In a message dated 4/26/2007 3:23:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, deesgenes1@yahoo.com writes: I'm transcribing some old Onondaga records and have come across a town name that is difficult to read. Is there a town in Onondaga county that is similar to "Lermet". That's what the writing looks like. Thankyou Danel My interpretation of "Lermet" is Sennet. In 19th century handwriting, the "L" and "S" were very similar. Two "Ns" side-by-side look like an "r" and an "m." [i.e., rm]. Consistent spelling and doubling of consonants were optional in the 19th century. SENNETT is a town (civil subdivision) in Cayuga County, a neighbor county bordering on Onondaga County. A reminder for those of us who live outside of NY state: The word "town" refers to a civil subdivision of a county -- a basic unit of local government in the states of New England and in the mid-Atlantic state of New York. Towns have a town clerk, a town hall, a town supervisor, etc. A small populated place within a town is a village. A really small populated place is a hamlet. The word "town" is NOT synonymous with or interchangeable with "city," "village" or "hamlet." Examples: Syracuse is a CITY in the COUNTY of Onondaga. Howlett Hill is a HAMLET in the TOWN of Onondaga, COUNTY of Onondaga. The VILLAGE of Camillus is in the TOWN of Camillus, COUNTY of Onondaga. A reminder to other Listers (and myself): Don't forget to change the SUBJECT line of your email if you hit that "Reply All" button in your email program when your message's subject deviates from the subject line to which you are replying. All postings are archived. Many years from now, a researcher may ignore your very important posting on the ANYNAME family because your subject line referred to a previous thread about the town of WHATEVER and didn't mention the ANYNAME family at all. Hope this helps. Diane Wilson Flynn ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
Thanks to all of you who sent suggestions. With Anne's help, I think we've come up with the town being Sennet. I appreciate all the responses. The website showing old towns was especially interesting. Thanks for posting that. Danel When a person dies, a library closes. --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.