Hello, I finally got a chance to visit the Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett yesterday. My sisters had a free day, so I joined them and we drove over. We made a very quick stop at the adjoining Glenwood Cemetery to take a picture of a stone for my grandparents' 3 babies who all died during the 1920's. (My grandparents were buried in Arlington as that is where they were living in the 1960's.) At the Woodlawn, we were looking for a gravestone for our great-great-grandparents, which I don't think anyone in our extended family has seen for many years. I stopped at the office to find out where the gravesite was. I was surprised to find the lady to look up the name and then give me a map with the directions highlighted. I told her there might not be a stone, so she gave me the names on the stones on either side of the site. It still took us at least 20 minutes, if not longer to find the site. We only found it because we found the 2 surnames the lady gave us. But what was between them was a very small stone which only said, "Mother" and "Father." There was no surname anywhere on the stone. I thought about that all the way home, and again this morning. In the past, the majority of the time, when I see a stone that only says "Mother and/or Father," it is beside a larger stone which has the family's surname on it. But, this was not the case. The stones on either side were also very old stones, but were maybe twice as large. The names were REEVES and STEVENS. And, those names are not on my family-tree that I know of. Robert and Eliza (HENDERSON) KERR were born in Canada in 1827, and were married there and had 5 children there. They had a son, William, then 2 daughters, then 2 younger sons. They were in 2 parts of the Prov. of Quebec until 1870. ~1872 William came down to MA and settled in the Malden and Everett area and married here in 1876. A few years later, his sister, Mary, came down and she also married here. Probably during the 1880's, the parents and the 2 youngest sons came down to join them. These sons also married here. I have never been able to find the 2nd daughter after she became an adult, Hannah Jane. So, I don't know if she married in Canada and remained there, or whether she died young. One thought this morning is that the daughter, Hannah, while married, came down to join the rest of her family, and maybe she died here and is buried near her parents with her married name. If this happened, I would have no way of knowing what her married name was. I was just wondering if other people have found a gravestone for an ancestor which only said "Mother" or "Father" or both, with no surname mentioned anywhere. Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: Robert KERR died in 1904, and his son, William, died unexpectedly in 1905. William was buried in the Bell Rock Cemetery in Malden where his in-laws are buried. (Eliza died in 1902.) The younger sons went out to Washington State early on, and one died there of old age; the son, Joseph, returned to MA ~1950 while an older gentleman, and I can't find him after that. The daughter became Mrs. McINNES of Somerville. At this moment, I can't remember if I found out where she is buried.

Hi, Betty, The entire Hazen Boook on Billerica can be viewed here. There is a wonderful search engine. I found over 100 references to my Parker family... There are many more MA history books on Google Books.. http://books.google.com/books?id=OVunB0IQ_EcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+Billerica#v=onepage&q=&f=false Hope this helps someone.... Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:25 AM Subject: [MAMiddle] "History of Billerica" > Hello, > > I've mentioned many times that the "history of Billerica" is an excellent > reference book, offering both MA history, town history, and genealogy. > And, it is available through the Historical Society. It used to have a > cost of ~$50 plus S&H through that organization. I just saw it being > sold > on-line for slightly less than that. Plus, it might now be available > on > a CD. > > Just an FYI for you. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > P.S. The "history of Chelmsford" has been available on CD for a couple > of > years; it is also an excellent reference book. A reminder is that > there > are 2 books; it's the larger one which is on the CD. > > Chelmsford and Billerica were both incorporated in 1655 and were very > large > "plantations" at that time. After 1700, at least 6 towns annexed off of > them, including the Town of Lowell. > > You would be amazed at how man history books, "town histories," and > genealogy books have now been put on CD's. > > > > > > > > > > Remember to check the archives of all the Lists and Boards for your > surnames > and place-names. > And, please remember to check the on-line auctions for for your surnames > and > place-names. > > > > > 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, I've mentioned many times that the "history of Billerica" is an excellent reference book, offering both MA history, town history, and genealogy. And, it is available through the Historical Society. It used to have a cost of ~$50 plus S&H through that organization. I just saw it being sold on-line for slightly less than that. Plus, it might now be available on a CD. Just an FYI for you. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. The "history of Chelmsford" has been available on CD for a couple of years; it is also an excellent reference book. A reminder is that there are 2 books; it's the larger one which is on the CD. Chelmsford and Billerica were both incorporated in 1655 and were very large "plantations" at that time. After 1700, at least 6 towns annexed off of them, including the Town of Lowell. You would be amazed at how man history books, "town histories," and genealogy books have now been put on CD's. Remember to check the archives of all the Lists and Boards for your surnames and place-names. And, please remember to check the on-line auctions for for your surnames and place-names.

Hello, Someone on a town-List I belong to (non-genealogy) just mentioned an article in "The Boston Globe" which might interest someone. This is part of what it said today: Today's Boston Globe has an article about Concord's bid to save a house once a home to an American Revolutionary War veteran and slave freed in 1780, Caesar Robbins. The house was also home to a Thomas and a Peter Hutchinson. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/09/14/11th_hour_push_to_save_a_slice_of_concords_past/ I did some checking of census pages and I found Mr. ROBBINS in Concord in 1800 and 1820, and I found a much older Mrs. ROBBINS in Concord, I think 1860. The HUTCHINSON families might have lived in Concord after 1920, so I can't check them in census records. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. As most of you know, my HUTCHINSON ancestors were in what is now Winchester, from the 1720's. And, one half of the farm still exists; the other half was sold in 1958. They are descended from George HUTCHINSON from 1630's. There was a Walter HUTCHINSON who ran a store in Arlington for many years; I found him on the 1920 census. This year researchers disagree as to who his ancestor was. Another patriarch was Richard HUTCHINSON of the North Shore 1600's and he had many descendants. I think there were other patriarchs, and not very many books were written about them. (Actually this month I decided I'm going to try to find out when George HUTCHINSON sold his half of the Farm in Winchester. He was the older brother of my gr-gr-grandmother, Mrs. Adelaide Crosby (HUTCHINSON) RICE. In 1900 they and Adelaide's daughters were living in Arlington, and their parents had died during the 1890's. I had thought the parts of the 2 Farms had been sold to 2 IRWIN brothers during the 1890's, but I just checked and they were still living in Arlington in 1900. So, maybe the farm on Ridge St. was vacant for a few years.

Hi I am researching the follwing family John Geagan b 1870s d ? He married Bridget Walsh They had the following children: John Patrick b 1895 Mary b 1901 Charles Leo b 1904 Mary married George A King. They had one child: Mary Alice King b 1919 Any help or Advice in locating George & Mary in the 1930 census would be greatly appreciated. I found them in 1920 living with John P Geagan. Mary (mother) and Mary (daughter) some how made it to New Haven where they are buried at St Lawrence Cemetery. Thanks a lot Tami www.parisefamily.tribalpages.com Sent from my iPhone

Hello, I don't remember if I've mentioned this family recently, but I'd like to find descendants of theirs. The main reason is that I hope they might have information on my great-great-grandfather, Charles RICE. And, I hope that they have a picture of him. When I looked at the 1880 census for Charles and Amelia (RICE) McNEAR / MacNEAR, I saw 2 ladies with the HILTON name living with them. When I searched for Charles McNEAR's parents on-line a few minutes ago, one researcher said his parents were David McNEAR and Maria HILTON in Lincoln County, Maine. So, Elizabeth might have been Charles McNEAR's cousin, or some relative. Charles and Amelia McNEAR later lived in Medford, MA, and they were buried in the cemetery in West Medford. It took me a long time to find out that my gr-gr-grandfather, Charles RICE, was buried with them. (After he separated from his wife, Adelaide, ~1879, I don't know where he lived, but he eventually became a live-in gardener for a mansion in Milton, MA. ~1915 he went to live with his McNEAR nephew in Ashland, MA, and that is where he died. Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: Charles H. MCNEAR Self M Male W 35 ME Teamster ME MR Amelia C. MCNEAR Wife M Female W 40 ME Keep House ME NB Charles W. MCNEAR Son S Male W 8 MA School ME NE Warren W. MCNEAR Son S Male W 6 MA School ME NE Harry N. MCNEAR Son S Male W 4 ME ME NE Asa C. MCNEAR Son S Male W 1 MA ME NE Elizabeth HILTON Other W Female W 49 NB Wk Tailor Shop ENG NB Emma E. HILTON Other S Female W 19 ME Wk Tailor Shop NB NB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place East Boston, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Family History Library Film 1254552

