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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/2500.1 Message Board Post: ZIP is 12029.But where is it?In the town of Canaan.not far from Pittsfield Ma.RT22.There is a Boys School in Canaan.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ROSS TOALEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/2500 Message Board Post: I need photos of Addie Ross family. born Oct.13 1880- June17,1948 born in Flatbrook ,NY.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VRB.2ACE/2499.1 Message Board Post: I have one Lemuel in my data base -- a Lemuel N., b. 1825, but his father was David. I have a lot of Lewis Finches though. Sharon

Have had no success finding out anything about these direct ancestors. their son Zebulon came to Canada and settled about 1813-1815. I have lots of data before this couple and after, but they remain a mystery. Nathainiel appears on record for 1808 in Chatham NY but is not mentioned in his wife's will of 1813. She lists her children and grandchildren. Abigail dies in April 1813, followed by youngest son Asa (named executor on her will) the same year in September. His estate is settled in administration as he died intestate. I can find nothing on Nathaniel's death assuming he left everything to his wife, and I have failed to find where Nathaniel, Abigail and son Asa are buried. I got in touch with the Historical Society for Chatham and they had nothing more than what I already knew. They are somewhere but I have no idea where that might be. Hoping someone may have stumbled across them in a cemetery somewhere who is researching the CROSS line in their family tree, or can suggest other records that might shed some light on this couple. After Abigail's death the family disperses with most going to Bath, Steuben Cty and others to Cattaraugus Cty NY. thanks for any help you can suggest Ron Whitby, Canada

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VRB.2ACE/2499 Message Board Post: I am trying to find information on a Lemuel finch who was born in NY in 1811, he had a son Leumuel born in 1828. If you have any information on this line please let me know. Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/1650.1653.1.1.1 Message Board Post: You found the right Kendria Turner, however I am now in Florida, Panama City again. Have been here since 2003. Still alive and well

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/2498.1 Message Board Post: Try switchboard for telephone numbers (living).SSDI for deceased...8 listings in 1987/88& 1981/82 telephone books 6 in 2003.i have old books.from area ...Husband from Hudson & I am from Catskill.If you know the church that could help too.Dolores

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mabb Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/2498 Message Board Post: I am researching my family history and am starting with my grandfather. I wondered if anyone can help me fill in any blanks. The information I have is as follows: His name was Osborne Edmond Mabb (Sr.), who died in December of 1991 who was married to Margurite Doris Mabb who died in December of 2004, they both lived in Stockport, New York. They had 9 children (Donna, Theresa, Linda, Margaret, Karen, Donald, Osborne, Jr., Brian and Joseph -all from Columbia County, New York). I know of these brothers and sisters: Gladys Murphy from Schenectady New York, Chester Mabb from Hudson, New York, Leon Mabb from Stottville, New York, Alfred Mabb and Richard Mabb. Their Father was John Mabb who was born in 1876 and married to Ida Wilsey. I am looking for any information on these Mabbs, I'd like to find out older generations as well as each generation's children, their children's children, etc. I would appreciate any help anyone can give to me. Please e-mail me (Kelly) at [email protected]! cape.net.

Milton Saulpaugh was the Columbia County Sheriff and was married to the late Catherine Moore. They lived in Mellenville, NY. Catherine was a member of the Hendrick Hudson chapter of the DAR in Hudson and I knew her well. I have also met Milton before he passed away. Ruth Claverack

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tomlins, Morrison, Merkel, Brownell, Storm, Bennett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/469.859.861.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi Shirley Well, I have a bit more information, thanks to finding Mary Morrison Saulpaugh's Will in Hudson last summer. I was able to fill in middle names, fill in the married names, husbands and children of her daughter Marion, as well as wive's names for her sons. You say Edward Saulpaugh, but Mary's son's name was Edwin James. Are we still talking about the same man ? Mary was quite well-off for a widow in 1948 when she passed away. She owned an apartment building on Warren St. in Hudson and that building is still there, I have pictures of it :). On my trip to Hudson, I did speak to a sheriff's deputy and asked about Milton who had been the Sheriff there for a number of years. I"m going back to NY in August and I'm going to see if they have anything more on him as Sheriff. The quest continues !

