http://www.ancestorhunt.com/ This site has obits and lots of places to search. I thought maybe some of you did not keep these as favorites. Wanda > ==== PA-PHIL-KENSINGTON Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Admin: mailto:PA-PHIL-KENSINGTON-admin@rootsweb.com > > To unsubscribe send an email to: PA-PHIL-KENSINGTON-L-request@rootsweb.com > (In Digest Mode change the "L" to a "D") with the word unsubscribe > in the body of the message. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

In a message dated 3/27/06 20:42:16, PAPHILAD-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << But wasn't the building itself 1887 or so?>> 000000000000000 It took something like 20 years to complete the building of city hall. Milton E. Botwinick [professional genealogist] botwinick@aol.com botwinick@alumni.rowan.edu MEBotwinick@alumni.temple.edu http://hometown.aol.com/botwinick/myhomepage/index.html

Elizabeth, What a wonderful find. Ann On 3/27/06, Elizabeth Cunningham <drybones@netreach.net> wrote: > > I have just gotten hold of an 1892 Philadelphia "Driving map" and I am > having a good time looking at it. > > Top of the map stops at a line east-west through Bustleton and also cuts > off the top of Chestnut Hill. South the line goes through the Navy > Yard. Map includes large parts of Burlington, Camden, and Delaware > Counties. > > Frankford Avenue was still the Bristol Turnpike for a good deal of its > length, and Roosevelt Boulevard seems to follow a good chunk of the > Smithfield Turnpike. Mount Moriah Cemetery is on it, but Fair Hill is > not (Germantown and Cambria) although it was an active Quaker Burial > Ground at the time. The Forest Home on Bristol Pike is on it (the > elementary school I went to was later built on the site), House of > Correction is there, but Holmesburg Prison is not, and I would have > thought it would be. The Poor House that existed where Lincoln High now > is was called the "Oxford and Lower Dublin Poor House" (so the same > survived in some forms after city-county consolidation). > > City Hall (which I thought had been built by then) is called "Municipal > Buildings", and Independence Hall is called "State House." > > A fascinating document. > > Elizabeth C > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > FREE: Upload your GEDCOM to WorldConnect > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > -- Ann Brown " Cookie"

There is a book about City Hall by Allen. M. Hornblum and George J. Holmes and published by Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-1340-7 that details the history: "Images of America: Philadelphia's City Hall" Construction began in 1871. Philadelphia Research

But wasn't the building itself 1887 or so? Elizabeth C PhilaResearch@aol.com wrote: >The statue of William Penn was placed on City Hall in 1894. > >Philadelphia Research > > > >==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and mailing lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. To subscribe, start here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > >

Ann..why don't you scan it and post it ....Joe brady On 3/27/06, Ann Brown <cookiebrown11@gmail.com> wrote: > > Elizabeth, What a wonderful find. Ann > > On 3/27/06, Elizabeth Cunningham <drybones@netreach.net> wrote: > > > > I have just gotten hold of an 1892 Philadelphia "Driving map" and I am > > having a good time looking at it. > > > > Top of the map stops at a line east-west through Bustleton and also cuts > > off the top of Chestnut Hill. South the line goes through the Navy > > Yard. Map includes large parts of Burlington, Camden, and Delaware > > Counties. > > > > Frankford Avenue was still the Bristol Turnpike for a good deal of its > > length, and Roosevelt Boulevard seems to follow a good chunk of the > > Smithfield Turnpike. Mount Moriah Cemetery is on it, but Fair Hill is > > not (Germantown and Cambria) although it was an active Quaker Burial > > Ground at the time. The Forest Home on Bristol Pike is on it (the > > elementary school I went to was later built on the site), House of > > Correction is there, but Holmesburg Prison is not, and I would have > > thought it would be. The Poor House that existed where Lincoln High now > > is was called the "Oxford and Lower Dublin Poor House" (so the same > > survived in some forms after city-county consolidation). > > > > City Hall (which I thought had been built by then) is called "Municipal > > Buildings", and Independence Hall is called "State House." > > > > A fascinating document. > > > > Elizabeth C > > > > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > > FREE: Upload your GEDCOM to WorldConnect > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > > -- > Ann Brown " Cookie" > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > FREE: Search the SSDI [Social Security Death Index] > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > -- Joe Brady researching..Brady,Walsh,Ryan,McDevitt, Pierse, O'Connor, Iaquinto, D'Alfonso, Ricci, Siravo, Carlino, and more

