My 5G grandmother was Susannah Farr. She married Thomas Hill sometime before 1798 when their son Thomas was born. She died quite young on 8 Oct 1808 at Waterford, VT. Her age at death was given as 29 which would place her birth at abt 1779. So far, I have not been able to learn anything about her ancestry. I know that her husband Thomas Hill was born in Acworth, NH, so I suppose she might have come from somewhere near there if she did not come from the Waterford, VT area. If anyone would have any information that might tie in with my line, I would love to hear from you. Regards, Kevin Spaulding

In response to inquiry concerning Tobin;s in Australia. I also am searching William Henry Tobin about 1868 married to Sarrah P. (maiden name Farnsworth). I am in contact with a friend who lives in Australia and her and I are checking the same names, she also found William Henry on the Family tree site but it was not ours, their are alot of names like our family have that are listed together but some seem to be mixed with others So we don't quite understand. Thank you, Charlene Tobin Rodriguez

Carol - Do you have a Polly SMITH in you data base who married a Alson HURLBURT? They came to New York from Vermont. Thanks -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 2:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VTCALEDO] Re: Philip SMITH - descendants migrated up the CT. River to Cal. Co, VT Greetings from a new subscriber! My ancestral grandfather, Jonathan SMITH md Serephena PUTNAM (who descends directly from the Putnam family of Salem, who played such key role in the Salem witch trials) They lived across the river from Caledonia Co, VT, at Bath, NH. Jonathan's GG frandfather was Lt. Philip SMITH who died, ostensibly, by 'witchcraft' Jan. 10, 1685. Jonathan's dau. Lucy S. Smith md Thomas HANCOCK of Bath. Thomas and Lucy's dau, Harriet 'Eliza' HANCOCK md William Franklin WHITCHER, and they moved from Bath to Caledonia Co, VT. I've been monitoring the controversy regarding CT lists on the Caledonia Co, VT list. I had many ancestors from Cal. Co and while half of them came overland across NH to Caledonia Co, VT, half of them were from Springfield, Deerfield, Hatfield, Hadley, MA and migrated up the Connecticut River to reach Grafton Co, NH and Caledonia Co, VT. In fact, another of my line, Captain Benjamin WRIGHT, (born in 1762, probably at Northfield, MA --son of Reuben and Hannah WRIGHT of Northfield, MA) led a governmental expedition up the CT River from Northfield, MA, to explore the region of Lake Champlain (I have an extraction from his published journal of that expedition). Many of the routes this expedition took northward became the roads which are present-day main roads in Grafton Co, NH and I believe, in Caledonia Co, VT. He returned to Northfield,MA with his expedition and later returned to VT to marry and settle. His daughter, Abigail was born in Ryegate in 1791. I may be in the minority in that many of my Caledonia Co, VT ancestors trace their roots down the CT River to Northfield and Springfield and Deerfield, and of those who migrated from eastern MA, many came from CT. Had I not been researching these lines for 18 years, perhaps I'd not have gotten back far enough to know that my Caledonia Co, VT lines origininated in MA and some in CT and that the Connecticut River played a key role in their migration. While the controversial lists probably pertain directly to many of our ancestors or Caledonia Co, VT, I'm sure that to many subscribers they are not pertinent. I just thought I'd contribute my ancestry and how it does pertain. Carol Ashby

