Bev, I hope I am not too late to take you up on your kind offer to search for 1. any Marriage of a James, a Thomas, or a William CARPENTER to an ELIZA about 1820 in Eastport or surrounding area covered by the books. . 2. A death record for a James, a Thomas, or a William or Willet Carpenter before 1847. 3. Any Birth Record for an Elizabeth Carpenter about 1830 4. Any Birth Record for Thomas Edwin Carpenter born 1828. (The mother of these two children is ELIZA ________? ) born abt 1808 but cannot prove the father.) Any help is much appreciated, Bev, as your time might permit. Thank you very much, Sharyn Herian MEWASHIN-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > MEWASHIN-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 76 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: [MEWASHIN-L] Will do look ups [beverly l bird <jbbird@uswest.net>] > #2 [MEWASHIN-L] Census Records ["Newell Hall" <n.c.hall@worldnet.a] > #3 [MEWASHIN-L] Washington Co. ME cen ["Valdine C. Atwood" <valdine@juno.] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from MEWASHIN-D, send a message to > > MEWASHIN-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > ------ > > Subject: Re: [MEWASHIN-L] Will do look ups > Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 20:27:02 -0600 > From: beverly l bird <jbbird@uswest.net> > To: MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi Leonard, > "Marriage Returns of Wahsinton Co., Maine, prior to 1892", Maine > Genealogical Society, edited by Alice MacDonald Long, Picton Press > pg 21 - William I. NEWMAN of Andover, MA & Caroine S. COOPER of Cooper > by Rev. Stephen D. WARD. > pg 40 - James COOPER of Calais & Susanna CARD of same m. 22 July 1843 > by Elias KELSEY, JP > pg 70 - Farnum BEVERLY of Machias & Martha Ann COOPER of same m. 10 May > 1856 by Rev. H.F. HARDING > > "Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, ME, 1818-1900" Maine > Genealogical Society, edited by Kenneth L. Willey. Picton PRess > Vol 2 #10, 30 Oct 1819 Deaths: Gardiner, Sarah COOPER of Livermore, 18 > yr. > Vol 3 # 17, 7 Oct 1820 Marriages: In Machias, no date, REv STEELE, > Rufus King PORTER to Emma Elizabeth COOPER, daughter of Gen John COOPER > Vol 5 # 30, 15 Mar 1823 Deaths: In Robbinston, not date, Mrs. Mary, > wife of Robert COOPER, 38 y., leaving a husband and eight children. > Vol 8 # 52, 12 Aug 1826 Marriages: In E. Machias, no date, by Solomon > ADAMS, William COOPER of Cooper to Eliza B. DUTTON of E. Machias. > Vol 10 # 12, 3 Nov 1827 Deaths: In Portland, no date, While on a vist, > Mrs. Emma PORTER, wife of Rufus King PORTER, of W. Machias, 31 y and > daughter of Gen. John COOPER, of Cooper > Vol 46 #17, 10 Feb 1864 Marriages; In Cooper, 12 Jan 1864, by F.J. > GARDNER of Dennysville and Mary daughter of Wm. COOPER, of Cooper. > Vol 49 #49, 23 Oct 1867 Marriages: in Eastport, 21 Oct 1867, By Rev. > BUTLER, edward B. KILBY of Washington, DC to Harriet C. daughter of William > Cooper of Dennysville. > Vol 50 #38, 5 Aug 1868 Deaths: In Washington DC, 3 Aug 1868, Harriet B. > KILBY daughter of William COOPER of Dennysville, 25 y. 11 m. > Vol 52 #37, 3 Aug 1870 Deaths: in Amherst, MA, 27 Jul 1870, James > T., COOPER formerly of Calais, 86 y. > Vol 60 #5, 26 Dec 1877 Deaths : In Dennysville, 16 Dec 1877, Caroline > P. COOPER, 43yr 11 mo > Vol 71 # 13, 6 Mar 1889 Deaths: In Perry, 28 Feb 1889, Thomas COOPER, > 77 yr. > Vol 71 #14, 13 Mar 1889 Deaths: In Robbinston, 1 Mar 1889, Delia Ann > COPPER, 37 yr. > Vol 74 #19, 4 May 1892: Deaths: In Robbinston, 22 Apr 1892, Robert > COOPER, 82 yr. > Vol 78 #23, 27 May 1896 Deaths: In E. Machias, ME, 20 May 1896, Thomas > W. COOPER, 71 yr, 7 mo 4 day > Vol 81 #3, 4 Jan 1899 Deaths; In Sonors, CA, 17 Dec 1898, William S. > COOPER formerly of Cooper, ME, 71 yr 4 mo > Well, I'm not sure if this helps or not - but certainly some names to add > to your pot!! > Happy Hunting > Bev Bird > > Leonard Cooper wrote: > > > Hi Bev > > I