Thank you very much for your work in checking on this for me. However, I do have Clara's information from Nova Scotia and information from St. Patrick's Cemetery in Lowell, MA. My quest now is to find out more about the family and decendants in Lowell, MA and after. Thanks again, Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick & Carolyn" <dandcaube@metrocast.net> To: <mamiddle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Holmes/Lowell/Immigration from Nova Scotia 1919 > Hello Patrick: > > Have you tried looking at the Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management, > Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics at the following site: > > www.novascotiagenealogy.com > > I found Clara Logue, b. 23 Apr 1869, Minudie, Cumberland County > > > Carolyn > > -------------------------------------------------- >> >> Looking for any information >> >> >> >> Name & Birth Date >> >> >> Name Birth date >> >> Holmes, Charles November 05, 1859 >> >> Logue, Clara April 23, 1869 >> >> Holmes, Mary Grace September 20, 1893 >> >> Holmes, Catherine Lavina November 11, 1903 >> >> Holmes, Charles Clifford March 28, 1895 >> >> Holmes, George Abt. 1915 >> >> Holmes, James July 13, 1896 >> >> Holmes, Levine May 1911 >> >> Holmes, John June 29, 1896 >> >> Holmes, Margaret Evangeline March 20, 1907 >> >> Holmes, Mary Lavina December 25, 1884 >> >> Holmes, Percy Wilford June 02, 1899 >> >> Holmes, Robert Lublus October 16, 1889 >> >> Holmes, Stella September 02, 1890 >> >> Holmes, William V. December 11, 1891 >> >> Holmes, Mary Ellen November 10, 1901 >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject >> and the body of the email with no additional text. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MAMIDDLE-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 > MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > and the body of the email with no additional text. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Patrick: Have you tried looking at the Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management, Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics at the following site: www.novascotiagenealogy.com I found Clara Logue, b. 23 Apr 1869, Minudie, Cumberland County Carolyn -------------------------------------------------- > > Looking for any information > > > > Name & Birth Date > > > Name Birth date > > Holmes, Charles November 05, 1859 > > Logue, Clara April 23, 1869 > > Holmes, Mary Grace September 20, 1893 > > Holmes, Catherine Lavina November 11, 1903 > > Holmes, Charles Clifford March 28, 1895 > > Holmes, George Abt. 1915 > > Holmes, James July 13, 1896 > > Holmes, Levine May 1911 > > Holmes, John June 29, 1896 > > Holmes, Margaret Evangeline March 20, 1907 > > Holmes, Mary Lavina December 25, 1884 > > Holmes, Percy Wilford June 02, 1899 > > Holmes, Robert Lublus October 16, 1889 > > Holmes, Stella September 02, 1890 > > Holmes, William V. December 11, 1891 > > Holmes, Mary Ellen November 10, 1901 > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > and the body of the email with no additional text. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Looking for any information Name & Birth Date Name Birth date Holmes, Charles November 05, 1859 Logue, Clara April 23, 1869 Holmes, Mary Grace September 20, 1893 Holmes, Catherine Lavina November 11, 1903 Holmes, Charles Clifford March 28, 1895 Holmes, George Abt. 1915 Holmes, James July 13, 1896 Holmes, Levine May 1911 Holmes, John June 29, 1896 Holmes, Margaret Evangeline March 20, 1907 Holmes, Mary Lavina December 25, 1884 Holmes, Percy Wilford June 02, 1899 Holmes, Robert Lublus October 16, 1889 Holmes, Stella September 02, 1890 Holmes, William V. December 11, 1891 Holmes, Mary Ellen November 10, 1901

Hi List, I have another request. I wondering if there is a better newspaper picture of a wedding party than what is on line at NewspaperArchives.com. The picture is not that good and maybe the film or actual paper looks better. I'm looking at the Lowell Sunday Sun, May 20, 1951 - page 41 - the Society and Women's News section. It is the FIRTH-BELL Wedding Party picture, the second from the top on far right hand side of the page. They did not do a very good scan and if I enlarge any further, it really gets bad. I have typed out the story but would like to add a decent picture to my records. Thanks again for your help. Sue macduff@embarqmail.com

