This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cenci, Iaccarino Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/727.1.1 Message Board Post: Walter: Thank you very much. Margaret

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/727.1 Message Board Post: On 6/21/03 (6:32:24 PM MDT), in a posting to the Suffolk County Board that was 'gatewayed' to [email protected], Margaret Cenci Frontera ([email protected]) asked, "My grand aunt, Felicia Yaccarino Simonetti, died in Lindenhurst, LI, in 1962. In which newspaper might I find an Obit?" For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Lindenhurst Memorial Library: Lindenhurst Memorial Library 1 Lee Avenue Lindenhurst, NY 11757-5399 Tel: 631/957-7755 Fax: 631/957-7114 eMail: [email protected] http://lml.suffolk.lib.ny.us/ The pertinent geography: Lindenhurst is a village (incorporated in 1923) in the southern part of the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County. There are 3 villages and 12 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly in the Town of Babylon. There are no cities and 10 towns in Suffolk County. There are 2 Indian reservations in Suffolk County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.) Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of Lindenhurst in the Town of Babylon is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of North Lindenhurst; on the east by the Hamlet of West Babylon; on the south by the Great South Bay; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Copiague and the Hamlet of North Amityville. And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 157 communities (0 cities, 31 villages and 126 hamlets), the Village of Lindenhurst has a different border than does the "Lindenhurst, NY 11757" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Lindenhurst mailing address and not be in Lindenhurst and a place can have other than a Lindenhurst mailing address and be in Lindenhurst). Those places that have a "Lindenhurst, NY" mailing address that are not in the Village of Lindenhurst are in the Hamlet of North Lindenhurst; and, at the same time, there are places in the Village of Lindenhurst with a "West Babylon, NY 11704" mailing address. For those who have their copy of the 2002 or later edition of the LI Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and download the report), you'll find the Village of Lindenhurst (incorporated in 1923) in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County on pages 14 & 18 (map) and 19 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State New York State is divided into counties. County A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to perform state functions; a "regional" government. All counties are divided into cities, towns and Indian reservations. City A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Town A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be sub-divided into villages and hamlets. Village A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Hamlet A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Postal Zone "City" and "Town" A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town" may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders. Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet location. Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places have a different community name in their mailing address than the community where that place is actually located.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cenci, Iaccarino Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/727 Message Board Post: My grand aunt, Felicia Yaccarino Simonetti, died in Lindenhurst, LI, in 1962. In which newspaper might I find an Obit? Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/726.1 Message Board Post: southold was still very small town in 1960. i heard the library has good info. erickson,sven joh. may 25 1893 ship teutonic age 19 also on ship anna sof. 23 ,hakan 20 ,and olaf 18. no image available but there is a way to retrieve it on steve morse. ill try to remember how. virginia

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.msn.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5541/jUB.2ACI/374.1.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Ann, I am Peterson. Obviously. My grandparents were Albert Benjamin Peterson and Helena Peterson. We lived in Astoria a long time ago. I do know the name Nelson and I did know Dan. My dad was Al Peterson his was bald and very easy to recognize. My aunt was Florence and my other uncles were Johnny and William. Someone named Gregory Peterson emailed me. His father was Gerald Peterson. I know we are related to the Vlauns. Please email me at [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Erickson, Daly, Fitzgerald, Cavanaugh, Connor Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/726 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on my great grandfather's brother Albert (aka Sven) Erickson, who lived in the Southold area from the time he came to the US from Sweden in the late 1800s until his death sometime in the early 1960s. He was apparently a bayman for most of his working life. He never married, never had any children. I believe he was born around 1873.

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/jUB.2ACI/470.3 Message Board Post: Hi, back in the 1960s I briefly dated a woman from Baldwin on Long Island NY. Her dad was a policeman in Hewlett Woodmere area of L.I. He was a WWII vet. Might be the person you had other posts about. Harold Sammis, Baldwin Road, Ticonderoga NY 12883 (518)-585-3472 Best of luck ... Gary

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/725 Message Board Post: I am available to take cemetery photos (as well as any other photos relating to your family history) in NYC, Long Island, and Westchester County. I am not a "volunteer" (except for the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, NY). I have been doing this for three years and have many satisfied customers who now have photos of their ancestors final resting places and homes, churches, etc. Please email me if interested

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.msn.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/374.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi Al, Dan was my father's cousin...Do you know any Peterson's? I know several...Julia & Nelson Peterson were very close to my family as well as their children. In fact, their son Arthur just visited us recently. We made a trip to St.Maarten in 1998. Loved it. This is very interesting to me, Please reply when convenient.

