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/1697.1 Message Board Post: These records would be at the Mass vital records, just down the street from Mass state archives. BUT the hours are limited and they will charge you $9.00 an hour to search. They say they make calls every 15 minutesbut often you wait a lot longer.(you look at indexes and then fill out a slip for the book to actually look at the record. Hours are 9-12 and 2-4 They cannot be looked up at the NARA in Waltham

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/1707 Message Board Post: I had never noticed these being online before, so perhaps it is a new live link from the University of Mass Lowell History web site: http://library.uml.edu/clh/map.htm The resolution is terrific - and the atlases are supurb. Now you can find those old Jails, Orphan Houses, etc. (if you know the streets to look for). I found my ancestor's farm and who his neighbors were. Very exciting!!! Happy digging! Susan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HOBART CURRY Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1704.1 Message Board Post: There is an online listing of some vital records for Lowell, so you may wish to go through them to see if you can find Jane's death. Try: http://library.uml.edu/clh/GenRes.Html and scroll down for Lowell Vital Records. I looked for her in the 1899 and 1915 Lowell City Directory, but did not find her. There was a Mrs. Jennie Hobart running a boarding house at 153 Appleton in the 1899 one. Could that have been her? I think so because I just found this record: Hobart Jennie M. (Curry) Lowell 1909 vol 58pg 112 Death Now that I found that, I went back to the first link I gave you and found: Hobart, Jennie M. 6 Aug. 1909 68 years old You could probably contact the Lowell Pollard Memorial Library and request the librarians search for an obituary, if you need one. It would cost about $6 plus copies. http://www.pollardml.org/localhis.html#ask Hope this helps, Susan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: VACHRON SIMARD Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1706.1 Message Board Post: I found only one Simard (used Soundex, also) marrying in Lawrence between 1877 and 1890, and it was Philomaine Simard in 1887, but her father was Pierre. Between 1891 and 1901, there were three others, only one I can view: Mary Simard 1894 (vol 442 pg 376), Liza Simard 1895 (vol 451 pg 392) and Sophie Simard 1899 (vol 488 pg 409). Liza's marriage info: Record 62 Married in Lawrence on Feb. 4, 1895 Joseph Vachron, age 21 Liza Simard, age 23 Both residing in Lawrence Joseph's occupation: Carder Liza's occupation: Operative Joseph born in Bangor, Me. Liza born in Canada Joseph's parents were John and Masie Liza's parents were Jhessy and Rena [in that order: father, mother] First marraige for each Married by Rev. J. M. Postal, Lawrence You could probably contact the Lawrence City Clerk for information on the other two (asking nicely!) since you know the year now. Or just wait a few weeks and repost your question. By then they may be available online and I (or others) can look them up. I did also look up deaths, just in case, but there was just one boy, 4, son of Joseph. Susan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: STROW, CAUFIELD, WALKER, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACE/1696.2.1 Message Board Post: Did it say where Catherine was born or grew up in? Thanks, Sean

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/1706 Message Board Post: Hi am looking for the wedding date of Luce Jessey Simard, Angele Simard, Elisa Simard, MArie Simard and Sophie Simard they probably got married around 1880 at LAwrence I don't have their husband names Their parents are Jessie Simard and Ronald (Renald) Simard Thank you Christine

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/1705 Message Board Post: Im looking for the wedding date of Edmond Girard and the name of his spouse. His first wife died 30 march 1892 at Lawrence her name was Elisabeth Simard. He probably got married around 1892 at LAwrence Parent of Edmond are Hypolite Girard and Virginie Cote Thank you Christine

Good morning, everyone. :-) This is a note to let those of you who don't know about a large project that has been going on for some time - the transcription of the early vital records of MA to the end of 1849. The are the published books commonly referred to as the "Tan Books." I had been concentrating on Essex county. Recently a lady wanted to do Lowell and I went ahead with that. So, the Lowell VRs are slowly going online. They are at http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords/MiddlesexCounty/Lowell/index.html The long term goal of this project is to get all of the books transcribed and online in one place in one common format. In addition to the transcriptions, I'll put the images online. The transcriptions are primarily a research aide. The images from the books are for documentation. In many cases, these are the only records that still exist. An additional step will be indexing the records by surname and given name. The main page for the vital records is http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords/index.html 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 USGenWeb Town Coordinator Ipswich, Essex, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~macipswi _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hobart, Curry Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1704 Message Board Post: Jane married Charles Henry Hobart sometime between 1860 and 1864. I do not know where, could be Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts or California - any help on this would be appreciated. They had one child, Flora Lizzie Oct 1864 in Marysville CA. Charles passed away Feb 1890 in Bedford NH. I cannot locate Jane after 1900. In 1900 she is age 59 in Lowell MA w/Flora. I do not know if she remarried or passed away. Can anyone find out what happened to her? Loretta Wisconsin

