The following link will take you to the newly created site of the Waterford County Library that allows access to databases of: Griffiths Valuation for Waterford, Gravestone Memorials, Death Register for Waterford 1864-1901 and a host of other items of genealogical interest. <A HREF="http://www.waterfordcoco.ie/index.cgi?art_id=33">Waterford County Council</A> http://www.waterfordcoco.ie/genealogy/ Please note that the last '/' is required in the address. (Please forward to other lists.) Beth Callanan, Washington, DC

Hi all, my great grandfather lived and died in Troy, specifically Lansingburgh. His obituary of Feb. 11, 1922 says he "belonged to the Order of Druids..." Does anyone have any info on this order? Or know where I can find any info? Thanks in advance! Sincerely, J.

Thank you everyone for your resonses. Jackie

They definitely had a census and there are copies in the State Library in Albany and in the various counties involved, but I dont think it is online anywhere.

Jackie, There are many links to the 1855 census on my website, most transcribed by Janet Derbyshire.. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/ Cliff J6792@aol.com wrote: > Hello, > Can anyone tell me if New York had an 1855 state census done? If so, does > anyone have access to it? > Thanks, > Jackie > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Some Rensselaer Births, Marriages & Deaths: http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Sumter/Troy.html > Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > GenConnect Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer > 1880 Fed Census: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

On Sun, 23 Sep 2001 J6792@aol.com wrote: > Hello, > Can anyone tell me if New York had an 1855 state census done? If so, does > anyone have access to it? There are several links (by town) to the results of that census at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/rccensus.htm . Hal Vickery

Hello, Can anyone tell me if New York had an 1855 state census done? If so, does anyone have access to it? Thanks, Jackie

Yes, New York State conducted a 1855 state census. I just viewed it for Troy at my local LDS Family History Library, film # 0,549,885 This census has interesting info, besides listing all the family members and their ages, it also asks what county of NY or other state or country they were born in, whether they are married or widowed, number of years residing in city/town, occupation, whether they are native, naturalized or alien American. There is no index that I know of for this census nor did I find page numbers, so if you are asking for a lookup from someone, it would be difficult unless you have the ward number and the dwelling and family numbers. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

In case anyone is interested: a marriage record from the German Evangelistic Church in Easton, Northampton County, PA. Emily GASTON married William Heroy on 3/19/1809. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

Hi, Looking for information on an Abraham V. Bloomingdale, born about 1831 in New York. His parents also born New York. Abraham moved to Huron County, MI. where he married Ann ??, who was born in England. Children included Lilly A. born 1878 in MI, William S. born 1876 in MI (married Ethel Morgan), Lessetan? (born Canada), and Telany? born MI. May have lived in Canada for a while before going to MI Does anybody have information on this Bloomingdale family? Any relation to this county's Bloomingdales? Thanks, Rick

Greetings! Since I'm subscribed to many lists, I'll send one address change to all... Marty Irons PLEASE NOTE MY NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS, effective immediately: X-Mozilla-Status: 0009 is now my PRIMARY address. k2mi @ pioneeris.net will be discontinued NLT 1 Nov 2001.

Greetings! Since I'm subscribed to many lists, I'll send one address change to all... Marty Irons PLEASE NOTE MY NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS, effective immediately: k2mi @ frontiernet.net is now my PRIMARY address. k2mi @ pioneeris.net will be discontinued NLT 1 Nov 2001.

In reply to Lin who is researching WILSON. I am researching a Caroline Wilson born in 1822 in NY. Her daughter Mary Ester Pierce was born in Troy around 1852. Caroline was listed as widow of David Pierce when she, her daughter and possibly two brothers, Samuel and James Wilson, first appeared in the Cincinnati, OH city directories of late 1860s. Any connections? I'd be grateful for any suggestions or advice from anyone. Thank you. Meg NYRENSSE-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > NYRENSSE-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 136 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [Rensselaer] Gallaghers of Hoosick ["Michael Dellger" <schbibik@datapl] > #2 [Rensselaer] East Greenbush Cemete [Lin <veeb@getfreeinternet.co.uk>] > #3 [Rensselaer] Waiting time for NY D [Lin <veeb@getfreeinternet.co.uk>] > #4 [Rensselaer] AINSWORTH: George R. [Lin <veeb@getfreeinternet.co.uk>] > #5 Re: [Rensselaer] Waiting time for [Grstmll@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NYRENSSE-D, send a message to > > NYRENSSE-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > Here are some interesting web sites that may help you with > your research. > > Pat Connors, listowner > mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net > > List Archives: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > Rensselaer County Genweb page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > > GenConnect Board: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer > > Barbara's Genealogy Page: > http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB > > Some Rensselaer Births, Marriages & Deaths: > http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Sumter/Troy.html > > The 1880 Rensselaer County Census Index > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [Rensselaer] Gallaghers of Hoosick Falls > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 22:57:52 -0500 > From: "Michael Dellger" <schbibik@dataplusnet.com> > To: NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com > > Hello, > Might any of you fine people have a connection with Patrick GALLAGHER and Ellen MCLAUGHLIN, who lived at Raheen Barr or in that area, Islandeady Parish, near Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland? Known children, Daniel, Martin, Patrick, Hugh, and John W. Gallagher, left for America in late 1840's. All to Hoosick Falls, New York, area. John W., wife Julia LABARRON, came earlier. If any of them would have traveled up the St. Lawrence, where might have been a likely place for them to debark? If any of this sounds familiar, I'd love to talk further. Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > Michael Dellger > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [Rensselaer] East Greenbush Cemetery > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 18:40:58 +0100 > From: Lin <veeb@getfreeinternet.co.uk> > To: NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com > > A few weeks ago, this list was very helpful about Oakwood Cemetery in Troy. > > Now I wonder if any of you know where one should write to enquire about people > buried in East Greenbush Cemetery in the town of East Greenbush, Rensselaer > Co NY? I am referring to the cemetery that is behind the present brick Dutch > Reformed Church of Greenbush. Many thanks! > > Lin Van Buren > > Searching: VAN BUREN, TRAVER, PHILLIPS, WESTFALL, MANVILLE, > > HYSER, MORRIS, WHEELER, MOREHOUSE, MILLER, DUSENBURY, > > DECKER, VAN SLYKE, LANSING, COONS, CASTLE, FOLGRY, MCCANN, > > FRAZIER, JONES, GRANT, EWARD, WILSON, JACKS, DUNHAM, > > BLANCHARD, RIDDLE, SMITH, WELCH, FARR or FARRAR or PHARR, > > BARNES, PURDY, HEAD, VAN SALISBURY, AINSWORTH, BARRINGER, > > GAYTON, WHITAKER, AUSTIN, SWEET or SWART, FLATT or PLATT, > > MONROE, CHARLES, SPOON, CURTIN, VAN ALSTYNE, PARKER, > > HUDSON, BURWELL, HIDLEY, COUCH, LAVER, GEIST, ANDREWS, > > RITE or ROUT, WOLFE, MOSHER > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [Rensselaer] Waiting time for NY Dept Health records > Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 06:38:29 +0100 > From: Lin <veeb@getfreeinternet.co.uk> > To: NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com > > On 14 Dec 2000, I sent away to the NY State Dept of Health for two Death > Certificates. It is now six months later, and I have heard nothing. Is this > normal? > > Thanks. > > Lin Van Buren > Saint Leonard's on Sea, England > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [Rensselaer] AINSWORTH: George R. > Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 07:07:30 +0100 > From: Lin <veeb@getfreeinternet.co.uk> > To: NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com > > Georgiana, thanks for this posting. Here is one possibility, but I don't know > enough about him to be sure that it's the same one. > > 1 BARRINGER Conrad b c1680s Germany m 1710 STAHL Anna Elisabetha; to America > 2 BARRINGER Friedrich m SHUFELT Anna Margaretha > 3 BARRINGER Zacharias m FELLER Anna > 4 BARRINGER Frederick Z. m YAEGER Gertrude > 5 BARRINGER Sarah Ann b 1804 Rensselaer Co NY m AINSWORTH Thomas J. b > c1804 CT > m 21 Nov 1822 at Dutch Reformed Church at Wynantskill, Rensselaer > Co NY > 6 AINSWORTH John W. P. b July 1833 Rensselaer Co NY m twice > m 1stly ___ Olivia who was b c1837 in Washington Co NY > m 2ndly ___ Rose who was b Sept 1855 in Germany > John's occupation was railway switchman; by 1900 he had moved to > Buffalo. > ** 7 AINSWORTH George > born in July 1888 in NY state > resided in Buffalo, Erie Co NY as an 11-year-old schoolboy. > > If anyone knows any more about this Ainsworth family, I'd love to hear from > you. > This George Ainsworth's aunt, Rebecca Ainsworth, married my gggg uncle > Samuel VAN BUREN in 1850. Someone (not sure who) from this Ainsworth > family had founded Ainsworth, Brown Co Nebraska in the 19th century. > > This George Ainsworth would have been born in about 1888 and would have > been about 56 in 1944 when the one in the obituary retired. It's a long shot. > > Lin Van Buren > Saint Leonard's on Sea, England > > At 00:28 19/06/2001 -0400, NoName2579@aol.com wrote: > >"DIES AT 83--George R. Ainsworth, former president of Phillip 'Thomas Sons > >Lumber Co., died yesterday at his home after a long illness. He was active > >in local civic organizations, retiring from his position as lumber company > >president in 1944." > > > >I found this newspaper clipping in with some family information at my > >grandmother's house. I don't know what paper this comes from, as all I have > >is the clipping along with a picture of Mr. Ainsworth. There was a Grace > >Abbott (daughter of Dr. James K. Abbott) who married an Ainsworth, probably > >in New York. I'm trying to find out if there is a connection here. > > > >As an addendum to this earlier message, on the back of the newpaper clipping > >there is an article discussing discussing construction bids for building the > >inagural platform on the Capitol steps for the swearing in of either Dwight > >Eisenhower or Adlai Stevenson. This is dated Sept. 2, and puts the time > >frame somewhere between 1952 and 1956. I thought perhaps these dates would > >help someone recognize the George R. Ainsworth in the article. > >If anyone has any information, please contact me at noname3579@aol.com > >thanks again, > >Georgiana > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Waiting time for NY Dept Health records > Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 08:44:26 EDT > From: Grstmll@aol.com > To: NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com > > I sent my request for 3 certificates at about the same time, about a month > ago, I received a check from the state in the amount of $12.00 referencing > the Dept. of Health. > Can think of no reason why I got the check or the amount of 12.00, with > the exception that they were looking and couldn't find one? Doubt NYS is > giving rewards for patience.... > Linda

