This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: berkshirebarron Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5694.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Contact the research library at the Sheffield Historical Society, MDRC@sheffieldhistory.org Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: berkshirebarron Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5729.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Contact The Sheffield [MA] Historical Society at MDRC@sheffieldhistory.org Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: noyes193 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5733.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I did not find Alois obit but I did find his wife's if that will help. You might have to try the Berkshire Atheneum in Pittsfield for the obit. Jan.18,1960 Berkshire Eagle Mrs.Anna A.Herforth 93 of 23 Summitt Ave. died at her home after a long illness.She was the widow of Alois d.1933. She was born Germany Nov, 27,1866 she lived here 72 yrs. She leaves 3 sons louis W.of Pittsfield,Frank R.of Pottstown, PA.Henry E. of Punta Garda,Fl. and a daughter Mrs. Anne M.Donaldson of Pittsfield and 9 grand children 23 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild Funeral WEd.Morning St.Mark's Burial Pittsfield Cemetery Tina s Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: daverichardson1 Surnames: HUMPHREY Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5736/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Searching for any information on the parents and children of Morris HUMPHREY, born 1787 NY, and his wife Elizabeth ____, born 1785/6 NY. Morris is in the 1820 Alford census, (Miles Humphrey 1830 Great Barrington???), 1840 census Great Barrington, 1850 and 1860 census Washington, all Berkshire Co., MA. Church info? Appreciate any ideas. dave.richardson@mindspring.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: noyes193 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5734.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NEHGS is a subscription which costs 75 dollars a yr. but I think some library's have access from the library but not on line.If there is any thing else you would like to check my e-mail is tnoyes12@russellma.net Tina Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: daverichardson1 Surnames: HUMPHREY, SUMNER Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5735/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Searching for information on Elias HUMPHREY married 30 Oct 1796 Otis, Berkshire Co., MA Thankful SUMNER. They are in the 1800 Lee, Berksihire Co., MA with a boy and girl (Thankful) less than 10. Appreciate any information. dave.richardson@mindspring.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: barbyoungblood39 Surnames: ADAMS, DAVIS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5734.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks very much, Tina. You are very right that the info is NOT consistent. This is true of this family throughout my search. Of particular note is "Willie" Adams, who was my grandfather. They have the name, birth date and father incorrect. The only consistent thing is the mother is Phoebe Davis. The father they listed -- Artemus Adams -- is actually the grandfather!! I don't know where else to look for their marriage records, which are crucial to learn more about Phoebe Davis --- I have nothing on her parents and where she was born. Different records show Canada (Fr), Vermont, Massachusetts and Ohio. However, since their 3 children were born in MA, it would seem logical that they were married there. Can I access the NEHGS vitals via internet or did you go to library or courthouse? Barb Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: noyes193 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5734.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NEHGS vitals did not have aa marriage record for Horatio and Phoebe I found Willis Adams b.Nov. 8 1882 in N. Adams parents Artemus and Phoebe Davis father mechanic b,N.Adams mother b. Canada William Davis b.Aug.20,1882 N. Adams parents John and Henretta (not sure of spelling) father weaver b.Germany mother also. I did not find Fredrick or the other Harry William Williamstown Apr.12,1890 Robert Adams parents Horatio and Phebe Davis father works for railroad both b. VT. The info is not consistent. Tina Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: barbyoungblood39 Surnames: ADAMS, DAVIS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5734/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for a marriage record for Horatio W. Adams and Phoebe Davis about 1880 in North Adams, Williamstown, or other nearby towns. They are in the 1880 census as residents of North Adams, both single, and living at separate rooming houses. Horatio was born 5 Sep 1853 in Ludlow, Windsor, VT, and in 1880 was learning the print trade at the Print Works in North Adams. His wife, Phoebe Davis, was born March 1861 in Canada (Fr) and was working in a cotton mill in 1880. Their first child, Fredrick, was born March 1881. I am also looking for his birth record. Their second child, Harry William Adams, was born either 27 Oct 1882 or 8 Nov 1882 in North Adams. I have a birth record from North Adams that gives his name as "Willie", born 8 Nov 1882; however, all future records of Willie show him as Harry W. Adams with birth of 27 Oct 1882. Their third child, Robert Adams, was born in Williamstown, MA, 13 Apr 1890. The family had moved to Ann Arbor, MI, by 1894, where other members of his family had located. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hello, Barbara. A quick check of what is available on the Massachusetts Vital Records Project turned up the birth of an Elijah Adams in Becket, Berkshire, on 29 Mar. 1773. Using the surname index makes it fairly easy to check these. Becket has not been transcribed, but the surnames are there and the page numbers link to the images from the published records. John Slaughter Massachusetts Vital Records Project Administrator - http://MA-VitalRecords.org If you find this site useful, please help support it - http://MA-VitalRecords.org/Donate.shtml On Thu Oct 8 7:10 , "Barbara A Shannon" sent: >I've been a member of this list for years because of my connection to the AMIDON family who lived in Berkshire County for a few years. But have had little information to share. > >Recent research has indicated that I have other families that lived in the area at an earlier date. > >I'm seeking information on my 3rd great-grandfather Elijah ADAMS, born about 1774 in Massachusetts. One source indicates he lived in North Adams. By 1820 Elijah and his wife Anna ALDRICH were living in Jefferson County, New York where they had several children. Still later Elijah and Anna moved westward to Erie County, Pennsylvania with their son Malachi and perhaps other grown children as well. > >If anyone has any information on Elijah Adams please contact me. I don't know the name of Elijah's parents. Perhaps there are baptismal records recording his birth. As you can imagine, Elijah Adams isn't an easy name to pin down in early