Information on Joseph Hidley can be found on Rensselaer County's Rootsweb website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/bio217.htm > [Original Message] > From: dave rinsem <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 2/5/2006 2:55:04 PM > Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Looking for Hidley information > > Hi Melodee, > My wife was born and raised on Hidley Road in Wynantskill ,Rens.County, > NY. She lived less than a quarter mile from the Hidley family homestead > after whom the road is named and knows/knew many of them very well. She > is in fact related [shirttail] to them. The relationship is thru a > Bonesteel who married a Van Buren who married a Hidley, if I remember > right. I do know Catherine Elizabeth Hidley, born 29 Jan 1834, married > Benjamin Van Buren. My wife's mother was a Bonesteel. > > Last Fall we were hiking in the hills acrossed the road from the Hidley > homestead, and ran acrossed an old abandoned Hidley family cemetery > with about 20 or 25 gravestones in it. I took pictures and will look up > what names were there. It is listed as Hideley Cemetery on the NY, > Rensselaer County GEN WEB site and there are a lot of Hidley/Hideley's > listed in various cemeterys in the County. Your [I think] Joseph H., > died 28 Sept 1872, age 42 and wife Carolina M.,died 29 Dec 1870, age33 > are buried in the Hillside Cemetery Poestenkill, along with daughter > Mary who died 18 Feb 1863 at age 4 years. > > There are many Hidley's listed in the Federal and New York State census > records for Rensselaer County if you have access to them. If not, let > the list know and we will do some lookups for you. Please include as > much information as possible ie: dates, where born, living in what town, > etc. > > Will get back to you with picture information after I locate them. > > Good luck > Dave Rinsem > Rochester, NY > > [email protected] wrote: > > >Hello- My name is Melodee slaney, I am researching my Hidley roots, > > > > His parents were Joesph Henry Hidley and Caroline Danforth, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Add you name to the Rensselaer County Surname Registry > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/Surnames.html