Bushwick born actress, Rose Perez, wrote a memoir titled "Handbook for An Unpredictable Life" that focuses on her life growing up in Peekskill, NY at St. Joseph's Home. Barb

New season, and new time. Mark your calendars for the next few Sundays. Sundays 10pm Easter DAYLIGHT time TLC-TV channel 28 metro nyc March 8: Julie Chen March 15: Josh Groban March 22: Angie Harmon March 29: Sean Hayes April 5: Tony Goldwyn April 12: America Ferrera April 19: Bill Paxton April 26: Melissa Etheridge

I have a photo of a stepping stone type headstone that's in St. Mary's section of Holy Cross. It only lists the name and then at the bottom it says: "66-W T James" I'm pretty sure that it actually says 66-WEST James but can't swear to it. Can anyone tell me what the 66-WEST James would mean? I know I can call them on Monday but I've been I'm to excited to wait. I lost this photo (finally found it) and called and was bold enough to ask the kind lady there to do some digging for me. I'm sure she did but came up empty-handed. I'm really hoping this helps to identify the grave so they can tell me who is in it and share all of the other wonderful info they keep! Kathy

Hello, There is a "Greta Green" is another place on the border of Scotland and England. This is another place where couples would get married by a "smithie". I know as I was there on a tour over 30 yrs. ago--not to get married. lol Shannah TWISS overthepond648@gmail.com Canada

Mr. Lomax, Thank you for this Update. :) Presently, I am using our local library because our pc is dead. I do hope they will carry on the same tradition. Shannah TWISS overthepond648@gmail.com Canada On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 2:00 AM, <nybrooklyn-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: [NYQUEENS] Changes to HeritageQuest Coming This Month > (mizscarlettny@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2015 17:56:09 -0500 > From: mizscarlettny@aol.com > Subject: Re: [BKLYN] [NYQUEENS] Changes to HeritageQuest Coming This > Month > To: nyqueens@rootsweb.com, nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com, > NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <14bdcb42801-6d21-155c9@webprd-m34.mail.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > Thanks for the HQ update , Mark. > > Ancestry's running this show too? Hmmmmmm > > Barb > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Lomax via nyqueens@rootsweb.com > > > > For those who access HeritageQuest census and other records on site and > remotely > through a public library, the following announcement will be > of > interest: > > Coming March 4, 2015 > HeritageQuest? Online, powered by > Ancestry > > Overview > > Coming March 4, 2015, HeritageQuest Online (HQO) will be > materially > improved and enhanced with a much richer content set and a more > powerful, > intuitive interface. > > Complete 1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census with > images and every-name indexes > for all years > > Additional census records such as > Mortality and Non-Population Schedules, > Indian Census Rolls, and more > > Expanded > collection of genealogy and local history books and city > directories with an > all-new user interface, thumbnail images and hit > highlighting > > Complete > Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land record collection > (NARA > M804) > > Freedman?s Bank Records with full-page register view > Periodical > Source Index Archive (PERSI), 1800-2009 > U.S. Serial Set Memorials, Petitions and > Private Relief Actions > All-new research aids > Interactive census maps > And > more > > The product will have a more modern look and feel that will make it > easier > to use and help streamline the research process for genealogists. > > This > announcement raises many questions, such as whether public libraries > will still > provide free remote access to the new HeritageQuest to library > patrons. (I live > in Southern California and currently receive free access > to HeritageQuest from > home through the L.A. City Public Library, the L.A. > County Public Library, and > the Pasadena Public Library, since I hold a > library card for each of those > libraries.) > > Mark Lomax > Pasadena, CA > > ------------------------------- > To > unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYQUEENS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the NYBROOKLYN list administrator, send an email to > NYBROOKLYN-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the NYBROOKLYN mailing list, send an email to > NYBROOKLYN@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of NYBROOKLYN Digest, Vol 10, Issue 36 > ****************************************** >

Thanks for the HQ update , Mark. Ancestry's running this show too? Hmmmmmm Barb -----Original Message----- From: Mark Lomax via nyqueens@rootsweb.com For those who access HeritageQuest census and other records on site and remotely through a public library, the following announcement will be of interest: Coming March 4, 2015 HeritageQuest® Online, powered by Ancestry Overview Coming March 4, 2015, HeritageQuest Online (HQO) will be materially improved and enhanced with a much richer content set and a more powerful, intuitive interface. Complete 1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census with images and every-name indexes for all years Additional census records such as Mortality and Non-Population Schedules, Indian Census Rolls, and more Expanded collection of genealogy and local history books and city directories with an all-new user interface, thumbnail images and hit highlighting Complete Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land record collection (NARA M804) Freedman’s Bank Records with full-page register view Periodical Source Index Archive (PERSI), 1800-2009 U.S. Serial Set Memorials, Petitions and Private Relief Actions All-new research aids Interactive census maps And more The product will have a more modern look and feel that will make it easier to use and help streamline the research process for genealogists. This announcement raises many questions, such as whether public libraries will still provide free remote access to the new HeritageQuest to library patrons. (I live in Southern California and currently receive free access to HeritageQuest from home through the L.A. City Public Library, the L.A. County Public Library, and the Pasadena Public Library, since I hold a library card for each of those libraries.) Mark Lomax Pasadena, CA ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYQUEENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

For those who access HeritageQuest census and other records on site and remotely through a public library, the following announcement will be of interest: Coming March 4, 2015 HeritageQuest® Online, powered by Ancestry Overview Coming March 4, 2015, HeritageQuest Online (HQO) will be materially improved and enhanced with a much richer content set and a more powerful, intuitive interface. Complete 1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census with images and every-name indexes for all years Additional census records such as Mortality and Non-Population Schedules, Indian Census Rolls, and more Expanded collection of genealogy and local history books and city directories with an all-new user interface, thumbnail images and hit highlighting Complete Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land record collection (NARA M804) Freedman’s Bank Records with full-page register view Periodical Source Index Archive (PERSI), 1800-2009 U.S. Serial Set Memorials, Petitions and Private Relief Actions All-new research aids Interactive census maps And more The product will have a more modern look and feel that will make it easier to use and help streamline the research process for genealogists. This announcement raises many questions, such as whether public libraries will still provide free remote access to the new HeritageQuest to library patrons. (I live in Southern California and currently receive free access to HeritageQuest from home through the L.A. City Public Library, the L.A. County Public Library, and the Pasadena Public Library, since I hold a library card for each of those libraries.) Mark Lomax Pasadena, CA