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/2497.1 Message Board Post: Hi Susan, In Gallatin Reformed Church: p. 100, #2199: 1830; Peter Lasher and Maria Lantman baptised Arnold, b. 6.6. p. 101, #2220: 1832; Peter Lasher and Maria Lantman baptised Jonas B., b. 5.16. And from West Copake Reformed Church: p. 116, #2525: 1833; Peter Lasher and Maria Lantman baptised Permelie, b. 10.4. On County Road 7, Gallatinville and West Copake look to be about 5 to 6 miles apart. Regards, Susan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VRB.2ACE/469.859.861.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Diane its been awhile, have you been successful in any more information? I have changed my email to [email protected] Shirley

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lasher Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/2497 Message Board Post: If you have or have access to the following records, could someone send me information on the following people: Baptism Records of Gallatin Reformed Church, Gallatinville, NY 1748-1899, Arnold Lasher born Jun 5 1830 Jones B. Lasher b. May 16 1832 (possibly listed as James Baptism Records of West Copake Reformed Church, Copake, NY 1783-1899, Permelia Lasher b. Oct 4 1833 How far is West Copake from Gallatin? Thanks Susan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VRB.2ACE/2481.2.2 Message Board Post: I have located my ggg grandparents, John Sigler and Anna Maria Shaver in the 1850 NY Census. They are listed as being 73 years old which meant that Anna Maria Shaver was born in 1777, probably in Gallatin, NY, which is where she and John Sigler were wed. Does anyone one know more about the Shavers in Gallatin, NY and whether or not they were Palatines? Virginia Best

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/2481.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: thank you very much for the information. I really appreciate anythings you have sent and know that the spelling is so hard to follow when finding information. Nancy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schaeffer/Shaver, Pultz Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/2481.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Following is what I found for the names you listed - "Marriage Record of Reformed Church Claverack, New York": - I doubled check the marriage for Peggy Pultz and Andrew Shaver - the only one given is dated 3.17.1821. - Georg (sic) Schaefer m. Maria Milius 5.22.1824 (No parents' names or other info given.) - A Peter Schaver, TAcknick witnessed the marriage of Andrew Niver, "farmer, Tacknick" and Catharine M. Anderson, "Copake", on 11.1.1834 "Deaths...from Hudson..." - - Shaver, Catharine "w of Adam A.", died 1.14.1825, "53y this city" (published 1.22) - Shaver, Catherine, Mrs. "a/r/o Adam P. Pultz, Hillsdale", died 2.3.1845, 50yo - Shaver, William H. "sn of John & Lavinia", d. 11.9.1847, 5-0-19 this city, (pub 12.4.1847) - no entries for George or Rebecca Pultz "Marriages from...Hudson Newspapers.." - none except I did come across another Shaver-Pultz marriage: Philip C. Shaver, Hillsdale, married Rebecca E. Pultz, Ghent 3.12.1831 "Settlers and Residents...." - - "Gravestones -- Livingston Memorial Ch Cem" - Catherine, w of Henry 8.27.1888 67y Katie, dau of Henry & Catherine, 3.23.1858 0-(8)-5 - "Baptism Record Linlithgo Reformed Church" (Livingston, NY) - Many entries for Schaefer and variations including several with the same FN you listed but the years are too early. The only one that might relate is - William b. 12.1.1783, son of William Shower (listed as a var of Shaver) & Maria Kellerhuis, bpt 2.22.1784 Hope some of this is helpfu.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pultz, Cookingham,Asher,Traver,Sitzer, Schouten Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VRB.2ACE/2481.1.2 Message Board Post: Do you have more on the Shaver family? A great aunt gave a list of my grgrgrgrandfather's siblings. Children of George and Rebecca Treber/Traver Pultz. Catherine b. 1793 ch. Reformed Dutch Ch., Hillsdale, wed William Henry Shaver. She also insisted that (Peggy)Margaret wed Andrew Shaver,b Jan 15 1796 The other children are Ann Marie b June 20 1791. George b Nov 19 1796 Sabastian b Dec 9 1801 Peter Grant (my line) 26 Mar 1803 Charlotte b Sep 26 1805 Sallyette b abt 1806 Rebecca b abt 1811 wed Phillip Shaver Lorina b Jan 17 1815 Ny help would be great

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/2496 Message Board Post: The Joseph Melvin Leonard Camp No. 168, Sons of Spanish American War Veterans, http://leonardcamp.tripod.com And the Daughters of 98' are currently and actively recruiting in the Capitol Region, anyone interested in joining the group please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or are interested. I thank you all for your time. Raymond W. LeMay III [email protected] President, Camp No. 168 Joseph Melvin Leonard Camp#168 Dept. Of NY Sons of Spanish American War Veterans.

ANNOUNCING NEW DATABASE: MARRIAGE INDEX FOR RENSSELAER COUNTY, NEW YORK In addition to the Troy Irish Genealogy Society mailing list, this message is also being sent to the following genealogy mailing lists: MAILING LIST COVERS Rensselaer County List - Research in Rensselaer County. Albany County List - Research in Albany County. Schenectady County List - Research in Schenectady County. Saratoga County List - Research in Saratoga County. Genealogy NYS List - Research in New York State. Chenango County List - Research in Chenango County. NY-Hudson River List - Research in counties bordering Hudson River; (Rockland, Orange, Ulster, Greene, Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam Westchester) & Schenectady County. NY-RollCall List - Research on New York State kin. NY-Mohawk Valley List - Research in Mohawk Valley Region of NYS, covers Albany, Fulton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie Counties. NY-WarWashSar List - Research in Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties. NYC-Roots List - Research in New York City. New York List - Research in New York State where County is unknown. Irish-NY-Troy List - Research of Irish Ancestry in City of Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. NY-Irish List - Research on Irish immigrants who landed, lived in or passed through New York State. NY-Southern List - Research in Southern counties of New York, covers Broome, Bronx, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Queens, Putnam, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan,Tioga, Ulster & Westchester Columbia County List - Research in Columbia County A. The message can be forwarded to other lists where you feel it would be appropriate. If posted to any other lists, please copy: [email protected] B. The largest project the Troy Irish Genealogy Society has undertaken so far is the automation of the Rensselaer County Marriage Index. This 10 Volume Marriage Index of Rensselaer County marriages, from 1908 to 1935, has over 60,000 names. Volume I, with its 5,000 marriages and 10,000 names was the initial step of this major project and is now available on the TIGS website. C. You can view these marriage records by going to the Troy Irish Genealogy website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ and click on TIGS PROJECTS and then click on TIGS Projects In The Works. It should be noted that these records, like most of the TIGS data series, cover the general population in the area and are NOT restricted to Irish surnames. D. If you are researching relatives with a RENSSELAER COUNTY, NY area connection, you will be interested in this new on-line, name searchable, data base of 10,000 names of local residents who were married in Rensselaer County, New York. If you live in a nearby county or even further away, you might want to check out the data base. There are also marriages in the data base where both individuals lived in Albany County or other nearby counties, and where some individuals lived in other states, especially Massachusetts and Vermont, or even foreign countries. One record even was for a bride and groom who both lived in Pennsylvania. You may even find earlier marriages that you were unaware of. Take a look at the data base, you never know what you will find. E. In order to appreciate the marriage index on the TIGS website, you need an understanding of the set up of the Marriage Index book at the County Clerk's Office. All marriages, along with complete detailed information on the bride and groom and their parents, were first entered into the Record of Marriages Book. Brides and Grooms names were then posted to the Marriage Index Book which served as a locating device to find the complete record in the Record of Marriages Book itself. Without the Marriage Index, you could not locate a name in the Record of Marriages Book. The Marriage Index Book has SEPARATE pages of data for Brides and SEPARATE pages of data for Grooms. For example, for the letter "A", there is a page of Brides names beginning with "A" and ANOTHER page of Grooms names beginning with the letter "A". The data on each page is limited to the first and last name, a page reference number, a marriage license number and the date of the marriage. The name of the SPO! USE is NOT shown in the index. The only linkage to the spouse in the Marriage Index is the marriage number. F. The TIGS data base has greatly improved the usefulness of the Marriage Index as follows: 1. By using the marriage number, the TIGS Marriage Index now links the names of the brides AND the grooms on ONE LINE of data, thus providing a much more useful research tool. 2. Some entries in the Record of Marriages Book were never posted to the Marriage Index Book. These missing records were identified by TIGS workers and added to the TIGS Marriage Index. 3. A number of records in the Marriage Index showed only INITIALS for either the bride or the groom. In many cases TIGS workers were able to determine the ACTUAL names from the original source documents and added them to the TIGS data base. 4. Several records for grooms names were originally posted to the brides pages of the Marriage Index Book and a number of brides names were posted to the grooms pages of the Marriage Index Book. TIGS workers corrected these errors in developing the TIGS index. 5. A number of transcribing errors when the Marriage Index Book was created were discovered by TIGS workers and corrected. 