Volume 6; Number 2
Spring 1985
Volume 6; Number 2
| R.G.S. OFFICERS 1985 - 1986 | |
| President: | Helen Berkeley |
| Vice Pres. & Program Chairperson: | Jean Burr |
| Recording Secretary: | Judy Markham |
| Corresponding Secretary: | Charlene Guyer |
| Treasurer: | Robert Hesselberth |
| Membership Chairperson: | Helen Rockwell |
| Rochester Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 92533, Rochester NY 14692 | |
Join the Rochester Genealogical Society's trip to Washington for 2½ days of archival research! The tentative schedule is:
| Sun. 3 Nov. | Leave Rochester at 9:45 AM by Greyhound Bus. Bring a bag lunch and something to drink.
Check into Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, 2601 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. (202-965-2700) across from the Watergate complex and near the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Georgetown. | |
| Mon. 4 Nov. & Tues. 5 | Research at your favorite library. The bus will circle between the & National Archives, the DAR Library, and the Library of Congress, picking up and dropping off researchers morning, noon and late afternoon. | |
| Wed. 6 Nov. | Research in the AM. Depart Washington at 3:30 PM. Arrive back in Rochester late evening. |
PRICE: $165.00 per person, double occupancy ($60.00 additional for a single room). To reserve a place, mail your deposit of $50.00 and the coupon to Helen Berkeley, Old Mill Road, Rochester, NY 14618.
MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO: Rochester Genealogical Society
THE BALANCE of the price is due by 23 September 1985.
OPEN TO NON-MEMBERS OF RGS AFTER LABOR DAY.
The society meets the third Thursday of each month, December, July and August excluded, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, East Avenue and Vick Park B, at 7:00 P.M. for Mini-workshops for beginners and 7:30 for the regular meeting. Visitors are welcome.
Thursday, May 16th
Mini-workshop: MILITARY RECORDS
Program: SOCIAL ASPECTS IN GENEALOGY
Ruth Metzler will speak on the influences of social history on our ancestors. How were they affected by roads and transportation, occupations, religion, epidemics to name just a few aspects.
Saturday, June 15th
Picnic time again! 11:00 AM tour at the Stone-Tolan House, 2370 East Avenue. Free to Landmark Society members - $1.50 regular charge - $.75 senior citizens. (Exact change desired!) The picnic will follow, so bring your own lunch and beverage. We will have use of the barn facilities including tables & chairs, so come rain or shine, and step back in time to the old frontier!
Did you know that you can find many marriages for the city of Rochester in the Rochester Records Center located at 414 Andrews St. Rochester, NY 14605? These records cover marriages for the City of Rochester and are from March 1876 to 1907. The marriages for 1908 to the present are recorded on printed forms and are available on microfilm. The marriages up to 1907 are indexed. The city requires you to file a Records Access Application and this can be obtained by calling 428-7135 or writing to the City Hall at 30 Church St., Rochester, NY 14614. These records are very good and contain much information.
Did you know there is an index to the 1925 federal census? It is located in the basement of the Monroe county Courthouse at 39 West Main St., Rochester, NY. A copy of the 1925 census is on microfilm and located at the Rundell Library but it is not indexed and you would have to locate the family in one of the city directories before being able to locate them in the actual census. If you go to the County Court House and request it they will, look in the index for you. There may be a fee for this service.
Dues includes you and your spouse. Dues for 1985-86 will be accepted at any time from October 1st to September 30th and entitles you to the current issues of Hear Ye, current membership list, a surname index and a locality index. Membership also entitles you to place "queries" in Hear Ye at no extra charge. Helen Rockwell, 19 Eagle Lane, Fairport, NY 14450
January - Civil War Reenactment 140th NY Volunteers
More than a dozen blue-coated members of the Civil War reenactment group descnbed the motivations, possessions, skills and hardships of the Union soldier.
He carried everything that he might need on his back, from his tent to his victuals. A good soldier could get off three shots a minute and was accurate to 600 yards. But he was more likely to die from disease than from wounds.
February - Genetics and Genealogy - Dr. Robert H. Schwartz
This professor of pediatrics took us on the long trail of his research into cystic fibrosis, "the most common, inherited, lethal disease of whites in the U.S and Europe." It affects about one in 2,000.
The disease, which attacks the lungs and digestive tract, occurs only when both parents have the C F carrier gene. About one person in twenty is a carrier.
Dr. Schwartz began his research in 1976 with a young patient, Eric, and since has compiled a genealogy of over 10,000 names. Of 37 CF victims in 23 families, all have a com mon ancestor and each of their parents are distantly related. Research continues into environmental factors as well.
March - Mormon Update - William Avarell
Church micro-filmers are in Buffalo copying Catholic, Episcopal, Methodist and some Lutheran records. The films should be available in 1986.
The Family Registry is a new, free genealogical service, listing surnames with names and addresses of people researching them. Mormon libraries have microfiche copies of registration forms and an index to the registry, plus registration forms. It is updated every three months.
