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"Genesee High Falls, Rochester, N.Y." from W.H. McIntosh, History of Monroe Co (1877).

Roberts Wesleyan College, located only eight miles from Rochester, will be the site of an Elderhostel Program in the Summer of 1992, One area of study will involve New York State Genealogy. The Genealogy program will be the first week of four weekly sessions which run from 5 July thru 1 Aug 1992.

There will also be other courses on horticulture, Iroquois history and culture, and the Erie Canal the following weeks.

Begin your ancestral search in New York State with an introduction to its unique resources for genealogy. Instructor guidance in methonds, materials, organization of genealogy, and suggestions for continuation.

Learn how to use these tools of genealogy�your recorder when interviewing relatives, your camera when documenting records and photographs, and your computer to store all the family history.

Ontario County Marriages by Rev. George W. Montgomery, Universalist minister, Sep 1835 - Oct 1872, listed in chronological order. From his original book at the Andover Harvard Theological Library, Cambridge MA: courtesy of Rev. Alan Seaburg, Curator of Manuscripts. Abstracted and contributed by Karen Dau #605, 54 Starling St., Rochester NY 14613.

In Geneva on Tue 13 Sep 1835, Jason A. Keyes, age 32, tailor: and Elizabeth Polsone, age 21, both of Auburn (Cayuga Co.) Witnesses: Thomas Douglass and Miss Mary Bradford of Auburn.

In Geneva on Tue 9 Jan 1835, John Ackley, clerk; and Lydia Goffe of Geneva. Witnesses: Mr. Ackley and Mrs. (Havens?) of Geneva.

In West Bloomfield on Thu 15 May 1851, Henry C. Stout, age 24, dentist, of Lima (Livingston Co.) NY; and Amelia C. Pierce, age 17, of West Bloomfield. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. H. VerValin of Rochester.

In North Bloomfield on Tue 5 Jul 1852, John A. Hale, age 23, machinist, of Rochester; and Julia L. Wiggins, age 20, of North Bloomfield. Witnesses: Benj. F. Hale and Miss Jane Alliston of North Bloomfield.

In Farmington on Wed 12 May 1858, (Lambert?) Gillis, age 24, farmer; and Mary Brown, age 26, both of Farmington. Witnesses: Isaac Brown of Farmington and Miss Elizabeth Ladd.

In Farmington on 27 Oct 1858, Stephen Lombard, farmer; and Mary A. Richardson, age 23, both of Farmington. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Richardson.

In Victor on 20 Oct 1859, John A. Guile of Milo Centre, NY; and Annie E. Peck, age 26, of Victor. Witnesses: Edwin Brown and Almira Sharp of Victor.

In Victor on 29 Dec. 1859, Geo. B. Arnold, age 32, machinist, of Macedon; and Helen M. Perkins, age 20, of Victor. Witnesses: Henry P. Underhill of Macedon and Mary L. N(?) of Victor.

In Victor on Wed 6 Apr 1864, John A. Woolston, age 26, farmer; and Nancy C. Lusk, age 19, both of Victor. Witnesses: Frank Woolston and Alice C. Lusk of Victor.

In Victor on Wed 7 Nov 1866, Hiram H. Humphrey, age 32, farmer; and Sarah A. Miller, age 32, both of Victor. Witnesses; Mr. and Mrs. James Walling.

In Victor on Thu 8 Nov 1866, Henry C. Dickinson, age 23, farmer; and Nellie A. Keyes, age 22, both of Victor. Witnesses: Wm. E. Brown and Mrs. Mary E. Brown of Chili.

In Victor on 11 May 1867, Amos Bennett, age 28, farmer; and Isabel C. Turner, age 17, both of Victor. Witnesses: Boliver Ellis and Naomi Bennett of Victor.

In Victor on 13 Mar 1867, Frank D. Spring, age 21, farmer; and Lucie A. Hunt, age 20, both of Victor. Witnesses: Samuel S. Ellis and Sarah C. Ellis of Victor.

In Hopewell on Thu 24 Oct 1867, David W. Thatcher, age 26, farmer; and M. Cornelia Chapman, age 26, both of Hopewell. Witnesses: Chas. Luce and L. Ellen Chapman of Hopewell.

In Clifton Springs on Sun 7 Mar 1869, D. A. Rising, age 25, farmer; and Elvia Houghtaling, age 40, both of Phelps. Witnesses; John A. Stephens and Wm. M. Fox of Clifton Springs.

