Maybe this is the place Jes found? http://www.bbonline.com/ma/bairdtavern/ Baird Tavern Bed and Breakfast Blandford, Massachusetts 'This beautifully restored 18th-century inn, nestled between the Berkshires and Northampton, is the perfect B&B getaway!" I'm sure the owner could give you more information - there is a contact email addrees at the site. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 9:37 AM Subject: [MAWORCES] Tavern Alison, Adele etc. Thanks , Alison, for the listing and thanks for all your other helpful postings. I will be interested to read about hauntings.... Here is a journal entry from "The History of Pioneer Geauga Ohio" Here is an account from the Pioneer History of Geauga Ohio page 623 Mark Barnes ...... he started for Ohio; One of his daughters kept a journal of the journey in which she "offered to contrast the toilsome method of 1816, and that of 1875, in performing a journey: "Southampton, January 25, 1816, Thursday.--We set out on our journey for New Connecticut State of Ohio, went from Southampton through Westfield and Russell, and put up in Chester village, and put up for the first night at Burbanks' tavern, a distance of seventeen miles. "Friday, January 26th.--Came on through Chester up the Becket mountains as far as Baird's tavern, distance fifteen miles; had the ill luck coming up the mountains to lose a gallon of gin. "Saturday, January 27.--Leaving Baird's, we came through Lee and into old Stockbridge, a distance of ten miles, and put up with Jonathan Hicks. "Sabbath, January 28th.--Came through West Stockbridge and Canaan to Chatham, put up with Samuel Foot, traveling a distance of fourteen miles, entering the bounds of York State. "Monday, January 29th.--Journeying on, came through Nassau and Schoack, and put up with (???) Payne; a distance of sixteen miles. "January 30th.--Came through Greenbush, crossing the North river through -------------------------------------------------- This would place a tavern west of Worcester County on the way to the New York border; Becket, Chester, and Lee . before the Stockbridge/NY.... Great Barrington , Lenox area. Of course, it was a popular name so there might have been one in Worcester County also. I didn't see the original posting by Adele but responding to Alison's e mail on the mail list. Jes ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== Have you visited the ARCHIVES lately? http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/wo-gen.htm

Birth recorded in Killingly, Windham County, CT. Lots of Coats, Cotes in CT originally from Lynn ans Salem, MA. Barbour VR – Killingly Births, Deaths, Marriages 1708 – 1850 GOOGLE for the Barbour Collection James, s. James & Marthar, b. Mar. 21, 1731; 1; 55

Morning All: I am looking for some additional data on the GASKILL family that was living in Hopedale for a time. Frank Gaskill m. Minnie Louisa Wilson in Milford in 1881 and Minnie d. 30 Jan 1903 in Hopedale and is buried in Bicknell Cemetery, in Mendon. They had: 01 Ira Auburn b. 30 Oct 1882 Milford, MA [333:321] d. 21 Apr 1883 Milford, MA [348:426] 02 Roy Frank b. 25 Oct 1885 Milford, MA [360:339] 03 Clayton W. b. 09 Sep 1887 Milford, MA [378:360] 04 Irene Diana b. 09 Sep 1892 Hopedale, MA [423:469] In 1920 Frank and his daughter, Irene now Parker a teacher were living in Hopedale. I would like to know more about Irene. Roy Frank Gaskill registered for the draft in 1918 in Milford. He had a wife Mazy Elizabeth? I would like to know more about Roy and his wife. Clayton had a wife Ruth D. ____. In 1921 a dau Edith W. Gaskill was born. This probably in Hopedale as that is where Clayton and family were living in 1930. I would like to know more about Clayton and his family. Minnie Louisa Wilson was a Rawson/Aldrich desc. I don't think they lived in any of the big mansions though! <G> Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association

Two Pennsylvania bios with connections to Worcester Co., MA Charles Hartwell http://www.historicpa.net/bios/2c/charles-f-hartwell.html Kenton Chickering http://www.historicpa.net/bios/2k/kenton-chickering.html