Greetings from a new subscriber! My ancestral grandfather, Jonathan SMITH md Serephena PUTNAM (who descends directly from the Putnam family of Salem, who played such key role in the Salem witch trials) They lived across the river from Caledonia Co, VT, at Bath, NH. Jonathan's GG frandfather was Lt. Philip SMITH who died, ostensibly, by 'witchcraft' Jan. 10, 1685. Jonathan's dau. Lucy S. Smith md Thomas HANCOCK of Bath. Thomas and Lucy's dau, Harriet 'Eliza' HANCOCK md William Franklin WHITCHER, and they moved from Bath to Caledonia Co, VT. I've been monitoring the controversy regarding CT lists on the Caledonia Co, VT list. I had many ancestors from Cal. Co and while half of them came overland across NH to Caledonia Co, VT, half of them were from Springfield, Deerfield, Hatfield, Hadley, MA and migrated up the Connecticut River to reach Grafton Co, NH and Caledonia Co, VT. In fact, another of my line, Captain Benjamin WRIGHT, (born in 1762, probably at Northfield, MA --son of Reuben and Hannah WRIGHT of Northfield, MA) led a governmental expedition up the CT River from Northfield, MA, to explore the region of Lake Champlain (I have an extraction from his published journal of that expedition). Many of the routes this expedition took northward became the roads which are present-day main roads in Grafton Co, NH and I believe, in Caledonia Co, VT. He returned to Northfield,MA with his expedition and later returned to VT to marry and settle. His daughter, Abigail was born in Ryegate in 1791. I may be in the minority in that many of my Caledonia Co, VT ancestors trace their roots down the CT River to Northfield and Springfield and Deerfield, and of those who migrated from eastern MA, many came from CT. Had I not been researching these lines for 18 years, perhaps I'd not have gotten back far enough to know that my Caledonia Co, VT lines origininated in MA and some in CT and that the Connecticut River played a key role in their migration. While the controversial lists probably pertain directly to many of our ancestors or Caledonia Co, VT, I'm sure that to many subscribers they are not pertinent. I just thought I'd contribute my ancestry and how it does pertain. Carol Ashby

Charlene -- I assume you have looked at the pertinent census years at any Farnsworth families living in Caledonia Co? Is her birth year (1850) listed below an error - as you said she was married by 1860. Seems like the 1850 census might find her with her family still if she was similar in age to her husband, b. 1843. Cindy Walcott Grand Isle, VT -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 11:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VTCALEDO] Fwd: FARNSWORTH AND TOBIN --part1_2f35227d.24f9fd0e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_2f35227d.24f9fd0e_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: CRodri9794 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 21:42:37 EDT Subject: FARNSWORTH AND TOBIN To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 10 I am out of ideas, please help, help. For 19 yrs I have been seeking information about my great grandmother to no avail. I have all info after she married but I really need to know her background. Please don't tell me to write to records, I have tried everywhere in Vt and NE even written to Farnsworth's I don't know. Here is what I have. These were my great grandparents: Name: SARRAH P FARNSWORTH married WILLIAM HENRY TOBIN abt 1860 supposedly in St. Johnsbury, she and Wm lived in Richmond 1860and 1870 moved to Bolton and bought land which they farmed, had 5 children: Sarah, Francis (Frank), Joseph, Thomas and Edgar. Migrated to Greenwood Nebraska about 1879. They had 1 child in NE George Sameul born 1880. Sarrah died 1882 in Greenwood, Nebraska William was born 1843 in Ireland and he served in the civil war. 1861 to 1865, we believe they married when he was discharged. Sure hope someone can help, I am getting a headache from hitting brickwalls. Thank you very much, Charlene Tobin Rodriguez --part1_2f35227d.24f9fd0e_boundary--

Charlene -- Think perhaps you sent this to the wrong list? I don't see a Caledonia Co. connections? The towns you mention are in Chittenden Co. Cindy Walcott Grand Isle, VT -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 11:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VTCALEDO] Fwd: TOBIN, Thomas --part1_f5d4d1a7.24f9fcc0_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_f5d4d1a7.24f9fcc0_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: CRodri9794 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 21:55:06 EDT Subject: TOBIN, Thomas To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 10 Need help please, on finding my great Uncle THOMAS TOBIN, he and his family came to America from IRELAND 1855, family settled in Richmond, Bolton and Jerico, Parents: JAMES and ELLEN NASH TOBIN children: James, Anne, Mary, John, Micheal. William Henry and Thomas THOMAS was born abt. 1848 County Clare IRELAND, he settled in ST. ALBANS. Thank you very much, Charlene Tobin Rodriguez --part1_f5d4d1a7.24f9fcc0_boundary--

Have you looked at her death record? Have you looked at the actual census? Gloria Daum ----------

