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    1. [PAMONTGO-L] Quarrys in Montgomery County
    2. Hi Everyone, I posted the following to the MONTCO list last Saturday, but only received one response, thanks Amy. However, that response did not actually answer either of the questions that I asked, instead giving another option to the second question. So, I am re-posting, not only to the MONTCO list, but also to the Berks and Chester County lists. Original post: I have a gg grandmother Annie Luxeon ELLIS, b. AUG 1847 in the Cornwall District of England. She first appears in the 1850 US Census, as a resident of Upper Merion Township, and being 3 yrs old. Also shown are her parents, James 35 (Quarryman), Mary Ann 32, and siblings, James 7, William 5, and George 8/12. They are also indexed as �Born in England�, except George, along with, I believe, an older sibling, Elizabeth, b. 15 OCT 1838, and probably working elsewhere as a domestic. I have two questions for the list. First, does anyone have anything else on this family? They have been particularly elusive to myself and a friend, (cousin), also a lister, who descends from Elizabeth. Second, does anyone know where a quarryman work in Upper Merion Twp in 1850? I know they used to dig lime in Port Kennedy, and there is a huge rock quarry on DeKalb Pike in King Manor, but have no idea if either of these were operating in 1850. A third option is available, thanks to Amy�s response. She says that they quarried marble in Conshohocken for the finest homes in Philadelphia, as well as Norristown. Can anyone tie add to this? Again, many thanks for all your help, Bob Reifsneider Orange Park, FL

    02/04/2000 11:49:11