Hi Jackie, This is the web site for the "City of Fitchburg" http://www.ci.fitchburg.ma.us/ And, this is the page for the City Clerk's office; it does not mention requesting the look-up's of marriage and death records for genealogy purposes. But, there is not harm in writing and asking ! http://www.ci.fitchburg.ma.us/cityclerk.htm (There is also a way to write or e-mail the Cemetery Office, which in other nearby cities can be quite helpful.) Betty (near Lowell, MA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "jackie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 12:09 AM Subject: PHILLIPS marriage in Fitchburg > Could someone do a lookup for the marriage of CORA WRIGHT to ALBERT J. > PHILLIPS during the 1890's - probably in Fitchburg. > > Thanks! > Jackie >

Hi Jackie: This is a very strange family! First of all I didn't find a marriage for Albert Phillips to Cora Wright. 09 Nov 1858 in Fitchburg, Peter Wright married Lizzie C. Field their children were: David b. 21 May 1864 Levi Joseph 24 May 1870 Mary Elizabeth 05 Feb 1874 Fitchburg Lizzie/Elizabeth F. Field d. 20 Apr 1876 age 32 of Cancer wife of Peter, and dau of John and Angeline (____) Field Peter then married Ella M. (Defoe) Phillips 13 Sep 1876, 2d marriage for both. Ella had Charles (couldn't find him in the on-line vitals) and Joseph Ellsworth . The 1880 Census shows a Cora, but I think this is Mary Elizabeth, knowing the French Canadian penchant for naming children one thing and calling them something else. Anyway in the 1900 Census 5W Fitchburg, Worcester, MA pg 8A Peter Wright Dec 1827 72 m23y CanF CanF CanF To US 1880 - we know that's wrong Mary E. Wright Apr 1847 53 m23y 7/7 VT CanF CanF Ellsworth Wright Oct 1879 20 single MA Can VT Albert J. Phillips Sep 1874 25 single MA MA MA son-in-law Albert can't be single and be a son-in-law. He can be single and a step son though. What I am thinking here is that Albert Phillips was the son of Ella M. (Defoe) Phillips. I tried doing a marriage look up for Cora and mary Elizabeth - that didn't work either. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association