The featured speaker on Saturday, February 11, 2006, at the Sudbury Senior Center, 40 Fairbank Road, Sudbury, MA will be Elna Headberg, lecturer, family historian and secretary of the Middlesex Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc. Elna's topic will be Anne Hutchinson: The Marlborough Connection. Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) was a Puritan, a religious pioneer and some believe she was a forerunner of the women's liberation movement. So why did Governor John Winthrop, in 1638, order her banished from the Mass Bay Colony as a woman not fit for society? If so, then why is there a bronze statue of her outside the State House in Boston, MA today? And what is Anne Hutchinson's connection to Marlborough, MA? These matters and more will be revealed by Ms. Headberg along with the use of overheads pictures and a brief video presention. The meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. and concludes at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The meeting is free and the public is welcome to attend. Directions: From Route 128, exit Weston/Marlboro onto Route 20 West, thru Weston, Wayland to Sudbury. Turn Right at traffic lights Rte.20 and Concord Road. (Goodnow Library is on Concord Road.) Travel two miles on Concord Road to intersection of Sudbury Center. Move into Left lane approaching traffic light. Take Left onto Hudson Road, Sudbury and travel one mile. Right side, sign says FAIRBANK COMMUNITY CENTER. Turn Right onto Fairbank Road, and park in lot for Sudbury Senior Center. From Route 20 heading East to Sudbury, pass Shaws Supermarket and Sudbury Farms on right side of Boston Post Road (aka Rte 20). Approaching traffic lights, stay in Left lane: Mobile Gas Station at lefthand corner. Bear Left at Union Ave. Union Ave will converge into Concord Road (about one mile ahead). Follow directions above along Concord Road to traffic lights at Sudbury Center intersection. Also please note: In the event of major snow or ice storms meetings will be cancelled. We notify libraries before noontime when we must cancel.

Thanks D.L! Douglas ----------- Hello, I found John in the 1910 census.... 1910 censusu - Boston, 11th Ward, Suffolk, MA, Pg 89A John Durkee, 38?, 1st m., m. 4 yrs, b. Canada, parents b. Canada, immig 1890?, ? - Restaurant Lillian, wife, 24?, 1st m., 0 kids, b. Canada, parents b. Canada, immig 1900? Wallace K. Croft, Father-in-Law, 51, m. 29 yrs, b. Canada, parents b. Canada, Roper-Factory, immig 1909? Hannah, Mother-in-Law, 46, 2 kids, 2 living, b. Canada, parents b. Canada, immig 1909? This page is difficult to read, Good luck, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Fevens" <ak746@chebucto.ns.ca> To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 10:35 AM Subject: [MAMIDDLE] DURKEE - Cambridge - 1906 > Hello, > > I was wondering if anyone would have any knowledge of John W. DURKEE, of Cambridge, Massachusetts; my great-grandfather. He was born in Sandford, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, 1866. He left for the States sometime after 1890. We are descended from Phineas Durkee,[ b. Sept 16, 1730; son of Stephen; m. 1751 Phoebe Pearl; d. November 5, 1801. Phineas Durkee arrived in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1762. -- abstracted from: "Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies; Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald; by George S. Brown] I have the family sheets from the "Society of Genealogy of Durkee", but I am trying to find out more about John W. and his son Roy, my grandfather. Roy [Leroy] was born in Sandford, Yarmouth County in 1890. At some point Roy's parents (John W. and Annie Shaw of Yarmouth, County) divorced. Roy is not with his mother, for the 1901 Canadian census [who has, by this time, remarried]; John W. Durkee I was unable to locate in the census.Roy was in Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts for the U.S. Military Registration of June 5, 1917, and marries my grandmother [Maud Jeffery of Nova Scotia] December 1, 1917 in Peabody. I have not checked the Boston passengers lists yet, but it is at the top of my list of "Things to do". My grandparents returned to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia sometime after 1918, where Roy died in 1921. > The reason I am posting to MAMIDDLE-L is that John W. Durkee remarried October 13, 1906, in Cambridge [age 38; divorced; 2nd marriage; in the restaurant business -- Bride: Lillian CROFT; age 24 b. Nova Scotia; daughter of Wallace and Hannah (MELVIN) CROFT -- (Society of Genealogy of Durkee)] Besides wondering where he was living and his life in general, the "in the restaurant business" is what I am most curious about - it could be he was a waiter or an owner - doesn't matter which, but I am curious. I checked the MAMIDDLE-L archives and there where a few hits for Durkee -- > Loretta Durkee > DURKEE, Albert Paul; 80; Acton MA; Acton Beacon; 1965-10-21 > Durkee Farm > I would greatly appreciate any help with this project; especially if I could connect with someone with an interest in the DURKEEs of Cambridge. Thank you. > > Kind Regards, > Douglas Fevens > Halifax, Nova Scotia > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Hello, I was wondering if anyone would have any knowledge of John W. DURKEE, of Cambridge, Massachusetts; my great-grandfather. He was born in Sandford, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, 1866. He left for the States sometime after 1890. We are descended from Phineas Durkee,[ b. Sept 16, 1730; son of Stephen; m. 1751 Phoebe Pearl; d. November 5, 1801. Phineas Durkee arrived in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1762. -- abstracted from: "Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies; Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald; by George S. Brown] I have the family sheets from the "Society of Genealogy of Durkee", but I am trying to find out more about John W. and his son Roy, my grandfather. Roy [Leroy] was born in Sandford, Yarmouth County in 1890. At some point Roy's parents (John W. and Annie Shaw of Yarmouth, County) divorced. Roy is not with his mother, for the 1901 Canadian census [who has, by this time, remarried]; John W. Durkee I was unable to locate in the census.Roy was in Peabody, Essex, Massach! usetts for the U.S. Military Registration of June 5, 1917, and marries my grandmother [Maud Jeffery of Nova Scotia] December 1, 1917 in Peabody. I have not checked the Boston passengers lists yet, but it is at the top of my list of "Things to do". My grandparents returned to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia sometime after 1918, where Roy died in 1921. The reason I am posting to MAMIDDLE-L is that John W. Durkee remarried October 13, 1906, in Cambridge [age 38; divorced; 2nd marriage; in the restaurant business -- Bride: Lillian CROFT; age 24 b. Nova Scotia; daughter of Wallace and Hannah (MELVIN) CROFT -- (Society of Genealogy of Durkee)] Besides wondering where he was living and his life in general, the "in the restaurant business" is what I am most curious about - it could be he was a waiter or an owner - doesn't matter which, but I am curious. I checked the MAMIDDLE-L archives and there where a few hits for Durkee -- Loretta Durkee DURKEE, Albert Paul; 80; Acton MA; Acton Beacon; 1965-10-21 Durkee Farm I would greatly appreciate any help with this project; especially if I could connect with someone with an interest in the DURKEEs of Cambridge. Thank you. Kind Regards, Douglas Fevens Halifax, Nova Scotia

From The Lexington Minuteman, 26 January 1918 - A sad drowning accident occurred Friday noon, Jan. 18th, when George Gallerani, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincenzo Gallerani of 386 Mass. Ave., Arlington gave his life rescuing from Spy Pond, Francis Ahern, the 2 1/2 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ahern of 50 Wyman Terrace, Arlington. ... See http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/1918/JAN.html#26 for complete story and related news. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Good morning, everyone. :-) As of this morning, I am the new County Coordinator for Middlesex county. My responsibilities are maintaining the county web site and overseeing the various town sites. Maintainence is primarily putting information up that is applies to the county as a whole. As the current CC for Essex County, I have been fortunate to get people who are committed to their towns. Consequently, I have heard that many people consider Essex county to be one of the best. I'd like Middlesex to be right up there. Certainly the two counties have considerable ties. Overseeing of town sites is getting Town Coordinators and making sure that they keep their sites up and maintain certain requirements. Most of the towns in Middlesex are in need of TCs. If you are interested, please contact me. This is not a difficult job, except the initial set up. I prefer that sites be hosted on the Rootsweb servers. There are 3 reasons: 1. They are free 2. They are advertising free - these are not the Freepages sites 3. I can access the sites and download all pages as a backup. The main requirements are having the USGenWeb logo on the site, maintaining a Roll Call list, links to neighboring towns, county and state. My requirements are that you have a love of genealogy, history and enjoy helping your fellow genealogists. People commonly request info from me in regard to various towns. I forward those requests to the TC. As TC, you'd need to know where people can go for information. Once things get going, I'll establish a private e-mail list for TCs. You would be required to participate. This is a community. Things are accomplished by cooperating. This is NOT for someone who simply wants a site to put their own views and data. It is for helping others. USGenWeb, http://www.usgenweb.org, is committed to putting all the free information it can online. This is a great opportunity for people who like helping others. Two towns that come quickly to mind are Lexington and Concord where the Revolutionary War began. Anyone who would like to start with these? BTW, I will allow no more than 2 towns per TC. This is going to take some time. I am interested in anything that anyone wants to propose. I want to hear from people about how to improve the site. Lookup volunteers should let me know. If you are oriented on a single town, then that should be noted. I look forward to hearing from you. You are people who have an interest in Middlesex county. Here is your chance to make it a great place to visit online. John Slaughter In loving memory of our son, Brennan. 11/10/88-5/31/01. http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/Brennan.html MA-Bay-Colony list moderator USGenWeb County Coordinator Essex County, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex Middlesex County, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamiddle USGenWeb Town Coordinator Ipswich, Essex, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~macipswi _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

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/AFB.2ACE/1710.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: web address for Lowell, MA website www.rootsweb.com/~mamiddle/Lowell/ So much information available there!! Good luck

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACE/1715 Message Board Post: We are looking for anyone that may recognize the following names and/or know the whereabouts of any: Martha Guillotte passed in Lowell Mass in 1962. She was survived by her husband Joseph Guillotte and their children John C Coombs, Richard J Guillotte, James P Guillotte, Donna M Guillotte and Jacquline Campbell. Also, if you know of any way of finding out how to get info as to what the Martha passed from, please feel free to email. Thank you for your time.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACE/1710.2.1.1 Message Board Post: What is the web site for Lowell, please? This is the Archives locations is it not? Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACE/1714.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi, If you would send me an e-mail with your e-mail address, I will send you a copy of the obit. It will be as a .jpg attachment. You can contact me at: macduff@infionline.net Sue

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/AFB.2ACE/1714.2 Message Board Post: Could this be her? U.S. Public Records Index Record about Donna M Guillotte Name: Donna M Guillotte Birth Date: 18 May 1953 Street Address: 1341 Maui St City: Las Vegas County: Clark State: Nevada Zip Code: 89104 Phone Number: 702

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACE/1714.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you so much for your post. Needless to say, just the little that you told me is a BIG shock. If you could, if there is any way, could you email me a copy of what you found. Donna's daughters deserve to know that they may have family. Any help you can give me would be so appreciated. Too many untrue stories, so many unanswered questions. God Bless You, Lynn Murphy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACE/1714.1 Message Board Post: Hi, I didn't find her in the newspapers on-line but I found the obit for her mother in 1962 which mention Donna, her father and her siblings.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACE/1714 Message Board Post: If this name sounds familiar to anyone, even if it is just the last name, please feel free to email me. I am trying to help someone find info on this person. Her birth date is 5/18/53 and it seems that her social was issued in Lowell Mass. Thank you

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACE/1713 Message Board Post: I am looking for any information about a dairy farm in Reading between Walnut St. and South St. I'm not sure when it started or the name. It was finished by about 1945 or so. Thanks to anyone who has any info.

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/AFB.2ACE/1710.2.1 Message Board Post: You are right -- I did find the plot information online through the wonderful Lowell, MA website. I will do as you suggest, as there appear to be several names on "my list" in that plot. Thank you for taking the time to email me with your suggestions. Lea

From The Concord Enterprise, 14 August 1901 - Maynard: Herbert Salisbury now has charge of the tramp lockup; former resident Thomas Higgins inherits $20k, town wants him to reimburse town poor farm for wife's expense; Timothy Delacour moving to Oregon; cricket team will play at Fitchburg; visitors include Misses Maud and Mary McNamara of Chicago, John Moynihan of Brockton, Joseph McManus of Marlboro, Miss Annie Glynn of Waltham, Fred Schofield of Leominster, and Miss Mamie McLean of Newton. Acton Center: George Chidley and Thomas Kelley have cycling accident; Miss Elizabeth Gallagher going to the Buffalo exposition; Miss Florence Haynes is spending the week at Nagog; visitors include Miss Bridget Punch of Philadelphia, Miss Mary Peters of Worcester, and Miss Sadie Waterkin and Clifford Harmer of Bridgeton, Me. West Acton: former resident Harry Spinney, brother of E. L. Spinney, drowned in Nova Scotia; Miss Mabel Priest of Boxboro spending some time at Provincetown; Miss May S. Flagg is enjoying the breezes at Hyannis; Mr. and Mrs. George Crampton have a son; visitors include Miss Grace Richardson of Stoneham, Miss Alice Teele of Malden, Margaret, daughter of Sumner Wright of Watertown, and Homer J. Brown, with his family, of Washington, D.C. Concord Junction: Capt. John Boardman arrived at San Francisco from Manila; Misses Reece M. Grant and Ethel G. Blossom spent Saturday in Boston; James Adams is camping at Nagog; John J. Fitzgerald received a handsome lot of brook trout sent from his brother-in-law at Norton, Vt.; Clara and Rodney Pratt are spending their vacation in Maine. Concord: John M. Keyes and son Joe sail for Halifax; Harvey Wheeler and family are at Hyannisport; Thomas Todd, jr. is gunning at Scituate, his parents return from Pigeon Cove next week; the new ice water fountain is using 300 pounds a day; George L. Dunning is in Wisconsin on a business trip, wife and daughter are at Plainfield; John Hansen has opened a shoe repairing shop on Walden street. Other news: Hartford Custard Pie Association picnic at Norway, Maine; Mrs. Elizabeth McCarthy of Boston in hospital with fractured skull inflicted by her husband, Joseph; Katie Connors of Montpelier, Vermont committed suicide in Lowell jail; Italian railway laborer Peter Filasca murdered in Charlton, Mass. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/1901/AUG.html#14 for details of these and other stories. The complete run of The Concord Enterprise is available on microfilm at the Acton Memorial Library. See http://actonmemoriallibrary.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I am wondering if anyone would be willing and available to make some photocopies of the Murphy births at the Pollard Memorial Library from microfiche, years 1860 and on. I have all the births up to 1859, all the marriages, and all the indexed deaths to 1875. Somehow I missed those! (I live in Missouri.) I can ask the Librarians to do it, but it will cost $6 plus copies. I would be willing to pay for postage and cost of copies. The second look-up would be to ask the librarian to print out the 1865 State Census (Excel-transcribed spreadsheet) references to Timothy Murphy married to Ellen (with a George in the family) - need neighbors, if possible - and any references to Cornelius Murphy, who might match as follows: His family group is: Name: Cornelius D. MURPHY Given Name: Cornelius D. Surname: Murphy Sex: M Birth: Est 1821 in , , Cork, Ireland Death: 1898 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Military Service: 09 August 1862 - mustered out 20 May 1865 Occupation: watchman at the Boston Theatre 1870-1875 Residence: Essex Street 1869-1872 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Residence: 174 Eliot 1875 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Occupation: doorkeeper at the Boston Theatre 1869-1890 Residence: 4 Melrose 1885-1890 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Change Date: 17 Jan 2006 at 11:54 Father: Dennis MURPHY b: Est 1790 in , , , Ireland Mother: Catherine HARRINGTON b: Est 1792 in , , , Ireland Marriage 1 Mary b: Abt 1836 in , , , Ireland Children Margaret MURPHY b: 9 Jun 1956, Lowell Mary MURPHY b: abt Mar 1858, ..Mass John H. MURPHY b: 22 Jun 1862 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Elizabeth "Lizzie" MURPHY b: 17 Feb 1866 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Charles Francis MURPHY b: 23 Mar 1869 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Gertrude MURPHY b: Mar 1872 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Jessie MURPHY b: 23 Sep 1875 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Thanks for any help. Susan Daily

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tinkcom Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACE/1712 Message Board Post: I am trying to find out any information on the whereabouts or location of Anne L. Tinkcom. Her last known address was in Cambridge, MA withing the last few years. I would appreciate any information you might have. Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CROWLEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1710.2 Message Board Post: Another thing you can do is contact the St. Patrick's Cemetery office and ask them to print out the plot listing. They can fax it to you or mail it to you. They are very nice and helpful (if they aren't busy and you ask kindly). The plot listing will tell you who bought the plot originally and when, and it will show who else is buried in the plot, and also who is "responsible" today for the plot (mostly out of date info, but could yield an additional clue). I presume you found the burial info online, along with the range, and lot numbers, etc. Just provide that to them, along with the name(s). You can do it over the phone. In my case, using the plot purchasing date info, I was able to verify that it was the day after one of many Mary Crowleys died in Lowell, so am reasonably sure she was the one I was looking for. In your case, you may find other family members listed with different last names. Good luck!

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/AFB.2ACE/1710.1.1.1 Message Board Post: You are very welcome.