I have been researching my Azorean roots for over a decade and you cannot imagine how many doors have been opened to me thanks to the wonderful folks in the St. Patrick's Cemetery office! John Miranda Raposo "Donna Rhyne" <djfrnc@nc.rr.com> wrote: >If you ask them nicely in a written request, they'll also gladly print out >anyone else with the same surname.  Mention the variations you have seen in >spelling--they found 10 relatives--mostly infants and small children that I >didn't even know existed, who were born/died between census years. >When they do a surname search, they also come up with those who have a >maiden name as the name you mention.  Ask for copies of burial cards and >plot numbers, and a map of the cemetery.  Send a SASE with your request or >include a generous donation for postage. I was able to find 23 relatives in >unmarked graves by requesting the records.  (It took about 4 weeks.) > >Also check out the Southern New England Irish website.  They have >transcribed MANY stones from Fall River cemeteries, including St. Patricks. >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ussnei/ > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <McCarthyJH@aol.com> >To: <mabristo@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 7:51 PM >Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] St. Patricks Cemetery? > > >> Hi, >> >> I agree with Jim. I have had wonderful luck in writing to the office at >St. >> Patrick's. They usually send me a printout with all the info on the person >I am >> requesting, which usually includes who bought the lot, who else is buried >> there, the date of death and date of internment and sometimes the name of >the >> undertaker. Very helpful. >> >> My husband and I just spent 4 hours there and put 10 miles on the car >driving >> around looking for the locations of about 25 ancestors whose gravesites I >had >> received over time from the office. Even with that it was time consuming, >as >> many had no stones or markers, and we had to count the lots down the rows >to >> find them. >> >> I wish you similar good luck. >> >> Joan >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MABRISTO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MABRISTO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >