Have information on Michael O'Brien's son William Fuller O'Brien and his children and grandchildren. Also searching for Jennie Wren who has a posting on Ancestry but no e-mail address. Would like to share what I have with her. Jim Morgan

ANNOUNCING NEW DATABASE VOL. VI & VII - MARRIAGE INDEX RENSSELAER COUNTY, NEW YORK JANUARY 1924 - AUGUST 1927 A. Volume VI and VII of the ten volume set of Rensselaer County Marriages with their 8,014 names, has now been added to the Troy Irish Genealogy website. You can view these marriage records by going to the Troy Irish Genealogy website at: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/ and click on TIGS PROJECTS. It should be noted that these records, like most of the TIGS data series, cover the general population in the area and are NOT restricted to Irish surnames. B. Researchers having relatives with a RENSSELAER COUNTY, NY area connection, will be interested in these on-line, name searchable, records of 40,014 names of individuals who were married in Rensselaer County, New York. If you live in a nearby county or even further away, (See item E. below), you might want to check out these names. Take a look at the data base, you never know what you will find. You may even find an earlier marriage for your relative that you never knew about. C. The TIGS website has a PRINTABLE FORM that can be used to request copies of the marriage documents from the Rensselaer County Clerk's Office. Mailing instructions and fees (only $5.00) are on the request form. There are SEPARATE request forms for EACH volume. Some of the items on the available documents will be: 1. Name, address, occupation, age, and place of birth of bride and groom. 2. If marriage for each is first, or second. If second, was first ended by death or divorce and when. 3. Names of parents of bride and groom, including maiden name of females, and country/state of birth. 4. Names of witnesses to wedding. 5. Date and place of wedding and name of clergyman, minister, rabbi, etc. 6. Race of bride and groom. D. It appears that all of the postings in Volumes VI and VII of the Marriage Index Book show a office filing date instead of the date of the marriage. However, the entry in the Marriage Book itself and on the marriage documents, will show the date of the marriage. E. In addition to the Troy Irish Genealogy Society mailing list, this message is also being sent to the genealogy mailing lists shown below as the data may be helpful to subscribers on those lists. It has been noted in working on the 40,014 names in this data base, that in many cases the places of birth OR place of residence for the Bride and the Groom can be ANYWHERE throughout New York State, other states and even foreign countries. As an example, one record had the Groom residing and born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., the Bride residing in Detroit, Michigan, born in Jamestown, Pennsylvania and the wedding taking place in Troy. MAILING LIST COVERS Rensselaer County List - Research in Rensselaer County. Albany County List - Research in Albany County. Schenectady County List - Research in Schenectady County. Saratoga County List - Research in Saratoga County. 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In a message dated 9/14/08 4:41:24 PM, clifflamere@nycap.rr.com writes: > http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=720450 > > Cliff and others, This makes me wonder what about other documents and data throughout NY area. I hear CourtHouses and buildings are afloat in old documents that are slowly being destroyed. This was a very interesting piece of reading. Susi Jones Pentico ************** Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

Cliff, Thank you so much for sending this out. There is a road near here called Indian Mound Rd. I am gathering information from a lady in her upper 80's about this possible burial ground. There is also a slave burial ground near it.. there might be Indian slaves buried there too. People seemed shocked to learn that Indians were slaves. Emily Brothers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff Lamere" <clifflamere@nycap.rr.com> To: <NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com>; <NYALBANY-L@rootsweb.com>; <NYCOLUMB-L@rootsweb.com>; <NYWESTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 7:37 PM Subject: [NYRENSSE] Indian Slaves in New York > The New York State Library has purchased some old documents. One from > 1720 (Orange County) is the first documentation that New Yorkers at one > time held Indian slaves. It was long suspected, but historians never > had proof until now. > > The article was in today's Times Union newspaper (Albany). It will be > viewable without a fee for six more days. > > http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=720450 > > Cliff Lamere > > > ====NY-RENSSE Mailing List==== > Check out the mailing list's website at: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYRensse/ > Don't forget the Rensselaer County Message Board: > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.rensselaer/mb.ashx > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYRENSSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

