Hello ECRs, For the latest news on Woodland Cemetery go to: <http://www.nj.com/njcommunities/ledger/essex/b36217.html> Glenn G. Geisheimer, Iselin, New Jersey: glenng@castle.net If I've been able to point you in a direction, please email me with your results so that I may help other researchers. Virtual Newark, NJ(OLD): http://www.castle.net/~glenng/newark/newark.htm Virtual Newark, NJ(NEW): http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geishome/

Transcribed records from: Kertelyk Protocol Gemeinde Jesu Christ tot Secund River in Provintic van Nieuw Jersey in Noord America - These are the Second River Reformed Dutch Baptismal Records 1727-1749 transcribed as is. I intend to continue to transcribe the rest of the record as time permits. http://www.greenapple.com/~cshart/SRINTRO.html I am working at updating my church archives links so if you find some that are not working let me know please. Carol Swinehart cshart@greenapple.com http://www.greenapple.com/~cshart/index1.html http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1457/index.html CHURCH ARCHIVE LINKS http://www.greenapple.com/~cshart/chlinks.html

Dear List Members, I am looking for any descendents of Kennedy M.CAIN and Mary E.BEDFORD who were married in Newark,NJ 18June1862. Kennedy Martin CAIN's parents were Joseph CAIN,b.1794 and Polly "Mary"SAYRE,b.1814.They lived in Bridgewater Township,Sommerset Co.,NJ Joseph CAIN was in the War of 1812. Any information on these ancestors will be appreciated. Thank you, Barbara Cain

Fellow ECRs, Last week I watched a PBS special on the influenze epidemic of 1918. They stated that 300,000 died in the United States alone from this outbreak. My question is, does anyone out there know where I can find information on this epidemic? I am interested in finding out how many people in Newark died and other information if possible. I lost two family members, a father and son died on the same day. Most cities had a shortage of caskets and some were buried in a common mass grave. I was wondering if that happened there too. I would assume that if there was a common grave, it would have been putin Potter's field. Thanks for any info. Pat from Idaho Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hello ECRs, Please refrain from posting any Virus Warning messages on this mailing list. The latest Viruses, like all others before them, CANNOT be transmitted through any RootsWeb Mailing List. I've set up a page where you can get links to many Virus Warning sites that offer explanations and solutions. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/misc/virushoax.htm> Please do not discuss this message or any other virus/hoax message on this mailing list. If a warning is warranted I will make an announcement. As new viruses are found I will add their solutions/links to the web page. Thanks, Glenn G. Geisheimer, Iselin, New Jersey: glenng@castle.net NJEssex Mailing List Administrator Essex County, NJ Genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/ Virtual Newark, NJ: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geishome/ Essex County Query Forum: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Essex

Patti -- This sounds like an early labor union. You don't say what time period it was, but for many years labor unions were secret organizations because there was no right to organize for better wages and/or working conditions. Union activity was instead considered a conspiracy in restraint of trade, an offense punishable by a long prison term. As I recall (very dimly), this was true through a good part of the 1800's -- maybe longer. Judith Werner Hayward, California, USA >Has anyone ever heard of the Organizational Council of American >Mechanics....(I might have the first name wrong)????? I was told by a >librarian that it was a secret organization..... -----Original Message----- From: SHuskies <nikki@cde.com> To: NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com <NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 12:56 Subject: Re: O.C. A. M....secret organization???? >Has anyone ever heard of the Organizational Council of American >Mechanics....(I might have the first name wrong)????? I was told by a >librarian that it was a secret organization..... > >All I know for sure is that it was an organization that left my Great >Grandfather's widow $500 when he died.....and that about 70 of the members >from the Monmouth county area showed up for his funeral at Mount Pleasant in >Matawan. > >Also does anyone have the addresses for the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in >Matawan or the Freneau Cemetery where Philip Freneau, the poet, was >interrred????? > >Would greatly appreciate the help! > >:) > >Still lookin' for lost relations! >Patti Heyer >nikki@cde.com > > >==== NJESSEX Mailing List ==== >Visit the Essex County Genealogy Web Site at: ><http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/> > >

Has anyone ever heard of the Organizational Council of American Mechanics....(I might have the first name wrong)????? I was told by a librarian that it was a secret organization..... All I know for sure is that it was an organization that left my Great Grandfather's widow $500 when he died.....and that about 70 of the members from the Monmouth county area showed up for his funeral at Mount Pleasant in Matawan. Also does anyone have the addresses for the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Matawan or the Freneau Cemetery where Philip Freneau, the poet, was interrred????? Would greatly appreciate the help! :) Still lookin' for lost relations! Patti Heyer nikki@cde.com

Hi All, Does anyone know if early records (church) from Elizabethtown are extant and if so where they may be found? Have they been transcribed into any of the journal's? I am trying to find a record of the marriage of Joanna OGDEN to George ROSS c. 1736 or so. I believe I'm looking for First Presbyterian of Elizabethtown and/or St. John's. If there are early Dutch Reformed records for this area I'd also like to know about those too. A lot to ask, I know, but I'm not sure where they would have been married and am unfamiliar with the early churches in this area. Also, does anyone know if there is an index to the series "Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society"? Thanks for any and all leads! Kathleen Pantano kpantano@hotmail.com Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Has anyone heard of the 'Growlers?' I have a copy of an 1886 membership certificate for one of my relatives. Based on the name of the organization, one can only imagine what its purpose was. Can anyone shed some light? Ted George T (Ted) Pierce rpfamily@concentric.net

This is off topic, but you all need to be aware of it -- this virus is real I know that this isn't a hoax or urban legend because this happened to me at 4:26 p.m. on Friday afternoon (opened my office e-mail for the first time that day and the message shown at the bottom of this article was the first e-mail in the box. I opened it and it started spewing out messages and filling my e-mail log with more than 158 responses before I could shut down the machine. The address of the mailer was from another military base (I work at one in Florida) so I assumed it was safe -- BIG mistake. It can't hurt you unless you open it, so just highlight it and hit the delete key. Better yet, if you don't recognize the name of any sender, NEVER open an attachment. I reported it to our security and network people and they probably had to work the weekend to start getting it purged from the machine. I've sent this to all the genealogy lists to which I belong (listed below) -- please pass it on to the others to which you belong, as well: MIDMARCH NJHUNTER NJESSEX NJMORRIS SURNAMES-BRITAIN SURNAMES-CANADA PACUMBER PABUCKS ONTARIO SWEDEN WADDELL KITCHEN GLAMORGAN QUAKER-ROOTS BORDER GENBRIT WARNINGS OF COMPUTER VIRUS ISSUED: PITTSBURGH (AP)--A new computer virus can allow documents to be e-mailed to other people without warning, a potential security breach that should worry businesses and governments, an expert at Carnegie Mellon University said Saturday. The "Melissa macro" or W97M_Melissa virus spreads via infected e-mail and attacks computers loaded with Microsoft's widely used Word 97 or Word 2000 programs, according to CERT--or Computer Emergency Response Team--Carnegie Mellon's Department of Defense-funded computer security team. CERT first heard of the virus Friday afternoon and its members worked through the night to analyze the virus and develop a fix, CERT manager Katherine Fithen said. "We're getting so many reports from across the world, that we know this is going to be a huge problem come Monday," Fithen said. She noted that since CERT was founded 10 years ago, this is only the second time it has considered a virus important enough to warrant a public announcement. The first, in 1994, warned of a virus that allowed computer burglars to collect passwords. CERT has not determined where the Melissa virus originated. Fithen said she is not allowed to say whether any governmental agency has suffered a security breach as the result of Melissa. Microsoft spokesman Adam Sohn said company programmers worked with CERT and manufacturers of anti-virus programs to develop an antidote. If a computer user opens an infected Word-format document, the virus propagates itself by reading the user's e-mail address book and sending an infected message to the first 50 entries, CERT said. The message can include the contents of any Word document that is open on the computer, Fithen said. Also, the virus reproduces and sends so much unwanted e-mail that the volume can overload some mail servers, the computers that distribute e-mail. However, it apparently causes no direct damage to a computer's memory or programs. Infected documents are sent as attachments to e-mails most frequently bearing a header: "Subject: Important Message From" and the name of person whose computer relayed the virus. The body of the message says "Here is that document you asked for ... don't show it to anyone else ;-)." Charline Gail KITCHEN Ahlgreen Merritt Island, FL If the pen is mightier than the sword, and a picture is worth a thousand words, then how dangerous is a fax?

I am researching a Family that setteled in Newark NJ in 1836. Family Lore is that John MC CORMICK came to the United States from West Meath Ireland with 4 sons, son-in-law John GILLICK and his wife Margaret. He setteled on a "Farm on Broad Street".in Newark NJ..... Sound familiar???? Would appreciate any info or direction..... Pat (luvgran@gcnet.net)

Hello, Does anyone out there remember a Robert Smith from the Bloomfield High School / Votech school...class 1948? Please reply if you do. They called him Smithy for short. Thank you, Joan Doyle

Hi Can anyone tell me where I might find the records of the Hospital of Saint Barnabas in Newark, circa 1888. Thank you Isobel Berry-Phila.- e mail BerryCulp@msn.com

Does anyone know where I might find the records of the Newark Orphan Asylum Association circa 1888? Isobel Berry- Phila. -email BerryCulp@msn.com

Does anyone know where I might find the records ( 1800-1890) of the Trinity Episcoal church of Newark. Isobel Berry- Phila. email-BerryCulp@msn.com

Does anyone know of an Orphan Asylum in Newark, around 1820? Thanks! Pat Dancer1105@aol.com

I want to thank the many "rootswebbers" for answering my question. I just wanted to be sure. :-) Joann in Detroit

Hi Betsy! You have sent me these Ilsley names months ago.. Two weeks ago, I connected with my eighth cousin, and he has sent me my direct line back to the 16th Century!! I have found all the names of the Ilsley's you have posted, except for two.. Clara and Bertha... ****Ferdinand & George Frederick were my gggrandfathers brothers, His name was Francis Lunt Ilsley, he buried in Fairmont Cem. Ferdinand Ingersoll ILSLEY was married to (1) Isabella Woodward, Portland ME, They had 3 children: Isabel Woodward Percival Hulet Josephine Corinthia Ilsley (2) wife: Sarah Hills, Children of Sarah: Howard Wilson Campbell Ilsley, Clark Ilsley Ferdinand was the owner of F.I. Ilsley & Company, pianos, Brooklyn, NY. In 1862 he resided in Newark, NJ, He was a professor of music. In 1872 he resided in Denville, NJ The other names are children of **George Frederick H.Ilsley and Hannah L. Babcock. they resided in Brooklyn NY, and are buried in Cyrpress Hills Cem. Children of George and Hannah: Geroge Babcock Ilsley, b. 11 Nov. 1855, Me. Ella Louisea Ilsley , NY I have more information if you would like.. I wonder myself how this all connects to Hein, etc...??? I'm glad I finally could connect to these names to your list.... Sue Wilson sew@gate.net Researching: Gilchrist, Ilsley, Park, Reilly, Finlay, Beekman, Fowler, Coes, Lunt, -----Original Message----- From: Beharu@aol.com <Beharu@aol.com> To: NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com <NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 2:47 PM Subject: ILSLEY/HEIN, etc >Hello all >Have found a bunch of ILSLEYs and HEINs listed on a grave register(?)- not >sure what you call it... I cannot figure out how they related to the rest of >the gang there. I have found a lot of great anut and uncles but these I can't >connect. The first names of the ILSLEYS are: >George B. >Ella L. >Percival >Clara >Bertha >Howard W C (he is on WFT vol 13 tree 1601- can anyone tell me about him?) >Sarah JAne >Ferdinand J >Josephine C. >They are mostly buried before 1900 and some were moved from Albany, NY >HEINS first names were Charles (x2), Albert H and plots were paid for by >Matilda and Regina Hein. >Thanks for anything you might know >Betsy Rubel >beharu@aol.com > > >==== NJESSEX Mailing List ==== >Post and view Essex County surnames at: ><http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Essex> > > > >

In a message dated 3/24/99 15:35:47 Mountain Standard Time, Jagirard@aol.com writes: > Could someone fill me in on the term "relict" on a tombstone. This is how it > is used. "Sacred to the Memory of Mary Haines Relict of Elias Haines. > Daughter > of Robert Ogden. Born July 3, 1778 - Died May 5, 1852." Is this another way > of saying of saying wife? I have never heard the term. This is from a > tombstone in the First Presbyterian Churchyard in Elizabeth, NJ. I have seen > this on several markers. > > Joann in Detroit >From Ancestry's Concise Genealogical Dictionary: relict: (Lat.) a widow or widower; the surviving spouse. Gary Vincent A RootsWeb Sponsor

In a message dated 3/24/99 5:35:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, Jagirard@aol.com writes: << Could someone fill me in on the term "relict" on a tombstone. This is how it is used. "Sacred to the Memory of Mary Haines Relict of Elias Haines. Daughter of Robert Ogden. Born July 3, 1778 - Died May 5, 1852." Is this another way of saying of saying wife? I have never heard the term. This is from a tombstone in the First Presbyterian Churchyard in Elizabeth, NJ. I have seen this on several markers. >> I believe the term "relic" (sp) means widow. I actually heard it for the first time a few weeks ago while at the archives in Trenton. One of the workers there brought up the term. Kathleen