This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: karenhenry100 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4399.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sounds like that is definitely the right Jean then. You will probably find both the German and Italian Genealogical Group sites helpful in your research in that area. With Ny vital records being so expensive its good to have the indexes to verify places, dates, etc. And it's also a good source for finding church records from churches that no longer exist. 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: nconway567 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4399.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here's an interesting wrinkle. On the 1940 census, there is an Alfreda Quartrino living with my grandmother's parents and siblings. She is 21 and listed as a "daughter". Though my mother doesn't remember hearing anything about her. But the last names are spelled very similar. Odd.... 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: nconway567 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4399.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hmm, it's a possibility. Thanks for checking! I'm not sure what to think since she doesn't appear on the 1940 census with her parents, and we do know she was married briefly. I wonder if it is her - where she was until 1943 when she married my grandfather. But Alfred Quadrino is a place to start, I may be able to find other records about him. Thanks for the info!! 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: karenhenry100 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4399.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I did a little search on the Italian Genealogical Group site and found a Jean Santopalo who married Alfred Quadrino on Jun 30, 1935 in Queens Ny. The certificate number is listed as 2716. Would that be her? 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: nconway567 Surnames: Santopolo, Santapaul Classification: marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4399/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am stumped and need some research advice. My grandmother Jean Santopolo was born in 1917. She lived with her family in Ozone Park on 87th street. She was married around 1939 to an unknown man. The marriage lasted about a year and was annulled. The story is that they were married in a church named St. Elizabeth's in Ozone Park. Jean was married again to my grandfather in 1943. I have made research requests to NYC Archives for any marriage records and have gotten nowhere. Anyone have any ideas?? 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: Choctawred33 Surnames: Agnew Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4398/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Believe some ancestors live in Hollis area. Found ole address of 191-11 Woodhull Ave. Hollis and another address on 187 street. They worked for Long Island Press until retiring. Any information will be greatly appreciated. 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: S_KERR Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4396.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You're welcome. Good luck with your search 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: indigrl0608 Surnames: Mulvaney, McNamara, Brady, Caufield, Griffin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4396.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for the link ! I used that site for Census districts, but being that Grans was born on 3rd and Lexington in Manhattan, I thought maybe the article was merely mistaken. 34th is where I think I found my Grans on the 1930 census, I know I have an address close to it for my Pops.49th St., is where my mom lived her entire life. I really appreciate the assist. Danielle 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.

There are many war and service veterans buried throughout New York. Come and visit New York Gravemarker Photo Project http://www.newyorkgravestones.org/ To narrow to these photo entries. There are at least 3054 records 1. On home page, click "Search" 2. all counties or select specific county 3. Last Name, change from "Start with" to "Contains" 4. enter specific military designation with () included. RW - Revolutionary War 1812 - War of 1812 (be mindful it is 200 years anniversary) Mex - Mexican CW - Civil War SA - Spanish-American War IW - Indian Wars WWI - World War I WWII - World War II KOR - Korea VN = Vietnam Iraq AFG = Afghanistan

