Married 22 Apr 1867 Ashburnham, Worcester, MA [201:174] by Catholic priest in Otter River which is part of Templeton, MA Nazza DAME age 25 b. Canada, son of Marcelle and Soulonge (Frazier) Dame and Rosa Dumas age 16 b. Canada, dau of John and ____ (____) Dumas. Mother of Rosa dead. First marriage for both. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association

Hello all, Looking for the marriage of Mary Elizabeth SUNDSTROM to a Mr. CARLSON around 1908. After they divorced, she remarried so looking for marriage of JOSEPH ALBERT DUMAS to Mrs. Mary Elizabeth CARLSON around 1915. Both should have occurred in Fitchburg, MA. Thanks Jackie

Hi Jackie: Married in Fitchburg, MA 09 Jan 1909 [588:299] Bernhard Carlson age 21 b. Merike, Sweden son of Victor and Caroline (Rosenquist) Carlson and Mary Elizabeth Sundstrom age 21 b. Calmer, Sweden, dau of Olaf F. and Erika (Hagstrom) Sundstrom. First marriage for both. Can't do the other sorry - NEHGS is going to go to 1910. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association

I'm sorry to hear about your misfortune Arline! Here is the company you are looking for in Oxford. http://www.archivepublishing.com/books/family_folios.htm Sue Susan M. Hillier Roe [email protected] Seal Beach, CA A friend is one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. Anonymous

Because of the damage to my house from hurricane 'Charley' on Friday, 13 August, 2004, I lost my email addresses and websites. Is there a website for the company in Oxford who sells microfiche ? I would also like to hear from anyone who previously emailed me. I have not forgotten my friends.....it has taken all this time to put the house back together again. We are just now rebuilding the rooms that blew away. Arline (Taylor) Larson Native of Paxton, Mass.,living near the Peace River in Charlotte County, Florida

Hi Jackie, I did a quick search on NewspaperArchive.com for Fitchburg and got a few hits but no obituary. There was an A.H. Dumas who had a painting, papering and other small jobs on Wanoosnock Rd. in Fitchburg. The classified ads ran in 1937 and 1938. He may have died in 1948 because I came a probate notice for his estate on 20 December 1948 in the Fitchburg Sentinel. Here is the text... To all persons interested in the estate of Arthur H. Dumas, late of Fitchburg, in said County deceased. A petition has been presented to said Court for probate of a certain instrument purporting to be the last will of said deceased by Majorie Lamothe, of Leominster, in said County, praying that she be appointed executrix thereof, without giving surety on her bond... etc... legalese Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Presley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 2:29 PM Subject: [MAWORCES] Help in Fitchburg, please >I am looking for the date of death/burial date for ARTHUR HARRISON DUMAS >who > was alive in 1930 in Fitchburg, born Nov. 1888. I believe he is buried > at > either St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery or St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. > Is there some kind soul who would consider making a local telephone call > to > these cemeteries to ascertain the information? > > > > Thank you. > > > > Jackie > > In Texas > > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > Rootsweb list archiver: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >

Good Evening All: I am sending this information about the Mendon Historical Society Meeting which will be held Thursday Evening 11 May 2006 at 6:30 pm at the Mendon Senior Center on Providence Road in Mendon. Prior to the meeting, there will be a showing of a very old stage curtain which was recently found on the 3d floor of the Town Hall during Renovations. During the meeting a discussion will be held on what to do with the curtain. Also on display as the evening program will be the 300th Anniversary Mendon Quilt which has many notable names included on it. There will be light refreshments after the meeting. Please attend and bring a friend with you. Anyone who is going, it would be nice to have a list of the names that are on the quilt posted to the lists! Any volunteers to do this? I would do it, but I am a bit too far away to even attend the meeting, though I wish I could. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association Member, Mendon Historical Society Albuquerque, New Mexico

I am looking for the date of death/burial date for ARTHUR HARRISON DUMAS who was alive in 1930 in Fitchburg, born Nov. 1888. I believe he is buried at either St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery or St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. Is there some kind soul who would consider making a local telephone call to these cemeteries to ascertain the information? Thank you. Jackie In Texas

Is there anyone who could locate a marriage record for me - between Edward L. LUCIUS to Almina LATHROPE about 1890. Should be in or around Holyoke or Fitchburg. Thanks for any help. Jackie

Greetings, I wish to thank all the folks who helped me learn more about Rev. Joseph Goffe. I appreciate it. Best wishes, Rev. Dr. Doug Showalter

I am trying to find the LEVI HEYWOOD, son of CALVIN HEYWOOD & REBECCA TAYLOR, and thought I had found him until I found his death record. FTM CD#220 MA VITAL RECORDS HEYWOOD, LEVI Event Type: Birth Event Date: 5-MAY-1802 Town of Record: Acton County of Record: Middlesex Comment: /S CALVIN AND REBEKAH, IN A. ========================================== I didn't wish to just throw out this research so am sending it to this list hoping it will be helpful to others. NEHGS: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 1825 HEYWOOD Levi and Martha W. Wright, Dec, 29, 1825. Marriage Gardner 1825 WRIGHT Martha W. and Levi Heywood, Dec. 29, 1825. more Marriage Gardner ============================= 1850 United States Federal Census Record Name: Levi Heywood Age: 49 Estimated birth year: abt 1801 Birth place: Massachusetts Gender: Male Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts HOUSEHOLD: HEYWOOD, LEVI age 49 occ: Chair Manufacturer b. MA (all in household b. MA, unless otherwise noted) v-$28,200 HEYWOOD, MARTHA age 47 HEYWOOD, CALVIN age 23 occ: Clerk HEYWOOD, CHARLES age 18 occ: Clerk HEYWOOD, SALON age 15 occ: Clerk HEYWOOD, HELLEN B age 13 MURRY, HONORA age 25 b. Ireland CARL, THOMAS age 23 occ: Laborer b. Ireland ======================== NEHGS: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Births 1826 HEYWOOD Calvin, s. Levi and Martha, Sept. 11, 1826. Birth Gardner 1829 HEYWOOD Mary Whitney, d. Levi and Martha, Aug. 27, 1829. Birth Gardner 1831 HEYWOOD Charles, s. Levi and Martha, Nov. 12, 1831. Birth Gardner 1834 HEYWOOD Salon, s. Levi and Martha, Nov. 10, 1834. Birth Gardner 1837 HEYWOOD Hellemn, d. Levi and Martha, March 7, 1837. Birth Gardner ========================================= NEHGS: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 Heywood, Levi (widower) b. & d. Gardner Date: July 21, 1882 Vol. 339 Pge. 384 Death Parents - Benjamin & Mary Haywood ================================= Jacqueline Sleeper Russell website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surna me=A

Hi Maureen, I don't know anything about the particular Diner you have asked about but have a passing interest in Diners in general. The site below may be able to help you find out something about the one you want to know more about. We have a Diner just south of us in Plainfield, IN that is still operating and makes the BEST ever grilled tenderloin (pork). The place is called THE DINER and is one of the old silver ones. Lynne Bissell in Indiana :-) In a message dated 4/26/06 12:32:53 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [email protected] writes: > Dear Fellow Listers, > > Does anyone remember Betty's Diner on Route 16...On the > Mendon...Uxbridge Town Line? > Let me know... > > It was Yellow and Blue. > > Maureen >

Dear Fellow Listers, Does anyone remember Betty's Diner on Route 16...On the Mendon...Uxbridge Town Line? Let me know... It was Yellow and Blue. Maureen _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement

I have the Book of grave listing for Pine Grove Cemetery, Milford Ma. If there is anyone of you that need to check out a name in there. I'd be happy to check for you. I bought it because of my parents are buried there along with other ancestors But the cemetery dates way back to the 1700s. It has the names and sections, lot #s, Relation Birth and death dates that are on the stones. I was surprised to see that there are 2 wives in some graves along with the husband as both 1st and 2rd wives were buried in the same lot. I'm not sure I would like that, but it happens! Hahahaha!! Joyce