--part1_2f35227d.24f9fd0e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_2f35227d.24f9fd0e_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: CRodri9794 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 21:42:37 EDT Subject: FARNSWORTH AND TOBIN To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 10 I am out of ideas, please help, help. For 19 yrs I have been seeking information about my great grandmother to no avail. I have all info after she married but I really need to know her background. Please don't tell me to write to records, I have tried everywhere in Vt and NE even written to Farnsworth's I don't know. Here is what I have. These were my great grandparents: Name: SARRAH P FARNSWORTH married WILLIAM HENRY TOBIN abt 1860 supposedly in St. Johnsbury, she and Wm lived in Richmond 1860and 1870 moved to Bolton and bought land which they farmed, had 5 children: Sarah, Francis (Frank), Joseph, Thomas and Edgar. Migrated to Greenwood Nebraska about 1879. They had 1 child in NE George Sameul born 1880. Sarrah died 1882 in Greenwood, Nebraska William was born 1843 in Ireland and he served in the civil war. 1861 to 1865, we believe they married when he was discharged. Sure hope someone can help, I am getting a headache from hitting brickwalls. Thank you very much, Charlene Tobin Rodriguez --part1_2f35227d.24f9fd0e_boundary--

--part1_f5d4d1a7.24f9fcc0_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_f5d4d1a7.24f9fcc0_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: CRodri9794 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 21:55:06 EDT Subject: TOBIN, Thomas To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 10 Need help please, on finding my great Uncle THOMAS TOBIN, he and his family came to America from IRELAND 1855, family settled in Richmond, Bolton and Jerico, Parents: JAMES and ELLEN NASH TOBIN children: James, Anne, Mary, John, Micheal. William Henry and Thomas THOMAS was born abt. 1848 County Clare IRELAND, he settled in ST. ALBANS. Thank you very much, Charlene Tobin Rodriguez --part1_f5d4d1a7.24f9fcc0_boundary--

I am looking for information on my 3G grandmother Martha K. White. I don't know her birthdate, but I do know that she married Henry James Hill on 26 Nov 1846 in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT. She died before 1866 when Henry married a second time to Elizabeth Kellogg. Henry and Martha had at least two children James Albert Hill (b. 11 Sep 1849, St. Johnsbury, VT) Emma Hill (b. abt 1858) If anyone has anyy information that might link in with my line, I would love to hear from you. Thanks, Kevin Spaulding

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I am researching the following Caledonia Co. names: Desc. of Hiram Rowe, d. Peacham 1885 and Hannah Robie Desc. of Joseph Barber d. 1863 Wheelock and Polly Clark John Love, an early settler of Sheffield or Wheelock and Sarah Emerson, who dau. Mary m. Charles Barber Jeremiah Gray early settler of Wheelock, son Eliphalet b. 1799 m. Polly Allard, dau Hannah b. 1848 m. Joseph Barber Towles of Danville, Kirby, Victory, St. Johnsbury Alger in various towns. Cindy Walcott Grand Isle, VT

Sorry -- those dates are much later than the Libbys I have in my files. I checked the Libby Genealogy, and there are 4 Lougees, but all later and living in Maine. Harman Clark

