THANKS for your reply - I posted it on FACEBOOK so my FACEBOOK mac using friends could see it. Regards, Jacki Russell Jacqueline Sleeper Russell _http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr_ (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr) In a message dated 3/2/2010 9:29:55 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bob@shipstore.com writes: "Reunion" is a popular Mac program. Now in version 9. Has a very strong user support group, list etc. Also version for iPhone. Home page is http://www.leisterpro.com/ I have used it for over 20 years. Bob

"Reunion" is a popular Mac program. Now in version 9. Has a very strong user support group, list etc. Also version for iPhone. Home page is http://www.leisterpro.com/ I have used it for over 20 years. Bob Bob & Dee Carroll Westport on Lake Champlain, NY. Bob@shipstore.com www.westportmarina.com Ancestors of Bob and Dee http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=rcarroll On Mar 2, 2010, at 12:07 PM, Jackisr@aol.com wrote: > I have already done searches on this on GOOGLE. > I am looking for a mac user who has found genealogy software they are > HAPPY with and would be pleased to recommend it - my fault - should > have worded > my query better. > > Jacqueline Sleeper Russell > _http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr_ > (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr) >

Hello Jacqueline et al, I settled on TMG back in 2003, and have not looked back. Their support has been amazing. The Master Genealogist http://www.whollygenes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?screen=TMG Hardware Requirements The Master Genealogist requires a Pentium 166 with 64 Megs of RAM (256 recommended) running Windows 2000, XP, or Vista 32-bit. (Word processor and HTML output functions are not currently designed for Vista 64-bit). A screen resolution of at least 1024x768 is strongly recommended. Web searching and chart uploading features require an Internet connection. "Following in their long tradition of quality software, Wholly Genes has released another quality product: The Master Genealogist 4.0 Gold Edition for Windows. As I sampled it for this review, I found that its ease of use and referencing tools continue to be this program�s major strengths." David Lambert NEHGS reference Librarian "New England Ancestors" (a publication of the New England Historic Genealogical Society) Spring 2001 "TMG offers more than your typical lineage-linked database...There's no limit to the amount or type of information you can store on any individual, nor on the size of the field in which you put the data....everything a genealogist could want!� Anyone who has been unhappy with the results from moving data from one genealogical program to another using GEDCOM will love GenBridge." PC Journal November, 1999. Your Sleeper/Young Cousin, Charles Howell Seattle, Washington

I have already done searches on this on GOOGLE. I am looking for a mac user who has found genealogy software they are HAPPY with and would be pleased to recommend it - my fault - should have worded my query better. Jacqueline Sleeper Russell _http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr_ (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr) In a message dated 3/2/2010 8:47:35 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, chwarwick@charter.net writes: I got a MAC for Christmas (and run XP on my Alienware PC......which did *not* need to be replaced! LOL) So I have *both* platforms. I have been doing my Genealogy on my PC as it has my old Family Tree Maker and I just updated my copy of Legacy so that I could go thru my Family File and clean up my Locations and Sources in the hopes of Exporting the File to the MAC. I have found one Genealogy program called MacFamilyTree which has a lot of 3D graphics and is amazingly cool. Dunno how hard it is going to be to learn, though. I hear excellent reveiws on Reunions which is THE top-rated Genealogy app for MAC. It is $99.95 so I have not tried that one yet, but imagine I will, in the end. Try the MacTamily Tree and see if you like it. It is very different from anythig I have ever had on my PC. If you don't like that, I would suggest Reunions if you want to put out the mony. I think MacFamilyTree was betwen $39 and $59 or so... Good luck. I have been Googling for a good Genealogy app for my MAC ever since Christmas and these are the two best I have found. Let me know if you find anything else that you like. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jackisr@aol.com> To: <mamiddle-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:56 AM Subject: [MAMiddle] OT - is anyone on list using a mac and using genealogysoftware they like? >I have run into a couple of people lately who have macs and want to know > what kind of genealogy software to get. Can anyone recommend one? > > Jacqueline Sleeper Russell > _http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr_ > (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr) > 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

