Hi Dora, I stumbled across a marriage record for Betsey Keeney and Baruch Beckwith available on FamilySearch.org (Connecticut, Marriages, 1729-1867," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7GM-G6J : accessed 06 Oct 2012), Boruch Beckwith and Betsey Keeney, 25 Feb 1807; citing reference , FHL microfilm 3265). It states that Baruch (spelled Boruch) Beckwith married Betsey Keeney on 25 Feb 1807. According to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Birth Records (vol. 3 pg. 106, available through Ancestry) that Betsey (Betty) Keeney was born on 19 Sep 1787 at New London, CT to William and Betty Keeney. Other records show that her mother's maiden name was Moore. The 1860 Census lists Betsey as having been born in New London, CT and Baruch as having been born in East Haddam, CT, their son William was born in Palmyra. Some of the records from Palmyra show that Baruch was a minister in that area for some time and that he was a merchant in the area as well. Landmarks of Orleans County shows that Baruch served as minister for a period of time at "Lakeshore" in what is now Carlton, NY. I don't believe there are any records for that church, or records that go back that far if they do exist. If you'd like more "solid" proof for Betsey's maiden name, I'd suggest checking William C. Beckwith's death certificate as it may indicate the name of his mother. He died 31 Jul 1905 at Albion, NY and is buried at Mt. Albion Cemetery with his parents. Their daughter Emma Eliza Beckwith Palmer died 5 Sep 1896 at Albion, NY and is buried with her husband Henry Palmer Sr. and her parents at Mt. Albion as well. Hope this helps, Matt Ballard OCGS Matthew R. Ballard 68 Brown St. Albion, NY 14411 Cell - (585)690-6570 Work - (585)978-0974 [email protected] www.matthewrballard.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dora Smith Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 1:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NYORLEAN] Tracing Baruch, Elizabeth Beckwith d 1869, 1877, Albion Reached town clerk. She says death records don't exist before 188_ probably because they burned in a fire. They weren't sent to Albany that early, were they? She found the Beckwiths buried at Mt. Albion, and referred me to the cemetery office for any grave records. The gravestone iteslf doesn't have enough information; it gives her exact date of death but only her year of birth. Rev. Baruch Beckwith was a Baptist minister who preached in Albion among other places, though he was in his 80s and evidently unable to live alone when he died. Are there any Baptist church records from Albion? And for that matter any biographical information available on the Baptist church's ministers? Thanks! Yours, Dora Smith On 10/5/2012 12:29 PM, Dora Smith wrote: > Sorry if this double posts; I posted to the Albion County board first, > and it didn't come right through to the list if it eventually will. > > I am looking for confirmation of the identity of the parents of > Elizabeth, wife of Rev. Baruch Beckwith. Rev. Baruch Beckwith and wife > Elizabeth lived in Albion with their son, William, who was a merchant > who in 1860 census was doing quite well for himself. Rev. Baruch > Beckwith was a Baptist minister. He died Nov 10, 1869, in Albion. His > wife, Elizabeth, died 2 Sep 1877, I am unable to discover where she > died, but most likely in Albion or atleast she would be buried with her > husband. > > I want to know where they married, where she lived at the time, and who > her parents were. The 1860 census quixotically reports that she was born > in New London, Connecticut. Ancestry says she was somebody who was > supposed to have married someone else. Beckwith genealogy is poorly > written and looks as poorly researched, and says she was the daughter of > William Keeney and Betty Moore of New London, the woman who is supposed > to have married somebody else. > > You'd have thought that in allegedly December 1806 (none of their > descendants ever heard of citing a source), they married in Connecticut, > but they managed to leave no record behind in Connecticut of the event. > Elizabeth Keeney allegedly married hte somebody else in New York. No > records ever exist in New York. > > It should not be hard to determine for a fact who Baruch Beckwith's wife > actually was, and who she was not. But the resources are proving > obscure. I can't seem to reach anybody in that town today who could > tell me what and where they are. > > First, in what cemetery would most people in Albion have been buried > 1869 - 1877? That list of cemeteries on the Genweb page doesn't even > give a clue what cemeteries are where, let alone in which one in Albion > most people were actually buried. Every community has one or two main > cemeteries. Grave stone could have her full date of birth, which > would quickly tell me whether she was the daughter of William and Bessie > (Moore) Keeney of New London since I know her birth date, and cemetery > records could include anything. > > Second, are death certificates available for this town for this time? If > so, where would I send for them? Elizabeth Beckwith's death certificate > had better give her birth date and her parents. > > Third, would there have been obituaries for these people, and if so, how > would I find them? I'm having trouble connecting with the right person > at quite possibly the wrong town library, and I can't make any contact > at all with the county historical society. Now, this was a Baptist > minister and his wife who died while living with a merchant son worth > 4,000 and 6,000 dollars in 1860 - far more than the people around him. > If obits were done on anyone these people should have them. > > Thanks alot! > > Yours, > Dora Smith > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1427 / Virus Database: 2441/5311 - Release Date: 10/05/12