Annabel, did you get on to any medical records or lists of doctors at all? Brian's great grandfather, Charles Clements, was always listed by his son on documents as a physician in Troy, but I have been unable to trace any sign of him. Thanks for any help. Beryl O'Gorman Greensborough Victoria Australia What's your story? Wordweavers Weaving your memories Weaving your stories http://www.wordweavers.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Annabel A. Bixby" <abixby@home.com> To: <NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 9:06 PM Subject: [Rensselaer] Re: Dr. John Taylor > Hi- > I want to thank all of you who responded to my request for info on Dr. John > Taylor and to let you know that among the many responses I received was one > which identified his father who I have been looking for at least 3 or more > years!

Hi- I want to thank all of you who responded to my request for info on Dr. John Taylor and to let you know that among the many responses I received was one which identified his father who I have been looking for at least 3 or more years! This is the message from Pat who found him through Dr. John's son, George by his 2nd marraige to Grace Ann Totten. " I found the following on the Ancestry.com Registry of the Sons of the American Revolution. This seems to point to Col. John Taylor who died on 11/5/1801 on your obit list. Looks like they were in NJ and PA. A NATIONAL REGISTER OF THE SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. GEORGE MUIRSON TOTTEN TAYLOR, Pittsburg, Pa. (13762). Son of John and Grace Ann (Totten) Taylor; grandson of John Taylor, Colonel New Jersey State Troops. Google.com led me to this page when I put in George Muirson Taylor" The page was from the Sons of the Revolution ( the Centennial Register ) of ancestors. It lists John Taylor, Captain, Major & Colonel, 4th Regiment, Hunterdon County, NJ Militia 1775-1779. He was born Aug. 1751 and died Nov. 1801. The two descendants listed as members of the SAR are Charles Henry Taylor and George Muirson Totten Taylor. These were the two sons of Dr. John by his 2nd wife and grandsons of Col. John. I had them listed as Charles H. Taylor since I have papers of his and he signed his name with the initial H. and he was born in 1830 and all I had on George was from the 1850 census when he was listed as George M.- and son of Dr. John Taylor - age 16 so he was born in abt. 1834. His youngest child, George, of his 2nd marraige was the last one I would have searched for to find his grandfather's name! But obviously, these are the 2 half-brothers of my ggreat-grandmother, Lucretia Jane Taylor, the eldest child of Dr. John b. in 1812 and one of his 3 children by his 1st wife, Elizabeth (Quintard) Carpenter. I can hardly believe it- after all this time and I was waking everyone in the house up last night when I got the news- I can't thank Pat enough and all of you who were so helpful and gave me so many good leads!! When I trace his ancestry, I will let you know- meanwhile, if any of you have him in your ancestry or Taylors in New Jersey, let me know and maybe we can work on together to fill in any gaps. Apparently, Col. John moved to Renn County after the war or at some point b/c his obituary was published in the Lansingburg Gazette and the date matched the date of death listed in the SAR records. Thank you all again, Annabel Bixby

I saw a couple items relating to Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, NY on ebay this morning and thought I'd mention them here for folks with an interest in that cemetery. These items do NOT appear to relate at all to information about who is buried there or plot locations or anything like that as far as I can see. These would only be of interest if you want some photos of the cemetery from the nineteenth century and a list of the published bylaws of the cemetery from that period. Again, these items do NOT appear to be of any help in determining specific information about names or dates of those interred there (except maybe the famous like Uncle Sam or Emma Willard). Also, I have no connection to the sellers and cannot vouch for them or these items.

The address for the Rensselaer County Historical Society is: 57 Second Street, Troy, NY 12180. Their phone is: (518) 272-7232. They also have a website: http://www.rchsonline.org/ You may want to start your inquiries with the Lansingburgh Historical Society, if you haven't consulted them already. Their mailing address is: P.O. Box 219, Troy NY 12182. Street Address: 2 114th Street. Troy, NY 12182. Their phone is: (518) 235-3501. They're not as large or well staffed an operation so they may only be open certain days, but they may also have exactly what you're looking for or even know of your ancestor right away since their area of emphasis is so much narrower than the RCHS. I can't offer any more assistance except that Mahlon Taylor is a prominent name in early Troy history, being the operator of one of the first mills on the Poestenkill which was the site of many of the industries that were instrumental in Troy's development as the seat of the early American Industrial Revolution. If he turns out to be an ancestor...well, he's a significant early figure in Troy history.... Good luck! Marianne Briggs mbriggs@nycap.rr.com

Hi, I have been on this site for 3+ yrs w/o any luck- but thought I would try again! One question I have is does anyone know how to contact the Renn County Historical Society or the medical board for the county or any info on what church might have existed in Troy bet 1793-1804 prior to the founding of St. Pauls Episcopal in Troy and Trinity Episcopal in Lansingburg ( where I might locate baptismal or marriage records) I hit a brick wall on my 2nd great-grandfather and his ancestry, Dr. John Taylor although I have a lot of information about him! In addition to the following information, possibly someone else has info on his 2nd wife, Grace Ann TOTTEN, or that family; or the ALVORD family- ( his son m. Helen Alvord d/o Gardiner Tracy ALVORD, ESQ. of Uttica. Also, the WINGS family in Lansingburg- John's daughter, Lucretia Taylor Arms was a partner in a coal business with ?? WINGS. ) Also, Thomas CARPENTER, ESQ. of Lansingburg- Dr. John's father-in-law who died in 1831 in Lansingburg and may have been a lawyer there. 1. Dr. John Taylor b. 16 November 1793 in Troy, Renn Co., NY- John Taylor m. 1. Elizabeth Quintard CARPENTER ( June 1791- 25 March 1823) bef. 1812 prob. at St. Paul's Church in Troy. She was the daughter of Thomas Carpenter and Lucretia Burroughs Quintard of Lansingburg, NY. He married 2. Grace Ann TOTTEN ( March 1800-05 January 1845 ) on 14 May 1827 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lansingburg, New York. I do not have her parents' names. Dr. John Taylor was admitted to practice medicine by the Renn County Med. Society in 1819 and he lived and practiced medicine at 25 State Street in Lansingburg, Renn Co. for 40 yrs. ( from "History of Renn County" and census records.) He died 16 May 1860 and was buried in the cemetery of Trinity Episcopal Church in Lansingburg, Renn. County, New York along with both his wives plus two young daughters from his second marraige ( Mary Elizabeth Taylor b. 10 Dec 1829- d. 16 Dec. 1833 ( age 4 yrs) and Anna Morrison Taylor b. June 1837 d. 03 March 1846 ( age 8 yrs) Their tombstones are in the cemetery at Trinity Episcopal Church - and cemetery records for the church. Dr. John and his 1st wife, Elisabeth Quintard Carpenter had the following children: 1. Lucretia Jane Taylor b. 31 Jan 1812; baptized 10 May 1812 at St. Paul's Church in Troy. She married Roger Newton ARMS 27 December 1838 in Trinity Episcopal Church in Lansingburg. Roger Arms was born 19 Oct. 1806 in Greenfield, Mass- (son of Ebenezer Arms and Mary White) He died in Philadelphia, Pa. 18 Nov. 1852. They were my great-great-grandparents. Lucretia died in Washington, D.C. 13 July 1883. After her 1st husband's death, she was a partner in a coal business in Lansingburg with ? WINGS of Lansingburg from abt. 1854-1856 known as "Wings and Arms". 2. John E. Taylor b. 1819 in Lansingburg, NY m. Helen Tracy ALVORD 06 July 1847 ( d/o Gardiner Tracy ALVORD, Esq. of Utica, New York) at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lansingburg. He died 30 Oct. 1858. 3. Augustus C. Taylor b. 1814 in Lansingburg, Renn. Co., New York. No further info. Dr. John Taylor and his 2nd wife, Grace Ann TOTTEN had the following children: 1. Mary Elizabeth- b. 1829 -d 1833 - see above- buried at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lansingburg. 2. Charles H. Taylor b. 1830 in Lansingburg, Renn. Co, New York. No further info about him excerpt records on real estate he purchased with others in the vicinity of "Laffert Park, Brooklyn, NY. " Apparently, it was for development purposes- and his half-sister, Lucretia was also involved in this investment. 3. George Taylor b. abt. 1834 in Lansingburg ( middle initial may be M.) no further info. 4. Anna Morrison Taylor b. 1837- d. 1846 age 8 yrs in Lansingburg- see above. Sources of info: "Obituaries appearing in Lansingburgh Newspapers 1787-1895" - the original is in the Troy Public Library microfilmed by the LDS. The obituary for Dr. John Taylor only lists date and time of his death and his age; no genealogical information or names of his parents. Taylor obituaries published in Lansingburg, New York newspapers TAYLOR, Dr. JOHN 76 yrs. d. May 14, 1860 Lansingburg Democrat May 18, 1860 2:2.4 Lansingburg Gazette May 18, 1860 2:7 TAYLOR, Elizabeth Q. Carpenter (Mrs. John), age 33, died March 25, 1823 (Gazette, Apr 1, 1823 3:4) TAYLOR, Grace Ann nee Totton (Mrs. John), age 45, died Jan. 6, 1845 (Gazette, Jan 9, 1845) Based on the 1790 census, I found the following possible fathers of Dr. John Taylor ( who lived in Troy or Lansingburg) TAYLOR, Col. John, age 50, died Nov. 5, 1801. (Gazette, Nov 18, 1801; 32 yrs. in 1783) TAYLOR, John, age 87, died March 19, 1829. (Gazette, Mar 24, 1829; 41 yrs. in 1783) TAYLOR, Mahlon, died Apr. 26, 1799. (Gazette, Apr 30, 1799; no age given] TAYLOR, John b. abt. 1749- d. 1829 age 80 ( 34 yrs in 1783) Thank you for any leads or info. Annabel Bixby

Hello, Terry I can't help with these MILLARDs you mentioned, but I wonder if anyone out there recognizes an Amelia MILLARD who was born in about 1840 and who must have lived in Troy when she was a child. She deposed in 1894, while residing in Muir, Ionia Co Michigan, that she had known Azelia VAN BUREN WHITAKER AUSTIN (1831-1917) from the time they were children. I am certain that Azelia lived in Troy, Rensselaer Co NY when SHE was a child, and right on up until her marriage there in 1849, when Amelia was about 9. MILLARD might be Amelia's married name; if so, what was the maiden surname of this deponent Amelia? Thanks for any clues! And good luck with your MILLARDs, Terry. Cheers Lin Van Buren Saint Leonard's on Sea, England veeb@getfreeinternet.co.uk =======Rent Your Own Flat in the Heart of London!======= www.quicklet.getfreeinternet.co.uk ===============================================

Before I post my message I need to know if Troy is in this county? I thought I saw something that led me to believe it was in Albany county. Then I also posted to the NYC list tthinking it had something to do with census request. Somebody on this list kindly told me I was on the wrong list and should submit to this one. My ancestor, Thomas McCorkle had a dairy farm in the 1880s in Troy, New York. I guess before I start asking about him I need first figure WHERE I should be looking. Thanks for bearing with me. Martha