Nara is the National Archives Records administration , You can have them check there citizenship records by email then request a copy . Good Luck Bill Keough http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/index.html http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/research_topics/naturalizati on.html

Oh, didn't realize that because on my ancestors it says..Cork, Ireland..so assumed they all would be the same. Jean -------Original Message------- From: Susan Sherman Date: 03/05/05 22:40:05 To: RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RIPROVID] John Alexander Lind Thanks Jean, But for foreign births the census taker was only supposed to record the country of birth and unfortunately that is just what he did. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "JeanB" <gentlesunset@cox.net> To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 6:52 AM Subject: Re: [RIPROVID] John Alexander Lind > Susan, The 1900 census that is tells you - where they came from, ie: > Cork > when they arrived here and when and if they were naturalized. The > following site explains what is on all of them. > http://www.allcensus.com/whatsin.html > >

Bill, What is NARA and where do I find it? Sorry I don't know what it is. Thank you again, Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Keough" <KeoGenRI@cox.net> To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 6:11 AM Subject: RE: [RIPROVID] John Alexander Lind > > Have you tried checking NARA ,for a Naturalization Record ? > Sometimes this will have where and when a person came over . > > Bill Keough > > > > > <<<< Bill, > > Thank you for the marriage and birth records. Now to find the father's > (John Alexander son of Alexander and Alicia born Jan 1844 {from 1900 > census}) birth record, and more importantly from where in Ireland the > parents came. Maybe then I can find the Irish connection!! Don't expect > that to happen though. > > Thank you again for the information. I appreciate your time and effort, > Susan>>> > > > ==== RIPROVID Mailing List ==== > Please remember that we need you to make this list work. Submit your > family queries and share family data with the list. An active list helps > us all! > > ============================== > 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 > >

Patricia, No I haven't seen the 1910 or 1920 census records for John and Annie Lind. This is a real surprise. Bill Keough has kindly sent me the list of vital records from Ancestry CD RI records that gives their marriage date but there was no other information beyond their names and date. I guess I will have to try to find out where I can get those records and look for John in PA. Thank you for the information about those later census. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Wood" <woodsrule@ids.net> To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 11:12 PM Subject: [RIPROVID] John Lind > The 1910 and 1920 census show this John as born in Pennsylvania which > differs from the 1900 information. Have you ordered his marriage & death > records? They may give the name of the town where he was born. > > > ==== RIPROVID Mailing List ==== > Please do not FLAME this list - We are here to help each other and we all > had to start somewhere. Flames just scare off good people...People who > might someday be able to help you. > > ============================== > 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 > >

The 1910 and 1920 census show this John as born in Pennsylvania which differs from the 1900 information. Have you ordered his marriage & death records? They may give the name of the town where he was born.

Thanks Jean, But for foreign births the census taker was only supposed to record the country of birth and unfortunately that is just what he did. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "JeanB" <gentlesunset@cox.net> To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 6:52 AM Subject: Re: [RIPROVID] John Alexander Lind > Susan, The 1900 census that is tells you - where they came from, ie: > Cork > when they arrived here and when and if they were naturalized. The > following site explains what is on all of them. > http://www.allcensus.com/whatsin.html > > Hope this helps.... Jean > > You can discover the following about an ancestor in the 1900 U.S. Census: > . State, county, and township of residence > . Street and house number (where available) > . Relationship to head-of-household > . Gender and ethnicity > . Month and year of birth and age at last birthday > . Birthplace > . Marital status and, if married, length of marriage > . For married women, number of children born and number living > . Birthplace of mother and father > . For aliens or naturalized citizens, year of immigration and citizenship > status > . Occupation of each person 10+ years and number of months not employed > . Information about school attendance and literacy > . Information about home ownership or farm residence > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Susan Sherman > Date: 03/05/05 05:27:25 > To: RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RIPROVID] John Alexander Lind > > Bill, > > Thank you for the marriage and birth records. Now to find the father's > (John Alexander son of Alexander and Alicia born Jan 1844 {from 1900 > census}) birth record, and more importantly from where in Ireland the > parents came. Maybe then I can find the Irish connection!! Don't expect > that to happen though. > > > > ==== RIPROVID Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator at GFSBrenda@aol.com > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