In Phelps on Tue 23 Nov 1869, Charles D. Carr, age 25, farmer, of Seneca; and Susan O. Titus, age 20, of Phelps. Witnesses: Ansus Titus Jr. and Carrie A. Titus of Phelps.

In Phelps on Thu 20 Jan 1870, Wesley Emery, age 40, farmer, of Lansing, Michigan; and Sarah E. Van Devoort, age 31 of Phelps. Witnesses; Cornelius Horton and Cornelius van Devoort of Phelps.

In Clifton Springs on Sun 26 Jun 1870, Mellville C. Thompson, age 22, expressman, of Rome NY; and Emma A. Phelps, age 19, of Canandaigua. Witnesses: E. B. Dewey and Mrs. Doty of Clifton Springs.

In Hopewell on Wed 30 Aug 1871, Theodore C. Henry, age 30, land agent, of Abilene, Kansas; and Ellen Chapman, age 28, of Hopewell. Witnesses: Lewis Chapman and Rebecca Chapman of Hopewell.

In Manchester on 24 Apr 1872, Henry Harmon, age 35, farmer; and Mary L. Caldwell, age 19, both of Manchester. Witnesses: Murray Caldwell and M--? F. Brayton of Manchester.

In Victor on Tue 19 Sep 1872, Lorenzo N. Brown, age 23, farmer, of Taylor Township, Marshal Co., Iowa; and Emma T. Davis, age 23, of Victor. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Algernon Collins of Victor.

In Manchester on Sun 27 Oct 1872, Edgar E. Wheat, age 22, paper maker; and Alice M. Horner, age 24, both of Manchester. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Sanger of Manchester.

The New York State Archives now has the vital records indexes which are available to researchers on a first come - first served basis for two hours at a time. Mail requests for index searches cannot be handled by the Archives due to staff shortages. You will have to consult the indexes yourself or hire a local researcher (Albany) to do this for you. These indexes contain the name of the person, the date and place of the event (birth, death, or marriage) and the certificate number. They cover births 1880-1916, marriages 1881-1941, and deaths 1881-1941.

If you do get to Albany, you can also use the indexes at a new public access genealogy workstation established by the Department of Health in the Health Information Access Services (HIAS) storefront located on the Concourse level of the Empire State Plaza. The workstation will accommodate only one researcher at a time and is available Monday throught Friday (except legal holidays) from 9 am to 4 pm. Up to a 2 hour appointment (9-11, 11-1 and 1-3) can be made by calling 518 486-1677. Walk-ins for out-of-state residents only are accepted from 3-4 pm.

You should note that the restored access to the indexes does not solve the problem of the backlog of requests for the actual certificates. You are probably still better off trying to get a copy of the certificate from the local registrar where the event occerred, rather than requesting it through the State Department of Health in Albany.

At the October 1991 NYSCOGO meeting several people mentioned that they had encountered difficulties when they tried to obtain a coy of a vital record from the local registrar. This problem was communicated to Peter Carucci, Director of the Vital Records Section at the New York State Department of Health. In a letter of reply dated 29 OCtober 1991, Mr. Carucci stated that genealogists who encounter problems should request that the registrar contact the NYS Vital Records Section for clarification. The name of any such registrar who refuses to contact the Vital Recrods Section should be referred to Mr. Carucci.

As of 17 October 1991 the cost of obtaining an uncertified copy of a vital record for genealogical purposes has increases by $5.00 which brings the cost of a request in which the exact date of the event is known, to $11.00. If a search of more than 3 years must be done the fees are higher.

According to the SoKING Newsletter of September 1991 (South King county (WA) Genealogical Society) NYS is not the only one with Vital Records problems. A proposal to raise the cost of obtaining death certificates in Washington State to $37.00 was defeated BUT a new amendment had just been proposed which will raise it to $16.00!

The November 1991 copy of Newsletter of the Chicago Genealogical Society carries the "President's Message" on the front -- news that the Office of the County Clerk of Cook now denies access of birth records to professional researchers and others not related to the person whose record is sought. The action is based on Illinois state statute 111-1/2, Sec. 73-24 (4) (b). A posted notice in the Office of Vital Records says "birth certificates will be issued only to : 1) the person named on the record if 18 years old, 2) a person named on the record, and 3) the legal representative of the person or of the parents named on the record, with proper documentation. Identification will be required." The same office will make marriage records available upon request, but access to marriage licenses issued since 1968 are restricted to parties to the marriage or by court order. Certified death records or a death certificate, likewise, will be issued upon the written request to the person or his duly authorized agent, having a personal or property right interest in the record. These requests are evaluated on a case by case basis.

