Hi. I have been researching my Rich family here in St. Albans for a couple years now. I have Mitchell Rich born 1/1847 married to Mary born 8/1849. Children: Charles-born 1871, George-born 1872, Nellie b-8/1878, Fred-b-1881, Lillie-b-7/188? (illegible), Homer-b-7/1889, Willie-b-12/14/1869. Mitchell was born in Vermont, Mary born in N.Y. Mary's parents were born in Ireland. Mitchell was a mason. I got most of my information from the City Hall in St. Albans. Also some from census records at the library. So far I have not connected Mitchell and Mary to any of my family. My g-father was Edmund Rich, father Oliver. Hope this helps. Carolyn Demers > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Vlaicu57@aol.com> > To: <VTFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2000 4:49 AM > Subject: [VTFRANKL] Thomas and Mary Moss Carroll, Mitchell and Mary Carroll > Rich, St. Albans > > > > Am researching the family of Thomas Carroll and Mary Moss Carroll, who > were > > married in Canada 1837, must have lived in NY in the 1840s and 1850s, then > > settled in St Albans circa 1860. 1860 census lists children all born NY, > > Patrick 15, Michael 14, Margaret 12, Mary 10, Thomas 6, Andrew 4, William > 3 > > ms. Patrick and Michael served in the Civil War from St. Albans, Patrick > died > > in the war, his parents applied for his pension. Thomas Carroll spent time > in > > the Brattleboro Asylum, apparently could do little to support his family. > > Mary Moss Carroll died in St Albans Sept 26, 1891. Thomas died between Oct > 4 > > 1898 and March 22 1899. Can't find them in any other VT census after 1860. > > Daughter Mary married Mitchell Rich 1868 St Albans, they are listed with > > children in 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910 census of St Albans. Mary Carroll > Rich > > is listed as a widow in 1920 census, in the family of Bert and Cordelia > Plant. > > Would like to find death date and obit for Thomas Carroll, Mitchell Rich > and > > Mary Carroll Rich. Would love to know if there are still descendants of > Mary > > Carroll Rich in St Albans. > > Does anyone know if St Albans kept pauper records? Does St Albans have > city > > directories? Have tried to rent St Albans Messenger microfilm reels > through > > interlibrary loan, but no library will lend them. Any info on St Albans > would > > be greatly appreciated. > > Jim Carroll > > > > > > ==== VTFRANKL Mailing List ==== > > Please Use Your Subject Line Effectively, Do Not Recycle Them > > > > ============================== > > RootsWeb's guide to tracing family trees: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/ > > > > > > ==== VTFRANKL Mailing List ==== > Please Use Your Subject Line Effectively, Do Not Recycle Them > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ >

Aloha Carolyn, If Mary's parents were born in Ireland there is an excellent possibility that the family is Catholic. I suggest that, if you haven't done it already, you contact the "Irish" Catholic Church in St. Albans, which was established in 1847. Their address is Immaculate Conception Church, 45 Fairchild St., St. Albans, VT 05478. The week before last I spent a delightful week in St. Albans researching my French-Canadian genes and found all of the Catholic Church secretaries and city/town clerks that I met in Franklin County to be friendly and helpful. Get back to me for some other approaches if the contact with Immaculate Conception Church produces nothing. Jerry Lesperance, Aiea, Hawaii ----- Original Message ----- From: kcdemers <cdemers@together.net> To: <VTFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 1:35 AM Subject: Re: [VTFRANKL] Thomas and Mary Moss Carroll, Mitchell and Mary Carroll Rich, St. Albans > > Hi. I have been researching my Rich family here in St. Albans for a > couple years now. I have Mitchell Rich born 1/1847 married to Mary born > 8/1849. Children: Charles-born 1871, George-born 1872, Nellie b-8/1878, > Fred-b-1881, Lillie-b-7/188? (illegible), Homer-b-7/1889, > Willie-b-12/14/1869. > Mitchell was born in Vermont, Mary born in N.Y. Mary's parents were born in > Ireland. Mitchell was a mason. > I got most of my information from the City Hall in St. Albans. Also some > from census records at the library. So far I have not connected Mitchell > and Mary to any of my family. My g-father was Edmund Rich, father Oliver. > Hope this helps. Carolyn Demers