Will RootsMagic run on a Mac (Apple)? RootsMagic is a Windows program and will not run natively on a Mac. We do however have many Mac users who run RootsMagic using Windows emulators on their Mac. A Windows emulator lets you run Windows and Windows programs on your Mac. Probably the most popular emulators (at least based on what our Mac users tell us) are _Parallels_ (http://www.parallels.com/) and _Fusion_ (http://vmware.com/products/fusion/) which will let you run RootsMagic in a Windows window at the same time as your Mac programs (no having to reboot). Jacqueline Sleeper Russell _http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr_ (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr)

Really hoping to hear from a mac user who loves their genealogy software. Jacqueline Sleeper Russell _http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr_ (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr) In a message dated 3/2/2010 8:48:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, chwarwick@charter.net writes: Michael, Why are you hesitant to reccomend the use of MacFamilyTree ? Just curious. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Danahy" <mldanahy@bellsouth.net> To: <mamiddle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:28 AM Subject: [MAMiddle] mac and using genealogy software > I'm using MacFamily Tree and so therefore am hesitant to recommend it > for real Mac People. I have heard good things about Roots Magic. > 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

Thanks for your reply. This info is not for me - I have a new pc and would never switch to a mac because I am so used to a pc. This is information I am hoping to get for people who contact me for help with genealogy research - my first question to them is what kind of software do you have and lately ran into people with mac's and didn't know what to tell them. Jacqueline Sleeper Russell _http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr_ (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr) In a message dated 3/2/2010 8:47:35 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, chwarwick@charter.net writes: I got a MAC for Christmas (and run XP on my Alienware PC......which did *not* need to be replaced! LOL) So I have *both* platforms. I have been doing my Genealogy on my PC as it has my old Family Tree Maker and I just updated my copy of Legacy so that I could go thru my Family File and clean up my Locations and Sources in the hopes of Exporting the File to the MAC. I have found one Genealogy program called MacFamilyTree which has a lot of 3D graphics and is amazingly cool. Dunno how hard it is going to be to learn, though. I hear excellent reveiws on Reunions which is THE top-rated Genealogy app for MAC. It is $99.95 so I have not tried that one yet, but imagine I will, in the end. Try the MacTamily Tree and see if you like it. It is very different from anythig I have ever had on my PC. If you don't like that, I would suggest Reunions if you want to put out the mony. I think MacFamilyTree was betwen $39 and $59 or so... Good luck. I have been Googling for a good Genealogy app for my MAC ever since Christmas and these are the two best I have found. Let me know if you find anything else that you like.

I have run into a couple of people lately who have macs and want to know what kind of genealogy software to get. Can anyone recommend one? Jacqueline Sleeper Russell _http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr_ (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr)

I'm using MacFamily Tree and so therefore am hesitant to recommend it for real Mac People. I have heard good things about Roots Magic.

Michael, Why are you hesitant to reccomend the use of MacFamilyTree ? Just curious. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Danahy" <mldanahy@bellsouth.net> To: <mamiddle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:28 AM Subject: [MAMiddle] mac and using genealogy software > I'm using MacFamily Tree and so therefore am hesitant to recommend it > for real Mac People. I have heard good things about Roots Magic. > 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 got a MAC for Christmas (and run XP on my Alienware PC......which did *not* need to be replaced! LOL) So I have *both* platforms. I have been doing my Genealogy on my PC as it has my old Family Tree Maker and I just updated my copy of Legacy so that I could go thru my Family File and clean up my Locations and Sources in the hopes of Exporting the File to the MAC. I have found one Genealogy program called MacFamilyTree which has a lot of 3D graphics and is amazingly cool. Dunno how hard it is going to be to learn, though. I hear excellent reveiws on Reunions which is THE top-rated Genealogy app for MAC. It is $99.95 so I have not tried that one yet, but imagine I will, in the end. Try the MacTamily Tree and see if you like it. It is very different from anythig I have ever had on my PC. If you don't like that, I would suggest Reunions if you want to put out the mony. I think MacFamilyTree was betwen $39 and $59 or so... Good luck. I have been Googling for a good Genealogy app for my MAC ever since Christmas and these are the two best I have found. Let me know if you find anything else that you like. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jackisr@aol.com> To: <mamiddle-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:56 AM Subject: [MAMiddle] OT - is anyone on list using a mac and using genealogysoftware they like? >I have run into a couple of people lately who have macs and want to know > what kind of genealogy software to get. Can anyone recommend one? > > Jacqueline Sleeper Russell > _http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr_ > (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr) > 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've "rescued" an old photograph of Laura BLISS which was taken at the B. F. Freeman Studio in Somerville, Massachusetts. The photograph appears to have been taken in the early 1900's with Laura less than one year old at the time it was taken. Based on limited research I was able to find a possible match in census records as follows: 1910 census of Somerville, MA: Winthrop R. BLISS, age 32, married 6 years, born NY, parents born CT/OH, a Life Insurance Agent Edith G. BLISS, wife, age 29, married 6 years, 1 child/1 living, born NH, parents born NH Laura P. BLISS, dau, age 4, born MA I am hoping to locate someone from this BLISS Family so that the photograph can be returned to its rightful place, with family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

