Hi lists, Is anyone researching this James GALLAGHER, who I believe is from Co. Donegal & immigrated to Chester, Delaware Co., PA? I have all the census records except for James GALLAGHER in the 1870 Census. :) I would like to know the death dates of any of the following -- I do have Margaret (McLaughlin) GALLAGHER. She d. 28 Aug 1931 & is buried at St. Michael's Cemetery. GALLAGHER Chart 1) James GALLAGHER, b. c1825, Co. Donegal, Ireland, m. 1854 + Anna McLAUGHLIN - McGLAUGHLIN, b. c1828, Ireland 2) John M. GALLAGHER, b. 17 Aug 1855, Chester, PA, m. 1883 + Margaret McLAUGHLIN - McGLAUGHLIN, b. Nov 1859, Ire & Imm. 1874 3) John Michael GALLAGHER, b. 16 Sep 1889, Chester, PA, m. 1915 + C. Florence JACKSON, b. Feb 1894, Philadelphia, PA 4) John Mitchell GALLAGHER, b. Nov 1919, Chester, PA + Mary Thank you & any info would be of a great help! Helen M. Imburgia 396 Derry Drive Aston, PA 19014 (610) 358-1102 HMWEBBER@aol.com Professional Genealogist Local Historian Founder of the     Delaware County Genealogical Society (DCGS) LOOKS UPS: Index for Wills in Delaware Co., PA 1789 - 1920 Index for Administrations in Delaware Co., PA 1789 - 1915 Index for Naturalization Records in Delaware Co., PA 1795 - 1926 Index to Estate Case Files in Delaware Co., PA 1789 - 1870 (Orphans' Court.) Index to Criminal Cases 1791 - 1865 Chester School Attendance Records - 1897-98 Immaculate Heart of Mary - Marriages 1873-1933 (intermittent) Immaculate Heart of Mary - Baptism 7 Sep 1873 - 22 Jun 1884 Immaculate Heart of Mary - Cemetery 1903-1939 (intermittent) E. F. White Funeral Records May 1887 to 1896 (intermittent) E. F. White Funeral Records Dec 1900 to May 1902 E. F. White Funeral Records 1923-25 for:     Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery     The Delaware County Home Cemetery (Potter's Field) St. Martin's Cemetery 1693 - 1972 or later. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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In a message dated 8/17/2007 3:07:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, _ltguidetti@gmail.com_ (mailto:ltguidetti@gmail.com) writes: >I am looking for the graves of my ggggrandfather, Seth Thomas, and his wife, Prudence Edwards Thomas. Have you checked the WPA county-wide gravestone transcriptions? They were in the Delaware County Historical Society collections when last I used them. Donn Devine ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

I am looking for the graves of my ggggrandfather, Seth Thomas, and his wife, Prudence Edwards Thomas. Seth lived in the Media/Nether Providence area most of his life. He was not a Quaker. (His wife, Prudence Edwards, was disowned for marrying out of the church.) The family was probably Anglican to begin with; they ended up being Methodists. He is listed in some records I have as being a "gentleman." Seth died in 1827, his will is on file in DelCo.; his house was the "Seth Thomas house" at 8 S. Providence Road. His son, Seth C. Thomas, who was a county coroner, is buried in the Old Union Methodist Church cemetery in the Nether Providence area. I have been to the Media Cemetery, he is not buried there. The records on the DelCo GenWeb site are not complete, I can't find him in the records that are there. I figure I am going to have to go cemetery hopping, but I would like to know what cemeteries were in operation in 1827 that are in the Media/Nether P/Wallingford areas, and where they are located. I don't live close by, so I would like to make sure I am not driving all over in the wrong directions. :) Obviously he could have been buried on the Providence Road property, but knowing my family, they would have wanted to be buried at church with a headstone....so everyone would stop and visit... ;) I'm sure he's around somewhere. Trust me, the Thomas egos haven't changed in 175+ years....lol.....I could tell you stories..... Thanks in advance for any help!!!! Lynn

I know this is the Delaware County list, but.... http://libwww.library.phila.gov/faq/faqsubcat.cfm?FAQCategory=36#189

Hi List! I'm wondering if there is a news paper clippings available yet at the DCHS? I need to find an obit for Anna Carroll as the cemetery did not have a death date only a burial date and although we could possibly quess the date to be within a few days prior to the burial. A Great uncle of mine needs more to go on since he is taking it upon himself to put a Tomb Stone on our Ancestor's grave that we found does not have one. Therefore any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Esther. Anna M. Carroll Born:1885, Ireland Arrived: 1906, S.S. Haverford Resided: 226 Clifton Heights, Pa. Died:? Buried: February 04,1946 Location: Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Dave Springer" <dbspring@comcast.net> > Helen & Karen you are both right. Thank you! > > -----Original Message----- > From: padelawa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padelawa-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of HMWEBBER@aol.com > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 11:36 PM > To: padelawa@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PADELAWA] FERRIGAN - FARRIGAN > > Hello, > > While transcribing the E. F. White Funeral Records what did I come > across -- an Edward FERRIGAN, who d. 20 Apr 1914 & is buried at > Lawn Croft Cemetery, in Sec. I. It appears he lived &/or died in > Marcus Hook, Delaware Co., PA. > > I wonder if he is the Edw FERRIGAN mentioned in the 1870 census below? > > Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) > > In a message dated 8/12/07 5:56:26 PM, Girt@aol.com writes: > > > > In 1870, Jno Farrigan (sic) can be found in Middletown, Delaware > > County, on page 36 with wife Merry/Mary, son Edward (9) and son Jno > > (2) along with James Hutton, Ann Foden, and Christi____ Falcomb > > > > Karen > > > > > > > > > ************************************** > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Marj. If I don;t find anything locally I'll have to try that route. In a message dated 8/13/2007 12:57:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, marjw@suddenlink.net writes: Karen: Have you tried one of the people-search websites like www.411.com or www.infousa.com ? These, and others, will search court records, for a fee, of course. 1921 is within the possible "recent" time line. Murder records can hardly be ignored. Marj -----Original Message----- From: padelawa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padelawa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kskm212@aol.com Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 1:36 AM To: padelawa@rootsweb.com; HMWEBBER@aol.com Subject: [PADELAWA] Willliam Friel of Leiperville / Chester Research Help Hi. I am looking for some help locating additional records related to the following: William Friel was murdered in Leiperville / Chester, PA, Saturday November 16, 1921. He was about 47 yrs old at the time. I have a Genealogy Bank article from the Philadelphia Inquirer about this event. Any idea where would I find additional news articles about his murder (maybe from a Chester, PA newspaper) or police / court records? I would also like to get a copy of his obituary. I am also looking for obituaries for his 1st and 2nd wives - both died in Eddystone/Chester, PA area. 1st wife - name not known, but she died after 12/23/1896 and before 1905. 2nd wife - Rose died between 1920 and 1930 census. These are my husbands great grandparents who I am researching as part of his family tree. This is my first steps into Delaware County research. All my prior research has been in Chester, Montgomery, and Luzerne counties. I live in North Delaware, so can do local research if I know where to go or look. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Karen ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

This article is fromThe Chester Daily Times (Chester, PA) May 29, 1880 "ALMOST DROWNED - Yesterday evening, a boy about twelve years of age, named John Ferrigan, who lives on Concord Avenue, was in the creek at Gartside's wharf, bathing, and being in the water an hour, he took the cramps and would have drowned, only for the timely aid of a young man named Edward Smith, who jumped in and saved him."

