DON'T delete this file. This is a scam. You need this file for your PC to operate properly. My deepest apologies to all of you! I was acting on the warning of a family member, which I confirmed by phone! Hoping for mercy! Sally

Just found out I received a virus that automatically is passed >through E-mail address books. I found it in my C: drive. >Since you are in my address book, you will probably find it in your >computer too. >The virus called jdbe.exe is not detected by Norton or McAfee >anti-virus systems. The virus sits quietly for 14 days before damaging >the system. It is sent automatically by "messenger" and by address >book whether or not you sent e-mail to your contacts. Here is how to >check for the virus and how to get rid of it. > >PLEASE DO THIS ASAP. > >1. Go to Start, then click your "find" or "search" option. > >2. In the folder option, type the name jdbgm > >3. Be sure to search your C drive (this is where I found it) and all >the sub folders and other drives you may have 4. Click "find now" > >5. The virus has a teddy bear icon ! with the name jdbgmgr.exe. DO NOT >OPEN IT! > >6. Go to Edit (on the menu bar) and choose "select all" to highlight >the file without opening it. > >7. Now go to the File (on the menu bar) and select delete. The virus >will then go to the recycle bin. > >If you find the virus, you must contact all the people in your >address book so that they may eradicate the virus from their own address >books. > >To do this: > >1. Open a new e-mail message. >2. Click the icon address book (contacts) next to " >3. Highlight every name and add to "BCC" >4. Copy this message and paste to e-mail. > > Don't hesitate to follow these steps!!!

"[25] A Pay Roll of Capt. Nathan Delano's Company, Col. John Abbot's Regiment in a Regiment of Foot of the State of Vermont, from the 1st day of August to the 4th, 1781. Names: Jacob Brown, Henry Brown Miles: 24 Amount 0.8.0 [8 shillings] Days: 3 Per day 0.4.0 Total 0.12.0. Pay Table Office, Sept. 13, 1781. Received of the Treasurer the contents of the above order. Nathan Delano, Capt." page 389-390 ================================== "[334 see next roll] A payroll of Capt. Charles Nelson's Company in Col. Benjamin Waits' Battalion from the 1st day of July, 1781, to the commencement of another certain roll of the said company for the said year A.D. 1781. Names: Eliada Brown Bryant Brown Nathan Brown Days: 73 Per day: 0.1.4 Total: 4.17.4 Windsor, June 18, 1782 Attest, Charles Nelson... Received of the Treasurer the contents of the above warrant, Oct. 2, 1784. Thomas Tolman, Paymaster." pages 444-445 =============================== "[204 see last roll] A payroll of Capt. Charles Nelson's Company in Col. Benjamin Waits' Battalion in the service of the State of Vermont, from the term of time which they received their advance pay to the close of the campaign. Names: Eliada Brown [data not transcribed] Bryant Brown Nathan Brown Commencement of pay 1781: Sept. 14 Time of service: 1 mo., 27 days Pay and sub. per month Dollars 6 Miles: 52 Total: 4.13.4 [4 pounds, 13 shillings, 4 pence]. Received of the Treasurer the contents of the above warrant, dated at Arlington, Feb. 8, 1782. Thomas Tolman, Paymaster." pages 446-448. ================================= Source is "Rolls of Vermont Soldiers in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775-1783," prepared and published under the direction of Major General Martha T. Rainville, The Adjutant General, Vermont, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont, 1998, Volumes I and II. Transcribed by Jan Jordan

