, David, Elijah, Elisha, Joseph, Sybil, Sally. Note: Joseph and Nathan were also original grantees in Royalton, which seems to indicate that they were either younger brothers or grown sons of David. Lovejoy's source for this was diaries of the Perrin family. If you want more info, I have some on Lewis Spencer Fish and Edgar John Fish, who may or may not be related to David Fish.

I am researching David Fish, who served in a Berkshire Militia Unit 1776-77. His family lived near New Ashford. He married Prudence ?, who may have been born in Adams about 1763. I suspect that they were married in Berkshire County before moving to Vermont in 1780. I'd appreciate any information on this family or advice about Berkshire County research. Thanks! Christine Grogan

I'm looking for info on Mark WARNER b.1784 (possibly in Sandisfield, MA)died about Jan 1839 in Onondaga, NY. Married 14 Nov 1811 to Anna BOLLES b. 5 Aug 1788 in MA, d. 14 Feb 1862 Jubilee, IL. He's been a brick wall for me, for awhile. Any info will be appreciated! Georgia MOSS jesusgem@yahoo.com ===== For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him God was pleased to reconcile to Himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross. Colossians 1:19 & 20 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

According to George F. Willison's The History of Pittsfield, Mass., 1916-1955, pp 326-27, "The Berkshire County Home for Aged Women occupies the brick and granite building on South Street erected in 1888 by the sons of Zenas Marshall Crane, or Dalton, to honor the memory of their father and in compliance with his last wishes. In 1925, through a legacy of Miss Annie B. Clapp, the third story of the structure was squared, and an infirmary, baths, and nurses' quarters were added. The Home is interdenominational and open to all races. Through wars and shortages, it has been maintained at its full capacity of 28 residents. Members have been admitted from 23 of the county's communities. . . . The Home is attractively furnished and immaculately kept. An atmosphere of kindness and amiability prevails. Through the years, the Garden Clubs of Richmond and Northern Berkshire have contributed to beautifying the grounds with garden paths and borders, a summer house, bird bath, and benches placed in the shrubbery." > From: "Poor House Lady" <phlady@jump.net> > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 14:10:34 -0500 > To: MABERKSH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: POORHOUSE Information > Resent-From: MABERKSH-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:10:31 -0700 > > We would like to invite you to visit The POORHOUSE STORY website (a > clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses)at > http://www.poorhousestory.com where we have recently posted a photograph)of > the > The Berkshire County Home for Aged Women. > > Note: I am unfamiliar with facilities designated with this term, and wonder > whether this facility evolved from what was originally a poorhouse (which > housed people of both sexes and all ages) ... or whether it was a parallel > (or post-poorhouse era) type of institution. Any information will be > very much appreciated. > > > IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have recently visited our website, you may need to > REFRESH the MASSACHUSETTS page on your browser to see the new material. > > If you are new to the site, > DIRECTIONS: > at the homepage (link above)click on POORHOUSES BY STATE and then click on > MASSACHUSETTS on the table of states. > > There are other pages on PHS which can help you gain a better understanding > of poorhouses; they are all linked off the homepage (left side) and include: > HISTORY page, LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS, and FEATURED ARTICLES. > > Our information will only grow through the suggestions and submissions of > readers like you! If you wish to e-mail me, please do so OFF-list and from > an e-mail link on the website. ( I cannot maintain subscriptions to all the > lists to which we post.) > > Hope you enjoy! > > Linda Crannell > (aka=The Poorhouse Lady) > > > ============================== > 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 >

We would like to invite you to visit The POORHOUSE STORY website (a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses)at http://www.poorhousestory.com where we have recently posted a photograph)of the The Berkshire County Home for Aged Women. Note: I am unfamiliar with facilities designated with this term, and wonder whether this facility evolved from what was originally a poorhouse (which housed people of both sexes and all ages) ... or whether it was a parallel (or post-poorhouse era) type of institution. Any information will be very much appreciated. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have recently visited our website, you may need to REFRESH the MASSACHUSETTS page on your browser to see the new material. If you are new to the site, DIRECTIONS: at the homepage (link above)click on POORHOUSES BY STATE and then click on MASSACHUSETTS on the table of states. There are other pages on PHS which can help you gain a better understanding of poorhouses; they are all linked off the homepage (left side) and include: HISTORY page, LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS, and FEATURED ARTICLES. Our information will only grow through the suggestions and submissions of readers like you! If you wish to e-mail me, please do so OFF-list and from an e-mail link on the website. ( I cannot maintain subscriptions to all the lists to which we post.) Hope you enjoy! Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)

Hi listers again. I just wanted to let you know that thanks to the kindess of of Ed Lefebvre and Dick White, we have the New Ashford Cemetery Records posted on the Berkshire County site. Happy Hunting Vikki Gray, Berkshire County GenWeb Host

Hi Listers. Vikki is here. She has not gone away although I have been up to my you-know-what in alligators. :) First I would want to say that I took over the Berkshire County site from Laurel O'Donnell, who was a great coordinator and she was a stickler for copyright violations. More so than I am, although I hope to avoid using any information that would harm another person or their hard work. The copyright language was written by Laurel when she ran the site. My understanding of copyright law (I'm not a lawyer) is that anything written or designed prior to 1923 is in the public domain. Vital records are always in the public domain. But you have to be careful about using Transcriptions of Vital Records. For example if I spent months extracting a transcription from public records and typing it up and publishing it in a book, I would be horrified if I found that a year later someone had copied my book and published it online. Now if the vital records were transcribed again, by someone else, and published it would be a new work. The US GenWeb Project is devoted to posting free genealogical records online. One of the constant conflicts that we have that will not be resolved regards all the genealogical transcriptions that the local history societies have. They have the records but they don't want to post them online because they want to sell their books. Which is their right until their copyright expires. <Sigh> so here we are. It is actually a moot point because I don't have access to the book to post anyway. HOWEVER all you nimble fingered researchers out there are always welcome to transcribe data and send it to me for posting. I have recently re-organized the site so that most information is listed under the individual towns. Some of you said that the navigating the site was confusing. Hopefully it is better now. But now we need new material! So please send in your submissions and I will get them posted. Old letters, transcriptions of old yearbooks, census records, VITAL records, local history indices, you-name-it. It is your site so feel free to submit data. Thanks, Vikki Gray, Berkshire Co GenWeb Coordinator

Does anyone know of an orphanage that was located in Berkshire County, maybe Adams or North Adams around 1920's or 1930's? Carol Borey Castle Rock, Colorado