The New York State Library has purchased some old documents. One from 1720 (Orange County) is the first documentation that New Yorkers at one time held Indian slaves. It was long suspected, but historians never had proof until now. The article was in today's Times Union newspaper (Albany). It will be viewable without a fee for six more days. http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=720450 Cliff Lamere

I am sure that most genealogy researchers are familiar with the numerous internet sites for accessing the Social Security Death Index. Just came across a new free one that I think is the best. Go to: www.genealogybank.com and click on "Free Social Security Death Index" on lower right side of page. When a name comes up that you are interested in, clicking on the name brings up the detailed page. In addition to the date of birth and date of death you will get the day of the week for each event. Also shown is estimated date at death in years, months and days. This index is unique with weekly updates, easy-to-use format and comprehensive coverage. Try it, you will like it. Regards, Bill McGrath Clifton Park, NY

Yes, Bill, this a good site. I like their obituaries also. I have found many for my family. I wish they would go back further than 1977, however. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I might have read it in searching for information on the internet or someone might have told me or maybe I "dreamed " it. I am under the impression that there was a time in Canada and parts of NE when Priests did not record Indian on Baptismal Records and also on Marriage Records in order to "protect" the individuals. Along with this if a marriage took place between an Indian and a white, Indian was listed if the person was not Christian but was not listed as Indian if the Indian had been baptized. I am also under the impression the French Protestant ministers did a similar thing but in general were more casual about identifying Indians. Is there any fact to this and if so where do I look? Emily Brothers

Below is a list of the subjects posted on the Rensselaer County, NY message board during August 2008. The subjects are arranged with the most recent being at the top. Also listed are the number of replies since the thread began, and the date of the most recent message in the thread. If you want to visit the message board, click on this link. http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.rensselaer/mb.ashx Cliff Lamere ____________ Subject of Thread Replies Last Post Thomas C. WADDELL 0 31 Aug 2008 Have St. Mary's burial records, Troy NY 43 31 Aug 2008 St Josephs Orphanage 0 29 Aug 2008 Riley, McGuirk, Link, Quinn, McGrath 1 28 Aug 2008 Cottrell-Sand Lake 1 28 Aug 2008 Briggs, Zephaniah 4 27 Aug 2008 Salsbury VanSalsbury Salsberry of Greenbush 1 20 Aug 2008 Troy building records 0 17 Aug 2008 Where is (was) Busten Kill, Rens. Co.? 2 11 Aug 2008 River St. in Troy 8 10 Aug 2008 Relative search 10 7 Aug 2008 WILL PROOF and PROBATE of JOHN BABCOCK of GRAFTON 0 6 Aug 2008 Hoosic Falls History 812lvb 4 3 Aug 2008 Have 1888 Directory Troy, Lansingburgh, W. Troy, Green I., Cohoes & Waterford - will do look ups 42 3 Aug 2008 Sarah (Unknown maiden) Hicks b. 10/28/1833 1 3 Aug 2008 DeMarest,Demaray 1 1 Aug 2008

The Times Union Newspaper www.timesunion.com for Sunday, August 31, 2008, has an article on Watervliet's connection to the rescue of Charles Nalle, an escaped slave. Story is on Page B1 - The Perspective Section. If you want to read a more detailed account of this incident and see some interesting photograph's go to the Troy Irish Genealogy site www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/ click on LOCAL HISTORY and then click on Escaped Slave: Charles Nalle. This lengthy article on the TIGS website was excerpted from the book Troy's One Hundred Years - 1789-1889, published in 1891 by William H. Young, 7 and 9 First Street, Troy, NY. Regards, Bill McGrath Clifton Park, NY