Hi List, I'm trying to find an obituary and/or funeral notice for Gilberta M. (Fitzpatrick) PANESITTI. She died in Chelmsford March 05, 1995. I can't find an obit from my usual online sources. These are not complete. She is buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery. She was a daughter of Robert P. Fitzpatrick and Caroline (Carrie) May (Richardson) Fitzpatrick. I have never found the given name for her husband so I can't help there. All articles I can find always give her given name along with married surname. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If one is found, it does not need to be snail-mailed to me. I will accept a .jpg attachment or just typed out along with name, date and page number of newspaper. Thanks for all your help. Sue macduff@embarqmail.com

Looking for any information Name & Birth Date Name Birth date Holmes, Charles November 05, 1859 Logue, Clara April 23, 1869 Holmes, Mary Grace September 20, 1893 Holmes, Catherine Lavina November 11, 1903 Holmes, Charles Clifford March 28, 1895 Holmes, George Abt. 1915 Holmes, James July 13, 1896 Holmes, Levine May 1911 Holmes, John June 29, 1896 Holmes, Margaret Evangeline March 20, 1907 Holmes, Mary Lavina December 25, 1884 Holmes, Percy Wilford June 02, 1899 Holmes, Robert Lublus October 16, 1889 Holmes, Stella September 02, 1890 Holmes, William V. December 11, 1891 Holmes, Mary Ellen November 10, 1901

I have this info. from a tombstone at Holy Cross Cem. the grave is located at 9 South Monument Ave grave 14 West. 1902 Marie Sullivan Davock 1871 Simon Sullivan 1932 1904 Julia A. O'sullivan O'Kane 1934 1870 Mary Sullivan 1934 1907 Frances E. Sullivan 1950 1905 Ann Sullivan Quimper 1984 I had found a death notice in the Belmont Newspaper for Frances E. Sullivan 1950 he had lived at 10 Moraine St. Belmont Ma. The owner of the housr at this time I belive was Margaret O'Callaghan Blanchard . My grandmother Lillian O'Neil from Cambridge Ma. had told 2 of her neices that her and Margaret were 1 st. cousins. I have not been able to figure out or find anything to proof of a relation between the families and I have not been able to find out minimal info. of the Barrett or O' Sullivan side of the family. I have written to someone in the O'Callaghan family and she does not know of any relationship except that some of the names in my family do sound familar to her. Frances Sullivan death notice did say he had 2 sisters Mrs. John O'Donnell of Lowell Ma., Miss Anna Sullivan of Cambridge Ma. If they had the same parents their father was Simon Sullivan and their mother Mary Kerrigan . both from Ire. I have just started looking for birth and death records. I am able to look up some of the records on NEGHS database. If anyone has info. on any of these people please let me know. Thank you Cheryl M.

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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:12:25 -0400 From: "Barbara Mathews" <bmathews@gis.net> Subject: [MASSGENCOUNCIL] CALL TO ACTION - Boston Public Library This posting below is from genealogists Alice Kane and Marian Pierre-Louis. It alerts us to planned cutbacks in the premiere resource in Massachusetts for modern newspapers and for papers outside of Massachusetts. Yours, Barbara Mathews, President of MGC ALERT: The Microtext Department and Newspaper Room at the Boston Public Library are in danger of being closed and their resources distributed to alternate locations within AND outside of the Central Library in Copley Square. According to a memo given to department heads last week, it appears that the Microtext Department and Newspaper Room at the Boston Public Library are slated to be closed. The Boston Public Library is an institution at the forefront of freedom of information and equal access to education in the United States. One of the major libraries in the United States, it contains some of the most significant historical collections used by researchers nationally and internationally. The Microtext Department is the designated Massachusetts service point for the US Newspaper Project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Continued cutbacks and closings such as these jeopardize Americans' access to important current and historical information. Scholars, students, journalists, genealogists, family historians, academic researchers among many others will be severely impacted by the closings of the Microtext and Newspaper rooms. SUGGESTED ACTION: We are asking all concerned individuals to write to the following contacts and let them know that the resources and staff of the Microtext Department and the Newspaper Room should not be eliminated or dispersed. If you are a Massachusetts resident or Boston Public Library patron, please indicate that in your email/letter. The Boston Public Library Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 8:30am, at the Copley Square Library. Let's let our voices be heard and make an impact now before that important meeting. Contacts: Amy Ryan, President of the Boston Public Library aeryan@bpl.org 700 Boylston St., Boston MA 02116 617-536-5400 Mr. Jamie McGlone, Clerk to the Board of Trustees jmcglone@bpl.org 700 Boylston St., Boston MA 02116 617-536-5400 Mayor Thomas Menino mayor@cityofboston.gov 1 City Hall Square, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02201-2013 617.635.4500 End of MASSGENCOUNCIL Digest, Vol 4, Issue 9 ********************************************

Yes, you are very right. I got in a hurry and forgot to look at my notes. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Slaughter" <John.Slaughter@Navy-Vet.us> To: <MAMIDDLE@rootsweb.com>; "Norma Roberts" <ngroberts@localnet.com> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Hudson Smith marriage 1779 Pepperell I think a slight clarification is in order. It may not make a difference, but could. Benjamin and Mely did not marry on July 24, 1779. They filed their intentions of marriage in Pepperell on that date. Typically, the marriage would have been about 3 weeks later. Also, it is not an absolute that they were married in Pepperell. The published VRs, NEHGS 1985, has nothing further. See http://MA-VitalRecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Pepperell/MarriagesH.shtml#HUDSON While there is very little chance that the Pepperell Town Clerk has anything more, I'd give them a call. Maybe there might be a church record that NEHGS missed in '85. John Slaughter In memory of our son, Brennan. 11/10/88-5/31/01 - http://John.EssexCountyMA.net/Brennan/ E-mail for veterans - http://US-Vets.us On Fri Apr 30 7:44 , "Norma Roberts" sent: >My ancestor Benjamin Hudson married Mely/Melia Smith July 24 1779 in >Pellerell. His parents marriage is also shown in Pepperell. But none of Benjamin's siblings marriages so I am assuming they all moved to Vermont sometime after 1779. I am desperatly trying to find the parents of Benjamin's wife, Mely Smith. I would like to think that her parents were also around the Pepperell area also. They had a granddaughter named Amelia and I would also like to think her name was Amelia and was called Mely. Benjamin and Mely also had a first daughter they named Milly Hudson so her name could have been Milly. Any Smith research going on in this area at this time frame would be very helpful. Thanks ever so much for any help. >Norma Roberts > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I think a slight clarification is in order. It may not make a difference, but could. Benjamin and Mely did not marry on July 24, 1779. They filed their intentions of marriage in Pepperell on that date. Typically, the marriage would have been about 3 weeks later. Also, it is not an absolute that they were married in Pepperell. The published VRs, NEHGS 1985, has nothing further. See http://MA-VitalRecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Pepperell/MarriagesH.shtml#HUDSON While there is very little chance that the Pepperell Town Clerk has anything more, I'd give them a call. Maybe there might be a church record that NEHGS missed in '85. John Slaughter In memory of our son, Brennan. 11/10/88-5/31/01 - http://John.EssexCountyMA.net/Brennan/ E-mail for veterans - http://US-Vets.us On Fri Apr 30 7:44 , "Norma Roberts" sent: >My ancestor Benjamin Hudson married Mely/Melia Smith July 24 1779 in Pellerell. His parents marriage is also shown in Pepperell. But none of Benjamin's siblings marriages so I am assuming they all moved to Vermont sometime after 1779. I am desperatly trying to find the parents of Benjamin's wife, Mely Smith. I would like to think that her parents were also around the Pepperell area also. They had a granddaughter named Amelia and I would also like to think her name was Amelia and was called Mely. Benjamin and Mely also had a first daughter they named Milly Hudson so her name could have been Milly. Any Smith research going on in this area at this time frame would be very helpful. Thanks ever so much for any help. >Norma Roberts > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My ancestor Benjamin Hudson married Mely/Melia Smith July 24 1779 in Pellerell. His parents marriage is also shown in Pepperell. But none of Benjamin's siblings marriages so I am assuming they all moved to Vermont sometime after 1779. I am desperatly trying to find the parents of Benjamin's wife, Mely Smith. I would like to think that her parents were also around the Pepperell area also. They had a granddaughter named Amelia and I would also like to think her name was Amelia and was called Mely. Benjamin and Mely also had a first daughter they named Milly Hudson so her name could have been Milly. Any Smith research going on in this area at this time frame would be very helpful. Thanks ever so much for any help. Norma Roberts

Hello, Just an FYI for you. We were driving in Westford last weekend, and drove by an old graveyard that I didn't remember whether I had stopped at before. I stopped by it 2 days ago and found the plaque stating it was the "West Graveyard for .. ROBINSON .." And there are mostly historic stones in the relative small cemetery, and the sign says it is mostly for Revolutionary War soldiers. There was a large stone for PRESCOTT, and other names from Westford's history are there. It's in the "Forge Village" part of the town. It was cold and rainy that day, so I was only there for 10 minutes. I'll go back on a better-weather day to see if the KIDDER surname is there. * Betty (near Lowell, MA) * I had already found out that my ancestor, Thomas KIDDER, dying 1730's, is in the other historic graveyard in Westford - near the Tadmuck Swamp area. ***** I just checked the web site for the Westford Historical Society and they are having a tour of the Fairview Cemetery next week. That is the name of the graveyard where Thomas Kidder is buried. http://www.westford.com/museum/ If anyone is going to be in the Lowell area during May, the "Forefather's Graveyard" in Chelmsford Center, and the several graveyards in Westford are only about a 15-minute drive from each other. Mostly on Rt. 110, or on a road which leads to Rt. 110. And there is an historic "B&B" nearby - which I can't think of the name of at this second. But, Thomas Kidder's widow, remarried to the man who the B&B is named for. (Joanna (KEYES) KIDDER had a difficult decision when she remarried after Thomas' sudden passing. Should she stay in their large, fancy home in Westford with her 5 young children? Or, should she move to her new husband's large, fancy home in Westford?) (Wouldn't I love such a decision !) :o( Oops. A quick Google search and I found it: Samuel FITCH http://www.samuelfitchhouse.com/

Great article! I think these may be my ancestors. My grandfather was Samuel Hunt Weaver of Lowell. His father was Francis We(a)ver who deserted the British Army to stay in Chelmsford as a at the glass works. Francis married Naomi Hunt, daughter of the "only cabinet maker in town". Naomi was born @1799 to Samuel Hunt (b. 9/1777 to Nathaniel Hunt and Sarah Kittredge), and Samuel's wife Naomi Wilson. Quite a few Tewksbury connections with prior generations. Anyone know if the Samuel Sr. mentioned in the cemetery article is connected to these later Hunts? Thanks Sarah ________________________________ From: Betty <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: MAMiddle@rootsweb.com; MA-Cemeteries@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, April 27, 2010 6:02:27 PM Subject: [MAMiddle] CLARK - HUNT Cemetery in Tewksbury Hello, Just wanted to mention that there was an article about the Clark - Hunt Cemetery in "The Lowell Sun" a few days ago: http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_14956188?IADID=Search-www.lowellsun.com-www.lowellsun.com> www.lowellsun.com Betty (near Lowell, MA) To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I know you are looking in Maine but I did want to call your attention to the Ritcey family in Nova Scotia. If you look in http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canns/lunenburg/bmdindex.html you will find the church records for them. Probably no relation but the name is so close, I thought I would muddy the water a bit. Priscilla

