This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1058 Message Board Post: Just noting a complete transcription of Deerfield Vital Records to 1850 is now online here: http://www.franklincountyhistory.com/deerfield/vrs/index.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1051.2 Message Board Post: Looks like it could be Memorial Bridge built in 1922, spanning the Connecticult River from Springfield to (I believe) West Springfield. see http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=bridge/memorial&sid=bridgeData

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1057 Message Board Post: Does anyone know where I would look for deeds in the general area of Rowe/Charlemont and environs?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1047.1.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I haven't specifically checked Hawley, I don't think. I have checked so many places, I can't remember. Reney Rice was actually Irena Rice per the Revolutionary War Pension Abstract, but she was not the mother of my ancestor. According to the abstract there were two children in the home whose ages predated their marriage, another reason I suspect a previous marriage, and it is the previous marriage I am interested in. I think the problem may be that not all of those early events were recorded. I have found several towns in Vermont which did not record events until 1850!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1047.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Martha, It sounds like you trying all the right things to find your person. Lee is correct in asserting that the records for Zoar are likely in the Charlemont group, but I believe some might also be held at Rowe. Have you tried Hawley? If a Rice is involved, it might be worth a look there, too, as many of the Rice's settled in Hawley, just adjacent to Charlemont. I don't know if you can accomplish anything by backtracking through the Rice's, but it is likely there is some very solid information at Historic Deerfield, as the Rice's came out of the 1704 Old Deerfield settlement and are highly documented. If Charles actually married Reney, it might give you another nugget of information going forward. NEHGS will likely have some good information on the Rice's.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Warriner, Howes, Kelley, Hopkins, Bangs, Crowell, Dickinson, Vining Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1047.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I always understood that Zoar was a part of Charlemont, so would expect them to have the records, but sounds like you have already checked there

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1047.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your prompt and informative reply. I have checked the town offices for Rowe and Charlemont to no avail, and, of course, I have also checked the published vital records. There are no published vital records for Zoar, etc. or at least if they are published they are not available to me at the New Hampshire Historical Society. I have written to the various historical societies, and in some instances, have received no replies. I have checked the federal census records and found this individual in the1810 census for Rowe and the 1820 census for Bennington Vt. Fortunately, there is a revolutionary war pension record, and I have sent for the complete record from the National Archives. My brick wall is Charles Winchester whose intention to marry Reney Rice is listed in the Buckland vital records. However, he was nearly 60 at the time, and I believe there was a previous marriage, but I cannot prove it. I think that marriage might have been to a Lucy Unknown, ag! ain no proof. This individual's father died in Charlemont, so I suspect that Charles was living there at that time. A lot of supposition, no facts.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cary, Carey, Carpenter Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1047.1.2 Message Board Post: Trying to piece together all the families in the Guilford area in order to help fill in my missing pieces on my line. would love to hear from you direct - please e-mail me.

First Generation 1. Jonas TWITCHELL was born on 8 Aug 1802. Second Generation 2. Daniel TWITCHELL was born on 26 Nov 1779 in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Daniel TWITCHELL and Rhoda KELTON were married on 26 Nov 1801 in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire. 3. Rhoda KELTON was born about 1783 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. Daniel TWITCHELL and Rhoda KELTON had the following children: 1 i. Jonas TWITCHELL. ii. Abner TWITCHELL was born on 4 May 1813. iii. Dulcena TWITCHELL was born on 24 Nov 1817. iv. Rhoda TWITCHELL was born on 11 Aug 1820. v. Daniel TWITCHELL was born on 28 May 1822. Third Generation 4. Abner TWITCHELL was born on 23 Dec 1753 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He died in 1831 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. Genealogy of the Twitchell Family, Record of the Descendants of the Puritan Benjamin Twitchell - Dorcester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632 - 1927. Compiled and Edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private printing by Herbert K. Twitchell, New York, N.Y. 1929. p. 84. With his brother, Jonas Twitchell, he removed to Richmond, N.H. First resided on the "Caleb Curtiss Place," Lot 21, Range 9. He purchased, in 1806, the farm wich later became the property of Sylvester Daniels. He and his brother were among the very first settlers of Richmond. He was a signer of the "Association Test" submitted to the people of the New Hampshire colony. He was a Quaker and affiliated with the Society of Friends. There were three children: one by his first wife, and two by his second wife. He died and ws buried in Athol, Mass. Abner TWITCHELL and Sarah B. CASS were married on 1 Feb 1779 in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire. 5. Sarah B. CASS was born on 19 Nov 1759 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island. She died about 1785 in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Abner TWITCHELL and Sarah B. CASS had the following children: 2 i. Daniel TWITCHELL. 