I am looking for information on Nathan Brown, born c. 1763 in VT. He served in the VT militia under Captain Charles Nelson in 1781 and is on the Bennington Co. Census in 1790. Married Margaret Simpson and had 13 children among them Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Henry, John, Reuben and Simpson. Nathan died in Jackson Co. OH in 1844. I believe his son Simpson to be the father of my ancestor, Nathan Brown, born 1817 in OH. It is likely that the elder Nathan's father is another Zephaniah who bought land in OH in 1807. Any help with this family would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all, I'm looking for information on the Andrew and Polly Lampson McWain family who had quite a few of their children in Shaftsbury. One of the sons, Jacob (who was born about 1799), lived there and was enumerated in the Shaftsbury census in 1820 and 1830. He went to Batavia, Genesee Co., NY by his death in 1832 (intestate) where his brother, Asa, lived. I have been looking for parents to Polly Lampson, but haven't, as yet, found any. I would also be interested in finding any Lampsons in the area as well. Polly was born about 1776 (per census records) and she and her husband, Andrew McWain (McElwain) had most of their children in the Shaftsbury area from about 1790 to 1810. One daughter, Emma, was born and died in 1809. I don't have any burial information for Emma, and maybe if I can find her I can find where the family lived. Other children were Andrew, Abraham (my line), David Jefferson, Archibald, and Lydia V. McWain. Andrew was said to have gone to Canada (no further information on him), Abraham went to North Dorset, David Jefferson went to Grand Blanc, Genesee Co., MI, Archibald went to Owosso, Shiawassee Co., MI, and Lydia also went to Grand Blanc, Genesee Co., MI. Polly Lampson McWain was enumerated with Lydia and her husband Dr. Samuel Knight near Fenton, Genesee Co., MI in 1860. She is not found in the 1870 census and is assumed dead by that time. I haven't found any cemetery record with Polly Lampson McWain for the area, and she's not buried with her husband, Andrew, who died in 1837 in Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT. Any help on this family would be greatly appreciated. Blessings, Jill Watters Rains

================================== I`m looking for an obit (1927-1930) for Mrs. Theresa MULLEN of East Dorset, VT. ================================== (1.)     Do you know where I might obtain a photocopy of her obituary? (2.)     What newspaper published obits for East Dorset in the 1920s? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <> Name: Theresa MULLEN <> Born: c. 1870 <> Place: Cavan County, Ireland <> Religion: Roman Catholic <> Church: St. Jerome`s RC Church <> Siblings: 1. James R. McGUINNESS,Rutland, VT 2. Edward McGUINNESS, East Dorset <> Children:   none <> Died:   [between 1927-1930] <> Place:   East Dorset <> Buried: <> Place: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <> Spouse: Thomas MULLEN <> Born: 18 JUN 1861 <> Place: Cavan County, Ireland <> Married: c.1906 <> Place: VT ? <> Died: __ _____ 1920s <> Place: East Dorset, Vermont <> Buried:   [1920s] <> Place: East Dorset ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <> Resided: (1910 & 1920 census) >>>>>dairy farm >>>>>West Hill Road >>>>>East Dorset >>>>>Vermont ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Theresa MULLEN was still alive 12 MAY 1927 as she attended the funeral of her older brother, James R. McGuinness of Rutland, VT. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. Theresa MULLEN, age 59-60, is not listed in the index for Vermont in the 1930 federal census. ================================== Thank you for any help that you can give me in this matter. > > John Bohnert California ==================================

The Vermont Historical Society museum is located in the Pavilion Building, adjacent to the Vermont State House, in Montpelier, Vermont. The 5,000 square foot exhibit, "Freedom and Unity; One Ideal, Many Stories", tells the story of Vermont's people to the present. Visitors are able to sit in a recreated 17th century Abenaki dwelling, walk into a Revolutionary-era tavern, sample the smells of an early 19th century store, and tap out a message on a late 19th century railroad office telegraph. A theater in the center shows a 15-minute film on the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage, etc. Major sections of the exhibition feature Vermonters' sacrifices for the Civil War and World War II. The opening of the exhibition coincides with the Society's launch of its newest publishing, "Freedom and Unity: A History of Vermont", by Michael Sherman, Gene Sessions, and P. Jeffrey Potash...It is the complete, up-to-date, one-volume history of Vermont. For more information, call 18028282291, or visit the Vermont Historical Society's web page at http://www.vermonthistory.org Transcribed from Vermont "Newport Daily Newspaper" by Jan J. I've been there and learned a lot.

