My husband and I will be in the Middletown-Goshen area on the 12 and 13th of Sept. I am hoping to find some information on the Pugh family. My Pughs, originally from Ireland, came to NY in 1856-1860, and they were in Middletown for a short time. All I knew of originally, were brothers James (1841) John (1842) and Francis (?). I now see there were other Pughs in Middletown; Mary born around 1825, Frank, born around 1821, wife Anne (Kilbride 1832) and mother Catherine. Frank and Anne were born in Goshen in 1860. He died sometime before 1878 and she remarried a Gleeson. Their children were Elizabeth (1871) Francis (1875), James (1862) and John 12 (1868)There was also John b. ~1820 and James, b. ~ 1820 or 1821. There was also a Michael Pugh drafted out of Wallkill Oct 9, 1863. James Pugh (1841) married Ellen Carroll in Middletown, at St Joseph's Church in Middletown New York, Orange County. My Pugh's had migrated to Iowa by 1870. They were Catholic, and worked on the railroad in Iowa, I assume they worked on the railroad in NY. I would like to find some proof that these Pugh's were related. I only have a day in Middletown and want to make the best use of it. Any ideas where the best places would be to visit? The OCGS is not open when we are going to be there; do you know if any of the libraries would have access to some of the geneological records? I would love to find some obits if possible to help link the names. It seems reasonable to me that these Pughs are all related, especially with the naming pattern. The only one who falls out is Michael. Thanks for any help you can offer. Deb Meade

Deb Meade wrote: > My husband and I will be in the Middletown-Goshen area on the 12 and > 13th of Sept. I am hoping to find some information on the Pugh family. > My Pughs, originally from Ireland, came to NY in 1856-1860, and they > were in Middletown for a short time. All I knew of originally, were > brothers James (1841) John (1842) and Francis (?). I now see there were > other Pughs in Middletown; Mary born around 1825, Frank, born around > 1821, wife Anne (Kilbride 1832) and mother Catherine. Frank and Anne > were born in Goshen in 1860. He died sometime before 1878 and she > remarried a Gleeson. Their children were Elizabeth (1871) Francis > (1875), James (1862) and John 12 (1868)There was also John b. ~1820 and > James, b. ~ 1820 or 1821. There was also a Michael Pugh drafted out of > Wallkill Oct 9, 1863. James Pugh (1841) married Ellen Carroll in > Middletown, at St Joseph's Church in Middletown New York, Orange County. > My Pugh's had migrated to Iowa by 1870. They were Catholic, and worked > on the railroad in Iowa, I assume they worked on the railroad in NY. > I would like to find some proof that these Pugh's were related. I only > have a day in Middletown and want to make the best use of it. Any ideas > where the best places would be to visit? The OCGS is not open when we > are going to be there; do you know if any of the libraries would have > access to some of the geneological records? I would love to find some > obits if possible to help link the names. It seems reasonable to me that > these Pughs are all related, especially with the naming pattern. The > only one who falls out is Michael. > > Thanks for any help you can offer. Deb Meade > Thrall Library in Middletown has microfilm of many old newspapers (mostly Middletown based ones.) Newburgh Free Library has a more extensive microfilm collection (not sure if it covers Goshen papers.) The Surrogates Court in Goshen would have any probate records. I'm not familiar with the holdings of other area libraries.