Hi Listers, Great idea for this roll call. Add another Floridian to the list. I live in Tamarac, Fla My mother was born in Gardner Ma and my father was born in Jaffrey, NH Researching LeTourneau, Lafleur, Chaput, Mercier, Deslauriers, Brodeur. Would especially like to find descendants of my great aunt---Agnes LeTourneau Devens O'Brien Hawkes. She died Sept 29, 1966 in Fitchburg. Children or grandchildren names maybe Carrington, Sherwin, Ricci, Kalinowski. Anyone sound familiar? Hi Ted!!!!!! Carol LeTourneau Carty

Hello! I live in Cambridge, MA and am researching mostly Southwick line, but also Bacon, Hearne, Shannon and a few others. Glad to share/assist in any way Thanks Susan

Iwas born and raised in Welsh, LA, in Cajun country and I am French speaking. I know live about 150 miles away in Gonzales, near Baton Rouge. My search started with Ballou in Worcester, and is now in the Milwaukee, Oregon area where the only known relatives of my husband's father are, the 2 children of Verne Eustis Ballou,d. in 1980, but I have not been able to connect yet. This list has been useful and fun to belong to! Linda Belleu

I live in Nothrborough, just a stones throw from Worcester, where it hit 98 degrees today. I'm researching the WHEELOCK surname which is very prominent in Mendon, Milford, Uxbridge, Charlton, Shrewsbury, Lancaster, and even Worcester. I'm currently stuck on John A. Wheelock, who changed his name from Paul Wheelock after he married Lydia E. Wood in Charlton. He lived in Worcester during the mid 1840-s, and died there 1848. Regards, Rick Sullivan http://www.WheelockGenealogy.com

Hi-- I live in Hampden County, Massachusetts....just on the outskirts of Worcester County. PRIEST....DIVOL.....HARTWELL... Cynthia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Thayer" <arachne@townisp.com> To: <MAWORCES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 9:09 PM Subject: [MAWORCES] Where People Live > Hi Listers - I live in Shrewsbury, MA the next town over from Worcester. I am presently researching Sivret, McElroy, Rumery, Davis, Tileston, Bois, McLean, etc etc. > > Someone gave information on obtaining b.m.d. certificates from the City Clerk. Just to let you know they are very inexpensive to obtain and turnaround time is three to four days. They give great service. Dartmouth MA takes three to four months for turnaround time and cost $10. > > Pat Thayer > Shrewsbury, MA > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > To UNsub go here: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html > >

Ray has a wonderful website that he shared with people on a different mailing list. I have asked his permission to post it here. His site is packed with information relating to genealogical research in the Worcester County area. Margie http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rbrown/marrage/wor-cty-ma.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rbrown/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Ray Brown <ray.brown@earthling.net> To: Margie Casey <hoejbusk@prodigy.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 5:21 PM Subject: Re: Early Marriages 12 towns in Worcestor County > Please do it, if you stop by my main page you will find some of the > larger towns also. There is still a lot to do from the book in Worcester > County, but someday. > Ray > > Margie Casey wrote: > > > > Ray, > > Would you mind if I shared this information on another mailing list to which > > I belong? It's the Worcester County mailing list, and it has been quite > > active lately with local queries. Someone there might find it useful in > > their search. With your permission, I will forward your entire letter, > > not just the link. > > Thank you. > > Margie > > from Northbridge, Massachusetts > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ray Brown <ray.brown@earthling.net> > > To: <GenMassachusetts-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 10:45 PM > > Subject: [GM-L] Early Marriages 12 towns in Worcestor County > > > > > I just added a page that contains the early marriages for 12 towns in > > > Worcester County, MA. These are mostly towns that were organized late > > > in the 1700's so thay did not have many records each. These records are > > > from the County records before the towns taking over keeping the records > > > so it does not go all the way to 1800. The 12 towns included are: > > > Barre, Berlin, Fitchburge, Leominister, Melford, Northborough, > > > Northbridge, Paxton, Princeton, Royalton, Templeton and Winchendon. > > > > > > This is located at: > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rbrown/marrage/wor-cty-ma.htm > > > > > > If you are interested in other records at my web site just go to: > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rbrown/ > > > > > > Ray Brown > CT AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctahgp/ > Litchfield County CT AHGP website http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctlitch2/ > Ray Brown's Place for New England Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rbrown/ > New England History http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyne/neh/ > US History Web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyne/us-history/ > US History by Hawthorne http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~rbrown/us/ > CT Photo Gallery http://www.state.ct.us/scripts/photo.asp

I live in Austin, Texas. I moved here two and a half years ago from Buffalo, NY. I grew up in northeastern New York State, as did my mother. My father and all of his ancestors were from Pennsylvania, my mother's mother was from Northampton, Massachusetts, and my mother's father was born in MOntreal but grew up in Boston and Northampton. For the woman who lives in Rochester, the Buffalo and Erie County Library, main library, special collections department, ahs a rich collection of New England material; town and family histories, the vital records books, and LOTS of published genealogies of families from that area. Particularly Massachusetts and Connecticut. I am researching the surname RAYMOND. They lived for several generations in and near Worcester in the 18th and 19th centuries. I would greatly LOVE to work out a research exchange project with someone in the Worcester area who needs some research done in Texas, or even concerning the south and midwest, as the state archives here has alot of resources on the general area from which people tended to immediately migrate to Texas. Or something that I have unusual access to, such as the entire US census through 1910 and some states for 1920. Or even something people could probably research elsewhere but may not have access to, such as a large collection of FTM's and Automated Archives CD's, Griffiths Evaluation Index (Ireland) and that sort of thing. Yours, Dora Smith __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com

I live in Edmond, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City, OK. My Bates line went from Dudley, Worcester County, MA to Tracy, Lyon County, Minnesota in 1875. My grandfather and father were both born in Tracy and Dad went to St. Louis, MO in the late 1940s, where he met my mother. They moved, as newlyweds, to Oklhoma City in 1950, and I was born there. I have many lines in Massachusetts, especially in Dudley, Hingham, and Cohasset, but, basically, all over Massachusetts. This is all on my father's side, from his grandmother. Gary

Greetings all, Hope you will visit my History and Genealogy of Leominster, Worcester, MA web page. This is where I live and want to share information I have on the city. Sue Gardner Leominster, MA <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Leominster.html">History and Genealogy of Leominster, Massachusetts</A> http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Leominster.html Also have surname project pages for Pierce and Gardner <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Project.html">Pierce Project - New England/New York</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Gardner2.html">Gardner Surname Project for Massachusetts</A>

Hi. I'm Paul Nichols. Born in Cambridge, grew up in Boston and live in San Diego Ca. Researching Lemon, Jackson, Davis...etc.. Paul

My name is Judy and I live in Ashburn, Va, northern Virginia, west of Washington, DC. Born in Gardner, Mass. Searching for: HOLMES, HUBBARD, BABCOCK, VOSE, and FAIRBANKS.

Born in Worcester live in Phoenix, AZ(110 degrees today) Father McLaughlin mother Maguire Visiting in September Jack McLaughlin Other names Bommezyon,Browning, Cox, Crowley, Lammering, Mcguire, McLaughlin, Odlum

Hi I live in Ware, Ma. which is close to Hardwick, Ma. I grew up in Gilbertville,Ma. I am searching the following names MAGNAN, PARE, DUBOIS, AND MISIASZEK on my mother's side Shirley

Hi. I live in Rome, Italy, since someone asked. Kathy Baker

I live in Shreveport, Louisiana which is located in the extreme northwest corner of the state near Texas and Arkansas. I am looking for many ancestors in Worcester County: Daniel FISHER and Hannah SADLER who married in Upton in 1774 and then moved to Windham Co., Vermont. (Supposedly, Daniel was born in or near Milford, MA in 1751-52. I need to find his parents.) Joseph SADLER and Sarah WOOD (parents of Hannah) who married in Upton in 1741 James MacKENNAN and Margaret SMITH who married in Holden in 1744 and also lived in Rutland before moving to Charlemont, Hampshire (now Franklin) about 1783. Isaac KENNAN/KENNON (dropped the "Mac") who was born in Rutland and married Ruth BURNHAM in Worcester or Hampshire Co. Additional surnames are THAYER, NICHOLS, HAYWARD, WHEELER. Betty

Hi! I'm Helen and new to this list. Originally from RI and live in Oregon (via So. Calif.). Researching my French-Canadian ancestors: MILLETTE and MESSIER from Manchaug (Sutton), Douglas, Millbury, Oxford & going further back to Quebec. This is a great forum!

Hi Listers - I live in Shrewsbury, MA the next town over from Worcester. I am presently researching Sivret, McElroy, Rumery, Davis, Tileston, Bois, McLean, etc etc. Someone gave information on obtaining b.m.d. certificates from the City Clerk. Just to let you know they are very inexpensive to obtain and turnaround time is three to four days. They give great service. Dartmouth MA takes three to four months for turnaround time and cost $10. Pat Thayer Shrewsbury, MA

Live in Northville, Michigan. Seeking Allard family (Mary), born 1822 in Montpelier, Vermont. Said to be of Indian heritage. Died in Worcester 1909. Married Augustus Brigham 1844. First son was named Henry Francis, second son, James. Anyone looking for the Allards? dete758@cs.com

I live in Plymouth MA and I am researching Moore, Parish, Hartwell, Davis of Oxford Mass and Davie and Moore of Worcester Mass. --- Craig Crowell Baker --- crowe68@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Tips and Hints on writing a good list query 1. in the subject area: A short description of what the query is about...if about a person or surname, make sure it is in CAPS. Don't just reply to another post using the same subject unless it is the same. Many people will trash posts [unread] without a descriptive subject [ as in the many coming through with Re: [MAWORCES] Where We Live or Roll Call]. Take the time to change it ....it may just pay off with someone reading it that might have otherwise trashed it unread. 2. Writing the Query: Make sure to include Surnames, given names, places with dates and other important info. A huge amount of info is too much! Keep it short but informative. Say what it is you are looking for. Town names are especially important in a large county like Worcester [ more than 60 towns and cities!] Worcester [City] is very different than Worcester [county]. If you don't known an exact date, make an educated guess. Use circa or about so readers will get an idea of what time period is indicated. Here is a good web page about writing a great query. http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/newsqueriesgood.htm Betty Your listowner! bettythomas@charter.net My Family - http://BettyT.tripod.com Wicks,Hammond, Heintz,Bradfield,Walbridge Boylston Historical Society http://users.rcn.com/boyhisoc/ GenWeb County Coordinator for: Genesee, NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenese Wyoming, NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin Worcester, MA http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces