Thank you Carla! Do you know if these churches in West Troy are still in existence? I really appreciate your help! Patti ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Directory Question-1850 timeline > Chris, > > Roman Catholic parishes contemporary to your Gray's in West Troy would be: > St. Patrick's founded 1839-1840 > St. Brigid's founded 1850-1853 > > Go here for a complete list of the Albany Diocese churches in Albany > County w/addresses & founding dates: > http://www.rcda.org/parishes_albany.html > > Go here for Albany Diocese churches in Rensselaer County: > > http://www.rcda.org/parishes_rensselaer.html > > Good Luck. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Smith <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 15:36:22 -0400 > Subject: [Rensselaer] Directory Question-1850 timeline > > > Hi Listers, > > My huge part of my brick wall has finally come down! I found my Gray > (Indexed > as Goay) family in the 1850 census in West Troy! The problem is that the > census > page has no street name. I am hoping to find the nearest Catholic Church > next. > I have had some help on the Albany list searching for them in the city > directory > but nothing has come up. According to this helpful person, she thinks my > next > best bet would be a Troy directory. See explanation below: > > "At any rate, I think you need the Troy list. I have the 1859 Albany and > Troy > directories on CD. West Troy is at the back of the 1859 Troy directory. > I am > pretty sure that some of the smaller towns were sometimes in the back of > the > Albany books, and other times in the back of the Troy books. This happens > with > Cohoes also. Doesn't matter that they were in Albany COUNTY." > > Unfortunately she does not have the 1849-1850 city directory. If there is > anyone on the list that can help me I would greatly appreciate it. > > Here is what the West Troy census for 1850 states: > Name:William Goay (Gray) > Age:45 > Estimated birth year:abt 1805 > Birth place:Ireland > Gender:Male > Home in 1850 > (City,County,State):West Troy, Albany, New York > Image Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: West Troy, Albany, New York; Roll: > M432_474; Page: 96; Image: 39. > > William, 45, Laborer, born Ireland > Ellen, 45, born Ireland > Edward, 14, born NY > John, 7, born NY > James, 5, born NY > Thomas, 3, born NY > > Thank you in advance to anyone who can help me push down a few more bricks > so I > can lead my research on the correct path to Ireland! > Patti (Gray) Smith > > > > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Have you added your names to the Troy Surname Roster? > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/troy/troysurnames.html > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Do you have Irish ancestors who landed, lived or passed through NY State? > Join a new list related to the history, culture and geneology of the Irish > in NY > mailto:[email protected]?body=subscribe >
Patti, Yes, they are. Click on the links to the Catholic Diocese webpages and you will see the contact information. Carla -----Original Message----- From: Chris Smith <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:03:57 -0400 Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Directory Question-1850 timeline Thank you Carla! Do you know if these churches in West Troy are still in existence? I really appreciate your help! Patti ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Directory Question-1850 timeline > Chris, > > Roman Catholic parishes contemporary to your Gray's in West Troy would be: > St. Patrick's founded 1839-1840 > St. Brigid's founded 1850-1853 > > Go here for a complete list of the Albany Diocese churches in Albany > County w/addresses & founding dates: > http://www.rcda.org/parishes_albany.html > > Go here for Albany Diocese churches in Rensselaer County: > > http://www.rcda.org/parishes_rensselaer.html > > Good Luck. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Smith <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 15:36:22 -0400 > Subject: [Rensselaer] Directory Question-1850 timeline > > > Hi Listers, > > My huge part of my brick wall has finally come down! I found my Gray > (Indexed > as Goay) family in the 1850 census in West Troy! The problem is that the > census > page has no street name. I am hoping to find the nearest Catholic Church > next. > I have had some help on the Albany list searching for them in the city > directory > but nothing has come up. According to this helpful person, she thinks my > next > best bet would be a Troy directory. See explanation below: > > "At any rate, I think you need the Troy list. I have the 1859 Albany and > Troy > directories on CD. West Troy is at the back of the 1859 Troy directory. > I am > pretty sure that some of the smaller towns were sometimes in the back of > the > Albany books, and other times in the back of the Troy books. This happens > with > Cohoes also. Doesn't matter that they were in Albany COUNTY." > > Unfortunately she does not have the 1849-1850 city directory. If there is > anyone on the list that can help me I would greatly appreciate it. > > Here is what the West Troy census for 1850 states: > Name:William Goay (Gray) > Age:45 > Estimated birth year:abt 1805 > Birth place:Ireland > Gender:Male > Home in 1850 > (City,County,State):West Troy, Albany, New York > Image Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: West Troy, Albany, New York; Roll: > M432_474; Page: 96; Image: 39. > > William, 45, Laborer, born Ireland > Ellen, 45, born Ireland > Edward, 14, born NY > John, 7, born NY > James, 5, born NY > Thomas, 3, born NY > > Thank you in advance to anyone who can help me push down a few more bricks > so I > can lead my research on the correct path to Ireland! > Patti (Gray) Smith > > > > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Have you added your names to the Troy Surname Roster? > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/troy/troysurnames.html > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Do you have Irish ancestors who landed, lived or passed through NY State? > Join a new list related to the history, culture and geneology of the Irish > in NY > mailto:[email protected]?body=subscribe > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== Have you added your names to the Troy Surname Roster? http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/troy/troysurnames.html