Hi Fran, "Patrick Morrissey Residence: Stamford, Vermont FIRST REGIMENT CAVALRY. Date of enlistment: Dec. 21, 1863 Date of muster: Dec. 30, 1863 Remarks: Transferred to Co. F. June 21, 1865; Mustered out Aug. 9, 1865." pages 263, 264 and 265. ================================== "Thomas Morrisey Residence: Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont SECOND REGIMENT, COMPANY A. Date of enlistment: May 08, 1861 Date of muster: June 20, 1861 Remarks: Discharged March 26, 1863 for wounds received June 29, 1862 at Savage's Station, Virginia." pages 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, and 35 Check out http://www.vermontcivilwar.org for more details. Source is book "Roster of Vermonters who served in the CIVIL WAR", prepared and republished under the direction of Martha T. Rainville, The Adjutant General, Vol. 1, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont, 1998. Transcribed by Jan <<Any Arlington CW vets from my families Morrissey and variant spellings; Kierce; Cullinan? Fran FMosconi@aol.com>>

What was your source for this, please? Can you see if it lists any Arlington CW vets from my families? : Morrissey and variant spellings; Kierce; Cullinan. Thank you, Fran P.S. I have done quite a lot of research on these families from the FCs & the materials at the Bennington and (Arlington's) Fisher Libraries, contact me if anyone wants to exchange info. My mother was a Morrissey, and her line was found in Arlington as well as Rutland, Rutland Co., VT.

Civil War Vets. 1861+ ~Alonzo G. GOODENOUGH of Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont, p. 34, ~Ezra GOODENOUGH of Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont, p. 622. Jan

I'm trying to locate the spouses of two SCHOOLCRAFT's who are located just over the State Line in Cambridge NY. Is anyone researching the names DUNHAM or STONE around Arlington or Sandgate? John SCHOOLCRAFT was living in Anaquassacook, Cambridge in 1790 and is enumerated with a small family. His wife's name is "Barbary". Some circumstantial evidence suggests the surname was DUNHAM and that her father might have been Solomon DUNHAM. Has anyone come across any DUNHAM's in this vicinity between 1785 and 1795? The second one is Anne SCHOOLCRAFT who married a Simon STONE. She was also living in Anaquassacook, Cambridge in 1790. Her first child was born in 1789. Has anyone come across a Simon STONE born abt. 1765 in this vicinity between about 1785 and 1795? [IMPORTANT NOTE BELOW.] ------- The second question is a bit more tricky than it first seems. Simon's age is determined from census data and there is an extremely good record of him as a Loyalist in 1782 and a well proven record of children in Quebec from 1789 through 1816. He dies in Quebec just after 1825. i.e. The one I'm after is definitely a Loyalist and is in Quebec by 1795. I am well aware of another Simon STONE born 18 Nov 1762 in NH to Elias STONE and Sarah SAWYER and who appears to have also gone to Washington County and from there to Pittsford NY: "August 1789: Captain Simon Stone and Lieutenant Israel Stone, cousins from Salem, New York, purchase a Phelps and Gorham tract at Big Spring (the future site of Northfield, later Pittsford) containing 13,296 acres, for $4,786.56. They make a $30 down payment. They go back to Salem for the winter." Pittsford's history states "Settled in 1789 by Captain Simon Stone and Lieutenant Israel Stone, Pittsford was incorporated as a village in 1827." That Captain Simon Stone was not a Loyalist and, even though he is of the appropriate age, his record from New Hampshire to Salem to Pittsford seems well researched and accurate. What I'm after is another Simon Stone of about the same age and in the same location and who married an Anne/Hannah Schoolcraft. Any ideas would be appreciated.

