Hey genea-philes, it's Saturday Night - time for more Genealogy Fun!
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:
1) If you found a bottle on the shore, and it had a genea-genie in it, and rubbed it and you had ONE WISH to make about your genealogy and family history research, what would it be?
2) Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or in a comment or note on Facebook.
Here's mine:
It was hard to choose just one, of course.
Based on the desire for more research excitement in my genealogy life, I WISH for a clear definition of the parents of Devier J. Lamphier Smith (1839-1894). I've done a lot of work on Devier, but when I found that he was adopted by Ranslow Smith (per Ranslow's will in 1866, and Devier's name change in 1866 according to the Wisconsin state legislative acts), that stopped my Smith research cold. I had the Smith line two more generations back, the Bell line two more generations back, and the Bresee line went back into colonial Dutch New York, and I "lost" many ancestral families when I found the adoption records.
The adoption almost certainly occurred in Jefferson County, New York in the 1839 to 1843 time period. There were several Lamphier (and variant spellings) families residing in towns near to Henderson where the Smith family resided. The Lamphier line goes back into colonial Rhode Island, and there may be interesting family histories in the collateral surnames too.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Surname Saturday - READ (England > MA)
It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week. I am up to number 129, who is Sarah Read (ca 1736-1809), one of my 5th-great-grandparents. This post starts my 5th great-grandmothers on Surname Saturday! [Note: The 5th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts]
My ancestral line back through five generations of READ families is:
1. Randall J. Seaver
2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)
4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)
8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)
16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1827-1884)
32. Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825)
33. Abigail Gates (1797-1869)
64. Benjamin Seaver (1757-1816)
65. Martha Whitney (1764-1832)
128. Norman Seaver, born about 1734 in Framingham, Middlesex County, MA; died 31 July 1787 in Westminster, Worcester County, MA. He was the son of 256. Robert Seaver and 257. Eunice Rayment. He married 14 March 1755 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, MA.
129. Sarah Read, born 28 December 1736 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, MA; died before 03 January 1809 in Westminster, Worcester County, MA.
Children of Norman Seaver and Sarah Read are: Eunice Seaver (1755-1810); Benjamin Seaver (1757-1816); Sarah Seaver (1759-1833); Joseph Seaver (1761-????); Isaac Seaver (1763-????); Ethan Seaver (1765-1823); Daniel Seaver (1767-????); Heman Seaver (1769-1835); Luther Seaver (1771-????); Leafe Seaver (1774-1795); Asahel Reed Seaver (1775-1849); Faitha Seaver (1777-????); Lucinda Seaver (1780-1844).
258. Isaac Read, born 23 February 1703/04 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA; died 28 May 1780 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. He married 11 February 1729/30 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA.
259. Experience Willis, born before 10 April 1709 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA; died 06 August 1787 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. She was the daughter of 518. Samuel Willis and 519. Susannah Gleason.
Children of Isaac Read and Experience Willis are: Isaac Read (1731-1759); Jacob Read (1732-1797); Experience Read (1734-????); Sarah Read (1736-1809); Samuel Read (1740-????); Mary Read (1741-1831); Ruth Read (1743-1812); Samuel Read (1745-1780); Lois Read (1747-1814); Eunice Read (1750-????); Asahel Reed (1753-1775).
512. Thomas Read, born 22 May 1678 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA; died 01 May 1755 in probably Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. He married 03 March 1701/02 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
513. Mary Bigelow, born 12 September 1677 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died 21 February 1707/08 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. She was the daughter of 1026. Samuel Bigelow and 1027. Mary Flagg.
Children of Thomas Read and Mary Bigelow are: Nathaniel Read (1702-????); Isaac Read (1704-1780); Katherine Read (1707-????).
1024. Thomas Read, born about 1653 in probably Sudbury, Middlesex, MA; died about 1733 in probably Oxford, Worcester, MA. He married 30 May 1677 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA.
1025. Mary Goodrich, born 15 December 1650 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT; died 02 October 1724 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. She was the daughter of 2050. John Goodrich and 2051. Elizabeth.
Children of Thomas Read and Mary Goodrich are: Thomas Read (1678-1755); Mary Read (1679-????); Rachel Read (1682-????); Nathaniel Read (1684-????); Elizabeth Read (1687-????); Hannah Read (1689-1691); Joseph Read (1695-1731).
2048. Thomas Read, born before 19 October 1627 in Colchester, Essex, ENGLAND; died 13 September 1701 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. He was the son of 4096. Thomas Read and 4097. Rachel. He married before 1653 in probably ENGLAND.
2049. Katherine, born about 1628 in ENGLAND; died 26 September 1677 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA.
Child of Thomas Read and Katherine is: Thomas Read (1653-1733).
I'm back on the Seaver side of the Ancestral Name List (Tamura Jones calls it the Ahnenlist, not an Ahnentafel) and will be for quite awhile.
Any READ cousins reading this blog post? I would sure like to know what happened to #1024, Thomas Read who married Mary Goodrich!
My ancestral line back through five generations of READ families is:
1. Randall J. Seaver
2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)
4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)
8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)
16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1827-1884)
32. Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825)
33. Abigail Gates (1797-1869)
64. Benjamin Seaver (1757-1816)
65. Martha Whitney (1764-1832)
128. Norman Seaver, born about 1734 in Framingham, Middlesex County, MA; died 31 July 1787 in Westminster, Worcester County, MA. He was the son of 256. Robert Seaver and 257. Eunice Rayment. He married 14 March 1755 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, MA.
129. Sarah Read, born 28 December 1736 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, MA; died before 03 January 1809 in Westminster, Worcester County, MA.
Children of Norman Seaver and Sarah Read are: Eunice Seaver (1755-1810); Benjamin Seaver (1757-1816); Sarah Seaver (1759-1833); Joseph Seaver (1761-????); Isaac Seaver (1763-????); Ethan Seaver (1765-1823); Daniel Seaver (1767-????); Heman Seaver (1769-1835); Luther Seaver (1771-????); Leafe Seaver (1774-1795); Asahel Reed Seaver (1775-1849); Faitha Seaver (1777-????); Lucinda Seaver (1780-1844).
258. Isaac Read, born 23 February 1703/04 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA; died 28 May 1780 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. He married 11 February 1729/30 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA.
259. Experience Willis, born before 10 April 1709 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA; died 06 August 1787 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. She was the daughter of 518. Samuel Willis and 519. Susannah Gleason.
Children of Isaac Read and Experience Willis are: Isaac Read (1731-1759); Jacob Read (1732-1797); Experience Read (1734-????); Sarah Read (1736-1809); Samuel Read (1740-????); Mary Read (1741-1831); Ruth Read (1743-1812); Samuel Read (1745-1780); Lois Read (1747-1814); Eunice Read (1750-????); Asahel Reed (1753-1775).
512. Thomas Read, born 22 May 1678 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA; died 01 May 1755 in probably Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. He married 03 March 1701/02 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
513. Mary Bigelow, born 12 September 1677 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died 21 February 1707/08 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. She was the daughter of 1026. Samuel Bigelow and 1027. Mary Flagg.
Children of Thomas Read and Mary Bigelow are: Nathaniel Read (1702-????); Isaac Read (1704-1780); Katherine Read (1707-????).
1024. Thomas Read, born about 1653 in probably Sudbury, Middlesex, MA; died about 1733 in probably Oxford, Worcester, MA. He married 30 May 1677 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA.
1025. Mary Goodrich, born 15 December 1650 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT; died 02 October 1724 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. She was the daughter of 2050. John Goodrich and 2051. Elizabeth.
Children of Thomas Read and Mary Goodrich are: Thomas Read (1678-1755); Mary Read (1679-????); Rachel Read (1682-????); Nathaniel Read (1684-????); Elizabeth Read (1687-????); Hannah Read (1689-1691); Joseph Read (1695-1731).
2048. Thomas Read, born before 19 October 1627 in Colchester, Essex, ENGLAND; died 13 September 1701 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. He was the son of 4096. Thomas Read and 4097. Rachel. He married before 1653 in probably ENGLAND.
2049. Katherine, born about 1628 in ENGLAND; died 26 September 1677 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA.
Child of Thomas Read and Katherine is: Thomas Read (1653-1733).
I'm back on the Seaver side of the Ancestral Name List (Tamura Jones calls it the Ahnenlist, not an Ahnentafel) and will be for quite awhile.
Any READ cousins reading this blog post? I would sure like to know what happened to #1024, Thomas Read who married Mary Goodrich!
Friday, November 5, 2010
New "Digging for Answers" Column in Online Graveyard Rabbit Journal
Gale Wale has posted my latest "Digging for Answers" column in the current Online Graveyard Rabbit Journal. The question asked was:
"Why are bodies buried facing certain directions (east-west, north-south, etc.), or in certain attitudes (head up, head down, etc.)?"
Read the answer in the column. Did you already know the answer?
If you have questions concerning cemeteries and burials, please ask! Contact Gale Wall through http://www.contact-gyra.blogspot.com/.
The current edition of the Online Graveyard Rabbit Journal includes columns on:
* A Rabbit's Review 10/28/2010 -- "Pioneer Cemeteries Sculpture Gardens of the Old West, By Annette Stott," written by LisaMary Wichowski.
* International Rabbit 10/21/2010 -- "Rented Graves," written by Hank Van Kampen.
* A Rabbit's Tale 10/14/2010 -- "Random Acts in the Cemetery," written by Joe Whitfield
* Photo Monument 10/7/2010 -- "Memento Mori," written by Gale Wall
* Tech T.I.P. 9/30/2010 -- "Create a Cemetery Virtual Tour," written by Denise Barrett Olson
* The History Hare - 9/23/2010 -- "Unearthing a Cemetery History," written by footnoteMaven.
* Graveyard Guru 9/16/2010 -- The Many Symbols [of] Freemasonry," written by Stephanie Lincecum
"Why are bodies buried facing certain directions (east-west, north-south, etc.), or in certain attitudes (head up, head down, etc.)?"