Karen: Have you tried one of the people-search websites like www.411.com or www.infousa.com ? These, and others, will search court records, for a fee, of course. 1921 is within the possible "recent" time line. Murder records can hardly be ignored. Marj -----Original Message----- From: padelawa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padelawa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kskm212@aol.com Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 1:36 AM To: padelawa@rootsweb.com; HMWEBBER@aol.com Subject: [PADELAWA] Willliam Friel of Leiperville / Chester Research Help Hi. I am looking for some help locating additional records related to the following: William Friel was murdered in Leiperville / Chester, PA, Saturday November 16, 1921. He was about 47 yrs old at the time. I have a Genealogy Bank article from the Philadelphia Inquirer about this event. Any idea where would I find additional news articles about his murder (maybe from a Chester, PA newspaper) or police / court records? I would also like to get a copy of his obituary. I am also looking for obituaries for his 1st and 2nd wives - both died in Eddystone/Chester, PA area. 1st wife - name not known, but she died after 12/23/1896 and before 1905. 2nd wife - Rose died between 1920 and 1930 census. These are my husbands great grandparents who I am researching as part of his family tree. This is my first steps into Delaware County research. All my prior research has been in Chester, Montgomery, and Luzerne counties. I live in North Delaware, so can do local research if I know where to go or look. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Karen ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good morning Karen, The following suggestions may help you. :) To find an obit & more newspaper articles on this event you would go to the Delaware County Historical Society, in Chester, PA. Search "The Chester Times" newspaper, around the date of the murder, the newspaper is on micro film. :) To find the court records regarding Wm FRIEL's murder you would go to the Delaware County Archives, in Lima. I do not think you will find any police records. Have you looked for Wm's first wife's name in the 1900 census? If she didn't d. before then. It may also be mentioned in his obit. Have you found the cemetery where Wm is buried? On the gravestone(s) you might be able to find the date of deaths of both wives. I will send you an outline on doing genealogy research in Delaware Co., PA. Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) P.S. If anyone else wants a copy of this research outline for Delaware Co., PA -- please e-mail me off list. :) In a message dated 8/13/07 1:35:45 AM, Kskm212 writes: > > Hi.  I am looking for some help locating additional records related to the > following: > > William Friel was murdered in Leiperville / Chester, PA, Saturday November > 16, 1921.  He was about 47 yrs old at the time.  I have a Genealogy Bank > article from the Philadelphia Inquirer about this event.  > >   > > Any idea where would I find additional news articles about his murder > (maybe from a Chester, PA newspaper) or police / court records?  I would also like > to get a copy of his obituary. > >   > > I am also looking for obituaries for his 1st and 2nd wives - both died in > Eddystone/Chester, PA area. > > 1st wife - name not known, but she died after 12/23/1896 and before 1905. > > 2nd wife - Rose died between 1920 and 1930 census. > >   > > These are my husbands great grandparents who I am researching as part of > his family tree.  This is my first steps into Delaware County research.  All my > prior research has been in Chester, Montgomery, and Luzerne counties. > >   > > I live in North Delaware, so can do local research if I know where to go or > look. > >   > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >   > > Thanks, > > Karen > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Helen & Karen you are both right. Thank you! -----Original Message----- From: padelawa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padelawa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of HMWEBBER@aol.com Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 11:36 PM To: padelawa@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PADELAWA] FERRIGAN - FARRIGAN Hello, While transcribing the E. F. White Funeral Records what did I come across -- an Edward FERRIGAN, who d. 20 Apr 1914 & is buried at Lawn Croft Cemetery, in Sec. I. It appears he lived &/or died in Marcus Hook, Delaware Co., PA. I wonder if he is the Edw FERRIGAN mentioned in the 1870 census below? Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) In a message dated 8/12/07 5:56:26 PM, Girt@aol.com writes: > In 1870, Jno Farrigan (sic) can be found in Middletown, Delaware  > County, on page 36 with wife Merry/Mary, son Edward (9) and son Jno > (2) along  with James Hutton, Ann Foden, and Christi____ Falcomb > > Karen > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi. I am looking for some help locating additional records related to the following: William Friel was murdered in Leiperville / Chester, PA, Saturday November 16, 1921. He was about 47 yrs old at the time. I have a Genealogy Bank article from the Philadelphia Inquirer about this event. Any idea where would I find additional news articles about his murder (maybe from a Chester, PA newspaper) or police / court records? I would also like to get a copy of his obituary. I am also looking for obituaries for his 1st and 2nd wives - both died in Eddystone/Chester, PA area. 1st wife - name not known, but she died after 12/23/1896 and before 1905. 2nd wife - Rose died between 1920 and 1930 census. These are my husbands great grandparents who I am researching as part of his family tree. This is my first steps into Delaware County research. All my prior research has been in Chester, Montgomery, and Luzerne counties. I live in North Delaware, so can do local research if I know where to go or look. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Karen ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Hello, While transcribing the E. F. White Funeral Records what did I come across -- an Edward FERRIGAN, who d. 20 Apr 1914 & is buried at Lawn Croft Cemetery, in Sec. I. It appears he lived &/or died in Marcus Hook, Delaware Co., PA. I wonder if he is the Edw FERRIGAN mentioned in the 1870 census below? Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) In a message dated 8/12/07 5:56:26 PM, Girt@aol.com writes: > In 1870, Jno Farrigan (sic) can be found in Middletown, Delaware  County, > on > page 36 with wife Merry/Mary, son Edward (9) and son Jno (2) along  with > James > Hutton, Ann Foden, and Christi____ Falcomb > > Karen > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

In 1870, Jno Farrigan (sic) can be found in Middletown, Delaware County, on page 36 with wife Merry/Mary, son Edward (9) and son Jno (2) along with James Hutton, Ann Foden, and Christi____ Falcomb Karen ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Maybe I am missing something that you may see that I do not. Here is my brief summary. John Ferrigan arrived in the Port of Philadelphia in 1844 according to his naturalization papers. If you look at the 1850 census for a John Ferrigan(17) I can not find him in Pennsylvania. Although, a Patrick Ferrigan sponsored John Ferrigan for his US citizenship. I can find both men in the 1860 Census but not in the 1870 census. Maybe someone can help me figure this out. Have spent so much time looking. Not sure on name variations, although someone have suggested "ferigan" with one "r". Maybe your experience could help. ------------------------- CENSUS DATA FOR 1860 Below. (Note John Ferrigan was married within the year) 1860 2nd Ward, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Edwin G.Carlin Names Ages/Sex Occupation Birthplace Samuel McManemy 48 M Jane McManemy 48 F Eliza J McManemy 23 F Margaret McManemy 19 F Mary McManemy 18 F Samuel Fleetwood 17 M Martha White 13 F Michael Drury 36 M Ellen Drury 28 F Michael Drury 7 M Elizabeth Drury 4 F John Drury 1 F John Ferrigan 27 M White Oak Cooper, Ireland, (Married within ONE year) ******* Mary Ferrigan 18 F PA ******* Ellen McCarty 28 F Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1152; Page: 623; Image: 625. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 20 Jul 1860; Census Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ward 7, Roll M653_1157, Page 775, Image 778 Names Age/Sex Born Occupation BirthPlace William Boyle 28 M 1832 Labourer Ireland Jane Boyle 27 F 1833 Ireland John Boyle 4 M 1856 Ireland Alexander Boyle 1 M 1859 Ireland Patrick Ferrigan 37 M 1823 Carpenter Ireland ***** Margaret Ferrigan 54 F 1806 Ireland

Hello All, I have added another 10 pages to the book titled "The Making of Pennsylvania. It is available at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com You can click on the link on the index page to jump to the start of the most recently added section. Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Abernathy and related families No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.11/944 - Release Date: 8/9/2007 2:44 PM

