Thank you very much. The web statement was hard to believe. Jim McCarthy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Gerrity" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 5:29 AM Subject: [MABRISTO] Links for Rhode Island Records Here are the results of a quick Google search. I think the town clerk of Gloster just doesn't want to be bothered with requests, or more likely, CAN'T READ ENGLISH (see state page excerpt below) If you've the chutzpah, email her/she a copy of the state's page below. (When in dobut, ALWAYS Go To Google FIRST to do a search.) 1.) Rhode Island Vital Records Information - birth or death ... ... . This page contains information about where to obtain copies of Rhode Island vital records, such as birth & death certificates, marriage licenses & divorce ... Description: Information about where to write for copies of vital records (eg birth and death certificates, marriage... Category: Regional > North America > ... > Rhode Island > Government www.vitalrec.com/ri.html - 22k - Nov. 2, 2002 - Cached - Similar pages 2.) NCHS - Where to Write for Vital Records - Rhode Island ... Cost of copy: $15.00. Address: Division of Vital Records Rhode Island Department of Health 3 Capitol Hill, Room 101 Providence, RI 02908-5097. ... www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/rdisland.htm - 25k - Cached - Similar pages 3.) Office of Vital Records Homepage ... Records is the State agency that is responsible for the registration and permanent filing of the vital records of the 39 cities and towns of Rhode Island. ... www.healthri.org/management/vital/home.htm - 21k - Cached - Similar pages How and where do I obtain copies? - Birth, Marriage, Deaths EXCEPT FROM STATE PAGE: There are two ways to request copies: by mail or in person By mail: Vital Records can be obtained by writing to the Office of Vital Records, Room 101 Cannon Building, 3 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908-5097. You can obtain a copy of a record for a birth or marriage that occurred less than 100 years ago or a death which occurred less than 50 years ago from the City or Town where the event occurred. Please be advised that in most cases, you will receive your records more quickly from the City and Town locations than from the State Office (see listing of Cities and Towns). In-person: requests may be made in person at the Vital Records Office at Room 101 Cannon Building, 3 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908-5097 or from the City or Town where the event occurred if the birth or marriage that occurred less than 100 years ago or a death which occurred less than 50 years ago. Happy Ancestral Hunting! Robert M. Gerrity YANKEE ANCESTRY P. O. Box 2814 Acton, MA 01720 >From: "James H. McCarthy" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [MABRISTO] Rhode Island Records >Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:04:19 -0800 > >I recently read the following on a web page for Gloster, RI. > >"Pursuant to RI General Law the only Vital Statistics available to the >general public are death records over 50 years old and birth and marriage >records over 100 years old." > >Is this true? I expect that I will be wanting to look at birth and >marriage records for RI that are not 100 years old. Is it not possible? I >am familiar with Massachusetts records where such a limit does not exist. >Any advice is appreciated. Jim McCarthy, Somerville, MA > > >============================== >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 _________________________________________________________________ Get a speedy connection with MSN Broadband. Join now! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp ============================== 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 recently read the following on a web page for Gloster, RI. "Pursuant to RI General Law the only Vital Statistics available to the general public are death records over 50 years old and birth and marriage records over 100 years old." Is this true? I expect that I will be wanting to look at birth and marriage records for RI that are not 100 years old. Is it not possible? I am familiar with Massachusetts records where such a limit does not exist. Any advice is appreciated. Jim McCarthy, Somerville, MA

Hello All, I am trying to locate info on Robert Cummings b. VT shown age 13 in the 1920 Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA census. Thank you. Erin