Susan, The 1900 census that is tells you - where they came from, ie: Cork when they arrived here and when and if they were naturalized. The following site explains what is on all of them. http://www.allcensus.com/whatsin.html Hope this helps.... Jean You can discover the following about an ancestor in the 1900 U.S. Census: • State, county, and township of residence • Street and house number (where available) • Relationship to head-of-household • Gender and ethnicity • Month and year of birth and age at last birthday • Birthplace • Marital status and, if married, length of marriage • For married women, number of children born and number living • Birthplace of mother and father • For aliens or naturalized citizens, year of immigration and citizenship status • Occupation of each person 10+ years and number of months not employed • Information about school attendance and literacy • Information about home ownership or farm residence -------Original Message------- From: Susan Sherman Date: 03/05/05 05:27:25 To: RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RIPROVID] John Alexander Lind Bill, Thank you for the marriage and birth records. Now to find the father's (John Alexander son of Alexander and Alicia born Jan 1844 {from 1900 census}) birth record, and more importantly from where in Ireland the parents came. Maybe then I can find the Irish connection!! Don't expect that to happen though.

Have you tried checking NARA ,for a Naturalization Record ? Sometimes this will have where and when a person came over . Bill Keough <<<< Bill, Thank you for the marriage and birth records. Now to find the father's (John Alexander son of Alexander and Alicia born Jan 1844 {from 1900 census}) birth record, and more importantly from where in Ireland the parents came. Maybe then I can find the Irish connection!! Don't expect that to happen though. Thank you again for the information. I appreciate your time and effort, Susan>>>

Bill, Thank you for the marriage and birth records. Now to find the father's (John Alexander son of Alexander and Alicia born Jan 1844 {from 1900 census}) birth record, and more importantly from where in Ireland the parents came. Maybe then I can find the Irish connection!! Don't expect that to happen though. Thank you again for the information. I appreciate your time and effort, Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Keough" <KeoGenRI@cox.net> To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 7:39 AM Subject: RE: [RIPROVID] John Alexander Lind > > I found these's Lind's on > > Ancestry CD RI Vital records . > > Good Luck > > Bill Keough > > > <<<<Hi, > > I am looking for any information on my g-grandfather JOHN ALEXANDER LIND > son > of ALEXANDER AND ALICIA LIND. I believe that John was born in > Providence, > RI, Jan 1844. He appears there on the 1900 census on 22 Haswell St > Providence where he was married to Annie Bridget Keliher. I am trying to > trace the family back to their Irish root and any information that I get > will, I hope be helpful. Of course if someone can tell me where in > Ireland > they came from that would be wonderful, but I don't expect that to > happen:) > There is, to make matters worse, a family story that says that a job > foreman > found the original family name difficult and so changed it to LIND. My > grandfather assumed that the original name was LYNN or LINN, but neither > of > those sound Irish to me. > > Any ideas are welcome. Thank you for you time and help, > > Susan Sherman >>> > > > Spouse 1: John Lind > Spouse 2: Bridget A. Keliher > Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1880 > OSPage: 13:14 > Comment: > > > Name: Sarah A Lind > Relation: > Parent 1: John Lind > Parent 2: Bridget Lind > Birth Date: 18 Dec 1880 > OSPage: 12:35 > Comment: > > Name: Daniel A Lind > Relation: > Parent 1: John A Lind > Parent 2: Annie B Lind > Birth Date: 03 Jul 1882 > OSPage: 12:172 > Comment: > > Name: Harriet F Lind > Relation: > Parent 1: Joseph A Lind > Parent 2: Annie B Lind > Birth Date: 19 Aug 1883 > OSPage: 12:250 > Comment: > > > Name: John A Lind > Relation: > Parent 1: John A Lind > Parent 2: Annie Lind > Birth Date: 21 Aug 1886 > OSPage: 13:202 > Comment: > > Name: Letitia Lind > Relation: > Parent 1: John A Lind > Parent 2: Annie B Lind > Birth Date: 10 Oct 1888 > OSPage: 14:79 > Comment: > > > Name: Alexander D Lind > Relation: > Parent 1: John A Lind > Parent 2: Annie B Lind > Birth Date: 03 Oct 1890 > OSPage: 14:256 > Comment: > > Name: Joseph Lind > Relation: > Parent 1: John A Lind > Parent 2: Annie B Lind > Birth Date: 15 Nov 1891 > OSPage: 15:50 > Comment: > > > Name: - Lind > Relation: s > Parent 1: John A Lind > Parent 2: Annie B Lind > Birth Date: 23 May 1893 > OSPage: 15:152 > Comment: > > > Name: Jessie Lind > Relation: > Parent 1: John A Lind > Parent 2: Annie B Lind > Birth Date: 02 Sep 1895 > OSPage: 16:155 > Comment: > > > > Name: John Lind > Relation: > Kin 1: Alexander Lind > Kin 2: Alicia Lind > Death Date: 26 Jun 1924 > Age: 82 yrs > OSPage: 28:415 > Comment: > > > Name: Daniel A Lind > Relation: > Kin 1: John Lind > Kin 2: Annie Lind > Death Date: 24 Aug 1882 > Age: 1 mos > OSPage: 15:179 > Comment: > > > Name: Alexander Lind > Relation: > Kin 1: Thomas Lind > Kin 2: Helen Lind > Death Date: 14 Apr 1880 > Age: 27 yrs > OSPage: 15:21 > Comment: > > > > > ==== RIPROVID Mailing List ==== > Please remember that we need you to make this list work. Submit your > family queries and share family data with the list. An active list helps > us all! > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

I found these's Lind's on Ancestry CD RI Vital records . Good Luck Bill Keough <<<<Hi, I am looking for any information on my g-grandfather JOHN ALEXANDER LIND son of ALEXANDER AND ALICIA LIND. I believe that John was born in Providence, RI, Jan 1844. He appears there on the 1900 census on 22 Haswell St Providence where he was married to Annie Bridget Keliher. I am trying to trace the family back to their Irish root and any information that I get will, I hope be helpful. Of course if someone can tell me where in Ireland they came from that would be wonderful, but I don't expect that to happen:) There is, to make matters worse, a family story that says that a job foreman found the original family name difficult and so changed it to LIND. My grandfather assumed that the original name was LYNN or LINN, but neither of those sound Irish to me. Any ideas are welcome. Thank you for you time and help, Susan Sherman >>> Spouse 1: John Lind Spouse 2: Bridget A. Keliher Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1880 OSPage: 13:14 Comment: Name: Sarah A Lind Relation: Parent 1: John Lind Parent 2: Bridget Lind Birth Date: 18 Dec 1880 OSPage: 12:35 Comment: Name: Daniel A Lind Relation: Parent 1: John A Lind Parent 2: Annie B Lind Birth Date: 03 Jul 1882 OSPage: 12:172 Comment: Name: Harriet F Lind Relation: Parent 1: Joseph A Lind Parent 2: Annie B Lind Birth Date: 19 Aug 1883 OSPage: 12:250 Comment: Name: John A Lind Relation: Parent 1: John A Lind Parent 2: Annie Lind Birth Date: 21 Aug 1886 OSPage: 13:202 Comment: Name: Letitia Lind Relation: Parent 1: John A Lind Parent 2: Annie B Lind Birth Date: 10 Oct 1888 OSPage: 14:79 Comment: Name: Alexander D Lind Relation: Parent 1: John A Lind Parent 2: Annie B Lind Birth Date: 03 Oct 1890 OSPage: 14:256 Comment: Name: Joseph Lind Relation: Parent 1: John A Lind Parent 2: Annie B Lind Birth Date: 15 Nov 1891 OSPage: 15:50 Comment: Name: - Lind Relation: s Parent 1: John A Lind Parent 2: Annie B Lind Birth Date: 23 May 1893 OSPage: 15:152 Comment: Name: Jessie Lind Relation: Parent 1: John A Lind Parent 2: Annie B Lind Birth Date: 02 Sep 1895 OSPage: 16:155 Comment: Name: John Lind Relation: Kin 1: Alexander Lind Kin 2: Alicia Lind Death Date: 26 Jun 1924 Age: 82 yrs OSPage: 28:415 Comment: Name: Daniel A Lind Relation: Kin 1: John Lind Kin 2: Annie Lind Death Date: 24 Aug 1882 Age: 1 mos OSPage: 15:179 Comment: Name: Alexander Lind Relation: Kin 1: Thomas Lind Kin 2: Helen Lind Death Date: 14 Apr 1880 Age: 27 yrs OSPage: 15:21 Comment:

Hi, I am looking for any information on my g-grandfather JOHN ALEXANDER LIND son of ALEXANDER AND ALICIA LIND. I believe that John was born in Providence, RI, Jan 1844. He appears there on the 1900 census on 22 Haswell St Providence where he was married to Annie Bridget Keliher. I am trying to trace the family back to their Irish root and any information that I get will, I hope be helpful. Of course if someone can tell me where in Ireland they came from that would be wonderful, but I don't expect that to happen:) There is, to make matters worse, a family story that says that a job foreman found the original family name difficult and so changed it to LIND. My grandfather assumed that the original name was LYNN or LINN, but neither of those sound Irish to me. Any ideas are welcome. Thank you for you time and help, Susan Sherman