Copying Old Photographs - Howard Richardson
April - Exploring Ontario County - Preston Pierce
Mr. Pierce, the Ontario County historian led us on an extensive slide-talk tour of the many resources available there, from town and college libraries and historical societies to the offical records.
The latter, he warned, may soon become inaccessible for a year or more while the court house at Canandaigua is being renovated. "All the records will be moved out and I don't know what will happen to them," he said. "So I strongly advise that if you want to do research, you do it within the next six months."
Q: Are there any passenger records for persons coming from Canada to Rochester? ....C. A. Wilson, San Francisco, CA
A: The Port of Rochester is located where the Genesee River empties into Lake Ontario. It was originally in the Town of Greece but was annexed by the City of Rochester in 1916. In the past, the Port was used for transporting many goods and passengers from Canada. One of the first railroads of the area was built to bring the goods from the Port of Rochester to the city. Restrictions on persons emigrating from Canada were not imposed until after 1900 and it is not unusual to see some families move back and forth across the border. The only existing passenger lists for the Port of Rochester are for 1866 only. These records are housed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and may be seen there or at one of the Archives branches. A microfilmed copy may also be ordered for $20.00 directly from the Archives.
Q: My ancestors lived in Genesee Flats but I can't find it. Can you tell me where it is? ...N. F. Rote, Chicora, PA
A: Genesee Flats couldn't be located on any map or in any gazetteer, so it was asked at the March meeting of the R.G.S. if anyone knew where it is located. One member responded that Genesee Flats is the name residents give to the wide flat valley made by the Genesee River between Geneseo and Mt. Morris in Livingston County. If anyone has any more information on Genesee Flats, it will be greatly appreciated if it could be passed along to us.
There are many places in this area named after the Genesee River. Genesee County was formed in 1802 and at that time it encompassed all of New York State west of the Genesee River. Other counties were later cut out of the original Genesee County so that today it no longer borders the River but still bears its name. The Town of Genesee is in the southwest corner of Allegany County. Geneseo is a village in the town of the same name and is the county seat of Livingston County. Genesee Valley Junction was a name given to a hamlet later called Golah and was on the Genesee River in the Town of Rush, Monroe County. There are no longer any houses in the area of that hamlet.
Do you have a question related to the Rochester area? Please keep them as short and specific as possible. Write to: Dick Halsey at RGS, P0 Box 92533, Rochester, NY 14692
Note: This column is devoted to news about members of the Society, who are identified by number as they appear on the RGS Membership List. All members, including those residing outside Monroe county, are encouraged to submit information about research, indexing profects, publications and other genealogical activities in which they are involved. Please submit material to the Editor or Peter Bush.
The Town of Irondequoit has officially named Robert Gustafson to fill a new position of Town Genealogical Consultant. He will have an office in the Town Library, which is being expanded, and he will answer inquiries and gather information about Irondequoit settlers and families. Congratulations to Bob and the Town for this innovative action; it's believed Irondequoit is the only local government in New York State having an official genealogist.
Victor Brackley has collected approximately 3000 names so far on petitions to reduce the waiting period for vital records in New York State. Vic circulated his petitions at a recent R G.S. meeting and wrote to more than twenty other genealogical societies, seeking support for a change in the State law that closes marriages and death records for 50 years and birth records for 75 years. Vic has already met with several area legislators and he urges all RGS members to send letters of support to their State senators and assembly.
James Roome is planning to attend the Fifth Annual National Conference of the National Genealogical Society in Salt Lake City, to be held August 6 - 9.
Marianne Hesselberth and RGS ex-president Julie Steitz are co-chairing a committee which will issue certificates to descendants of Town of Penfield pioneers. The committee was organized as part of this year's activities to celebrate the Town's 175th anniversary.
Jean Burr and her husband are purchasing a retirement home in Florida, and expect to move there in September. Jean has worked tirelessly for the society as vice-president the past three years and as corresponding secretary before that. She deserves special recognition for arranging the many fine programs and mini-workshops presented at RGS meeting during her term as vice-president.
Four RGS members -- Alberta Greer, Diane Blaesi, Lorna Logan and Letitia Welch -- are currently working with County Historian Shirley Husted on the project to index the books of veterans buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester. Ruth Cook, Jean Burr and others have also worked hard on this project in recent years.
Martha Nealon is helping with another indexing project at the County Historian's Office. She's recording on index cards the information about Monroe County Civil War soldiers that was collected during the 1865 State census.
Since the original listings were made in 1977 new evidence of burials has surfaced, both in the form of family records and as recently excavated headstones and markers. In addition, a very few were available in the Irondequoit Town Clerk's Office.
c = minor under 18
v = veteran
o = previously unknown burial
Otherwise this list supplements or corrects what has been previously printed. NOTE: The Irondequoit Historical society has published these lists in their entirety with dates and some biographical information. Copies are $2.00 including postage and are available from Robert J. Gustafson, 877 Helendale Road, Rochester, NY 14609-2908.
ROGERS FAMILY PLOT
This private cemetery is located in the rear of 23 Armstrong Avenue, Irondequoit, on the southeast corner of the lot.
ARMSTRONG, Carrie M., nee ROGERS, wife of A. J. (o)
ROGERS, Albert M., son of Ezra & Cordelia (o)
ROGERS, Cordelia L., wife of Ezra (o) ROGERS, Ezra (o)
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BAKER BETTS PANGBURN PERRY GOODHUE |
Seeking information about the date and place of birth and parents and/or ancestors of Asa Baker, who was probably born in the 1740's or 1750's, possibly in Windham (Conn. or Vt.)(but not in Norwich, Conn.) He enlisted in Col. Seth Warner's Regt. on 20 Dec. 1779 at Bennington, Vt. and was transferred 1 Jan 1781 to the Conn. Line of the Continental Army (Col. Swift's Reg't?) until 31 Dec. 1781. Married Zillah Betts in Bennington, Vt. on 20 Jan. 1783; lived in Chemung in 1790 and in Northhampton, Ontario Co. 1796 until he died there 20 Sept. 1800 leaving wife and children. They had (8) children, (5) survived; Justus, (5) Asa, Leander, Elseta and Loving. Also need place of burial for Asa Baker and birth and death dates and place of burial of his son Leander, who married Marilla, and had (10) in Henrietta, NY. Also any information about Zillah Betts, born, ca. 1766 and died 1846 (in Henreitta?), widow of Asa Baker and Jesse Pangburn.
Also need date of death and place of burial of Rival T. Perry, born 1788, in Mass., who probably died in Henrietta, NY, between 1840 and 1850 and also that his wife Abigail (Goodhue) Perry born ca. 1792 in Vt., still alive in 1875 in Henrietta, mother of (10) children. Have ancestry traced back to 1630's in Rehoboth, Mass. |
| June C. Feder, 279 Thorndyke Rd., Rochester, NY 14617 | |
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WILCOX CASTLE DOTY |
Need parents of Thomas Wilcox, born ca. 1805, Washington Co. NY and came to Pittsford, NY about 1832, Possible brother, William Wilcox. Also need parents and family of Asa Castle, b. 1771, served in War of 1812 from Monroe Co., NY. Also parents of wife Elizabeth Doty, born 1770. |
| Ruth (Reynolds) Noe, 1304 S. M-52, Owosso, Mi. 48867 | |
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WHITCOMB HARDER ALLEN |
I am researching the Whitcomb and Harder lines. Brothers Jacob and Jesse Whitcomb were residents of Genesee Co. in 1835, at that time they emigrated to Michigan; need their parentage and any facts about them. Nichalas Harder was born Sept. 1831 and came to Michigan with his parents about 1840-45. Need the names of his parents and other members of the family. I know he had a sister, Martha. Would also like the exact place of birth in Livingston County. Have some information on Isaac Allen and his parents John and Dolly of Wayne County, NY. |
| Mrs. Glenn Dodes, Box 7, Concord, Michigan 49237 | |
| SHADDOCK | In the Michigan area, seek descendants of Richard Shaddock, living in Grand Rapids, 13 May 1910. Born prior 1849, Burrington, Devonshire, England. Brought up in Ontario, Canada, probably Hamilton. Parents were Richard Shaddock and Ann Cole Shaddock. Will be grateful for any information. |
| Mrs. Helen Shaddock Rockwell, 19 Eagle Lane, Fairport, NY 14450 | |
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McCOY PRICE PIERPONT |
Seeking ancestry of William M. McCoy born about 1805 New Jersey. Is he the son of William McCoy and Anne Price who married 7 Aug. 1800, Middlesex Co. NJ? William M. Mccoy married Elizabeth Collins Pierpont of Conn.; had a son Evelyn Pierpont McCoy. |
| W. Hatch, 90 Cornet Stetson Road, Scituate, Mass. 02066 | |
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COUPLAND COPELAND ATKIN ALBORN SCOTT BEETON WARNER MAY BERRY |
Seek any data on family of William and Emily/Emma (Atkin) Copeland/Coupland of East Penfield, Monroe Co., NY. c1879 - 1927 Children: Charlotte married .... Alborn; Elizabeth married .... May; Thomas married ... Berry; Joseph married (1) ?. (2) .... Scott; Emily married Beeton; Mary married ... Warner; William; Burton. Also in what locations, precisely, of East Penfield did this family live? |
| Jean A. Larson, 1323 12th Ave. #2, San Franicsco, CA 94122 | |
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POWERS ESTY |
Seeking ancestry of Anne Powers, born Springfield, Vt., 3 Oct. 1774, died Seneca, Ontario Co. NY, 26 Sep. 1828, married William Esty, date unknown, place unknown. They came to Seneca, (c. 1795), from Otter Creek, Leicester, VT. Family tradition has it that she was some how related to Daniel W. Powers, early Rochester resident and builder of the Powers Building. |
| James F. Roome, 6835 Fisher Road, Ontario, NY 14519 | |
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