Hi Lisa, I remember the farm being most of the land along both sides of Johnson Road and on one side it stretched back to Cedar Swamp Pond and on the other side I am not sure how deep the land was. I think the land stretched down to Chocolog Road and up to Aldritch Hill except for a spot on the south side. The house was behind and to the left of the cemetery as you faced the cemetery. William and Sophia (Johannson changed to) Johnson (my great grandparents) bought the "farm" and moved there from Millville. He was a Swede/Fin and a vulcanizer at the rubber shop. He immigrated from Purtim, Vassa, Finland. Jon Normandin Burlington, Vermont In a message dated 4/25/2006 1:01:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:21:47 -0400 From: "Lisa Lepore" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Taft Cemetery Uxbridge Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Jon - Where was the Taft Farm? I found a cemetery on the topozone map right where you said in your message. It is just marked *cem*, with no name. The map shows a few cemeteries in this area. One on Chocolog just after Chestnut and before Johnson Road, then another on Chocolog just past the intersection of Johnson Rd. Another one on Glendale, between Aldrich & the intersection of Elmdale. Glendale turns into Ironmine Road where there are 3 more cemeteries marked in the section between Ironstone Road and Mount Pleasant Road. All of these cemeteries are just marked *cem* so they must be small family type lots. There are other cemeteries with names in this map series, so they must be the larger ones. In RI there is a project that's been going on since the 1970's to locate & document all the historical cemeteries in the State. Is there anything like this project in MA, or is it all done on an individual city/town basis. Lisa Martin Luther King Jr. said "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." "We will not be silent." _http://www.greasecar.com_ (http://www.greasecar.com/)

Good Morning Jon: Wherever you found those births for Preserved and Mary as far as Douglas is concerned, I have a news flash - not recorded there. The book of vitals from 1719 - 1843 did not get to Boston to be included in the Douglas Vital Records! Why - who knows. Anyway this is the story: I discovered this and set about extracting all the vitals of Douglas from 1719 to 1843 that did not appear in the printed book. Nothing for Preserved and Mary. However - in the printed book on page 32, is an entry Green, ____, son of Preserved and Mary b. 24 Mar 1845. I saw a quarterly of the RI Roots Mar-Jun 1998 pg 124 that this child was Byron Van Buren Green. In the Douglas vital records (printed book) on pg 109 it states that Preserved [Preserved S. in intention] and POLLY Newton were married 20 Sep 1829. Mary/Molly/Polly are all interchangeable. As far as the Upton vital records are concerned - what you see in the printed book is what you get. However, here is another thing. The original records that went to Boston to be printed, disappeared. What happened to them who knows. When I was able to see the Upton vital records on line at NEHGS, I ran the births from 1841-1850 against the book, and of the 45 entries for that time period, only 12 are in the book! The town clerk is aware of this because I called her on the phone and told her about it. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association

Hi Listers, I and several other people are trying to identify the parents of Mary Newton, born April 26, 1812, somewhere in Massachusetts ............ I've seen Moulton, Sutton, Marlboro, etc. and died July 05, 1858 at Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island where her death certificate says she was born in Moulton, Mass. and she is buried in Mass. She married Preserved Smith Greene or Green September 20, 1829 at Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts. He, Preserved is the son of Benjamin Greene or Green and Prudence Albee who married December 01, 1785 at Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Preserved is also said to be buried in Massachusetts ..................... I wonder where? Anyone recognize this Mary Newton who married in Douglas? Preserved and Mary had children: Descendants of Preserved Smith Greene 1 Preserved Smith Greene b: Abt. 1809 Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts d: January 1900 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island . +Mary Newton b: April 26, 1812 Moulton, Massachusetts (probably Sutton)(Marlboro)(Malden?) d: July 05, 1858 Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island m: September 20, 1829 Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts 2 Abigail Sophronia Greene b: December 23, 1832 East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts d: December 04, 1901 . +Perry Arnold b: July 26, 1819 Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island d: October 01, 1899 West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island m: January 13, 1850 North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island 2 Sophronia Greene b: Abt. 1833 East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts 2 Smith A. Greene b: May 21, 1836 East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts d: 1905 . +Amanda M. Stone b: Abt. 1844 m: July 31, 1861 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island 2 Amanda Mahala Greene b: August 06, 1838 East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts d: May 09, 1892 Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island . +Stafford Greene Straight b: August 05, 1836 West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island d: February 04, 1920 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island m: February 25, 1860 Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island 2 Minerva Maria Greene b: August 06, 1841 East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts d: April 23, 1900 Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island . +William B. Rathbun b: Abt. 1839 d: 1878 m: October 14, 1860 Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island *2nd Husband of Minerva Maria Greene: . +Thomas Peckham Hazard b: Abt. 1843 Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island d: 1906 m: November 11, 1879 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island 2 Sarah F. Greene b: July 18, 1844 East Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts d: May 31, 1924 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island . +Sheldon Tillinghast Knight b: April 10, 1842 Exeter, Rhode Island d: November 02, 1922 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island m: March 10, 1861 Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island Father: Daniel Richmond Knight, Reverend Mother: Susan Colvin 2 Byron Van Buren Greene b: March 24, 1845 Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts d: 1915 . +Susan Amy Whaly b: 1845 d: 1933 2 George Wesley Greene b: Abt. 1847 . +Hannah E. Arnold b: Abt. 1852 m: North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island 2 Olive Melissa Greene b: Abt. 1849 . +Horatio Austin m: January 09, 1870 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island 2 Charles Henry Greene b: November 12, 1853 Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island d: December 11, 1926 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island . +Phebe Ann Hutchinson b: June 29, 1858 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d: February 10, 1936 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island m: October 03, 1876 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island Father: Wilson Hutchinson Mother: Mary Ann 2 John W. Greene b: July 04, 1858 Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island d: November 05, 1858 Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island *2nd Wife of Preserved Smith Greene: . +Mary Harry Tefft b: Abt. 1795 Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island m: October 21, 1858 Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island Thanks so much. Jon Normandin Burlington, Vermont Martin Luther King Jr. said "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." "We will not be silent." _http://www.greasecar.com_ (http://www.greasecar.com/)

Lisa, When I lived at what is now the Mendon Antique Center. The Old Mendon Inn. This was at 4 Main Street, Mendon. The big brown house that is right next to it was where Chief Grady use to live.He was a patrolman then. He retired about 3 years ago. I see him all the time. He always directs traffic jams around road construction sites in this whole area. He knows a lot of Mendon's History. He may be able to tell you lots of things.I have a calendar somewhere here that Mendon put out a few years back. Every month has a different picture from Mendon's past. It even had the ROTUNDA picture for one of the month's. Also a diner that was on ROUTE 16 in Mendon, called BETTY"S It was Yellow and Blue. But former Chief Grady knows a lot of the HISTORY of Mendon. Have a Good Day! Maureen _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/

Dear Alison, I live in Hopedale. When I am going over to Westboro, I go staight up through Upton. There on the back road at the intesection of the Westboro Road and Hopkington Road,I go straight across to the Westboro Road. About a couple miles up on the left is North Avenue in Upton. At that intersection there is a small cemetery on the left. There is no name on that one either. I have thought about getting out but it is in an area with(I thought at the time).. loaded with mosquitoes. I do not even know if it is an American Indian Cemetery. Would you be able to look at your map and see what the family name is at this one? Thank You, Maureen ***maybe right now is the perfect time to go look before the mosquitoes start coming out _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

With all this talk about cemeteries, especially overgrown ones, I just have to tell you my cemetery story! A number of years ago, I made a tour of some ancestral grounds in MO/KS area. I was visiting a third cousin in St. Joseph, MO. She and her husband took me around to various ancestral homesteads and cemeteries. One of these was a private cemetery, formerly on land owned by my Russell family. The property has changed hands several times since then, so we don't know who did it, but one of the property owners wanted to get rid of the cemetery so he took all the larger stones and threw them over the line fence into a wooded area of the neighboring property! Everything else got plowed under :~(( Well, Rosie and Harold had already found these stones (after much detective work), so they got permission from one property owner to drive onto and park on his property and from the other to go over the fence to see the stones on his property -- one of which was my second great grandfather! We had to climb a fence covered with poison ivy and wade through all sorts of other vegetation -- but I saw and photographed all the stones -- some of which had been pieced together by Rosie and Harold on their previous visit. Here's the great part... The next day, we went to the Pattee House Museum in St. Joseph, MO. They have collections of all sorts of things there. After I had seen everything, I got an idea and I said, "Do you suppose they would like to have some tombstones for their collection?" Rosie knew just what I was thinking -- and, about then, along came the curator! We told him about the stones and he thought it was a great idea. Eventually, all the proper permissions were granted and the museum truck met Rosie and Harold at the site and picked up the stones. They have restored them completely and have set them up on a little piece of lawn in the side yard of the museum! My second great grandfather and others in the family now have a wonderful new resting place! If you are ever in St. Joseph, go see them! Sue Susan M. Hillier Roe [email protected] Seal Beach, CA A friend is one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. Anonymous