Looking for info on the Philadelphia marriage of George Rickner and Catherine Propert, somewhere in the 1840s-1850s time frame. Larry B.

The statue of William Penn was placed on City Hall in 1894. Philadelphia Research

I have just gotten hold of an 1892 Philadelphia "Driving map" and I am having a good time looking at it. Top of the map stops at a line east-west through Bustleton and also cuts off the top of Chestnut Hill. South the line goes through the Navy Yard. Map includes large parts of Burlington, Camden, and Delaware Counties. Frankford Avenue was still the Bristol Turnpike for a good deal of its length, and Roosevelt Boulevard seems to follow a good chunk of the Smithfield Turnpike. Mount Moriah Cemetery is on it, but Fair Hill is not (Germantown and Cambria) although it was an active Quaker Burial Ground at the time. The Forest Home on Bristol Pike is on it (the elementary school I went to was later built on the site), House of Correction is there, but Holmesburg Prison is not, and I would have thought it would be. The Poor House that existed where Lincoln High now is was called the "Oxford and Lower Dublin Poor House" (so the same survived in some forms after city-county consolidation). City Hall (which I thought had been built by then) is called "Municipal Buildings", and Independence Hall is called "State House." A fascinating document. Elizabeth C

I forgot to put dates in this query. David Thomas of Philadelphia Co. d. 1717/1718; Sampson David of Plymouth's will is dated 3/14/1732. Apologies. Natalie ndburrows@verizon.net ---- Original Message ----- From: "NATALIE BURROWS" <ndburrows@verizon.net> To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [PAPHL] Davis and Thomas families of Philadelphia County, 18th century > This seems to have been the time when patronyms were converting to > surnames, however. David Thomas's will is filed under "T." His sons' > wills (ie Samson Davis) are filed under "D." I have traced from Samson > Davis onwards but would like to learn more about David (ap) Thomas. > Where did he come from in Wales? Are his parents known? Did he come to > PA with siblings? When did he come? > Any help? > Thanks! > Natalie > ndburrows@verizon.net > P.S. The family of David Thomas's son John Davis has been well researched > and also shows the change from (ap) Thomas to Davis. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Sndtenterprises@aol.com> > To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 1:38 PM > Subject: Re: [PAPHL] Davis and Thomas families of Philadelphia County, > 18th century > > >> Thomas was not a surname. It was a patronym. The children had the name >> Davis >> because it means the children of David. This was the Welsh custom. >> >> Sndtenterprises >> Genealogical and Historical Research >> >> >> ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >> FREE: Upload your GEDCOM to WorldConnect >> http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> >

In the 39th ward, Philadelphia, block #143, Enumeration District 51-158, census sheet 11A. FAHEY, John and Delia. John is head of household. John is 38, born in the Irish Free State as were his parents. Delia is 38 born also in the IFS as were her parents. They've been married for 25 years. John is a carpenter in a ship yard. Also living there is FAHEY, John, Jr. son, 13 year old male. John immigrated in 1908, Delia in 1902. Living with him are some MACNAMARA folks. Joseph, nephew, 25 years old born in Pennsylvania; Thomas, nephew, age is hard to read but looks like 27. born in Pennsylvania; Thomas, brother-in-law(?), 60 year old widower, born in the Irish Free State. -- Ken

