Hi all-- Does anyone know where this place was in the Utica/Whitestown area? We have several relatives born in the 1850's/60's where this place was named as a birthplace, but we have no clue as to its location, except that it was in the Utica area. Any info that could help place Pratt's Settlement would be welcome! Thanks! Dianne

Susan Toomey, I can't resist the temptation to ask about your TOOMEY background. Could your line be connected to my great grandmother, Margaret TOOMEY HAYES. She was born in about 1833 Feenagh/Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick. My great grandparents lived in Oneida Co./Chenango Co. 1859-1878. I do not know of any of her line moving to US. Sincerely, Chuck

Hi, The church your Father Toomey was involved with would have been in the Diocese of Syracuse. Perhaps you can get some help from them. Hope this helps. Irene

Looking for information on Fr. John J. Toomey who was pastor at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Utica from the late 1880's until his death (whenever that was!) According to an undated obituary, Fr. John was handsome, eloquent, and popular. He was given many expensive gifts by his parishoners (I have several of them). The obituary says he was "much loved and 10,000 people attended his funeral(!)". Fr. John was born in 1857 to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Toomey in Cohoes NY. I am also interested in where (and when) he was buried. I have had no luck getting information from the Catholic Diocese in Albany, and have had no response to my inquiry sent to St. Agnes. Can anyone provide any leads? Never thought finding a Catholic Priest would be so difficult! Many thanks - Susan Toomy

Searching for the parents of Roxy King b. 1793 m. Robert Heath Griffin 16 Apr 1811 in Paris Oneida CO NY d. 15 Mar 1854 Paris. Oneida CO, NY. Any information on the KING families during this time frame would be appreciated. I am researching the GRIFFIN, MALLORY and PARMELEE families t-mills@worldnet.att.net

Hi, I am looking for information on my gr-grandmother, Mary Gertrude ANDERSON, b. abt. 1891, probably in Utica. She married (1st) William PENDERY of Cincinnati, OH (abt. 1907/8?), and (2nd) Lee Whitworth (sometime between 1920 and 1944). I do not know her parents' names, but she had a sister named Lillian who married Patrick MCSWEENEY. I have been to the Utica Public Library and searched through the city directories and censuses, but did not find any info on Mary. I would love to hear from anyone who has any info on, or connections to, Mary or her sister. Thank you. Wendy Scalfaro East Syracuse, NY wscalfaro@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi, I am looking for information on my gr-grandmother, Mary Gertrude ANDERSON, b. abt. 1891, probably in Utica. She married (1st) William PENDERY of Cincinnati, OH (abt. 1907/8?), and (2nd) Lee Whitworth (sometime between 1920 and 1944). I do not know her parents' names, but she had a sister named Lillian who married Patrick MCSWEENEY. I have been to the Utica Public Library and searched through the city directories and censuses, but did not find any info on Mary. I would love to hear from anyone who has any info on, or connections to, Mary or her sister. Thank you. Wendy Scalfaro East Syracuse, NY wscalfaro@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

I am searching for parents of ggggrandfather Howard Page, who may have used the name Marion or even M. Howard Page. I had been searching in Herkimer as he lived there for about 6 years with his wife Elizabeth Van Alstine Page and three of their children were born there. The 1855 census of the town of Ohio in Herkimer shows him as age 28 and from Oneida. Appreciate any help or suggestions for searching for Howard in Oneida. Pat MacEachern

Hi all-- We are trying to find out about a Griffith Jones, married to Mary Roberts, 4 daughters Mary, Jane, Katherine, Annie, who are buried in a Whitesboro cemetery. We have a picture of the monument, and the writing is very difficult to read, as the picture goes back at least 60 years. We have visited Grandview Cemetery a number of times, and haven't been able to locate the monument. If anyone has any idea which cemetery this family is in, we'd be very grateful for the help. Griffith and Mary are gggrandparents to my husband, and we would love to find out more about the family! The dates we are able to read are in the mid-1800's to about 1916. The monument is large, with writing on both sides. Two of the daughters were married, and their husbands names are listed, from what we are able to make out. One daughter, Jane, was married to Isaac Terrell, and she died in 1863. She is ggrandmother to my husband. Any help would be most welcome! Dianne

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Dear list members, Would anyone have access to the 1825 census for Utica/ I need to check on the UNSEL(L) family that was listed in it. I have no names or info. It is possibly my family and could help us find out about my gggf's roots. The name has been misspelled as UNSIL/UNCIL/UNCEL/ONCIL in other listings. We hope someone can help. We would be very grateful. Thank you. Kathy Unsel Gillis wbgillis@snet.net

Hi y'all, I'm Betty McCulloch and I became the Oneida County GenWebPage co-coordinator over this past weekend. If you haven't checked out the new changes, please the url that will show at the bottom of all emails on this mailing list. I added GenConnect boards to the site and added a search engine. I've been real busy fixing many broken links and that's time consuming. If anyone has info, ideas, etc, please email me. Cheers! Betty McCulloch Co-coordinator for Oneida County, NY

Greetings! The upcoming issue of Access Magazine has an article about doing one's genealogy online, and I happened to be interviewed and photographed for it. I will admit that I did mention to the reporter about NYOneida, but he wanted the general ones, so Rootsweb is mentioned instead. Here are some of the newspapers that subscribe to Access Magazine. Access Magazine is similar, in looks, to Parade Magazine and the USA Today Sunday supplement. The article comes out this Sunday, October 10 (some papers may carry it this Friday) - Bergen Record Journal Newspapers New York Post North Jersey Herald & News Beaver County Times Lancaster Intelligencer Pittsburgh Tribune-Reiview Washington Times Naples Daily News Orlando Sentinel Stuart News Tampa Tribune Vero Beach Press Chicago Daily Herald Evansville Courier & Press Ft Worth Star-Telegram Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Minneapolis Star-Tribune Arizona Republic Denver Post Bremerton Sun Long Beach Press Los Angeles Daily news Sacramento Bee Torrance Daily Breeze Oakland Tribune You could also try their web site: www.accessmagazine.com. They might post the article there. I'm very excited for when it comes out! Searching: GROSSMAN/RIZIKA/DESANTIS/VANCUREN/BENJAMIN in Utica/New Hartford

Hello Everyone. I'm looking for any information on the family of Asa Clark ADAMS b 15 Oct 1818 d 11 June 1890 Eureka twp,Montcalm co MI. He m Roxanna HIll b -Dec 1815 New Berlin, Oneida co NY. d 17 Jan 1890 Eureka, Montcalm co MI. Children John b1 Mar 1840 Sarah A b 27 Dec 1843 m Wiliam M Harris prob 1864/5 1 dau b of that marriage Mary Roxanna Harris b 30 Sept 1866 Little Falls, Herkimer co NY James V b 1 Jan 1849 William F b 1 0ct 1852 They were listed in the 1850 Census as still residing in Oneida co. The 1860 Censu they were residing in Greenville, Montcalm co MI. Any help on this family is greatly appreciated Margaret

I have been trying to find my gr-grandparents to no avail. They were John William CRAY and Addie HICKS. They had a son, Henry James CRAY born in 1867 in Marshall, New York, Oneida County I haven't been able to find any record of them being there at that time. I would appreciate any help. Thank you, Donna

William Patterson, born in Ireland abt. 1805, wife Bridget, born in Ireland. Had son, Robert,born in Ireland abt. 1823. Robert m. Mary ?, born in Ireland. They came to US, first to Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY, then to Forestport, Oneida, NY. Robert and Mary had Mary Ann, born in Forestport 1863 and William, Forestport, 1870. If anyone has any info on this family, I'd appreciate hearing from you.

Hello all! We are looking for a Minnie LENNON/LANON who married Harvey SPINK sometime in the 1880's or 1890's, probably in the Oneida County area. (Rome, and Lee Center, possibly....) They had four children, Leo, Joseph, Ernest, and Pearl, and we'd be interested in any information available on both Minnie and Harvey. Thanks for any help! Dianne

Hello Oneida Mail List This is the first time to post to the ONEIDA-NY mail list. I'm looking for an ANSON CHURCHILL; father to my great grandfather (STEPHEN A. CHURCHILL). Below is some information which may trigger some connections and additional through from the list members. His name was Stephen A. Churchill and his father was reported to be ANSON. All we know is Stephen was born in August 12, 1818 and he married Louisa "Liza" (SMITH) on September 13, 1841 somewhere. Stephen and Louisa had a very large family, as indicated below, moved to several places in Canada, see below, and died in Cadillac, Michigan, Wexford County, on June 14, 1901. Stephen was known as a "Lumberman" and farmer. He was well traveled, as were many of his children and grandchildren. Louisa "Liza" SMITH, it is reported, was the daughter of Capt. William Smith and was born on her father's ship also called the "LOUISA". If you think you have any connection with our Stephen and Liza Churchill we would love to hear from you. We are attempting to connect with the many lines of the CHURCHILL family as possible. More information is available and we would love to share it with you, if you are interested in this line. Sincerely, Thomas H. Semelbauer (NEWCOMB-CHURCHILL) Kalamazoo, Michigan Tsemelbaue@aol.com Descendants of Stephen A. Churchill Generation No. 1 1. STEPHEN A.2 CHURCHILL (ANSON) was born August 12, 1818 in New York or Vermont or Mass., and died June 14, 1901 in Cadillac, Michigan -Wexford County. He married LOUISA "LIZA" SMITH September 13, 1841 in Bedford?, daughter of WILLIAM ? Smith. . Children of STEPHEN CHURCHILL and LOUISA SMITH are: i. MINNIE LAURETTA3 CHURCHILL, b. July 07, 1868, McGillivary, Middlesex, Ontario Canada; d. December 08, 1924, Muskegon, Michigan; m. ANDREW NEWCOMB, May 26, 1888, Traverse City, Michigan. ii. HARRIETTA "NETTIE" CHURCHILL, b. December 29, 1866, McGillivray, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; d. March 01, 1889; m. GEORGE W. BURLEY, June 07, 1885, Milton, Antrim County, Michigan. iii. ALBERT STEVEN CHURCHILL, b. August 12, 1862, Reach, Ontario, Canada; d. December 26, 1927, Kalamazoo, Michigan; m. CORA BELL LEWIS, May 21, 1881, Kalkaska, Michigan. iv. MARY JANE "JENNIE" CHURCHILL, b. November 16, 1858, Reach, Ontario, Canada; d. January 18, 1906, Acme, Michigan; m. ELBA A. ALLEN, January 01, 1875, Traverse City, Michigan. v. SYENICA CHURCHILL, b. December 24, 1856, Reach, Ontario, Canada; d. August 17, 1859. vi. SOPHIA CHURCHILL, b. May 04, 1843, Bedford, Ontario, Canada; d. December 29, 1909, Skandia, Marquette County, Michigan; m. FRANCIS CROTHERS, December 25, 1860, Reach, Ontario, Canada. vii. WILLIAM H. CHURCHILL, b. December 21, 1846, Pickering, Ontario, Canada; d. April 23, 1915, Pionear Township, Michigan; m. ELIZABETH "ELIZA" ROBINSON, September 21, 1868, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. viii. MERRILIS CHURCHILL, b. May 01, 1848, Reach, Ontario, Canada; d. April 15, 1878; m. CHESTER HOLLENBECK. ix. MARGARET CHURCHILL, b. April 11, 1850, Reach, Ontario, Canada; d. February 23, 1900, McGillivary Twp, Ontario; m. JAMES MCPHERSON WILSON, 1867. x. RUTH "ANNA" CHURCHILL, b. December 21, 1852, Reach, Ontario, Canada; d. April 15, 1926, Detroit, Michigan (Buried Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac); m. (1) JOHN BUCHANAN, May 07, 1867, MacGilvary Twp., Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada; m. (2) CHARLES C. HENRY, March 31, 1894, Cadillac, Michigan. xi. LOUISA CHURCHILL, b. February 18, 1854, Reach, Ontario, Canada; d. Fairfield, Iowa; m. DAVID HANNA, May 03, 1869, Canada.

Getting ready to visit the Oneida area once again. Looking for Gilbert MORGAN b:1/1810 in Verona d:10/07/1857 in Verona, Polly GIFFORD b: abt.1819 m: about 1833. Gilbert and Polly had 5 children, Asa, Jay L, James Franklin, Lucinda, and Sarah. Asa and Jay L., died as infants, James grew to adulthood and married Abigail Jane LEWIS then moved to Michigan in 1860. Gilbert, Asa, Jay L, many GIFFORDS' and LEWIS' buried in the Doxtator cemetery on Doxtator Road in what used to be Stacybasin. Polly's father Asa GIFFORD and all are from the Verona/Stacybasin area. Looking for Gilbert's siblings or father/mother Any help would be appreciated. Thanx in advance! Barbara Morgan Biggs

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