I appear to have a juicy one in my Raymond genealogy. Line carried manic depression and this one sounds like a story and a half. Daniel Raymond, married Polly Kingsley/ Kinsley, had a daughter named Nancy (among other children), born 8/27/1802 in Ashby but the family mostly lived in a half dozen adjacent townships in Worcester County. She married in March 1837, Dr. Isac or Isaac Lovejoy - "but soon divorced" according to a several times great uncle's notes! Dr. Lovejoy? divorced? central Massachusetts ca 1840? What a tale! I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone can come up with something on it! I wonder if it could be in those volumes Farns10th has access to! I've seen less entertaining stories in those Massachusetts local histories! Otherwise, can anyone please tell me exactly how I would research it? Yours, Dora __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com

Hello... I just subscribed to this list. I found out my gggrandfather was James Simington, he was born in Ireland in 1825. He lived in Winchendon, Worcester County in 1850. His wife's name was Anna, I don't know what her maiden name was. He migrated to Iowa about 1860 and then to Chicago, Illinois. I would like to know if anyone else is searching or has any information on this man and/or his family. Thanks for any help anyone can give me. I have some information on him when he got to Iowa and Illinois that I would be happy to share. Thanks, Judy in California Searching AUSTIN, BIRDSALL, CASE, EAKIN, FRAZELL, HAVENS, LEIM, MACAULEY, MERRIFIELD, MCCLENNON, ROCHELLE, SIMINGTON, STRICKLAND, VANGELDER/VANGALDER