Major General Nathaniel GREENE, of the Rhode Island GREENE family, had two older half brother's. The half brother's were children from his father's first marriage...Benjamin GREENE, born July 7, 1734 who married Freelove TILLINGHAST, and Thomas GREENE, born November 11, 1735 who married Susannah HARRIS. Does anyone have any information on the descendants of these brothers, especially Benjamin? Thank you. Fran

For the person trying to find his elusive McKenna ancestors. The RI State Archives have records of Vital Statistics available from 1853 to 1905 for marriages and births and 1853 to 1955 for deaths. For a nominal sum, they will send you a photocopy of the certificate. Open to the public Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm 337 Westminster Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Telephone: (401) 222-2353 Fax: (401) 222-3199 Email: _reference@sec.state.ri.us_ (mailto:reference@sec.state.ri.us) Web: _www.state.ri.us/archives/_ (http://www.state.ri.us/archives/) For the Obit which might give some additional info, the Providence Public Library has copies of the Providence Journal Bulletin from its beginning up to the present. They also have indexes of the City of Providence vital statistics from 1636 up to the early 1950's. However I would believe the pre 19th centaury indexes are anything approaching completeness.

I found these McKenna's on the RI Vital records Cd Thay May or May not be your McKenna's As I guessed James McKenna is a Very popular name. As you Can see James and Julia / James and Rose Both had a son Name James . I hope this helps you out in some way . Bill Keough Deaths _ 1920's Name: James B McKenna Relation: Kin 1: James McKenna Kin 2: Mary McKenna Death Date: 26 Oct 1920 Age: 54 yrs OSPage: 27:87 Comment: <<1920-54 = 1866>> Name: James McKenna Relation: Kin 1: James McKenna Kin 2: Anne McKenna Death Date: 10 Mar 1921 Age: 59 yrs OSPage: 27:139 Comment: <<1921-59 = 1862>> Name: James H McKenna Relation: Kin 1: Patrick McKenna Kin 2: Elizabeth J McKenna Death Date: 31 May 1921 Age: 44 yrs OSPage: 27:160 Comment <<1921-44 = 1877 >> Marriage Spouse 1: James McKenna Spouse 2: Julia Keily Marriage Date: 30 Oct 1857 OSPage: 7:45 Comment: Births Name: Mary E. McKenna Relation: d. Parent 1: James McKenna Parent 2: Julia McKenna Birth Date: 02 Feb 1861 OSPage: 7:202 Comment: Name: George W. McKenna Relation: s. Parent 1: James McKenna Parent 2: Julia McKenna Birth Date: 04 Oct 1862 OSPage: 8:40 Comment: Name: James H. McKenna Relation: s. Parent 1: James McKenna Parent 2: Julia McKenna Birth Date: 28 Sep 1864 OSPage: 8:112 Comment: Name: Sarah J. McKenna Relation: d. Parent 1: James McKenna Parent 2: Julia McKenna Birth Date: 17 May 1867 OSPage: 8:213 Comment: Marriage Spouse 1: James McKenna Spouse 2: Rosanna Heary Marriage Date: 28 Sep 1858 OSPage: 7:74 Comment: Births Name: Ann F. McKenna Relation: d. Parent 1: James McKenna Parent 2: Rosanna McKenna Birth Date: 11 Nov 1866 OSPage: 8:193 Comment: Name: James McKenna Relation: s. Parent 1: James McKenna Parent 2: Rosanna McKenna Birth Date: 23 Mar 1869 OSPage: 9:75 Comment:

I have found the easy way is to check Street directories. Which often have date of death , Or at least month . Then you can look it up in one of the local Libraries . The RI Historical Library on Hope street has most old newspapers . http://www.rihs.org/libraryhome.htm Also you can E-mail Nara for A Naturalization record check . May not give Parents but may if lucky give County Origin . http://www.archives.gov/ Also you could right to Parish and see if they have Baptismal or Marriage records . http://www.dioceseofprovidence.org/ You can request A look up here . If you can't do it yourself http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/ Bill Keough

