I have found these place names on family histories of people who had links to Lewis County. I can't place them in Lewis county, and the GNIS page have no entries for Mount Bay, and none for Londonberry, but several for Londonderry. This is searching the whole country, not just New York. If any of you can think of a place whose name is something like these, or can suggest a better place to look, I'd be grateful. I know how place AND people names get mixed up as they pass down through families, so I know I may be looking for "someplace else", and I'm open to suggestions! Thanks in advance, Linda in Utah

Good Morning, I'm wondering if anyone can give me some information on some of my ancestors, mainly my ggrandfather, William Wirt Rice, who along with brothers Blair, and Yale, and also his father, Amos, had built tanneries at Croghan and Jerdon Falls. They also, according to a Great Uncle of mine who did the research some forty years ago, had bought a tannery at Beaver Falls. The company name was W&Y Rice. According to his research, they had built "dwellings, a boarding house, a store and a schoolhouse." This was in Jerdon Falls. I'm curious to know if any buildings remain, and possibly any family from this lineage still in the area. Any information would be greatly appreciated as I would like to visit the area soon. Thanks in advance Peter Rice

Hi List, I was wondering if anyone could tell me where a marriage announcement would have been published for my Great Great Grandparents. They were married at St. Stephen's in Croghan on Oct. 1, 1864. In St. Stephen's records it states that the marriage was published. My Great Great Grandparents were Peter Back & Catherine Guion. Thank you in advance, Betty Collins

Searching for more information on our recently discovered connection to Clinton BAKER (b. abt. 1870 in New York State--possibly Lewis Cty.) and his wife Marion I. KALER (b. abt 1880 in Lowville). Their children were Francis H. BAKER (b. 1902) and Beatrice BAKER (b. 1914). They are listed in the 1910 census as living in New Bremen. Clinton's older brother Stephen was living with them as well. Any information about this family or ancestors would be appreciated. Thanks, Beth Katona Andrews

If you have finally finished the copying of the books ID be interested in the results and copies of files if you have them for sale or loan if available. I have lines in Woolworth family and many others in that area. THX GB

Does anyone know the name and address of the town clerk, the town historian, or someone to do a bit of sleuthing in Copenhagen (or Lowville), New York? I am trying to find a death record for my ancestor, Catherine (HAWN) PATTEN/PETTEN. I am looking for her date of death, as well as her will which was filed between 1889 and 1905, in Lewis County. Carlyn

Does anyone know the name and address of the town clerk, the town historian, or someone who would do a bit of sleuthing in Copenhagen, New York? I am trying to find a death record for my ancestor, Catherine (HAWN) PATTEN/PETTEN. I am looking for her date of death, as well as her will which was filed between 1889 and 1905, in Lewis County. Carlyn

Please note that my ISP has been eaten by MSN.com! So, my email address has changed to <Lindag1947@msn.com> Sorry for the inconvenience. Linda in Utah

Rootsweb's Mail Servers were down for 12 hours, beginning at 03:20 AM MST on 18 NOV 2001. *ALL* messages were lost during this period. If you sent mail to the List during this time frame, you will need to resend them.> Jan Cortez List Mom

Does anyone know the name and address of the town clerk and possibly the town historian for Carthage, New York? I am trying to find a death record for my ggrandmother, Anne Marie Everard. One of her daughters by the name of Bintz lived in Carthage. Anne Marie may have spent her final days with the daughter. Ken Everard (in NJ) everardl@voicenet.com

I did bid on and win the Lewis Co. Poor House materials. It is not,however, what I expected. It does not list the people who were residents in teh poor house. Instead it contains the business records of the running of the Poor House, bills and receipts to the various suppliers in the area and also bills to the various towns for services rendered to the residents of the towns. I am now trying to decide what is teh best thing to do with it. I have offered it to Linda Crannell, the Poor House lady, but she has not replied to my email as yet, so I do not know if she is interested. It is generally more of historic interest rather than genealogic interest. Diane Ryan

Dear Dianna, I tried to find your look up on Ancestry Online Images, couldn't find 122 Martinburg. Is this a street name or the town? Val NYLEWIS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > NYLEWIS-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 161 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [NYLEWIS] 1850 Census Help, please [DFaeAnder@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NYLEWIS-D, send a message to > > NYLEWIS-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To contact the list administrator, send mail to > NYLEWIS-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [NYLEWIS] 1850 Census Help, please. > Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 17:38:27 EST > From: DFaeAnder@aol.com > To: NYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com > > Would some kind soul with access to the 1850 census > for Lewis Co., NY please lookup > 1850 BACK SUSAN Lewis County NY 122 Martinsburg > for me? Many thanks for this kindness. > > Dianna