Many old gravestones (if you're lucky) will have etched on them the name, date of death and an age at the time of death in years, months and days. The mathematic frustration occurs while using this information to determine the birth date of the ancestor.

From the year-month-day of death, subtract the year-months-days that the person lived; from the results, subtract 8870. Your answer is the year-month-day of birth.

-- Los Angeles Westside Genealogy Society newsletter (June 1990);
Marshall Co. Roots & Branches, Plymouth, IN; Niagara Co. Newsletter

Queries and Things The Corresponding Secretary is now keeping a Correspondence File. After assuming the duties of corresponding secretary this year, I was presented with a large amount of paraphernalia for my use and safekeeping during my tenure at this function. In my review of all the documentation I received, I realized that just about every piece of correspondence received and answered by the past RGS secretaries, going back to 1983, had been kept. The majority of these letters and notes were in the form of queries. As we are all interested in locating those who are researching the same lines as we are, it seemed that these queries could hold some very valuable and interesting information. Thus I am presently in the process of sorting these queries, by name being researched, and hope to have them in some type of alphabetical order in time for our next meeting. It is a somewhat difficult task as some letters have several family names. I hope that these letters, will give members an additional opportunity to find others who are searching for that same loose end. Also, a list of local researchers is available for a SASE. -- Dave Serianni
Seeking Civil War names The Kin Hunters are compiling a computerized list of documented Civil War soldiers who resided in or enlisted from Sandusky County during that war. More than 3,000 entries have already been made. The hope is to publish this listing in late 1992. Anyone who has an ancestor or knows of a Sandusky County soldier who meets these requirements is invited to share the information with Kin Hunters. We are also seeking copies of letters and photos (in uniform only) of the same men. To date, over 50 photos of uniformed soldiers have been collected. Individuals wishing to be notified of the time of publication may send me an addressed postcard, and I will give them the details. From Nan Card, Sandusky County Kin Hunters, 1337 Hayes Ave., Freemont, OH 43420-2796. -- Antique Week, 9 Dec 1991.	COOK, SMITH: Seeking descendants of Maude L. Cook and George Herbert Smith possibly still living in the Rochester area. Maude and George lived at 360 Mt. Vernon Ave. in Rochester and had at least five children: Lucy Boardman Smith, b. 1 Nov 1897, m. Edgar B. Maddox; Malcom E. Smith, b. 10 Dec 1899, m. Helen P. Clarke; Margaret Smith, b. 1 Aug 1904, m. Edward H. Lang; Mary Elizabeth Smith, b. 16 Mar 1908; Hilda Smith, b. 10 Jan 1910; Alan Smith (adopted). More detailed information is available in the correspondence file. David L. Baldwin # 731, 15 Overbrook Drive, Wellesley, MA 02181	PARSONS, TAYLOR, EMERY, NELLIS/ELLIS in Photographs: Looking for information about these people in photographs made in Rochester. Parsons, a young man, maybe about 20 years old. Photo by Furrnan (or Furman), 58 State Street, Rochester. O'Neil Parsons, a different young man from the previous, made by E.R. Williamson, Rochester. ? Taylor, a man of about 30 years, also by E.R. Williamson. Mrs. Emery, an elderly lady, by A.E. Dumble, 44 State St. Mrs. Lou Nellis (or Mrs. Lou N. Ellis), 1887, Rochester. Joyce Franke #588, 4607 West Rovey Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301-5323.
RUSSETT/RUSSET: Need information on great grandfather Charles Sanphord Russett, b. 14 Jul 1836 in PA. He is found living in the household of G. Bother(Bothen?) in the 1850 NY Census Index #301, page 215. There are 9 Russet surnames in 1850 (NY Index) including Charles Russet in Monroe County, town of Riga. In 1860 he is in Texas, served in the Civil War with the Texas Rangers, married in 1868 and in 1889 homesteaded land in Oklahoma Territory where he died in 1918. Dixie Hooper Shaw #729, 3532 West Louisiana State Drive, Kenner, LA 70065.	ELLIOTT: Need information on Ann Jane Elliott, born in Ontario, Canada, who married her cousin, William Lovat Potts, and settled in Rochester, NY. She may have died there in May 1865, as she placed her 2 younger children, Louisa Ann Potts and James E. Potts, in a Rochester orphanage in 1864. They were taken from it by the poormaster on 24 May 1865. Joyce Franke #588, 4607 West Rovey Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301-5323.	WOOD: Need information about Levi Wood, Jr., b. 21 Mar 1788, d. 10 Mar 1811. He lived with his parents Levi Wood and Bethany (née Fuller) at Macedon, NY (Palmyra Township?). Was young Levi married before his death? My gr. grandfather Levi Benton Wood was b. 12 July 1811 and may have been a posthumous son of this man. More detailed information is available in the correspondence file. Thomas F Wood #504, 213 Linger Lane, Sun City Center, FL 33573.
