Val, Have you looked up all the Esty deaths before 1887 in NewEnglandAncestors.org yet, to try to locate some also buried at Mt. Benedicts? (You could limit searches to Worcestor or Suffolk county if there are too many hits.) Since Lancaster is in Worcester County, I would doubt her death would be listed in the Boston papers. And I believe you will only find just the one death record, since it appears she died where she lived. But keep in mind that town or city records can be a little different from the state, so you might consider emailing the town clerk for Lancaster and asking them if they can check that death record (give them all the info), and does it provide any extra information. (For example, they might have the actual street address of death, which might match the daughter's in 1880.) And write to the public library to ask about the local newspapers for that time period and what you are looking for. I have people buried at Mt. Benedict too, but have not been able to get further info. Here's hoping someone might have better how-to info for us on that! Susan Daily On 7/3/07, Val <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > This is my first posting and hope someone can help. > > I'm looking for my Great Great Grandmother, Mary Ann Nichols (1820 - > ????) who married Jonathan? Esty. According to the 1870 Census she > was living in Lawrence, Middlesex County, MA with her two children > Joseph and Mary. I haven't been able to find her in the 1880 census > but her daughter Mary was in Lancaster, Worcester County, MA. > > I found a death record for Mary Ann Esty in Lancaster in Oct 1887 > which could be my GG Grandmother but nothing in the record gives > personal information: > > [Death Record: 4 Oct 1887 Mrs. Mary A. Esty female age 64 of > Lancaster, Mass Cause of death: Abdominal Hernier under this is > written 12 Oct Buried: Mt.[St] Benadict, Boston [could be Mt. > Benadict Cemetery in Boston which I believe may be Mt. Benedict's in > West Roxbury] > > I'm looking for any help to get more information on this death. > > Is anyone familiar with the Mt. Benedict's Cemetery and if I could > get burial records and how. To me it was curious that she wouldn't > have been buried in Lancaster where she died. My thoughts are that > maybe her parents or husband was buried in Mt. Benedict's or maybe > that is the Cemetery that Roman Catholics would have used in > Lancaster especially if they were poor. > > Also if someone goes to the Lancaster or Boston library I would > appreciate a look up for a possible obit or funeral announcement. > (Died Oct 4 1887, Buried Oct 12 1877) > > One last thought. I have another ancestor that died in 1904 in > Boston, temporarily buried in a tomb in her hometown of Stoneham for > the winter and then moved to Leominster for the burial in the spring. > Death Records were issued in all three places and only 2 were > identical. Could another death record exist? I checked the > Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 on the New England > Ancestors.org but only found the one for Lancaster. Is there a place > to check for West Roxbury and Boston Records from 1887 rather than > depending on that site. > > Val > >

Thanks Susan, You have some good ideas. Val On 3 Jul 2007 at 11:59, Susan Daily <[email protected]> wrote: > Val, > Have you looked up all the Esty deaths before 1887 in > NewEnglandAncestors.org yet, to try to locate some also buried at Mt. > Benedicts? (You could limit searches to Worcestor or Suffolk county if > there are too many hits.) > > Since Lancaster is in Worcester County, I would doubt her death would > be listed in the Boston papers. And I believe you will only find just > the one death record, since it appears she died where she lived. But > keep in mind that town or city records can be a little different from > the state, so you might consider emailing the town clerk for Lancaster > and asking them if they can check that death record (give them all the > info), and does it provide any extra information. (For example, they > might have the actual street address of death, which might match the > daughter's in 1880.) And write to the public library to ask about the > local newspapers for that time period and what you are looking for. > > I have people buried at Mt. Benedict too, but have not been able to > get further info. Here's hoping someone might have better how-to info > for us on that! > > Susan Daily > > On 7/3/07, Val <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > This is my first posting and hope someone can help. > > > > I'm looking for my Great Great Grandmother, Mary Ann Nichols (1820 - > > ????) who married Jonathan? Esty. According to the 1870 Census she > > was living in Lawrence, Middlesex County, MA with her two children > > Joseph and Mary. I haven't been able to find her in the 1880 census > > but her daughter Mary was in Lancaster, Worcester County, MA. > > > > I found a death record for Mary Ann Esty in Lancaster in Oct 1887 > > which could be my GG Grandmother but nothing in the record gives > > personal information: > > > > [Death Record: 4 Oct 1887 Mrs. Mary A. Esty female age 64 of > > Lancaster, Mass Cause of death: Abdominal Hernier under this is > > written 12 Oct Buried: Mt.[St] Benadict, Boston [could be Mt. > > Benadict Cemetery in Boston which I believe may be Mt. Benedict's in > > West Roxbury] > > > > I'm looking for any help to get more information on this death. > > > > Is anyone familiar with the Mt. Benedict's Cemetery and if I could > > get burial records and how. To me it was curious that she wouldn't > > have been buried in Lancaster where she died. My thoughts are that > > maybe her parents or husband was buried in Mt. Benedict's or maybe > > that is the Cemetery that Roman Catholics would have used in > > Lancaster especially if they were poor. > > > > Also if someone goes to the Lancaster or Boston library I would > > appreciate a look up for a possible obit or funeral announcement. > > (Died Oct 4 1887, Buried Oct 12 1877) > > > > One last thought. I have another ancestor that died in 1904 in > > Boston, temporarily buried in a tomb in her hometown of Stoneham for > > the winter and then moved to Leominster for the burial in the > > spring. Death Records were issued in all three places and only 2 > > were identical. Could another death record exist? I checked the > > Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 on the New England > > Ancestors.org but only found the one for Lancaster. Is there a > > place to check for West Roxbury and Boston Records from 1887 rather > > than depending on that site. > > > > Val > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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 Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.14/884 - Release Date: > 7/2/2007 3:35 PM >