Read the answer in the column. Did you already know the answer?
If you have questions concerning cemeteries and burials, please ask! Contact Gale Wall through http://www.contact-gyra.blogspot.com/.
The current edition of the Online Graveyard Rabbit Journal includes columns on:
* A Rabbit's Review 10/28/2010 -- "Pioneer Cemeteries Sculpture Gardens of the Old West, By Annette Stott," written by LisaMary Wichowski.
* International Rabbit 10/21/2010 -- "Rented Graves," written by Hank Van Kampen.
* A Rabbit's Tale 10/14/2010 -- "Random Acts in the Cemetery," written by Joe Whitfield
* Photo Monument 10/7/2010 -- "Memento Mori," written by Gale Wall
* Tech T.I.P. 9/30/2010 -- "Create a Cemetery Virtual Tour," written by Denise Barrett Olson
* The History Hare - 9/23/2010 -- "Unearthing a Cemetery History," written by footnoteMaven.
* Graveyard Guru 9/16/2010 -- The Many Symbols [of] Freemasonry," written by Stephanie Lincecum
Jane (Haslam) (Bury) Morley (1780-1834) Summary
Jane Haslam was baptized 20 August 1780 in St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England, the eldest child of James and Betty (Harrison) Haslam. (Source: English Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, online database on http://beta.familysearch.org/, original data accessible on FHL Microfilms, Jane Haslam, baptized 20 August 1780 in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, daughter of James Haslam (of Haulgh) and Betty Haslam (of Haulgh); citing FHL BRITISH Film 1,966,743.)
She married (1) Robert Bury on 28 November 1798 in St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors. The marriage record in the Parish Register is (the bottom entry):
(Source: 1587-1838, (originals filmed by Manchester Public Libraries, 1958), Marriages, 1792-1816 - FHL BRITISH Film [559,180]; Year 1798, Page 333, No. 1332, "Robert Bury of this parish Weaver and Jane Haslam of this parish spinster were married in this church by banns this twenty-eighth day of Nov in the year one thousand seven hundred ninety-eight by me T. Totolds.")
Robert and Jane (Haslam) Bury had at least one child:
i. Ann Bury, baptized 7 March 1799 in St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors. There are no death records for an Ann Bury in Bolton-le-Moors through 1820. She may be the Ann Bury that married Ralph Morris on 10 February 1823, or the one that married Thomas Yates on 26 October 1823, or James Fairclough on 2 January 1826, all in St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire.
Robert Bury died before 1806.
Jane (Haslam) Bury married Thomas Morley on 29 September 1806 in St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire. There marriage record is shown below (top entry):
Source: Church of England, St. Peter's Church (Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire), Parish registers for St. Peter's, Bolton-le-Moors, 1587-1838, (originals filmed by Manchester Public Libraries, 1958), Marriages, 1792-1816 - FHL BRITISH Film [559,180]; Year 1806, Page 262, No. 1043, "Thomas Morley of this parish weaver and Jane Bury of this parish Widow were married in this church by Banns this Twenty-ninth day of Sept in the Year One Thousand eight Hundred and Six by me Geo. Bancroft Vicar."
Thomas and Jane (Haslam) (Bury) Morley had at least two children born in Bolton le Moors and baptized in St. Peter's Church:
ii. James Morley, baptized 19 November 1809. He may be the James that married Catharine Murray on 30 March 1831 in St. Peter's Church, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire.
iii. Robert Morley, baptized 2 February 1815. He may be the Robert that was buried 3 May 1835 in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire.
Thomas Morley may have died in Little Bolton, Lancashire and been buried on 7 August 1814, age 34, in Bolton le Moors, Lancashire. (Source: English Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, online database on http://beta.familysearch.org/, original data accessible on FHL Microfilms, Thomas Morley, male, age 34, burial 7 August 1814, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, citing FHL BRITISH Film 1,966,408.)
Jane Morley had at least two more children out of wedlock. They were baptized at St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors:
iv. Leah Morley, baptized 25 December 1821. No further information known.
v. Rachel Morley, baptized 25 December 1821. (Source: Church of England, St. Peter's Church (Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire), Parish registers for St. Peter's, Bolton-le-Moors, 1587-1838, (originals filmed by Manchester Public Libraries, 1958), Baptisms, 1817-1827 - on FHL BRITISH Film [559,177]. Year 1821: page 229, 25 Dec 1821. Rachel, daughter of Jane Morley, resides Little Bolton, widow.)
Rachel married Alexander Whittle on 17 August 1840 in St. Peter's Church in Bolton le Moors (Source: Church of England, Parish Church of Bolton-le-Moors, Parish registers for Bolton-le-Moors [Lancashire], 1590-1974, Marriages 1837-1841 - FHL BRITISH Film [1966480], 1840: No. 309, 17th August 1840)
"Alexander Whittle (full age, Bachelor, Sawyer, King St., father: Alexander Whittle, sawyer)
Rachel Morley (Minor, Spinster, Lum St., illegitimate)."
Jane Morley died, age 53, a resident of Little Bolton, Lancashire, and was buried in Bolton le Moors on 2 July 1834. Her death record in the St. Peter's Church, Bolton le Moors, parish register is here (second entry down the page):
(Source: Church of England, Parish Church of Bolton-le-Moors, Parish registers for Bolton-le-Moors [Lancashire], 1590-1974, Burials, 1826-1838 - FHL BRITISH Film [559,184], Burials 1834: page 15, No. 114, Jane Morley, Abode: Little Bolton, Buried: July 2, 1834, Age: 53.)
While I don't have images of the actual parish record entries for the first three children of Jane (Haslam) (Bury) Morley, their baptisms are all recorded in the St. Peter's Church parish registers, as noted in the English Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 collection on FamilySearch Beta. Likewise, the (potential) Marriages are noted in the English Marriages, 1538-1973 collection on FamilySearch Beta. Potential burials were searched in the English Deaths and Burials, 1538-1990 collection on FamilySearch Beta.
There is no guarantee that all of the baptisms, marriages and burials that occurred in St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors were recorded, or that Bury and Morley children were recorded in parishes other than St. Peter's. However, the St. Peter's parish registers that I recently reviewed seem fairly complete with no ranges of skipped dates.
This exercise shows the value and ease of finding English parish records for christening, marriage and burial in the large FamilySearch Beta collections. In the case of Bolton le Moors, the parish records extend past the mid-1837 start of Civil Registration. However, it is difficult to piece families together using these databases, or the actual parish registers, due to the seeming lack of records for vital events, and the lack of parents names in the marriage and burial records.
If an English records expert has ideas on how to find more information, their counsel would be welcome!
She married (1) Robert Bury on 28 November 1798 in St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors. The marriage record in the Parish Register is (the bottom entry):
(Source: 1587-1838, (originals filmed by Manchester Public Libraries, 1958), Marriages, 1792-1816 - FHL BRITISH Film [559,180]; Year 1798, Page 333, No. 1332, "Robert Bury of this parish Weaver and Jane Haslam of this parish spinster were married in this church by banns this twenty-eighth day of Nov in the year one thousand seven hundred ninety-eight by me T. Totolds.")
Robert and Jane (Haslam) Bury had at least one child:
i. Ann Bury, baptized 7 March 1799 in St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors. There are no death records for an Ann Bury in Bolton-le-Moors through 1820. She may be the Ann Bury that married Ralph Morris on 10 February 1823, or the one that married Thomas Yates on 26 October 1823, or James Fairclough on 2 January 1826, all in St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire.
Robert Bury died before 1806.
Jane (Haslam) Bury married Thomas Morley on 29 September 1806 in St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire. There marriage record is shown below (top entry):
Source: Church of England, St. Peter's Church (Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire), Parish registers for St. Peter's, Bolton-le-Moors, 1587-1838, (originals filmed by Manchester Public Libraries, 1958), Marriages, 1792-1816 - FHL BRITISH Film [559,180]; Year 1806, Page 262, No. 1043, "Thomas Morley of this parish weaver and Jane Bury of this parish Widow were married in this church by Banns this Twenty-ninth day of Sept in the Year One Thousand eight Hundred and Six by me Geo. Bancroft Vicar."
Thomas and Jane (Haslam) (Bury) Morley had at least two children born in Bolton le Moors and baptized in St. Peter's Church:
ii. James Morley, baptized 19 November 1809. He may be the James that married Catharine Murray on 30 March 1831 in St. Peter's Church, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire.
iii. Robert Morley, baptized 2 February 1815. He may be the Robert that was buried 3 May 1835 in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire.
Thomas Morley may have died in Little Bolton, Lancashire and been buried on 7 August 1814, age 34, in Bolton le Moors, Lancashire. (Source: English Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, online database on http://beta.familysearch.org/, original data accessible on FHL Microfilms, Thomas Morley, male, age 34, burial 7 August 1814, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, citing FHL BRITISH Film 1,966,408.)
Jane Morley had at least two more children out of wedlock. They were baptized at St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors:
iv. Leah Morley, baptized 25 December 1821. No further information known.
v. Rachel Morley, baptized 25 December 1821. (Source: Church of England, St. Peter's Church (Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire), Parish registers for St. Peter's, Bolton-le-Moors, 1587-1838, (originals filmed by Manchester Public Libraries, 1958), Baptisms, 1817-1827 - on FHL BRITISH Film [559,177]. Year 1821: page 229, 25 Dec 1821. Rachel, daughter of Jane Morley, resides Little Bolton, widow.)
Rachel married Alexander Whittle on 17 August 1840 in St. Peter's Church in Bolton le Moors (Source: Church of England, Parish Church of Bolton-le-Moors, Parish registers for Bolton-le-Moors [Lancashire], 1590-1974, Marriages 1837-1841 - FHL BRITISH Film [1966480], 1840: No. 309, 17th August 1840)
"Alexander Whittle (full age, Bachelor, Sawyer, King St., father: Alexander Whittle, sawyer)
Rachel Morley (Minor, Spinster, Lum St., illegitimate)."
