Have you searched out her siblings? Sometimes obits will mention surviving siblings and such..................Did they not marry or have kids? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Martinez-Gibson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 8:58 AM Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] Statute of Limitations for declaring someone dead. > > Hi Everyone. Happy Thanksgiving. This is a little off the typical topics, > but I promise it is related to genealogy. > > > > I have been searching for documents for my grandmother for quite some time > now. She seems to have vanished...here's my information: > > > > Bertha Eliza Dewar b. in the Bronx Jul 1908. I have her bc. Last year I > found out that she married John McSherry in 1927. I have the mc. In 1928, > she married John F. Heine (my grandfather). I have the mc. My grandfather > and grandmother were divorced in FL. in 1953. I have the divorce papers. > AFter that, I have some letters that she exchanged with her oldest son who > served in the Korean War, but after 1955, she disappeared...no one heard > from her again and I and my siblings are the only family members left. I > have been trying to find her by using her maiden name and married name. I > suspect she remarried after her divorce in 1953, since she would only have > been 45 yrs. old. The problem is I have searched SSDI index and Florida > records, the internet, whitepages and found nothing. If she were alive > today, she would be 101. Do you have any other suggestions? It is > important that I either find her, her death certificate or have her > declared dead. My questions are: does anyone know! > what the statute of limitations are before you can legally declare > someone dead? Does anyone know what needs to be done to do this. > > Thank you for any advice/suggestions you may be able to give me. > > > > Liz > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Hi Liz, Great question! I'm in a similar situation with my husband's father's second wife. I have no idea how to locate her if she is indeed alive regarding a cemetery plot. Let me know what you find out... Wendy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Martinez-Gibson Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 8:58 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [NYQUEENS] Statute of Limitations for declaring someone dead. Hi Everyone. Happy Thanksgiving. This is a little off the typical topics, but I promise it is related to genealogy. I have been searching for documents for my grandmother for quite some time now. She seems to have vanished...here's my information: Bertha Eliza Dewar b. in the Bronx Jul 1908. I have her bc. Last year I found out that she married John McSherry in 1927. I have the mc. In 1928, she married John F. Heine (my grandfather). I have the mc. My grandfather and grandmother were divorced in FL. in 1953. I have the divorce papers. AFter that, I have some letters that she exchanged with her oldest son who served in the Korean War, but after 1955, she disappeared...no one heard from her again and I and my siblings are the only family members left. I have been trying to find her by using her maiden name and married name. I suspect she remarried after her divorce in 1953, since she would only have been 45 yrs. old. The problem is I have searched SSDI index and Florida records, the internet, whitepages and found nothing. If she were alive today, she would be 101. Do you have any other suggestions? It is important that I either find her, her death certificate or have her declared dead. My questions are: does anyone know! what the statute of limitations are before you can legally declare someone dead? Does anyone know what needs to be done to do this. Thank you for any advice/suggestions you may be able to give me. Liz _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ ------------------------------- 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

Hi Everyone. Happy Thanksgiving. This is a little off the typical topics, but I promise it is related to genealogy. I have been searching for documents for my grandmother for quite some time now. She seems to have vanished...here's my information: Bertha Eliza Dewar b. in the Bronx Jul 1908. I have her bc. Last year I found out that she married John McSherry in 1927. I have the mc. In 1928, she married John F. Heine (my grandfather). I have the mc. My grandfather and grandmother were divorced in FL. in 1953. I have the divorce papers. AFter that, I have some letters that she exchanged with her oldest son who served in the Korean War, but after 1955, she disappeared...no one heard from her again and I and my siblings are the only family members left. I have been trying to find her by using her maiden name and married name. I suspect she remarried after her divorce in 1953, since she would only have been 45 yrs. old. The problem is I have searched SSDI index and Florida records, the internet, whitepages and found nothing. If she were alive today, she would be 101. Do you have any other suggestions? It is important that I either find her, her death certificate or have her declared dead. My questions are: does anyone know what the statute of limitations are before you can legally declare someone dead? Does anyone know what needs to be done to do this. Thank you for any advice/suggestions you may be able to give me. Liz _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/

Thanks Steve for the information from the 1930 NY Federal census. There seems to be a 1925 New York State census but not where I can get my hands on it. Can anyone help with that? Miss NELLIE HIGGINS, Brooklyn, NY. I've also found that the LDS folks have a Polk's Brooklyn City Directory, 1933-34 and I will be ordering that microfilm.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pfagan1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4161.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is a laborious solution, but if Calvary has misfiled or misspelled Henry's dated burial record, this could be your best bet: look for other deaths in his immediate family -- spouse, siblings, offspring. Once you find one with a Calvary burial, call the office. If Calvary has an alternative name/date of burial, they have a way to locate the a plot card. This will list all burials in that plot by date and name. Henry may or may not be among those on that list. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pfagan1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4161.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is a laborious solution, but if Calvary has misfiled or misspelled Henry's dated burial record, this could be your best bet: look for other deaths in his immediate family -- spouse, siblings, offspring. Once you find one with a Calvary burial, call the office. If Calvary has an alternative name/date of burial, they have a way to locate the a plot card. This will list all burials in that plot by date and name. Henry may or may not be among that list. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kinhunter25 Surnames: HIGGINS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4163/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "Miss NELLIE HIGGINS of Brooklyn, NY...expects to visit several western cities before returning home." Article dated Aug 1927. This is now the only lead I have to finding my HIGGINS relatives who live/lived in the NYC area at least as far back as 1860s. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Try searching for "Nellie Higgins" on this site...had several hits..but without more information, I would not know what to send: http://fultonhistory.com/dtSearch/