6. Thomas KELTON was born on 7 Jul 1751 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. Genealogical Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths) 1739 - 1900 - The Town of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Compiled by Marilyn Allred. Private Printing, Feb. 2000. p. 93. of Warwick, Mass. Thomas KELTON and Martha R. SIMMONS were married on 27 Dec 1772. 7. Martha R. SIMMONS was born in 1755 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. She died in 1790 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. Thomas KELTON and Martha R. SIMMONS had the following children: i. Lovel KELTON was born on 12 Sep 1773 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. ii. Elizabeth KELTON was born on 5 Mar 1776 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Martha KELTON was born on 15 Sep 1778 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 26 Aug 1811 in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire. iv. Sarah KELTON was born about 1780 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. Genealogical Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths) 1739 - 1900 - The Town of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Compiled by Marilyn Allred. Private Printing, Feb. 2000. p. 53. of Warwick, Mass. 3 v. Rhoda KELTON. vi. Nellie KELTON was born about 1786 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 22 Nov 1862 in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire. vii. Amaziah KELTON was born about 1790 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 14 May 1832 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. Fourth Generation 8. Daniel TWITCHELL was born on 22 Feb 1714 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died in 1754 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Genealogy of the Twitchell Family, Record of the Descendants of the Puritan Benjamin Twitchell - Dorcester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632 - 1927. Compiled and Edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private printing by Herbert K. Twitchell, New York, N.Y. 1929. p. 35. He served as a private soldier in the Expedition against Louisburg in 1745. In February, 1753, with his brothe, Benjamin, and twenty-one others, he signed a petition to the governor of New Hampshire, asking for a grant of lands at Upper Ashuelot. In the year following, he was massacred by the Indians near his home at Walpole. Daniel TWITCHELL and Keziah HOLBROOK were married on 12 Jul 1742. 9. Keziah HOLBROOK was born. Daniel TWITCHELL and Keziah HOLBROOK had the following children: i. Nathan TWITCHELL was born on 12 Jan 1742 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Genealogy of the Twitchell Family, Record of the Descendants of the Puritan Benjamin Twitchell - Dorcester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632 - 1927. Compiled and Edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private printing by Herbert K. Twitchell, New York, N.Y. 1929. p. 83. He resided in Walpole, Mass. After the Revolutionary War, with his wife and family, he removed to Winchester, N.H., where he was living, according to the United States census, in 1790, his family consisting of himself, wife, a son and two daughters. ii. Joanna TWITCHELL was born on 16 Feb 1744 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She died on 28 Apr 1820. She died unmarried. iii. Jonas TWITCHELL was born on 4 Feb 1745 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He died on 29 May 1829 in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Genealogy of the Twitchell Family, Record of the Descendants of the Puritan Benjamin Twitchell - Dorcester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632 - 1927. Compiled and Edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private printing by Herbert K. Twitchell, New York, N.Y. 1929. p. 83. He was born, in all probability, on a farm near Walpole, Mass. He was left an orphan at the tender age of ten years, his father having been killed by Indians in the raid on the settlements in New Hampshire, in 1754. He seems to have spent his early years in Walpole. With his family, he removed to Richmond, N.H., along with his brother, Abner Twitchell, and settled on Lot 18, Range 9, in Richmond, where David Bolles afterward resided, and later lived on the "David Holbrook Place." He removed from Richmon, N.H. to Swanzey, where he died. He was one of the signers of the "Association Test" for the New Hampshire colony. He was selectman of Richmond in 1784. Both he and Abner Twitchell were Quakers and affiliated with the Richmond "group" of the Society of Friends. 