Hi again, Do you need any Census information for the WILLIAMSON name? And I just wanted to mention that my great-grandparents, William and Elizabeth (HANNAH) KERR, also lived in Malden and Everett, MA. As I mentioned before, Elizabeth's parents were William HANNAH and Eliza RITCHIE, from both Ireland and Scotland, arriving 1857 in MA. (They initially lived in Billerica and soon moved to Malden. They had several other children in MA, but lost their oldest daughter as a young child.) Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: William and Eliza HANNAH were in the 1880 census living in Everett. They had 3 of their children with them; Elizabeth had already married; and I believe Isabella died as a young adult. And, oldest daughter, Mary, had probably died ~1860.

Hello, Out of curiousity, I checked the 1880 census for Maine for RITCHIE, and see there were over 60 people with the surname that year. Included many different spellings. Narrowing it down to Kennebec County, and there was only one couple in Hallowell, and none in Vassalboro. OOPS. I just found a RITCHIE couple in .. Vanceboro .. ME; I misread. Vanceboro is in Washington County. You can find the information at www.familysearch.org The couple was Fred and Mary RITCHIE from New Brunswick. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. I have an interest in Washington County as my KIDDER's were in Calais and Princeton, ME. I just checked a map and Vanceboro is north of Calais, and also on the shore of the St. Croix River - so just a bridge away from New Brunswick.