EDSON: Need ancestry, place of birth and date, place of marriage and date of Henry Edson born about 1818. He married Achsah Howard Soper born about 1818/20. Resided Meeme, Wisconsin 1850 Census; Almaden Township, Santa Clara County, California 1880 Census. Children: Henrietta Edson m. Melvin Ketchum; Charles Edson unm.; Charlotte Edson m. (1.) Luther Lee, m. (2.) Evelyn P. McCoy. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Y. Hatch #98, 90 Cornet Stetson Road, Scituate, MA 02066-4416.	VAN EVERY/AVERY: Need parents, siblings, birth date and place for Henry Charles Van Every/Avery, who is shown in the 1880 Rochester census as being 10 years old and born in Canada. May have been born in Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario. Joyce Franke #588, 4607 West Rovey Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301-5323.	JACKSON, SMITH: Who were parents of Patty Jackson who married Robert Smith 3 June 1812 in Boyle (Perinton-Penfield)? Who were parents of Robert Smith of Palmyra? He had a daughter Patty who married Robert Squires of Yates County 15 Dec 1833. (Believe he was a Quaker.) Mrs. Herman J. Fiedler #638, 5279 Robinwood Drive, North Street, MI 48049.
BUNNELL: Lafayette Houghton Bunnell MD, participated in and chronicled the Mariposa Indian War (1850-1851) which resulted in the discovey of Yosemite Valley. Dr. Bunnell was born in Rochester in 1824. He moved to Michigan before mustering into the Mariposa Battalion to fight against the Yosemite tribe who were raiding the mining camps of the Mariposa gold fields. Does anyone have information on the Bunnell family of Rochester and its removal to Michigan? Among the Rochester pioneer families who also migrated to Michigan in the 1830s were the children of Oringh Stone, one of Brighton's earliest settlers. His son Enos Stone went to Niles, Michigan and then to the gold fields where he ran a mercantile at Aguas Frias during the Mariposa War in 1850. In fact it was the raiding of mercantiles in this location that touched off the war. Other names found at the Mariposa gold fields which are common to families associated with the Stones of Rochester and Michigan are : Stoddard, Gould, Kingsley, Beardsley and Hatch. Anyone interested in this subject? I'd be glad to hear from you. Marilou West Ficklin #539, 20 Grainger Lane, Santa Cruz CA 95060.		BENTLEY, ADAMS, CODDING, GRAHAM: Seek descendants of Samuel Bentley (born 7 June 1776, Rhode Island; died 12 July 1834, Ohio) and his three wives: Martha Adams, Susannah Codding and Azubah Graham. He lived in Sweden, Monroe County, New York 1816-1832 before moving to Ashtabula County, Ohio. At least two of his children lived and died in Sweden, New York: Abigail (1799-1871) married John Beedle and Almond (1803-1891) married Phoebe ______. Edwin M. Bentley #617, 970 West Rockaway Lane, Camano Island, WA 98292.
HUPP: Atttention all descendants of Casper (Gaspar) Hupp, who died about 1781 in Shenandoah Co., VA. Volume 3 of the Hupp family, with emphasis on his descendants, is being prepared with publication due this year (1992). Send information to: Joyce Franke #588, 4607 West Rovey Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301-5323.	CARTER, GILMAN: Seeking information on Thomas Carter, who married Marjorie Gray, and their oldest son Alexander. Monroe Co., 1855; Calvin Gilman and his wife appear living in the town of Ogden with their family and a 15 year old boy, Thomas Carter, listed as a "servant" and "alien" from England . Jane Muise McCalla , 101 Ramsey Loop Road, Jacksonville, NC 28546.	Need help in proofreading some computer Indexings. Indexes are Town of Henrietta records. Please call evenings 334-6408 if interested. Can do at my home, 41 Gawaine Lane, near Dome Arena, East Henrietta Road. Ken Veneron #722, 41 Gawaine Lane, Rochester, NY 14623.