Hello The Massachusets Genealogical Council (MGC) board http://massgencouncil.home.attbi.com/index.htm held an emergency meeting on Friday July 12 in Waltham MA to review the text of an alarming, and recently introduced, Massachusetts House of Representatives bill H5158 (see links below for issues, status and contact information). The most pressing aspect of H5158, on preliminary review, is that it would close marriage and death records since 1950, as well as birth records after 1910, to public access - including their indicies! MGC is recommending that all Massachusetts residents contact their Representative and that all non-resident Massachusetts researchers contact a Massachusetts resident to represent their interests - immediately as the formal sessions close on July 31st - but impromptu sessions have sometimes been used to pass such legislation! ( see http://www.state.ma.us/legis/repdis01.htm for districts) The general content of the legislative protest letters should at least cover the following points, be sincere, personalized and not appear in a form letter format: ==================================================================== Dear (Representative Name): The Birth, Marriage and Death records (Vital Records) of the Commonwealth have always been open to the public with few specific exceptions. House Bill 5158, currently reported out to the Committee on House Rules, would close Birth Records after 1910 and Marriage and Death Records since 1950 to public access. We ask that you encourage further study of this Bill by the Committee on House Rules and that you vote AGAINST this bill should it come to floor vote. H5158 would affect every citizen of the Commonwealth. Among other things it would: 1) block access to recent death records so that family medical histories could not be ascertained; 2) increase expenses for persons needing to prove legitimate access to the Vital Records; 3) not affect the risks of identity fraud or theft which does not occur from personal inspection of the Vital Records. Again I/we urge you to defeat H5158. Sincerely, Name Address Contact Info =================================================================== Additional notes on the preliminary review of this bill: The Massachusetts bill H5158 is purportedly a rewrite of H132 (see http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/h00132.htm ). However, the full text of H5158 is not yet online and the MGC expects that further line by line examination of the H5158 printed text (36 pages) will uncover other issues of concern. In contrast, the MGC has been working on the Senate bill S2302 which may be reviewed at http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/st02302.htm All recent medical studies point to the statistical and anecdotal importance of medical information for multiple generations - and beyond immediate lineal or lateral descent lines. The H5158 bill could also remove access to the actual primary source record. It contains such items as "... Such examination, at the descretion of the Custodian, may be from an automated database. ..." The Birth, Marriage and Death records (Vital Records) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have always been open to the public with few specific exceptions (see http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/gl-66-toc.htm ). However, House Bill 5158, currently reported out to the Committee on House Rules, would close Birth Records after 1910 and Marriage and Death Records since 1950 to public access - as of January 1, 2004 when the inquirer must be proven to be ONLY the individual in question or the " spouse, children, parent as named on birth record, legal guardian, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, executor, authorized legal representative or authorized genealogist designated by one of the aforementioned persons in writing". Additionally, removing the indices from the public access will preclude researchers from even being able to narrow down the likely candidates for detailed record inspection - increasing the Catch-22 of having to prove a 2 generation or less direct lineal connection to the records in question - when that is the question! The H5158 bill does not provide funds for the expenditures of government agencies that would have to shoulder the new custodian and adminisitrative responsiblities for records archiving and access validation and/or refusal - such that even what the Custodian considers legitimate access request may not be administered in a timely fashion if the determination of legitimate access is not a funded administration expense. Identity fraud or theft issue is a claimed goal H5158 bill without regard to the actual identity fraud methods used and documented by numerous investigations - either in the old fashioned "complete fabrication", "trash scouring" and wallet/home robbery, newspaper obituary targeting and institutional insider records misuse - or the advent of the Internet and other electronic transaction interceptions. Identity fraud thieves are not prone to the methodical, time consuming and formal task of searching and requesting the Vital Records. You may monitor the status of this bill and check for the full text release at http://www.state.ma.us/legis/history/h05158.htm House, No. 5158 - Bill relating to birth, marriage and death records. 06/20/02 H Reported from the committee on Government Regulations 06/20/02 H New draft of H132 06/20/02 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on RULES OF THE TWO BRANCHES, ACTING CONCURRENTLY -HJ 1907 07/11/02 H Discharged to the committee on House Rules People who have representatives who are on these committees may find further information here: HOUSE RULES Room 167 State House Boston, MA 02133 Telephone: (617) 722-2692 It shall be the duty of the committee on Rules to recommend special orders for the scheduling and consideration of legislation on the floor of the House. Said committee shall be authorized to make ecommendations and propose changes in the rules for the purpose of improving and expediting the business and procedures of the House of Representatives and its committees. http://www.state.ma.us/legis/comm/h33.htm JOINT COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS Room 472 State House Boston, MA 02133 Telephone: (617) 722-2120 It shall be the duty of the committee on Government Regulations to consider all matters concerning public utilities, gambling, the racing industry, the registration of various trades or professions, the issuance of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages and such other matters as may be referred. Members appointed to the committee: Sen. Morrissey of Norfolk and Plymouth Pacheco of First Plymouth and Bristol Joyce of Suffolk and Norfolk Fargo of Fifth Middlesex Baddour of Third Essex Hedlund of Plymouth and Norfolk Rep. Bosley of North Adams Ciampa of Somerville Caron of Springfield Candaras of Wilbraham C. A. Murphy of Burlington Festa of Melrose Nangle of Lowell Rivera of Springfield Bradley of Hingham Brown of Wrentham Hill of Ipswich http://www.state.ma.us/legis/comm/j17.htm ============================================================ The MGC welcomes all questions from interested researchers, as well as shared experiences from other jurisdictions dealing with ill-concieived, reactionary measures to identity fraud, privacy or records preservation and access issues. Please send your questions and suggestions to info@massgencouncil.org If you are among the millions who claim early ancestors in Massachusetts - prior to the proposed 1910/1950 exclusions - and do not believe you will be impacted by such a law, please consult with your contemporary cousins and resident collateral lines. Your family will be affected! Thank you for your interest and support in this matter. Sharon Sergeant Program Director, Massachusetts Genealogical Council http://massgencouncil.home.attbi.com/index.htm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com

Hi... I am interested in corresponding within anyone researching Lt.Luke Brown of Worcester or his family descendants/ antecedents. Thanks! I've found some stuff, and I have some questions about this character. Kevin Avery Ballston Spa, NY

I am looking for the parents and ancestry of Catherine ATHERTON who was b. abt 1780/1 in MA based on the1850 Glastonbury, CT census information. Family Search LDS records seem to have ATHERTONs in the Lancaster, MA area. Catherine married in 1801 in Glastonbury, CT Ansel ANDRUS and she may have died in Glastonbury, CT in 1854. Is there anyone who might be able to check birth records in Lancaster or other Worcester County towns for information on her and her parents? Thanks Roger

I just got home from work and was thrilled to see the messages concerning Joseph WHITE and Judith ROGERS. I want to thank EVERYBODY who answered my query. I really do appreciate your thoughtfulness. Wanda, a special thank you to you for so much information and sources. I want to be correct on my family files and not put out what is not true. My Mother is 84 years old and it makes her so happy when she finds out that another twig has been added to the tree. Wanda, I also have a (Capt) William French, d: Nov 20, 1681, m: Mary Lothrop, May 06, 1669, Barnstable, MA. William and Mary are my 7th great grandparents through their daughter Hannah, m: John Child. My line from Joseph and Lydia is: Joseph White and Lydia Rogers Joseph White and Lydia Copeland William White and Elizabeth Thayer William White and Jerusha Metcalf Elijah White and Betsey (Betty) Franklin Wiswell Elijah White and Deborah Babbitt Livonia Deborah White and George Jackson Mary Ellen Jackson and Edgar Clarence Stevens Emma May Stevens and Devert Tennison (aka Claude H. Wilson) Me and William H. Miller Thanks again Everybody, Mary Miller

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Searching for information on Deborah EGORY b. ca 1780 of Hardwick, Mass., and her parents. She was married to Stephen Putnam in 1801. Joan -- Freedom is Not Free

Good morning Mary and anyone else that is interested - Mary's letter is at the end of my data - deacon Joseph WHITE and Lydia ROGERS are my 8th gr grand parents - I too was confused for a very long time - but now I do believe I've got it correct - [over 30 years of working on them] Our JOSEPH WHITE did not marry Anna CHURCHMAN. Anna CHURCHMAN was indeed married 16 Apr 1639 at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts TO: another JOSEPH 2) WHITE b 1610 England or Holland, died 1691/1692 Duxbury, Plymouth, MA., he was the s/o Thomas 1) WHITE and Alice COSFORD both MAYFLOWER passengers - this is not our line - They had a son John ROGERS b 1632 d 1717 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, he was married 2x 1/m Rhoda KING 16139-1662 and 2/m Elizabeth .... I'll will start with 'my' ROGERS line - John 1) ROGERS [parents unknown] b abt 1601 Moulsham, Essex, England d 11 Feb 1662 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts md 16 Apr 1639 " source and notes for John 1) ROGERS SOURCE: 1. Vintons Vinton Memorial 1858 p366-7; 2. Williams's Thomas White of Weymouth 1907 p1-8; 3. Cutters Mass genealogies v3 p1551; 4. Society of Col Wars 1897-1898 p370; 5. Pope's Pioneers of MA p 398 & 493; 6. NEHGS Register v53 pg 392-3, v3 pg 166, v8 pg 349, v9 pg 172 & vol 10 pg 265-266 7. Savage vol 3 p561-3; 8. Searching for the Passengers of the Mary & John v25 p32 under 2nd #3 Judith French; 9. Torrey's NE M prior 1700 p633; John 1)ROGERS 9gf md Judith 1), Richard -1), John -2) FRENCH 9gm 10gf 11gf NOTES: John Rogers was a proprietor in 1643, was a deacon & town officer in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. His will dated 8 Feb 1660 probated 30 Apr 1661. He md Judith FRENCH, ag 20 (actually she was 29 according to the "Searching for the "Mary & John") Judith was a 29 year old servant that came with Rev Joseph HULL and his family from Somersetshire, England..Rev Joseph HULL & his 1st wife Joanna [Coffin?], were my 9th great grandparents ===================================== John Rogers married TO: Judith 1) FRENCH b 1605 Misterton, Somersetshire, England d aft 1661 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts notes and sources for Judith FRENCH - 1. Genealogy of John Adams and his will from the Hartford times column of 27 Apr 1940; 2. A bio history of Robert Randall and his descendants 1608-1909 by William I Chaffin published by the Grafton Press, N.Y. 3. genealogical publishers sent to me by Helen M Geiselman Rt 3 Bx 241, Bryan, OH 43506; 4. Passengers to American by Tepper; 5. Suffolk Co Wills; NEHGR 1984; 6. Early families of Weymouth, MA by Chamberlain; 7. Thomas French of Ipswich "5 generations" introduced by Robert L French; 8. Harry Dana French research; 9. Chart #7 from the French family Assoc. 10 Search for the Passengers of the Mary and John 1630 vol 17 part 1 p5 for her parents vol 25 p32 2nd #3; NOTES: Judith came to New England with the Rev Joseph Hull and his family as his servant, The Rev Joseph HULL & his 1st wife Joanna [COFFIN] were my 9th gr grandparents; vol. 25 of Searching for the Passengers of the Mary and John pg 32; Judith FRENCH & John WHITE were md 16 Apr 1639 at Weymouth, Norfolk, MA All the records say Judith was 20 years old when she came to NE with the Hull family. Actually she was 29 years old. Crewkerne is adjacent to Misterton both in county Somersetshire, England. This shows the French family was close to the Puritan families of Crewkerne, many of whom came to New England. ======================================= Children of deacon John ROGERS and his wife Judith FRENCH i. Hannah ROGERS b 1640/1 Weymouth, Norfolk, MA d 16 Oct 1715 " md 19 July 1660 " TO: Samuel 2) PRATT bp 1637-1679 s/o Macuth [Matthew]1) PRATT 1595 - 1672 and Elizabeth KINGHAM 1600- 1672+ 2. ii. Lydia ROGERS to be continued Wilma Fleming Haynes gencon@harborside.com ISO information on my ancestor, Lydia ROGERS, d/o John ROGERS and Judith (some say FRENCH) m: Capt. Joseph WHITE, Sep 19, 1660, in Mendon or Weymouth, MA. Does anyone on the list know if Lydia (ROGERS) WHITE is a great grand-daughter of Thomas ROGERS of the Mayflower? I noticed files on rootsweb worldconnect that says she is, but they show no sources. Some have her father married to Judith and also to Anna CHURCHMAN. I was at the library yesterday, but ran out of time before I could research this in any depth. Lydia (ROGERS) WHITE is my 7th great grandmother. Thank You, Mary Miller ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== Need to UNsub for vacation or summer?? Forget How to UN sub??? http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html

ISO information on my ancestor, Lydia ROGERS, d/o John ROGERS and Judith (some say FRENCH) m: Capt. Joseph WHITE, Sep 19, 1660, in Mendon or Weymouth, MA. Does anyone on the list know if Lydia (ROGERS) WHITE is a great grand-daughter of Thomas ROGERS of the Mayflower? I noticed files on rootsweb worldconnect that says she is, but they show no sources. Some have her father married to Judith and also to Anna CHURCHMAN. I was at the library yesterday, but ran out of time before I could research this in any depth. Lydia (ROGERS) WHITE is my 7th great grandmother. Thank You, Mary Miller

Would some with access to the 1870 MA census (other than Ancestry.com) look up the following 2 families on printed page 419 in Worcester Co., Milford Town: Peter Hill 40 w/ wife Margaret and children: Mary, Annie, Catherine, William. Arthur Hill 40 w/ wife Margaret and children: Mary A, Elizabeth and William. I would appreciate all the info recorded. Thank you so much. Nanci

John (Jean-Baptiste) CHARRON born 15 Dec 1890 Worcester, Mass. USA to Canadian parents Arjusdeur CHARRON & Gilda BERARD. John was left an orphan at a very young age and was adopted by relatives and returned to Quebec. From what I found out was that he was educated in Montreal and knew Brother Andre very well. Can someone please see if you can find an obituary or any death records on Arjusdeur Charron and Gilda Berard in Worcester, Mass.? I think my great-uncle John's parents were buried there. Any clues as to Arjusdeur's and Gilda's parents and siblings would help me me a great deal. >From Nicole Descottes in Saskatchewan, Canada "Familles FOUILLARD & LAROCQUES families" http://www.my-ged.com/descotte/ (My searchable genealogy database of several families in Saint Lazare, Manitoba & of Pinewood, Ontario and their ancestors in Quebec and France). Plus this: http://www.genealogy.com/users/d/e/s/Nicole-Descottes/ __________________________________________________________ Get your FREE personalized e-mail at http://www.canada.com

Subject: Major John Moor of NH Source: New Hampshire Magazine Major Moor: The Sword of Bunker Hill At the mouth of the Cohas Brook, where it flows into the Merrimack River in south Manchester at the village of Goffe's Falls, stood the residences of some of New Hampshire's greatest patriots. Here lived Col. John Goffe, who for 35 years fought the French and Indians; his brother-in-law, Edward Lingfield who, in 1725, was the first to enter battle from the area; and Goffe's other brother-in-law, Benjamin Kidder, who was the first from the area to die at war, in 1745 at Fort Louisburg. Also from that small piece of land came Major John Moor, a son-in-law of John Goffe, who distinguished himself at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. John Moor saw action in the French and Indian War at the battle of "Bloody Pond" where New Hampshire troops routed the French. When the alarm came in April, 1775, Moor led a company of local men to Lexington but arrived too late for the battle (34 out of 36 eligible Derryfield men had stepped forward and volunteered!). He then went to Cambridge where he was commissioned as a captain in Col. John Stark's regiment. The regiment of Col. John Stark, of Derryfield (now Manchester), was later ordered to Bunker Hill (actually Breed's Hill). Upon arriving at the redoubt that had been hastily constructed at the top of the hill, Stark found that the left flank, from the redoubt down to the Mystic River, had been left exposed and it was here that Stark placed his men. Extending down the hill was a rail fence and Stark ordered that hay from the new-mown field be placed against the fence so as to decrease visual exposure of his men - even though it provided no physical protection. At the end of the fence, at the beach, Stark directed that a stone wall be built to the edge of the water. Capt. Moor was then ordered to defend this wall. (His company of then 57 men included 22 from Derryfield, 27 from Bedford, and the balance from nearby towns). Finally on came the British. They landed further down the beach and formed lines as if on parade. Stark had placed a stick on the ground some 40 yards in front of the wall and the fence and ordered that nobody fire until the British had reached that point. These were crack British troops - experienced in battle - who were now testing the farmer recruits from New Hampshire. It was expected that they would make quick and efficient work of this unequal engagement, causing the Colonials to flee their positions. The order was given to aim for the British officers, with their swords held on high, and to shoot for the waist. When the British reached the stick there was a thunderous volley from the New Hampshire regiment and the first ranks of the British went down. The British retreated and came on once again with the same deadly result. Realizing that they could not hold up under such fire, the British decided to concentrate their forces and fire power on Capt. Moor's men at the wall, so as to turn the flank on the lowest end of the battle line, and then run up the line - destroying the supposedly inept farmers. But they never succeeded! On they came with overwhelming fire power against Capt. Moor and his company, but each man held his ground, returning the fire and causing terrible losses in the British ranks, with no casualties among Moor's men behind the wall. The British again fell back in defeat and some of Stark's men, in jubilation, wanted to pursue them. But Stark could see that the battle was being lost elsewhere on the battlefield to other British troops and it was time for him to withdraw his men - the last to leave the field. The next morning a local civilian went to the battlefield and counted 96 dead British soldiers - the officers had already been carried away - in front of the wall and lower fence. Some years later it was revealed by a member of the British royalty that only one British officer, of those who faced Stark's regiment, survived. In the New Hampshire account of the engagement, it was stated that if all of the Colonial troops had fought as well as those at the wall and lower fence, the battle would have been won. It was at the Battle of Bunker Hill that the Colonials learned that they could stand up against British regulars - thanks largely to Capt. Moor's defense of the wall. Major Moor, promoted the day after the battle, had to return to Goffe's Falls to care for his ill wife. After her death he married again and moved to Norridgewock, Maine. He arrived in town resplendent in his officer's uniform, and thereafter was always accorded the respect of a Revolutionary War hero. His sword has been passed down through the generations and is now at the Maine State Capitol. By John C. Mongan, Mayor of Manchester in 1962-63 and in 1968-69. Since retiring as regional administrator of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, he has been researching and writing Bedford and Manchester history. New Hampshire Magazine Major John Moor Source: Samuel Moore and his Descendants by Rev. Charles N. Sinnett More information at the website end of report. Major John Moore, b. 28 Nov. 1731, died at Norridgewock or North Anson, Maine in 1809. Was a brave patriot. He m. (1) on 8 Sept. 1758, MARGARET GOFFE. She d. Sept. 1775 at Derryfield,(Now Manchester, N.H.) She was the dau. of Colonel John and Hannah (Griggs) Goffe. John Moore m. (2) MRS. EUNICE (FARNSWORTH) WESTON in 1779. She was b. 1735, d. 8 Nov. 1822. "She was of Bloomfield, Me., and the 2nd woman to come to Somerset County, Me., and was the widow-of John Weston. (no children)" Major John Moore, ( Samuel 1 ) b. 1731, d. Jan. 1809. A noble monument to him and his wife was dedicated at Norridgewock, Me. on 12 Oct. 1904 -with a impressive ceremony and a fine oration by a descentant, the Hon., A.M. Spear of Gardiner, Me. John Moore settled at Derry- fieLd,(now Manchester),NH where he was a miller and an enterprizing citizen,. In 1780 he removed to Norridgewock, Me. with his four sons. From the History of Manchester It says "In the French War he won a reputation as a Man of courage and energy. After the conquest of Canada he quietly settled down upon his farm at Choas Brook. " Sinnett did include more on his military history, but this information can be easily be found in other books, like D.A.R. record books. Major John Moore m. (1) 8 Sept. 1758, MARGARET GOFFE, died at Derryfield, N.H. (now Manchester) Sept. 1775, She was daughter Col. John & Hannah (Griggs) Goffe. She was said to be a woman of estimable character. He m. (2) 1779, at Norridgwock, Me. to MRS. EUNICE (FARNSWORTH) WESTON, b. 1735; 8 Nov. 1822, she died and was said that left " 222 descendants." She was the second white woman to come to Somerset Co. Maine and widow of John Weston http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/me+index+16783270 Subject: Major John Moor, NH Source: Farnsworth Memorial Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line, Groton, MA p.214-216 Eunice Farnsworth b. Nov 26, 1735 dau of Aaron Farnsworth and his wife Hannah Barron (Aaron Farnsworth is my line from Benjamin) of Groton, MA Eunice Farnsworth m. in 1756 Joseph Weston b. 1732 at Concord and in 1771/2 moved to Maine. He died and she m. (2) in 1779 Major John Moor of New Hampshire. She died 1822. Her sister, Mary Farnsworth b. 1732 at Groton, MA m. Dec 2, 1767 Colonel Osmyn Baker b. 1734 in CT. They removed to Fort 4 Charlestown NH, Fort No. 4, where he was a colonel in the militia, County (Sullivan) Treasurer, Town Clerk and Sheriff. Colonel Osmyn Baker

Yes, Londonderry, NH was the site of early settlement for the Scots-Irish, but they also settled in Massachusetts - look in Leominster, Lunenburg, or Colerain. I have a Densmore famiy that was in Leominster before going to New Braintree/Hardwick/Barre area - also a Robert Moor (1724-1796) who married Letitia Clark, sister of my ancestor Samuel, in Londonderry, NH. It's very possible that Robert and James were related. I'll have to dig in my resources a bit, but think I have more on the Scots-Irish (Ulster Scot) migration into Mass. Gail On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 23:46:24 EDT GENTRIE@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 7/8/02 10:12:45 AM Eastern Daylight >Time, >Libertina@aol.com writes: > ><< I am searching for my 8th g-grandfather who is said to >have been in >Worcester about 1718-19. He came over with the Ulster >Scots. Can anyone >help with information or perhaps point me in the right >direction. > Try Londonderry, NH. The people of Worcester didn't >tolerate that kind of >Protestant in their town. My understanding is that they >were left alone until >they tried to build a meetinghouse. One night a group of >these fine "natives" >undid the work of the "Scots-Irish" leaving 'no two >boards atop one another' >or some such quote. John > >

In a message dated 7/8/02 10:12:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Libertina@aol.com writes: << I am searching for my 8th g-grandfather who is said to have been in Worcester about 1718-19. He came over with the Ulster Scots. Can anyone help with information or perhaps point me in the right direction. Try Londonderry, NH. The people of Worcester didn't tolerate that kind of Protestant in their town. My understanding is that they were left alone until they tried to build a meetinghouse. One night a group of these fine "natives" undid the work of the "Scots-Irish" leaving 'no two boards atop one another' or some such quote. John

According to Town/city records a Richard Mooney married a Margret Doyle on Oct 25th 1845. Fr. McAvoy officiated. A John McGinnis married a Mary Mooney on July 10 , 1847, Fr. Gibson.

I am new to this and I hope I do this correctly. On the LDS website I found my Samuel Bridges listed under Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Index, Vol. 1 & 2 A - Z, July 731-1881 Record Type 1765 Bridges,Samuel Marblehead Guardianship Would anyone have access to anything that they could look up to see who his parents were? As I said I am new to all this and I am not sure if this can be done. Whatever anyone can do for me would greatly be appreciated. Thanks! Lezlie from Canada

Can someone tell me the name of the business that was located at: 94 Grove Street, Worcester, MA in 1884. I am researching the Gale family and my great grandfather's brother worked at this business at a packer. Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Kay

Could someone help me obtain information from the obit of Delia M. LENNARD who died in Worcester, July, 1972. I don't have the day of death. Thanks for any help. Jackie

I am searching for my 8th g-grandfather who is said to have been in Worcester about 1718-19. He came over with the Ulster Scots. Can anyone help with information or perhaps point me in the right directon. Pamela Moore Leitt Willing to share information