Hi list,      While transcribing the E. F. WHITE Corner & Undertaker Records, I came across this notation at the top of a page: Blizzard started 2: 00 PM, Sunday, March 1st , 1914. SWEENEY, Johanna          d.(1) Mar 1914, IHC - 1413 W 2nd St.                               - as soon as road is open, big blizzard                               all roads shut. Buried 3 Mar 1914.                               (Diphtheria)      In all the other records, I have never found weather conditions mentioned.    If you had relatives that died around this date it might give you an insight as to how -- from diphtheria? Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Hi list, A friend sent me the following -- I don't think it has been posted as yet! :D http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/   Hi Helen,    Here is a website that might be of interest to you and your list of genealogy researchers, if you don't already have it.  It's from the Library of Congress and it has a search engine for some newspapers from the years: 1900 to 1910 from the following states: California, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, and Virginia.  It's free too! (Left hand column.) Although, I didn't find anyone (but then again, I don't have family in those states), a friend of mine did and found it to be really helpful. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Hi Dori, Chester Hospital is in the city of Chester in Delaware Co., PA but what county did he die in? Could it have been Chester Co.? Gail was great in finding the info below & it mentions Irvin RAFF was b. in Cape May -- now is that Cape May Co.? He died in Chester -- now is that Chester Co.? If you send for a death certificate & give the correct date but the WRONG county they will not be able to find the death certificate. Was there a West Chester Hospital in West Chester? What about a hospital in Wilmington, DE? Of course, search for a will or administration & from it you will get the date of Irvin's death. Search these cemetery websites & you might be able to find out where he is buried: Cemetery Records | Find A Grave** - Millions http://www.findagrave.com/ Cemetery Records & Online Memorials Find a grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=FOUSE& GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GSst=40&GSob=n Cemetery -The Association for Gravestone Studies - Home http://www.gravestonestudies.org/ Cemetery *The USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ecemetery/ I don't know if all this helps but I thought I would mention it. Irvin Raff Born:  Cape May, [county], New Jersey, USA   Died:  Chester, [county], Pennsylvania, USA I suggest you tell your cousin that, rather than repeated asking for a lookup for the same year, he/she try instead asking for other years like 1936, 1938, 1939, since a child's memory is quite often cloudy.  If a record existed for 1937, it would have been found by now.  In a message dated 8/7/07 10:13:16 PM, DoriParsons@aol.com writes: > Hello listers - - - - > > A relative has run into a dilemma I hope someone can help with. > > We have the death date of IRVIN RAFF (a cousin's step father) who apparently > died at Chester Hospital following surgery for a brain tumor.  Though cousin > was very young she thinks she has a vivid memory of the event, and Chester > would seem to be the location, and from somewhere she got the date of July > 17, > 1937. > > She has written for the death certificate to PA Dept. Vitals at New Castle > about once a year several times (in case there's a change of personnel which > might make a difference), and each time they keep the check and send back a > "no > record found" form letter.  Cousin would like to have a copy of  the > document, > and with it discover his parentage and place of burial.  Her biological > father > died before cousin was born, so Irvin was the only father she had in her > young life and very important to her line. > > Does anyone have a suggestion? > Many thanks for any and all help !! > > Dori in So. Calif > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Hi list, I'm just passing this info on to you as requested! :) Happy hunting, Helen In the last few weeks, the Pennsylvania Archives has added some remarkable free online resources to the already-available Warrant Registers at: http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/landrec.htm  "Scanned Land Records" These pages include instructions on how to search the records, and an abbreviated history behind the early process of recording the land transactions.  I've been ordering these survey maps from the Archives for seven years for mapping purposes and it is truly a wonderful addition to online research to be able to avoid the cost and time of waiting for search results and photocopies of survey maps, warrants, and patents to arrive by snail mail.  In addition, the Archives may, in the near future, accept volunteer help in transcribing the already easy-to-read records so in the future a database can be searched rather than having to review page-by-page hundreds (likely thousands) of pages.  Possibly RootsWeb could help the Archives to organize this effort. Specifically the resources are: Warrant Registers Patent Indexes Copied Survey Books Patent Tract Name Index East Side Applications (Register) West Side Applications (Register) New Purchase Register Please pass on as I am only e-mailed the Pennsylvania lists pertaining to my research! Marie Robinson Minnesota ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour