Hello Shelly & all, Well, in my limited time doing my own genealogy, I have discovered that migrations west (to Ohio, MI, IN, IL & other areas) occurred as the territories became safer, also when the Rev. War & War of 1812 & Civil War ended the veterans were awarded land to settle. In 1815 or so & again in the 1830's (if I recall correctly) NY & New England experienced what was call "a year without a summer". It was cold & dry and dust in the air and no one could plant crops. This caused poverty and malnutrition. They left so they could find rich soil to plant crops & survive. When there was an epidemic that caused death our ancestors blamed it on "bad air", especially in areas with growing populations and poor sanitation. I have a letter written to an ancestor in the early 1870's asking her sister to move to MN where the "air was clean & there is no sickness". Overcrowding in the East led to TB or "consumption". MI has a death index called "MI GENDIS" and you can search the site & see the causes of death for a lot of our NY to MI ancestors. Then there were the Loyalists who left New England & New York, who went to Nova Scotia & Ontario, Canada or "Upper Canada" & when the Wars were over they, our ancestors, migrated back, especially through Detroit, MI. Also, parents usually left land to their older sons & younger sons had to leave the area, as the population grew, from the large families & arrivals from Germany, Scandinavia, England & Europe who settled in New York crowded them out. Then the government offered these adventourous men/families incentives to settle in the Midwest, so many left, especially after the Erie Canal was built. Again, I have a biography of my great great grandmother, Louisa Kelsey McOmber, of Vermont, telling of her experiences on the Erie Canal to Kalamazoo, MI. Then in the 1860's, after the Civil War, men moved to the West to claim land offered to them for their service. And, of course, there was the CA gold rush, but all the mitigating reasons, basically were, in my opinion, age old, to improve their life, either increase their wealth, to improve their health, and ensure the safety of their family, just as their/our ancestors left England in the 1600's to escape London's overcrowding. Aren't we lucky? I thank my ancestors for wanting to improve their life and keep their genes safe. Today the new legal immigrants/"pilgrims", especially here in CA, are Fillipino, all with the same desire to work hard, become citizens and improve the life of their children. Many are the nurses I now work with & every Thanksgiving I tell them they are the new "Pilgrims". I love history, geography, sociology, & science and genealogy includes all these wonderful areas to study. Sincerely, Marilyn

Hello, Looking for information on ancestors - any help would be greatly appreciated. Clinton Moss was born 1819 in Junius Seneca county NY. Aurelia (Aurilla) Hubbard was born 1821 in NY - county unknown. They were married December 11, 1838 in Junius Seneca County, NY. However they are in Ira township Cayuga County NY in 1840 and their first two children were born in 1841 and 1843 in Cayuga County NY. In 1845 they were in Pond River, Michigan and in 1848 they were in Belvedere, Boone County Illinois. By 1850 they had settled in Wisconsin and had several more children in Wisconsin. They were easy to track after that time. Clinton Moss died in a farming accident in Wisconsin on August 2, 1861 and Aurelia Hubbard Moss died in childbirth on November 16, 1861 - giving birth to their youngest child - Clinton Dewitt Moss jr. I am wondering if anyone has any information on the newly married couple in 1840 living in Ira township - Cayuga County NY, or any suggestions on how to track the family of Aurelia Hubbard. I am trying to find her parents. Abijah Hubbard family was living in Seneca County NY at that time but I have not been able to make any positive connections. I am at a standstill with her research. Thank you for any help or recommendation that you have. -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn LeVeque [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NYCAYUGA] Migrations from New York to the west Hello Shelly & all, Well, in my limited time doing my own genealogy, I have discovered that migrations west (to Ohio, MI, IN, IL & other areas) occurred as the territories became safer, also when the Rev. War & War of 1812 & Civil War ended the veterans were awarded land to settle. In 1815 or so & again in the 1830's (if I recall correctly) NY & New England experienced what was call "a year without a summer". It was cold & dry and dust in the air and no one could plant crops. This caused poverty and malnutrition. They left so they could find rich soil to plant crops & survive. When there was an epidemic that caused death our ancestors blamed it on "bad air", especially in areas with growing populations and poor sanitation. I have a letter written to an ancestor in the early 1870's asking her sister to move to MN where the "air was clean & there is no sickness". Overcrowding in the East led to TB or "consumption". MI has a death index called "MI GENDIS" and you can search the site & see the causes of death for a lot of our NY to MI ancestors. Then there were the Loyalists who left New England & New York, who went to Nova Scotia & Ontario, Canada or "Upper Canada" & when the Wars were over they, our ancestors, migrated back, especially through Detroit, MI. Also, parents usually left land to their older sons & younger sons had to leave the area, as the population grew, from the large families & arrivals from Germany, Scandinavia, England & Europe who settled in New York crowded them out. Then the government offered these adventourous men/families incentives to settle in the Midwest, so many left, especially after the Erie Canal was built. Again, I have a biography of my great great grandmother, Louisa Kelsey McOmber, of Vermont, telling of her experiences on the Erie Canal to Kalamazoo, MI. Then in the 1860's, after the Civil War, men moved to the West to claim land offered to them for their service. And, of course, there was the CA gold rush, but all the mitigating reasons, basically were, in my opinion, age old, to improve their life, either increase their wealth, to improve their health, and ensure the safety of their family, just as their/our ancestors left England in the 1600's to escape London's overcrowding. Aren't we lucky? I thank my ancestors for wanting to improve their life and keep their genes safe. Today the new legal immigrants/"pilgrims", especially here in CA, are Fillipino, all with the same desire to work hard, become citizens and improve the life of their children. Many are the nurses I now work with & every Thanksgiving I tell them they are the new "Pilgrims". I love history, geography, sociology, & science and genealogy includes all these wonderful areas to study. Sincerely, Marilyn ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== Have you visited the NYGenWeb project home page lately? http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx