I've "rescued" an old photograph of Annie WALSH which was taken in 1901 at the Cambridge Studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Annie appears to be about 10 years old at the time the photograph was taken. I am hoping to locate someone from Annie's family so that this wonderful old photograph can be returned to the care of her family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

Hello, It was several years ago when I found out that my great-grandmother's only sibling, Miss Edith Crosby RICE of Winchester and Arlington, had a large collection of children's books named after her. The collection was donated to the University of Maine about 10 years ago. Edith had been the Children's Librarian in Arlington from ~1900 to ~1930, and she appears to have been well-liked. I had learned about the "Edith C. Rice Collection" by searching on-line for her name. And I had read on-line about the family which had the collection, but it was a family in MD and I didn't remember the names. Up to the present, I've belonged to the List for Arlington (non genealogy) for a couple years, and the Arlington Historical Society has been lucky to have a set of "diaries" from different members of the WINN family. People have been posting pages from the diaries on that List, and they are from the late 1800's and ~1900 and are interesting to read. The latest is from Nina WINN who was in her 20's when writing the diary. She never married and lived with her father and her brother. This week I decided to remind myself of the "Edith C. Rice Collection," and discovered that the lady who donated the books to U.Maine - was a member of the WINN family. I've been reading the diary pages (on-line) and I don't recall Edith being mentioned. But, maybe she and Nina didn't connect until much later than the diary was written. And the lady was descended from Nina's brother, George, who didn't marry his long-time girlfriend until after the diary was written. That's all I'll say about it now. I'm just offering it as an FYI. Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: My great-grandmother was Mrs. Louise W. (RICE) KIDDER, and she lived in Arlington when first married ~1900, but moved back to Winchester. It was just before 1900 when Louise and Edith's mother, Mrs. Adelaide Crosby (HUTCHINSON) RICE, left the large farm in Winchester and moved to Arlington. Her brother, George HUTCHINSON, divorced lived with the extended family. (For newcomers, I've mentioned the HUTCHINSON farm and the families many times in the past.) (And, as I just mentioned, I've never been able to find Adelaide's husband after they "separated" ~1880. He was Charles W. RICE, b1850 Maine, and I can't find him in any census from 1880 to 1910 (dying 1916). He might have been the man living in Milton in 1910, but he is listed as being 40, when he should have been 60.) (And, in 1880 Adelaide is listed in 2 census reports. She is listed as living with her parents in Winchester and also listed as living in the Danvers State Hospital.)

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Michael Connors (var include Conner(s), born circa 1840 m. Mary DANAHY (Var include Donnahee, etc.) July 19, 1861. Intention filed in Hopkinton MA where Connors lived, wedding in Framingham where bride Danahy lived. Mary Danahy is my gr grandfather’s sister. So her parents are Johannah (aka Bridget) and Michael and groom’s parents are Jeremiah and Abbey Shea. In the state census of 1865, the couple resides in Hopkinton with the Matriarch, here recorded as Bridget Donnahee, born in 1811, so aged 54.. in the 1870 census this family and their 3 kids are sharing a house with Ellen’s sister Mary Conners and that couple's 3 kids. In the 1880 census this couple lives in Hopkinton and has three children at home; John Connors, age 18 (so born 1862), Michael aged 11 (b. 1869) and Bridget aged 10 (b. 70). In their home lived Johanna Donahue DANAHY, the matriarch. Mary died 17 Nov. 1899 In Hopkinton MA. By then, the family surname was spelled O’CONNOR. Michael died 5 July 1915 in Hopkinton MA. Michael DANAHY http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/a/n/Michael-C-Danahy/index.html RESEARCHING IN MA (Hopkinton), IRE, ENG ALDRICH http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~aldrichnaa/ (one m SMITH, earlier ones m CASAVANT, COMEE, http://www.familyorigins.com/users/e/v/a/Jeanne-C-Evans LOVELL, PRAY, PRENTICE, RAWSON, SEALD, THAYER); http://members.xoom.com/jaldrich/Lines/Michael.htm Aldrich Family biographies, go to http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssociation/AldrichBios or go to http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aldrich/ CASAVANT (who m MORAN); CURRAN (who m DANAHY) DANAHY (b. in Hopkinton and who m LENAN, siblings m. TOLAN, JOHNSON, O'CONNOR) LENAN (who m O"BRIEN); SMITH (who m CASEY); PRENTICE (who m ALDRICH) http://www.prenticenet.com/roots/prentice/robert/#R4 RAWSON (one m ALLEN, later one TORREY) http://www.rawsonfamilyassoc.org/ THAYER (Thomas m WHEELER, son Ferdinando m HAYWARD); http://members.aol.com/Sadie476/Thayer.html

Hello, I just saw the GERRY surname mentioned on-line, and I don't remember that the name has been discussed before. I just checked census pages and there seems to have been GERRY families in Stoneham and other nearby towns for most of the 1800's: GERRY, ROBERT (1860 U.S. Census) MASSACHUSETTS , MIDDLESEX, STONEHAM Age: 76, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: MA Series: M653 Roll: 509 Page: 201 GERRY, JOHN R (1870 U.S. Census) MASSACHUSETTS , MIDDLESEX, STONEHAM Age: 51, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: MA Series: M593 Roll: 632 Page: 41 I was just curious if anyone is researching the name. Betty (near Lowell, MA)

Hello, I don't know if "asbestos" was in all the mill buildings in Greater Lowell, but I do know they were in the "locomotive repair shops" at Iron Horse Park. * That site in Billerica was half of a "Federal Superfund Site" made so in the 1990's, I believe (and still not 100% fixed). The other half was the former "Billerica Dump." Nowadays residents in Greater Lowell are concerned about the "Asphalt-producing companies" in the area. One has existed for a long time and someone wants to build another one not too far from it. Residents have been concerned about what comes out of sites for a long time. But, a couple years ago the smoke was tested and found not to be - hazardous to our health. But, why do the residents find "dust" all over our vehicles every day? I just looked up the history of asphalt and found this site. http://www.asphalt-guide.com/asphalt-history.html The use of asphalt as a road-building material increased exponentially during the 1800s. One of the builders, Thomas Telford, built more than 900 miles of roads in Scotland, perfecting the method of building roads with broken stones. Similarly, John Loudon McAdam, used broken stone joined to form a hard surface to build a Scottish turnpike. The construction method was later improved, to reduce dust and maintenance, as builders used hot tar to bond the broken stones together, producing "tarmacadam" pavements. In 1870, a Belgian chemist named Edmund J. DeSmedt made the first true asphalt pavement in the U.S. in Newark, N.J. The first asphalt plant was opened by The Cummer Company in the 1800s, while the first modern asphalt production facility was opened by the Warren Brothers in East Cambridge, MA, in 1901. The first asphalt production patent, meanwhile, was filed by Nathan B. Abbott of Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1871. NOTE that the WARREN brothers opened an "asphalt plant" in East Cambridge ! Did anyone work there or have a relative who did? Betty (near Lowell, MA)

I am searching for information on my aunts Hilda Dempste Langstaff and Evelyn Dempster Walker. They were born before 1900 or so and had emigrated from Jamaica. They are sisters of my father Norman George Dempster and daughters of William David Dempster of Jamaica. Any information you can give me including living descendants would be appreciated. Thank you. -----Original Message----- >From: mamiddle-request@rootsweb.com >Sent: Nov 16, 2009 8:16 PM >To: maureen645@earthlink.net >Subject: Welcome to the "MAMIDDLE" mailing list > >Welcome to the MAMIDDLE mailing list! > > >To post a message to this list, send your email to: > > MAMIDDLE@rootsweb.com > >Please note that all messages posted to this mailing list are also >added to the list archives on RootsWeb.com > >General information about the mailing list, including links to the >list archives, can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/MA/middlesex.html > >To unsubscribe from the list, including the list digest, 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. > >Sincerely, > > The MAMIDDLE List Administrator > MAMIDDLE-admin@rootsweb.com

Hi again, I was reminded that the "history of Chelmsford" is available at Google / Books. And I did a search for GILSON and found 3 pages mentioning the name. One page lists the first settlers in Chelmsford in 1658, and Joseph GILSON is mentioned. Another page mentions a Solomon GILSON in 1776 and 1777. Another page mentions a Robert GILSON in 1760. I checked GILLSON, and there is a reference to a John GILLSON and a Jonathan GILLSON in 1760. That's all I'll offer, or ask, this morning. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. Out of curiousity, I just searched for "Gilson's Hill, Billerica" and found it mentioned on this page: http://www.localhikes.com/Hikes/BillericaStateForest_1123.asp OH -- just discovered that the Billerica book is now at www.google.com Gilson's Hill is mentioned but not a reference to how it was named. There was a 2008 newspaper article about Warren MANNING, and "Manning State Park" in Billerica was created in his honor. And it says that he was responsible for keeping Gilson's Hill as "open space." (The "history of Chelmsford" is available at www.google.com and on CD.) (The "history of Billerica" is at HeritageQuest through your library (I believe). I do not know if it is available on CD, but it is available through the Billerica Historical Society.) (Both great resources. Towns were both incorporated in 1655 and many families in 1600's lived in both towns.)

Hi again, www.familysearch.org is available again, and I'm seeing a marriage of a Thomas GILSON marrying in London, England, in 1633. Another reference has a Thomas being born in England in 1614. Another reference has a Thomas marrying in MA in ~1639 to a Kathern (unk). And a reference to him dying in Chelmsford, with no date mentioned. I only have the "history of Chelmsford" in CD format, and I'll try to look at it later in the day. Perhaps if someone else has the book they could look to see what it says. (oops. I just remembered the book is on-line, and I'll go find it.) I just checked the "history of Billerica," and the name is only mentioned twice. As it turns out, the name is mentioned as part of the CROSBY family I'm descended from. It was 2 years ago when I did a lot of looking for the correct parents of Simeon CROSBY who married in 1797. My "educated guess" is that they were Jessaniah CROSBY and Mary HOSLEY whose last child was only listed as "a son." The book says that their son, Jessaniah, married Elizabeth GILSON of Pepperell, and they were pioneers in the settlement of Hebron, NH. There is another reference to a John KEMP marrying a Susannah GILSON in 1735. I saw that Janice has posted a lot of information on GILSON in the past, but in regards to Groton, MA, etc. I just checked www.familysearch.org and only found a William GILSON in early 1600's in Scituate, MA, and in Windsor, CT. Betty (near Lowell, MA)

Hello, Someone from Illinois has written a letter to the Chelmsford Genealogy Club asking for help in finding more information on a Thomas GILSON who left London, England, in 1635. I have looked in the archives of several Lists and Boards, and the GILSON name has been mentioned many times but mostly about the families in the 1700's. I did find a posting on the GILSON Board at www.genforum.com where a GILSON researcher had information. It was posted 6+ yrs. ago, so I have just written to ask if the researcher is still available. This is part of the letter which was received this week: "Mr. Gilson left from the Port of London on a ship called, 'The Alexander.' He was to be transported to Barbados. This ship left on May 2, 1635. He probably spent 9-12 mos. in Barbados before coming to MA. I do not believe he was an indentured servant, and he did not buy property or marry while there ... I have not been able to find a source for a wife's name - it is possible that it was Kathern. References have been seen that Thomas Gilson's son, Joseph, was one of the original proprietors of Groton, MA, in 1650's or 1660's. In reading the early history of Chelmsford there are references to a William and Ann GILSON. Mr. William GILSON was one of 6 assistants to the Governor of MA, along with Miles Standish, William Bradford, et al. -- I am trying to see if there is any further information on Thomas, and, if William and Ann are related to Thomas. ....." One old posting said there was information at www.familysearch.org but that site is "down" at the moment. And, I'll go check the archives of the MA-Bay-Colony List now. Thank you for whatever information you can provide. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. I have an interest in "Gilson's Hill" in Billerica and how it came to be named.

Hi all. I have the following CD, which I am willing to do some lookups from. Revolutionary War Pensions Lists, Military Records. Contains images from 12 volumes of Revolutionary War pension records. Contains information on approximately 110,000 individuals. Some types of information that "MAY" be included is… Name and Rank, Regiment and description of service, Place of residence, Nature of wounds or disability, Date of death, Occasional reference to family members. Please send any requests for a lookup from this CD directly to me at scott@lookingfordead.com Please be sure to put "Rev. War Pension Lists" in the subject line of your message. Please include the state they enlisted in and or filed in which may be the same state they died in. If you know a spouses name or birth date and or death date. Even if you are not certain that your ancestor served during the Rev. War, you may still feel free to ask for a lookup, as long as you know the person would have been of age to have served in the war. Scott Wolfe www.lookingfordead.com

I've "rescued" an old photograph of Alice BLOOD of Groton, Massachusetts which was taken at the F. Glenton Studio in Nashua, New Hampshire. The photograph is dated 1883 and indicates that Alice is in the "Class of '83". Alice appears to be in her teens or early 20's at the time it was taken. Based on limited research and thanks to the help of a BLOOD Family Researcher I was able to gather the following information regarding Alice and her family: Alice Elvira BLOOD b. 11 Oct 1863 in Groton, MA to parents John BLOOD & Mary Ann Elizabeth FULERCK. Alice married Henry GAY on 9 Jul 1884 in Groton, MA and together they had 4 children including, William, Lawrence, Helen, and Alfred GAY. Their son Lawrence was killed during WWI and the American Legion Post at Groton is named in his honor. Census records provide the following information: 1870 census of Groton, MA: John F. BLOOD, age 37, a Farmer, born MA M. Elizabeth BLOOD, age 37, Keeps House, born MA Emma N. BLOOD, age 10, Attends School, born MA Alice BLOOD, age 6, Attends School, born MA 1880 census of Groton, MA: John F. BLOOD, age 48, born MA, a Farmer, parents born MA Elisabeth M. BLOOD, wife, age 47, born MA, Keeping House, parents born MA Emma W. BLOOD, dau, age 20, born MA, School Teacher Alice E. BLOOD, dau, age 16, born MA, at School + 1 Farm Laborer I am hoping to locate someone from Alice's family so that this beautiful old photograph can be returned to the care of her family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

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Hello, I just saw this posted on a non-genealogy List, so I thought I would post it here: http://www.middlesexcanal.org/ Sun, Nov 8 - MCA FALL MEETING to be held on Sunday, November 8 at 2:00pm at the Middlesex Canal Museum and Visitor Center at 71 Faulkner Rd in North Billerica. David Dettinger, a Director of the MCA and author of the definitive study of the Canal in Boston will introduce the primary speaker, Duane Lucia. Mr. Lucia, President of the West End Civic Association is an aficionado of Charles Bulfinch, Boston's most famous architect and designer of the Bulfinch Triangle. Together they will give a lively presentation titled "When Boston was Cut in Two". Please join us. My note: This museum is located inside one of the two "mills" in the "North Billerica Historic Mill District." They are the Faulkner Mill and the Talbot Mill which sit on either side of the Concord River just below the "falls." The "millpond" and "mill dam" are just across the street from them, and the little park beside them is a nice place to sit for an hour. A short walk east and you come to the "North Billerica Train Station" so you can take the Commuter Rails to get there. This Historic District also includes historic homes, large and small, where the mill workers used to live. The "Canal" came up the Rogers St. area and went over to the millpond. There the horse pulling the barge, and the man directing the horse, would walk across a rope bridge - to get to the other side. And, if you walk to the other end of Rogers St., you will get to the entrance of "Iron Horse Park" which was the place where locomotives were repaired for many years FYI: I hope you don't mind my saying that the Billerica Historical Society is one of several Societies in the area which have web sites which have not been updated for at least a year. If anyone has computer web site skills, and has some spare time, perhaps you could volunteer to help these Societies. In the two Societies I know about, both web masters of their sites passed away, and no one replaced them. http://www.billericahistorical.com/ http://www.freewebs.com/stonehamhistory/ Betty (near Lowell, MA)