4 iv. Abner TWITCHELL. 10. Daniel CASS was born. Daniel CASS and Mary COOK were married. 11. Mary COOK was born. Daniel CASS and Mary COOK had the following children: i. Dea. John CASS was born on 30 Jul 1763 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island. Genealogical Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths) 1739 - 1900 - The Town of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Compiled by Marilyn Allred. Private Printing, Feb. 2000. p. 53. Cass or Case, John of Richmond, N.H. 5 ii. Sarah B. CASS. 12. Enoch KELTON was born on 19 Jun 1726 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. Genealogical Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths) 1739 - 1900 - The Town of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Compiled by Marilyn Allred. Private Printing, Feb. 2000. p. 157. Fought in the Continental Army, Rev. War, in 1778. Enoch KELTON and Alethea HICKS were married. 13. Alethea HICKS was born on 18 Feb 1724 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. Enoch KELTON and Alethea HICKS had the following children: i. Nathan KELTON was born on 9 Aug 1747 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. He died on 30 Nov 1834 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. ii. Sarah KELTON was born on 9 Jan 1748 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. iii. James KELTON was born on 16 Feb 1750 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. He died on 26 Jan 1831 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Kelton Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. Genealogical Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths) 1739 - 1900 - The Town of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Compiled by Marilyn Allred. Private Printing, Feb. 2000. p. 157. Fought in the Continental Army, Rev. War, in 1778. 6 iv. Thomas KELTON. v. Barnard KELTON was born on 7 Feb 1753 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. vi. Benjamin KELTON was born on 19 May 1755 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. He died on 26 Nov 1801 in Leyden, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vii. Aaron KELTON was born on 29 Sep 1756 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. He died on 18 Sep 1842 in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire. viii. Amos KELTON was born on 11 Mar 1760 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. He died on 1 Nov 1841 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. ix. Rufus KELTON was born on 11 Aug 1765 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 4 Mar 1790 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts He died on 18 Mar 1811 in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Genealogical Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths) 1739 - 1900 - The Town of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Compiled by Marilyn Allred. Private Printing, Feb. 2000. p. 44. of Warwick, Mass. x. George KELTON was born on 8 Feb 1768 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1047.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello Martha, I am glad the information in the previous post was helpful. NEHGS is currently compiling online indicies of Mass. Vital Records through 1910. They currently have items indexed for Franklin County through about 1899. These indices have been very helpful in my research. Have you tried the Rowe or Charlemont town clerks or historical societies? Sometimes you can receive certificate information directly from the town clerk's office, but often the offices are only staffed on a part-time basis (a couple of days a week). If you can't obtain any vital records information online, you can request Massachusetts vital record information directly from the Commonwealth. They have a service that tracks down and reproduces the information for a fee. Have you looked at the online records for the 1910 census? This information has been very helpful in my research. Even if you are unsure of the person's address, the town listings are small enough to view in full with some effort. They are typically broken out by town section or village. I don't know if you have an address to work with, but Rowe and Charlemont are both rural, and Charlemont is the hub for far Western Franklin County. As a result, the rural route mail system has been used for a long time, so a 'Charlemont' address could be Heath, Hawley, Rowe, Savoy or Zoar (a hamlet at the Rowe/Charlemont line). East Hawley mail delivery might be aligned with Buckland or Ashfield, whereas Hawley or West Hawley is likely Charlemont. Rowe is a VT border town, if you even suspect that they might have lived in a rural location, I would check the census listings for following towns: Charlemont, Heath, Monroe, and Whitingham and Halifax, VT. I could not find my grandmother's census listing for the longest time. I had a random thought to check the Windham County VT census, and, sure enough, there it was. The census taker for Heath. MA ascribed their house to be in Halifax,VT (the state line was about 500 feet away from the residence). Best of luck with your search!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1047.1.1 Message Board Post: This is very useful information. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where to look for an individual who was known to have been in Rowe in 1910 and in also in Charlemont, yet there are no vital records.