Jane Morley died, age 53, a resident of Little Bolton, Lancashire, and was buried in Bolton le Moors on 2 July 1834. Her death record in the St. Peter's Church, Bolton le Moors, parish register is here (second entry down the page):
(Source: Church of England, Parish Church of Bolton-le-Moors, Parish registers for Bolton-le-Moors [Lancashire], 1590-1974, Burials, 1826-1838 - FHL BRITISH Film [559,184], Burials 1834: page 15, No. 114, Jane Morley, Abode: Little Bolton, Buried: July 2, 1834, Age: 53.)
While I don't have images of the actual parish record entries for the first three children of Jane (Haslam) (Bury) Morley, their baptisms are all recorded in the St. Peter's Church parish registers, as noted in the English Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 collection on FamilySearch Beta. Likewise, the (potential) Marriages are noted in the English Marriages, 1538-1973 collection on FamilySearch Beta. Potential burials were searched in the English Deaths and Burials, 1538-1990 collection on FamilySearch Beta.
There is no guarantee that all of the baptisms, marriages and burials that occurred in St. Peter's Church in Bolton-le-Moors were recorded, or that Bury and Morley children were recorded in parishes other than St. Peter's. However, the St. Peter's parish registers that I recently reviewed seem fairly complete with no ranges of skipped dates.
This exercise shows the value and ease of finding English parish records for christening, marriage and burial in the large FamilySearch Beta collections. In the case of Bolton le Moors, the parish records extend past the mid-1837 start of Civil Registration. However, it is difficult to piece families together using these databases, or the actual parish registers, due to the seeming lack of records for vital events, and the lack of parents names in the marriage and burial records.
If an English records expert has ideas on how to find more information, their counsel would be welcome!
NGS Quarterly - September 2010 Table of Contents
The September 2010 issue (Volume 98, Number 3) of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly came last week and it has four interesting articles about challenging research problems. The Table of Contents includes:
* page 165 - Dora Luhr's Hannover Origin: A Case of Conflicting Direct Evidence, by F. Warren Bittner.
* page 177 - Who Were the Parents of Charlotte Ann Williams of Flint, Michigan? A Death Certificate with a Half-Truth, by Allen R. Peterson, CG.
* page 189 - Proving the Parentage of John Bettis: Immigrant Ancestor of Bettis Families in Vermont, by David S. Ouimette, CG.
* page 211 - Explaining Errors: Three Deaths or Only One on 2 July 1850 at Temple, New Hampshire, by Paul Friday.
The Reviews section includes:
* Nancy C. Frantel, Richmond, Virginia, Uncovered: The Record of Slaves and Free Blacks Listed in the City Sergeant Jail Register, 1841-1846. Westminster, MD., Heritage Books, Inc., 2010.
* Ruth Ann (Abels) Hager, Dred & Harriet Scott: Their Family Story. St. Louis, MO, St. Louis County Library, 2010.
* Leslie Albrecht Huber, The Journey Takers. Amherst, MA, Foundation Books, 2010.
* Kennis Kim, Conserving, Preserving and Restoring Your Heritage. Toronto, Ont., Dundern Press, 2010.
* Linda H. Matthews, Middling Folk: Three Seas, Three Centuries, One Scots-Irish Family. Chicago, IL, Chicago Review Press, 2010.
* Brenda Dougall Merriman, Genealogical Standards of Evidence: A Guide for Family Historians. Toronto, Ont., Ontario Genealogical Society, 2010.
* Shirley J. Riemer, Roger P. Minert, Jennifer A. Anderson, The German Research Companion, 3rd. Ed. Sacramento, CA, Lorelei Press, 2010.
* Frazine K. Taylor, Researching African American Genealogy in Alabama: A Resource Guide. Monrgomery, AL, New South Books, 2008.
* Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Genealogy and the Law in Canada. Toronto, Ont., Dundern Press, 2010.
* page 165 - Dora Luhr's Hannover Origin: A Case of Conflicting Direct Evidence, by F. Warren Bittner.
* page 177 - Who Were the Parents of Charlotte Ann Williams of Flint, Michigan? A Death Certificate with a Half-Truth, by Allen R. Peterson, CG.
* page 189 - Proving the Parentage of John Bettis: Immigrant Ancestor of Bettis Families in Vermont, by David S. Ouimette, CG.
* page 211 - Explaining Errors: Three Deaths or Only One on 2 July 1850 at Temple, New Hampshire, by Paul Friday.
The Reviews section includes:
* Nancy C. Frantel, Richmond, Virginia, Uncovered: The Record of Slaves and Free Blacks Listed in the City Sergeant Jail Register, 1841-1846. Westminster, MD., Heritage Books, Inc., 2010.
* Ruth Ann (Abels) Hager, Dred & Harriet Scott: Their Family Story. St. Louis, MO, St. Louis County Library, 2010.
* Leslie Albrecht Huber, The Journey Takers. Amherst, MA, Foundation Books, 2010.