Looking for family that has a John Frederick Hein in their family tree. Born in Rocky Point around 1901. If he is in your tree, I am willing to share info. Liz --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Petrocelli; Altz Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/707.3 Message Board Post: I have found the obituary for Jean Marilyn Altz Petrocelli and am posting it here in the hope that it might be of use to other researchers. I have yet to locate Jean's husband or children but I am still looking. My next step is to call her church to see if anyone there can assist me. Thank you all for your past suggestions. >From The Smithtown Messenger, June 1966: Jean Petrocelli Mrs. Sam J. Petrocelli died May 31, at her home, 7 Bridlepath Road, Smithtown. She was born in Brooklyn, and lived in Smithtown for eight years. She was an active member of Ss. Philip and James RC Church in St. James. Rosary services will be held Friday evening at the O. R. Davis Funeral Home, Smithtown. Solemn Requiem Mass will be offered at 9:30 a.m. in Ss. Philip and James RC Church on June 4. Interment will take place in the famil plot in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn. She is survived by her husband, Sam; two daughters, Angela, and Lynn. Also her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy V. Altz of Smithtown and one brother, Commander Leroy V. Altz Jr., U.S. Navy.

BROOKLYN DAILY STANDARD UNION - MAY 14, 1906 LONG ISLANDERS SURE THEY FELT TWO EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS The sleep of the residents of that section of Long Island lying between Farmingdale and Riverhead was broken this morning by what they claim was an earthquake. The shock was felt in Farmingdale, Pine Law, Wyandanch, Deer Park, Brentwood, Central Islip, Ronkonkoma, Yaphank, Medford, Manyor and all the small villages to Riverhead, about #:45 o'clock this morning. The shocks were of about one minute's duration and about two minutes apart, there being two shock. The first disturbance was more violent than the second and just strong enough to rock the houses. It made the bric-a-brac on mantelpieces do a war dance in most of the houses. The shock was first noticed by Alexander G. SULLIVAN, of Farmingdale, at a quarter to four. He though at first the wind was making the house shake and after the second shock he though burglars had broken into the house, so he grabbed a gun and started to investigate. He found some of his neighbors were also hunting for the cause of the disturbance and not finding any they came to the conclusion there had been an earthquake. A lawyer name TABOR, living in Brentwood and the conduction of the Riverhead Express also say they had a similar experience of a shock, about this time. There are several large institutions in these towns and it is said that the inmates were very much alarmed. Possibly they thought of San Francisco. There was an explosion in a cartridge factory in Bridgeport, Conn., early this morning, the shock of which was felt for a distance of twenty miles, which would make it possible that the Long Island earthquake was caused by this. But the Long Islanders say the quake was felt half an hour before the explosion. SEVERE AT EASTPORT The disturbance seemed to be especially severe at Eastport, where only ten seconds elapsed between the two shocks. Many of the inhabitants of Eastport were thrown from their beds, and the houses rocked from side to side. The shock was felt at Port Jefferson on the north shore of the Island. Furniture in the houses was moved out of place and a large plate glass window in the store of P. A. RAYNOR was broken. At Northport occupants of houses were so frightened that many ran into the streets. Transcribed for the Brooklyn Page by Carol Granville http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blkyn/Bklyn.Info.Page.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.msn.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5541/jUB.2ACI/374.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi Ann. Actually my name is Al Peterson. My employee is A Serrano. My family is from St Maarten. I actually knew Dan Vlaugn. He raised roosters in his backyard. I knew Judith too. My grandparents were Helena Peterson and Albert Benjamin Peterson. My aunts and uncle were as follows: Florence, Johnny, William and Albert. We also knew Pat Vlaugh. Please reply.

Is there anyone on list who may be able to share any information on Adonijah Osborn/Osman from Suffolk County that married Penelope Hallock 1762....or Adonijah that married Jemima Howell 1732....or can anyone tell me how to contact David Norris?...very, very savy person when it comes to Suffolk County folks of long ago....any help will be most appreciated... Thanks in advance, Rachel Caves [email protected]

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/jUB.2ACI/724 Message Board Post: Could someone look up an obit for a Robert Swamback who died 7 Jul 1995 in Saint James, Suffolk, New York. I could really use the help. I live in California and missed this one when I was back last year. Thanks

Hi folks, I was in a very small cemetery behind an Estee Lauder building on Pinelawn Road in Melville today, probably about 15-20 graves, the ones I could read had the surname SMITH, anyone familiar with this cemetery? Regards, Fred http://home.att.net/~unclefred www.rootsweb.com/~nyessex

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HILDRETH, GLEASON, HAND Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/723 Message Board Post: My cousin and I are working on a database for this old Long Island family which can be seen at www.waynehildreth.net. We need information of all kinds as records of the early families are scattered and incomplete. Currently, I am trying to locate the grave of James Hildreth who lived in Bridgehampton near the ocean and who died in 1720-22. We are also trying to find other Hildreth males who died before 1750. If anyone knows where the location of old gravesites is recorded in the Town of Southampton, please do let me know.

The upcoming meeting for WCGS is this coming Saturday at the Aldersgate Memorial United Methodist Church.  Meeting starts at 10 a.m. but come earlier to chat with your fellow members.   The talk will be Reverse Genealogy: Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved Ones with Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak.  Reverse genealogy is working from the past to the present and connecting with living relatives.  Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak is the author of many books: Honoring Our Ancestors: Inspiring Stories of the Quest for Our Roots, In Search of Our Ancestors: 101 Inspiring Stories of Serendipity and Connection in Rediscovering Our Family History, and They Came to America: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors. She has been an avid genealogist for 30 years, lead researcher for the PBS Ancestors series, and a contributing editor for Heritage Quest.  Megan was a speaker at the National Genealogical Society 2003 Conference in Pittsburgh last month. The meeting will be held at: When: Saturday, June 14, 2003 @ 10 a.m. Where: Aldersgate Memorial United Methodist Church, route 9, Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA Hope you can come on Saturday! For information about Westchester County Genealogical Society ("Westchester Connection" or Surname List), visit WCGS home page -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/ Good Luck! Philomena Dunn [email protected] Westchester County Genealogical Society Visit our web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/

Hello Folks: I am new to this list.I usually do all my research in Brooklyn but just found a relative that lived in Bay Port from about 1872 to at least 1896. William Lawrence Johnson was born about 1872 in Bay Port to Frank C. and Belle Johnson. I have William on the 1880 Bay Port Census with his parents and siblings. On 15 May 1896 William married Carrie Fowler Mapes ( my relative ) at the Strong Place Baptist Church in Brooklyn. In 1898 he graduated from the American Vet School in New York and passed the Vet exam in January 1899. I have the marriage certificate of these two kids but can not find hide nor hair of them since that time. What happened to them ? Her sister Katie Mapes got married on the same day and place and I have found her and family in the Bronx from 1900 to 1930. If anyone is related to this couple, William L. & Carrie Johnson I would love to hear from you. If anyone has any ideas to aid my search I am all ears ! William had two other siblings, Myrtle and Oscar.I found Oscar in the 1920 & 30 Census in Southold.And a son of Oscar's, Frank in the 1930 Census for Southold. Thanks, Blanche

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/jUB.2ACI/722 Message Board Post: I am looking for information of the 1800 census and later for information on the Elwood family....This is my g-g grandfather and I have been unable to find anything on the family since 1999. Walter M. Elwood married Emily Munson in Livingston NY they had seven children, Saphira,Munson,Lovica Elizabeth,Charles Ransom, Martin Henry and Rosalia Elwood All are buried except Walter Elwood in Old Berlin Heights, Ohio I have a death date of June 27, 1871 for Walter Elwood but do not know where he is buried? Please help with some information! Thank you