Indeed, there were Carys in Coleraine up on Catamount Hill. There are still Cary descendants in the area- including the folks who own one of the antique stores on route 2 near Shelburne(forget the name of it- sorry! but I can describe where it is if you go visiting). The Carys were also closely connected to the Nichols family, and they had a very active family association for a number of years. I don't think it is active any more because the association papers were donated to the Colrain Historical Society. They are up in the attic of the Pitt House (home of the CHS). Aaron Cary was famous for having brought over Italian bees for honeymaking in the 19th century. His honey was so good that descendants of his bees are now widespread and any honey you get in Franklin Co. has an excellent chance of being from his bee family. They also had a cider mill. I know there is a family in the area with some great information on Aaron Cary history. If interested in persuing, I would have to refer you to someone who can remember who the family is as I don't recall their name. (arg) Contact me offline for that. The Carpenter family still has presence in Colrain as well, though the Carpenter I know lives in Texas and comes to stay at the family homestead a few times a year. He is still devoted to all things Colrain. I would be wary of any of Lois Patrie's genealogies. My own research of the few Catamount families she documented showed a lot of errors. I am so far more impressed with Mrs. Cram's work. Both are available at the Colrain library. In fact, the Colrain library has a small but decent genealogy section- a folder for each family. Most of the major families of Colrain have a folder. I lost track of the original questions on Carys, but be assured there is a lot of info out there on them. Sarah Johnson Catamount Hill Association __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Thank you That's a wonderful site. Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: <cleewarriner@verizon.net> To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 9:09 AM Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] Cary in Colraine > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1047.2 > > Message Board Post: > > I have partial inventories of some cemetaries in Franklin County online at > my photo web site at http://community.webshots.com/user/cleewarriner > Your welcome to check them out. > > I do NOT have all cemetaries in the area or all of any one cemetary > online. Just the older stones that i liked. I have more that I need to > find time to label and get online, Maybe after the first of the year, I'll > get the time. > > Lee > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1047.2 Message Board Post: I have partial inventories of some cemetaries in Franklin County online at my photo web site at http://community.webshots.com/user/cleewarriner Your welcome to check them out. I do NOT have all cemetaries in the area or all of any one cemetary online. Just the older stones that i liked. I have more that I need to find time to label and get online, Maybe after the first of the year, I'll get the time. Lee

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reum Kehr Sauter Baxter Ruther Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1056 Message Board Post: John Kehr b. 14 Nov 1824 Saxony Germany d. 9 Dec 1876 Montague, Franklin, MA - Margareta E. (Maggie) Kehr b. 15 Aug 1827 Saxony Germany d. 4 Oct 1901 Greenfield, Franklin, MA Greenfield or Montague, Franklin County Massachussetts Any help finding death records, naturalization records, or ships lists for John or Margareta would be greatly appreciated. I believe that John and Margareta immigrated to the US in 1867 with their daughter Elizabeth. I would also appreciate any records of other Kehr children. Thanks Frank Reum

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1047.1 Message Board Post: Pamela, My knowledge of Cary's in Franklin County is restricted to the eastern part of the county, but I certainly wouldn't be surprised to hear of Cary's in Colrain (previously spelled Colraine). I grew up in the area, and continue to conduct research in the area. Colrain is in western Franklin County, tucked up against the Vermont border. Colrain is in the Green and North River valleys. As in much of New England, Carpenter is a common name around the area. My family, Fish, is connected to the Carpenters from Guilford. If memory serves me correctly, the Carpenters were a founding family in Guilford, which would place them in the area between 1740 and 1780. (Colrain was also settled around 1740.) Your Carpenter ancestor likely has a connection to this family, either direct or indirect. Benjamin Carpenter was Lieutenant Governor of the Republic of Vermont (pre-statehood) from 1779-1781. There is a hill in the Hinesburg area of Guilford called Carpenter Hill, which has a cemetery near the top of the hill. (If you are ever in the area, I highly recommend a journey to this cemetery, even if your Carpenter is not connected!) The house is located at the top of the hill. Geography is always key to research in this area. Often a topographical map is your best friend (a DeLorme's Gazetteer is very helpful), as the farms and roads (and village and cemetery locations) are often determined by topography. The census and cemetery records available might reference the wrong town or state, as many of the families in the area married folks over the border, had family there, held land commonly in both states, or all of the above. Therefore, any research of cemeteries, etc., should be sure to include Windham County, VT (especially Halifax, VT and Guilford, VT) and the towns of Heath and Leyden, MA. Additionally, check records for Buckland and Shelburne, MA (down the North River from Colrain to the Deerfield River, they comprise Shelburne Falls) and Greenfield, MA and Brattleboro, VT (county seats and the largest towns in the area). If you are in the area, the Brooks Library in Brattleboro has an excellent special collection that you might be able to view. The Arms Library in Shelburne Falls might also have some good reference material. Colrain, Guilford and Halifax all have active historical societies. These challenges are balanced by the diligence of record-keeping or reconstruction over Colrain's history. The birth, marriage and death indicies put together by Katherine Holton Cram and Oscar Frank Stetson are an excellent resource, and Lois McClellan Patrif has also done some excellent research on the founding families of Colrain. These indicies are available, along with a cemetery index at the New England Historical and Genealogical Society website (http://www.nehgs.org). You will need to be a member to access the items online, but they are a terrific organization with a great collection and support services. Here are some other points that are helpful when conducting research in the area: Some family farms had private cemeteries, so that a public or church cemetery might not be your ancestor's burial spot (the Amidon farm cemetery and the Fish/Packer family cemetery on the Colrain/Guilford line are examples). As land has been subdivided and may have grown over, it can be hard to find a family cemetery. Persons were sometimes, as my father would say, "buried where found". I am not aware of the origins or significance of this practice, but my father recounted a couple of occasions where it was used in the event of suicide or murder, where some religious or social stigma might be attached to the person's death that made burial in the family plot or churchyard undesirable. These are examples where knowing the location of a family farm or which area of Colrain (Wilson Hill, Christian Hill, Adamsville, Griswoldville, Shattuckville, Lyonsville, Elm Grove, East Colrain), or an adjacent town might aid your search. Also, the availability of a local resource can really help. I hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your search!

Lamson & Goodnow are in Buckland side of Shelburne Falls. See: http://www.lamsonsharp.com/lg_history.htm Joel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ginny Echelberger" <mtemail@earthlink.net> To: <mafrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 9:39 AM Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] Reum > Sara, > > Does this book mention any of the other knife manufacturing companies in > the > area--specifically in Buckland? I'm looking for any leads on the SENIOR > family. James Senior and his family are listed in the 1860 census: > > U.S. 1860 census in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts: > James SENIOR, 48, M, Pocket Cutler, Real Estate=$1000, Personal Prop.=200, > b. England > Barbary SENIOR, 45, F, b. England > Amelia SENIOR, 16, F, b. England > Emma SENIOR, 13, F, b. England > Ernest SENIOR, 8, M, b. Connecticut,, U.S.A. > Arvina(?) SENIOR, 5, F, b. Connecticut, U.S.A. > > At the same house: > Joseph SENIOR, 26, M, Pocket Cutlery, Personal Prop=$150, b. England > Hannah SENIOR, 24, F, b. England > Lydia J. SENIOR, 1, F, b. Connecticut, U.S.A. (note: every other reference > calls her Nettie Jane SENIOR if this is the same person--maybe younger > siblings couldn't say Lydia) > > I know that some of these family members moved to nearby states where > there > was work in other knife factories but I have no trail for James SENIOR and > I'm wondering if he is buried somewhere in this area? > > Thanks, > Ginny Echelberger > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of SaraNOH@aol.com > Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 8:37 AM > To: mafrankl@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MAFRANKL] Reum > > I'm in Montague, if there's anything I could do for you. The John > Russell > Cutlery was a huge operation in Turners Falls. I have a book on it. I > don't > think it gives names. > > Sara E. Campbell, PE > Consulting Civil Engineer > 413-423-3581 > 16 Prospect Street > Millers Falls, MA 01344 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAFRANKL-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 > MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lamson and Goodnow, was a large cutlery company, and the largest employer, in Shelburne Falls beginning in 1837. Only this year (2006) is it finally shutting down its operations in Shelburne Falls. Shelburne Falls is a small village, partly in the town of Buckland and partly in the town of Shelburne. There also was in Shelburne Falls a pocket knife cutlery owned by a Mr. Gardner, who left L&G to form his own business. This is probably where James Senior was employed. Possibly he came from Sheffield, England, which was a center of cutler expertise. There is lots info in the out-of-print book "History and Tradition of Shelburne." (about 400 pages) It is in most of the libraries near Shelburne Falls. Copies for sale appear now and then for about $50. I own a copy. Deane Merrill Asheville, NC (previously Shelburne Falls, MA merrill@crocker.com (my public email address) At 09:39 AM 9/23/2006, you wrote: >Sara, > >Does this book mention any of the other knife manufacturing companies in the >area--specifically in Buckland? I'm looking for any leads on the SENIOR >family. James Senior and his family are listed in the 1860 census: > >U.S. 1860 census in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts: >James SENIOR, 48, M, Pocket Cutler, Real Estate=$1000, Personal Prop.=200, > b. England >Barbary SENIOR, 45, F, b. England >Amelia SENIOR, 16, F, b. England >Emma SENIOR, 13, F, b. England >Ernest SENIOR, 8, M, b. Connecticut,, U.S.A. >Arvina(?) SENIOR, 5, F, b. Connecticut, U.S.A. > >At the same house: >Joseph SENIOR, 26, M, Pocket Cutlery, Personal Prop=$150, b. England >Hannah SENIOR, 24, F, b. England >Lydia J. SENIOR, 1, F, b. Connecticut, U.S.A. (note: every other reference >calls her Nettie Jane SENIOR if this is the same person--maybe younger >siblings couldn't say Lydia) > >I know that some of these family members moved to nearby states where there >was work in other knife factories but I have no trail for James SENIOR and >I'm wondering if he is buried somewhere in this area? > >Thanks, >Ginny Echelberger > > >-----Original Message----- >From: mafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com] >On Behalf Of SaraNOH@aol.com >Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 8:37 AM >To: mafrankl@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MAFRANKL] Reum > >I'm in Montague, if there's anything I could do for you. The John Russell >Cutlery was a huge operation in Turners Falls. I have a book on it. I >don't >think it gives names. > >Sara E. Campbell, PE >Consulting Civil Engineer >413-423-3581 >16 Prospect Street >Millers Falls, MA 01344 > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MAFRANKL-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 >MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sara, Does this book mention any of the other knife manufacturing companies in the area--specifically in Buckland? I'm looking for any leads on the SENIOR family. James Senior and his family are listed in the 1860 census: U.S. 1860 census in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts: James SENIOR, 48, M, Pocket Cutler, Real Estate=$1000, Personal Prop.=200, b. England Barbary SENIOR, 45, F, b. England Amelia SENIOR, 16, F, b. England Emma SENIOR, 13, F, b. England Ernest SENIOR, 8, M, b. Connecticut,, U.S.A. Arvina(?) SENIOR, 5, F, b. Connecticut, U.S.A. At the same house: Joseph SENIOR, 26, M, Pocket Cutlery, Personal Prop=$150, b. England Hannah SENIOR, 24, F, b. England Lydia J. SENIOR, 1, F, b. Connecticut, U.S.A. (note: every other reference calls her Nettie Jane SENIOR if this is the same person--maybe younger siblings couldn't say Lydia) I know that some of these family members moved to nearby states where there was work in other knife factories but I have no trail for James SENIOR and I'm wondering if he is buried somewhere in this area? Thanks, Ginny Echelberger -----Original Message----- From: mafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of SaraNOH@aol.com Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 8:37 AM To: mafrankl@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAFRANKL] Reum I'm in Montague, if there's anything I could do for you. The John Russell Cutlery was a huge operation in Turners Falls. I have a book on it. I don't think it gives names. Sara E. Campbell, PE Consulting Civil Engineer 413-423-3581 16 Prospect Street Millers Falls, MA 01344 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Wonder if the Catamount Hill Association persons (s) would contact me? Thanks Joel