* Kennis Kim, Conserving, Preserving and Restoring Your Heritage. Toronto, Ont., Dundern Press, 2010.
* Linda H. Matthews, Middling Folk: Three Seas, Three Centuries, One Scots-Irish Family. Chicago, IL, Chicago Review Press, 2010.
* Brenda Dougall Merriman, Genealogical Standards of Evidence: A Guide for Family Historians. Toronto, Ont., Ontario Genealogical Society, 2010.
* Shirley J. Riemer, Roger P. Minert, Jennifer A. Anderson, The German Research Companion, 3rd. Ed. Sacramento, CA, Lorelei Press, 2010.
* Frazine K. Taylor, Researching African American Genealogy in Alabama: A Resource Guide. Monrgomery, AL, New South Books, 2008.
* Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Genealogy and the Law in Canada. Toronto, Ont., Dundern Press, 2010.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Elizabeth Whittle's Baptismal Record In Lancashire
In The Children of Alexander and Rachel Whittle - Elizabeth, I noted that I'd found the birth and baptism record of Elizabeth Whittle, born on 1 June 1839, and baptized 14 July 1839, in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England (English Births and Christenings, 1538-1991, (Database on http://beta.familysearch.org/, accessible on FHL Microfilms).
While I was in Salt Lake City two weeks ago, I obtained a copy of the Parish Register page with this record:
The source citation for this record is:
Church of England, Parish Church of Bolton-le-Moors, Parish registers for Bolton-le-Moors [Lancashire], 1590-1974, Baptisms 1836-1842 - FHL BRITISH Film [1,966,402], Page 5, No. 39, Elizabeth Morley.
The particulars of this record include:
[Heading] Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Bolton le Moors in the County of Lancaster in the Year 18 39.
No. 39
When Baptized: July 14
Child's Christian Name: Elizabeth, Dau. of
Parent's Name, Christian - Surname: Rachel Morley
Abode: Little Bolton
Quality, Trade or Profession: Spinster
By whom the ceremony was performed: P.R. Robin, Curate.
The baptism record does not include a birth date. That was likely provided on the Civil Registration form filled out by the parent or the curate. Elizabeth Morley was born over one year before her mother, Rachel Morley, married Alexander Whittle, so it is unknown whether Alexander was the father or not. By the time of their emigration to Australia in 1841, she was named Elizabeth Whittle.
This is an Image Copy of an Original Source record, and is Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the Baptism (but not the birth) of Elizabeth Morley, known later as Elizabeth Whittle.
While I was in Salt Lake City two weeks ago, I obtained a copy of the Parish Register page with this record:
The source citation for this record is:
Church of England, Parish Church of Bolton-le-Moors, Parish registers for Bolton-le-Moors [Lancashire], 1590-1974, Baptisms 1836-1842 - FHL BRITISH Film [1,966,402], Page 5, No. 39, Elizabeth Morley.
The particulars of this record include:
[Heading] Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Bolton le Moors in the County of Lancaster in the Year 18 39.
No. 39
When Baptized: July 14
Child's Christian Name: Elizabeth, Dau. of
Parent's Name, Christian - Surname: Rachel Morley
Abode: Little Bolton
Quality, Trade or Profession: Spinster
By whom the ceremony was performed: P.R. Robin, Curate.
The baptism record does not include a birth date. That was likely provided on the Civil Registration form filled out by the parent or the curate. Elizabeth Morley was born over one year before her mother, Rachel Morley, married Alexander Whittle, so it is unknown whether Alexander was the father or not. By the time of their emigration to Australia in 1841, she was named Elizabeth Whittle.
This is an Image Copy of an Original Source record, and is Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the Baptism (but not the birth) of Elizabeth Morley, known later as Elizabeth Whittle.
Family Tree Maker for Mac software restrictions and discounts
The press release for the Family Tree Maker for Mac software arrived this morning - you can read it on many genea-blogs - e.g., here. The price is $69.95 retail from the Ancestry Store here.
There is more information, and comments from users about features and problems for FTM for Mac, on the Ancestry.com blog post Family Tree Maker for Mac is Here!
Apparently, this version of Family Tree Maker for Mac is similar to Family Tree Maker 2010 for Windows, so Family Tree Maker 2011 has more features than the FTM for Mac just released.
There are also some hardware and software restrictions - the computer must be an Intel-based Mac running OSX 10.5 or later. If you have a Mac without these features, you should check with Ancestry.com before buying Family Tree Maker for Mac.
Why is the price for FTM for Mac so high, relative to FTM 2011 for Windows (retail $39.95)? Probably because the market is relatively small compared to the Windows market, and the major competitor, Reunion 9 by Leister Productions, sells retail for $99 here. It will be interesting to see if a price war occurs in the Mac market for genealogy software.
I went shopping to see what might be found at a discount. Amazon offers Family Tree Maker for Mac for $99.99, which includes a 6-month subscription to Ancestry.com (probably the U.S. Deluxe). That is a pretty good deal - a retail 6-month subscription would be almost that much by itself (two three-month subscriptions is $101.70 retail). If you already have an Ancestry subscription, you can probably add on the 6 months with a call to Ancestry.com.