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hobart Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1703.1.1 Message Board Post: Carol, Thank you so much for finding this information! It is a great help. Now, I need to find out where he was buried. Do you have any suggestions on where to look? Since he was only 48 years old, I am wondering whether his widow remarried, which would explain why I cannot find her after 1900. I will post another message on her. Thank you so much for your help! Loretta

Hello, I hope this is allowed on this List. This morning I was looking for information from the web site for the "Billerica Historical Society," and, while I didn't find what I was looking for, I did find a page mentioning a new book which has been recently published: http://www.billericahistorical.org/ "The Pioneers of Billerica: Settling the Shawshine Wilderness, 1654-1660." I'll have to go to the Library and see if they have a copy which I can look at ! I am hoping my KIDDER ancestor is one of the "pioneers" mentioned. And, the description says that my CROSBY ancestor is mentioned. (My other ancestors in the area; e.g, PARKER and CHAMBERLAIN, were moreso residents of 1600's Chelmsford.) Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. What I was looking for was a web site for the "Howe Alumni" organization. I believe an organization was started within the last 12 years for the graduates for the former "Howe High School" in Billerica ! But, I couldn't find "any" on-line mention of it ! I did find this web site: http://static.namesdatabase.com/schools/MA/Billerica/HoweHighSchool.html For those of you with an interest in Billerica, there are probably 20 or 30 current "senior citizens" living in Billerica .. who grew up in Billerica ! Perhaps there are many more whom I don't know about !

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/1703.1 Message Board Post: massachusetts vital records 1840-1910 vol 410 page 149 Hobart Charles H. Lowell 1890 Death 20 feb 1890 age 48 yrs 10 mos 5 days inflamation of the bowels. Place of death or bureal- Bedford N.H Place of birth- Hollis NH Parents-Wm A born Hollis NH & Lucinda born Bedford occupation-operative

Hello, I have some new information about where the original "Lowell Jail" would have been. I had an idea about it when it was being discussed over the weekend, but I didn't know whether I was remembering correctly. When I drove through Lowell today, I drove down Fletcher St. and found out I was correct. There are 3 old (slate/rock/granite constructed) buildings on Fletcher St. between Dutton St. and Cushing St. The larger one is the site of the long-standing "McKittrick's Hardware Store." There is a smaller building attached to it, but I couldn't tell whether it was used by the hardware store or some other business was using it or whether it is vacant. The other small building is on the other side of Cushing St. and is very similar to the other small one. Any of these 3 buildings could have held a "jailhouse" in the 1800's ! (One thing which confused me is I didn't remember Cushing St., and that is because I found out today it does not come through onto Fletcher St. as it is now designed. And, it looks like that building on the other side of Cushing St. is currently being totally "emptied" - hopefully to be rehabbed.) Betty (near Lowell, MA)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hobart Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1703 Message Board Post: I was hoping someone would be able to either do an obit look up or cemetery check to locate the above person for me? I would be so grateful for any help! Loretta Wisconsin

From The American Citizen [Lowell], 13 April 1883 - Marriage Intentions For the week ending April 6. Frank Peltier to Caroline Prue Elias Bibeau to Armina Roberts Wm. B. Ferguson to Annie Reeves John Thellen to Delia C. Chambeau Edward T. Abbott to Margaret D. Cushing Dennis Sheehan to Lizzie Melaney Michael Tarpy to Kate Raddy James Mooney to Julia Ann Callahan Wm. W. Evans to Mary B. Ward Charles Usher to Elizabeth Nearing John Murray to Annie McManus Hector Sutherland to Maggie Fraser Henry McCafferty to Kate Earle Benjamin Mortimer to Ann Elizabeth McDermott Adolphe Rondeau to Josephine Racette John Davison to Mary Rollston - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Costello, Joyce, Sullivan, Brassil, White, Bolster, Prenderville, Cunningham Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1695.2.2 Message Board Post: I need to obit look-ups too. I need one on Michael J. Costello b. Sept. 22, 1875, died May 3, 1954 in Charlestown, Ma. and Mary Ann Costello, b. abt. 1878, died July 19, 1942, Belmont, Ma. Does anyone have the number to the town clerk's office? I am from Virginia and would like to get copies of my grandparent's death certificates.