Hello Listers: <dougvbrown calling from MA > in recent mamiddle listings, Betty <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> has thrown light on two interesting Middlesex Co. subjects in re British legal documents 1.-The Billerica DITSON family and the Yankee Doodle tar and feather incident Mar 1775 Boston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CRITIQUE DITSON LEGALDISPOSITION~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Betty wrote,in part,..................Town of Billerica's ""Yankee Doodle Day" an annual Sept event ......Thomas Ditson Jun ( 1741- ) and a google search found this true copy SUFFOLK, BOSTON, ss., March 9,1775: The above named Thomas Ditson, Jun., personally appearing, maketh solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing. Deposition by him subscribed. Before EDM. QUINCEY, Justice of the Peace. (FULL STORY ) GO TO ............... http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/cgi-bin/amarch/getdoc.pl?/var/lib/ philologic/databases/amarch/.2087 (Ed. note- when two people agree on a given subject, then neither one learns anything new from the other if three or more people agree, on a given ,then someone is not thinking --) In a google search at least five (5) people wrote the same story about Thomas Ditson Jun (1741-) being the Yankee Doodle hero of Mar 1775.........now did one make the error and the others copied or did each make the same error without any help Consider the following................. In Legal documents the suffix Junior after the surname does NOT denote "his father's son" it means the youngest of a same named person(s) in town ,related or not EX" Elisha Parker Jun was son of Nathaniel Parker whose brother was Elisha Parker also in town According to the Billerica VR's to abt 1849 - ....GO TO -http:// ma-vitalrecords.org/ in Mar 1775 there were Thomas Ditson(1699-) (Lawrence) Thomas Ditson (1741-)(Blanchard ) and their son Thomas Ditson Jun (1762-) the youngest Tom Ditson in town. As the legal age to file any court document is age 21 which would be Thomas Ditson Jun (1741-) younger than Thomas Ditson(11699-) who swore,under oath [-that his son's ] statement was true also note that the incident ended at close to noontime of thur Mar 9,1775 the British soldiers had created the mob, then dispersed the mob, good job ,I say old chap and the victim was free io go at the end of Frog Lane near the banks of the Charles River.... Are we to believe that his friends then hurried him to a colonialist house and for an hour soak in a turpentine bath clean dry clothes quick sandwich and rush to the office of Edm Quincey JP at a 2pm disposition hearing in a hot office with itchy burning all over,dripping sweat and turpentine and scratchy wool pants shirt and shoes too small ?---- I don't think so the timing is wrong...........I smell kerosine? no... read the Judges conclusion probably based on the John Adams .....conclusions.....of 1770 case........... The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies [-see John Adams defence -] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ATTN MARILYN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Several years ago ,writes Marilyn <Marmrofitz@verizon.net>, I did a genealogy on Ditson family published in The Essex Genealogist. Q-- Marilyn ,time permitting, what do you have on Thomas Ditson son of Thomas Elisabeth(Blanchard) b.1762 and died 1782 lost at sea? was he the family black sheep? Last but not least--It is curious to note that in 1775 Boston Thomas Ditson (1762-1782)......................was a real live nephew of his Uncle SAM, ................................................................... . born on the 4th of July........................... [- Samuel Ditson son of Thomas Elizabeth (Lawrence) b. July 4, 1750 -] ........................................................................ he had a yankee Doodle sweetheart [-teenage love-] ....................................................................she was his yankee doodle joy ....................................................................Yank ee Doodle went to Boston,just to ride a Pony (cart) ....................................................................HE W AS THE YANKEE DOODLE BOY ...................................................................... ..............................................George M COHAN 1904 NY stage & 1942 Warner Bros " Yankee Doodle Dandy"-James Cagney as Geo M Cohan IN 1951 basic US Army training for Korean War above music and lyrics were used on long marches to the weapons ranges , also a favorite was the Scottish military march The girl I Left behind me with obscene lyrics and the obscene cadence calls sound off

I have an Edward Johnson b. in Woburn (Charlestown)1658. He had a brother Ebenezer b. 1660. Any relatives? Priscilla

Have you looked for his naturalization papers at the National Archives branch in Waltham? If he became a citizen, the papers could be there, or he could have been naturalized in the Lowell Police Court. I think the latter records are at the Mass. State Archives. If he became a citizen, the ppaers may show county of origin, date and port of arrival and date of birth. You should also look for death record, obituary and tombstone in Lowell. -dja

Hi Doug, Thank you for all this information. I haven't looked at my "history of Billerica" in a while, so I forgot that HILL was a big name in the town. I just checked and there is 5 pages on the name in the Genealogy section. And there are 2 sketches of HILL houses, one a garrison from 1600's and one from probably 1800's. That one looks familiar; it might be the historic home on Andover Rd. And, I don't remember whether I've seen the 1780 map of Woburn. Is "Wright's Corner" at the bottom of Ridge St. where High St. meets up with it? Yes, Ridge St. goes from the bottom of the hill at the Woburn line (current terms) and up to the top of the hill at the Arlington line (current terms). And, in 1780, I would think there would still be only the 3 farms at the top of the hill, with possibly houses at the bottom of the hill. At that time there was probably Fruit St. coming up the hill from the other direction. It didn't change to Hutchinson Rd. until maybe after 1800. And, today Ridge St. goes around to become Forest St. to the Arlington line. I don't know whether Ridge St. would have originally gone to the then West Cambridge line. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. Yes, we have found tidbits of information about "Thomas DITSON," Billerica's "Yankee Doodle man." And we know that after he fought in the Rev. War, he moved his large family to Ashby and Townsend. But, there is very little information on the family while in that area (and Mason, NH). So, we don't know where Thomas died and where he is buried, and I don't think we know where and when his wife died. "Yankee Doodle Weekend" has been held in Billerica every September for over 15 yrs.

Hello Listers : < dougvbrown calling from MA > < based on the research of BETTY bbffrrpp@comcast.net > I understand that The 1655 new Grant was for settlers from Charlestown, Woburn and Concord et als Middlesex Co, to est. the new towns of Groton, Chelmsford and Billerica, they were to clear the dense forest build a community with houses churches meeting houses and appoint a town clerk who would keep the birth-marr-death records , body counts,for town business ( not genealogy ) Any inhabitant failing to report a BMD event would be fined 40 schillings ( abt 50 cents ) In a google search for CORNET HILL -early Chelmsford there was a Cornet Nathanial Hill mentioned and in Billerica , a Cornet Jonathan Hill who had a large farm bounded by the land of HUGH DITSON grandfather of Thomas Ditson Jr(1741-) "Yankee Doodle boy?" and thereby hangs a tale, for another time. (will the real Thom..Ditson please stand up? woodlots was land yet to be cleared ,not productive,not taxable, and liable for town repo houselots had one or more bldgs , fields had been cleared for planting, a continuous job of clearing the field of stones ,large and small (-viola - stone walls ) The parents of Winchester were Woburn,-Medford,-and Charlestown all Middlesex Co An early map of Wright's corner Ridge Road Woburn 1780 shows Thomas Wright and Hutchinson farms in Woburn,-Charlestown and Cambridge (Farms) (later Arlington ) all on one mile of Ridge Road. dvb files - 100228

Hi Betty: I think we descendents of Johnsons are here on the lists! My grandmother, born in Arlington, MA in 1901, was a Johnson and married a Johnson from Ireland! Her family consisted of two separate sets of Johnsons, from her paternal AND maternal side. With a name like Johnson and given names like John and William....well, you can see how many challenges there are in our research! It's pretty daunting. However, you've noted Charlestown, MA. My William Johnson, born about 1607 in Kent, England, died in Charlestown in 1658. I believe that his wife, Elizabeth Storey, died there in 1684. Their son, John, was also born in England in 1632 but he married Elizabeth Maverick in Haverhill in 1656. This John, also had a brother, Joseph, who maried Hannah Tenney (who was born in Rowley). Somehow, both of these brothers fit into my tree and I have a sneaking suspicion that first cousins married in 1697... I'd love this little mystery to be cleared up! Is there anyone out there researching Johnsons or the Quimby family into which they married? The Quimbys were in NH before 1733. Thanks so much! Suzi Larson > From: bbffrrpp@comcast.net > To: MA-Bay-Colony@rootsweb.com; MAMiddle@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:23:07 -0500 > Subject: [MAMiddle] JOHNSON people in early 1600's > > Hi again, > > I think I mentioned before that there were important JOHNSON families in > the early history of Woburn (and then Winchester). And I just found > this mention of the name in the web site I just offered a minute ago: > > Isaac Johnson, died, leaving an envied name ; and during this > month, Mrs. Pynchon, Mrs. Coddington, x\Irs. Phillips, and Mrs. > Alcock. On the 20th of September, William Gager died, " a > right godly man, a skilful chyrurgeon," who had been chosen > deacon ; and on the 30th, Isaac Johnson, the wealthiest of the > company, and a warm friend of the Colony, followed his deceased > partner. He died in Christian peace and resignation ; declaring > his life better spent in promoting this plantation than it would > have been in any other way. On the 23d of October, Mr. Ros- > siter died, another highly esteemed associate, and one of the as- > sistants. > > http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofcharles00froth/historyofcharles00froth_djvu.txt > > The "history of Winchester" (smaller one) mentions the JOHNSON name many > times. > > We don't see the JOHNSON name mentioned on the Lists too often. Perhaps > their descendants are just not on-line. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > FYI: > > One of the HUTCHINSON daughters in the mid-1800's married into the JOHNSON > family. And an 1850 map of Winchester shows only 3 surnames in the > "Hill District," HUTCHINSON (DODGE) at the top of the hill, 2 LOCKE > houses at the bottom of Ridge St. towards Woburn, and 4 JOHNSON houses, 2 > at each end of Ridge St. (2 at the top on the then "West Cambridge" line). > I'm curious whether the HUTCHINSON daughter lived in one of those houses. > Her sister had married into the DODGE family, and the other sister married > into the GARDNER family. > > (It was ~1850 when John HUTCHINSON and his GARDNER and DODGE sisters moved > to Brooklyn, NY.) > > (In the mid-1800's, the "HUTCHINSON homestead" at 21 Ridge St. was a large, > fancy property visited by many important people. I have asked many > Societies and no one has ever seen a picture / drawing of that house. It > was built during the 1720's, and I'm curious what "large, fancy houses" > built during the 1720's looked like.) > > (That house burned down in 1883, and I lived in the replacement farmhouse > during the 1940's. It was not well-built and was much plainer and > simpler. I'm told that the families at the top of the hill had become > "land rich and money poor.") > > > > > > 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 am looking for anyone with a connection to Thomas Costello born in Ireland about 1828. I don't know what county in Ireland. His father's name was Michael and his mother's name was Mary which I learned from his marriage record. There is a Thomas Costellow listed in a Lowell, MA directory in 1849 who could be him, but I can't find him in the Lowell 1850 census. Thomas Costello age 32 is in the 1860 Lowell, MA census along with a Michael Costello age 35 who could be his brother. He married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ostrander, born in Plattsburg, NY on 3-18-1861 in Lowell and the family later lived in Billerica. Below is a link to my rootsweb page on Thomas Costello. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=johanson&id=I177 Any hints or help on his county of birth in Ireland and immigration to the US would be appreciated. Susan -- --- Susan C. Johanson, Haymarket, VA http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johanson http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/Susan-C-Johanson/ ...Searching for footprints in the sands of time...

At 07:07 AM 2/28/2010, Betty wrote: >The original residents of Charlestown aren't mentioned on the Lists too >often. I was wondering if there was more information on my ancestor, >George HUTCHINSON, who was a resident of Charlestown in 1638. Betty - A useful guide to early settlers of the town is Ralph J. Crandall and Ralph J. Coffman, "From Emigrants to Rulers: The Charlestown Oligarchy In the Great Migration" (NEHGR, 131 (1977):3-27, 121-132, 207-213). The article consists primarily of a table of settlers, and George is found on p. 126. He is shown there as a Boston church member in 1630 and a freeman in 1634. A great more detail can be found in his sketch in Volume II of Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants To New England 1620-1633, "3 Vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995; CD-ROM, Orem, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000). Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net