Is there anyone on the list who knows if birth/marriage/death records of the 19th century for the 1st Baptist Church in Troy are accessible? I don't believe I've ever seen a published compilation or a reference to the existence of such a compilation. I have the address for the church & plan to contact them, but was hoping for a little background from someone who may have had some experience w/this particular church. Sometimes it's helpful going in when you know what to expect. Thanks.

Hello, List, Many months ago I wrote to the list about my father's brother, Harold. I couldn't find out when/where he died but had heard that it was in the 'Rome School for Deaf Kids". A researcher located his death certificate. He died Sept 1, 1929 in "Rome State School". He was considered retarded. He was no doubt deaf. ( We have made more than a little social progress, haven't we?) He is buried in St. Mary's cemetery in Rome, NY. The county is listed as 'Oneida'. Though this info has been posted before, I would appreciate anyone's writing to me who can tell me the address of St. Mary's cemetery. I appreciate all of the help and kindnesses you all showed me during my quest. Harold's story is the one I think of whenever I consider the plight of those who are differently abled. Best wishes, Roberta Meehan antrob@worldnet.att.net

I am looking for info on the Simpson family of Hoosick, NY. John Simpson (1785-1860) was born in St Johns, Canada but lived in Hoosick most of his life. He married Phebe Card of Pownal,VT. His children included John, Milo, Harriet, Maria, Emeline, Angeline, DeWitt and Clark. Clark was in Hoosick until about 1861. John, Phebe and his sons Milo and DeWitt are buried in the Mapleton Cemetary in Hoosick. John was a farmer. If anyone has any info on this family, please let me know. I found land records and John's will but I can't find anything on his parents. I suspect his father was the John Simpson that appears on the 1790 federal census for Hoosick but can't prove it. Timothy D. Simpson

Looking for descendents of Aldrich Adhemar prounced "deadhemar". He lived in Rensselaer in the 1850's was married to Amelia Cory at the Sweet Farm or Place, served in civil war and is buried in rens. cem. He died about 1888. Amelia was Irish, but have no info on her. He had a dau Amanda, and Minerva."Minnie mar Frank Elton of Ct. Canton. Aldrich may have been born in Canada as his civil war papers state he was canadian. No other info on his birthplace or parents Thank you Dixie Simmons

Looking for information on the YOULEN family. Specifically, my ancestor Selina "Lila" WARK YOULEN, who was a long-time resident of Hoosick Falls, beginning about 1895. Her husband, who died in the very early 1900s, owned a jewelry store there. I don't know what his first name was or when they were married. They are apparently buried in "Old" Maple Grove Cemetery. Any help is appreciated, especially if there is anyone to contact regarding those cemetery records. (I've already checked the transcription on the Rensselaer Co. web site and unfortunately it only lists the surname, no given names.) Thanks in advance, Laura Balluff St. Louis, MO Researching BAIRD, BALLUFF, BUMBAUGH/BOMBACH, CRAMER/CRANMER, DEILY, DEVORE, DUNKLE/DINKLE, FORWARD, FOX, HAIGHT, HILL, HIPELIUS, JERN, LIEHR, ORR, PLAPP, RADMACHER, SCHWEITZER, SEASE/CEASE, WARK, YOULEN

Hi: I am searching for information on the Hanson/Henson family of Troy, New York. Michael and Stephen Hanson lived in Troy during the 1830-1880's. They were "furnacemen". Stephen Hanson/Henson's tombstone states he was a native of Athlone, Westmeath County, Ireland. I believe this family may be related to my Thomas and Stephen Hanson of Athlone, Westmeath County. Thomas and Stephen were also in Troy, circa 1833 and went westward to Ohio and Iowa. Would like to hear from anyone connecting to the Hansons of the Troy area. Thank you. Cecelia

Reposting for the new millennium! I am searching for the parents of (or any info. on) Margaret (possibly, Marguerite) Quackenbush, born in NY and/or her husband Samuel G. Wood (born Marblehead, Mass. in 1804). They married in Rensselear Co. (possibly Troy) in on August 5, 1827. The marriage announcement apparently appeared in the Troy newspaper. They had the following children: Francis (b. 1837 NY), Samuel (b. 1838 NY), Mary Caroline (b. 1842/4 Milam, OH), General (b. 1845 OH), Margaret (b. 1846 OH), and Empress (or Emeline) (b. 1849 OH). The family eventually settled in Northport, Leelanau Co., MI. Mary Caroline Woods married Hiram Robinson in 1864. Any help greatly appreciated. Jim -- ================================================= James P. Robinson III jprobins@ix.netcom.com All original material contained herein is copyright and property of the author. It may be quoted only in discussions on this forum and with an attribution to the author, unless permission is otherwise expressly given in writing. =================================================

1850, Nassau, M432-586 1860, Nassau, M653-848 Patricia

I clipped a very interesting article from the Times-Union, the Albany, NY newspaper, dated 30 Apr 2000. It included a 1900 Kansas photo (Kansas State Historical Society) of an engine and three railroad cars. 90-100 children were standing on top of the cars, on the side of one car, and alongside the engine on a second set of tracks. The children were from New York City. Does anyone know if a list of the children exists? Did the children change their surnames when they became part of the new family? CHILDREN OF RAILS RELIVE JOURNEYS Nightmares, dreams come true for those aboard "Orphan Trains" by Robert Weller - Associated Press Lakewood, Colo. It is one of the least-remembered of America's migrations to the West: as many as 350,000 orphan children shipped out of New York on "Orphan Trains" from the 1850s to 1929. The trains stopped in rural areas so that prospective parents could look over the youngsters and decide whether to take in any of them. The process wasn't always successful, recalled Dorothy Sharpley, 81, one of six Orphan Train "riders" who attended a reunion Saturday in Colorado. Sharpley said she was rejected by her first adoptive family, in Columbus, Neb. "I was sent back to New York only to ride the train again and end up in St. Mary's Neb., only 20 miles from Columbus." The trains were the idea of Methodist minister Charles Loring Brace, founder of the Children's Aid Society of New York, intended as a means of moving children out of the alleys and squalor of a city overrun by immigrants and the Industrial Revolution out to the West and wholesome farm family life. For Sharpley, life before the Orphan Train meant having to beg for food in an orphanage with 600 children. The Orphan Train was a sweet second chance for many, a Dickensian nightmare for others. "We'd stop in these little towns and get out of the trains and they'd interview us," said Stanley Cornell, who joined Sharpley at Saturday's reunion. Cornell, then 6, rode the train twice with his brother, Victor, who was 5. Their mother died when their sister, Eloise, was born, and their father, a victim of a German gas attack in World War I, was unable to care for them. Another sister took Eloise, but didn't have room for Stanley and Victor. On their first trip they were taken in by a family in Kansas. "They were kind and we liked them, but after a couple of months they sent us back. I still don't know why. Maybe their other kids didn't like us," said Cornell, now 80. On their second trip, they met a Wellington, Texas, man with two daughters who had wanted a son. "He only wanted one boy, but he took us both," Cornell recalls. His only question "was whether we liked farms and animals," and when they passed that test, he gave them a bag of jelly beans.

Seek living descendants of the following couple, who lived in Stephentown, Rensselaer, NY in the late 1700's to early 1800's: JONES, Roger Denison, Asenath That would include descendants of any of these: Spouses JONES, Barbara Elaine Wyson, Frank Levi JONES, Clarice Maud Widder, Herman Adolph JONES, Cora Lydia Crane, Elmer Eugene JONES, Daniel Denison Brown, Nancy Amelia JONES, Daniel Green Shearer, Maria Miller JONES, Denison Crary, Hannah JONES, Duane Abram Blude, Frances JONES, Edwin Denison Hitt, Lilly Flint JONES, Eliphalet Hull, Sally JONES, Ellen Margaret (unknown) JONES, Flint Hitt Sweet, Olive JONES, Florence May Beaumont, Harry S JONES, Frank James Ross, Myrtle Augusta JONES, Granville Duane Jones, Evelyn Amelia JONES, Hannah Minerva Jenkins, Horace JONES, Helen Muriel Wright, Richard Quentin JONES, Hester Mildred (unknown) JONES, James Daniel Abram, Annie Maria JONES, James Daniel Perry, Eva S JONES, Marcus Sylvester Allen, Orpha JONES, Marilyn Dorothy Jensen, James Orell JONES, Nancy Burch, Carolus JONES, Phebe Kline, Arthur LaVerne JONES, Roy Daniel Proudfoot, Elizabeth JONES, Ruth Muriel Wolski, Paul John Marty Irons, Goshen NY, k2mi@juno.com

My library does not have these census records, so I have to rent them. I know there are several rolls of microfilm for Rensselaer County, but I only need those that have the town of Nassau on them. I do not want to waste my money on getting the wrong microfilms. I have looked up on the internet to see what towns are on these microfilms, but they just say they are of Rensselaer County. Please help me! Thanks, Jennifer Nordyke

