If anyone has access to GenealogyBank.com would you kindly look for an obitary notice for ALEXANDER L. WATKINS. He died March 2, 1877, age 52. 1325 Austin street to Odd Fellows Cemetery. Thank you, Jane

Dot, Here's a countdown when the 1940 census will be available. Too bad it's 2 years away. http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1940 Carol -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mom mchale Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 10:14 PM To: philly Subject: [Phly-Rts] Coundown clock to the 1940 census http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1940/index.html<http://www.archives .gov/genealogy/census/1940/index.html> Don't know why it address repeated itself, hope this one works better. Marian in Virginia Beach ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1940/index.html<http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1940/index.html> Don't know why it address repeated itself, hope this one works better. Marian in Virginia Beach

Countdown clock to the 1940 census http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1940/index.html<http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1940/index.html>

Interesting note about the 1940 census, they asked people about their residence of April 1, 1935!  Talk about an added bonus for us! http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1940/general-info.html Looks like it might be very helpful for those of us who all seeking elusive ancestors and trying to clear up those pesky family stories that turn out to be "mistruths". Alexa --- On Mon, 12/21/09, mom mchale <[email protected]> wrote: From: mom mchale <[email protected]> Subject: [Phly-Rts] Countdown clock to the 1940 census To: "philly" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 8:58 PM Countdown clock to the 1940 census http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1940/index.html<http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1940/index.html>

Thanks.  Just hope I can last that long.  :::smile::: Alexa --- On Mon, 12/21/09, mom mchale <[email protected]> wrote: From: mom mchale <[email protected]> Subject: [Phly-Rts] Countdown clock to the 1940 census To: "philly" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 8:58 PM Countdown clock to the 1940 census http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1940/index.html<http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1940/index.html>

Can anyone tell me if there is a Pennsylvania Institution for the blind in Phila? I found a nephew there in 1910 Frederick Barnett. I tryed google but nothing came up. Where would I go for records? Thanks for any help. Lorri searching-for ancestors GEIGER-Veach-Allen-Barnett-CARROLL -GEARIN-KANE-SMITH-MOYLAN DONAHUE-BURNS-Fowler-Fahey UHLE -MANTZ -PSCHYBYLSKI -GRIGOLEIT BUSCHMANN -MONTING-ODONNELL

Julius Friedlander founded the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind, located in Philadelphia. From 1832 until his death in 1838, Friedlander developed services for students in his own home and constructed the first school building at Twentieth and Race Streets. School administrator William Chapin followed Friedlander and was with the school from 1849 to 1890, establishing a residence for blind individuals. Chapin was succeeded by Edward Allen, who guided the construction of the current campus on Malvern Ave. in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia.   For more detailed story of the Overbrook School for the Blind, consider reading the Arcadia Publishing Company's book, of the same title, written by Edith Willouughby for the Overbrook School for the blind.   Sue F.           --- On Wed, 12/16/09, Lorri <[email protected]> wrote: From: Lorri <[email protected]> Subject: [Phly-Rts] Institution for the blind To: "PHILLY LIST" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 12:12 PM Can anyone tell me if there is a Pennsylvania Institution for the blind in Phila? I found a nephew there in 1910 Frederick Barnett. I tryed google but nothing came up. Where would I go for records? Thanks for any help. Lorri searching-for ancestors GEIGER-Veach-Allen-Barnett-CARROLL -GEARIN-KANE-SMITH-MOYLAN DONAHUE-BURNS-Fowler-Fahey UHLE -MANTZ -PSCHYBYLSKI -GRIGOLEIT BUSCHMANN -MONTING-ODONNELL ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:03:08 -0500 From: =?windows-1252?Q?Anthony_Waskie?= <[email protected]> Subject: General Meade's Birthday: Parade, Service & Reception The Social Event of the Year in Philadelphia and in History Circles! General Meade's Birthday: Parade, Service & Reception The annual General Meade Birthday Celebration will mark the 194th anniversary of the birth of General George G. Meade, commander of the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg. A parade of Civil War re-enactors, civilians in period attire, special dignitaries, heritage groups and participants will advance to Meade's final resting place and memorialize his services to his nation and commemorate his veterans, all veterans and history enthusiasts. A 21-gun salute and champagne toast will cap off the program at graveside, and will be followed by a reception in the Cemetery Gatehouse. A tour of historic Laurel Hill will be offered following the festivities (weather permitting). This year marks the 19th anniversary of the celebration, hosted by the General Meade Society of Philadelphia and other heritage groups. Admission is free, and all are invited to get an early start on their New Year's Eve activities. Thursday, December 31st, 12:00noon Gene Stackhouse in Germantown Heights. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.

On Dec 14, 2009, at 4:23 PM, Susan Abramson wrote: > > ...marriage record from ...1921? Do I really have to travel an > hour to get into the city, request the document, wait a week and > then go back again to actually view it. Sadly, yes. Except that it might take more than a week. You can always try to find someone who's going to be in town anyway and get them to order it for you. > I seem to remember reading somewhere that you can only look at it > because you are not allowed to copy it. Is this true? Order it to view. If it turns out to be the folks you want, you'll pay $20 for a certified copy (cash or business check only, last I knew). There are no uncertified copies / genealogical copies, etc. And no photographing it yourself. HTH Claire K [email protected]

Thanks for the link to the South Park Street cemetery pictures.  Reminds me a bit of Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans with all those lovely tombs. Great pic! Alexa --- On Mon, 12/14/09, lfenimore <[email protected]> wrote: There are a number of images of the cemetery on the internet and it is certainly different from any in Philadelphia - Frommer's guide even recommends it as part of their tour.  There is one here that can be enlarged: http://www.indian-cemeteries.org/cemetery_details.asp?town=Calcutta&cem=South%20Park%20Street%20Cemetery Liane

While the list is on the topic of marriage records, could someone review with me how you go about obtaining a marriage record from the year 1921? Do I really have to travel an hour to get into the city, request the document, wait a week and then go back again to actually view it. I seem to remember reading somewhere that you can only look at it because you are not allowed to copy it. Is this true? I'd appreciate any info, suggestions, etc. Susan A. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/

Really cool! Now if I could learn a bit about husband Benjamin Browne! An EIC Cadet, I see him mentioned as Captain Benjamin BROWNE, but the trouble with India is generally first names are uncommon - especially of wives, but of titled individuals as well. Vince On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 11:01 AM, lfenimore <[email protected]> wrote: > What a long way from Philadelphia to Chowringhee.  There is a nice piece > about it on Wikipedia with a print done in 1798 which is probably how it > looked when Catherine was there.  It sounds like Park Street was a main > thoroughfare. > > There are a number of images of the cemetery on the internet and it is > certainly different from any in Philadelphia - Frommer's guide even > recommends it as part of their tour.  There is one here that can be > enlarged: > http://www.indian-cemeteries.org/cemetery_details.asp?town=Calcutta&cem=South%20Park%20Street%20Cemetery > > So Catherine was born in or near Philadelphia as a Hicks, married 1st > Ceronio, 2nd Serval and 3rd Browne and died in India. > > That sure beats the Fenimores moving to NJ - > > Liane > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- http://www.ehow.com/members/ds_7b3c7914-50da-4602-ad9f-8e0007b16ff9.html http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/333797/vincent_summers.html

What a long way from Philadelphia to Chowringhee. There is a nice piece about it on Wikipedia with a print done in 1798 which is probably how it looked when Catherine was there. It sounds like Park Street was a main thoroughfare. There are a number of images of the cemetery on the internet and it is certainly different from any in Philadelphia - Frommer's guide even recommends it as part of their tour. There is one here that can be enlarged: http://www.indian-cemeteries.org/cemetery_details.asp?town=Calcutta&cem=South%20Park%20Street%20Cemetery So Catherine was born in or near Philadelphia as a Hicks, married 1st Ceronio, 2nd Serval and 3rd Browne and died in India. That sure beats the Fenimores moving to NJ - Liane

South Park Street Cemetery - "The Great Burial Ground of Chowringhee" - opened on 25 August 1767. She is mentioned on page 88 of Derozario's 1815 book. [Free to download Google Books] Memorial inscription on grave in South Park Street Burial Ground, Calcutta: Here lies the remains of Mrs Catherine Jeykell Browne who departed this life on the 8th day of August 1808, age 38 years. she was an excellent wife, and a most affectionate mother. The age isn't quite correct. She was actually 45. But I can't quibble. There is no other woman this could be. A CERONIO by earlier marriage, with middle name JEKYLL, who was a mother to CERONIOs, not BROWNEs (married 1 year). The only CERONIOs in India had the first names of two of her children. Her name was Catherine. Catherine HICKS' mother was Francina JEKYLL. She disappears from Philadelphia after 1794. Vince

If you have access to relevant Philadelphia newspapers online, would you be willing to check 1808 (if it goes back that far) for Catharine Jekyll Hicks Ceronio Servel BROWNE? She died in August, and I am hoping word got back to Philadelphia... Vince Summers

By engaging in another selected search on FIBIS, I seem to have found Catherine Jekyll Hicks Ceronio Servel BROWN's demise: Year of Death 1808 Surname Browne Date of Death 18 - Aug IOR Reference None Source Name East India Register Source Year 1810 Source Edition 1 Source Presidency Bengal Source Event Death Entry The lady of Capt. Benj. Browne. I had found Benjamin BROWNE listed as a Cadet earlier. Vince

Vince -- Loved reading about your genealogical adventure. Gives me hope! Susan > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:01:54 -0500 > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: [Phly-Rts] CERONIO -- Possibly my biggest find... > > Stephen CERONIO left for the East Indies--taking at least some of his > sons, and probably all alive--with him. This was 1793. In 1794, > Catherine Hicks CERONIO remarried to Jacques SERVAL, a physician > aboard a French frigate. > > For a bit of background, Catherine's mom was maiden-named Francina JEKYLL. > > I was able to trace tie-ins in New South Wales and Fiji, but most of > all in India. > > Then things began to slow down considerably. I was getting figgety > and frustrated. I visited the FIBIS website and found what I could > find, as well as the Australia newspapers and the convict website. > Great finds, but I hadn't cracked the nut. > > The nut? To find Stephen and trace the family from there. I had not > found Stephen. Had he lived? What? > > Then yesterday I found a provision to broaden the search to > sound-alikes. I put it into effect. Here is what I found: > > Marriage Date 16 - Jul > Marriage Year 1807 > Husband First Names B. > Husband Surname Browne > Wife Surname Ceronia > IOR Reference None > Source Year 1809 > Source Edition 1 > Source Presidency Bengal > Source Event Marriage > Entry B. Browne, Esq., to Mrs. Ceronio > > Whoa! 1807. With the exception of two of Stephen's sons being > found--one as early as 1800--this was my earliest info. Certainly it > was my earliest MARRIAGE info. > > Notice the marriage was to MRS. C, not Miss C! > > This was a second marriage--hence one with an adult probably not too > young. It just didn't fit the sons, as they would not marry a Mrs. > CERONIO, but a Miss SOMEONE ELSE. > > So I tried the Familysearch.org website. Sometimes their info isn't > too hot, but it seldom is totally incorrect. So I checked, and here's > what I got: > > Benjamin BROWN > Catharine Jeqkill Cernio > July 16, 1807 > Calcutta, West Bengal, India > Batch NO. M750022 > Source Call NO. 0498609 > Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal, 1713-1948 > India. Office of the Registrar General > > A genuine database, and not a personal submission! > > Now the woman's middle name was CERONIO! This ***can only refer to > Catharine Hicks Ceronio SERVAL.*** > > I think what happened is her 2nd husband died, whether of Yellow Fever > or of something else, and her sons brought her to India! I had > wondered why I could not find her in Philadelphia, nor her husband. > There she remarried one Benjamin BROWNE! Now I have the drive to go > on from there. > > Vince > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/

If anyone is going to the main NYC library. Would you be kind enough to do a lookup for Josephine Clusker (nee) McDermot?. I know she lived in Brooklyn. I'm trying to find when she died and where she is buried. She probably died between 1945-1960. Clusker isn't a common name. Her husband's name was Bernard. They were both born in Kells Co. Meath Ireland and lived in Scotland also. They had no children she is my ggrandmother's sister.Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Eileen

Stephen CERONIO left for the East Indies--taking at least some of his sons, and probably all alive--with him. This was 1793. In 1794, Catherine Hicks CERONIO remarried to Jacques SERVAL, a physician aboard a French frigate. For a bit of background, Catherine's mom was maiden-named Francina JEKYLL. I was able to trace tie-ins in New South Wales and Fiji, but most of all in India. Then things began to slow down considerably. I was getting figgety and frustrated. I visited the FIBIS website and found what I could find, as well as the Australia newspapers and the convict website. Great finds, but I hadn't cracked the nut. The nut? To find Stephen and trace the family from there. I had not found Stephen. Had he lived? What? Then yesterday I found a provision to broaden the search to sound-alikes. I put it into effect. Here is what I found: Marriage Date 16 - Jul Marriage Year 1807 Husband First Names B. Husband Surname Browne Wife Surname Ceronia IOR Reference None Source Year 1809 Source Edition 1 Source Presidency Bengal Source Event Marriage Entry B. Browne, Esq., to Mrs. Ceronio Whoa! 1807. With the exception of two of Stephen's sons being found--one as early as 1800--this was my earliest info. Certainly it was my earliest MARRIAGE info. Notice the marriage was to MRS. C, not Miss C! This was a second marriage--hence one with an adult probably not too young. It just didn't fit the sons, as they would not marry a Mrs. CERONIO, but a Miss SOMEONE ELSE. So I tried the Familysearch.org website. Sometimes their info isn't too hot, but it seldom is totally incorrect. So I checked, and here's what I got: Benjamin BROWN Catharine Jeqkill Cernio July 16, 1807 Calcutta, West Bengal, India Batch NO. M750022 Source Call NO. 0498609 Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal, 1713-1948 India. Office of the Registrar General A genuine database, and not a personal submission! Now the woman's middle name was CERONIO! This ***can only refer to Catharine Hicks Ceronio SERVAL.*** I think what happened is her 2nd husband died, whether of Yellow Fever or of something else, and her sons brought her to India! I had wondered why I could not find her in Philadelphia, nor her husband. There she remarried one Benjamin BROWNE! Now I have the drive to go on from there. Vince