Have been doing some research on Queens Co., NY, folk on the NYC mailing list so thought I would share it all with you too. Recently I realized that Ann Wilkins (my 4x great grandmother), daughter of a NYC merchant Jacob Wilkins and wife of George Stanton, had married second Hewlett Kissam of Flushing, Queens Co., NY, and had more children. There are two records on line for her marriage 26 Mar 1796, one in Manhassett Dutch Reformed Church and one in Presbyterian Marriages in Jamaica, LI. Someone has suggested two marriage ceremonies. ? The Stantons belonged to Trinity Episcopal Church in Manhattan. Many places on the web state that Hewlett had married Sophia Hunt on 25 Mar 1796, but this is impossible as she was only six years old then. Her tombstone is in the Flushing Cemetery. THE KISSAM FAMILY IN AMERICA by Edward Kissam gives both wives (wrong marriage dates) and a list of children: Sophia, Wilkins, Eliza, Mary, and Jane for first wife; Minerva, Augustus Hewlett, and Susan Emily for second. No sources. I have found no sign of Sophia and Wilkins Kissam's existence. I do believe Ann might have named a son for her surname but think that if there were a Sophia, she would more likely be the daughter of the second wife. I also think that Augustus might be Ann's son (tombstone gives 1813-1884 dates) as her only surviving brother (who died then in 1814) was named Augustus. Unfortunately Augustus Kissam named no daughters for either Ann or Sophia. On the Internet I have found no records for either Ann's death or Sophia's marriage to Hewlett, and this is what I am still seeking. The census records are complicated. 1800 shows Hewlett, Ann (aged about 30 then), three girls under ten and a boy under ten. These could include a combination of her Stanton children and new children by Hewlett, nothing conclusive. Or the Stanton girls (b 1888 and 1890) and boy (b 1892) could be living with other relatives. Still, four new children born in the first four years of Ann and Hewlett's marriage seems a stretch. By 1810 both Stanton daughters are married. Hewlett is 45. There is a boy aged 10-16, so not a Stanton. This might be Wilkins Kissam. There is a woman aged 16-26, too young for Ann, now about 40. Perhaps this is Sophia, 20, already married to Hewlett, plus girls Sophia (10-16) and Eliza, Mary, Jane, and Minerva (-10). HOWEVER, in about 50 New York newspaper announcements relating to legal complications following the death of Ann's father, Jacob Wilkins of Manhattan, in 1809, Ann (Nancy) Kissam is reportedly alive. In one of the first she is listed as wife of "Hulett" Kissam. Afterwards, from 1810-1813, Nancy Kissam and Augustus Wilkins, her brother, are sought so that legal papers may be delivered to them. These are found on line in EARLY AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS (up to 1820) accessed through a subscription to the NY Genealogical and Biographical Society. Nancy is variously said to be in Worthington, MA, Vermont, Washington, MA, and Connecticut. If this is so, then we assume that Hewlett has not yet married Sophia Hunt. But perhaps none of this is true, Ann is dead, and Hewlett and Sophia are married. By the 1820 census, Hewlett is 55, and the oldest woman, 26-45, is surely Sophia, aged 30. The boy under 10 is Augustus Hewlett Kissam (1813-1884 on his tombstone in the Flushing Cemetery). The girl 16-26 is probably Eliza. And the four girls 10-16 could include Mary, Jane, and Minerva. Many households included hired boys and girls from other families. Eliza (b ca. 1800-1848) and Mary (1803-1890) marry Anderson brothers from Lyme, CT, in 1821, and are documented in ELY ANCESTRY as being the daughters of Ann and Hewlett. Census records give good information about them, and they are buried in the Ely Cemetery in Lyme. I could find less on Jane Kissam Lowerre and Minerva Kissam Walters, nothing definite on the censuses. Information on the husbands is from the Kissam history. I assume Jane was married by 1823 as she was baptized at St. George's church in Flushing as an adult that year; and Washington or Wellington Lowerre, son of Watson and Jane, was baptized in 1830. They appear in a Cox family history. Sophia Hunt Kissam remains a mystery except for her tombstone and her appearance, living alone, on the 1850 and 1860 censuses in Flushing. Somewhere someone states (no source) her father was Thomas Hunt (more suggestion that Augustus was not her son). There was a Thomas Hunt from Eastchester who married Elizabeth Field the year before Sophia was born. [1788 Novem. 16, Thomas Hunt of Eastchester & Elizabeth Field of Flushing ] He died in 1812. Please understand, before you begin Google searches, that I have been working on Ann Wilkins for over 20 years and have a lot of information from censuses, books, gravestones, vital records, War of 1812 records, and the Internet. My database http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=winspeare&id=I2472 from Jacob Wilkins (hit Register in blue at top to get a descendency) will allow you to see what I have already collected from microfilm, mail, many visits to NYC, newspapers, and now the Internet. For some reason, the Kissam and Ely family histories do not show in the sources--am trying to rectify this. The Wilkins family of Flushing, NY, descends from Ann's brother, William Wilkins, who died before the end of the 18th century. On some of the same census pages one can see his grandson, Wm H Wilkins, and Ann's (?) son, Augustus Hewlett Kissam. Ann may have met Hewlett while visiting her brother in Queens. Any ideas welcome. Elizabeth Knowlton

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/4394.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Write a letter to Queens Library (address below), enclosing a check for $8, and a SASE, and telling them the exact date of death, the name and the community. They will search the most likely paper for a few days after the DOD and send you a copy of the obit if one is found. The fee is *per search*, whether successful or not. Note that they don't do reference requests by email. The Queens Borough Public Library Long Island Division 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, 2nd Floor Jamaica, NY 11432 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: foster2244 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4395.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sue, Thanks very much; I appreciate the help. Once again. The funny thing is I was working on a number of certificates and after I finished this one and two others, I got to this persons fathers marriage cert and didn't he turn out to have been married on Christmas Day in 1893! So it was a family tradition I guess. Thanks again, Mark in North Carolina 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: foster2244 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4395.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for your help - I found what I need on another post. Mark 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: S_KERR Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4396.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: See http://stevemorse.org/census/changes/QueensNos.htm It list what 5th Ave Long Island City - Astoria is sometime listed as part of Long Island City 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: indigrl0608 Surnames: Mulvaney, Brady, Mcnamara, Burns, Griffin, Cunningham Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4396/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found an address for my Grandmother from 1925 as 603 5th Ave., Astoria. Google Maps takes me to 5th in Manhattan which is the area the family lived near before my Great Grandparents died in 1916 & 1920. I can find 24th Ave and then I hit Bowery Bay and the La Guadia Airport then it seems to start going up again. Im sure I am missing something right infront of my face but just be on the safe side I have to ask " Am I missing it or is there not a 5 th Ave in Astoria?" . Danielle 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: S_KERR Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4395.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >From "Images of America: Jamaica" by Carl Ballenas - "In 1920, The Methodists moved due to growth and nosiy competition from the elevated train> In 1922, they built their fourth church north of Jamaica Avenue on Clinton Ave (now 164th Street)" In 1949 the congregation dedicated a new church on Highland Ave and 164th Street. There is First Methodists Church still in that area. In regard to being married on Christmas - I have found many people married on Christmas in the pass. 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: karenhenry100 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4395.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I don't know about one in NY, but I googled and found this: Tenafly United Methodist Church 34 W Clinton Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670 http://www.tenaflyumc.org Seems like you might have some relatives crossing over from Ny like mine did. I don't know the reason behind it though. I'm guessing in my case it was a "shotgun" wedding that was covered up by my family for decades. 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.

They would have gotten married on a holiday because their working hours were much longer than today. I helped to put some of the early brides and grooms records online, and quite a few of them were married on Christmas. In the "old country" farmers avoided planting and harvest time. Ghyll Sun, May 20, 2012 at 7:03 PM, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: S_KERR > Surnames: Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4395.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > >> From "Images of America: Jamaica" by Carl Ballenas - "In 1920, The >> Methodists moved due to growth and nosiy competition from the >> elevated train> In 1922, they built their fourth church north of >> Jamaica Avenue on Clinton Ave (now 164th Street)" In 1949 the >> congregation dedicated a new church on Highland Ave and 164th Street. >> There is First Methodists Church still in that area. > > In regard to being married on Christmas - I have found many people > married on Christmas in the pass. > > 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 > NYQUEENS-request@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: foster2244 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4395/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Can someone please identify a 1920 ME Church which was at 34 Clinton Avenue in Jamaica? The marr cert looks like it was performed by Rev George Fort but his name is not very clear. Also, was it common then to be married on Christmas Day? Thanks, Mark in North Carolina 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.

I received this from our library administrator and thought it might be helpful for others doing NY research:  Dear Genealogist, Did you have an ancestor living in New York, NY at the time of the 1940 census? If so, you need to visit the following link: http://directme.nypl.org/ This is a web site created by the NY Public Library. It will help you to identify the Enumeration District in which the address is located. What they have done is to digitize the 1940 phone book. There is a separate phone book for each borough. You find the name in the phone book and when you click on the name it links you to the next screen where you enter the street address shown in the phone book. This is necessary because most of the street names were abbreviated in the phone book. This will automatically pull in the Steve Morse web site where you will see a map with the location. Identify the cross or back streets shown on the map and you will usually reduce the number of EDs down to one ED. Once you select an ED, you are then taken to the National Archives web site to view the census schedules. While this system does not provide an index to the specific page where the individual is listed, it will help you to identify the ED where the address will be found. One problem with this system is that it works better with browsers such as Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera rather than Internet Explorer. I have exchanged a number of e-mails with the staff of the NYPL regarding Internet Explorer. The NYPL was eventually able to get Internet Explorer version 8 to work but you may still encounter problems if you do not have the latest version 8 of Internet Explorer. I believe you will have better results with an internet browser such as Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari or Opera. 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     www.azwvgs.org