A gentleman named Chris Peter has responsibility for the cemetery records. Rena Mayberry Member National Register of Historic People

Would anyone out there having the Family Tree CD #157 (Family History -Early New York Families 1600s - 1900s) be kind enough to see what it shows for William Sumner Waterbury? He is one of our elusive ancestors. W.S.W. was married to Mary Adella Clapp ( another relative whom I'm having trouble tracking down). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Walt Warren spooner@coastalnet.com

I don't consider your message spam. I also think if we find genealogical things that others may want to buy it is okay to announce it on the list. But for the future, if anyone on this list wants to personally sell some genealogical item that you think someone on the list might want, just post what the item is that you have for sale and then request private emails for price and particulars. Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA GenExchange Rensselaer County and Westchester County Coordinator http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=rensselaer http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=westchester Researching: Connors/O’Connor, Flynn, Campbell, McEntee, Carter, Booth, Boyle, Smith, O’Rourke, Cullinan, Martin, Manning, Fahey, Healey http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~nymets/

Hi, I hope this will not be considered SPAM, but the last posting made me think some of you would be interested in a Hoosick Falls Directory for 1905-05. I found it at an antique shop in Waterford last week and put it up on e bay. I should have posted it here first, but I guess that would really be spam. I've been searching for Troy City Directories and have seen a lot of Albany, but never any small towns like Hoosick. Buskirk is also in it, as well as Eagle Bridge. If anyone is interested you can go to this link. I started the bidding at $35, that's exactly what I paid for it. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=539115020 I sincerely apologize if this offends anyone on the list. Jenn Olmstead

Are there any ADHEMARS still left in HOOSICK FALLS, Aldrich Adhemar m. Amelia Cory in 1850 in Hoosick Falls in a tenement farmhouse at the SWEET PLACE, he was in civil war, and d abt 1888. He is buried in Hoosick. I have not been able to find his parents I think he was b. in Canada. or came into Canada from France. Anyone researching this name,?Their dau Minerva mar. an Elton from Ct. Dixie

Before forwarding messages to the list, please check with me first for appropriateness. Inappropriate postings can cause you to be unsubbed from the list. Thanks in advance for your cooperation. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, listowner GenExchange Rensselaer County and Westchester County Coordinator http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=rensselaer http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=westchester Researching: Connors/O’Connor, Flynn, Campbell, McEntee, Carter, Booth, Boyle, Smith, O’Rourke, Cullinan, Martin, Manning, Fahey, Healey http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~nymets/

Please fill in the survey with mention of the Canadian 1901 census. Even our American cousins should participate if your families were living in Canada. Read on for an explanation..... Kathy >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Debbie Romilly [mailto:Romilly@home.com] >> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 9:17 AM >> To: IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [IRELAND] Nat'l Archives of Canada Survey >> >> >> Hi Listers >> Please pass this notice onto other lists or people you think might take >> particpate in it. >> The National Archives of Canada is performing a survey until January >> 15th. This survey will help determine what material the NAC will put on >> the web in the future as part of their digitalized collections. Some of >> their proposed projects will be of more interest to genealogists than >> others. If you would like to complete this survey, it can be found at: >> >> http://www.archives.ca/exec/naweb.dll?fs&0104&e&top&0 >> >> In light of the attempts of Canada's Privacy Commissioner to suppress >> all data, in perpetuity, from any post-1901 Census, I feel that it would >> be most helpful if as many people as possible could fill out this survey >> and EMPHASIZE how necessary it is that the censuses be kept accessble >> and that *post-1901 censuses be made available as soon as possible*. >> You don't have to be Canadian in order to be affected and to respond to >> this survey. >> >> Allen >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ==== NJWARREN Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >

Hello, I seem to have accidentally deleted one man's e-mail address who I only gave partial information to the other day re. my St. Joe's cemetary photos. Please e-mail me privately and I will give you the rest of the info. you were looking for. Thanks, Brooke

Hello, I am looking for ancestors and hopefully relatives of mine in Troy, New York. I know that James Gray and his brother Thomas L. Gray were born in Troy, New York. James was born on June 10, 1842 and Thomas was born in 1848. I now know that their parents were William and Ellen Gray. They were from Ireland. Can anyone help me with info. Maybe the 1850 census would list if James and Thomas had brothers or sisters and where in Troy they lived? This would give me an idea of which Catholic Church they would have attended. >From there I might be able to find out if William and Ellen were married in Troy or if they arrived in this country married already. I don't know if they came over from Ireland as children and happened to meet later in life or if they had just arrived from Ireland and began their family when they moved to Troy. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Patti (Gray) Smith