Hi, While searching the 1920 PA Census Records I found a listing of young boys and the page was titled "The Protectory for Boys". The location was ______ Providence Township, Montgomery County, PA. I believe I found the person I was looking for on this page. Is there someone who could tell me what The Protectory for Boys was?? Was it an orphanage? Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Nancy V. Podella in CA

Hi, Would appreciate any help in acquiring the information from an obituary on John E. GATZ b. 08 May 1904 died 29 May 1988 Montoursville, Lycoming Co. PA. I'm trying to connect him to his mother Edna Graden GATZ (?). She remarried sometime around 1907 her husband Joseph GATZ having died in 1904, Syracuse, NY. She then moved to Bitumen, PA in 1907 presumably having remarried. Many thanks. Joan in Central New York --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.550 / Virus Database: 342 - Release Date: 12/9/03

Hello fellow listers, Is anybody by chance researching a DAVID WRIGHT b. 1799/1800 in Pa., at some point moved to Illinois. He had possibly 7 children with his frist wife, after her death he remarried to Lucretia Barber Carter and had 2 more children. He died in Oct. 1850. I am sorry that I do not know what part of Pa. he was born in or his parents names. I am hoping to find someone who might also be related and tracking him and his family. Or if anyone has any ideas on how I might go about trying to locate his birth place and parents, I am really open for suggestions. Any help is appreciated. Sincerely, Debbie

Hi all. First posting to this list. Looking for info. regarding Albert GLENDENING (other spellings possible), born 1866 in Briton Ferry, South Wales, UK, who came as an adult to work in the steel industry at Pittsburgh (date unknown). I know he started a family of his own there, but he died back in Wales. Apparently his family remained in the US. Any help gratefully received, and especially any advice on the nect step towards researching this man and his family. Was there an area where the Welsh settled, foer example, or a group of Welsh-origin people who have an interest in recent family history? Sincerely, Kevin Murphy in Italy

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Hi everyone, Thanks to volunteer Laura Freeman, I've been able to add the following passenger lists to Olive Tree Genealogy's free databases. The following ships are now online: First are 2 ships from Scotland to New York - ~~ Brig Commerce with passengers from Broad Albion, Perthshire, from Port Greenock Scotland to New York July 9, 1775 http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/ny_commerce75.shtml ~~ Gale, of Whithaven, from Stranraer Scotland to New York May 16, 1774 http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/ny_gale1774.shtml If you have Scottish ancestors you may want to check Scottish to USA pages at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/scotstousa.shtml I've also added these ships from Ireland to New York: ~~ American ship Eagle from Belfast Ireland to New York. 6 April 1803 http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/ny_eagle1803.shtml ~~ List of Passengers on board the Ship Margaret, bound for New York from Ireland, 18 April 1803 http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/ny_margaret.shtml And ships from Ireland to Delaware & Pennsylvania: ~~ American Brig Neptune sailed for New Castle Delaware & Philadelphia Pennsylvania. From Warrenpoint Ireland 29 March 1803 http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/neptune1803.shtml ~~ Ship Edward, Belfast Ireland to Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19 April 1805 http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/pa_edward.shtml If you have brick-wall Irish ancestors, you might also want to take a look at Irish to USA at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/irishtousa.shtml Feel free to pass this message on to anyone who might be interested. Have fun! Lorine **Search over 5,000 Ships Passenger Lists to USA http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/search_ships.shtml **Search Ships Passenger Lists to Canada http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/search_shipscanada.shtml ** Naturalization Records at http://naturalizationrecords.com/ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ otg@csolve.net

Hello, I was interested in order the book series "Catholic Vital Records for Central Pennsylvania" by Reverend Albert H. Ledoux. It is my understanding that to order these books, you do so directly from him. I have two addresses and wanted to confirm which one was current: Rev. Albert H. Ledoux, 2329 Fourth St., Altoona, PA 16601 Rev. Albert H. Ledoux, 11007 Montgomery Road, Beltsville MD 20705 I believe that the bottom address is the most current. Can anyone confirm this, and/or provide additional information? Sincerely, Robert Eberhart

Hi List: I have been trying to gather information on my GGrandfather,Samuel Charles Webb,who was listed on the 1860 and 1870 Census for Luzerne Co,living with my GGrandmother,Olive Decker Webb and the two boys,Charles and George Webb. I also found Samuel on the 1880 Census for Crow Wing Co.MN. He married my GGrandmother,Olive Decker,in 1858 in Elmira,NY. My Grandfater,Charles Webb,was also born in Elmira. Records indicate that Samuel was born in Warwick,Orange Co. NY in 1833. Am trying to locate his wife in 1880 who was giving birth to his 3rd or 4th child,Silas Webb. The Webb family lived in Moosic,Lackawanna Co.Pa. Most family members are buried in the Marcy Cemetery,Duryea,Pa. and Springbrook Cemetery,Springbrook,Pa. Any and all help will be appreciated. Lyell _________________________________________________________________ Get 10MB of e-mail storage! Sign up for Hotmail Extra Storage. http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es

Hi Listers, We need your help. We have located a name that this Buck line is interested in.  Our Frederick BUCK was b. 1716 in Germany and settled just east of Philadelphia but the children, Philip b. 1742, and George b.1740 both in Germany, married and moved into the Mohawk Valley area in New York.  They were there until the Rev. War started. Would anyone like to claim him? We have NO other info on this Friederick at this time, just wish I had. Friederick Buckel  from Wirtemberg, Swabia, and Darmstadt on ship "Jacob" with Capt. Adolph de Grove  from Amsterdam, last from Shields, Eng. on Oct. 2, 1749 arr. in PA . <A HREF="http://searchforancestors.com/passengerlists/">Ship Passenger Lists of the Palatine Germans to Pennsylvania - German pioneer i</A> or: <A HREF="http://searchforancestors.com/passengerlists/">http://searchforancestors.com/passengerlists/</A> Scroll down to the ship Jacob in 1749 and click...... Thanks for all your time........ Beth........  California          GlassByBeth@aol.com D r y e r /D r e y e r - Germany>MD>Ohio>Missouri.     L a u c k - VA>everywhere. H u m p h r e y - Ontario>KS>CA.       B u c k - Germany>PA>NY>Ontario.  W a l l a c e - Scotland>NC>Tenn         W i l l i a m s -  ARK>Tenn &{;>})  =winking, double chinned, old lady with a hair bun. (No bun but have the rest)

Hi, I have obtained an obituary which states person died October 1881 in College Springs, PA. I am unable to locate a College "Springs" and was wondering if College "Station" used to go by that name. Thank you. Shirley Houk Wooster, OH <edythe98@aol.com>

I am working on the WALTON Catholic line from England-Ireland to PA and NY but not have much success finding them or finding the connection from the WALTON Catholic line to the WALTON non-Catholic lines. Seems most of the WALTON lines I am researching first settled in NEPA and settled in Hawley and surrounding areas in Wayne Co; others moved to the Scranton, Lackawanna Co areas. The Wayne County group moved with the canal to Roundout/Kingston area of New York where some moved to NY City and others to upstate New York. Most of the Scranton group stayed there and raised their families. Looking for any connections, information. Please contact me at wsullivw@aol.com Thanks and regards, Walton J. SULLIVAN

Am looking for the parents and siblings of William McLaughlin born in Ohio 1825 and his parents according to the census were from PA. He married Louisa Dunlap also born in Ohio 1838 and her parents were from PA also. Any information would be greatly appreciated. S McLaughlin

Hi, could someone help me with a record found for a birth/bapt record in York CO, PA? The name of the book that held records of this sort was something like, 10,000 births in PA between certain years. The entry in the book stated, Johan Fredrick Neudoefer son of Jacob and Elizabeth born Oct. 25, 1778. Bapt. Nov. 15, 1778, St. Jacob's (Stone) Union church near Brodbeeks Cordorus twp. York CO. PA, Books Vol. 1of 1,2,3. York CO. PA Church Records of the 18th Century. The father, Jacob, served with the malitia in Augusta CO. VA with Capt. James Bell's CO. They were at the Battle of Yorktown. We are in the process of applying for a headstone to be placed in a cemetery in southern IN where Jacob died. I need a copy of the transcribed entry of Fredrick's birth to send along with other records to the Veterans Administration. Appreciate all help. Gwen

I am looking for the Brigance surname in PA. According to the 1850 census on a few of the Brigance family members, some were born in PA between 1740 and 1775. I have been to the Cumberland County Historical Society (believed to be the county where they lived) but found nothing. Went to the Pa. National Archives in Harrisburg and found no Land Records (didn't have time to look up other records). Have also been to the Genealogical Society of Pa. in Philly and found nothing on the Family Tree Maker CD's that they have for Pa. I plan to return to the Genealogical Society soon to do more research. Have also done searches, etc. on the Pa. site for USGenWeb and others, with no luck. Any help or suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks! Teri Tighe Southern New Jersey

