In a message dated 12/21/2003 4:43:29 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I assumed you were related to the Godfrey's. If you think the article will > be of help I'll send it, but think you'll get more help from the Historical > Society. http://www.hhmuseum.org/mu/mu_profile.htm > > I think when spring comes, I'll call the Ard Godfrey House and see if anyone there knows about the furnishings. I'll also walk over (I live two blocks from there) and make sure the tables are identical before I pursue that avenue. Thanks for the help and advice. Shirley

Patrick. Your post on family history interest me because of my research on MN Pioneers. Louis Robert built the first frame house in St. Paul and operated packet boats on MN River and was married to a member of the current Mendota Mdewakanton group - Mary Turpin. Francis McCoy was settler at Camp Coldwater and worked for Joe Brown and patented land in Washington County after living and building in St. Paul area. I have stuff somewhere on Laramie; and some stuff on Ms. Red Iron. If you send me a post direct with any more info, I will send more. Happy Historical Trails, Robert P. Mosedale Bloodhound Research, P. A. [email protected]

Hi Pat, my greatgreat grandfather was a Gotlieb Schmidt b.WI, date unknown d.WI or MN(?) date unknown. He lived in Grantsburg, WI, & ST. Paul, MN, & other areas. Married at least twice, one was named Mary, the others name unknown. Kids 1.Frank b.1886 WI d.? Oregon married Ora Fay Rumsey b.1876 WI d.OR 2.May Mary b.1870 WI or MN married Louis/Lewis Roberts/Robar they lived mostly around St. Paul, MN 3.Edward b.1871 MN d.Oregon/Washington ? 4.William b.1876 MN d.Washington married Ida F. b.OH d.WA 5.Tillie/Otilia B.(several spellings) b.1873 WI/MN d.1952 Minneapolis married Barney J. Rohr 6.Paul b.1880 MN d.? 7.Clara B. b.1878 MN d.1934 MN married Joseph Andrew McLane/MacLaine b.1868 MN d.1926 MN Louis Laramie b.1804 Canada d.1863 Nicollet County, MN (my greatgreatgreat grandfather) Married a couple of times. Last marriage to Mary Red Iron (Sisseton/Wahpeton Indian (2 of the seven Dakota tribes of MN)) Kids 1.Louisa b.1844 MN d.? Nicollet County married David Carpenter b.1835 Canada d.1878 LeSueur County 2.Josephine b.1843 MN d.? 3.Edward b.1846 MN d.? (last record of him 1st MN Cavalry) 4.Rosalie b.1843 MN d.1925 Savage, MN married at least 4 times (1).Andrew McLane b.? d.? (2).Nelson McNeil b.? d.? (3).Louis Roberts b.? d.? (4).Francis/Frank McCoy b.? d? Don`t know if any connections, Patrick

Shirley, You might want to take a photo of the table and send it to the Hennepin County Historical Society. Possibly, they could identify it's origin if it was locally made. How lucky you are to have something like that! I assumed you were related to the Godfrey's. If you think the article will be of help I'll send it, but think you'll get more help from the Historical Society. http://www.hhmuseum.org/mu/mu_profile.htm Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 8:21 AM Subject: Re: [MNHENNEP] Ard Godfrey > In a message dated 12/20/2003 9:09:28 PM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > Ard and Catherine > > Godfrey who migrated from England to the town of Orono, Maine around the > > beginning of the 19th Century. Ard Jr. was born there on January 18, 1813. > > > > If you'd like, I'd be happy to copy this article and send it to you, which > > is quite long and is about the restoration of the Godfrey home with > > pictures. One very nice one of Ard and Harriet and their 5 daughters. > > > > I had thought they came here from a different town in Maine, but I don't know > where I read that. > > You needn't send the whole article (unless you want to), but I have a > diningroom table that came down to me from the family who settled in St. Anthony in > 1856. I believe it is similar to or identical with the table in the Ard > Godfrey house. I thought I'd have better luck tracing Godfrey's table than mine. A > cousin got down under the table recently, found no clues to its origin. I > suspect both were made by a person here in St. Anthony. > > Shirley >

May you and yours have a Very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 8:00 AM Subject: MNHENNEP-D Digest V03 #204

Just to stir the pot, I have an relative who married into a Godfrey family that lived in Osceola, WI (on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border) and presumably connected to the Godfrey's in Minneapolis. They came from Sackville, Halifax County, NS. The person we are linked too is John Sibley Godfrey who was born 16 Dec 1809 and was a very early settler at Osceola (ca 1844). His daughter Katie Godfrey married Joseph Brown, a lumber cruiser and Great Lakes seaman. Katie was born in Oseola in 1846. These people ended up in Houston, Texas where both died in the 1930s. Based on other parts of my family, there was a lot of back and forth between Maine and Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as well. Dave Sadler At 10:50 AM -0500 12/20/03, [email protected] wrote: >Does anyone know where Ard Godfrey, mgr. of Franklin Steele's sawmill, came >from in Maine? > >Shirley > >______________________________ -- Dave Sadler mailto:[email protected] Minneapolis, MN Phone: 612-922-6140