John, what an amazing leap in progress since the early days of the Northeast list! You and your volunteers have been making a major contribution to those who research New England ancestry, and I for one have been helped significantly and am grateful to your commitment and dedication. If I ever find my Francis SMITH, born circa 1720? and died April 17, 1756, Worcester, I can well imagine it will be because of your efforts and the reasons behind them. Thank you very much. -- Adele/Seattle -----Original Message----- From: John Slaughter [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: March 11, 2006 5:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MAWORCES] Early Vital Records of Massachusetts Good afternoon, everyone. :-) For those of you who don't know me, I'm the county coordinator for Essex and Middlesex counties. Over the past several years, with the aid of many people, I've been working on getting the "Tan Book" series of vital records transcribed and online. I have always said that I would consider the job done if I got them done or I could get one of the pay sites to make theirs firee. The latter is soon to come to pass. I had a talk with the New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEHGS). We have come to preliminary agreement. NEHGS is going to convert their database of the early vital records of Massachusetts from 1600-1849 to the format that I have been putting online. (For those unfamiliar with these, visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords.) These will be made entirely free to everyone. These will be indexed by both exact name and soundex. Indexing should still include year, or range of years. Hopefully, the indexing will go even further over time. Also, images of the book pages will be available. This is all still in the early planning stages. For instance, who is going to do the actual conversions - my transcribers and me or NEHGS? They have about 164 towns already done. When those are converted, it will still be necessary to transcribe the remainder, about 50 or so towns. The first steps are being made. NEHGS has begun scanning. They have already sent me all 3 volumes of the Gloucester vital records and they are online. This is in addition to what I already had up. It will depend on their volunteers and their other needs as to how fast they can scan the rest and send them to me. I think that this is going to be one of the biggest boons to those with New England roots in a very long time. Thank you. John Slaughter In loving memory of our son, Brennan. 11/10/88-5/31/01. http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/Brennan.html MA-Bay-Colony list moderator USGenWeb County Coordinator Essex County, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex Middlesex County, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamiddle USGenWeb Town Coordinator Ipswich, Essex, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~macipswi _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== Need to UNsub for vacation or summer?? Forget How to UN sub??? http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html

I found one of Mary's brothers obit., Francis X. COOMEY, 71 yrs. Obit dated 1 Apr 2000. If you are interested in it just let me know. Marcia

Worcester Telegram & Gazette; 3 Apr 2005 Worcester---Mary C. (COOMEY) MC GREEVY, 85, formerly of 5 Alexander Rd., Worcester, died Wed., March 30, in Knollwood Nursing Care. Husband, John F. McCreevy died in 1964. She leaves her daughters, Jamise F. GERSOVITZ of San Fransisco, CA and Marilou SETTERLUND of Brewster; a son, Paul F. McGreevy of Airmont, NY; 4 grandchildren & 5 gr grandchildren. Brothers, James, John, Francis X. COOMEY and sister, Margaret POWERS, predeceased he. Born in Worcester to James & Anna (MCNAMARA) COOMEY and lived in Worcester her entire life. A graduate of Commerce High School. She was a secretary for the Worc. Police Dept. for 20 years and worked many years in the chief's office before retiring in 1985. A member of Immaculate Conception Parish and she enjoyed vacationing on Cape Cod. Funeral Mass will be held Monday, April 4 at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 353 Grove St., Worcester. Burial to follow in St. John's Cemetery. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Athy Memorial Home, 111 Lancaster St., Worcester is directing. P.S. There was also a photo included with this obituary. Section: deaths; Page B5

Good afternoon, everyone. :-) For those of you who don't know me, I'm the county coordinator for Essex and Middlesex counties. Over the past several years, with the aid of many people, I've been working on getting the "Tan Book" series of vital records transcribed and online. I have always said that I would consider the job done if I got them done or I could get one of the pay sites to make theirs firee. The latter is soon to come to pass. I had a talk with the New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEHGS). We have come to preliminary agreement. NEHGS is going to convert their database of the early vital records of Massachusetts from 1600-1849 to the format that I have been putting online. (For those unfamiliar with these, visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords.) These will be made entirely free to everyone. These will be indexed by both exact name and soundex. Indexing should still include year, or range of years. Hopefully, the indexing will go even further over time. Also, images of the book pages will be available. This is all still in the early planning stages. For instance, who is going to do the actual conversions - my transcribers and me or NEHGS? They have about 164 towns already done. When those are converted, it will still be necessary to transcribe the remainder, about 50 or so towns. The first steps are being made. NEHGS has begun scanning. They have already sent me all 3 volumes of the Gloucester vital records and they are online. This is in addition to what I already had up. It will depend on their volunteers and their other needs as to how fast they can scan the rest and send them to me. I think that this is going to be one of the biggest boons to those with New England roots in a very long time. Thank you. John Slaughter In loving memory of our son, Brennan. 11/10/88-5/31/01. http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/Brennan.html MA-Bay-Colony list moderator USGenWeb County Coordinator Essex County, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex Middlesex County, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamiddle USGenWeb Town Coordinator Ipswich, Essex, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~macipswi _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/

Sent by the BARRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY (right top corner of page written by hand, 121 – copy sent appears to have been stuck (damaged) in copy machine and very hard to read) *none of these articles are dated. WILLIAM LAMBERT RUSSELL, M. D. Born Oct. 28, 1799 Died May 6, 1899 The death of DR. RUSSELL removes from Barre one of its ancient landmarks. The children of two generations remember him as one well advanced in years, and there are few living who can remember him as a young man. His friends – and all who knew him were his friends – fondly hoped that his life would round out a full hundred years, and that he would be privileged to enter the twentieth century as a survivor of the eighteenth, but it was not to be. Preserving his faculties to the last, to a remarkable degree, he gently fell asleep, on last Saturday, with the sleep which knows no earthly awakening. DR. RUSSELL was the eldest son of JAMES and MARY (BUTLER) RUSSELL, of Carlisle, Mass. There were three brother and one sister, of whom one brother survives him. He was a farmer’s boy, and he purchased a liberal education with hand toil and close economy. He attended Groton Academy, and taught his first school at seventeen years of age. He taught successfully for several terms, both before and after his graduation from Harvard (bottom of page missing from copy) of his death. He became principal of Lexington Academy in 1828; studied medicine with Doctors PROCTOR, of Lexington, DOANE, of Boston, and WYMAN of the McLean Asylum, and received the degree of M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1831. He then settled permanently in Barre, where he practiced medicine for twenty years. In 1836 he married MARY ANN, daughter of CALVIN and CAROLINE (CARTER) WARREN, of Hubbardston, who died in 1892, since which time he has been most tenderly cared for by his youngest daughter, MARIANNE and her husband MR. J. C. BARTHOLOMEW, at his own home. A son died in early childhood, and his eldest daughter, CAROLINE, wife of the late WILLIAM HOWLAND, of Lynn, died several years ago; her daughter, MISS BERTHA HOWLAND, of Cambridge, is DR. RUSSELL’s only surviving grandchild. DR. RUSSELL’s habits were domestic, and life for him was centered in his home, but he had excellent business qualities, and was conscientious in his professional, public and social duties. He was at the time of his death, and has been for many years, a director of the National Bank, and attended a meeting of the Board only a few days before his death, manifesting his usual keen interest in the proceedings. He served long and well as a member of the school committee, and is remembered by teachers and pupils who were under his jurisdiction, as one who scrupulously held them to high standards of work and scholarship. He maintained his interest in public affairs to the last, was well posted in foreign as well as domestic news, and was always on the side of good order and public improvements. He was a staunch Republican in politics, well versed in party principles, and never failed to vote. He was a Unitarian in religious faith, always ready to give reason for the hope that was in him, and devoutly attached to the First Parish society. Rarely was he absent from his place in church, until the infirmities of age made his attendance (missing bottom of page) subscriptions to the Christian Register. His loyalty to his church was a perfect as his loyalty to his party and his country. His memory will be cherished by the church and the parish, as fragrant with earnestness and brotherly kindness. An original member of Unity Club, he never lost his interest in it, and was present at its last meeting, genial and gracious to all, as was his habit. At home, in the social circle, or in the street, DR. RUSSELL was always the courteous gentleman. He was glad to greet his friends both old and young. He easily kept touch with the young: for the fountain of youth was perennial in his nature. Age could not wither his spirit; indeed it could hardly bend his body to do it homage. Temperate in all things. Active in habit, diligent in business, careful in conduct, Time laid his hand lightly upon him. He loved life, but death had no terrors for him. Doubtless he wished to live to be one hundred years old; but perhaps his friends and fellow townsmen desired it for him more than he cared for it himself. He was ready to enter upon life in new conditions, when the time should come. He would not hesitate to say that God’s time for him would be the right time, - the best time. And so, the children of his love, the friends of his old age, the fellow citizens whose respect he won and kept so long, while they regret that they shall see his face no more on earth, cannot fail to echo the words of (? ) written in memory of another life like his: (copy so poor and dark will not attempt) ends with initial, A. F. B. (This item appears to be another clipping with no heading) It is a pity that the life of the late DR. WILLIAM L. RUSSELL could not have been prolonged for at least six months more in order to have permitted him to complete the 100th year upon which he entered last October. This would have enabled Harvard University to reckon a continuation in the list of her oldest living graduates, which would have been something of a distinction on the score of longevity among the alumni. No one who met this venerable man in the later years of his life was able to realize that he was born in the last century. Almost up to the day of his death he was as alert, physically and mentally, as he was at threescore and ten. His death appears to have been as unlooked for as if his years had not far exceeded the limit of life allotted to man. It is again the unexpected that has happened, however, and the title of Harvard’s oldest living graduate passes on to the next alumnus in point of seniority. - Boston Herald. (Undated unnamed newspaper) The funeral of DR. W. L. RUSSELL was held from his late residence Wednesday, GEORGE W. COOK conductor and REV. A. F. BAILEY officiating. The pall bearers were L. G. ROGERS, A. G. WHEELOCK, GEORGE P. KING, CHAS. H. FOLLANSBY, DR. GEO. A. BROWN, and DR. HENRY J. WALCOTT, JR. Interment was in the family lot at Glen Valley. The floral tributes were elegant and profuse. As the funeral train started from the house the bell tolled a solemn requiem as the procession wended its way to the last resting place of him who in life had taken so deep and earnest an interest in all that pertained to its society. =====================================

I'm sitting out here in California reading all your wonderful descriptions of life in Mendon. Although I grew up in California, my early ancestry is right where you are. I keep hoping that one day I'll be driving those back roads between Mendon and Uxbridge myself. Two questions: 1. While I don't know exactly where my ancestor lived, I do know he moved to an area of Mendon in 1723 which became part of Uxbridge when it incorporated. Where would that area be on a current map? 2. My ancestor died in that same part of Uxbridge in 1753. Where did burials take place at that time? Thank you --- Sally Walnut Creek, CA [email protected]

Hi Bob, When I first read your posting I knew you were saying imagined. Then when I read it about 2 hours later I thought you were saying you once lived there. Maureen >From: "Bob Bartlett" <[email protected]> >To: "Maureen Cooley" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> >CC: "Bob_Swift" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass./ >Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 14:35:38 -0500 > >Hi Maureen: > >Just for the record, I never lived in Hopedale, nor did I ever say I did. >Neither did I ever sit at the end of the long dining room table and address >my father at the other end of that table; nor did I ever say I did so. Not >to labor the point, but what I did say is still appended to this message. >I >indicated that I took the virtual tour of the mansion. I found the >experience to be somewhat overwhelming. In that spirit I engaged in the >mental role-playing as described in my posting. > >Bob Bartlett > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen Cooley" ><[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:09 PM >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass./ > > >>Bob, >> When did you live in that mansion in Hopedale? In this email you said >>you remember sitting at that long table in the dining room and asking your >>dad for a raise in your allowance when you were 14 or 15. Which years did >>you live in there? >>Maureen >> >> >>>From: "Bob Bartlett" <[email protected]> >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass./ >>>Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:47:24 -0500 >>> >>>Dear Fellow Listers: >>> >>>I feel quite inconsequential, now that I've completed the virtual tour of >>>the mansion which is depicted at: >>>http://www.105adin.com >>> >>>For some unexplained reason in viewing the especially long dining room >>>table, I imagine myself being 14 or 15 years of age while standing at one >>>end of this massive piece of furniture, while addressing a father-image >>>at >>>the far end of the table while pleading: "But Father, I need a one dollar >>>increase in my allowance!" >>> >>>Then I try to imagine his reply. >>> >>>Bob Bartlett >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen Cooley" >>><[email protected]> >>>To: <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:49 PM >>>Subject: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass. >>> >>> >>>>Dear fellow listers. >>>> The was a very large factory in Hopedale Mass. It was called Draper >>>>Corporation. The factory made cast iron. Hopedale and all the >>>>surrounding towns worked in there. Some people coming from RI and NH. >>>> Hopedale is a small town. But there are some large eststes >>>>here.There >>>>is a beautiful estate that went up for sale about a month ago. I went on >>>>line to see if it was sold yet and it wasn't BUT the new paperwork said >>>>this estate is now zoned to be a bed and breakfast because it has 14 >>>>bedrooms. >>>>If you want to look at it you can go to 105Adin.com >>>>It is a beautiful site. >>>>Maureen >>>> >>>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>>Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's >>>>FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ >>>> >>>> >>>>==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== >>>>Have you visited the ARCHIVES lately? >>>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/wo-gen.htm >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== >>>Worcester GenWeb has many Resources >>>Check it out!! >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces >>> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! >>http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

Hi Maureen: Just for the record, I never lived in Hopedale, nor did I ever say I did. Neither did I ever sit at the end of the long dining room table and address my father at the other end of that table; nor did I ever say I did so. Not to labor the point, but what I did say is still appended to this message. I indicated that I took the virtual tour of the mansion. I found the experience to be somewhat overwhelming. In that spirit I engaged in the mental role-playing as described in my posting. Bob Bartlett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen Cooley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass./ > Bob, > When did you live in that mansion in Hopedale? In this email you said > you remember sitting at that long table in the dining room and asking your > dad for a raise in your allowance when you were 14 or 15. Which years did > you live in there? > Maureen > > >>From: "Bob Bartlett" <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass./ >>Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:47:24 -0500 >> >>Dear Fellow Listers: >> >>I feel quite inconsequential, now that I've completed the virtual tour of >>the mansion which is depicted at: >>http://www.105adin.com >> >>For some unexplained reason in viewing the especially long dining room >>table, I imagine myself being 14 or 15 years of age while standing at one >>end of this massive piece of furniture, while addressing a father-image at >>the far end of the table while pleading: "But Father, I need a one dollar >>increase in my allowance!" >> >>Then I try to imagine his reply. >> >>Bob Bartlett >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen Cooley" >><[email protected]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:49 PM >>Subject: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass. >> >> >>>Dear fellow listers. >>> The was a very large factory in Hopedale Mass. It was called Draper >>> Corporation. The factory made cast iron. Hopedale and all the >>> surrounding towns worked in there. Some people coming from RI and NH. >>> Hopedale is a small town. But there are some large eststes here.There >>> is a beautiful estate that went up for sale about a month ago. I went on >>> line to see if it was sold yet and it wasn't BUT the new paperwork said >>> this estate is now zoned to be a bed and breakfast because it has 14 >>> bedrooms. >>>If you want to look at it you can go to 105Adin.com >>>It is a beautiful site. >>>Maureen >>> >>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's >>>FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ >>> >>> >>>==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== >>>Have you visited the ARCHIVES lately? >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/wo-gen.htm >>> >>> >> >> >> >>==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== >>Worcester GenWeb has many Resources >>Check it out!! >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! > http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ > >

There was a family of Coomey's that lived in Westboro, Worcester ,Ma. for years, Mr. Coomey owned an oil company and they always delivered our heating oil. This was in the 50's through the 70's. You might check with Westboro if you think you could be connected. Helen

DR. WILLIAM LAMBERT RUSSELL, was my 2 great grandfather (GEORGE WASHINGTON RUSSELL's oldest brother). All five children were b. Carlisle, MA at the RUSSELL homestead on RUSSELL street. ======================================= Middletown, N.Y. Sept. 6, 1898 DR. WILLIAM L. RUSSELL, Barre Mass. Dear Sir: - - In the New York Sun of monday Sept. 5, I came across the following item, which as you will see, is copied from an Athol paper: MASSACHUSETTS MONAGENARIANS ON A LARK. From the Athol Transcript. JAMES RUSSELL of Lowell, aged 91, has been visiting his brother, DR. WILLIAM L. RUSSELL, aged 99, in Barre, and it is said that the boys had a great lark while together. They had a rollicking game of croquet, then took a round or two at whist. Then for livelier diversion they scampered off to the old "sopsy" apple yard tree in the orchard, the same of many a youthful depredation in the past, raced up the wide-spreading branches, and filled their pockets with the red streaked fruit. After that they concluded that a swim in the brook down on the meadow would be about the thing, and after a lively gambol in the sparkling waters, they strolled up to the barn for a frolic in the sweet smelling haymow. A tramp of about four miles after the cows, during which the boys picked ten quarts of blackberries, a corn roast in the evening, followed by a good old-fashioned shakedown in the kitchen and another round of whist, filled out a day long to be remembered by the RUSSELL boys. It leads me to ask you a few questions as to your genealogy. My grandfather, SIMEON RUSSELL, was born at Rindge, N. H., and died at Mount Upton, N.Y., 1872, at the age of 88 years. But his people went to New Hampshire from Massachusetts, the exact place I am unable to ascertain. Can you give me some facts about your ancestry, and if there ever was a SIMEON amongst your connections? I am sure that there are a great many RUSSELLs in your state. My uncle, DR. DWIGHT RUSSELL, practiced medicine for many years in Milford, Mass., and died there March 14, 1894. My father, ENOS RUSSELL, died at Brookfield, N.Y., Sept.16, 1893. My uncle, NEWTON RUSSELL, died at Lebanon, Oregon, April , 1891. These three sons were all the children of my grandfather. Before I close permit me to congratulate you on having attained the great age with which you are credited, and on having retained such a remarkable degree of physical and mental strength. Also I notice one chief characteristic which marks my RUSSELLs and that is an apparent fondness for the game of whist. Is is my own chief solace and amusement. Any facts which you may wish to furnish me will, I assure you, dear DR. RUSSELL, be gratefully received by Yours faithfully, /s/ ALEXANDER W. RUSSELL Box 1453, Middletown, N.Y. Item was sent to me by the: BARRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY P.S. Alas, there was no SIMEON RUSSELL in the RUSSELL boy's line. I am sure DR. RUSSELL's brother JAMES would have responded to this letter because he had done extensive RUSSELL research for years.

Ethan Allen Greenwood American, 27 May 1779 - May 1856 The portrait painter Ethan Allen Greenwood attended Columbia College where he studied law. In 1806 he trained in painting with artist Edward Savage, whose New York museum he bought from Savage's son in 1918. Following the death of his father in 1827, Greenwood returned to his home town of Hubbardston, MA, where he entered politics. He died there in May of 1856. [Compiled from sources and references recorded on CMS] Bibliographic References Groce/Wallace 1957, 274 Barnhill, Georgia Brady. "'Extracts from the Journals of Ethan A. Greenwood': Portrait Painter and Museum Proprieter." Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society 103, part 1 (October 1993):91-178 ===================================== 1850 United States Federal Census Record Name: Ethan A Greenwood Age: 71 Estimated birth year: abt 1779 Birth place: Massachusetts Gender: Male Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts HOUSEHOLD: GREENWOOD, ETHAN A age 71 occ: Trial Justice b. MA GREENWOOD, CAROLINE age 56 b. MA CARTER, SARAH age 29 b. MA WOODARD, LYMAN age 19 occ Laborer b. MA FROST, MARE age 17 b. MA ====================================== Probate Index of Worcester County, Massachusetts 1856 GREENWOOD Ethan A. Hubbardston Will 25767 ===================================== Genealogy of the Waldo Family (NEHGS) Greenwood. Ethan, 378. Sally (Allen), 378. ======================================= (NEHGS) Headline: [Fire; Large Mansion; Hon. Ethan; Greenwood; Hubbardston]; Paper: The Barre Patriot; Date: 1849-07-20; Vol: 6; Iss: 1; Page: [3]; The large mansion house of the HON. ETHAN A. GREENWOOD, of Hubbardston, was entirely consumed by fire on Friday, July 13, between the hours of eight and ten. All of the barns and other buildings, some half dozen in number we learn, together with 25 tons of hay, 160 bushels of grain, two wagons, a cart, an dmany farming tools were likewise consumed. The house was situated some two or three miles from the village and was not inhabited at the time of the fire. It was without doubt the work of an incendiary. The loss is said to be about $5000, - insurance $1500. since writing the above we learn that an Irishman formerly in the employ of MR. GREENWOOD has been arrested on suspicion of having fired the buildings. Some difficulty had arisen between him and MR. G., and he had threatened retribution. He was overhauled by the officer after he had taken the cars at Worcester for Boston. ========================================================= WHIG SENATORS FOR WORCESTER COUNTY (Barre Gazette November 11, 1836) ETHAN A. GREENWOOD of Hubbardston ================================== NEHGS: Headline: Commencement; Paper: Portsmouth Oracle; Date: 1809-09-09; Vol: XX; Iss: 49; Page: [3]; Wednesday, 23rd inst. DARTMOUTH UNIVERSITY The Degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon ETHAN A. GREENWOOD ========================================= Greenwood, Frederick, [HERITAGE QUEST ONLINE] Greenwood genealogies, 1154-1914 : the ancestry and descendants of Thomas Greenwood of Newton Massachusetts, Nathaniel and Samuel Greenwood of Boston, Massachusetts, John Greenwood of Virginia, and many later arrivals in America, also the early history of the Greenwoods in England, and the arms they used New York: Lyons Genealogical Co., c1914, 600 pgs. Page 348. GREENWOOD GENEALOGIES Children of MAJOR MOSES GREENWOOD & BETSEY DUNLAP 4636. ETHAN ALLEN, 6, b. May 27, 1779. He taught school in Westminster, Mass., 1800, graduated from Dartmouth, 1806, was school commissioner, 1808-10, studied law with HON. SOLOMON STRONG and was the first practicing lawyer in Westminster, but did not long continue that profession. He was a successful portrait painter for a few years, became proprietor of the New England Museum in Boston, where he acquired a large property. After the death of his parents he moved to Hubbardston and built a large house on the homestead. He inherited much of the military spirit of his father, and during the War of 1812 began to paint a silk banner for the miltary companies of Westminster, but feeble health prevented its completion till after the close of the war. The banner was used them them till the old military organizations were given up, and was regarded with much interest by the citizens of that town. He took an active part in public affairs, selectman 1833, state senator 1836-7. He m. Feb. 11, 1821, MRS. CAROLINE ( ) (*CARTER) WARREN, widow of CALVIN WARREN, who was b. Jan. 23, 1785, lived in Roxbury, d. May 2, 1819, youngest son of ELIPHALET WARREN of Northboro. He d. May 3, 1856; she d. Jan 20, 1875; no issue. ==============================================

Jes, thank you for the journal entries that include mention of the Baird tavern near Becket. I believe that this was James Baird. It may be that this Baird line and my Baird line at Worcester were related in some way. Some male descendants of the Massachusetts Beard/Baird people are now participating participating in the Baird DNA Project through the FamilyDNA Project. I hope we find some answers. -- Adele -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: March 11, 2006 6:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MAWORCES] Tavern Alison, Adele etc. Thanks , Alison, for the listing and thanks for all your other helpful postings. I will be interested to read about hauntings.... Here is a journal entry from "The History of Pioneer Geauga Ohio" Here is an account from the Pioneer History of Geauga Ohio page 623 Mark Barnes ...... he started for Ohio; One of his daughters kept a journal of the journey in which she "offered to contrast the toilsome method of 1816, and that of 1875, in performing a journey: "Southampton, January 25, 1816, Thursday.--We set out on our journey for New Connecticut State of Ohio, went from Southampton through Westfield and Russell, and put up in Chester village, and put up for the first night at Burbanks' tavern, a distance of seventeen miles. "Friday, January 26th.--Came on through Chester up the Becket mountains as far as Baird's tavern, distance fifteen miles; had the ill luck coming up the mountains to lose a gallon of gin. "Saturday, January 27.--Leaving Baird's, we came through Lee and into old Stockbridge, a distance of ten miles, and put up with Jonathan Hicks. "Sabbath, January 28th.--Came through West Stockbridge and Canaan to Chatham, put up with Samuel Foot, traveling a distance of fourteen miles, entering the bounds of York State. "Monday, January 29th.--Journeying on, came through Nassau and Schoack, and put up with (???) Payne; a distance of sixteen miles. "January 30th.--Came through Greenbush, crossing the North river through -------------------------------------------------- This would place a tavern west of Worcester County on the way to the New York border; Becket, Chester, and Lee . before the Stockbridge/NY.... Great Barrington , Lenox area. Of course, it was a popular name so there might have been one in Worcester County also. I didn't see the original posting by Adele but responding to Alison's e mail on the mail list. Jes ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== Have you visited the ARCHIVES lately? http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/wo-gen.htm

Bob, When did you live in that mansion in Hopedale? In this email you said you remember sitting at that long table in the dining room and asking your dad for a raise in your allowance when you were 14 or 15. Which years did you live in there? Maureen >From: "Bob Bartlett" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass./ >Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:47:24 -0500 > >Dear Fellow Listers: > >I feel quite inconsequential, now that I've completed the virtual tour of >the mansion which is depicted at: >http://www.105adin.com > >For some unexplained reason in viewing the especially long dining room >table, I imagine myself being 14 or 15 years of age while standing at one >end of this massive piece of furniture, while addressing a father-image at >the far end of the table while pleading: "But Father, I need a one dollar >increase in my allowance!" > >Then I try to imagine his reply. > >Bob Bartlett > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen Cooley" ><[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:49 PM >Subject: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass. > > >>Dear fellow listers. >> The was a very large factory in Hopedale Mass. It was called Draper >>Corporation. The factory made cast iron. Hopedale and all the surrounding >>towns worked in there. Some people coming from RI and NH. >> Hopedale is a small town. But there are some large eststes here.There >>is a beautiful estate that went up for sale about a month ago. I went on >>line to see if it was sold yet and it wasn't BUT the new paperwork said >>this estate is now zoned to be a bed and breakfast because it has 14 >>bedrooms. >>If you want to look at it you can go to 105Adin.com >>It is a beautiful site. >>Maureen >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! >>http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ >> >> >>==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== >>Have you visited the ARCHIVES lately? >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/wo-gen.htm >> >> > > > >==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== >Worcester GenWeb has many Resources >Check it out!! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces > _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/

The Library of Congress holds a lot of goodies including bird's eye views of Hopedale as of 1899 and Uxbridge circa 1880 plus a lot more. You can visit the view of Hopedale by going to http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?gmd:54:./temp/~ammem_IxNB:: and for Uxbridge at http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?gmd:99:./temp/~ammem_IxNB:: If you blowup these bird's eye maps, you can see many details. I found the house I was born in the Uxbridge view. (It was there in 1880. I came along somewhat later). You can also Google "Library of Congress" and browser through many other interesting items including measured drawings and pictures of the Unitarion Church in Mendon. Don Barnes

Alison, Adele etc. Thanks , Alison, for the listing and thanks for all your other helpful postings. I will be interested to read about hauntings.... Here is a journal entry from "The History of Pioneer Geauga Ohio" Here is an account from the Pioneer History of Geauga Ohio page 623 Mark Barnes ...... he started for Ohio; One of his daughters kept a journal of the journey in which she "offered to contrast the toilsome method of 1816, and that of 1875, in performing a journey: "Southampton, January 25, 1816, Thursday.--We set out on our journey for New Connecticut State of Ohio, went from Southampton through Westfield and Russell, and put up in Chester village, and put up for the first night at Burbanks' tavern, a distance of seventeen miles. "Friday, January 26th.--Came on through Chester up the Becket mountains as far as Baird's tavern, distance fifteen miles; had the ill luck coming up the mountains to lose a gallon of gin. "Saturday, January 27.--Leaving Baird's, we came through Lee and into old Stockbridge, a distance of ten miles, and put up with Jonathan Hicks. "Sabbath, January 28th.--Came through West Stockbridge and Canaan to Chatham, put up with Samuel Foot, traveling a distance of fourteen miles, entering the bounds of York State. "Monday, January 29th.--Journeying on, came through Nassau and Schoack, and put up with (???) Payne; a distance of sixteen miles. "January 30th.--Came through Greenbush, crossing the North river through -------------------------------------------------- This would place a tavern west of Worcester County on the way to the New York border; Becket, Chester, and Lee . before the Stockbridge/NY.... Great Barrington , Lenox area. Of course, it was a popular name so there might have been one in Worcester County also. I didn't see the original posting by Adele but responding to Alison's e mail on the mail list. Jes

Hi Adele: I have no idea of where this tavern was actually located, but from the information you provided, I have 3 ideas for further followup with people who might be able to help. They are: 1. www.worcpublib.org the email request address is: www.worcpublib.org/askalibrarianemail.html 2. www.auburnlibrary.com the email address is: [email protected] 3. www.ci.leicester.ma.us/government/library.html the email address is: [email protected] Please let us all know where this tavern was located when you find it. Bob Bartlett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adele Just" <[email protected]> To: "'Bob Bartlett'" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 1:30 AM Subject: RE: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass/WHO AM I/Online Deed Resource > Bob, this is fabulous information for research, and thank you. > > I had many ancestors at Worcester, Auburn, Grafton, Leicester, > Westborough, Concord, Sudbury, and in Worcester County from the early > 1700s on: Drury, Rice, Fletcher, Clark, Keyes, Wesson, Beard/Baird. My > Beard/Baird (Thomas and Elizabeth) ancestors were at Leicester as early > as 1732 where they had children who are in the vital records. They were > eventually at Auburn/Ward (probably simply boundary changes) and are > buried there. Their son and my ancestor, Daniel Beard/Baird, had a > tavern between Worcester and Auburn which I understand still stands. He > and his wife are also buried at Auburn. Do you have any idea of how I > could learn the current street address of that building? I have never > been able to visit Massachusetts, but imagine that the Worcester Library > would have some record of that property. What do you think? > > Adele/Seattle >