There are two Nellie Higgins listed in the Brooklyn census for 1930: 1 Nellie Higgins, 38, single, 145 Prospect Park West, mother born Ireland, father born New York. 2 Nellie Higgins, 38, born Ireland, store clerk, to US 1906, sister of Marie Boyle, 41. Steve, New York -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, Nov 25, 2009 10:44 am Subject: [NYQUEENS] Miss NELLIE HIGGINS, Brooklyn, NY, 1927 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kinhunter25 Surnames: HIGGINS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4163/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "Miss NELLIE HIGGINS of Brooklyn, NY...expects to visit several western cities before returning home." Article dated Aug 1927. This is now the only lead I have to finding my HIGGINS relatives who live/lived in the NYC area at least as far back as 1860s. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- 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

Walter, Thank you so much for this interesting information...I forwarded it on to many friends and family members who have already replied with thank-yous....and I have been busy wishing people a "Happy Evacuation Day"...and then explaining it to them. Once again, you have taught us something new and interesting. Happy Evacuation Day!!! Virginia

thanks Walter.  As always, interesting history from you. Dee in Phoenix When a person dies, a library closes. Researching: NJ: Snook, Bozarth, Dickerson, Dalton, Hicks, Asay NY: Semlear, Stoothoff, Foster, Murray, Dierks, Cairns PA: Hicks, Shaw, Roberts, Swartz/Black, Penrose Nova Scotia: Arthur, Hutt, Eisenhauer, Conrod, Morris --- On Tue, 11/24/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [NYQUEENS] Happy Evacuation Day To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 8:53 PM Wednesday, November 25 is the 226th Anniversary of Evacuation Day. Now almost forgotten, Evacuation Day, especially in the NYC area, was celebrated as a holiday long before the Fourth of July: On November 25, 1783, the British Army boarded their naval vessels and evacuated New York City (then only coterminous with New York County), their wartime headquarters and their last military position* in the United States during the Revolutionary War. As the British sailed away south in retreat through the Narrows separating Staten Island on the west and Long Island on the east, the last thing they saw, as their ships sunk below the horizon, was the Flag of the United States of America flying atop the Liberty Pole (an extended flag pole) in the frontyard of the Dutch Reformed Church in the Hamlet of New Utrecht, Town of New Utrecht, in the south-central part of Kings County.  Today this location is at Christopher Columbus Boulevard (18th Avenue) and Liberty Pole Boulevard (84th Street) in the Bensonhurst neighborhood in the south-central part of the New York City Borough of Brooklyn. (The NYC Borough of Brooklyn is coterminous with the NYS Kings County). Replaced six times over the years, the 106' Liberty Pole is the last remaining Liberty Pole in the original thirteen United States.  On top of the Pole is the original eagle and weathervane. The eagle is made of wood and has a 5' wingspan. After two hundred and twenty-six years, the weather has weakened it considerably and it has been reinforced with iron bands. The eagle has looked over the bay and seen many sailing vessels, steamships and war ships. It has been said that the eyes of this golden eagle has looked upon more change in the world's history than occurred from the days of Nebuchadnezzar to the day when the eagle was raised. Here's the URL for the New Utrecht Liberty Pole Association: http://www.historicnewutrecht.org/LPA.html Here's the URL for the Dutch Reformed Church (celebrated its 332nd anniversary on Tuesday, October 27, 2009): http://www.newutrechtchurch.org/ New Yorkers celebrated November 25 as Evacuation Day for well over a century. But, with the warming of relations with England immediately preceding World War I and R. H. Macy's publicity campaigns for a parade celebrating another late November festival, Evacuation Day celebrations faded away. I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan Great Falls, MT & Jericho, NY * Although the Treaty of Paris of 1783 said that Britain would evacuate all posts within the new United States, they did not. Scattered posts from present-day Vermont to present-day Michigan remained in British hands until Jay's Treaty of 1795. Niagara was one of these British held forts on U. S. soil. </HTML> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: greenweedz Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4162.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you, Nancy! I will contact the library, and that's a great site! Barbara Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Wednesday, November 25 is the 226th Anniversary of Evacuation Day. Now almost forgotten, Evacuation Day, especially in the NYC area, was celebrated as a holiday long before the Fourth of July: On November 25, 1783, the British Army boarded their naval vessels and evacuated New York City (then only coterminous with New York County), their wartime headquarters and their last military position* in the United States during the Revolutionary War. As the British sailed away south in retreat through the Narrows separating Staten Island on the west and Long Island on the east, the last thing they saw, as their ships sunk below the horizon, was the Flag of the United States of America flying atop the Liberty Pole (an extended flag pole) in the frontyard of the Dutch Reformed Church in the Hamlet of New Utrecht, Town of New Utrecht, in the south-central part of Kings County. Today this location is at Christopher Columbus Boulevard (18th Avenue) and Liberty Pole Boulevard (84th Street) in the Bensonhurst neighborhood