Hello, I just checked on-line, and this "song" and original newspaper article goes back to the early 1800's !! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'm_My_Own_Grandpa I don't know if I'm my own Grandma ! But, just on my KIDDER / WILKINS ancestors marrying in Aroostook Co., ME, ~1834, I still don't know the maiden name of Mary's mother, Electra. And, when "Joe" KIDDER came back from the Civil War, seriously injured, he decided to marry his first-cousin, "Clara" WILKINS. So, I am descended from Samuel WILKINS and Electra (unknown) twice. Their son, "Sanford," came down to MA and married a MA woman. Their youngest son, Clinton, married Evelyn. Clinton was my father's uncle, and Evelyn was my mother's sister. So, Evelyn, by marriage, became an aunt to my father, but she was already his sister-in-law. And, Clinton was already, by marriage, my mother's uncle, but he became her brother-in-law. And, Clinton and Evelyn's child was a first-cousin to my father, and a first-cousin to - me ! And, on my mother's side, no one can prove it; but Robert KERR and Elizabeth HENDERSON, born in Canada in 1827, were said to have been first-cousins. (This family-group in the Prov. of Quebec is a major concrete-block wall for maybe 100 researchers. We know the names of the people who arrived in Canada in 1823; we can't find their births back in Ireland.) And, since the parents inter-married all over the place, we don't know if there were first-cousins before them. And, it was their great-granddaughter, Evelyn, who married the above, Clinton. And, Evelyn's mother was the (probable) twice-orphaned grandmother I've written about many times. I have an "educated guess" the birth-mother was a woman, named Clara, but "who" got her pregnant in the summer of 1888?* Just a few of the stories from my family-tree. Oh, maybe I can mention that this set of grandparents had their first-child become a 6'6" man and their 2nd child become a 5'11" woman. Explain that. :o) Betty (near Lowell, MA) * In case I've forgotten to mention it, we have more clues in my grandmother's story. A researcher in CT and I believe we are distant cousins; we believe we are both descended from a woman, named Rhoda, in Westport, MA (1800-1883). My "cousin" just received a package of old photos in the mail. One picture is of Rhoda. Another picture is of her 4th child, Mary CLARK, who grew up to become the Adoptive mother of my grandmother. We compared that picture to my grandmother's picture, and there is a strong family resemblance. I have written to an older lady in CT and asked if she would do me a favor and send me a picture of her great-grandmother, Clara. I believe Clara to be the birth-mother; she was Mary's daughter. I wrote to other great-grandchildren of Clara 2 years ago and they chose not to respond. (The archives of the MA and CT Lists will offer more information on this story.)

Then again if your uncles sister isn't your aunt, Who is she. V V V V V V V V V V Your mother ;-) joe wrote: > Betty, your 7 GreatGreat is about the 9th generation so 2 to the 9th > power is 512 7th greats > plus 256 for the 6th great great, etc on down to your Parents. This > count DOES NOT > include uncles, aunts cousins If it not correct, then YOU MAY BE YOUR > OWN GRANDMA. :) :) :) > > You are going to have lots and lots of names. > > Joe > > > Betty wrote: > > >> Hello, >> >> Because of the posting on the MAMiddle List today, I went back to a list I >> started last fall and never finished. I was trying to make a list of all >> my ancestors by name only. I just checked the names under the category >> "7th great-grandparents" for one side of my family-tree and so far I have 30 >> names. I was curious how many names I'm supposed to have there, and went >> to a Google search. I found this chart: >> >> http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=434 >> >> If this chart is correct, and I'm supposed to come up with names of over >> 500 ancestors for my "7 greats," I have a lot more work to do ! :o( >> >> But, further in the search, I find this article which explains why the above >> chart doesn't work. It involves: cousins marrying cousins, etc. >> >> http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/ancestors.shtml >> >> Here are 2 more charts which seems to be the same as the above chart: >> >> http://gonetotexas.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=chart >> >> http://genealogy2.com/howmany/howmany.html >> >> Here's a chart of "Kinship Relationships" >> >> http://churchtree.tripod.com/kinship.html >> >> >> Betty (near Lowell, MA) >> >> >> (reminder that I do not have a data base of any kind) >> (I much prefer - communicating with other genealogists) >> >> >> >> >> 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.90/2361 - Release Date: 09/10/09 18:12:00 > >

1 1 You 2 2 Parents 3 4 G 4 8 GG 5 16 3G 6 32 4G 7 64 5G 8 128 6G 9 256 7G 10 512 8G 11 1024 9G 12 2048 10G In other words for each generation the number of ancestors doubles. Betty wrote: > Hello, > > Because of the posting on the MAMiddle List today, I went back to a list I > started last fall and never finished. I was trying to make a list of all > my ancestors by name only. I just checked the names under the category > "7th great-grandparents" for one side of my family-tree and so far I have 30 > names. I was curious how many names I'm supposed to have there, and went > to a Google search. I found this chart: > > http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=434 > > If this chart is correct, and I'm supposed to come up with names of over > 500 ancestors for my "7 greats," I have a lot more work to do ! :o( > > But, further in the search, I find this article which explains why the above > chart doesn't work. It involves: cousins marrying cousins, etc. > > http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/ancestors.shtml > > Here are 2 more charts which seems to be the same as the above chart: > > http://gonetotexas.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=chart > > http://genealogy2.com/howmany/howmany.html > > Here's a chart of "Kinship Relationships" > > http://churchtree.tripod.com/kinship.html > > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > (reminder that I do not have a data base of any kind) > (I much prefer - communicating with other genealogists) > > > > > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.90/2361 - Release Date: 09/10/09 18:12:00 > >

In a message dated 9/11/2009 3:44:59 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bbffrrpp@comcast.net writes: (reminder that I do not have a data base of any kind) (I much prefer - communicating with other genealogists) Dear BETTY in Lowell, If you obtained genealogy software _ you can get a free download from internet - you would have a much better idea of your ancestors. Software makes you much more able to communicate with other researchers because it would enable you to put up a website and reach a ton of people that way. I do not see why you think software would hinder communication with genealogists? What gave you that idea? I am contacted daily by other researcher because of my website. Jacki Russell Jacqueline Sleeper Russell Web site: _http://tinyurl.com/q7w9ec_ (http://tinyurl.com/q7w9ec)

Hello, Because of the posting on the MAMiddle List today, I went back to a list I started last fall and never finished. I was trying to make a list of all my ancestors by name only. I just checked the names under the category "7th great-grandparents" for one side of my family-tree and so far I have 30 names. I was curious how many names I'm supposed to have there, and went to a Google search. I found this chart: http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=434 If this chart is correct, and I'm supposed to come up with names of over 500 ancestors for my "7 greats," I have a lot more work to do ! :o( But, further in the search, I find this article which explains why the above chart doesn't work. It involves: cousins marrying cousins, etc. http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/ancestors.shtml Here are 2 more charts which seems to be the same as the above chart: http://gonetotexas.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=chart http://genealogy2.com/howmany/howmany.html Here's a chart of "Kinship Relationships" http://churchtree.tripod.com/kinship.html Betty (near Lowell, MA) (reminder that I do not have a data base of any kind) (I much prefer - communicating with other genealogists)