Do you have Philo Snyder? He was a Civil War soldier who we believed died in 1894 in Troy but have no clue where he is burnied. -----Original Message----- From: nyrensse-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nyrensse-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Raymond Lemay III Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 10:06 AM To: NYALBANY-L@rootsweb.com; NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYRENSSE] Free Lookups Civil War Soldiers/Sailors Good Morning Listers, I am doing free lookups on a list of civil war soldiers and sailors i have whom are buried at Albany Rural Cemetery. Please email me your relatives name/surname and i will send you what information i have listed if listed and assist you with further research. Best Regards, Raymond W. LeMay III, Camp Commander rlemay1407@earthlink.net Col. George L. Willard Camp No.154, Albany,NY Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War http://www.glwillard154.org ~Serving the Capital District for Over 130 years~ ====NY-RENSSE Mailing List==== Check out the mailing list's website at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYRensse/ Don't forget the Rensselaer County Message Board: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.re nsselaer/mb.ashx ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYRENSSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for this offer. I have Thomas C. McCorkle who served in the Civil War, and was from Troy, New York. Martha Johnson On Aug 22, 2008, at 10:06 AM, Raymond Lemay III wrote: > Good Morning Listers, > I am doing free lookups on a list of civil war soldiers and > sailors i have whom are buried at Albany Rural Cemetery. > Please email me your relatives name/surname and i will send you > what information i have listed if listed and assist you with > further research. > Best Regards, > Raymond W. LeMay III, Camp Commander rlemay1407@earthlink.net > Col. George L. Willard Camp No.154, Albany,NY > Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War http://www.glwillard154.org > ~Serving the Capital District for Over 130 years~ > > > > ====NY-RENSSE Mailing List==== > Check out the mailing list's website at: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYRensse/ > Don't forget the Rensselaer County Message Board: http:// > boards.rootsweb.com/ > localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.rensselaer/mb.ashx > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYRENSSE- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Good Morning Listers, I am doing free lookups on a list of civil war soldiers and sailors i have whom are buried at Albany Rural Cemetery. Please email me your relatives name/surname and i will send you what information i have listed if listed and assist you with further research. Best Regards, Raymond W. LeMay III, Camp Commander rlemay1407@earthlink.net Col. George L. Willard Camp No.154, Albany,NY Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War http://www.glwillard154.org ~Serving the Capital District for Over 130 years~

Would like any info on DENNY.? Thanks, D. Curley -----Original Message----- From: Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> To: NY-Troy-Irish-Gensoc-L@rootsweb.com <NY-Troy-Irish-Gensoc-L@rootsweb.com>; NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com <NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com>; Albany list <nyalbany-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 3:53 pm Subject: [NYRENSSE] Emly RC Parish, County Tipperary to Troy NY I am going to Ireland in the Fall to search the baptism and marriage records for this RC parish, near Tipperary Town and in the Cashel and Emly Diocese. These records have been closed to the public until very recently. Since there are a number of emigrants from this parish that settled in Troy, if you send me your surnames, I will gladly get the info if it exists. Records start 1810 and go to 1880 with about a 6 month gap from Oct 1838 to beginning of 1839. All I want is the surname, no other info as I will gather all info on the surname because you never know how they will fit in your family tree puzzle. Please post it to this list so it will be in the archives for searching. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com ====NY-RENSSE Mailing List==== Check out the mailing list's website at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYRensse/ Add/check you Rensselaer County surnames on the surname registry at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/ (under Links) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYRENSSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am going to try to get the full parish records transcribed and will definitely get them online. I heard the records are tremendous. Hopefully I'll find some Dennys and some of my Connors'. > > Would like any info on DENNY.? > > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

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The 1893 Troy City directory has him listed at: 393 North 4th St. > I need the home address of Owen McGough in Troy in 1894. I believe that he is at 393 North Forth St. in the 13th ward. I thought he was on the Corner of Douw and North Forth but I don't think so now. > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I check Genealogy Bank where the obits start in 1977 for both names and didn't get any hits. On > Would someone be able to look up an obit for me? Grace Hayes (also went by Amy Weatherwax) died April 17, 1978 in Renss Co - Troy > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I need the home address of Owen McGough in Troy in 1894. I believe that he is at 393 North Forth St. in the 13th ward. I thought he was on the Corner of Douw and North Forth but I don't think so now. Will someone do a lookup for me? Thank you, Deanna

Would someone be able to look up an obit for me? Grace Hayes (also went by Amy Weatherwax) died April 17, 1978 in Renss Co - Troy Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!! Patti