Hey folks. Just a note from a newbie trying to get a handle on all this geneo wizardry -- in particular the James H. McKenna family and the Richard and Margaret Dowers. Mostly, I'm stuck because there were two Ireland-born James McKennas in Providence in the 1860s, either one of whom had a son named James Henry McKenna (my g-gfather). One James married a Rosanna Heary; the other married a Julia Kiely; census records and official Providence birth records are ambiguous. They also sometimes say "John McKenna" not James (aargh!). James the younger went on to marry Mary Dower, and have four sons: Frederick H., Walter D., Charles R., and William F. between 1899 and 1908. Do these names ring any bells for anyone? I also have some recently discovered beachside photos taken in Providence in the 1920s-1930s w/James Henry McKenna, his son Fred, and two guys I'm pretty sure are Walter and William "Bill" McKenna. And a whole bunch of other fine-looking males and females I can't identify. My question: what's the best way to dig up a 1920s obit? Cuz maybe James H. McKenna's obituary would mention his parents' names? Just a shot in the dark. If anything hits home, please let me know. Otherwise, thanks for listening ... Kate

This makes sense someone sent me a 1930 census with cordelia as the head of the house and a divorced eva paquin, and eva's son ernest living there too. So I am also going to see if my grandma remembers them being divorced. Thank you for your help. Jenny On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 08:36:13 -0500, theclown16@optonline.net <theclown16@optonline.net> wrote: > Providence and Vicinity, Rhode Island City > Directories, 1828-1964 • Providence House Directory > and Family Address Book 1929 • Providence House > Directory > Pg 335 > Apparenbtly 55 Dike Street where Troy St. crosses > Providence, RI > Listing : > PAQUIN, Albert J. laborer > Cordelia, Mrs. > ST. Martin, Joseph, weaver > Boulais, Felix, laborer > Farrell, Mary Mrs. > > This may be wife of Peter and son living in 1929. > The location may strike a cord of memory > > ==== RIPROVID Mailing List ==== > Please do not FLAME this list - We are here to help each other and we all had to start somewhere. Flames just scare off good people...People who might someday be able to help you. > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

Providence and Vicinity, Rhode Island City Directories, 1828-1964 • Providence House Directory and Family Address Book 1929 • Providence House Directory Pg 335 Apparenbtly 55 Dike Street where Troy St. crosses Providence, RI Listing : PAQUIN, Albert J. laborer Cordelia, Mrs. ST. Martin, Joseph, weaver Boulais, Felix, laborer Farrell, Mary Mrs. This may be wife of Peter and son living in 1929. The location may strike a cord of memory

I am forwarding this message to the list. If anybody has any information, please reply to CDCapron@aol.com as she may not be on the list. I had never heard about this before so I didn't have any information to share myself. Brenda Bova President, Golden Gate Services, Inc. Webmaster, GenealogyForum.com (http://www.genealogyforum.com) Co. Coordinator, Providence Co., RIGenWeb and Bristol Co., RIGenWeb Listowner - RIProvid-L, RIBristo-L, FISKE-L, DANFORTH-L See my ancestors at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bova/index.html ----------------- Forwarded Message: Subj: Seeking info unmarked grave Smithfield - remains found 1977 Date: 2/18/2005 9:03:51 PM Eastern Standard Time From: CDCapron To: GFS Brenda Hi I have been searching for information on skeletal remains that were found in Smithfield at 725 Putnam Pike in April 1977. The remains were examined and determined to be that of an approximate 14 year old white female. The homeowner at that time (1977) was preparing to enlarge his yard when he dug through an elevated area that must have been a grave, unbeknownst to him. No one has ever determined who that young female was. It was noted that there was a "sick house" for treatment of those with TB in the area, but it was thought that this person had no injuries or disease. This land was likely part of the Steere property at the time, but it does not appear Smithfield burial sites are online yet. Any assistance you can give would be appreciated. Thank you, Carol Capron

Here is the family of Peter Paquin of Bristol, RI. NOTE: The dtr. Eva would be about same age as Emile. Also all French Canadians living in same town as Emile. There are several Paquin families with dtrs. named Eva but this one fits best. The month and year of birth available on the original image. Albert Paquin Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island abt 1895 Rhode Island White Son Albertina Paquin Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island abt 1893 Rhode Island White Daughter Albina Paquin Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island abt 1885 Canada French White Daughter Bertha Paquin Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island abt 1890 Canada French White Daughter Cordelia Paquin Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island abt 1856 Canada French White Wife Eva Paquin Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island abt 1883 Canada French White Daughter Joseph Paquin Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island abt 1880 Canada French White Son Levan Paquin Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island abt 1888 Canada French White Son Mary Paquin Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island abt 1887 Canada French White Daughter Melvina Paquin Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island abt 1897 Rhode Island White Daughter Peter Paquin Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island abt 1855 Canada French White Head