Betty, your 7 GreatGreat is about the 9th generation so 2 to the 9th power is 512 7th greats plus 256 for the 6th great great, etc on down to your Parents. This count DOES NOT include uncles, aunts cousins If it not correct, then YOU MAY BE YOUR OWN GRANDMA. :) :) :) You are going to have lots and lots of names. Joe Betty wrote: >Hello, > >Because of the posting on the MAMiddle List today, I went back to a list I >started last fall and never finished. I was trying to make a list of all >my ancestors by name only. I just checked the names under the category >"7th great-grandparents" for one side of my family-tree and so far I have 30 >names. I was curious how many names I'm supposed to have there, and went >to a Google search. I found this chart: > >http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=434 > >If this chart is correct, and I'm supposed to come up with names of over >500 ancestors for my "7 greats," I have a lot more work to do ! :o( > >But, further in the search, I find this article which explains why the above >chart doesn't work. It involves: cousins marrying cousins, etc. > >http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/ancestors.shtml > >Here are 2 more charts which seems to be the same as the above chart: > >http://gonetotexas.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=chart > >http://genealogy2.com/howmany/howmany.html > >Here's a chart of "Kinship Relationships" > >http://churchtree.tripod.com/kinship.html > > >Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > >(reminder that I do not have a data base of any kind) >(I much prefer - communicating with other genealogists) > > > > > 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 > > > >

Betty, I would think he would want a footnoted document. Your sources could be census records, marriage records, etc. But each fact in the descendancy report would need to be footnoted with a source, if he is asking for documentation. Susan On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 5:08 AM, Betty <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi Susan, > > Thank you for mentioning this. It sounds like an interesting project to > be part of. I'd just like to remind researchers that this Professor > seems to be in - England. > > Also, another reminder is that the Professor will be in Massachusetts on - > Monday ! And, this is Friday, and that is not a lot of time to > summarize > what you know ! :o( > > Also, I have a few questions. My situation is that I probably have, > say, 40 ancestors who came to "MA" in the 1600's. I've never counted so > that's just an early-morning guess. And, I am a hobby-genealogist who > does > not keep "proof" of my finds in a record.* So, when the Professor says > he > wants "documented descendants," does he want only people with "documented > proof?" Or, will he accept my word for it that I am descended from the > 1600's patriarchs with names, KIDDER, MOORE, HUTCHINSON, CROSBY, RICE, > WILKINS, etc., etc. ? > > And, I have a "hunch" that Samuel WILKINS might have had a Native American > wife; my brick-wall, Electra "Leeta" (unknown). So, I cannot say I > "think" I have a Native American ancestor. (This was a couple in the > "Northern Territory of Mass.") > > I could probably write up a story about all my ancestors arriving in "MA" > in > the 1600's, but I don't think that is what the Professors is looking for. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > * > (I much prefer to participate on the Lists, and e-mail with people all over > the world - than to sit at my computer "entering data." I know many > researchers will cringe when reading that. But, I do have boxes and > boxes > of file folders with my family-tree information in them.) :o) > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Daily" <cullivans@gmail.com> > To: "Woburn Chat" <woburnchat@yahoogroups.com>; "Middlesex Count" > <mamiddle@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:50 PM > Subject: [MAMiddle] Participants Sought for a Boston-area Genetics Study, > September 14–18 > > > I thought I would share this from the NEHGS' weekly email, for those > interested in the Boston area: > > ********************************** > > *Participants Sought for a Boston-area Genetics Study, September 14–18* > > > 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 >