I will, when I make my next visit, try to find the grave the op is looking for. The next time I have some extra time I will go to the Gen Soc and see if I can't do some of the transcription. I'm getting good at it. Kate In a message dated 3/26/2006 7:27:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, drybones@netreach.net writes: My experience some years ago at Mount Moriah was that the records were in books, like all the "A's" in one, and they were virtually unsearchable. I did have luck with the Urians, in a small book, and no luck with Arments or Funks, both bigger books. There seems to be no index by lot. When I asked how they knew if someone was buried in a lot, they replied that they ran a rod down. Certainly my husband's great-grandparents had no stone, and no perpetual care either, so it was not immediately obvious that a lot was occupied. A lot of the cemetery was like that. This is also a fairly large cemetery (in two counties, because it crosses Cobbs Creek -- the boundary), and over a hundred years old. I understand somebody was indexing for the Genealogical Society, but got carpal tunnel syndrome and stopped -- how far along I cannot say. Elizabeth C Sndtenterprises@aol.com wrote: > > >In a message dated 3/26/2006 6:04:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, >sully723@gmail.com writes: > >mt moriah cemetery has a searchable website: >search words: mt moriah cemetery philadelphia, Pa >good luck > > > >This site is the site of the Friends of Mt. Moriah and there are few reords >on it. >The Historical Society of PA has some Mt. Moriah records. > >Sndtenterprises >Genealogical and Historical Research > > >==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >Visit City and County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~philadelphia/ > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== Visit City and County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at: http://www.pa-roots.com/~philadelphia/ ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

My experience some years ago at Mount Moriah was that the records were in books, like all the "A's" in one, and they were virtually unsearchable. I did have luck with the Urians, in a small book, and no luck with Arments or Funks, both bigger books. There seems to be no index by lot. When I asked how they knew if someone was buried in a lot, they replied that they ran a rod down. Certainly my husband's great-grandparents had no stone, and no perpetual care either, so it was not immediately obvious that a lot was occupied. A lot of the cemetery was like that. This is also a fairly large cemetery (in two counties, because it crosses Cobbs Creek -- the boundary), and over a hundred years old. I understand somebody was indexing for the Genealogical Society, but got carpal tunnel syndrome and stopped -- how far along I cannot say. Elizabeth C Sndtenterprises@aol.com wrote: > > >In a message dated 3/26/2006 6:04:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, >sully723@gmail.com writes: > >mt moriah cemetery has a searchable website: >search words: mt moriah cemetery philadelphia, Pa >good luck > > > >This site is the site of the Friends of Mt. Moriah and there are few reords >on it. >The Historical Society of PA has some Mt. Moriah records. > >Sndtenterprises >Genealogical and Historical Research > > >==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >Visit City and County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~philadelphia/ > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > >

In a message dated 3/26/2006 6:04:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, sully723@gmail.com writes: mt moriah cemetery has a searchable website: search words: mt moriah cemetery philadelphia, Pa good luck This site is the site of the Friends of Mt. Moriah and there are few reords on it. The Historical Society of PA has some Mt. Moriah records. Sndtenterprises Genealogical and Historical Research

Most of the deceased on the list at the link I gave you were either from searches on the web or John and a group of friends going to the cemetery and copying the information and taking pictures of the stones. Kate In a message dated 3/26/2006 6:26:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, sully723@gmail.com writes: GO TO SEARCH THE WEB AND search words: mt moriah cemetery philadelphia, Pa good luck On 3/26/06, KateP215@aol.com <KateP215@aol.com> wrote: > > I have no idea where you would find MM's searchable website. I will have > to > look for it. If you would be so kind as to send me the website please? > > There is a database of some (maybe a few hundred) of the burrials, some > obits > and pictures of stones at: > > www.mountmoriahcemetery.org > > It is posted by the Friends of Mount Moriah and in no way connected with > the > cemetery. > > Kate Pitluck > Bensalem PA > > In a message dated 3/26/2006 6:04:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, > sully723@gmail.com writes: > mt moriah cemetery has a searchable website: > search words: mt moriah cemetery philadelphia, Pa > good luck > > > On 3/26/06, LegmDavis@aol.com <LegmDavis@aol.com> wrote: > > > > Robert J. AIREY died on 5 June 1930 and was buried in Mount > > Moriah Cemetery. > > I have been unable to find when his wife Anna Dinklocker AIREY died > > (sometime during/after 1934), but presume she was buried next > to Robert. > > > > Is anyone available to see if in fact Anna AIREY is buried there, and > when > > she died? > > > > Any help greatly appreciated. Sharon > > > > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > FREE: Search the SSDI [Social Security Death Index] > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ====

GO TO SEARCH THE WEB AND search words: mt moriah cemetery philadelphia, Pa good luck On 3/26/06, KateP215@aol.com <KateP215@aol.com> wrote: > > I have no idea where you would find MM's searchable website. I will have > to > look for it. If you would be so kind as to send me the website please? > > There is a database of some (maybe a few hundred) of the burrials, some > obits > and pictures of stones at: > > www.mountmoriahcemetery.org > > It is posted by the Friends of Mount Moriah and in no way connected with > the > cemetery. > > Kate Pitluck > Bensalem PA > > In a message dated 3/26/2006 6:04:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, > sully723@gmail.com writes: > mt moriah cemetery has a searchable website: > search words: mt moriah cemetery philadelphia, Pa > good luck > > > On 3/26/06, LegmDavis@aol.com <LegmDavis@aol.com> wrote: > > > > Robert J. AIREY died on 5 June 1930 and was buried in Mount > > Moriah Cemetery. > > I have been unable to find when his wife Anna Dinklocker AIREY died > > (sometime during/after 1934), but presume she was buried next > to Robert. > > > > Is anyone available to see if in fact Anna AIREY is buried there, and > when > > she died? > > > > Any help greatly appreciated. Sharon > > > > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > FREE: Search the SSDI [Social Security Death Index] > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

I have no idea where you would find MM's searchable website. I will have to look for it. If you would be so kind as to send me the website please? There is a database of some (maybe a few hundred) of the burrials, some obits and pictures of stones at: www.mountmoriahcemetery.org It is posted by the Friends of Mount Moriah and in no way connected with the cemetery. Kate Pitluck Bensalem PA In a message dated 3/26/2006 6:04:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, sully723@gmail.com writes: mt moriah cemetery has a searchable website: search words: mt moriah cemetery philadelphia, Pa good luck On 3/26/06, LegmDavis@aol.com <LegmDavis@aol.com> wrote: > > Robert J. AIREY died on 5 June 1930 and was buried in Mount > Moriah Cemetery. > I have been unable to find when his wife Anna Dinklocker AIREY died > (sometime during/after 1934), but presume she was buried next to Robert. > > Is anyone available to see if in fact Anna AIREY is buried there, and when > she died? > > Any help greatly appreciated. Sharon > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ====

mt moriah cemetery has a searchable website: search words: mt moriah cemetery philadelphia, Pa good luck On 3/26/06, LegmDavis@aol.com <LegmDavis@aol.com> wrote: > > Robert J. AIREY died on 5 June 1930 and was buried in Mount > Moriah Cemetery. > I have been unable to find when his wife Anna Dinklocker AIREY died > (sometime during/after 1934), but presume she was buried next to Robert. > > Is anyone available to see if in fact Anna AIREY is buried there, and when > she died? > > Any help greatly appreciated. Sharon > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > FREE: Search the SSDI [Social Security Death Index] > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >

Catholic records are at St. Charles Seminary, City Line and Lancaster, Ave., Phila., Pa (don't know the zip) On 3/26/06, PhilaResearch@aol.com <PhilaResearch@aol.com> wrote: > > Church records, wills, deeds. > > Philadelphia Research > > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > Visit City and County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~philadelphia/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Church records, wills, deeds. Philadelphia Research