Jane is correct........I put down the WRONG book to look up.....ones I was thinking of when I responded to Bonnie were the PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY not...Plymouth,.......sorry. <Very Sheepish Grin> -- However, I do have [and the book list is correct<G>) * Mayflower Source Records * Plymouth Colony and It's People 1620-1691 * Records of Plymouth Colony 1620-1689 * English Ancestry of Pilgrim Fathers * Directory of Heads of Households,1620-1700 * Great Migrations * Cape Cod Library Local History * Genealogy [was part of Plymouth Colony until 1685] * Abstracts of Bristol Co.,Mass Probate Rec. 1687-1745 -- Also some good Rhode Island books....especially with today's Bristol Co and Rhode Is.Bristol Co.....much of the history is combined until 1685 according to the "historical Data Relating to Counties,Cities,Counties, in Mass" by the Sec.of Commonwealth,1997. * Barnstable County-1685 * Bristol [Mass]..1685 * Dukes County 1695 * Essex County- 1643 * Nantucket--1695 * Plymouth County- 1685 * Suffolk COunty--1643 -- Cynthia Administrator for [email protected] [email protected] MBC archiver (postings) http://archiver.rootsweb.com and put Ma-Bay-Colony in the box > Bonnie, there wasn't any Bristol County during those years - it was part of > Plymouth Colony up to 1685. > > Abstracts of Bristol County wills from 1687 to 1765 are in print in 2 > volumes, by the late H.L. Peter Rounds, published by Gen. Pub. Co. in > Baltimore in the 1980s. Abstracts covering a few more years were published, > I think, in the journal The Mayflower Descendant, fairly recently -- there > weren't enough to fill another volume. > > Hope this helps somebody. > Jane > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 1:58 PM > Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Taunton Records > > > > Hi Bonnie: > > I do have the Bristol County Probates.....years are > > 1635-1681...will check for you. > > > > Cynthia > > -- > > Administrator for Ma-Bay-Colony- > > [email protected] > > [email protected] > > MBC archiver (postings) > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com and > > put Ma-Bay-Colony in the box > > > Can anyone do a look-up, or tell me how to acquire, a copy of a will > which is > > > supposedly in the Bristol (MA) County Registry of Probate in Taunton, > MA? > > > > > > I have been told that this record will end my 4 year search for a > missing piece > > > of my genealogical puzzle! Any help would be appreciated! > > > > > > Bonnie > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > ============================== > 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 >

Bonnie, there wasn't any Bristol County during those years - it was part of Plymouth Colony up to 1685. Abstracts of Bristol County wills from 1687 to 1765 are in print in 2 volumes, by the late H.L. Peter Rounds, published by Gen. Pub. Co. in Baltimore in the 1980s. Abstracts covering a few more years were published, I think, in the journal The Mayflower Descendant, fairly recently -- there weren't enough to fill another volume. Hope this helps somebody. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Taunton Records > Hi Bonnie: > I do have the Bristol County Probates.....years are > 1635-1681...will check for you. > > Cynthia > -- > Administrator for Ma-Bay-Colony- > [email protected] > [email protected] > MBC archiver (postings) > http://archiver.rootsweb.com and > put Ma-Bay-Colony in the box > > Can anyone do a look-up, or tell me how to acquire, a copy of a will which is > > supposedly in the Bristol (MA) County Registry of Probate in Taunton, MA? > > > > I have been told that this record will end my 4 year search for a missing piece > > of my genealogical puzzle! Any help would be appreciated! > > > > Bonnie > > [email protected] > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > ============================== > 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 >

No...sorry...wish I did. -- Administrator for [email protected] [email protected] MBC archiver (postings) http://archiver.rootsweb.com and put Ma-Bay-Colony in the box > You mentioned you had probates 1635-1681. None for 1700s or 1800s? > Paulette Edes Waggoner > > > ============================== > 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 >

Hi Bonnie: I do have the Bristol County Probates.....years are 1635-1681...will check for you. Cynthia -- Administrator for Ma-Bay-Colony- [email protected] [email protected] MBC archiver (postings) http://archiver.rootsweb.com and put Ma-Bay-Colony in the box > Can anyone do a look-up, or tell me how to acquire, a copy of a will which is > supposedly in the Bristol (MA) County Registry of Probate in Taunton, MA? > > I have been told that this record will end my 4 year search for a missing piece > of my genealogical puzzle! Any help would be appreciated! > > Bonnie > [email protected] > > > ============================== > 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 >

You mentioned you had probates 1635-1681. None for 1700s or 1800s? Paulette Edes Waggoner

I am looking for more information on this Evelyn Smith (1870-1956) who married a Edgar Earle Brown (1859-1910) in East Douglas, MA in about 1893. They had a child name Herbert Allen Brown, July 15, 1895, East Providence, RI. Edgar Brown is the son of Anne Helme and Zenas Brown. Edgar Brown is listed in the 1880 census as living in Seekonk, Bristol, MA, living with Emily and Herbert Capenter. Jackie Researching: Helme, Brown, Carpenter

I am looking for more infomation on this family. Anyone researching this Brown family? Jackie Researching: Helme, Brown, Carpenter Descendants of Zenas William Brown 1 Zenas William Brown 1812 - 1880 b: June 18, 1812 in Massachusetts d: March 20, 1880 in Seekonk, Bristol, Massachusetts . +Ann Elizabeth W. Helme 1832 - 1874 b: January 20, 1832 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d: June 10, 1874 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island m: Abt. 1850 2 Emily Brown 1851 - 1938 b: September 13, 1851 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d: March 25, 1938 in Los Angelos, Los Angelos, California .... +Herbert E. Carpenter 1852 - 1933 b: March 09, 1852 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d: October 23, 1933 in Los Angelos, Los Angelos, California m: June 17, 1877 . 2 William Fredrick Brown 1857 - b: February 10, 1857 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island .... +Etta Johnson Unknown - b: Unknown in Unknown . 2 Edgar Earle Brown 1859 - 1910 b: March 01, 1859 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d: January 28, 1910 in Seekonk, Bristol, MA .... +Evelyn Smith 1870 - 1956 b: 1870 in Massachusetts d: 1956 in Seekonk, Bristol, MA m: Abt. 1893 . 2 Mattie Brown 1864 - 1909 b: March 16, 1864 in Seekonk, Bristol, Massachusetts d: January 09, 1909 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island .... +Leonard E. Lane 1861 - Unknown b: February 21, 1861 in Rhode Island d: Unknown in Unknown m: Abt. 1884 . 2 Clara Celinda Brown 1870 - 1934 b: November 25, 1870 in Seekonk, Bristol, Massachusetts d: August 10, 1934 in Derby, Sedgwick, Kansas .... +Justin Jay Butterfield 1865 - 1944 b: June 06, 1865 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiania d: September 19, 1944 in Derby, Sedgwick, Kansas m: October 10, 1895

Most of these cemeterier are indeed not taking any more burials but the Immaculate Conception, South Easton, Foundry, Stonehill College and Village Cemetery still are as is the Unionville Cemetery. Carol Sherman Houghton Researching: Sherman, Briggs,Carpenter, Lovejoy, Mosher, Winslow, Jewell, Dexter in MA,& RI Hall, Getchell ME Smith,Gibbs, Aldrich, Dexter in NH & VT Houghton, Palmer, Moore,Carter, Palmer WVa, Va Franklin, Jewell, Rickerson, in NY& PA _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

I may be able to get this for you; what specifically are you looking for? carolyn in rhode island Bonnie Fago wrote: > > Can anyone do a look-up, or tell me how to acquire, a copy of a will which is supposedly in the Bristol (MA) County Registry of Probate in Taunton, MA? > > I have been told that this record will end my 4 year search for a missing piece of my genealogical puzzle! Any help would be appreciated! > > Bonnie > [email protected] > > ============================== > 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

Maybe this url might help http://www.mass-doc.com/probate_pub_index.htm There's a link to order a copy of records there, though I'm not sure what their fee is. Good luck! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Fago" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:39 AM Subject: [MABRISTO] Taunton Records > Can anyone do a look-up, or tell me how to acquire, a copy of a will which is supposedly in the Bristol (MA) County Registry of Probate in Taunton, MA? > > I have been told that this record will end my 4 year search for a missing piece of my genealogical puzzle! Any help would be appreciated! > > Bonnie > [email protected] > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Can anyone do a look-up, or tell me how to acquire, a copy of a will which is supposedly in the Bristol (MA) County Registry of Probate in Taunton, MA? I have been told that this record will end my 4 year search for a missing piece of my genealogical puzzle! Any help would be appreciated! Bonnie [email protected]