Hi Susan, Thank you for mentioning this. It sounds like an interesting project to be part of. I'd just like to remind researchers that this Professor seems to be in - England. Also, another reminder is that the Professor will be in Massachusetts on - Monday ! And, this is Friday, and that is not a lot of time to summarize what you know ! :o( Also, I have a few questions. My situation is that I probably have, say, 40 ancestors who came to "MA" in the 1600's. I've never counted so that's just an early-morning guess. And, I am a hobby-genealogist who does not keep "proof" of my finds in a record.* So, when the Professor says he wants "documented descendants," does he want only people with "documented proof?" Or, will he accept my word for it that I am descended from the 1600's patriarchs with names, KIDDER, MOORE, HUTCHINSON, CROSBY, RICE, WILKINS, etc., etc. ? And, I have a "hunch" that Samuel WILKINS might have had a Native American wife; my brick-wall, Electra "Leeta" (unknown). So, I cannot say I "think" I have a Native American ancestor. (This was a couple in the "Northern Territory of Mass.") I could probably write up a story about all my ancestors arriving in "MA" in the 1600's, but I don't think that is what the Professors is looking for. Betty (near Lowell, MA) * (I much prefer to participate on the Lists, and e-mail with people all over the world - than to sit at my computer "entering data." I know many researchers will cringe when reading that. But, I do have boxes and boxes of file folders with my family-tree information in them.) :o) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Daily" <cullivans@gmail.com> To: "Woburn Chat" <woburnchat@yahoogroups.com>; "Middlesex Count" <mamiddle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:50 PM Subject: [MAMiddle] Participants Sought for a Boston-area Genetics Study, September 14–18 I thought I would share this from the NEHGS' weekly email, for those interested in the Boston area: ********************************** *Participants Sought for a Boston-area Genetics Study, September 14–18*

I've often found that you can hire a local researcher by asking for a list at 1) the courthouse; 2) the local library and/or 3) the local historical/genealogical society. And or you might look at MA Middlesex Co lists for volunteers or post a query to the list as you might find SKS who might volunteer or someone may respond that does local research for a fee. Marilyn Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tlshel@aol.com> To: <mamiddle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Probate/will help needed. > Betty - Thanks for the reply - sadly, not what I wanted to hear, as a trip > there isn't an option for me!! > > Thanks again, > Terri > Washington state > > > In a message dated 9/10/2009 12:02:18 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > mamiddle-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Probate/"Will" - help needed (Betty) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 06:35:08 -0400 > From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Probate/"Will" - help needed > To: <mamiddle@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <C7BEB7C5BCB34BEDA7CB9D013F796754@LivingRoom> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Terri, > > As far as I know, a researcher needs to go to Family & Probate Court in > Cambridge, MA, and request they find the "will" for you. You can make a > copy of it while you are there. > > If there are other ways to look at a "will," I don't know about them. > > Several of us wrote to offices for "Middlesex County" and requested that > they set up a "Genealogy Office" at Family & Probate Courts. But the > response said it was a good idea but there was no money to set up that > kind > of thing. I was hoping they could do it and allow "slow-mail letter" > requests. > > Family & Probate Court in Cambridge has been discussed on the List - > annually - so you can find some information in the archives of the List. > > 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.89/2360 - Release Date: 09/10/09 11:29:00

Where do you go for post 1915? Irene > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:25:21 -0500 > From: cullivans@gmail.com > To: mamiddle@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Massachusetts Records Online? > > Yes, Tami, they are available (up to 1915) through a subscription to the New > England Historic Genealogical Society ($75/yr), and are at this web site: > http://www.newenglandancestors.org/database_search/Mass_Bmd.asp > > The Massachusetts Archives has indices available: "Vital records indices, > dating 1841-1910, are also available on the Massachusetts Archives website > at www.sec.state.ma.us/arc. In the future, the 1911-1915 indices will also > be available on the Massachusetts Archives website." > > Susan > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Tami Johnston <seekinmyroots@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Hi: > > > > Are Mass. birth/marriage/death records available for an online search? > > > > -- > > Thanks in advance. > > Tami Johnston > > > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1

Go to Google Books, many of the Massachusetts "Tan Books" are there and can be viewed or downloaded. The "Tan Books" are the Vital Records for each Town/City. This link may get you there. http://books.google.com/books?q=vital+records&um=1&as_brr=1 -----Original Message----- From: mamiddle-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mamiddle-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tami Johnston Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:09 PM To: mamiddle@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAMiddle] Massachusetts Records Online? Hi: Are Mass. birth/marriage/death records available for an online search? -- Thanks in advance. Tami Johnston New Orleans, Louisiana, USA www.johnstonfamily.tribalpages.com www.arnoultfamily.tribalpages.com 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.89/2359 - Release Date: 09/10/09 05:50:00

I also thought this might be interesting to fire department buffs, or those interested in the history of Watertown: Watertown History Goes Digital<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102687135313&s=3538&e=001MySAhNgsdihZiFOCda3QT30vKFxY4YpMBkh4FF041mdxNRwNeV2OjktUaUGXHx5jXuB_goe7HmGs7iF0LMJpIPdFBr8OlEhzSJ2f-0sIgMBQaqYj41O01iJUdoXx595MuOLzofoJ1kkfNArolTRqp8vJvSWZdibGbstlyd6yuFIwLuemhY4Mml_SR22vksvPCvtCLgUPiCS4VU2xOgHbcV6gTr4Ut5hr> Cynthia Maloney has been scanning and uploading materials on the Watertown, Mass., Fire Department. Her family has a long tradition of service in the town's fire department, including her grandfather Thomas, who served as the fire chief. http://www.wickedlocal.com/watertown/town_info/history/x1373206225/Watertown-history-goes-digital http://www.myspace.com/watertown1912

I thought I would share this from the NEHGS' weekly email, for those interested in the Boston area: ********************************** *Participants Sought for a Boston-area Genetics Study, September 14–18* For a significant research project, Professor Bryan Sykes, the Oxford-based geneticist, will be collecting data in collaboration with NEHGS in the Boston area the week of September 14–18. He is interested in identifying documented descendants of early (pre-1700) immigrants to New England – and the more lines of descent from early New Englanders the participant has, the better. Professor Sykes would also like to hear from people who know, or suspect, that they have New England Native American ancestry. People selected for this study will take part in a 1–2 hour meeting, possibly in their homes, and should be prepared to have their DNA tested. They must also be available for consultation (by phone or email) for feedback after the genetic results are available. Those participating should be available in the Boston area during the week of September 14–18. If you meet these criteria and are interested in participating, please send the following information to bryan.sykes@wolfson.ox.ac.uk. 1. Your name and town. 2. A brief summary of your New England ancestry including the patrilineal and matrilineal elements. 3. If you have New England Native American ancestry, identify the tribe and briefly (100 words or less) summarize your documentation; 4. Provide an estimate of what percentage of your pre-1700 ancestors lived in New England; 5. When you would be available during the week of September 14–18. 6. Your email address and telephone number during the week of September 14–18. Those selected to be included in the project will be contacted via email. *eNews* Vol. 11, No. 36 Whole #443 September 9, 2009 Edited by Michael J. Leclerc and Valerie Beaudrault enews@nehgs.org

And don't forget John & Jodi's site: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/ This site has transcriptions (and images) of many of the Tan Books. Not all of them, but they're working on it. John Buczek wrote: > Go to Google Books, many of the Massachusetts "Tan Books" are there and can > be viewed or downloaded. > > The "Tan Books" are the Vital Records for each Town/City. > > This link may get you there. > > http://books.google.com/books?q=vital+records&um=1&as_brr=1 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mamiddle-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mamiddle-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Tami Johnston > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:09 PM > To: mamiddle@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MAMiddle] Massachusetts Records Online? > > Hi: > > Are Mass. birth/marriage/death records available for an online search? > >