Hi Listers < doug v brown calling from MA> Research Note-# 1--- Following a tip from Marilyn <mrofitz@verizon.net > ref MAMIDDLE Digest, Vol 5, Issue 1 dated -jan 01 2010 mess #2 Marilyn wrote ..in part ..................................... > The information from this [-DITSON-] cemetery is found in the > published VRS of Burlington (part of series of books of MA VRS to > 1850) which?can also be found at > > http://ma-vitalrecords.org/ This is a gold mine on the Vital Records to 1850 of the many towns/ cities of Massachusetts by a John Slaughter web page who is quick to note that it is not a source ,but has links to assoc page images of the NEHGS - Boston VR's to 1850 <Tan Series> Research Note # 2.... In the NEHGS VR's to 1850 records ,the surname suffix <-Jr. or Jun. -> designated the younger in age of another person(s) with that same name (s). in town The Billerica VR's to 1850 show DITSON marriage Thomas Jr m. Elizabeth BLANCHARD Jun 18,1761 and DITSON birth Thomas , s of Thomas and Elizabeth [-Blanchard-] b Jan 31, 1762 becoming the town's new Thomas DITSON Jun and was the legendary "Yankee Doodle Dandy" tarred/feathered -Mar 1775 Boston DITSON deaths Thomas, s. of Thomas and Elizabeth [-Blanchard-] d. Feb 20,1782 AE 20 Y 20d., died at sea. Research Note # 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A verse written about this young Rev War legend , (sung to Yankee Doodle tune ) might go something like this: HE WAS A YANKEE DOODLE DANDY- A YANKEE DOODLE DO AND DIE- A REAL LIFE NEPHEW OF HIS UNCLE SAM , BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (-ref Billerica VR's DITSON births Samuel , s of Thomas and Elizabeth (LAWRENCE) b. July 4 1750 ) Samuel settled in Woburn, per Betty (near Lowell) and married Mary GRIMES in Lexington m.Sept 18, 1770 ,per VR's ) HE HAD A YANKEE DOODLE SWEETHEART ,WHO WAS HIS YANKEE DOODLE JOY YANKEE DOODLE WENT TO BOSTON, RIDING ON A PONY ,HE WAS THE YANKEE DOODLE BOY 100106- dougvbrown files dougvbrown@gmail.com
Doug, I can't remember if I ever cntacted you about the Browns in my tree? Emery St. Cyr eastcyr@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas V Brown" <dougvbrown@gmail.com> To: <mamiddle@rootsweb.com>; "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net>; <spotts4389@aol.com> Cc: <mrofitz@verizon.net>; "Douglas V Brown" <dougvbrown@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:42 PM Subject: [MAMiddle] Thomas Ditson Jr 1775 Billerica , MA > > Hi Listers < doug v brown calling from MA> > > Research Note-# 1--- > > Following a tip from Marilyn <mrofitz@verizon.net > ref MAMIDDLE > Digest, Vol 5, Issue 1 > > dated -jan 01 2010 mess #2 Marilyn wrote ..in > part ..................................... > >> The information from this [-DITSON-] cemetery is found in the >> published VRS of Burlington (part of series of books of MA VRS to >> 1850) which?can also be found at >> >> http://ma-vitalrecords.org/ > > This is a gold mine on the Vital Records to 1850 of the many towns/ > cities of Massachusetts by a John Slaughter > > web page who is quick to note that it is not a source ,but has links > to assoc page images of the > > NEHGS - Boston VR's to 1850 <Tan Series> > > Research Note # 2.... In the NEHGS VR's to 1850 records ,the surname > suffix <-Jr. or Jun. -> > > designated the younger in age of another person(s) with that same name > (s). in town > > The Billerica VR's to 1850 show DITSON marriage Thomas Jr m. > Elizabeth BLANCHARD Jun 18,1761 > > and DITSON birth Thomas , s of Thomas and Elizabeth [-Blanchard-] > b Jan 31, 1762 becoming the town's new > > Thomas DITSON Jun and was the legendary "Yankee Doodle Dandy" > tarred/feathered -Mar 1775 Boston > > DITSON deaths Thomas, s. of Thomas and Elizabeth [-Blanchard-] d. > Feb 20,1782 AE 20 Y 20d., died at sea. > > Research Note # 3 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > A verse written about this young Rev War legend , (sung to Yankee > Doodle tune ) might go something like this: > > HE WAS A YANKEE DOODLE DANDY- A YANKEE DOODLE DO AND DIE- > > A REAL LIFE NEPHEW OF HIS UNCLE SAM , BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY > > (-ref Billerica VR's DITSON births Samuel , s of Thomas and > Elizabeth (LAWRENCE) b. July 4 1750 ) > Samuel settled in Woburn, per Betty (near Lowell) and married > Mary GRIMES in Lexington m.Sept 18, 1770 ,per VR's ) > > > HE HAD A YANKEE DOODLE SWEETHEART ,WHO WAS HIS YANKEE DOODLE JOY > > YANKEE DOODLE WENT TO BOSTON, RIDING ON A PONY ,HE WAS THE YANKEE > DOODLE BOY > > 100106- dougvbrown files > > dougvbrown@gmail.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