In a message dated 12/20/2003 9:09:28 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Ard and Catherine > Godfrey who migrated from England to the town of Orono, Maine around the > beginning of the 19th Century. Ard Jr. was born there on January 18, 1813. > > If you'd like, I'd be happy to copy this article and send it to you, which > is quite long and is about the restoration of the Godfrey home with > pictures. One very nice one of Ard and Harriet and their 5 daughters. > I had thought they came here from a different town in Maine, but I don't know where I read that. You needn't send the whole article (unless you want to), but I have a diningroom table that came down to me from the family who settled in St. Anthony in 1856. I believe it is similar to or identical with the table in the Ard Godfrey house. I thought I'd have better luck tracing Godfrey's table than mine. A cousin got down under the table recently, found no clues to its origin. I suspect both were made by a person here in St. Anthony. Shirley

Shirley, There's also a biography of Ard Godfrey on the Hennepin County biography pages at http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm Click on the letter "G" for Godfrey. Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 9:50 AM Subject: [MNHENNEP] Ard Godfrey > Does anyone know where Ard Godfrey, mgr. of Franklin Steele's sawmill, came > from in Maine? > > Shirley >

Shirley, According to an article in the Hennepin County History Magazine, (Spring and Summer 1977) , the only living grandchild at that time, Mrs. Marguerite J. Palen of Edina MN., stated Ard Godfrey was the son of Ard and Catherine Godfrey who migrated from England to the town of Orono, Maine around the beginning of the 19th Century. Ard Jr. was born there on January 18, 1813. If you'd like, I'd be happy to copy this article and send it to you, which is quite long and is about the restoration of the Godfrey home with pictures. One very nice one of Ard and Harriet and their 5 daughters. Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 9:50 AM Subject: [MNHENNEP] Ard Godfrey > Does anyone know where Ard Godfrey, mgr. of Franklin Steele's sawmill, came > from in Maine? > > Shirley >

My great great grandparents, William and Pamela Besse Towle came from Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine, and settled here in St. Anthony in 1856. I was just curious about Ard, every website I looked at just said Maine. Thank you very much. I live two blocks from his house! Shirley

ORONO. I have a file on Ard stuck somewhere with a volume and variety of stuff. On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 10:50:19 EST [email protected] writes: > Does anyone know where Ard Godfrey, mgr. of Franklin Steele's > sawmill, came > from in Maine? > > Shirley > > > Happy Historical Trails, Robert P. Mosedale Bloodhound Research, P. A. [email protected]

Jodi, Thank you so much for your time. I believe the first one you listed is probably my great aunt. (If I can ever help with any CA death or birth look-ups, let me know and I'll give it a try) I really do appreciate your help, Happy holidays, MeLani --MeLani, --In the 1925 Minneapolis telephone book, --there is one listing for --HARRIET JOHNSON living at 3147 Aldrich avenue South -- --there is a listing for --HATTIE JOHNSON living at 1528 Portland avenue --(I don't know if "Hattie" is a nickname for Harriet or not) -- --there are listings for people with initials only: --two - H.B. Johnsons --four- H.C. Johnsons --four- H.E. Johnsons -- --Best of luck in your search, --Jodi in Minneapolis -- -- --On Tuesday, Dec 16, 2003, at 11:00 US/Central, [email protected] wrote: -- --> From: "MeLani" <[email protected]> --> Date: Mon Dec 15, 2003 19:43:44 US/Central --> To: [email protected] --> Subject: [MNHENNEP] 1925 Minneapolis telephone book --> --> --> If possible, could someone check this book for a Harriet Johnson --> (Johanneson in Norway, but changed in the US at some --point).? She is a --> great aunt that I recently found out about. She never married and --> according to her death certificate was a chef. --> Thanks, --> MeLani Solie Maysenhalder

Does anyone know where Ard Godfrey, mgr. of Franklin Steele's sawmill, came from in Maine? Shirley

MeLani, In the 1925 Minneapolis telephone book, there is one listing for HARRIET JOHNSON living at 3147 Aldrich avenue South there is a listing for HATTIE JOHNSON living at 1528 Portland avenue (I don't know if "Hattie" is a nickname for Harriet or not) there are listings for people with initials only: two - H.B. Johnsons four- H.C. Johnsons four- H.E. Johnsons Best of luck in your search, Jodi in Minneapolis On Tuesday, Dec 16, 2003, at 11:00 US/Central, [email protected] wrote: > From: "MeLani" <[email protected]> > Date: Mon Dec 15, 2003 19:43:44 US/Central > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MNHENNEP] 1925 Minneapolis telephone book > > > If possible, could someone check this book for a Harriet Johnson > (Johanneson in Norway, but changed in the US at some point).? She is a > great aunt that I recently found out about. She never married and > according to her death certificate was a chef. > Thanks, > MeLani Solie Maysenhalder >