For Windows users, http://www.nothingbutsoftware.com/ offers Family Tree Maker 2010 Deluxe (3-month U.S. Deluxe Ancestry.com subscription) for $54.95. A good deal if you want the software and an Ancestry subscription.
Presently, Amazon.com also offers Family Tree Maker 2011 Essentials (for Windows) for $32.99 (1-month Ancestry.com), FTM 2011 Deluxe for $59.99 (3-months Ancestry.com) and FTM 2011 Platinum for $75.99 (no Ancestry.com subscription, extra copy of FTM 2011 for a friend).
There is more information, and comments from users about features and problems for FTM for Mac, on the Ancestry.com blog post Family Tree Maker for Mac is Here!
Apparently, this version of Family Tree Maker for Mac is similar to Family Tree Maker 2010 for Windows, so Family Tree Maker 2011 has more features than the FTM for Mac just released.
There are also some hardware and software restrictions - the computer must be an Intel-based Mac running OSX 10.5 or later. If you have a Mac without these features, you should check with Ancestry.com before buying Family Tree Maker for Mac.
Why is the price for FTM for Mac so high, relative to FTM 2011 for Windows (retail $39.95)? Probably because the market is relatively small compared to the Windows market, and the major competitor, Reunion 9 by Leister Productions, sells retail for $99 here. It will be interesting to see if a price war occurs in the Mac market for genealogy software.
I went shopping to see what might be found at a discount. Amazon offers Family Tree Maker for Mac for $99.99, which includes a 6-month subscription to Ancestry.com (probably the U.S. Deluxe). That is a pretty good deal - a retail 6-month subscription would be almost that much by itself (two three-month subscriptions is $101.70 retail). If you already have an Ancestry subscription, you can probably add on the 6 months with a call to Ancestry.com.
For Windows users, http://www.nothingbutsoftware.com/ offers Family Tree Maker 2010 Deluxe (3-month U.S. Deluxe Ancestry.com subscription) for $54.95. A good deal if you want the software and an Ancestry subscription.
Presently, Amazon.com also offers Family Tree Maker 2011 Essentials (for Windows) for $32.99 (1-month Ancestry.com), FTM 2011 Deluxe for $59.99 (3-months Ancestry.com) and FTM 2011 Platinum for $75.99 (no Ancestry.com subscription, extra copy of FTM 2011 for a friend).
Treasure Chest Thursday - Lucretia (Smith) Seaver's Death Record
It's Treasure Chest Thursday - time to share an artifact or a document image from my collection of ancestral stuff.
I scanned the 16 papers in the Civil War Pension File of my great-great-granfather, Isaac Seaver (1823-1901) during Scanfest on 31 October, and one of the documents included in the file was the death record of Isaac's second wife, Lucretia Townsend (Smith) Seaver (1827-1884). Isaac's third wife, Alvina Matilda (Bradley) (Lewis) Seaver had to prove that she was the only one of Isaac's wives living, so she sent away for, and received, death records for the first two wives.
Here is Lucretia Townsend (Smith) Seaver's death record, obtained by Alvina in 1901 from the Leominster, Massachusetts Town Clerk's office:
The information on this "Transcription from Death Records" includes:
* Name of Deceased: Lucretia D. Seaver
* Residence: Leominster, Mass.
* Date of Death: March 24, 1884
* Name of Husband: [not recorded]
* Age: 56 years, 6 months, 18 days
* Place of Death: Leominster, Mass.
* Sex: Female
* Married, Single, or widowed: Married
* Occupation: None
* Birthplace: Medfield
* Father's Name: Alpheus Smith
* Mother's Maiden Name: Elizabeth D.
* Disease, or Cause of Death: Abscess
* Place of Interment: Leominster
* Birthplace of Father: [not recorded]
* Birthplace of Mother: [not recorded]
Charles A. Joslin, Town Clerk of Leominster, attested on the 29th of March 1901 that this was a true copy of the death records, which appeared on the Records of the Town of Leominster, Volume 14, Page 164. A Justice of the Peace signed the record.
I thought this was interesting to see how the format of a death record provided in 1901 looks significantly different to that which are provided in more recent times.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
The Marriage Record of Alexander Whittle and Rachel Morley in 1840
Previously, I found the online database entry (in the English Marriages, 1538-1973 collection on FamilySearch Beta) for Alexander Whittle and Rachel Morley in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire on 17 August 1840. I also found the certain entry in the English Civil Registration for Marriages in 3rd Quarter of 1840 on the http://FreeBMD.org.uk website.
While I was in Salt Lake City two weeks ago, I obtained an image of the actual parish register record of this marriage.
The source citation for this record is:
Church of England, Parish Church of Bolton-le-Moors, Parish registers for Bolton-le-Moors [Lancashire], 1590-1974, Marriages 1837-1841 - FHL BRITISH Film [1966480], 1840: No. 309, Alexander Whittle and Rachel Morley.
The particulars from the entry in the parish records include (underlined items are handwritten):
1840. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Bolton le Moors in the County of Lancaster.
No: 309
When Married: 17th August 1840
Name and Surname (Groom): Alexander Whittle
Age (Groom): full age
Condition (Groom): Bachelor
Rank or Profession (Groom): Sawyer
Residence at the Time of Marriage (Groom): King St.
Name and Surname of Father (Groom) : Alexander Whittle
Rank or Profession of Father (Groom): Sawyer
Name and Surname (Bride): Rachel Morley
Age (Bride): Minor
Condition (Bride): Spinster
Rank or Profession (Bride): ----
Residence at the Time of Marriage (Bride): Lum St.
Name and Surname of Father (Bride) : Illegitimate
Rank or Profession of Father (Bride): ----
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies in the established church After Banns by me, P.R.Robin, Curate.
This Marriage was solemnized between us, /s/ Alexander Whittle, Rachel Morley her /X/ Mark
In the Presence of us, /s/ James Ganoe [??], /s/ James Systrot
This is an Image Copy of an Original Source record written by the curate that performed the marriage very soon after the event. It is Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the marriage. From an evidence standpoint, it doesn't get much better than this.
Because I knew the date, it was relatively easy to find this record on the microfilm. This church performed many marriages each year - this was number 309 in 1840 in mid-August, so there were probably about 500 to 550 marriages in the entire year.
While I was in Salt Lake City two weeks ago, I obtained an image of the actual parish register record of this marriage.
The source citation for this record is:
Church of England, Parish Church of Bolton-le-Moors, Parish registers for Bolton-le-Moors [Lancashire], 1590-1974, Marriages 1837-1841 - FHL BRITISH Film [1966480], 1840: No. 309, Alexander Whittle and Rachel Morley.
The particulars from the entry in the parish records include (underlined items are handwritten):
1840. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Bolton le Moors in the County of Lancaster.
No: 309
When Married: 17th August 1840
Name and Surname (Groom): Alexander Whittle
Age (Groom): full age
Condition (Groom): Bachelor
Rank or Profession (Groom): Sawyer
Residence at the Time of Marriage (Groom): King St.
Name and Surname of Father (Groom) : Alexander Whittle
Rank or Profession of Father (Groom): Sawyer
Name and Surname (Bride): Rachel Morley
Age (Bride): Minor
Condition (Bride): Spinster
Rank or Profession (Bride): ----
Residence at the Time of Marriage (Bride): Lum St.
Name and Surname of Father (Bride) : Illegitimate
Rank or Profession of Father (Bride): ----
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies in the established church After Banns by me, P.R.Robin, Curate.
This Marriage was solemnized between us, /s/ Alexander Whittle, Rachel Morley her /X/ Mark
In the Presence of us, /s/ James Ganoe [??], /s/ James Systrot
This is an Image Copy of an Original Source record written by the curate that performed the marriage very soon after the event. It is Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the marriage. From an evidence standpoint, it doesn't get much better than this.
Because I knew the date, it was relatively easy to find this record on the microfilm. This church performed many marriages each year - this was number 309 in 1840 in mid-August, so there were probably about 500 to 550 marriages in the entire year.
(Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 127: Lyle and Emily Dress Up
I'm posting family photographs from my collection on Wednesdays, but they won't be wordless Wednesday posts like others do - I simply am incapable of having a wordless post.
Here is a photograph from the Carringer family collection handed down by my mother in the 1988 to 2002 time period:
This is probably one of the strangest photographs in my family collection. The person on the left is my granfather, Lyle L. Carringer (1891-1976) dressed as a woman, and the person on the right is my grandmother, Emily K. Auble (1899-1977), dressed as a male. The setting is inside a house on a couch or sofa, probably either the Carringer home or the Auble home, in about 1918, either prior to their marriage or soon after their marriage on 19 June 1918.
I wonder why they dressed this way for this picture? Were going to a social event, a costume party or a Hallowe'en dance?
I always think of my grandparents as "old people" because that's the way I knew them. But they were young once, and had fun in their lives, and occasionally those times were documented for posterity. Thank goodness! I think Lyle made a pretty ugly chick, and Emily was a good-looking guy!
Here is a photograph from the Carringer family collection handed down by my mother in the 1988 to 2002 time period:
This is probably one of the strangest photographs in my family collection. The person on the left is my granfather, Lyle L. Carringer (1891-1976) dressed as a woman, and the person on the right is my grandmother, Emily K. Auble (1899-1977), dressed as a male. The setting is inside a house on a couch or sofa, probably either the Carringer home or the Auble home, in about 1918, either prior to their marriage or soon after their marriage on 19 June 1918.
I wonder why they dressed this way for this picture? Were going to a social event, a costume party or a Hallowe'en dance?
I always think of my grandparents as "old people" because that's the way I knew them. But they were young once, and had fun in their lives, and occasionally those times were documented for posterity. Thank goodness! I think Lyle made a pretty ugly chick, and Emily was a good-looking guy!
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