In a message dated 3/16/04 12:03:21 PM, VTBENNIN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << The first page of the paper (not copied, nor going to be) is dated September 16th, 1886. I cannot for the life of me figure out why it was kept. There does not seem to be anything particularly noteworthy about it. >> It may have been kept as a souvenir, being the day's newspaper for the day of a family event NOT reported on. For example, I've kept the daily paper from the 1980s and 1990s from each of my kids' days of birth. Frannie

Hello, all: Regarding the mystery of why the paper was saved, I was thinking of why anyone would save a paper for "general principals" - that is, if nothing personal about them was in the paper, maybe it was just that saving a copy of the paper on this particular date was important. Was he estranged from his family and this is the date his son was born? Is it a paper from the date he himself was born? Something significant may have happened on this date which may never be apparent to anyone but him! You never know. See, I have a copy of the paper from the day I was born. If I ever died and it was saved in "Old Aunty Cheryl's Trunk in the Attic" my great neieces and nephews might never know what the dickens it was doing in there! Cheers Cheryl Higgins ----- Original Message ----- From: "David J. Ellis" <djellis@gsinet.net> To: <VTBENNIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 5:31 PM Subject: [VTBENNIN] More about newspapers... > I have come across another one - September 16th, 1886. The size of the pages > on this thing is huge - 24" x 30" so the images are correspondingly huge. > > I have scanned a section from page 2 that contains "State News" and "General > Notes". There are a smattering of names in this but only a few references to > local events. None the less you might find something. There is also a short > bit on some Manchester families and another bit on some Readsboro ones. This > image is a bit smaller to download than those some of you have previously > requested so it should not be a problem. (Request this by asking for "Page 2 > from 1886"). > > The one I think is most useful is page 3. Its titled "Local Intelligence" > and is full of snippets about local people. Some quite interesting: "Miss > Allie Field is still giving pleasure to her acquaintance and friends...". It > is actually quite innocent and I apologize for the innuendo if its someone's > dear departed grandmother. Unfortunately, this image is just under 2.5 > Mbytes. I'm willing to try and send it, but some of you may find it is too > large to be accepted by your ISP. All we can do is try. Expect about a ten > minute plus download if you do request it. (Refer to this as "Page 3 from > 1886"). > > The first page of the paper (not copied, nor going to be) is dated September > 16th, 1886. I cannot for the life of me figure out why it was kept. There > does not seem to be anything particularly noteworthy about it. It was in a > box of old photos and other newspapers from a grandson of Frank Squires of > Arlington. (Frank's name is handwritten on the top of the first page.) > Everything else I have on Frank suggests he probably did not read or write. > In fact an old tin type photo of him with a brother and cousin looks more > like something from "Deliverance" than anything else! None the less, he had > this copy of the Banner delivered to him so maybe he did read after all. > > If you want either of these pages, the rules of engagement are same as > before. Request what you want, I'll send it then you request the next and so > on. > > If any of you are still waiting on pages from the 1903 one, just send me > another email saying what page you need. There's about a dozen folks > requesting specific pages so I'm not attempting to keep track of who has > what. > > David E. > > > > ==== VTBENNIN Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Ignore my earlier comment about not knowing why Frank Squires kept that newspaper. I found it contained a short thank you note about the death of his son who had died a couple of weeks earlier.

I have come across another one - September 16th, 1886. The size of the pages on this thing is huge - 24" x 30" so the images are correspondingly huge. I have scanned a section from page 2 that contains "State News" and "General Notes". There are a smattering of names in this but only a few references to local events. None the less you might find something. There is also a short bit on some Manchester families and another bit on some Readsboro ones. This image is a bit smaller to download than those some of you have previously requested so it should not be a problem. (Request this by asking for "Page 2 from 1886"). The one I think is most useful is page 3. Its titled "Local Intelligence" and is full of snippets about local people. Some quite interesting: "Miss Allie Field is still giving pleasure to her acquaintance and friends...". It is actually quite innocent and I apologize for the innuendo if its someone's dear departed grandmother. Unfortunately, this image is just under 2.5 Mbytes. I'm willing to try and send it, but some of you may find it is too large to be accepted by your ISP. All we can do is try. Expect about a ten minute plus download if you do request it. (Refer to this as "Page 3 from 1886"). The first page of the paper (not copied, nor going to be) is dated September 16th, 1886. I cannot for the life of me figure out why it was kept. There does not seem to be anything particularly noteworthy about it. It was in a box of old photos and other newspapers from a grandson of Frank Squires of Arlington. (Frank's name is handwritten on the top of the first page.) Everything else I have on Frank suggests he probably did not read or write. In fact an old tin type photo of him with a brother and cousin looks more like something from "Deliverance" than anything else! None the less, he had this copy of the Banner delivered to him so maybe he did read after all. If you want either of these pages, the rules of engagement are same as before. Request what you want, I'll send it then you request the next and so on. If any of you are still waiting on pages from the 1903 one, just send me another email saying what page you need. There's about a dozen folks requesting specific pages so I'm not attempting to keep track of who has what. David E.

While going through some old family photos I found a copy of the Bennington Banner and Reformer, dated August 27th, 1903. From the context in which I found it, I think it is probably some sort of commemorative edition printed at a later date, although I can find no later date on it. Anyway, I have scanned the four pages that make up this document and if you would care for a copy, please contact me _privately_ by email - lets not flood the list with requests. Here's how this will work so read carefully before saying "yes". These images are big, approximately 1 Mbyte, so if you are working through a regular 56k modem each one will take about 3 to 5 minutes to download. Also, if you are just using a regular POP server for email, I will have to send them one page at a time else they will likely overflow your mailbox. If you are permanently connected through something like a cable modem or ISDN these constraints _may_ not apply to you. If you want these images, send me email saying something like "please send page 1", or if you have a permanent connection "please send all at once" or "please send pages 1 and 3". Once you have got the first page you request then send another email saying "please send page 2". Page 1 is titled North Bennington and has a bunch of articles about it. Page 2 is titled South Shaftsbury and has a bunch of articles mostly about it but also a couple about East Arlington. Page 3 is titled Arlington and East Arlington and has a bunch of articles about it. Page 4 has no title and is mostly short articles about stores and churches mostly in Bennington. Because a newspaper is much larger than a scanner, each of these images have had to be stitched together from four scans. The result is legible but the stitching will not win me any awards in computer graphics. Also, in order to manage image size, the quality has had to be reduced somewhat. Its free, what can say - its worth what you pay for it ;-) David E.

"TIFF, Moses E. Residence Dorset, Bennington County, Vt. SEVENTH REGIMENT. Company G. Date of enlistment 10 Jan. 1862. Date of muster 12 Feb. 1862. Remarks: Discharged 15 Oct. 1862 for disability." Military engagements: ~Siege of Vicksburg, Miss. June and July, 1862. ~Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 5, 1862." Source is "ROSTER of VERMONTERS who served in the CIVIL WAR", prepared and republished under the direction of Martha T. Rainville, The Adjutant General, Vol. 1, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont, 1998, pages 267, 268 and 289. Transcribed by Jan

Source, Rutland Vt.Herald--Fri. April 17,1908. The state incubator record is held by Thomas Benjamin of Bennington, who had 101 chickens hatch from 100 eggs. He lays the extra chicken to a double yoke.

================================== I would like to obtain either b&w or color photos of these two Roman Catholic churches in Bennington County, VT. This is for my family tree research. Is there any very kind person who can help me out? I`ll pay for film and postage costs. Thank you very much. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1. St.Jerome`s RC Church in East Dorset. [ My maternal relatives, Thomas & Theresa (nee McGUINNESS) MULLEN, attended St. Jerome`s in the early 20th C. They may have been married there in 1906.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2. Old St.Paul`s RC Church in Manchester. [ My maternal grandparents, James MULLEN & Rose FARRELLY, were married in old St. Paul`s on 12 Feb 1912.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Bohnert California ==================================  

Source,Rutland Vt. herald--Fri. Oct. 9,1953. PITTSFORD, Vt. Oct. 8--Karen V. McDevitt, 63, of Utica, N.Y., a former Pittsford, Vt.resident, died today. Born in South Dorset, Vt., Dec. 17, 1889, he was the son of Patrick and Sarah (McLaughlin) McDevitt. He is survived by his wife, the former Katherine Hoffman ; two sons, Robert of Whitesboro, N.Y. and George of Rochester, N.Y.; a twin brother, Mathew of Rochester, N.Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Philip Howe of Keene, N.H., and Mrs. A. J. Wimett of Pittsford, V.; and three grandchildren. Services will be held in Utica, N.Y. Monday at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in Utica.