This is a list of the Easton, MA cemeteries that have been closed to new burials as of 1985; this is not a list of ALL Easton cemeteries. Name Year Founded Location Old Burying Grounds 1705 Church Street - south side Cynthia Drake 1714 Church Street - north side Thomas Manley 1736 Rear 112-118 Lincoln Street Lt. John Williams 1739 Prospect Street-South side of Bay Rd. George Ferguson 1764 End of Picker Lane Old Bay Road 1772 Opposite #159 Bay Road Elijah Howard 1775 Opposite #123 Prospect St. Captain Elisha Harvey 1775 Rear of #17 Elm St. Pine Grove - Private 1796 Entrance of #227 Foundry St. Isaac Lothrop 1796 Opposite #395 Purchase St. Washington Street 1796 Opposite #198 Washington St. Colonel John Williams 1797 Prospect St. - North Side of Bay Rd. Seth Pratt - Private 1801 Opposite S. Easton Cemetery - S. side Central 1803 Center St. next to #367 Oliver Howard 1803 Short St. opposite #25 Ichabod Manley 1805 Southwest of Water Tank - Route 138 George Wilbur 1807 Borderland near Massapoag Ave. Thomas Keith 1812 Bay Rd. beyond #297 William Dean 1815 Rockland St. - opposite #144 Dr. Edward Dean 1816 Highland St. - opposite #23 Elijah Copeland 1817 Bay Rd. opposite Beaver Dam Rd. Neheimah Howard 1818 Turnpike St. next to #252 Captain Jededick Willis 1820 Bay Rd. next to #123 Asa Newcomb 1827 On right Red Mill Rd. Asaph Howard 1831 Pine St. (Moved to S. Easton Cem.) Apollos Clark 1832 Black Brook Rd. opposite #120 Macey Record 1834 Chestnut St. opposite #82 John Selee 1836 Mill St. opposite #18 Silas Phillips 1842 Depot St. opposite #214 Almshouse 1845 Rachel Circle rear of #34 Furnace Village - private 1849 South St. opposite #69 South Easton - private 1851 Washington St. (Rt. 138) opposite #490 Immaculate Conception-priv. 1857 Canton St. opposite #100 Village Cemetery-private 1877 Rear of Unitarian Church, Main St. Perez Packard 1878 Lincoln St. opposite Easton Lincoln Nursing Home Stonehill College-private 1950 S. from Moreau Hall Elementary School (Holy Cross Fathers and Brothers) Hope this helps. I obtained the list from the caretaker of the Furnace Village Cemetery. carolyn in rhode island "George D. Snow" wrote: > > Would a fellow rooter please give me the names and addresses of > the old cemeteries in the town of Easton MA > Thanks much, > snowy > > ============================== > 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

Hi to all can anyone please help me with the cenus for (1886) looking for JAMES BRINDLE,went to river fall in the year of 1886 and stayed with friends at this address. ROBERT TURNER 4, COVE ROAD NEW BEDFORD MASS any help appreciated John,

Hello Everyone, My children's ancestors are connected to Bristol co. with the following: John CHAPMAN Jr. m. Bestey HEWITT (Norton,MA VR'S) their dau. Sophronia CHAPMAN m. James KELLEY (Norton,MA VR'S) their son James KELLEY m. Sarah J. TAYLOR - 29 Nov. 1860 Taunton,MA both d. in Pawtucket,R.I - James served in the Cival War , MA Inf., Co. D and d. 1890 .Sarah d. 1909 only 4 months after the death of their son Silas A. All buried at Walnut Hill Cemetery ,Pawtucket,RI Their dau. Emma F. KELLEY m. 1883 Pawtucket,RI - Frederick A. BROWN s/o Josiah BROWN & Lucinda CHUTE (d/o Abraham & Annie HARRIS) They both d. in N. Attleboro and buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery . I do have more detailed but limited information/ dates about each individual (not at hand at the moment) , Bestey HEWITT , & John CHAPMAN are still mysterious to me (except marriage). James Kelley (1st )no further record except that he d. before or by 1877 , which is when Sophronia showed up in the Pawtucket/Central Falls, R.I City directory as widow. She d. in Pawtucket,RI . Josiah and Lucinda both b. in NS (I believe Josiah to be Jr.) -Nothing more about them there was a Josiah in Fall River but not sure if the same. Other known children were Ellen and Annie . Abraham (Abram) and Annie both d. in Taunton,MA Any help on any of these families would be greatly appreciated . Thank -you , Andrea

Does anyone have any information concerning the Story/Storey family of Easton and Norton MA? Craig > [Original Message] > From: Carol Houghton <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 10/25/02 7:34:34 AM > Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Easton MA cemeteries > > Hello George > > I live in Easton and have for all of my 55 years. My mom moved here when she > was 7. Easton is full of old cemeteries. There are a few larger ones, South > Easton Cemetery on Route 138, Unionville Cemetery (which is right up the > street from my house), and Easton Foundry Cemetery which is at the junction > of Highland and South Screets. There are numerous small cemeteries that are > named for the people buried in then, such as Josiah Phillips cemetery. If > you could give me some names, I might be able to help you further. > > I know that there are still SNOWS in town as my mom's friend is married to > one that grew up in Easton. I graduated from high school with his brother > and my neighbor's brother is married to one of the SNOW girls. > > Let me know if I can help further. > > > > Carol Sherman Houghton > Researching: > Sherman, Briggs,Carpenter, Lovejoy, Mosher, Winslow, Jewell, Dexter in MA,& > RI > Hall, Getchell ME > Smith,Gibbs, Aldrich, Dexter in NH & VT > Houghton, Palmer, Moore,Carter, Palmer WVa, Va > Franklin, Jewell, Rickerson, in NY& PA > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get faster connections�-- switch to�MSN Internet Access! > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp > > > ============================== > 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 --- Craig Crowell Baker --- [email protected] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Hi to all can anyone please help me with the cenus for (1886) looking for JAMES BRINDLE,went to river fall in the year of 1886 and stayed with friends at this address. ROBERT TURNER 4, COVE ROAD NEW BEDFORD MASS any help appreciated John,

Karen congrats to you. There is nothing more satisfying than to think you hit a brick wall and then the door opens to your surprise. Best wishes. Susan ~Karen E~ wrote: > I decided to take a trip to New Bedford's Rural Cemetery today to check > out some information on my Lavares. I asked for and got photocopies of > all the information they have. For those researching the Bosworth name, > here is what they have on those buried in this cemetery, along with my > notes. > > #1. Sarah S. Bosworth, DOD 5-26-1895, age 76. > > #2. Mary B. Bosworth, DOD 9-15-1860, age 34. Stone broken in half. Top > part laying against bottom part. > > #3. Catherine F. Bosworth, DOD 10-7-1852, age 41. I think that's an F; > can't tell with the fancy writing. This stone is broken in half but > still standing. > > #4. George W. Bosworth, DOD 8-27-1877, age 64 years, 5 months. Stone is > still in very good condition but starting to moss. > > #5. George H. Bosworth, DOD 9-23-1855, age 4 weeks. Stone says George > Henry, son of George and Mary. There is also a tiny white stone laying > against this stone with Willie, Gone But Never Forgotten on it. There's > no record of a Willie or William on this list. > > #6. Sarah Alley, DOD 6-20-1868, age 80. There is no stone for her. > > #7. Kate W. Bosworth, DOD 3-31-1912, age 48 years, 8 months, 24 days. > Interred 5/1912. #10 is her husband. Stone is in excellent condition > and different quality from the others. > > #8. Arnold B. Lavare, DOD 2-10-1887, age 66 years, 10 months, 29 days. > Interred 12/1913. His stone is just an 8x10 slab of concrete. No > notations on stone. > > #9. Lucinda W. Lavare, DOD 8-19-1883, age 45 years, 9 months, 17 days. > Interred 12/1913. Arnold's wife. Another 8x10 slab of concrete with no > notations. > > #10. George W. Bosworth, DOD 2-11-1922, age 64 years. Husband of #7. > > #11. Charles Luce Lavare, DOD 10-5-1865, age 2 months, 23 days. > Interred 12/1913. No stone. > > I mentioned a surprise in my subject heading. I decided to go also to > Westport to check on my elusive Rhoda Manchester Lavare Clarke. > Unbelieveably, there was a death certificate for her, and even more > unbelieveably, it named her parents!!!! So I now know that Rhoda is the > daughter of Gilbert Manchester and Mary Unknown, both of Little Compton. > > I could not go home without trying one more stab at this so off I took > for Little Compton. I now have the certification that Gilbert > Manchester is the son of Thomas Manchester and Mary is Mary Tompkins, > daughter of Michael Tompkins. They were married in 1789. Although this > is not absolute proof that Mary Tompkins is in fact the mother of Rhoda > Manchester, it is now in the highly probable category and when I go back > to the area next month, I will do everything in my power to find this > proof. > > So that was my day, how was yours? > Karen Flanders Eddy > > ============================== > 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