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/1696.2 Message Board Post: Hi Sean, Catherine Strow's obit was in the 1/5/1977 Wilmington Town Crier. She was the daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth (Walker) Caufield. She is buried in Wildwood Cemetery. Carol

From The Concord Enterprise, 6 March 1901 - Maynard: Thomas Sheehan of Keene, N. H. and Timothy Sheehan of Moosup, Conn. visited; Martin Brown expects to move to West Acton; Harry Morse of Leominster is visiting his brother George; Mr. and Mrs. Starr King of Boston, were guests of Mrs. George Flood; Sidney B. Shattuck has withdrawn his candidacy for selectmen and board of health. South Acton: Miss Louise M. Foss is visiting Hyde Park; L. V. Clough back to work at post office; Misses Charlotte and Adeline Allen are out of town; Miss Edith Kallock is visiting at her home in Rockland, Me.; home of G. W. Daniels burned. Acton Center: Robert Wayne has been visiting relatives in Worcester; Mr. and Mrs. Luther Conant went to Washington to attend the inauguration of the president; former resident Edward W. Quimby won free trip to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo; Cyrus Dole and daughter of Cambridge were in town. West Acton: A. I. Goding, A. F. Blanchard, George Parker, Israel Charlton and Miss Fannie Wetherbee have all been ill; Mrs. Helen I. Burroughs deceased; Mr. Downing of Ayer visited his sister, Mrs. Ellis Harlow. Concord: Peter B. Bycroft, the motorman who ran into Mr. Butcher in Lexington, was acquited of manslaughter; convicted forger Lester L. Melendy committed to Worcester insane asylum; Francis Byron replaced Frank Ireland at the telephone exchange; at a meeting of the Old North Bridge society, Children of the American Revolution, there was a debate between Percy and Allen Brown on the subject "Resolved that McKinley should have been elected president at the last election, and not Bryan"; Miss Rosamond Meigs, daughter of Pevereil Meigs, Herman Hall Eddy, of Santa Barbara, CA. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/1901/MAR.html#6 for details of these and other stories from local news. The complete run of the Concord Enterprise is available on microfilm at the Acton Memorial Library. See http://www.actonmemoriallibrary.org for directions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Notre Dame de Lourdes is correct....the parish then moved to Smith Street. This was my parish. It is sad to say that the church closed down about two years ago as part of the Archdiocese' reconfiguration. I believe the grammar school Betty is talking about is the Franco-American on the corner of Pawtucket and School Street. I do know at one time it was an orphanage. I emailed them at one time to find out what happened to the records of the orphans that were there and they said that they still have the records there at the school. Their website is http://ecommunity.uml.edu/fas/. You can email them for more information pertaining to the orphanage. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "edbld" <ees@prodigy.net> To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 4:17 PM Subject: Re: [MAMIDDLE] French-Canadian Church in Lowell > Hi Betty and all listers: > When I was growing up in Lowell and attending LHS class of '50 There was a > "French Church" on Branch St, east of School St., where it connects with > Middlesex St. and opposite the park that is now called Clemente park. > > I think it was called Notre Dame De Lordes. (spelling ????) > > Edd Sinnett > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> > To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 7:42 AM > Subject: [MAMIDDLE] French-Canadian Church in Lowell > > > > Hello, > > > > Within the past month or so, someone was asking about a Catholic Church in > > Lowell which was for the French-Canadian population ! > > > > In this morning's "Lowell Sun," there is an article, entitled "Acre group > > staying positive in bid for church." > > > > www.lowellsun.com > > > > The article starts out: "Officials from the Coalition for a Better > > Acre, a local neighborhood activist group ... are continuing to press > > their bid to acquire the closed 'Nuestra Senora del Carmen Church' from > > the Archdiocese of Boston. ...." > > > > Further on, the article says, "Opened in 1890, Nuestra Senora del Carmen > > was previously known as t. Jean-Baptiste and was Lowell's first > > French-Canadian parish. It was rechristened as the Archdiocese's > > first explicitly Hispanic church in 1994. Archdiocese officials > > closed the church in Aug. 2004. > > > > The huge granite edifice on the fringe of downtown, its ornately painted > > interior hall and its soaring, tiered balconies are considered cultural > > icons to many in the city, particularly in the French-Canadian community. > > ....." > > > > > > I don't think you can see the photos which go along with articles in "The > > Lowell Sun" via the on-line version, but there is a picture in the > > newspaper. > > > > I am familiar with this church as it sits right beside the "St. Vincent de > > Paul" thrift shop which I shop in occasionally. It's quite a large > > church situated directly next to the sidewalk on Merrimack Street. > > Continuing down the street (away from Downtown Lowell), you come to the > > intersection with Pawtucket Street - where the buildings formerly housing > > "Saint Joseph's Hospital." And, taking a left on Pawtucket, you will > > shortly arrive at the long-standing, still open French-Canadian grammar > > school ---- which I can't think of the name of right at this second. > > > > (The "French-Canadian area" of Lowell was larger than people might > > realize.) > > > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > -- > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.5/147 - Release Date: 10/24/2005 > > > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

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/1700.1 Message Board Post: Hi, since you're looking around for Pattersons in North Cambridge, I can tell you that I went to school in the late 1940s with a Gail Patterson. She had red hair and freckles and lived on Pemberton Street. We were in the 3rd grade at the time so I don't remember much, and she moved shortly thereafter. Perhaps you could contact the Cambridge Public Library and ask them to check out the City Directories for those years. Her father's name might ring a bell with you. Ann.