In a message dated 7/4/01 1:07:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Buddee writes: > who married my g-grandfather, Thomas > > William PETERS, b. in New Brunswick, Canada. My 4G-grandmother, Ann "Nancy" Peters, was the daughter of Marcus Peters and Frances Golding of Hampstead, New Brunswick. Are they any relation to your Thomas Peters? David Mitchell James 420 Central Rd Rye, NH 03870-2546 603 964-5472 jamesdm49@aol.com

I thought I would just throw out a list of the lines where I am currently stuck, just to see if someone on this list has already made the connection to the earlier generation. My problem couples: 1. Benjamin James, b. ca. 1811 in NH, d. 1873 in Calais, m. Sarah Glidden, b. Oct. 1812 in NH, d. 6 Mar 1892 in Princeton; both buried in Calais. Children: Ezekiel, Martha, Susan, Sarah, Horatio N., Josiah E., Ann E., Charles Frederick, Henrietta, Emerson. . 2. William Jones, b. Apr 1782, probably in Damariscotta, but perhaps NS or NB, d. 6 Mar 1863 in Trescott; m. Elizabeth Simmons (or Seamans), b. 20 Jun 1790 in St. John, NB, or Lubec, d. 31 Oct 1858 in Trescott. Both buried in Hill Road Cemetery, Trescott. Children: Samuel, Sarah Jane, Mary Ann, William, John, Elizabeth, Hiram A 3. Pliny Fisher, d. Waite; marriage intentions 29 Aug 1814 in Steuben with Betsy Parker, b. 3 Jul 1797, d. 10 Jan 1872, a widow. Only known child: Julia Ann Fisher, b. abt. 1818 in Steuben, d. Jul 1900 in Eastport; m. James Ripley (the younger) 9 Nov 1843 in Waite. 4. James E. Ripley, b. abt. 1795 in Jefferson, d. 12 Jan 1864 in Waite; m. 6 May 1813 in Nobleboro to Eunice Linscott, b. abt. 1791, d. 4 Feb 1858 in Waite. Both buried in Waite. Children: Mary L., Catharine H., James, Cushman B., Sylvanus, Albert, Nathaniel, Thomas, Edward. 5. Henry Scott, b. abt. 1812, perhaps in Alexander, d. 19 Oct. 1883 in Calais, m. Mary Beverly, b. abt. 1813 in Baileyville, d. before 1848, by which time her husband had married again. Mary is perhaps a daughter of Farnham Beverly and Lucy Peabody, who lived in Baileyville for a time and later in Whiting. Children of Henry Scott and Mary Beverly: John, Horace, Andrew Jackson, Amanda (always known as "Addie"). Henry's daughter by his second wife, Nancy _____: Mary Emma. 6. Elizabeth Jellison (or Jellerson), b. abt. 1837 in Miramichi, NB, d. 13 Dec. 1924 in Baileyville; married (1) 17 Jul 1858 in Mount Desert, Hancock, ME John McKenzie Wentworth, b. 10 Sep. 1825, d. abt. 1876 in Calais; married (2nd) Edward Dean, b. abt. 1856 in MacAdam or Magaguadevic, NB, d. May 1887 in Grand Lake Stream. Children by John M. Wentworth: John Thomas, Walter M. Children by Edward Dean: William Henry, Freddie F., Edward. John Wentworth's genealogy is documented in "The Wentworth Genealogy", by John Wentworth, 3 vols., 1878. I am interested in Elizabeth and Edward's genealogies. She does not appear to be a daughter of Sylvanus Jellison and Hannah Vye, as their daughter, Elizabeth was born in 1822. My grandmother always told me that her grandmother Elizabeth was married first to a "sea captain." John was a sailor. She also told me that Elizabeth was older than her 2nd husband and that he was terribly burned in a tannery fire and crawled home and died in the door yard. Any leads greatly appreciated. David Mitchell James 420 Central Rd Rye, NH 03870-2546 603 964-5472 jamesdm49@aol.com

Hi Roger, What town/plantation was he located in? Marilyn >Sherbone Black is listed in the Maine 1790 census.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Buddee" <buddee@cybertrails.com> To: "Roger H. Newman" <rhnewman@hctc.com> Cc: "LUTZ, Dee R." <buddee@cybertrails.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 2:44 AM Subject: Re: [MEWASHIN-L] Benner > Hi Cousin Roger, > I'm a Washington native, born in Chelan in 1929. I lived in Bremerton and > Port Orchard, and know Shelton. I was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, but > returned to WA. in 1967 and left for Arizona again in 1975 (for a job) and > still here. We live near the NM border. My husband was born in Monroe, WA. > and was raised in Forks, WA. We wish we were back in WA. My line of > BENNER, is John Haskell BENNER and Thankful GARNET/GARDNER. (I don't know > which one is right?) My John Haskell BENNER is a brother of your > Christopher Henry BENNER, Jr. John Haskell BENNER had a daughter, Sarah Ann > BENNER, b. 1833, Dennysville, Maine, who married my g-grandfather, Thomas > William PETERS, b. in New Brunswick, Canada. They went from Edmunds, Maine, > to Minnesota in 1875, and then to California about 1910 or so. My father > was in school in Washington in 1915. My mother was also raised in Seattle. > I would appreciate it if you would send me your line, as much as you know. > My mother and father were divorced when I was 5, so I know very little about > this family. > I am anxious to hear from you, and be sure to tell me about yourself. > Your cousin, > Dee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger H. Newman" <rhnewman@hctc.com> > To: <MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 10:23 AM > Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] Benner > > > > Dee, > > > > Yes, we are related. Same family. Where do you live? I'm out in Western > Washington. My Preston family came out here about 1858. > > > > Roger H. Newman > > Shelton, Washington > > > > > > > > > > <<<<<<<<<< Genealogist Work Backwards! <<<<<<<<<< > > > > >

Sherbone Black is listed in the Maine 1790 census. Does anyone have any additional informataion concerning him? He may be listed in Maine and New Hampshire Settlers, 1600s-1900s

Pat, Yes, we are related! Roger <<<<<<<<<< Genealogist Work Backwards! <<<<<<<<<<

Dear Roger and Dee We must all be related. My ancestry goes back to the Mayflower. Nathan Preston, Sr. and Elizabeth Rumery are in my line. My great great grandparents were Joseph Jones and Mary Preston Jones..............came to New York/Pa from Washington Co., Maine. Their daughter, Samantha Belle Jones McKinster is my great grandmother and she was born in Maine, came to New York, PA area and then moved on to Eau Claire, WI as did many of the people from that area.. The Lakeview Cemetery in Eau Claire is filled with Garnetts, Prestons, Jones, McKinsters along with many others who originated in Washington Co., Maine. Dee, I don't know how you are related, but Benners are also in the line. Can you tell us more? Pat Popple Chippewa Falls, WI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger H. Newman" <rhnewman@hctc.com> To: <MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 12:23 PM Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] Benner > Dee, > > Yes, we are related. Same family. Where do you live? I'm out in Western Washington. My Preston family came out here about 1858. > > Roger H. Newman > Shelton, Washington > > > > > <<<<<<<<<< Genealogist Work Backwards! <<<<<<<<<< >

Dee, Yes, we are related. Same family. Where do you live? I'm out in Western Washington. My Preston family came out here about 1858. Roger H. Newman Shelton, Washington <<<<<<<<<< Genealogist Work Backwards! <<<<<<<<<<

Hi Listers, Yesterday I posted a note about the "boards" being down. I just want to clarify that statement for you. RootsWeb has redesigned/transferred all our GenConnect Boards from Roots Web to Ancestry.com and they have caused major headaches for both genealogists and Board Administrators. Boards have been up/down, search engine works/doesn't work, pages look 1 way today, another way tomorrow. There are still GenConnect Board Administrators who haven't been able to "claim" ownership of their boards because of glitches. Keep the faith, these are still undergoing changes. Marilyn

Hi! If anyone is waiting to hear from Karen Small of NB I have just found out her computer has been broken for about a week and she does not to have it up an running again till July 9th at the earliest. So if you are waiting to hear from her and haven't that is why. Heather Leighton Waddingham Campobello Parish Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcampob/ My England and Canadian Roots containing 8200 names http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=CDNROOTS&I11.x=26&I11.y=7 email: hwaddingham@yahoo.com

Wondering if there is a kind soul out there who has the Machias Valley News Observer for June 27, 2001, who could look up something for me. Glad to return the favor. Thanks. Sue Smith in CT

Maryann, Rebecca Hobart of the Dennys River Historical Society may be helpful. She has a lot of knowledge of the Dennysville area where my family came from. May know of other areas. My wife & I were out some years back. If you have time visit the Light House near Lubec and President Roosevelt's summer home on Campobello. Have Fun Roger H. Newman Researching Preston family in Washington Co., Maine <<<<<<<<<< Genealogist Work Backwards! <<<<<<<<<<

Hi Listers, The "Boards" appear to be DOWN this morning. (7:30am, Saturday 30 June). I thought I'd give you a run down on how to be successful when searching the boards. Use BOOLEAN operators to fine-tune your search (see below). The programmers are working on the search section, so BOOLEAN searches may not always work. Enclose a phrase or search string in quotation marks to find messages containing certain words in a certain order. The keyword(s) Worthington Hills Cemetery will find messages containing Worthington, or Hills, or Cemetery. Adding the BOOLEAN quotation marks to the search string, "Worthington Hills Cemetery", will return only messages in which that exact phrase appears. A plus sign (+) in front of a word means that word must be in pages for them to be a match. For example, Obituary +Thompson will return only messages containing the word, obituary, that ALSO contain the word, Thompson. A minus sign (-) in front of a word means that any page that has that word is excluded from the list of matches. For example, "Morgan County" -Roberts will return messages containing the phrase "Morgan County", that DO NOT contain the word, Roberts. Remember, the Search form ALWAYS DEFAULTS to ALL BOARDS, and if you want to limit your search to a particular board, you MUST click on THIS BOARD. The above "hints" work with MOST search engines in cyberspace. Good Luck, Marilyn Strout Marilyn

I just came across my grandmother's class photo from her 1925 graduation from Woodland High School. Pictured are: Kenneth Harriman, Winnifred Lydic, Leola Smith, Louise Dorr, Lawrence Rosen, Rita Saunders, Marjorie Dwelley, Dorothy White, Calvin Newman, Zettie Perkins, Addie Dean, Susie Morrison, Albert Wormell, Frank Foggia, Albert Brown, Mike Slefinger, Leslie Frost and Clowes Saunders. If any one is interested, I will have it scanned and send them a copy. David Mitchell James 420 Central Rd Rye, NH 03870-2546 603 964-5472 jamesdm49@aol.com

Genealogy research places in Washington County ME area... County Court House - Machias (don't forget to check their Grantor/Grantee Deed Index, as well as Probate index) Calais Free Library St. Stephens, NB Public Library No doubt there are other places ..... Joe Pehoushek on San Juan Is., WA reply to: joepeh@home.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our UPDATED homepage at: www.pehoushek.com catch the latest NEWS at: www.repclub.org/news.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <Malgren@aol.com> To: <MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 1:09 AM Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] Lubec, ME & Campobello ~ > We are taking a vacation in Lubec, ME next week, and plan to visit Campobello > Island as well while we are in the area ~ My question is whether anyone knows > where I could do a bit of genealogy research while I am there? Also, I will > be happy to do a bit of research for anyone who might have a need ~ Hope to > hear back from someone :) ~Maryann~ >

July 7, 2001 The Alexander/Crawford Historical Society will sponsor their annual genealogy fair at the Alexander Elementary School on Route 9 in Alexander, ME. Time 10-3 July 21, 2001 The Charlotte, ME Historical Society will hold their annual genealogy fair at the Charlotte Elementary School. Time: 9-3. There will be lots and lots of unpublished genealogy information for hands on research. Sharon Howland Editor of WKRP (Washington/Charlotte Kounty Records Preservation) Grantor and Trustee of the Washington County, Maine Records Preservation Fund Author of: Calais, Maine Vital Records Prior to 1892 Vital Records of Alexander, Maine Records of Calais, Maine Volume 2 - Early Vital Records, Tax Lists, Census Records Web Page: http://hometown.aol.com/shwkrp/shwkrp.html

Hi! My suggestion would be to check out the Campobello Library and Museum (same building I believe). Not sure what is all in the library as I have never been there myself :) My other suggestion is to "walk" the cemeteries, you may be able to find information off the stones. I have SOME PARTIAL cemetery transcriptions on the Campobello web site... would love to have MORE if anyone is there this summer and happens to record some of the stones:) For that matter if anyone has ANYTHING pertaining to Campobello and would like to contribute it for the Campobello site I would gladly welcome NEW information: pictures, obits, cemetery transcripts... anything you think may be of interest to others... Sorry I do not know the library hours... let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Heather Leighton Waddingham Campobello Parish Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcampob/ My England and Canadian Roots containing 8600 names http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=CDNROOTS&I11.x=26&I11.y=7 email: hwaddingham@yahoo.com

We are taking a vacation in Lubec, ME next week, and plan to visit Campobello Island as well while we are in the area ~ My question is whether anyone knows where I could do a bit of genealogy research while I am there? Also, I will be happy to do a bit of research for anyone who might have a need ~ Hope to hear back from someone :) ~Maryann~

Hi Heather & Listers, Check out this link for an update on the Archives Room. http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/ They don't anticipate opening until at least July 20th, and right now only have 1 phone line coming in. Because of substantial water damage (no records were lost but many require special treatment and reboxing) and asbestos removal, the Archives Search Room will be closed until July 2, 2001. State Agency access to the State Records Center is unaffected. Our microfilm will be available at the Maine State Library, thanks to their generosity, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with additional hours dependent on the availability of volunteer assistants. For a specific record of birth, marriage or death between 1892 and 1922 only, write to the Maine State Archives Vital Records Request 84 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0084 Please forgive delays as we work to recover from our near disaster and respond to research needs. For emergency requests, call 207-287-5795. Marilyn

Hi! Further to my request last night for a marriage certificate look up, I totally forgot the archives is closed temporarily.... In any case, if someone could possibly help out when it reopens I can patiently wait:) I would like to get a copy of the marriage certificate for the following couple: Joseph BASSETT and Mary WILSON, both residents of Campobello NB. Married on November 27 1837, in Washington Co., Maine. The information is found on Marriage roll #7, Vol 1 Page 9 . I am hoping the certificate will have the parents names of this couple. I will glady re-inburse for any fees incurred. Please let me know if you can help! Thanks!! Heather Leighton Waddingham Campobello Parish Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcampob/ My England and Canadian Roots containing 7500 names http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=CDNROOTS&I11.x=26&I11.y=7 email: hwaddingham@yahoo.com