I am trying to find descendants and information on the family of Christopher L. Seavers. He immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1832 with his parents and came into the Port of Pennsylvania. I would like to know if he came with siblings or if they had more children when they arrived. He was born in Hanover, Germany on January 10, 1815. His family located in Chester County. In 1835 he converted to the Christian religion and became a life-long member of the M.E. Church. On October 23, 1837, He married Deborah Lemar who was born in Queen Anne County, Maryland on April 20th, 1815. He had 7 children. In 1853 he moved to Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois with his wife and three daughters. The girls were Caroline (Carrie), Isabella and Marilla. My grandfather George Arista was born there in 1859. In 1860, they moved to Milan, Sullivan County, MO. At that time I believe Caroline returned to PA where she married Henry Rankin and had a daughter, Lizzie Rankin. Sometime between the time she was born and two years, they moved to Keokuk, Iowa and they had Herman there. Isabella married William Scott and had three children in MO. She died at the age of 26. Marilla died at the age of 17 and is buried in Pleasantville Cemetery in Mystic, MO in the plot with Christopher and Deborah. Christopher died in Keokuk on July 3rd, 1904 at Caroline's home in Keokuk, Iowa. Deborah died on July 22nd, 1891. My grandfather George married Melissa Ella Stahl in Green City, Mo and the moved west, spending time in Nebraska, where my father was born, Christopher Lemar Seavers. They had 10 children. Some born in Missouri, Nebraska and the remaining in Calif. For a time, they moved back to Oklahoma in the Enid area. My father was a teenager. I have a picture of a cousin named Isaac Seavers (I also had an uncle named that). I do not know if he was my great-grandfather's cousin or my grandfather's cousin. It was taken around 1927 and he was elderly. His daughter, Minnie Stowe, was in the picture also. My search now is centered on Siblings of Christopher L. and George Arista. There are two brothers and one sister that I have not been able to find as yet. I think they may have stayed in PA because I'm sure they were older. Christopher and Deborah were 45 when they moved to Milan and my grandfather was a year old. In the 1880 census, George was the only one living with them in Milan. I hope this is not too lengthy but I mention several names in case someone is familiar with them. My name is Joyce (Joy) Ella (Seavers) Smith I was born on June 25, 1930, I was my father's only child. I will have been married to Marnell Smith (a Kentuckian) for 48 years on October 3rd. We have four children, 8 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. I hope someone can help me research the missing members of my Seavers family.

Hello everyone, New York City was a very busy port for ships. One of the difficult things about searching for ancestors arriving there is that the ships passenger lists aren't indexed from 1847 to 1896. However I've been working on a project to transcribe the Alms House Admission Foreigners & Nativity Records ( New York City, NY) Bond Registers 1855-1858. These records contain the names of individuals who were impoverished, and who sought help at the Almshouse. The transcribed records contain the place of birth of each individual as well as the name of the ship they sailed on to reach N. America. The year of arrival is also noted, and the ports of departure and arrival. This is a wonderful resource for the unindexed NY years! Dating back to the colonial era, New York City assumed responsibility for its citizens who were destitute, sick, homeless, or otherwise unable to care for themselves. The city maintained an almshouse, various hospitals, and a workhouse on Blackwell's Island (now called Roosevelt Island) for the poor. The information fields are: Date of Admission, Name, Age, Nativity, Time of Arrival, Port Sailed From, Port Arrived At, Ship, Captain, Married or Single, Who Can Identify Them, How Many Times on The Island, Remarks The index to the records can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ny_alms1855.htm Here is an example of the kinds of information found in the Almshouse records: In Mar 1856 John Coleman, age 15, single, from Ireland applied for relief. He told the clerk of the Almshouse that sailed from Liverpool on the Ship Ontario, arriving on 19 Dec. 1855 in New York. He didn't know the Captain's name, and had no one to vouch for him from New York City. It was his first time 'on the island" (meaning applying for relief). He was discharged in April 1856 Sometimes comments were added in the column for death or discharge dates. For example, poor Bridget Connor applied for relief on Apr 30, 1855. Bridget, 26, a spinster from Ireland told the clerk she sailed "about 20 months ago" from Tralee to Quebec. Bridget gave her ship name as Payoo or Payne, Captain O'Donohan commanding. This was her third time on the island,and the clerk recorded "Stupid" beside her discharge date of 16 Jan. '57 (If you find an ancestor with such a notation, or "insane" , don't be alarmed - sometimes not knowing how to add was enough to be labelled as "stupid"!) The places of origin and of arrival are not all New York. Ports of arrival include Quebec, Boston, NY, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and more. Places of origin include Ireland, Gilbraltar, Germany, England, Canada, Switzerland, Holland and more Start your search of these free records at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ny_alms1855.htm Surnames F, M, Mc, S and W were added today. A big thank you goes to volunteer Nancy Profit for her hard work in transcribing those surnames. This set of records adds to the existing records I have already transcribed and put online for the NYC Almshouse for 1819-1827 (with 1828 to 1840 to follow) starting at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/ny_alms1819.shtml I hope you enjoy this set of records; it's great fun reading and transcribing these wonderful entries! **Please feel free to forward this message to anyone you think might be interested** Lorine http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/filmnos_newyork.sh tml NARA & FHC film numbers for NY passenger lists after 1820 http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tousa_ny.shtml Passenger Lists to New York all years http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/searchnyships.shtml Search Engine for online Internet Passenger Lists to NY

I am looking for the cemetery where Michael Garoutte is buried died around 1822 in philadelphia?...Thanks Sandy Wainwright