I was just looking at NEHGS ...I couldn't find any death records on Mary Ritchie (Williamson) or remarriage hope this other helps you. Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Vol:479, Pg 249 City of Malden 1898 Marriage Jan 2 1898 Ritchie, Fred G. 21 yrs occ: shoemaker Born Vanceboro, ME. parents Fred W. and Mary Kirkpatrick Williamson, Mary 19 yrs born Scotland parents Thomas and Janie Peters clergy- Geo. H. Clark of Malden ///////////////////////////////// Marriages Malden, Mass Vol 470, Pg 255 Feb 28 1897 Place of marriage - Boston George F. Ritchie res. Everett 21 yrs occ Shoemaker BP Vanceboro Me parents Fred W. and Mary J. Kirkpatrick Mary Williamson res. Malden 18 yrs BP Scotland parents Thomas and Jean Robinson Sidney Lawrence, Justice of the Peace in Boston //////////////////////////////////////////////////// City of Boston Marriages Vol 471, Pg 43 Feb 28 1897 George F. Ritchie res. Everett 21 yrs occ: shoe maker BP Vanceboro Me parents Fred W. and Mary J. Mary Williamson res Malden 18 yrs occ shoe maker BP Scotland parents Thomas and Jean Sidney Laurence - Justice of the Peace Boston /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// City of Everett Marriages Vol 470, Pg 162 Feb 28 1897 Boston George F. Ritchie res. Everett 21 yrs occ: shoe maker BP Vanceboro Me parents Fred W. and Mary J. Mary Williamson res Malden 18 yrs occ shoe maker BP Scotland parents Thomas and Jean Robinson Sidney Laurence - Justice of the Peace Boston *** They must of decided to get married in the church before they had children ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Vol 476, Pg 294 Births City of Malden 1898 Oct 20 1898 Janet M. Ritchie place of birth - Richardson St Parents : George F. and Mary Williamson occ: B.A.S. Co. father BP- Me. mother BP - Scotland //////////////// Vol. 521, pg 508 birth Malden Mass Nov 8 1902 Mary Ritchie Place of birth - 6 Richardson St Parents George F. Ritchie and Mary Williamson occ: Rubber works birth place of parents - Me. and Scotland //////////////////////////////////////////// Death of Malden Mass 1902 Vol 529, Pg 600 Date of Death Nov 8, 1902 Cause of death - Still born residence and place of death - 6 Richardson St burial - Forest Dale Parents - George F Ritchie and Mary Williamson birthplace of parents Vanceborough, Me. and Scotland Vol 543, Pg 508 Births Malden May 16 1904 Frederick William Ritchie Place of birth - 2 Mt. Vernon Pk Parents George F. Ritchie and Mary Williamson occ: Bootmaker place of birth of parents - Me. and Scotland In a message dated 4/27/2010 3:00:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, eritchie@sasktel.net writes: Betty wrote: "I'd just like to mention that my gr-gr-grandmother was born Eliza RITCHIE in County Donegal, Ireland. She married William HANNAH who was also born in "Donegal." But, they married in Glasgow, Scotland, ~1855. They had 2 daughters there and then migrated to MA / US in 1857. My gr-grandmother was 3 mos. old when they arrived. William and Eliza had several more children after arriving. I have the names of Eliza's parents, but nothing else on them, so I don't know if Eliza had siblings. I'm told the HANNAH and RITCHIE couples probably migrated back and forth (together) between Ireland and Scotland looking for work ~1800-1820. Betty (near Lowell, MA)" Thanks for the story Betty but I haven't done enough research on our Ritchies to know if there is a connection to yours. Family lore has it that the Ritchies were UELs from Virginia who went to New Brunswick. But there is also some indication that they immigrated from Scotland or Northern Ireland directly to New Brunswick...that would be interesting research to sort out and it appeals to me but my primary goal at this time is to find Mary Williamson. According to an entry on an archived 2001 message board Mary Williamson dtr of Thomas and Janet Peters married Geo F. Ritchie son of William and Mary Jane Kirkpatrick in Malden in1898. They had two children: William F and Jennie. When Geo F. and the children immigrated to Canada in 1908, Mary did not accompany them, nor was she ever heard of again. Now we would like to know what became of her and also her birth date as well as place and date of death. I have had several responses to my query and have received suggestions for further research which I appreciate very much. I may have to return for further assistance! In the meantime thank you for the interest. eleanor To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello, Just wanted to mention that there was an article about the Clark - Hunt Cemetery in "The Lowell Sun" a few days ago: http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_14956188?IADID=Search-www.lowellsun.com-www.lowellsun.com www.lowellsun.com Betty (near Lowell, MA)

Betty wrote: "I'd just like to mention that my gr-gr-grandmother was born Eliza RITCHIE in County Donegal, Ireland. She married William HANNAH who was also born in "Donegal." But, they married in Glasgow, Scotland, ~1855. They had 2 daughters there and then migrated to MA / US in 1857. My gr-grandmother was 3 mos. old when they arrived. William and Eliza had several more children after arriving. I have the names of Eliza's parents, but nothing else on them, so I don't know if Eliza had siblings. I'm told the HANNAH and RITCHIE couples probably migrated back and forth (together) between Ireland and Scotland looking for work ~1800-1820. Betty (near Lowell, MA)" Thanks for the story Betty but I haven't done enough research on our Ritchies to know if there is a connection to yours. Family lore has it that the Ritchies were UELs from Virginia who went to New Brunswick. But there is also some indication that they immigrated from Scotland or Northern Ireland directly to New Brunswick...that would be interesting research to sort out and it appeals to me but my primary goal at this time is to find Mary Williamson. According to an entry on an archived 2001 message board Mary Williamson dtr of Thomas and Janet Peters married Geo F. Ritchie son of William and Mary Jane Kirkpatrick in Malden in1898. They had two children: William F and Jennie. When Geo F. and the children immigrated to Canada in 1908, Mary did not accompany them, nor was she ever heard of again. Now we would like to know what became of her and also her birth date as well as place and date of death. I have had several responses to my query and have received suggestions for further research which I appreciate very much. I may have to return for further assistance! In the meantime thank you for the interest. eleanor