This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BLANCHARD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2RB.2ACE/1732.1 Message Board Post: I think I am related to Orpha BLANCHARD; please tell me why you think they came from VT. We have been searching for Vivana BLANCHARD for several years, but his wife and children lived in Willsboro (Essex Cty), NY. Jo-Ann Seitzinger

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BLANCHARD, RICHARDSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2RB.2ACE/1902.1 Message Board Post: Orpha BLANCHARD may be my ancestor; please share what information you may have on her line. My GGGrandfather was Vivana BLANCHARD, and we are trying to find his parents in Clinton Cty, NY. Jo-Ann Seitzinger tuzo@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Greene Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/301.310.1.1 Message Board Post: Silas b. 1855 might be listed as a 15 year old living with his parents in the 1870 census. That census, for the county, is transcribed, indexed and online at the county site under usgenweb.org. As of yesterday and this morning there is some technical problem with the site. Once you go to www.usgenweb.org, click 'NY' then 'choose a county' then St. Lawrence county, then 'select a link' and 'census'. Be sure to also check the extensive cemetery records by Anne Cady, and the many other resources at the site. The 1880 census for the entire U.S. is transcribed and online at www.familysearch.org. You may find Silas there and likely married at that age. Hope this helps - Russ Sprague Kensington, Maryland

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ramie, Girouard, Bellefeuille Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8311 Message Board Post: Watertown Daily Times, Sepetember 13, 2005 Francis Xavier Ramie, 91, Brentwood, Long Island, an Ogdensburg native, died Friday at St. Catherine's Hospital, Smithtown, NY. Mr. Ramie moved from Ogdensburg to Long Island with friends in 1937 to work at the newly opened Pilgrim State Hospital, West Brentwood. He later worked for 26 years as a route driver for Dugan Bros. Bakery, Brentwood, NY. After retiring from the bakery he worked for 10 years at Dairy Barn stores at various Long Island locations, until his second retirement in 1979. He was a communicant of St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church, Brentwood. Before St. Luke's formation, he was an active member of St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church parish, Brentwood, serving as president of the Holy Name Society, a religious education teacher, an usher and a bingo attendant. He served on the Brentwood Public School Board of Education for nine years, was a volunteer at a local mission, Pronto, and was a volunteer firefighter. In 1998, he was named Town of Islip Volunteer of the Year by Suffolk Life Newspaper and was honored for more than 50 years of service to his community by the Junior League of Long Island at its Merit Award luncheon. Born Jan 5, 1914, in Ogdensburg, son of Narcisse "Nelson" and Victoria Girouard Ramie, he attended St. Peter's School and graduated from St. Mary's Academy in 1933. A World War II Army veteran, he served in the 489th Bomb Group Medics for the 847th Bomb Squadron in England from 1943 to 1946. His wife, the former, Helen Costello, with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage in 1989, died before him. Surviving are a son, Francis, Islip, two daughters and a son-in-law, Gail Vlahoginis, Brentwood, and Patricia and Stephen Hennessey, Huntington, a brother, Nelson J., Canton, three granddaughters, a grandson, three great-grandsons and several nieces and nephews. Seven sisters, Rose Robillard Mallette, Ella Ramie Cliff, Lucy Ramie Chapman, Philomene Ramie Miller, Olive Ramie Martin, Elizabeth Ramie Tynon and Marie Ramie, and three brothers, J. Alphonse, Henry and Joseph P., also died before him. A funeral Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church. Calling hours will be from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at Michael J. Grant Funeral Home, Brentwood.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/301.310.1 Message Board Post: Ira Green born abt. 1830 to Sylvia Wilkins b. sept 28, 1881 in stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY. married Feb. 29, 1852. children : Elvira Green b. abt 1853. Silas Green b. abt 1855 Ira Green b. abt 1858 and Elmer Green b. abt. 1860.. not sure of any other children.. could be.. more interested in the second Ira .. connecting him with my grandfather.. My Ira Green married Mary Larkins.. so Im told. and yes interested in who this first Ira and Sylvias parents were.

Dear Listers....Can anyone tell me what parish or county the Rev. F.L. Knapp was located? Marilynn VanBrocklin

Good points. Barring fire, flood or some other catastrophe, I expect my paper records would be useable 50-100 years from now. Anything done by computer may well be obsolete in the next 5-10 years. Videotape has had a good run. I have video of my kids from twenty years ago. Time now to convert that to DVD. Russ From: "MScheffler" <mscheffl@twcny.rr.com> To: NYSTLAWR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYSTLAWR] Hurrican Wilma Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:39:24 -0400 Russ, Pat and interested readers, I can't imagine how devastated Pat must feel to lose so much work. I finally listened to lots of warnings on various lists and last year burned family photos and my vital records along with my genealogy database gedcom and backup to DVDs and mailed it to siblings across the country. For most of us, however, we could not begin to scan everything we have. Even scanned information is not going to last for ever -- maybe not even as long as some of the paper and photos we have collected. Not all computers can read home computer created cds and dvds and they may have limited life related to manufacture and type, and the machines that can read them may not be here a few years from now. There is an interesting article on cd and dvd media in the latest issue of "Genealogical Computing" that people reading this might want to seek out. Hope I have not insulted anyone because most of you may know more about this issue than I do, but I thought it was worth reminders for those sure their cd or dvd backups make them safe. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Sprague" <russxsprague@hotmail.com> >Hi Pat - sorry to hear all that. Best of luck on putting a new place >together. I have a lot of papers myself. I should probably scan them onto >disks and then send copies to different relatives - maybe when I'm retired. > >Russ

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colburn, Phillips, Pierce, Powers, Rexford Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/7183.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Carol, In 1870 there are at least 3 Mial Pierce's in the state of New York - Delaware Co; Niagara Co and St Lawerence Co [my 2nd step great grandfather, see census below]. Is anyone else working on this line: Rev. Mial R. PIERCE was born 25 May 1815 in Oswegatchee, St. Lawerence Co., NY, m. 1) Elizabeth COLBURN b. 1837 and m. 2) Provida or Provider M. REXFORD [1814-1858]? Their son, Rev. David Franklin PIERCE [1849-1936], Civil War Vet., m. 1) UNKNOWN, m. 2) Addie PHILLIPS, m. 3) Martha [Mattie] A. POWERS CROSIER. He retired in 1921 in Watertown, NY, moved to Rome, NY, and then to Utica, NY. THANKS :) in advance, Jan <jnrose@webtv.net> =================================== 1850 - Fowler, St. Lawrence, NY PIERCE, Mial R - 35 - Minister M.E. - NY      Provida - 36 - NY             Seymour B - 12 - NY       James D - 10 - NY       Mary A - 8 - NY       David F - 4 - NY 1860 - Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY PIERCE, M. R. - 45 - M E Clergyman - NY             Elizabeth S - 24 - NY             S. B. - 21 - NY       Mary A - 17 - NY       P A - 6 - NY note: no clue who P A is - doesn't match anyone in 1870 - the following is one I found for a David age 14 and no guarantee it is the same as in 1850. 1860 - Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, NY PIERCE, Amasa - 60 - farmer - NY             Alma - 63 - Canada       Alvira - 18 - domestic - NY       David - 14 - NY 1870 - Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY PIERCE, Mial - 63 - Retired Clergyman - NY     Elizabeth - 33 - keeping house - NY             Emma - 6 - NY       Minie - 4 - NY       David - 24 - shingle manufacturer - NY 1880 - Burke, Franklin, NY PIERCE, Mial - 63 - Clergyman - NY-NY-NY or NJ     Elizabth - 44 - wife - NY-ME-MA             Emma L - 16 - daughter - at school - NY-NY-NY     Minnie A - 14 - daughter - at school - NY-NY-NY.

Hi Pat - sorry to hear all that. Best of luck on putting a new place together. I have a lot of papers myself. I should probably scan them onto disks and then send copies to different relatives - maybe when I'm retired. Russ From: PNUTREG@cs.com To: NYSTLAWR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYSTLAWR] RE: Please Excuse if I have Not Replied or Answered Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:16:59 -0400 Hi If you are one of the people waiting for a reply from me please wait until we get a new home. We were around for 2 major Hurricanes and able to have a place to live (even though damaged), but lost out to Hurricane Wilma who hit us with a temedous blow of 125 winds and a much stronger back lash and tornado's. Our Luck ran out and we are now among the many homeless from this year's Hurricane's. Larry and I lost our home and personal property this time. I am drying out papers, files, books and research from my file cabinets from over the years and have salvaged some of my ancient records. As you all know much of my work was done prior to computers and therefore it has been a a blow and I am still in shock. Will try to keep in touch with a computer when able. Regards Pat R

Russ, Pat and interested readers, I can't imagine how devastated Pat must feel to lose so much work. I finally listened to lots of warnings on various lists and last year burned family photos and my vital records along with my genealogy database gedcom and backup to DVDs and mailed it to siblings across the country. For most of us, however, we could not begin to scan everything we have. Even scanned information is not going to last for ever -- maybe not even as long as some of the paper and photos we have collected. Not all computers can read home computer created cds and dvds and they may have limited life related to manufacture and type, and the machines that can read them may not be here a few years from now. There is an interesting article on cd and dvd media in the latest issue of "Genealogical Computing" that people reading this might want to seek out. Hope I have not insulted anyone because most of you may know more about this issue than I do, but I thought it was worth reminders for those sure their cd or dvd backups make them safe. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Sprague" <russxsprague@hotmail.com> > Hi Pat - sorry to hear all that. Best of luck on putting a new place > together. I have a lot of papers myself. I should probably scan them > onto disks and then send copies to different relatives - maybe when I'm > retired. > > Russ

Hi If you are one of the people waiting for a reply from me please wait until we get a new home. We were around for 2 major Hurricanes and able to have a place to live (even though damaged), but lost out to Hurricane Wilma who hit us with a temedous blow of 125 winds and a much stronger back lash and tornado's. Our Luck ran out and we are now among the many homeless from this year's Hurricane's. Larry and I lost our home and personal property this time. I am drying out papers, files, books and research from my file cabinets from over the years and have salvaged some of my ancient records. As you all know much of my work was done prior to computers and therefore it has been a a blow and I am still in shock. Will try to keep in touch with a computer when able. Regards Pat R

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8310 Message Board Post: I just started a website to acquire and share genealogical books. I have some books, maps, local histories, and databases on NY. Plus we’ll be adding more, later this month. Check it out, let me know why you think and email me with any comments or suggestions. www.genbooksource.com

I looked this up a couple of years ago for someone else, but they didn't reply to the message. Perhaps this family is yours. If you give more information about ages etc. its easier to look up. The 1851 census of Franklin County shows John Sullivan with wife Margaret and children Jeramiah, Thomas and Mary. Parents born Ireland; children born NY. Ages are: 34, 34, 7, 4 and ten months. NancyPByrd@aol.com wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Sullivan >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2RB.2ACE/8308 > >Message Board Post: > >Looking for the family of Jerry and Mary Sullivan who came from Ireland and settled in Saint Lawence Co., NY. Some of their children are Ellen, Julia, John, James, Daniel, Edward, Jeremiah, Dennis, and Mary. Anyone having information on this family, please contact me NancyPByrd@aol.com > > > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: O'Brien Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8309 Message Board Post: I am searching for any information regarding the Irish Counties and Parishes of early settlers in the Town of Madrid (which at that time included the Town of Waddington). Immigrants tended to relocate to areas with other family and/or Parish members. I am particularly interested in Richard and Mary O'Brien who settled in Madrid before 1830 and John O'Brien (not a relative) who settled in Madrid before 1835. But, am looking for anyone who has been able to establish the Irish location of their immigrant family members. Please tell me where in Ireland your family originated. Thanks for any info. Cindi O'Brien Jonsen

Canandaigua is a Village and a Town in Ontario County and is located on the North Shore of Canandaigua Lake, which is one of the finger lakes in NYS. Ontario County has a Rootsweb site. You can access this by going to http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyontari/ or you can go to google or some other search engine and type in rootsweb Ontario County. Good luck! gerry ----- Original Message ----- From: <clemens@intella.net> To: <NYSTLAWR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:19 PM Subject: [NYSTLAWR] Canandaigua County ?? > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Seymour > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8306 > > Message Board Post: > > I have information bringing me to Canandaigua County in New York. I can't > find a current county like that. Does anyone know if there was a former > name Canandaigua that was changed to a more recent one? > Thank you. > Pam > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8306.2 Message Board Post: The town of Canadaigua is in Ontario county, NY. That is likely what you need.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8306.1 Message Board Post: It might be Cayuga county. Here is a link - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/county.htm that lists counties alphabetically and has a clickable map of counties. Russ Sprague Kensington, Maryland

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sullivan Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2RB.2ACE/8308 Message Board Post: Looking for the family of Jerry and Mary Sullivan who came from Ireland and settled in Saint Lawence Co., NY. Some of their children are Ellen, Julia, John, James, Daniel, Edward, Jeremiah, Dennis, and Mary. Anyone having information on this family, please contact me NancyPByrd@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Seymour Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8306 Message Board Post: I have information bringing me to Canandaigua County in New York. I can't find a current county like that. Does anyone know if there was a former name Canandaigua that was changed to a more recent one? Thank you. Pam

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Seymour, Morehouse Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8307 Message Board Post: I am looking for any information on an Ira Seymour that married a Betsey Morehouse. I have children Frances b. 1804 in New York, Cornelia b. 1806, Ruth Belden Seymour b. 1808 Webster, MI; Alma Jeanette Seymour b. 1816, and Joseph Willard Seymour b. 1811. I am trying to connect these parents to my family line. Any information is appreciated. Thanks Pam