I am seeking info about and hopefully contact with members of a PENLEY family who went to MN from MA. I have no idea how directly they moved or when. However I did find in the 1930 Census, Golden Valley, Hennepin Co, MN: PENLEY, Leon 56 Head Both parents b ME Alma 46 Wife Parents b Sweden and New York Dean 28 Son Both parents b MN Robert 17 Son Both parents b MN Also, Kathrine HINES, generously gave me the following info re MN deaths: Leon PENLEY d 1951 Alma Charlotte PENLEY d 1975, mother's maiden name JONES Robert E PENLEY d 1995, mother's maiden name, ROSING How is Mahala PENLEY, who died in 1927, related to this family ? This family is related to a Romellia PENLEY PEARY (b abt 1836 ME, who lived in MA as an adult, and her dau, Josephine PEARY PHILLIPS). Romellia had a brother or nephew whose family removed to MN. I believe this is the family of the missing cousins that I am looking for. Any help in locating more info abt them and hopefully contacting living descendants will be most gratefully appreciated. I am trying to bring this PENLEY family from Maine up-to-date from the 1950's manuscript of some 150 typed pages (written by Robert Irving PENLEY b 1909 of ME, MA, SAS Can and ONT Can who did research in England and was my mother's third cousin) about the family and descendants of Joseph PENLY who arrived in Freeport, ME abt 1770 from England, served in the Rev War, 1m widow Esther FOGG JOHNSON, 2m Thankful MOODY. There were ch from both marriages. Janice

Jody Kocisko has provided a plat map of the Bohemian Flats in Minneapolis for the year 1922. The map shows names of residents and where they lived in the flats. I have added the map on the Hennepin site under "City of Minneapolis". The map can be enlarged by clicking on the thumbnail photo at the bottom of the page. Thank you Jody for contributing the map. Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm

Rose, I did a search on google.com and found a reference to a fire Memorial Plaque in Kettle River, Clouquet Minnesota. You might want to write or call CARLTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY History and Heritage Center 406 Cloquet Avenue Cloquet, MN 55720 218/879-1938 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.carltoncountyhs.org Director: Marlene Wisuri Hours: Monday 9 - 8 p.m.; Tuesday - Friday 9 - 4 Local Historical Organizations: Moose Lake Area Historical Society 900 Folz Boulevard PO Box 235 Moose Lake, MN 55767-0235 Director: Lois Johnson 218/485-8870 Contact: Ron Renn, President Hours: 10 - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday Weekends, open 1 - 4 during summer and by appointment Genealogical Society: Genealogical Society of Carlton County 406 Cloquet Avenue Cloquet, MN 55720-1750 MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY 313 ELM AVENUE, MOOSE LAKE, MN 55767 (218) 485-4424 Good Luck!! Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosemarie Benson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:27 PM Subject: [MINNESOTA] 1918 Great Cloquet Fire - LeBRASSEUR, LOISEL, ROUSSAY > > Hi to all, > > In 1918 the great fire destroyed 400 homes and killed 551 people. > > Would anyone know if a list was published of the 551 people who perished in this fire?I am looking for any LeBrasseur's, Loisel's and Roussay's. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Rose > > Ashland,MA. > > > > > > list was published of the 551 people who > perished in this fire a > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > > > ==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== > Join the Rootsweb WorldConnect Project! Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://www.worldconnect.rootsweb.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 >

Hi Jeanie. Yes, we have quite a bit of snow right now in Minnneapolis and it's very cold. You might try asking this again in the spring or summer when someone could get to the cemetery, and I'm sure you meant St. Mary's Cemetery rather than St. Maries? St. Mary's Cemetery is located at 4403 Chicago Ave. ph# 612-822-0907. Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanie Goff" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 1:17 PM Subject: [MNHENNEP] cemetery picture request > Is there anybody who would be willing to take 4 grave pictures at St Maries Cemetery on Chicago Street. I have exact locations. > Would pay any expenses. Do you have snow now? > Plz e-mail me off list > Thanks ever so > Jeanie > Jeanie Goff > Port Angeles, WA > [email protected] >

Is there anybody who would be willing to take 4 grave pictures at St Maries Cemetery on Chicago Street. I have exact locations. Would pay any expenses. Do you have snow now? Plz e-mail me off list Thanks ever so Jeanie Jeanie Goff Port Angeles, WA [email protected]

If possible, could someone check this book for a Harriet Johnson (Johanneson in Norway, but changed in the US at some point).? She is a great aunt that I recently found out about. She never married and according to her death certificate was a chef. Thanks, MeLani Solie Maysenhalder