To lIST, For those who are intrested Cambridge Public Library Main Branch will be opening 8 Nov 2009 from 2-5 pm. I found this on their web site _http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/~CPL/about/director2.html_ (http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/~CPL/about/director2.html) Cheryl

Hi all I am looking for information regarding Mary Donovan Mahoney date of death 27 Sept 1934 age 46 her residence at the time of death was 53 Berkeley St. Somerville Ma. Place of Burial Cambridge Cemetary . her parents were Julia O'Neill and Timothy Donovan . Birthplace for parents and Mary Ireland. Husband : Jerome Mahoney Mary Donovan Mahoney may have been my g grandfather John O'Neil neice she is buried in a plot that was bought by g grandmother Julia O'Sullivan O'Neil . Mary 's husband Jerome is not buried with her. If Mary Donovan Mahoney is my g grandfathers neice she would have been born in County Cork Ireland and lived in the Townland of Knocks which is near Clonakility. I looked for a death notice in the Somerville Journal but did not find one. Thank you Cheryl R7G98L@aol.com

so what do u need in Middlesex County, Massachusetts? Am I missing something? Are the parents from there? what are his parents names? or what town in Massachusetts In a message dated 10/27/2009 7:23:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, wallacelowe@eastlink.ca writes: Born at Nova Scotia, Canada, about 1854 - 1859. Wife: Emily Glawson. Need info on his parents 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

Born at Nova Scotia, Canada, about 1854 - 1859. Wife: Emily Glawson. Need info on his parents

Since the subject of Wakefield, Mass, has come up, I recently came across a clipper ship built in Thomaston, Maine, circa 1860 or so...named by Cyrus Wakefield...I don't know much more than that, except that a passenger on that ship wrote a book about (available on Google Books) a four-month voyage they took around Cape Horn to San Francisco. There are many other mentions of the ship Cyrus Wakefield on Google Books as well, in various publications. -David Reed The Greater Swanville Metroplex, Waldo County, Maine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- "When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take, choose the bolder." - William Joseph Slim -----Original Message----- From: mamiddle-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mamiddle-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janet Branson Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 8:35 AM To: mamiddle@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Crosby Hi, Betty, Thank you for responding and for these web sites. No I haven't contacted with them but 2 wonderful gals, cousins, came forward yesterday and together they are going to get it done for me. What a gift! Janet Hi Janet, Have you contacted both the Wakefield Town Clerk and the Library in Wakefield? http://www.wakefield.ma.us/public_Documents/WakefieldMA_Depts/clerk http://www.wakefieldlibrary.org/ I don't think you mentioned whether the people died in Wakefield, but, if they did, the Town Clerk should be able to give you their dates of death. And you can ask the Librarians if they will try to find an obituary for you. And maybe there is a "cemetery office" where you can ask for information: http://www.wakefield.ma.us/public_Documents/WakefieldMA_dpw/cemetery Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. I research the CROSBY families in Arlington, MA, 1800's (formerly Cambridge and West Cambridge, MA in 1700's). And they were descended from patriarch, Simon CROSBY, and son, Simon, of 1600's Billerica, MA.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Branson" <jbranson@tcaexpress.net> To: "List, Middlesex" <MAMIDDLE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 12:35 PM Subject: [MAMiddle] Crosby Hi, Is there anyone on this list who lives in Wakefield, MA and could do a look-up for me and grave photo? I am looking for obits of Truman Crosby and his wife Carrie Jane Crosby. They are buried in Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield. I have possible death dates for Carrie but not sure. The date I have for her death is 1 Oct 1944 but somehow I don't think that is correct. Truman died several years previous. I should think the cemetery would have burial records. I hope so. Also there might be Harry Iram and wife Dorothy buried near Truman and Carrie, and another wife who died about 1940. If someone could take and email pics of those graves, I'd sure appreciate it. Thank you so much, Janet Branson 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