Massachusetts. >Anything anyone has to offer will be appreciated. This has been one of my brick walls for a long time and this is my first breakthrough. I'm very anxious now to take it further. > >Barbara Shannon > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MABERKSH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've been a member of this list for years because of my connection to the AMIDON family who lived in Berkshire County for a few years. But have had little information to share. Recent research has indicated that I have other families that lived in the area at an earlier date. I'm seeking information on my 3rd great-grandfather Elijah ADAMS, born about 1774 in Massachusetts. One source indicates he lived in North Adams. By 1820 Elijah and his wife Anna ALDRICH were living in Jefferson County, New York where they had several children. Still later Elijah and Anna moved westward to Erie County, Pennsylvania with their son Malachi and perhaps other grown children as well. If anyone has any information on Elijah Adams please contact me. I don't know the name of Elijah's parents. Perhaps there are baptismal records recording his birth. As you can imagine, Elijah Adams isn't an easy name to pin down in early Massachusetts. Anything anyone has to offer will be appreciated. This has been one of my brick walls for a long time and this is my first breakthrough. I'm very anxious now to take it further. Barbara Shannon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Elroy46 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/389.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I see that this post is 5 years old. Am very interested in that data on Harriett Klahn Newton. Anything you can send will be appreciated Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lisalivs Surnames: Frawley Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/1516.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Please note that William C. Frawley died on September 17, 1999. His daughter's married name is Lisa Livingstone. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

if you have ancestry.com you may find the obit in the newspapers/publications. i have found many. mjs ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <MABERKSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 1:29 PM Subject: [MABERKSH] obituary lookup Pittsfield 1933 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: deweypark > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5733/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Does anyone have access to the local Pittsfield newspaper to look up an > obituary. His name was Alois Herforth who died in Pittsfield Feb. 27, > 1933. Looking for details contained in obit. Thank you for any help or > suggestions. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MABERKSH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.420 / Virus Database: 270.14.3/2413 - Release Date: 10/04/09 06:20:00

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: deweypark Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5733/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone have access to the local Pittsfield newspaper to look up an obituary. His name was Alois Herforth who died in Pittsfield Feb. 27, 1933. Looking for details contained in obit. Thank you for any help or suggestions. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sagieseler1 Surnames: Adams Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5732/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Seeking information about the parents and possible siblings of Ichabod Adams born, 20 Jul 1788. We can find no information as to where he was born other than in Massachusetts. He is a possible son of a William Adams and a possible brother of a Samuel Adams. Ichabod married first Polly Willis. Their intention was filed in 1815 in Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and both are listed as of Belchertown. There is no record of their marriage in Belchertown. Polly died in Belchertown giving birth to a daughter, Polly, in 1817. Ichabod was drafted into Capt. Gilbert's Co., Massachusetts Militia, in Enfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, in 1814 and he served 3 months in service during the War of 1812. Ichabod was not found on any Massachusetts census. He emigrated to Ohio probably in 1819 and he is found in Thompson, Geauga County, Ohio, in 1820 and 1830 and in Madison, Lake County, Ohio, in 1840 and 1866. There are no William Adams in Belchertown on the 1790 Fede! ral census. There is a William Adams in Belchertown 1800 and 1810. There are 2 William Adams on the 1790 census for Berkshire County -- 1 in Alford and 1 in Bethlehem. There also is a William Adams in Bethlehem, Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 1800 bit none in 1810. The town of Bethlehem apparently in now part of the town of Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts. There are no William Adams in Berkshire in 1820 and only 1 in Hampshire -- this one is in Enfield. I could find no record of Ichabod's birth in Otis Town Records that are available online to 1850, nor any record of marriages of William, Ichabod, or Samuel. Does anyone have information about these individuals? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Is anyone in the Williamstown (or other) area tracing the family of Forrest Payne (Paine) Walker, son of GEORGE G. WALKER born in Scotland and Ina F. Paine born Pittsford, Vermont? If so, please contact me off line. kay-stanton@cfl.rr.com. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MaxWard44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5731.1.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jennie's mother Lucy died in Blandford, Hampden County on 28 Aug 1900. she was 71 yrs 5 mos old.Father was David Olds, born in Sandisfield, Mother was Betsy Muschell, born in NY. Max Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MaxWard44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5731.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Site back up. Charles McClintoch was born 12 Dec 1858 in Tyringham. Father James, Mother Lucy Olds (Maiden name) (who was born in Sandisfield). You have now apparently joined up with my family- I have Olds' around the same area. So, now you have a maiden name for Jennie's mother. Note that she could still be native american because english names were typically adopted. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MaxWard44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5731.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I tried searching for Lucy/Jennie in 1860 and think I found her. In the Town of Tyringham, Berkshire Couty is this family: 1. James McClintock, born about 1815 in CT 2. Lucy McClintock, born about 1820 in MA 3. Lucy J Peck (index says Perk), born about 1850 in Ma 4. Charles F McClintock, born about 1859 in Ma So Elijah Peck probably died 1850-1859 and wife Lucy remarried. Unfortunately, it looks like the NEGHS site just went down so I can't look for a nother marriage/birth death right now. Max Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.