6. Last but not least, the TIGS Marriage Index is in strict alphabetical order unlike the original index. For example, on the original index, you may have four or more pages of Grooms names all beginning with the first two letters "Ma" and in no order whatsoever. G. In using the TIGS Marriage Index data base, keep in mind the following: 1. Handwriting in some cases was very difficult to read and there could be some problems with spelling. 2. At times, the original posting to the Marriage Index Book showed the marriage filing data instead of the date of the marriage. 3. Remember, the TIGS index is a transcription of the Marriage Index Book and NOT the Record of Marriages Book itself. It is always possible that the original source documents, the Affidavit For License To Marry, the Certificate And Record of Marriage and the Certificate of Consent, (for minors), were not posted correctly to the Record of Marriages Book, or that entries in the Record of Marriages Book were not posted correctly to the Marriage Index Book, or that TIGS transcribers misread the handwriting. If there is a question on any entry, the actual source documents at the County Clerk's Office would have to be referenced. The TIGS website has a PRINTABLE FORM that can be used to request copies of the above documents from the Rensselaer County Clerk's Office. Mailing instructions and fees are on the request form. H. An example of two entries in the Record of Marriages Book is shown on the TIGS website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click on PROJECTS, then click on TIGS PROJECTS IN THE WORKS and then click "See Sample Record". The following information for the bride and the groom is shown in the Record of Marriages Book and in the primary source documents: 1. Name. 2. Residence. 3. Occupation. 4. Birthplace. 5. Color. 6. Age. 7. Number of Marriage. (first, second, etc.) 8. If widowed or Divorced, Where & When. 9. Father's Name and Birthplace. 10. Mother's Name and Birthplace. 11. Consent By & Relationship (For Minors) 12. Date of License. 13. Date of Marriage. 14. Place of Marriage. 15. Official Performing Marriage & Profession. (Priest, Minister, Rabbi, etc) 16. Names of Witnesses. I. The original pages of the Marriage Index Book were scanned by TIGS members. The resulting pdf files were then sent to the volunteers working on the project as an attachment to an email, along with an Excel spreadsheet for data entry. This extensive data base was made possible by the following volunteers who did a fantastic job on Volume I., the initial phase of this project. Please note that we had volunteers from all over the United States and even up into Canada. Kay Brearton - Wynantskill, New York Linda Christian-Herot - Newton, Massachusetts Penny Christopher - Melrose, New York Bill Delaney - California Lynn Carey Grice - New Paltz, New York Joan Howe - Iowa Jeanne Keefe - Troy, New York Stephanie Kinney-Dewey - Logan, Ohio Marilyn Mahoney - Arlington, Massachusetts Bob McConihe - Haverhill, Massachusetts Cathy & Bill McGrath - Clifton Park, New York James L. Owens, Rockville, Maryland Jayne Paradis - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Carol Schrom - Troy, New York Barbara Skerritt - South Carolina Lizette Strait - New York State Janice Sullivan - Clifton Park, New York Lori Taylor-Blitz - Escanaba, Michigan Susan Toomy Russell - Georgia Pam Trudeau - Advance, North Carolina Carol Waldron - Saratoga Springs, New York Eileen Callahan Werth - Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania Valerie Werth - Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania Donna Vaughn, New York State J. We invite you to explore the TIGS website where you will find local history articles, resources and genealogy research tips as well as a number of free data bases. The TIGS mailing list, which is also free, is ideal for posting your Troy area genealogy queries. There are also some interesting photographs on the TIGS website from our group tours of the Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel at Oakwood Cemetery, the Burden Iron Works Museum and the Watervliet Arsenal Museum. To see these photographs click on "NEXT" on the first page of the website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ and then click on "TOURS" on the left side of the next screen. Also, you can search your surnames in the following additional records transcribed by TIGS members and other volunteers. These data bases are part of a continuing effort by the Troy Irish Genealogy Group to make available on line, Troy and other nearby area records, that may be of interest to genealogy researchers, especially those outside ! the Capital Area. Burden Iron Company Steam Mill Payroll Records. (8,236 names) Troy Area Marriage Records. (1,448 names) Troy Area Death Records. (6,031 names) Index-History of the Troy Police Department. (668 names) Bank Officers in Troy Banks From 1801-1891. (299 names) Prominent Citizens of Troy, NY & Rensselaer County. (1,800 names) Representative Young Irish-Americans of Troy, NY - 1899 (400 names) Deceased Troy, NY Area Individuals Listed in 1902 City Directory (700 names) Alderman/Assistants In Troy, NY (1,400 names) K. The next step in the Marriage Index Project will be Volume II, which is another 5,000 records and 10,000 names. Volume II covers Rensselaer County marriages from April 23, 1913 to June 17, 1918. (Note: There will be a few records in Volume II with dates prior to April 23, 1913). If you want to be added to the list of volunteer transcribers, send an email off list to: [email protected] with your name, address and telephone number. You will be contacted when work on Volume II starts in a few months time. L. TIGS would like to hear from you if this marriage index was helpful in your family research. Regards, Bill McGrath TIGS Project Coordinator Clifton Park, NY