Lots of additions this month. We are adding Men who joined the Irish Constabulary in 1848. New in February - Ireland Genealogy Archives ANTRIM, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Antrim - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/antrim/military.htm CARLOW, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Carlow - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/carlow/military.htm CAVAN, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Cavan - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/cavan/military.htm CAVAN, Genealogy Archives Ballyconnell - Headstones Tomregan Parish Church (CoI) http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/cavan/photos/tombstones/markers.htm CLARE, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Clare - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/clare/military.htm CLARE, Genealogy Archives - Memorial Cards Lots from Kilrush added DONEGAL, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Donegal - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/donegal/military.htm DUBLIN, Genealogy Archives - Headstones Deansgrange Cemetery, St. Mary's Section, Pts 6 & 7 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/dublin/photos/tombstones/deansgrange-ndx.htm DUBLIN, Genealogy Archives - Headstones Mount Jerome, Dublin - Part 94 & 95 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/dublin/photos/tombstones/mt-jerome-ndx.htm DUBLIN, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Dublin - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/dublin/military.htm KERRY, Genealogy Archives - Headstones Killiney Burial Ground, Castlegregory http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/kerry/photos/tombstones/markers.htm KERRY, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Kerry - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/kerry/military.htm KILDARE, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from - Kildare 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/kildare/military.htm KILKENNY, Genealogy Archives - Miscellaneous Electors for the Polling District of Callan; 1884-85 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/kilkenny/misc.htm LEITRIM, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Leitrim - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/leitrim/military.htm LONDONDERRY, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Londonderry - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/derry/military.htm LONGFORD, Genealogy Archives - Headstones (partial) Aughnacliffe Churh of Ireland Cem. http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/longford/photos/tombstones/markers.htm LONGFORD, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Longford - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/longford/military.htm LOUTH, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Louth - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/louth/military.htm MAYO, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Mayo - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/mayo/military.htm MEATH, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Meath 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/meath/military.htm ROSCOMMON, Genealogy Archives - Headstones Scramogue Cem. (R.C.) Strokestown (part) & Strokestown Cemetery (RC) (part) http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/roscommon/photos/tombstones/markers.htm SLIGO, Genealogy Archives - Vital Records Assorted Death Records 1869 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/sligo/vitals.htm TYRONE, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Tyrone - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/tyrone/military.htm WATERFORD, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Waterford - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/waterford/military.htm WEXFORD, Genealogy Archives - Vital Records Assorted deaths - 1869 WEXFORD, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Wexford - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wexford/military.htm WICKLOW, Genealogy Archives - Military & Constabulary Irish Constabulary from Wicklow - 1848 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wicklow/military.htm WICKLOW, Genealogy Archives - Headstones Rosahane Graveyard - (More to come) http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wicklow/photos/tombstones/markers.htm Christina http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ https://www.facebook.com/IrelandGenealogyProjects https://twitter.com/IrishGenProject ===============================

When searching for a marriage, always look first at the county where the Bride resided. Marriage Certificates and Marriage Licenses are two different animals. A License was obtained preceding the actual marriage ceremony. SEE BELOW. A Certificate was filed after and confirms that the actual marriage ceremony took place. Suggestion 1: You MUST view the correct County Marriage Index microfiche in person, before you label it "Unfound." I located 4 of 6 such marriages on these films in the past two weeks. The online GGG/IGG Transcription Index has errors, misspellings and omissions, and is not a thorough search engine; it is a tool to a search. A church sacramental marriage is no guarantee that a civil marriage filing exists. You guys know the Irish resisted reporting to civil authorities. [As did later Jewish immigrants.] You know that many Irish arrived NYC illiterate...so you can't count on surname spellings in even the original docs, let alone transcribed docs. Suggestion 2: NYC Marriage Licenses [pre-marriage filing] 1908-1951 for all counties except Bronx County, which is 1914-1951. These repose at the NYC Municipal Archives and cannot be ordered. They are time consuming to locate as a couple had to appear in person within a given number of days BEFORE the marriage took ceremony place. If you have an actual date of marriage, the license is easier to find. They are filed by the date of application, not alphabetically. Questions? Email me offlist. Barb -----Original Message----- From: Judi via <jxnfan@bellatlantic.net I have a similar problem to Kathy's, regarding an unfound Brooklyn marriage. Patrick McArdle was married twice. His 1st marriage to Ann McGauran/McGaheran was Jan 9, 1890. I have a Brooklyn church record of that marriage, but not a civil record. Annie died Nov 6, 1900, leaving a 5 year old son. Then, sometime between Annie's death in 1900, and July 1905, when my grandmother was born, Patrick McArdle married a 2nd time - to Margaret McGauran/McGaughran/Magaghran, Annie's sister. I'm thinking it's more likely 1901 - 1904, but I'm looking at 1900-1905. I can't find any marriage for them in NY at all. In 1900, Margaret would have been 26. One piece of info that stands out for me is the 1930 census, which asks "age at 1st marriage." Patrick says 29, which is pretty close to right - he was 30 when he married Annie. But Margaret says 17. I know people didn't always know their correct ages, but I'd think a bride would know if she was a teenager or a grown woman of 26 when she was married. I was wondering if she was married before,and I should be looking for Patrick McArdle and Margaret with another name? But I can't find that, either, between 1900-1905. It's worth noting that until I found evidence of Patrick's 1st marriage, and oldest son, no one mentioned they existed. Once I brought it up, there were many stories told. My last family source died before I could ask about Margaret. Any advice? Thanks, Judi

"Greta Greens" was the term for quickie weddings without a waiting period. This practice was not limited to pregnant brides. It included brides who were too young or whose families disapproved of the fiancée. It was also popular during wartime. New York is historically known for its tight laws. Pre-cars, folks too trains to CT and NJ...yes, Greenwich CT, Jersey City NJ, Weehawkin NJ. Once city residents had cars it was Elkton MD and Delaware. Later, Las Vegas. Barb -----Original Message----- From: Lauren Petit via Greenwich, Connecticut

Hello All, Back in 2007 I asked a similar question, and received a number of suggestions. Here's the summary of the suggestions that I posted to this list on Feg. 11, 2007. Perhaps it will still be useful. --------------------- Recently I posted a marriage question on lists for Brooklyn, Boston, and Middlesex Co., Mass. I asked where a couple living in NY, Boston, or Lowell might go for a secret or quick out-of-state marriage in the period 1914-1924. Here are the answers I've received so far. Thank you very much to everyone who responded. BROOKLYN list: Elkton (Cecil Co.), MD -- before and during WWII, and in general Jersey City (Hudson Co.), NJ -- in 1902 and 1938 New Hampshire BOSTON list New Hampshire-- in 1943; had most liberal non-resident laws Seabrook (Rockingham Co.), NH -- from eastern Mass. in that period, and in general MIDDLESEX (Mass.) list Canada Elkton (Cecil Co.), MD -- "elopement capital of East coast" New Hampshire -- in 1900 Salem (Rockingham Co.) NH -- from Lowell, Mass. Seabrook (Rockingham Co.), NH -- from Essex Co.; from Medford, Mass. in 1925 White River (?Junction; Windsor Co.), VT -- in 1917 ------------- PJ

Greenwich, Connecticut is another possible elopement site. That's where my parents tied the knot in a quick civil ceremony (July 1934). Then to appease the relatives, they had a priest marry them in Brooklyn in September of the same year. ____________________________ Lauren MacKenzie Petit >From my padded cell at Bellevue ... Nebraska, that is! LMPETIT@COX.NET ___________________ Michael Sweeney married Sarah Ann Farren (or Farron) April 26, 1930 according to Michael's naturalization paperwork. Why can't I find them? They **should** have married in Brooklyn. Can anyone help? They eloped? To where?? I've tried different spellings, different place, different years but I'm getting nowhere. Thanks! Kathy

This may help. Someone sent me this; unsure how old it is. Barb Mr. William L. Brueckman Clerk of Cecil Circuit Court 129 E. Main St. Room 108 Elkton, MD 21921-5971 $5.00 money order for a marriage record search. -----Original Message----- From: Lauri Russell via <nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> To: Gail Jorgensen <gailjmom@gmail.com> Cc: nybrooklyn <nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, Feb 28, 2015 6:19 am Subject: Re: [BKLYN] Farren/Sweeney marriage Interesting information Gail, Kathy, if you find them there I would be interested so post back! On Feb 27, 2015 11:03 PM, "Gail Jorgensen via" <nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I have a do not remember where I ever learned this fact but if you can't > find the married in Brooklyn or any of the other boroughs of New York City > try Elkton Maryland. That was known as a place for quick and easy marriages > and it was not uncommon for couples to drive down there from New York City > to get hitched. > Gail > > Sent from my AT&T iPhone. > ~ Gail ~ > > > On Feb 27, 2015, at 19:41, K H via <nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > > Michael Sweeney married Sarah Ann Farren (or Farron) April 26, 1930 > according to Michael's naturalization paperwork. Why can't I find them? > They **should** have married in Brooklyn. Can anyone help? They eloped? To > where?? I've tried different spellings, different place, different years > but I'm getting nowhere. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Kathy > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I told a cousin of mine about this once and she in fact did find her parents or was it her grandparents marriage in Elkton Maryland. Gail Sent from my AT&T iPhone. ~ Gail ~ > On Feb 28, 2015, at 03:18, Lauri Russell <lauri.russell@gmail.com> wrote: > > Interesting information Gail, Kathy, if you find them there I would be interested so post back! > >> On Feb 27, 2015 11:03 PM, "Gail Jorgensen via" <nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> I have a do not remember where I ever learned this fact but if you can't find the married in Brooklyn or any of the other boroughs of New York City try Elkton Maryland. That was known as a place for quick and easy marriages and it was not uncommon for couples to drive down there from New York City to get hitched. >> Gail >> >> Sent from my AT&T iPhone. >> ~ Gail ~ >> >> > On Feb 27, 2015, at 19:41, K H via <nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> > >> > Michael Sweeney married Sarah Ann Farren (or Farron) April 26, 1930 according to Michael's naturalization paperwork. Why can't I find them? They **should** have married in Brooklyn. Can anyone help? They eloped? To where?? I've tried different spellings, different place, different years but I'm getting nowhere. >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > Kathy >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have a similar problem to Kathy's, regarding an unfound Brooklyn marriage. Patrick McArdle was married twice. His 1st marriage to Ann McGauran/McGaheran was Jan 9, 1890. I have a Brooklyn church record of that marriage, but not a civil record. Annie died Nov 6, 1900, leaving a 5 year old son. Then, sometime between Annie's death in 1900, and July 1905, when my grandmother was born, Patrick McArdle married a 2nd time - to Margaret McGauran/McGaughran/Magaghran, Annie's sister. I'm thinking it's more likely 1901 - 1904, but I'm looking at 1900-1905. I can't find any marriage for them in NY at all. In 1900, Margaret would have been 26. One piece of info that stands out for me is the 1930 census, which asks "age at 1st marriage." Patrick says 29, which is pretty close to right - he was 30 when he married Annie. But Margaret says 17. I know people didn't always know their correct ages, but I'd think a bride would know if she was a teenager or a grown woman of 26 when she was married. I was wondering if she was married before, and I should be looking for Patrick McArdle and Margaret with another name? But I can't find that, either, between 1900-1905. It's worth noting that until I found evidence of Patrick's 1st marriage, and oldest son, no one mentioned they existed. Once I brought it up, there were many stories told. My last family source died before I could ask about Margaret. Any advice? Thanks, Judi

Interesting information Gail, Kathy, if you find them there I would be interested so post back! On Feb 27, 2015 11:03 PM, "Gail Jorgensen via" <nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I have a do not remember where I ever learned this fact but if you can't > find the married in Brooklyn or any of the other boroughs of New York City > try Elkton Maryland. That was known as a place for quick and easy marriages > and it was not uncommon for couples to drive down there from New York City > to get hitched. > Gail > > Sent from my AT&T iPhone. > ~ Gail ~ > > > On Feb 27, 2015, at 19:41, K H via <nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > > Michael Sweeney married Sarah Ann Farren (or Farron) April 26, 1930 > according to Michael's naturalization paperwork. Why can't I find them? > They **should** have married in Brooklyn. Can anyone help? They eloped? To > where?? I've tried different spellings, different place, different years > but I'm getting nowhere. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Kathy > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Michael Sweeney married Sarah Ann Farren (or Farron) April 26, 1930 according to Michael's naturalization paperwork. Why can't I find them? They **should** have married in Brooklyn. Can anyone help? They eloped? To where?? I've tried different spellings, different place, different years but I'm getting nowhere. Thanks! Kathy

I have a do not remember where I ever learned this fact but if you can't find the married in Brooklyn or any of the other boroughs of New York City try Elkton Maryland. That was known as a place for quick and easy marriages and it was not uncommon for couples to drive down there from New York City to get hitched. Gail Sent from my AT&T iPhone. ~ Gail ~ > On Feb 27, 2015, at 19:41, K H via <nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Michael Sweeney married Sarah Ann Farren (or Farron) April 26, 1930 according to Michael's naturalization paperwork. Why can't I find them? They **should** have married in Brooklyn. Can anyone help? They eloped? To where?? I've tried different spellings, different place, different years but I'm getting nowhere. > > Thanks! > > Kathy > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello All, I recently re-discovered why I shouldn’t automatically trust birth info on death certs. A case study. NYC = New York City. Mary C. birth, Irish church baptismal cert. -- 1863 Jun 04 birth, official NYC death cert. -- 1869 Jun 04 death, official NYC death cert. -- 1953 Apr 18 age, official NYC death cert. -- 82 age last birthday, computed from official birth/death cert. dates. -- 89 informant NYC death cert. -- daughter Thomas P. birth, official Irish birth cert. -- 1887 Jan 05 birth, official NYC death cert. -- 1886 Nov 14 death, official NYC death cert. -- 1951 Oct 15 age, official NYC death cert. -- 65 age last birthday, computed from official birth/death cert. dates. -- 64 informant NYC death cert. -- wife Julia P. birth, official Irish birth cert. -- 1888 Aug 22 birth, official NYC death cert. -- 1892 Jul 27 death, official NYC death cert. -- 1949 Jul 22 age, official NYC death cert. -- 54 age last birthday, computed from official birth/death cert. dates. -- 60 informant NYC death cert. -- husband PJ

> >> >> Death Notices Appearing in >> Lansingburgh Newspapers >> 1787 - 1895 >> >> An index to 9,682 death notices that were published in ten different Lansingburgh, New York, newspapers from 1787 to 1895 was created by staff at the Troy Public Library in 1938 through 1939. The Troy Irish Genealogy Society was allowed by the Troy Library to scan the two books of these important records so they could be made available on-line for genealogy researchers. To see these records go to the TIGS website - www.troyirish.com - click on PROJECTS and then click on DEATH NOTICES APPEARING IN LANSINGBURGH NEWSPAPERS. >> Lansingburgh, by the way, for those not in the Capital District Region, was the first chartered village in Rensselaer County and was settled around 1763. In 1900 Lansingburgh became part of the City of Troy, New York. >> >> The ten different Lansingburgh newspapers were: >> >> American Spy >> Federal Herald >> Lansingburgh Advertiser >> Lansingburgh Chronicle >> Lansingburgh Courier >> Lansingburgh Democrat >> Lansingburgh Gazette >> Lansingburgh Daily Gazette >> Lansingburgh Times >> Northern Centinel >> >> Under “RESOURCES” on the TIGS website, www.troyirish.com you will also find an informative article, “Newspapering in Rensselaer County”, which identifies which of the above newspapers are available, on microfilm or hard copy, at the Troy Library. >> These historical records are extremely important to genealogy researchers as the bulk of the records predate New York’s 1880 law that required reporting of deaths. Outside of church death and burial records and newspaper accounts, you will not find these records anywhere else. >> >> In addition to the name of the deceased, other entries show the age, date of death, names of newspapers that reported the death along with the newspaper date, page and column number where you will find the death notice in the appropriate newspaper. >> >> It is important to note that the residence for the deceased is not just Lansingburgh, but may cover all areas of New York State, other States and even foreign countries. >> >> Hopefully you will find some of your ancestors in this new data base or in the various other data series of almost 300,000 Irish AND Non-Irish names on the Troy Irish Genealogy website. >> >> >> >> Bill McGrath >> TIGS Project Coordinator >> Clifton Park, NY >> >> >> >> >>