Thanks Cynthia, My Caledonia ancestors migrated from Maine, Canada, Scotland, NH and MA. The names I'm searching are SMITH, CLARK, HOOPER, EMERY, WELCH, LADEAU, CUSHING, DECKER and PROPER to name a few. They were mostly from and around the Groton area. Don (If you haven't visited already, please stop by my Web Site at http://pages.cthome.net/smitty) -----Original Message----- From: Cynthia [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 1:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VTCALEDO] Re: Why Caledonia county ? Donald: This is being sent to Caledonia County because of migration patterns of the Connecticut River Valley.....many of the later generations from settlers of the earlier settlements on the Connecticut River in Conn and Mass...migrated to Vermont between 1750-1820. Surnames given in the town histories give genealogist/family researchers clues as to where their surnames may have come from , especially if they have gone back far enough to do so. Maybe your surnames didnt migrate from the areas mentioned but at a later date (.that is if you dont see them on any of the early town histories from 1633-1750 in Mass or Conn.) I am in Mass but I have numerous ancestors scattered in Windham co.,Windsor Co, and Caledonia county of Vermont and they all orginated in the early towns of Mass and Conn. As to SMITH and witchcraft......there are several descendants from this Smith of Hadley living in Vermont. As for BLISS and PARSON families.....there are descendants all over Mass and Vt and some NH as well......I got email from several of them. Hope this answers your question........ Cynthia listowner [email protected] Donald L Smith wrote: > Curious as to why this is being sent to the VTCALEDO list? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cynthia [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 1:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [VTCALEDO] Re: Witchcraft in Springfield and Hadley--another > witch...named SMITH > > Carol: > I am forwarding your email to my Conn River Valley list and the other > "sister lists" so others can see your Smith who was excuted for > witchcraft.......maybe there is another person on one of the lists that > share > your Smith name. > Cynthia > Listmanager > [email protected] > > Carol Houghton wrote: > Hello List > My 8th Grandfather was Phillip Smith of Hadley and the following is a > exerpt that I have in my files of his death "by witchcraft". > Philip SMITH - b. Apr. 30, 1632; bap. Nov. 1632, Hadleigh, Suffolk, England; > d. Jan. 10, 1684/5, Hadley, MA, being "murdered with a hideous witchcraft," > in the words of Cotton Mather. Son of Samuel SMITH and Elizabeth SMITH. > Married about 1657, Wethersfield, CT. The following extracts provide the > story > of the death of Philip SMITH. >From The Magnalia Christi > Americana, > by Cotton Mather - 1702. > Mr. Philip Smith, aged about 50 years, a son of eminently virtuous parents, > a deacon of a church in Hadley, a member of the General Court, a justice in > the County Court, a selectman for the affairs of the town, a Lieutenant of > the troop, and which crowns all, a man for devotion, sanctity, gravity, and > all that was honest, exceeding exemplary. Such a man was in the winter of > the year 1684, murdered with an hideous witchcraft, that filled all those > parts of New England, with astonishment. He was, by his office concerned > about relieving the indigences of a wretched woman in the town; who being > > > dissatisfied at some of his just cares about her, expressed herself unto > him > > in such a manner, that he declared himself thenceforth apprehensive of > > receiving mischief at her hands. Early in January, he began to be very > > valetudinarious. He shewed such weanedness from the weariness of the > world, > > etc.... While he remained yet of a sound mind, he solemnly charged his > > brother to look well after him. Be sure (said he) to have a care for > me.... > > There shall be a wonder in Hadley.... In his distress he exclaimed much > upon > > the young woman aforesaid, and others, as being seen by him in the room. > > Some of the young men in the town being out of their wits at the strange > > calamities thus upon one of their most beloved neighbors, went three or > four > > times to give disturbance unto the woman thus complained of; and all the > > while they were disturbing her, he was at ease, and slept as a weary man; > > yea, these were the only times they perceived him to take any sleep in all > > his illness. Gally pots of medicine provided for the sick man were > > unaccountably emptied: audible scratchings were made about the bed, when > his > > hands and feet lay wholly still, and were held by others. They beheld fire > > sometimes on the bed; and when the beholders began to discourse of it, it > > vanished away. Divers people actually felt something often stir in the > bed, > > at a considerable distance from the man; it seemed as big as a cat, but > they > > could never grasp it. Several trying to lean on the bed's head, tho' the > > sick man lay wholly still, the bed would shake so as to knock their heads > > uncomfortably. Mr. Smith dies; the jury that viewed his corpse found a > > swelling on one breast, his back full of bruises, and several holes that > > seemed made with awls. After the opinion of all had pronounced him dead, > his > > countenance continued as lively as if he had been alive; his eyes closed > as > > in a slumber, and his nether jaw not falling down. Thus he remained from > > Saturday morning about sunrise, till Sabbathday in the aftenoon. When > those > > who took him out of the bed, found him still warm, tho' the season was as > > cold as had almost been known in any age; and a New England winter does > not > > want for cold. But on Monday morning they found the face extremely > tumified > > and discolored. It was black and blue, and fresh blood seemed running down > > his cheek upon the hairs. Divers noises were also heard in the room where > > the corpse lay; as the clattering of chairs and stools, whereof no account > > could be given. This was the end of so good a man. > > > > >From History of Hadley, by Sylvester Judd - 1863. > > > > Mary Webster, the woman who disturbed Philip Smith, was sent to Boston, > > tried for witchcraft, and acquitted. The young men of Hadley tried an > > experiment upon her. They dragged her out of the house, hung her up until > > she was near dead, let her down, rolled her some time in the snow, and at > > last buried her in it, and there left her. But she survived, and died in > > 1696. No inhabitant of Hampshire Co. was ever executed for witchcraft. > > > > Carol Sherman Houghton > > > > Researching: Sherman, Briggs, Smith, Dexter, Carpenter, Lovejoy, > > Matthewson, Hall, Mosher in MA, RI and ME > > Houghton, Franklin, Palmer, Moore, Jewell, Rickerson in Pa, WVa, Va and NY > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > > > ============================== > > Search more than 274 MILLION NAMES and find your ancestors at > Ancestry.com! > > Get started today at http://www.ancestry.com/rootswebtext.asp

Ezra Libbey b 1882 in canada m Rose Lougee in St Johnsbury ,Vt. 1900 son Erwin Reginald Libbey any other siblings of Erwin? or Ezra? -----Original Message----- From: Harman Clark <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [VTCALEDO] Messages forwarded from other lists >Can you narrow that down to some specific names, dates, families? >Locations? > >HarmAn Clark > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kent Libbey <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 5:22 PM >Subject: Re: [VTCALEDO] Messages forwarded from other lists > > >>harmon please forward anything on Libby's to me personally if you >like Kent >>Libbey [email protected] >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Harman Clark <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 7:46 AM >>Subject: [VTCALEDO] Messages forwarded from other lists >> >> >>>Jim -- everyone who came to Caledonia Co., VT came here from >somewhere >>>else. Most who settled in Sheffield came from NH. But NH and most >>>of its counties have their own lists, and if I want data or >>>information from them, I subscribe to those lists. I really don't >>>need people forwarding NH messages to the Caledonia list. >>> If someone sees a message on another list, which pertains to a >>>SPECIFIC individual in Caledonia, I think reference to it would be >>>appropriate. But not to families. If I started forwarding every >>>message I see on the families of Berry, Gray, Chesley, Hill, Foss, >>>Libby, etc., the archives would be clogged, and delete keys would >>>neeed replacement. >>> Harman Clark >>> >>> >> >

Can you narrow that down to some specific names, dates, families? Locations? HarmAn Clark -----Original Message----- From: Kent Libbey <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [VTCALEDO] Messages forwarded from other lists >harmon please forward anything on Libby's to me personally if you like Kent >Libbey [email protected] > >-----Original Message----- >From: Harman Clark <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 7:46 AM >Subject: [VTCALEDO] Messages forwarded from other lists > > >>Jim -- everyone who came to Caledonia Co., VT came here from somewhere >>else. Most who settled in Sheffield came from NH. But NH and most >>of its counties have their own lists, and if I want data or >>information from them, I subscribe to those lists. I really don't >>need people forwarding NH messages to the Caledonia list. >> If someone sees a message on another list, which pertains to a >>SPECIFIC individual in Caledonia, I think reference to it would be >>appropriate. But not to families. If I started forwarding every >>message I see on the families of Berry, Gray, Chesley, Hill, Foss, >>Libby, etc., the archives would be clogged, and delete keys would >>neeed replacement. >> Harman Clark >> >> >

I agree with Harmon. The messages in question are forwarded from the CT River Valley list. I subscribed to the list for several weeks, and decided that it was not a good fit for my particular interests, although the listowner is very actively posting very informative messages. I decided to unsubscribe, only to find that I still got some messages from that list three times, as I belong to three Vermont mailing lists. I would prefer to see the Caledonia list focus on families that lived in the county. Cindy Walcott Grand Isle, VT At 07:45 AM 8/24/99 -0400, Harman Clark wrote: >If someone sees a message on another list, which pertains >to a SPECIFIC individual in Caledonia, I think reference >to it would be appropriate. But not to families. If I >started forwarding every message I see on the families >of Berry, Gray, Chesley, Hill, Foss, Libby, etc., the >archives would be clogged, and delete keys would neeed >replacement. > Harman Clark

Very well said! Glenna ----- Original Message ----- From: Darrell A. Martin <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 3:00 PM Subject: [VTCALEDO] Re: Forwards and cross-posts > I find that the value of forwarding (and, for that matter cross-posting) is INCREASED by the following factors: > > The original list is more specialized than the receiving list. E.g., a message forwarded from a town-specific list to a state list. > > The original list has a different subject type than the receiving list, e.g. from a surname list to a regional list. > > The message has a clear connection with the list to which forwarded. I don't think "families were known to move from County A to County B" qualifies as a clear connection, the way I intend the phrase. > > The original list is likely not known, or readily available, to the users of the list to which the message is forwarded. > > The person who forwards or cross-posts has asked the opinion of the receiving list's members before perpetrating the deed. > > An example of an excellent forwarding (which has not occurred, to my knowledge) would be one from the KNOWLTON list, kept on the Benetech corporate system (thank you, Benetech!) to the VTWINDSO-L list, containing a discussion in depth of several families connected to the Knowltons in Weathersfield, Vermont. > > ---------- > > I find that forwarded or cross-posted messages are DECREASED in value by the lack of the above-mentioned qualities, and by the following as well: > > The message is a virus alert, even if it is 24-karat solid gold accurate with platinum highlights. I'll get that information somewhere else, thank you! > > Communications garbage has not been edited out of the forwarded message. (The accretion of communications gobbledy-gook can reach such proportions that I will refuse to read past it, unless the message is from a family member. In that case, I read it but grumble back at them.) If you are reading this and don't know how to do what I am suggesting, I would be GENUINELY HAPPY to write to you explaining how to do it, and/or answer any and all questions about the process, even help you do testing if your program hides the stuff from you!!! > > The original message is mostly irrelevant to the receiving list, and the forwarding person has not edited the irrelevant portion(s), or even pointed out why the message is being forwarded and where in it to look for the connection. > > ---------- > > Given the above factors, and that I subscribe to: the Vermont list; the lists for Vermont counties Windham, Windsor, Orange, Caledonia, and Rutland; and the Connecticut River Valley list; my opinion of the recent spate of messages in question may be accurately deduced. > > I do NOT think forwarding or cross-posting should be banned outright. > > Darrell > > Darrell A. Martin > formerly of Springfield, Vermont > currently in exile in Addison, Illinois > [email protected] >

Dear Sir, I would greatly appreciate any information I could receive on the Lachance family of St. Johnsbury . My grandfather was Albert Lachance and his wife (my grandmother) was Lillian Emmons . He was born on 7-17-1891 and died 1-15-1950. My grandmother was born on 9-30-1893 and died 4-2-1982. I would like information on their parents , grandparents and great-grandparents if that is possible. I know that my grandfather's mother was Annie Lynch born -1849 and died 1923. Her parents were Charles Lynch and Mary Dougharty. My great grandfather was Peter Lachance born 1849 and died 1933. My Grandmother's parents were Alfred Emmons (1860-1930) and Zoe Castouquay (1859-1943). The information I would like is the names, birthdates, etc of children and siblings of my grandparents, and great-granparents also the same information (if possible) of my great-greatgrandparents, great-great-greatgrandparents ,etc. . Thank you very much for any help you are able to give me William LaChance ps if possible any records of gravesites as well

harmon please forward anything on Libby's to me personally if you like Kent Libbey [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Harman Clark <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 7:46 AM Subject: [VTCALEDO] Messages forwarded from other lists >Jim -- everyone who came to Caledonia Co., VT came here from somewhere >else. Most who settled in Sheffield came from NH. But NH and most >of its counties have their own lists, and if I want data or >information from them, I subscribe to those lists. I really don't >need people forwarding NH messages to the Caledonia list. > If someone sees a message on another list, which pertains to a >SPECIFIC individual in Caledonia, I think reference to it would be >appropriate. But not to families. If I started forwarding every >message I see on the families of Berry, Gray, Chesley, Hill, Foss, >Libby, etc., the archives would be clogged, and delete keys would >neeed replacement. > Harman Clark > >