in the south-central part of the New York City Borough of Brooklyn. (The NYC Borough of Brooklyn is coterminous with the NYS Kings County). Replaced six times over the years, the 106' Liberty Pole is the last remaining Liberty Pole in the original thirteen United States. On top of the Pole is the original eagle and weathervane. The eagle is made of wood and has a 5' wingspan. After two hundred and twenty-six years, the weather has weakened it considerably and it has been reinforced with iron bands. The eagle has looked over the bay and seen many sailing vessels, steamships and war ships. It has been said that the eyes of this golden eagle has looked upon more change in the world's history than occurred from the days of Nebuchadnezzar to the day when the eagle was raised. Here's the URL for the New Utrecht Liberty Pole Association: http://www.historicnewutrecht.org/LPA.html Here's the URL for the Dutch Reformed Church (celebrated its 332nd anniversary on Tuesday, October 27, 2009): http://www.newutrechtchurch.org/ New Yorkers celebrated November 25 as Evacuation Day for well over a century. But, with the warming of relations with England immediately preceding World War I and R. H. Macy's publicity campaigns for a parade celebrating another late November festival, Evacuation Day celebrations faded away. I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan Great Falls, MT & Jericho, NY * Although the Treaty of Paris of 1783 said that Britain would evacuate all posts within the new United States, they did not. Scattered posts from present-day Vermont to present-day Michigan remained in British hands until Jay's Treaty of 1795. Niagara was one of these British held forts on U. S. soil. </HTML>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: witz1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4162.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Since she lived most of life in Far Rockaway you might want to call the Far Rockaway Public Library 1637 Central Ave 718-327-2549 and see it they can look up a obit for her in any newspapers or they own town paper And again since she had children check this site out http://www.farrockaway.com/ it has a list of names of people who went to scool in Far Rockaway Nancy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SuGenClayFL Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4161.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: He's listed under Calvary, Woodside, Queens Double check with funeral home records. Funeral home should be listed on his death certificate. Smith, Henry, b. 1888, d. 1947 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: greenweedz Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4162/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for Rose Lasser's obituary. She died Aug 1, 1997 in Far Rockaway. She lived in Rockaway or Far Rockaway all her adult life. She had a lot of children and grandchildren, so I'm sure her obituary would give me a lot of information. Where do you think I should start looking? (nothing on legacy.com, obituaries.com, or genealogy bank; also, neither Historical Newspapers nor Obituaries in Ancestry.com turned up anything). Thank you! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: greenweedz Surnames: Smith Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4161/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My grandfather-in-law, Henry C. Smith, died Feb 13 1947 and his death certificate says he was buried in Calvary a few days later. I called Calvary to find the plot, and was told they have no listing. I called a second time a few weeks later, thinking perhaps the first time was a fluke, and got the same answer. I thought I'd try a few other cemeteries in Queens, just in case the death certificate was wrong, but the first one I called (St Michael's) told me in no uncertain terms that if it's listed on the death certificate, that's where he is. Plus, my husband had always been told he's in Calvary. How can I find out where he's buried? Thanks. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ziggysprints1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4156.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Email me: [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dng1943 Surnames: Cornetta Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4160/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to verify if my two Great Uncles, Matthew J. Cornetta and Andrew Cornetta, belonged to Post 536 in Flushing. I know they belonged to a Post in Flushing but not sure which one. They were both Commanders of the Post they belonged to at different times. I have written the Post several letters and called and tried to leave message. I am writing History of my family and information on them would really be appreciated. If any one belongs to this post or knows anyone that does maybe they could contact me and I could get information for my history. D.G. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: al11795 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4159/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Italian Genealogical Group will meet at the Bethpage Public Library, 50 Powell Ave, Bethpage, NY, on Saturday, November 14th at 10:30 AM. Featured speaker will be Toni McKeen. Toni's lecture is entitled "Immigration Records and Ellis Island." Guests are welcome to this FREE lecture. The IGG meets the second Saturday of each month at the library to discuss a wide range of genealogical topics. New members and guests will find instruction and support for their research endeavors at the meetings. Visit our website. http://www.italiangen.org/ for further information about our group and for access to our FREE naturalization and vital records databases. Angela LaGiglia Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.