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Hello All, I would like to know if anyone can help me find a grave. It is for Michael D. Benjamin who died September 5, 1863. In the text I have of our family history it says he was buried at Providence and the service was performed by Rev. Mr. Blakesley. Rev. Blakesley was Pastor of the Providence Methodist Episcopal church in 1863. Does anyone know where persons that were members of this congregation would have been buried? Garthe Benjamin in NJ

Tom, what were your Aunt and Uncles names? My grama and her second husband and all the kids lived on Fillmore. Also my Aunt and Uncle lived there till the flood in the fifties. Patti >From: "Tom Albrecht" <topcat@chesco.com> >Reply-To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com >To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Hyde Park >Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 19:35:28 -0400 > >Not sure about the mine, but my aunt and uncle lived in the 200 block of >South Fillmore. > >Tom > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Dfconcannon@cs.com> >To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 3:26 PM >Subject: [PA-LAC] Hyde Park > > > > Does anyone know the name of the coal mine found in the Hyde Park >section >of > > Scranton? My Price relatives walked there from Jackson Street. > > > > Any information will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Donna in CT > > Searching for the names PRICE (Jackson Street), WORRELL (Filmore Ave), >and > > BROWN (Wyoming Ave) in Scranton and MIDDLETON in Olyphant. > > > > ______________________________ > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Have you visited the Lackawanna County page lately? >http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/ >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Postmasters were appointed by the President of the US. This was a very big political patronage position with terms running either two or four years from what I have been able to deduce. -----Original Message----- From: PFinnis@aol.com <PFinnis@aol.com> Date: Sunday, August 12, 2001 4:21 PM Subject: [PA-LAC] Re: Thanks >Listers:.... >I do know that my William J. Burke was a postmaster in Minooka, could that be >considered an elected official or official office. >Patti in NJ (PFinnis@aol.com)

They do now, but that wasn't always the case. -----Original Message----- From: CGTJ@aol.com <CGTJ@aol.com> To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, August 12, 2001 7:39 PM Subject: [PA-LAC] Re: What's a Burgess? >Actually, Boroughs do have Mayors. They are elected by the general >population of voters and serve as moderator for the Borough Council and cast >deciding votes, when necessary. In our borough, the Mayor also serves as the >head of the Police Department, is a part-time Borough employee paid a certain >stipend for attending monthly Council meetings. We also have a Borough >Manager who takes care of the day to day business of running the borough. >Most other boroughs in this area are run in a similar fashion. See the >definition of 'burgess' below. >CJ > >AOL's dictionary gives the following definition: > >bur*gess (noun) > >(Middle English burgeis, from Old French borjois, from borc) > >First appeared 13th Century >1 a: a citizen of a British borough > b: a representative of a borough, corporate town, or university in the >British Parliament. > >2 : a representative in the popular branch of the legislature of colonial >Maryland and Virginia. > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Visit the Lackawanna County, PA Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/lackawp.html >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList >

The 1000 block of Clearview St. is in Ward 2, District 2. Tom

Peggy Sorry my William J. Burke was the son of John Burke & Anna Judge Burke. He was born @ 1858. His wife was Margaret McDonnell Burke and they had 8 children: Annie, Thomas, John, William, Edmond, Sarah (*my grandmother), Margaret & Genevieve. He was a miner, mine inspector & postmaster in Minooka. He died in 1910 inspecting a mine when the roof collapsed. Thanks for thinking of me. Patti in NJ (PFinnis@aol.com) Searching WALSH, BURKE, LAVELLE, KAVANAUGH, GALLAGHER, HOGAN AND SCANLON and JUDGE SCRANTON/MINOOKA, PA (maternal) also FOX/O'SHAUGHNESSY (Newark, NJ) (paternal) and FINNIS (New York, NY) and CALLERY (Brooklyn, NY) husbands side

-----Original Message----- From: Jack Hoban <olyphant@webtv.net> To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, August 11, 2001 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Heitman and Hautman Margaret: Could not find a Hautman in phone directory that covers Scranton and Moscow. I found a Joseph W. Heitman with no address listed, only a phone number: 570-842-8318. Jack ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== Have you visited the Lackawanna County page lately? http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/ To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList Thank you so much for looking the names up. Why I wanted the address is I called Joseph once and got his wife. I'm sure she was surprised and I kow my aunt had spoken to them about what I was doing but she seemed hesitant about giving info over the phone which I can understand with all things going on in this world. Our town is small and has only Oregon phone books at the library and no other directories. I will try another route but I appreciate your lookup. Marge Beckwith

Actually, Boroughs do have Mayors. They are elected by the general population of voters and serve as moderator for the Borough Council and cast deciding votes, when necessary. In our borough, the Mayor also serves as the head of the Police Department, is a part-time Borough employee paid a certain stipend for attending monthly Council meetings. We also have a Borough Manager who takes care of the day to day business of running the borough. Most other boroughs in this area are run in a similar fashion. See the definition of 'burgess' below. CJ AOL's dictionary gives the following definition: bur*gess (noun) (Middle English burgeis, from Old French borjois, from borc) First appeared 13th Century 1 a: a citizen of a British borough b: a representative of a borough, corporate town, or university in the British Parliament. 2 : a representative in the popular branch of the legislature of colonial Maryland and Virginia.

Looking for Scharlet Brown who married William Lantz, Lance, Lants. Scharlet and William lived in Walnut Valley near Blairstown, NJ circa 1850 until she passed between 1860 to 1870. So far I've not been able to find more on Scharlet. Laurence Lance Seattle

Patty, I know we wrote before but this seems too much of a coincidence. I have a William J Burke (b. about 1850) in my line who was married to either Cecilia or Ella (could be a nickname). He was the first burgess of Winton when it was incorporated in 1877. In later years he was a Lackawanna County Commissioner. The name of his children were: Agnes, Francis, Minnie, Edmund, William and Alexander. Do you think there is a connection? My sources said that he lived on Madison Ave in Scranton. His parent's names were Peter and Bridget Burke. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: <PFinnis@aol.com> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 4:16 PM Subject: [PA-LAC] Re: Thanks > Listers: > Thanks for all the help I received in my question as to what a burgess was. > I do know that my William J. Burke was a postmaster in Minooka, could that be > considered an elected official or official office. > Patti in NJ (PFinnis@aol.com) > Searching WALSH, BURKE, LAVELLE, KAVANAUGH, GALLAGHER, HOGAN AND SCANLON and > JUDGE > SCRANTON/MINOOKA, PA (maternal) > also FOX/O'SHAUGHNESSY (Newark, NJ) (paternal) > and FINNIS (New York, NY) and CALLERY (Brooklyn, NY) husbands side > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Subscribers -- Off topic postings (particularly political, advertising, or just plain rude) > AND responses on the list are grounds for being Unsubscribed > Please forward any offending email to <mailto:pieroth@ix.netcom.com> > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > > >

I'm interested in the HAUTMAN name. My family is actually HARTMAN(N) from GER. In the 1850 Census Mount Pleasant, Wayne Co., PA there is a John HAUTMAN age 30 b GER, wife Barbary age 30 b Ger, children - Barbary 5 b NY, Mary 2 b PA, and Casimer 9 b Ger. I guess by coincidence my line of Hartman is by Casimir who emigrated to US in 1851 at age 9. I thought this 'U' was perhaps a mistake in the handwriting of the census taker, but sadly (for me) it must be correct. Casimer had a bro. Johann so it all fit! Never assume - If you'd like the page, roll, etc., please let me know. Diane ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ CHECK OUR QUERY GENEALOGY FAMILY PAGE - www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/n/d/Sharon-D-Andreasen/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken & Gloria Davis" <kg_davis@email.msn.com> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Heitman and Hautman > Margaret - > > When looking for a phone/address of someone try > www.whitepages.com you can be as general or specific as you want with > varying results. There are 43 Heitmans and 3 Hautmans in > Pennsylvania. > > Hope that helps. > > Gloria Butler Davis > kg_davis@msn.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "The Beckwiths" <beckwith@coinet.com> > To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, 11 August, 2001 5:50 PM > Subject: [PA-LAC] Heitman and Hautman > > > > Would someone please look in the phone or local directory for > addresses for me so I may write for family info (genealogy) > > > > Harold Hautman (believe he is outside Scranton (perhaps Moscow) > > > > Joseph Heitman, Scranton > > > > And any other Heitman or Hautman in the directory. I am having > difficulty with my family genealogy. > > > > Thanks so much > > > > Margaret Lewis Beckwith > > Bend, OR > > > > > > Evidently the "old name" Hautman as used in Honesdale has been > changed by mostof the family. > > > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > > Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > To unsubscribe: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > > > > > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Have you visited some of the surrounding counties? http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/#Surrounding_Counties > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > >

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Listers: Thanks for all the help I received in my question as to what a burgess was. I do know that my William J. Burke was a postmaster in Minooka, could that be considered an elected official or official office. Patti in NJ (PFinnis@aol.com) Searching WALSH, BURKE, LAVELLE, KAVANAUGH, GALLAGHER, HOGAN AND SCANLON and JUDGE SCRANTON/MINOOKA, PA (maternal) also FOX/O'SHAUGHNESSY (Newark, NJ) (paternal) and FINNIS (New York, NY) and CALLERY (Brooklyn, NY) husbands side

Technically yes, as the Burgess is usually appointed / selected from within the council, which is elected by the voters; whereas a Mayor is directly elected by the voters of a city. In order to be a councilman, you must reside in the ward or district which you represent. I do suppose that it is, and was, possible for the council to appoint someone not already seated on council as Burgess. That's a lot more detail than neccesary to convey the concept of the office to a person unfamiliar with the term. -----Original Message----- From: SGowen4089@aol.com <SGowen4089@aol.com> To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, August 12, 2001 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Re: What's a Burgess >I believe that a burgess is a resident of a borough who is a voter and who >becomes an elected representative of that borough. > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Search the Lackawanna pages: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/search.html >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList >

i'm looking for the family of MACKEY OR MACKIE WILLIAM MACKEY MARRIED ELLEN HEALEY 1880 FOUND THIS ON 1880 CENSUS HAVE NO OTHER IN FORMATION COULD SURE USE HELP THANK YOU katy@lhi2.net\

I believe that a burgess is a resident of a borough who is a voter and who becomes an elected representative of that borough.

Hello List: I want to share all the information that many of you have shared with me on the: Eidy "Eddy" Creek Colliery It has been referred to as both the "Eidy" and "Eddy" Creek Colliery. It was located off South Valley Avenue near the Throop town line in the Smoketown area of Olyphant Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It has not been in operation for the past 50 or so years. It was owned by the Delaware and Hudson Coal Company. The 1909 Report of the Department of Mines - Anthracite for the Second Anthracite District lists the Olyphant, Legitts Creek, Eddy Creek and Marvine collieries. Hope this helps. If anyone has any additions or corrections, please let us know. In Christ I Am, Ron Powell Nunda Livingston County New York

Burgess is the "official" title for the lead administrator of a borough, which is the form of government used by the "towns" in Pennsylvania. Actually there is only one town in PA, all the rest of what most people consider a town, are really boroughs. It would be equivalent to a "Mayor" of a city. -----Original Message----- From: PFinnis@aol.com <PFinnis@aol.com> Date: Sunday, August 12, 2001 9:20 AM Subject: [PA-LAC] Re: Position question/BURKE >In searching the rootseb/lackawanna archinves for my family, I came up the >following... >1877 - William J. Burke was the first burgess from 1877-79..... >Does any one happen to know what a burgess is? .....

In searching the rootseb/lackawanna archinves for my family, I came up the following... 1877 - William J. Burke was the first burgess from 1877-79. The firstjustices were Henry Howell and James Loftus. Does any one happen to know what a burgess is? I know my great grandfather William J. Burke was a postmaster in Minooka & a former miner & mine inspector, would this be replated to any of those positions? Patti in NJ (PFinnis@aol.com) Searching WALSH, BURKE, LAVELLE, KAVANAUGH, GALLAGHER, HOGAN AND SCANLON and JUDGE SCRANTON/MINOOKA, PA (maternal) also FOX/O'SHAUGHNESSY (Newark, NJ) (paternal) and FINNIS (New York, NY) and CALLERY (Brooklyn, NY) husbands side