I just wanted to wish the USA a very happy birthday....in spite of all her problems today, she's still a wonderful country. John and I have traveled overseas and I am telling you.....there is NO country as good as America (with exceptions of my cousins to the north- Canada, she is close second)....most Americans do not realize how good we have it here....we take America for GRANTED. Our ancestors fought and died for this great nation.....dont let them down by "it's not my problem".........vote in every election ,never show *apathy by not voting............get to know your neighbors.....there are many ways to show appreciation to our ancestors who started this country, without them, USA would have never existed as it is known now, the greatest country in the world. (of course there is always room for improvement). Stand besides her regardless of what happens, good or bad, she is counting on you to keep freedom alive and well. Happy birthday USA... --- Cynthia admin.of Massachusetts Bay Colony mailing list http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/Ma-Bay-Colony

Am I still on the list? No e-mail for some months.

Hello, I am looking for information about Hannah Brooks of Biddeford. She married (1st) Thomas Pennell (born Feb 25, 1719/20 in Gloucester, MA) and (2nd) David Martin in Biddeford. According to "Sawyer Families of New England", Thomas and Hannah are the parents of the Mary Pennel of Buxton who married Jabez Sawyer on 8 March 1765 in Buxton. Does anyone have Biddeford records that would show the children of Thomas and Hannah Pennell? Any suggestions for sources? Thanks very much, Peggy --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by friend.ly.net.]

Others may answer Vic's lookup request (2 mid-morning EST posts) If re-addressed to LIST, that may help others, as may these thoughts: Victor C_?_'s last questions in lower case; my comments: CAPS + [ ]. ~ Ted Chadbourne http://www.chadbourne.org Pg. 161 under 93 (center of pg) pd [?] William Sargent and Susanna Allen both of York intend marriage Enter4 [<--ENTERED?] July 10th. 1779.[...erasure...] ? DATE ENTERED IN RECORD BOOK = DATE INTENT DECLARED? > What does erasure mean, does this says that it is known, but not documented? NO, PART OF THE ORIGINAL ENTRY IN THE RECORD BOOK HAD BEEN ERASED FROM THE BOOK, STARTING RIGHT AFTER "1779". > cancelled the wedding, or divorced?... thanks NOT DIVORCED ON THIS PAGE. THE MARRIAGE WAS TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY EITHER A MINISTER OR A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE TO THE TOWN CLERK WHO RECORDED THEIR INTENTION TO MARRY. IF NO RECORD OF A MARRIAGE CAN BE FOUND IN TOWN CLERK RECORDS OR THOSE OF THE CHURCH WHICH HER PARENTS ATTENDED, WE CAN GUESS VARIOUS SCENARIOS - ONE OF WHICH IS THAT THEY WERE MARRIED IN ANOTHER TOWN, ANOTHER THAT ONE DIED BEFORE A PLANNED WEDDING DATE, PLUS SOME MORE COMMON REASONS. WHETHER MARRIED OR NOT THE MOTHER'S CHILD SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECORDED BY THE TOWN CLERK WITH A BAPTISM RECORD AT A CHURCH. A "FAMILY RECORD" MAY HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE TOWN CLERK AT A LATER DATE. ASSUMING THE MALE REPORTS HIS OWN WIFE AND CHILDREN, THAT MAY BE THE FIRST INDICATION THAT HE'S THE FATHER, IF YOU CANNOT FIND A RECORD OF MARRIAGE IN ANY TOWN OR CHURCH RECORD. VICTOR AND HIS MOTHER MAY BE SURE OF THEIR MATRILINEAL LINE TO THE EXTENT VARIOUS RELATIVES HAVE THE SAME MITOCHONDRIAL DNA (MtDNA). ----- Original Message <--- A PORTION OF ONE OF TWO QUERIES From: <ItzVicc@aol.com> To: <MEYORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 9:20 AM Subject: [MEYORK] Book on Vital Records of York, Maine Help... > Pg. 114 NOTE APPARENT CONTRADICTION OF 2 DATES BELOW > > at the way bottom of the page it says > > Jotham Allen of wells & Tabitha Trafton of York Intended Marriage. > > (I would imagine that on pg 171 it says the date... please help me ) > > > Pg. 126 <SNIP>

Hello, Ms. Bragdon was extremely helpful in giving me some information. However I have a few questions, that I thought I would toss out. I am new to this so I am sure this in something most of you all already know. Thank you in advance for your help. Pg. 114 at the way bottom of the page it says Jotham Allen of wells & Tabitha Trafton of York Intended Marriage. ( I would imagine that on pg 171 it says the date... please help me ) Pg. 126 No. 122 Benjamin Webber and Martha Day both of York intended marriage: York Feb.3. 1738. Note the said Webber is now published to satisfie such persons as are Dissatisfied & think he is not married [ ...illegible...] I am sorry but I have no clue what the Note part means, can someone explain to me what that means. Thanks again Pg. 161 under 93 (center of pg) pd William Sargent and Susanna Allen both of York intend marriage Enter4 July 10th. 1779.[...erasure...] What does erasure mean, does this says that it is known, but not documented? cancelled the wedding, or divorced?... thanks

Hello, Ms. Bragdon was extremely helpful in giving me some information. However I have a few questions, that I thought I would toss out. I am new to this so I am sure this in something most of you all already know. Thank you in advance for your help. PG. 356 Under March 22 Barsham Allen's daughter was born named Mary. It does not say the Year of this Can someone tell me what year they are talking about. I would imagine it on the prior page that I do not have. Thanks again Victor

I have added 5 new cemeteries to my virtual cemeteries page. The John Hill, Johnson, Philpot, Warren and Weymouth Cemeteries are now available. http://www.knights.hls-inc.net/ Surnames include: Boynton Chadbourne Clough/Cluff Day Ferrin Hill Jones Johnson Philpot Roberts Shannon Swett Tarbox Tufts Warren Weymouth Whitehouse Happy Hunting! Darlene

Hello List, I have been comparing some PENDEXTER notes found among my grandmother's things to a genealogy published in Early Families of Cornish, Maine by Robert Taylor. We believe that a relative in Maine wrote them for someone but gave my grandmother a copy. The notes begin with Henry Pendexter and Deborah WELLFEALD of Biddeford, ME who married in 1727. I am a descendent of their son Henry Pendexter who married Sarah Shepard in 1755. The later couple were early settlers of Cornish. I am also a descendent of John KENNARD, also an early settler of Cornish. Some Pendexters and Kennards removed to Parsonsfield, ME. Several Pendexters married Kennards. I also have Pendexters marrying Pendexters. Most of family notes agree with Robert Taylor's genealogy. I did find another wife for Rueben Morrill Pendexter, son of Samuel and Catherine Morrill. R. M. Pendexter married May Adams Mar 21, 1850 in Kendall County, IL in the online marriage index for Illinois. I have barely begun to verify. I am starting with my gg grandfather, Frank B. Kennard, born in 1850 in Parsonsfield, or Benjamin F. Kennard according to the 1860 and 1870 census. He is listed on the Custer County, Montana cemetery index, died in 1900. And I am also waiting for his death certificate from Parsonsfield where he is also supposedly died and was buried in 1900. Family legend states that he died in Montana during the flood season. He was listed in the 1900 Montana census. Please contact me if working on these lines. Andrea

It may have been 1884, the year after Krakatoa exploded. See http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Vocano1883Krakatoa.html Dana

In a message dated 5/24/03 6:17:34 PM !!!First Boot!!!, Bunnydust@attbi.com writes: > Blizzard of 1888...... After this hint was given I went looking and found the pictures I remember. What must it have been like for the folks in the country I don't know! <A HREF="http://historyimages.com/Vintage-NY/Blizzard-88.htm">http://historyimages.com/Vintage-NY/Blizzard-88.htm</A> <A HREF="http://pws.prserv.net/hurleyheritagesociety/HurleyNews/Blizz88.htm">http://pws.prserv.net/hurleyheritagesociety/HurleyNews/Blizz88.htm</A> To make it a little closer to our area of interest is the Stamford site www.stamfordhistory.org/ph_0301.htm Eliz

Hi Folks, I just did a search on Google and came up with a year of 1816, in which snow and ice occurred over most of the country, during the summer months. The conclusion is, that this was caused by a volcano in the south Pacific. Probably this is the origin of the phrase, "eighteen hundred and froze to death." There were probably other weather aberrations that caused colder than normal conditions, in the past, but this I think, was the most devastating. It caused widespread crop failures, with the accompanying lack of food. Some folks had it pretty desperate. Regards, Ginny ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Abbotts" <Bunnydust@attbi.com> To: <MEYORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 2:17 PM Subject: [MEYORK] "starving"time > Blizzard of 1888...... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ElizHgene@aol.com > To: MEYORK-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 7:35 AM > Subject: Re: [MEYORK] Re: MEYORK-D Digest V03 #97 > > > In a message dated 5/24/03 2:36:11 AM !!!First Boot!!!, casmero@crocker.com > writes: > > > had not heard about 1880 as a starvation year, but earlier, in 1816, was > > a year that sent many New Englanders migrating westward. > > > > My brain is trying to remember but wasn't there a great East Coast blizzard > in 1884? And while trying to find mention of it I found great Blizzards on the > prairies in 1886. the 1880-90s were hard winters as I remember reading. > Eliz > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Listers looking for the Children of John Wallis 1653 to abt 1720 they were Sarah 10/02/1675 Married Daniel Stone know about her , John 5/13/1678 married Mary Twitchell know about him because he is my direct ancestor. Now the rest just have birtdates nothing else. Margaret 8/22/1681, Bartholomew, 12/02/1684, Elizabeth, 12/02/1686, Nathaniel, 10/06/1689, Benjamin abt 1691, Mary 12/18/1693. they were the grandchildren of Nathaniel 1632-1709 and Margaret 1630-1711 suposedly buried in Beverly Mass but lived in York Casco Maine. Any help appreciated with this. Steve.

Blizzard of 1888...... ----- Original Message ----- From: ElizHgene@aol.com To: MEYORK-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 7:35 AM Subject: Re: [MEYORK] Re: MEYORK-D Digest V03 #97 In a message dated 5/24/03 2:36:11 AM !!!First Boot!!!, casmero@crocker.com writes: > had not heard about 1880 as a starvation year, but earlier, in 1816, was > a year that sent many New Englanders migrating westward. > My brain is trying to remember but wasn't there a great East Coast blizzard in 1884? And while trying to find mention of it I found great Blizzards on the prairies in 1886. the 1880-90s were hard winters as I remember reading. Eliz ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I seem to have inadvertently deleted the posting re the above. I'd very much appreciate a reposting or a copy being sent me. (My grandfather crossed the country to CA sometime between 1880 [when he appears on the ME census] and 1884 [when he married in CA], and I''ve been trying to understand the motivation [neither his parents nor any of his 4 siblings chose to accompany him].) I also wonder how he traveled.

In a message dated 5/24/03 2:36:11 AM !!!First Boot!!!, casmero@crocker.com writes: > had not heard about 1880 as a starvation year, but earlier, in 1816, was > a year that sent many New Englanders migrating westward. > My brain is trying to remember but wasn't there a great East Coast blizzard in 1884? And while trying to find mention of it I found great Blizzards on the prairies in 1886. the 1880-90s were hard winters as I remember reading. Eliz

I had not heard about 1880 as a starvation year, but earlier, in 1816, was a year that sent many New Englanders migrating westward. See - http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/history/1816.htm Or go to http://www.google.com and enter the search phrase "year without a summer" for several other articles on that infamous year. Carol At 04:01 AM 5/22/03 -0600, MEYORK-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >MEYORK-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 97 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [MEYORK] 1880 Winter of Starvation [Mugs12@aol.com] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from MEYORK-D, send a message to > > MEYORK-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 17:55:46 EDT >From: Mugs12@aol.com >To: MEYORK-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <18b.1a73d887.2bfd4fe2@aol.com> >Subject: [MEYORK] 1880 Winter of Starvation, Berwick >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >An old family tradition tells of a very severe 1880's winter causing no or >little crop harvest and wide spread hunger. This resulted in mass migration >to the state of Ohio of local York residents. > >Anybody know anything about this??? > >Del Earle mugs12@aol.com

An old family tradition tells of a very severe 1880's winter causing no or little crop harvest and wide spread hunger. This resulted in mass migration to the state of Ohio of local York residents. Anybody know anything about this??? Del Earle mugs12@aol.com

I have just finished putting cemetery photos on my web page for one Brackett and three Hall cemeteries. They are all located on Lebanon Road in North Berwick. Surnames include: Brackett Clements Goss Hall Littlefield Perkins Snow Please let me know if you have any trouble accessing these photos or maneuvering about the site. Darlene http://www.knights.hls-inc.net/

Lists of MBC.. CRV..MeYork: It has come to my attention that this book may still being reprinted....I checked it out and it IS ....so what we have to do is follow the copywrite laws...sorry. * From this point on....will post small bits and pieces of information but not as I have been...like names,dates,areas. [No genealogies] * if you think that it's the family you seek.....contact me PRIVATELY. Bunnydust@attbi.com Cynthia

Daniel GOODWIN of Kittery,married Margaret,dau of Thomas and Patience (Chadbourne) Spencer [about 1655] died in S.Berwick or Berwick. 2d generation: Daniel married 17 Dec 1682, Amy,dau of Miles and Ann Thompson.died in Berwick 3d generation Daniel m 30 Dec. 1708, Abigail Roberts and lived in Dover what is now Somersworth [NH], died 1737. ---- If you want the whole genealogy....I'll make copies.... Also, Newfield wasnt settled this early...it's possible it's the same family. Cynthia [my note] > > > > From: MA-BAY-COLONY-D-request@rootsweb.com GOODWIN....page 452 - 461 > > there are 9 pages....can you tell me whom you are looking for ? > > Cynthia > > Hi Cynthia, > > Goodwin's of West Newfield. Daniel Goodwin's family. I was looking for > information on the twins Mary G. and ?. > > Thanks, > > I appreciate all your help. > > Bobbi > > > ==== MA-BAY-COLONY Mailing List ==== > Have a complaint about the list, please contact me directly..... > do not post any negative remarks about others or their postings. > email me at: BunnyDust@attbi.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >