Found these in a Connecticut cemetery and have never come across this surname. Anyone familiar with it? It is OCCUISH and the stones are from the 1780s. Unusual, what? Barb ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Yes, it is from the Niantic tribe. See http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/niantic.html What cemetery was it in? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 7:09 PM Subject: [RIGENWEB] Is this an Indian name? > Found these in a Connecticut cemetery and have never come across this > surname. > Anyone familiar with it? > It is OCCUISH and the stones are from the 1780s. Unusual, what? > Barb > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

I'm trying to help my sister-in-law find a marriage record for her grandparents. We have found their census reports in R.I. for 1910, 1920, and 1930. We have found her grandfather's naturalization papers which state he came to the U.S. from Canada in September of 1880 by way of Lowell, Mass. and then R.I. when he was 11 years old. He was living in Lincoln, R.I. when he applied for citizenship at age 21. His name is ELISEE LEVESQUE, born July 30, 1869 in Canada. His wife's name is PHILOMENE BELL, born 1862-1863 in New York state. They were married about 1887. My sister-in-law has contacted the Woonsocket town clerk but they had no records but told her to contact the Central Falls clerk, which she did. They have records for Lincoln and Manville (where three of their sons were born). Unfortunately, Elisee and Philomene's marriage record was not to be found. Does anyone have any other suggestions to find an elusive marriage record in R.I.? Thanks for your help!

They could have been married in New York. Philomene was born there. I looked on Ancestry and it might have found her in 1880 Census. Her father was Eugene and she was born around 1873 and living in Plattsburg, Clinton, NY in 1880. Other census info shows there was an 7-8 year age difference between Philomene and Elisee, too so it made some sense to me. Or, they could have married in nearby Massachusetts! Sheila > From: Dot Schulz <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Dot Schulz <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 22:04:52 -0400 > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: Emil Schulz <[email protected]> > Subject: [RIGENWEB] Missing Marriage Record LEVESQUE/BELL > > I'm trying to help my sister-in-law find a marriage record for her > grandparents. We have found their census reports in R.I. for 1910, 1920, > and 1930. We have found her grandfather's naturalization papers which state > he came to the U.S. from Canada in September of 1880 by way of Lowell, Mass. > and then R.I. when he was 11 years old. He was living in Lincoln, R.I. > when he applied for citizenship at age 21. His name is ELISEE LEVESQUE, > born July 30, 1869 in Canada. His wife's name is PHILOMENE BELL, born > 1862-1863 in New York state. They were married about 1887. > > My sister-in-law has contacted the Woonsocket town clerk but they had no > records but told her to contact the Central Falls clerk, which she did. > They have records for Lincoln and Manville (where three of their sons were > born). Unfortunately, Elisee and Philomene's marriage record was not to be > found. > > Does anyone have any other suggestions to find an elusive marriage record in > R.I.? Thanks for your help! > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

They could have been married in New York. Philomene was born there. I looked on Ancestry and it might have found her in 1880 Census. Her father was Eugene and she was born around 1873 and living in Plattsburg, Clinton, NY in 1880. Other census info shows there was an 7-8 year age difference between Philomene and Elisee, too so it made some sense to me. Or, they could have married in nearby Massachusetts! Sheila > From: Dot Schulz <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Dot Schulz <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 22:04:52 -0400 > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: Emil Schulz <[email protected]> > Subject: [RIGENWEB] Missing Marriage Record LEVESQUE/BELL > > I'm trying to help my sister-in-law find a marriage record for her > grandparents. We have found their census reports in R.I. for 1910, 1920, > and 1930. We have found her grandfather's naturalization papers which state > he came to the U.S. from Canada in September of 1880 by way of Lowell, Mass. > and then R.I. when he was 11 years old. He was living in Lincoln, R.I. > when he applied for citizenship at age 21. His name is ELISEE LEVESQUE, > born July 30, 1869 in Canada. His wife's name is PHILOMENE BELL, born > 1862-1863 in New York state. They were married about 1887. > > My sister-in-law has contacted the Woonsocket town clerk but they had no > records but told her to contact the Central Falls clerk, which she did. > They have records for Lincoln and Manville (where three of their sons were > born). Unfortunately, Elisee and Philomene's marriage record was not to be > found. > > Does anyone have any other suggestions to find an elusive marriage record in > R.I.? Thanks for your help! > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Have you checked with the RI Archives? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila Stewart" <[email protected]> To: "Dot Schulz , [email protected]" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: "Emil Schulz" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Missing Marriage Record LEVESQUE/BELL > They could have been married in New York. Philomene was born there. I looked > on Ancestry and it might have found her in 1880 Census. Her father was > Eugene and she was born around 1873 and living in Plattsburg, Clinton, NY in > 1880. Other census info shows there was an 7-8 year age difference between > Philomene and Elisee, too so it made some sense to me. > > Or, they could have married in nearby Massachusetts! > Sheila > > > > From: Dot Schulz <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: Dot Schulz <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > > <[email protected]> > > Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 22:04:52 -0400 > > To: <[email protected]> > > Cc: Emil Schulz <[email protected]> > > Subject: [RIGENWEB] Missing Marriage Record LEVESQUE/BELL > > > > I'm trying to help my sister-in-law find a marriage record for her > > grandparents. We have found their census reports in R.I. for 1910, 1920, > > and 1930. We have found her grandfather's naturalization papers which state > > he came to the U.S. from Canada in September of 1880 by way of Lowell, Mass. > > and then R.I. when he was 11 years old. He was living in Lincoln, R.I. > > when he applied for citizenship at age 21. His name is ELISEE LEVESQUE, > > born July 30, 1869 in Canada. His wife's name is PHILOMENE BELL, born > > 1862-1863 in New York state. They were married about 1887. > > > > My sister-in-law has contacted the Woonsocket town clerk but they had no > > records but told her to contact the Central Falls clerk, which she did. > > They have records for Lincoln and Manville (where three of their sons were > > born). Unfortunately, Elisee and Philomene's marriage record was not to be > > found. > > > > Does anyone have any other suggestions to find an elusive marriage record in > > R.I.? Thanks for your help! > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Google search shows Native American, Niantic Tribe. Phillip Occuish, b. 1716, converted to Christianity in 1740, became a Baptist minister, some of his descendants moved to Brothertown, NY Maybe you found his wife's grave among others- Sarah - died 1787 found in Samson Occum and the Christian Indians of New England W. DeLoss Love, PhD 1899 Pilgrim Press Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 8:09 PM Subject: [RIGENWEB] Is this an Indian name? | Found these in a Connecticut cemetery and have never come across this | surname. | Anyone familiar with it? | It is OCCUISH and the stones are from the 1780s. Unusual, what? | Barb

Lisa, Do you have this book or did you access it online? I am wondering about if there is any mention of the Ponkapaugs of Dorchester/Milton/Canton, Mass. Don T. Lisa Lepore <[email protected]> wrote: Google search shows Native American, Niantic Tribe. Phillip Occuish, b. 1716, converted to Christianity in 1740, became a Baptist minister, some of his descendants moved to Brothertown, NY Maybe you found his wife's grave among others- Sarah - died 1787 found in Samson Occum and the Christian Indians of New England W. DeLoss Love, PhD 1899 Pilgrim Press Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 8:09 PM Subject: [RIGENWEB] Is this an Indian name? | Found these in a Connecticut cemetery and have never come across this | surname. | Anyone familiar with it? | It is OCCUISH and the stones are from the 1780s. Unusual, what? | Barb ------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------- Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase.

I think some of the Ponkapoag become *Praying Indians* along with some of the Native people from Natick, MA. Search for John Eliot, Praying Indians, Deer Island, i found a lot of information on this a couple of years ago. Also, Ponkapoag Tribe has a website http://www.canton.org/native/index.htm with historical information - looks good. Lisa [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Taylor" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Is this an Indian name? | Lisa, | Do you have this book or did you access it online? I am wondering about if there is any mention of the Ponkapaugs of Dorchester/Milton/Canton, Mass. | | Don T. | | Lisa Lepore <[email protected]> wrote: | Google search shows Native American, | Niantic Tribe. | | Phillip Occuish, b. 1716, converted to Christianity | in 1740, became a Baptist minister, some of his descendants | moved to Brothertown, NY | | Maybe you found his wife's grave among others- | Sarah - died 1787 | | found in | Samson Occum and the | Christian Indians of New England | W. DeLoss Love, PhD | 1899 | Pilgrim Press | | Lisa