I have the following BAKER family info. If Minnie's ancestry is French or German (Alsace-Lorraine) and Catholic then perhaps she is a younger sibling of Barbara BAKER. My line of research is Barbara BAKER (1850-1936) married 25 Oct 1870 to Michael CAMPANY at St Stephen RC Church, Croghan,NY. In the church journal the entry spells their names as "Michael Kempeni & Barbara Becker" and does not list their parents. Her obituary states "Mrs. Campany was born in France Feb. 18, 1850 a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christopher BAKER." The 1855 NY state census for Town of Croghan, Lewis County, dwelling # 41, lists Christopher BAKER, age 55, 3 yrs resident, farmer Barbara BAKER age 42 Peter age 22, Margaret age 8, Barbara age 7, Nancy age 2 and Mary age 1 The parents and 3 eldest children born in France, the younger children born in Lewis County. There may have been other children born after the census. I do not know, since I could not find this BAKER family listed in the 1860 Federal census or the 1865 NY state census. I suspect they were living there but I could not find them listed. By 1865 I suspect the eldest son was married and living on his own. The 1865 census lists: Peter BAKER, age 32 born France with Mary, age 30 mother of 4, Margaret age 6, Christopher age 4, Catherine age 2, Mary age 1/12 (1 month) in dwelling # 83, Town of Croghan, 2nd election district. In 1875 NY census lists Christopher BAKER age 75, Barbara age 63, Christina age 23 and Basitian age 17, dwelling # 258, Town of Croghan, 2nd election district.

Would some kind soul with access to the 1850 census for Lewis Co., NY please lookup 1850 BACK SUSAN Lewis County NY 122 Martinsburg for me? Many thanks for this kindness. Dianna

Searching for GRISWOLD, Edwin J. born 1854, VT. Found him in Chicopee, MA 1880 census with wife, Minnie J. BAKER b1859, New York state, and 3 children. Family history tells me that they were in Lyondale ? (Lyons Falls?) Lewis NY where he was killed in a papermill accident in 1884 or 94. Am looking for a copy of the death record there for him. I do not have parent names or place of birth for her, but if she was born in NY, it is possible she married there about 1875. I am told that she came back to Chicopee with her children where my grandmother Emma SMITH met her son, Edwin A. and married him in 1902. I met Minnie only once when I was little, was told she lived far away in Detroit. I am guessing she went there with family, a child maybe, and where I assume she was when she died in 1950 as I have not been able to find a death record here in New England. These people seemed to have gone where the mills were. Also searching Joseph BASSETT or BESSETTE supposedly born French Canada 1824, no place yet. He married Julia BOURBEAU about 1847, not sure. One couple bearing these names married in Canada, 1848, a date that is after the birth of the daughter I think is their first child. Several sources say Julia was born Canada, others say NY or Essex, NY. We are trying to find out if she actually was born in NY and if they were married there. She is said to have been born abt 1829. Her death record in Guilford, VT gives her father as Isah BEBEAU and her mother as Bessie <?> If anyone sees these names in their searching, I would appreciate a hello! Thanks, Barbara, in MA

I wonder if you would mind doing a lookup for marriages in Lewis County for the surname Glasgow 1800-1870. I know there was at least 4 marriages between that time. Thanks Ellen Blakeslee

In a message dated 10/25/01 11:03:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time, batkonehat@home.com writes: > Miranda ANDREWS of Watson. We believe she married a WILDER. We have some > indication that in 1892 she lived in New Bremen. Her parents were Daniel > Scranton Andrews and Almeda Coon. I was unable to find this marriage on my CD. You may wish to follow these instructions: Marriage Index: New York #2, 1740s-1880s The information in this Family Archive was provided by Nancie Davis who has been doing genealogy research for nearly 40 years. The records compiled here represent only about 10% of Nancie Davis's Marriage Index of New York (M.I.N.Y.) collection. All of the information in this Family Archive is sourced and she continues to compile information on New York marriages. If you are unable to find a New York ancestor in the records collected in this Family Archive or to obtain more information, please contact: Nancie Davis P.O. Box 4436 West Columbia, SC 29171

In a message dated 10/25/01 10:54:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time, lkgraham@qwest.net writes: > William Hillman and Martha Rennie on 10 Nov. 1850. At least we think the > marriage was in Lewis County. Our searches haven't produced any results, > or even the surname Rennie. Could you look for the surname > Rennie/Ranney/Raney? Marriage Index: New York #2, 1740s-1880s Raney, James Sex : M Spouse : Nichols, Elizabeth Marriage Date : Nov 1795 Rannie, Harriett Sex : F Spouse : Smith, William M. Marriage Date : Jan 07, 1865 Remmey, Margaret Sex : F Spouse : Moore, Blaze Marriage Date : Feb 22, 1784 Renne, John Sex : M Spouse : Totten, Mary, Jr. Marriage Date : Jul 16, 1758 Renney, John Sex : M Spouse : Taylor, Charlotte Marriage Date : Aug 11, 1830 Rennie, Robert S. Sex : M Spouse : Saunderson, Jane Marriage Date : Aug 14, 1852 Renny, Sarah Sex : F Spouse : Palmer, Stephen Marriage Date : Aug 10, 1780 Renny, Sarah Sex : F Spouse : Southard, Isaac Marriage Date : Nov 26, 1760 Please let me know if you would like the additional information on any of these marriages. Dianna German Anderson

In a message dated 10/24/01 9:33:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time, qurap@adelphia.net writes: > Henry Pangborn and Cecilia Lewis from, I believe Lewis > County, in early 1800's. Also Peter Backus and Julia A Kelly probably in > the early 1830's either in Herkimer County or Jefferson Marriage Index: New York #2, 1740s-1880s Broderbund CD #402 Pangborn, Millard P. Sex : M Spouse : Thompson, Christenia Marriage Date : Jul 26, 1869 Pangborn, Zebinah Sex : M Spouse : Wood, Harriet G. Marriage Date : Aug 19, 1852 Pangburn, Eleanor Sex : F Spouse : Burton, John Marriage Date : Sep 07, 1791 Pangburn, George Sex : M Spouse : Spaulding, Salina Marriage Date : Jun 01, 1848 Pangburn, Lydia Sex : F Spouse : Wiley, David Marriage Date : Jan 02, 1786 Pangburn, Peter Sex : M Spouse : Van Wie, Catherine Marriage Date : Nov 08, 1820 Pangburn, Tillie A. Sex : F Spouse : Hobbie, Joshua K. Marriage Date : Nov 16, 1881 Pangburn, William H. Sex : M Spouse : Wetmore, Mary D. Marriage Date : Jul 25, 1872 Marriage Index: New York #2, 1740s-1880s Backus, Charles Sex : M Spouse : Smith, Elna Marriage Date : Feb 28, 1839 Backus, Elizabeth Sex : F Spouse : Quakenbush, Hermon Marriage Date : Jun 13, 1826 Backus, Frederic William Sex : M Spouse : Montgomery, Emily Louisa Marriage Date : Oct 28, 1847 Backus, Sarah Sex : F Spouse : Allen, Caleb Marriage Date : Jul 11, 1782 Backus, Susan Sex : F Spouse : Smith, Benjamin Marriage Date : Sep 19, 1828 These are all the PANGBORN and BACKUS listed on my CD. This CD does not contain all marriages for this time and place, but selected records only. There is at least one more NY Marriage CD by Broderbund, but I don't have that one yet. If you wish to post generally to the list, just send your request to NYLEWIS-L instead of a private email address. Additional information is included on the CD for nearly every marriage listed, if you have a particular name of interest, please let me know and I will reply privately. Dianna German Anderson

Dianna: Unfortunately I can't help you with your Back/Buck search, but your offer to do marriage lookups on your CD certainly caught my attention. Would you mind looking up my great grandparents' marriage that occurred in June of 1854. The couple: Christopher EVERARD although his name may have been incorrectly written as AVAD who married Ann Maria FOX although her actual first name was Anne-Marie. The marriage probably occurred in New Bremen township although it could have been Croghan. I'll keep my eyes open for your ancestor. Ken Everard (in NJ) everardl@voicenet.com >Marriage Index: New York #2, 1740s-1880s >William P. Back (Buck) >Spouse: Susanna W. Gowdy >Marriage Date: Mar 12, 1844 > >The following source has been recorded for this marriage: >NORTHERN JOURNAL, LOWVILLE > >The following additional information has been recorded for this marriage: >HE'S OF LOWVILLE;SHE'S OF MARTINSBURGH > >This couple had one child I know of for certain. >Charles Mortimer BACK (BUCK) b: 23 Aug 1845 Lewis Co., NY > >Does anyone have any clue as to the family of William BACK/BUCK? > >Happy to share & do lookups on my new NY marriage CD #2 1740s-1800s, >Dianna