would appreciate any information you may have about a Cooper family > > from Robbinston ,Washington,Co. > > My great-grandfather William Thomas Cooper (1804-1887) came from > > Robbinston before settling in New Brunswick. He must have came to N.B. > > prior to 1840 as he married a Moriah Simpson from St. Martins,N.B on > > Nov. 23,1840. She died and he then married Mary Anne Sweet from Saint > > John,N.B. on Oct.28,1845. > > I am trying to find out who his parents and siblings were. > > Over a period of time I have accumulated the following information but > > cannot tie any of the following. > > The 1810 Census shows that a Robert Cooper lived and worked at > > Plantation #4 near Eastport with a wife and two children,one female and > > one male,under the age of ten. > > The 1820 Census shows that a Robert Cooper lived in Robbinston with a > > wife and seven children one who was over ten but under sixteen. > > The 1830 Census does not record the Robert Cooper family in Robbinston. > > Deaths : Mary Cooper,Robbinston,wife of Robert,age 38 yrs. leaving a > > husband eight children.(pub. 15 March 1823) > > Deaths: In Robbinston,22 Apr. 1892, Robert Cooper,82 yrs. > > I hope you can tie some of this together with the two books you have. > > Leonard Cooper > > Fredericton,N.B. > > > > > Recently purchased 2 books about Washington, County. > > > (Only have had them 4 days!! - so I'm pretty excited.) > > > Will do lookups - please note the dates in these titles. > > > > > > "Marriage Returns of Washington County, Maine, Prior to > > > 1892" > > > and > > > "Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, > > > Maine - 1818-1900". > > > > > > Bev Bird > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] Census Records > Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 09:00:43 -0400 > From: "Newell Hall" <n.c.hall@worldnet.att.net> > To: MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > > Does anyone know where the original census records for Washington County ME > are stored? Are they accessible? > > The microfilm copies for several of the census years and towns are of very > poor quality and unreadable. > > Newell Hall > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] Washington Co. ME census records > Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 15:41:35 -0400 > From: "Valdine C. Atwood" <valdine@juno.com> > To: MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > > Newell Hall > > In answer to your question about the original census records for > Washington County Maine. The original records for the census years 1850, > 60 & 70 are housed in the probate office at the Washington County Court > House in Machias, Maine. They have been bound in books by town. In > addition they have been indexed, also by towns, on file cards. If you did > not know, when the census was taken a copy was made from the original > census papers and sent to the state, from the state copy a third copy was > made for the federal copy and from that third copy the microfilm was > made. The original was kept in the local county court house. As you can > imagine not all survived. We in Washington County are very fortunate to > have the original papers. As you can also imagine there are many > mistakes between that first and third copy... > > Val Atwood in Machias > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi Sharyn, "Marriage Returns of Washington County, Maine, prior to 1892" Maine Genealogical Society, edited by Alice MacDonald Long, Picton Press. CARPENTER given names listed: Iva, Mary, Mary Ann, Ruth H. "Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, ME, 1818-1900" Maine Genealogical Society, edited by Kenneth L. Willey. Picton Press. Vol 8 #1, 20 Aug 1825 Marriages: In West Isles, not date, by D. OWEN, Willett CARPENTER to Eliza A. YOUNG Vol 8 # 9, 15 Oct 1825 Marriages: West Isles, NB, no date, by David OWENS, Wm. C. CARPENTER to Ruth R. MABBEE - I double checked the spelling of OWEN/OWENS - and this is how it is in the book Vol 52 # 10, 26 Jan 1870 Deaths: in New York, 10 Jan 1870, Ruth, wife of William C. CARPENTER and sister of the late Capt William MABEE of Eastport. Hope this helps - maybe the maiden name for your Eliza??? Happy Hunting, Bev Bird SKH wrote: > Bev, I hope I am not too late to take you up on your kind offer to search for > 1. any Marriage of a James, a Thomas, or a William CARPENTER to an ELIZA about > 1820 in Eastport or surrounding area covered by the books. . > 2. A death record for a James, a Thomas, or a William or Willet Carpenter before > 1847. > 3. Any Birth Record for an Elizabeth Carpenter about 1830 > 4. Any Birth Record for Thomas Edwin Carpenter born 1828. (The mother of these > two children is ELIZA ________? ) born abt 1808 but cannot prove the father.) > Any help is much appreciated, Bev, as your time might permit. Thank you very > much, > Sharyn Herian > > MEWASHIN-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Subject: > > > > MEWASHIN-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 76 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 Re: [MEWASHIN-L] Will do look ups [beverly l bird <jbbird@uswest.net>] > > #2 [MEWASHIN-L] Census Records ["Newell Hall" <n.c.hall@worldnet.a] > > #3 [MEWASHIN-L] Washington Co. ME cen ["Valdine C. Atwood" <valdine@juno.] > > > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from MEWASHIN-D, send a message to > > > > MEWASHIN-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > ------ > > > > Subject: Re: [MEWASHIN-L] Will do look ups > > Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 20:27:02 -0600 > > From: beverly l bird <jbbird@uswest.net> > > To: MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Hi Leonard, > > "Marriage Returns of Wahsinton Co., Maine, prior to 1892", Maine > > Genealogical Society, edited by Alice MacDonald Long, Picton Press > > pg 21 - William I. NEWMAN of Andover, MA & Caroine S. COOPER of Cooper > > by Rev. Stephen D. WARD. > > pg 40 - James COOPER of Calais & Susanna CARD of same m. 22 July 1843 > > by Elias KELSEY, JP > > pg 70 - Farnum BEVERLY of Machias & Martha Ann COOPER of same m. 10 May > > 1856 by Rev. H.F. HARDING > > > > "Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, ME, 1818-1900" Maine > > Genealogical Society, edited by Kenneth L. Willey. Picton PRess > > Vol 2 #10, 30 Oct 1819 Deaths: Gardiner, Sarah COOPER of Livermore, 18 > > yr. > > Vol 3 # 17, 7 Oct 1820 Marriages: In Machias, no date, REv STEELE, > > Rufus King PORTER to Emma Elizabeth COOPER, daughter of Gen John COOPER > > Vol 5 # 30, 15 Mar 1823 Deaths: In Robbinston, not date, Mrs. Mary, > > wife of Robert COOPER, 38 y., leaving a husband and eight children. > > Vol 8 # 52, 12 Aug 1826 Marriages: In E. Machias, no date, by Solomon > > ADAMS, William COOPER of Cooper to Eliza B. DUTTON of E. Machias. > > Vol 10 # 12, 3 Nov 1827 Deaths: In Portland, no date, While on a vist, > > Mrs. Emma PORTER, wife of Rufus King PORTER, of W. Machias, 31 y and > > daughter of Gen. John COOPER, of Cooper > > Vol 46 #17, 10 Feb 1864 Marriages; In Cooper, 12 Jan 1864, by F.J. > > GARDNER of Dennysville and Mary daughter of Wm. COOPER, of Cooper. > > Vol 49 #49, 23 Oct 1867 Marriages: in Eastport, 21 Oct 1867, By Rev. > > BUTLER, edward B. KILBY of Washington, DC to Harriet C. daughter of William > > Cooper of Dennysville. > > Vol 50 #38, 5 Aug 1868 Deaths: In Washington DC, 3 Aug 1868, Harriet B. > > KILBY daughter of William COOPER of Dennysville, 25 y. 11 m. > > Vol 52 #37, 3 Aug 1870 Deaths: in Amherst, MA, 27 Jul 1870, James > > T., COOPER formerly of Calais, 86 y. > > Vol 60 #5, 26 Dec 1877 Deaths : In Dennysville, 16 Dec 1877, Caroline > > P. COOPER, 43yr 11 mo > > Vol 71 # 13, 6 Mar 1889 Deaths: In Perry, 28 Feb 1889, Thomas COOPER, > > 77 yr. > > Vol 71 #14, 13 Mar 1889 Deaths: In Robbinston, 1 Mar 1889, Delia Ann > > COPPER, 37 yr. > > Vol 74 #19, 4 May 1892: Deaths: In Robbinston, 22 Apr 1892, Robert > > COOPER, 82 yr. > > Vol 78 #23, 27 May 1896 Deaths: In E. Machias, ME, 20 May 1896, Thomas > > W. COOPER, 71 yr, 7 mo 4 day > > Vol 81 #3, 4 Jan 1899 Deaths; In Sonors, CA, 17 Dec 1898, William S. > > COOPER formerly of Cooper, ME, 71 yr 4 mo > > Well, I'm not sure if this helps or not - but certainly some names to add > > to your pot!! > > Happy Hunting > > Bev Bird > > > > Leonard Cooper wrote: > > > > > Hi Bev > > > I would appreciate any information you may have about a Cooper family > > > from Robbinston ,Washington,Co. > > > My great-grandfather William Thomas Cooper (1804-1887) came from > > > Robbinston before settling in New Brunswick. He must have came to N.B. > > > prior to 1840 as he married a Moriah Simpson from St. Martins,N.B on > > > Nov. 23,1840. She died and he then married Mary Anne Sweet from Saint > > > John,N.B. on Oct.28,1845. > > > I am trying to find out who his parents and siblings were. > > > Over a period of time I have accumulated the following information but > > > cannot tie any of the following. > > > The 1810 Census shows that a Robert Cooper lived and worked at > > > Plantation #4 near Eastport with a wife and two children,one female and > > > one male,under the age of ten. > > > The 1820 Census shows that a Robert Cooper lived in Robbinston with a > > > wife and seven children one who was over ten but under sixteen. > > > The 1830 Census does not record the Robert Cooper family in Robbinston. > > > Deaths : Mary Cooper,Robbinston,wife of Robert,age 38 yrs. leaving a > > > husband eight children.(pub. 15 March 1823) > > > Deaths: In Robbinston,22 Apr. 1892, Robert Cooper,82 yrs. > > > I hope you can tie some of this together with the two books you have. > > > Leonard Cooper > > > Fredericton,N.B. > > > > > > > Recently purchased 2 books about Washington, County. > > > > (Only have had them 4 days!! - so I'm pretty excited.) > > > > Will do lookups - please note the dates in these titles. > > > > > > > > "Marriage Returns of Washington County, Maine, Prior to > > > > 1892" > > > > and > > > > "Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, > > > > Maine - 1818-1900". > > > > > > > > Bev Bird > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] Census Records > > Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 09:00:43 -0400 > > From: "Newell Hall" <n.c.hall@worldnet.att.net> > > To: MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Does anyone know where the original census records for Washington County ME > > are stored? Are they accessible? > > > > The microfilm copies for several of the census years and towns are of very > > poor quality and unreadable. > > > > Newell Hall > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] Washington Co. ME census records > > Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 15:41:35 -0400 > > From: "Valdine C. Atwood" <valdine@juno.com> > > To: MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Newell Hall > > > > In answer to your question about the original census records for > > Washington County Maine. The original records for the census years 1850, > > 60 & 70 are housed in the probate office at the Washington County Court > > House in Machias, Maine. They have been bound in books by town. In > > addition they have been indexed, also by towns, on file cards. If you did > > not know, when the census was taken a copy was made from the original > > census papers and sent to the state, from the state copy a third copy was > > made for the federal copy and from that third copy the microfilm was > > made. The original was kept in the local county court house. As you can > > imagine not all survived. We in Washington County are very fortunate to > > have the original papers. As you can also imagine there are many > > mistakes between that first and third copy... > > > > Val Atwood in Machias > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.