Hello Monore County. I'm a newbie to this list and know very little about your county. Please guide me to some records up there for an Irish Catholic. NY County based Andrew CLARK, shoemaker, born 1828 in County Cavan, Ireland, paid US IRS Taxes in Hamlin, NY for a manufacturing business. This was in 1863-1864. Since his shoe business was in NYC, I'm wondering if the might have processed leather in Hamlin, or if Hamlin is known for this. Are there NEWSPAPER archives and DIRECTORIES available that include Hamlin, NY in the 1860s? I never received a response from the Hamlin historian from this question. Where would I find such resources? I see that Hamlin is located on Lake Ontario, and wonder if the CLARK family immigrated there through Canada, or if that was Andrew CLARK's intention. How would someone travel from NYC to Hamlin in that era? Did Hamlin have a train depot? Andrew CLARK married a woman from Albany NY. He sure got around! What Roman Catholic church would a resident of Hamlin attend in 1860? It appears to have been small then, so maybe the family traveled to Mass. Where are Vital Records located for Hamlin, NY? Where is the Monroe County seat? Does the Hamlin area have a large Irish-American population? As you see, I have many questions and only know about Andrew CLARK paying taxes in Hamlin. I appreciate any facts, interpretations, and leads to Andrew CLARK. This sounds like I'm seeking a genealogy Pied Piper! Many thanks, Barb suburban NYC

[email protected] wrote: > Are there NEWSPAPER archives and DIRECTORIES available that include > Hamlin, NY in the 1860s? I never received a response from the Hamlin > historian from this question. Where would I find such resources? To locate repositories holding any extant newspapers in the U.S., use Chronicling America: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ If there are no extant newspapers from Hamlin in that time period, check the next largest town and Rochester. Good luck! Kathy

On 12/29/2010 3:34 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I'm a newbie to this list and know very little about your county. Please > guide me to some records up there for an Irish Catholic. > > NY County based Andrew CLARK, shoemaker, born 1828 in County Cavan, > Ireland, paid US IRS Taxes in Hamlin, NY for a manufacturing business. This was in > 1863-1864. Since his shoe business was in NYC, I'm wondering if the might > have processed leather in Hamlin, or if Hamlin is known for this. There are two Andrew Clarks listed as living in Hamlin in this business directory from 1869/70: http://www.libraryweb.org/businessdir/images/1869/1869_Gazetteer_and_business_directory_Monroe_County.pdf on page 181 (p. 182 of PDF file). One is a merchant and postmaster in East Kendall. The other is Andrew C. Clark and he is a shoemaker in East Kendall. East Kendall is a tiny Hamlet that the name was later changed to Morton, NY. Morton sits on the County line between Monroe County and Orleans County. > Are there NEWSPAPER archives and DIRECTORIES available that include Hamlin, > NY in the 1860s? I never received a response from the Hamlin historian > from this question. Where would I find such resources? Hamlin was too small to have a newspaper but there was a newspaper published in Brockport, about 20 miles away. See details on this page: http://mcnygenealogy.com/newspapers.htm#bro Also, see the details on the top of that page to order the newspaper on microfilm through Inter-Library Loan. > I see that Hamlin is located on Lake Ontario, and wonder if the CLARK > family immigrated there through Canada, or if that was Andrew CLARK's intention. There was regularly scheduled boats that ran between Cobourg, Ontario and the Port of Rochester. From there you could take a railroad to just about anywhere. > How would someone travel from NYC to Hamlin in that era? Did Hamlin have a > train depot? Andrew CLARK married a woman from Albany NY. He sure got > around! Here is a map of Hamlin from 1908 that will help: http://mcnygenealogy.com/maps/1908b.htm. It shows Morton with a railroad station. That line was put in the 1860s. There was another major railroad line that ran through Brockport (which is on the bottom of that map). Plus the Erie Canal ran through Brockport. Don't discount the Canal as even though it was very slow, it was very cheap for passengers. >From NYC you took a boat up the Hudson to Albany and then took the Canal west. > What Roman Catholic church would a resident of Hamlin attend in 1860? It > appears to have been small then, so maybe the family traveled to Mass. There is a Catholic Church in Hamlin whose name I forget but it is only 30 or 40 years old. In the 1860s he might have gone to the Catholic Church in Brockport called; Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (usually referred to as Nativity BVM). They started in about 1852. The Church records from 1852 to 1910 were filmed by the Mormons about 30 years ago. You can rent the film (#1432353 Items 17-22) through any of their libraries around the world. Go to familysearch.org and click on "Library Catalog" to see film details. > Where are Vital Records located for Hamlin, NY? Where is the Monroe County > seat? Rochester is our County Seat. No vital records in Upstate until 1880 before that you may find some marriages and deaths in the newspaper. > Does the Hamlin area have a large Irish-American population? Don't know. > As you see, I have many questions and only know about Andrew CLARK paying > taxes in Hamlin. > > I appreciate any facts, interpretations, and leads to Andrew CLARK.