Hear Ye, Hear Ye; Vol. 16, No. 1

Volume 16; Number 1
Winter 1995

The President's Message
Significant Happenings for RGS
-- James Alden Hall

The Fall 1994 season was full of activities for RGS. The September meeting on Newspapers in Research was attended by a near-record group. October saw similar attendance on Immigration/Emigration. In November, a somewhat smaller group heard about changes in rural New York occupations, and 19^th Century Genesee Valley. The Program Planners are continuing the development of a special theme at each meeting, joining the workshop/minitalk with the main presentation. The Winter program listed in the earlier pages continues this approach.

Early Fall involved many members in the Irondequoit Oktoberfest, as an outreach to help the German community with their family history. Immediate Past President Ruth Metzler organized a group of RGS members in presenting a one-evening workshop at the Rochester Museum and Science Center on German genealogy. A repeat is planned for March 1^st. Call Ruth for details.

The next major event for the Society will be the NYSCOGO Conference in Rochester on Saturday, April 29^th. See details elsewhere in this HearYe, HearYe.

The focus on the 1996 Federation of Genealogical Societies National Conference in Rochester is increasing. Several members of the Local Arrangements Team, Dick Halsey, Ruth Metzler, Patrick Mulich, Jim Swans and Jim Hall attended, the 1994 Conference in Richmond. Those attendees will be meeting with the rest of the Team in mid-December to critique and share the events of the Conference. Gordon Remington, National Conference Chair, is preparing a proposed activities schedule and position description update for review by the Team at that time. A preliminary budget has been presented for review by the Team. Again, the list of the members of the Local Team is presented herein, with phone numbers for more information, Ozzie Salyards will be pleased to accept your offer to help as a volunteer. Remember, volunteering at the Conference can earn credit to attend presentations at the Conference.

NYSCOGO Conference Highlilghts
Sackets Harbor, NY
-- Carter Livermore, delegate.

The NYSCOGO Fall Conference was held 22^nd October 1994 at Sacket's Harbor NY featuring some very interesting speakers.

Mr. Patrick Wilder, historian and author, gave a very interesting talk on the "Battle of Sacket's Harbor and U.S. Naval Operations on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812." His lecture whetted our interest in his soon to be published book by the same title.

Mr. David Murray lectured on "Colonial Tailoring" a subject he has extensively researched. He and his wife modeled 1812 clothing he produced for reenactments.

Vicechair Susan Watkins is the person to contact if anyone has a problem with or needs help from the NY State Archives since she represents NYSCOGO at regular State Archives Advisory Committee meetings. She reported the following developments from the last Committee meeting:

Vital Records Index Search Request forms have been revised. A copy will be in the next NYSCOGO newsletter.
A search of US Indices in All Wars can be requested with a new form.
An Every Name Index for Revolutionary War Claims is almost completed. Access to this will be possible soon.
The staff has responded to 50 mailed requests per month for Vital Record Searches.
There are new Finding Aids for WWI service people, and also for inmates of NY State Institutions.

Trustee Lorren Fay reported on the Pittsfield MA regional branch of the National Archives opened in June near the airport. They have 20 "reading" machines and one copying machine. Their records include all available census records nationwide, all printed and microfiche indexes, all filmed military records, and passenger lists for New England and NY City. If travel time to Pittsfield exceeds 2 hours, you should call in advance to reserve a reader for a full day, otherwise if you get a reader when they open they may bump you at 12:30 if there are others waiting. They have lockers, rest rooms and cafeteria. Their address is 100 Dansox Dr., Pittsfield MA 01210, phone 413 445-6885.

RGS had an exhibit of 9 books and monographs, and the Genesee Country Family File to illustrate work of our members.

Our very sincere thanks go to Ruth Metzler and Phyllis Oyer who very generously donated valuable items for the silent auction.

NYSCOGO has 28 paid institutional members and 48 individual subscribers.

1995 Winter Meeting Programs
-- James L. Swarts

The Rochester Genealogical Society will continue to meet the third Thursday of each month (except December, July, and August) at Asbury First United Methodist Church in Fellowship Hall. Asbury is located at 1050 East Avenue (just west of Granger Place) with ample parking and handicapped facilities including ramp, two wheel chairs and an elevator to Fellowship Hall. The mini-workshops start at 7 pm (except as noted for special programs) followed by the business meeting at 7:30 pm and the main program at approximately 8 pm.

Visitors are very welcome.

Thursday, 19 January 1995: Archival Records

Mini-Workshop: Researching in the N.E.H.G.S. Library and the New England Region National Archives Regional Archives by June C. Feder and Researching in the Allen County Library, Fort Wayne IN Mary W. Gerew.

Main Program: "Hidden Treasures: "Rochester's City Archives" by John Noble. (Archivist & Records Manager, Rochester City Archives).

Thursday. 16 February 1995: Native Americans

Mini-Workshop: "Some Lesser Known Sources For 19^th Century Seneca Families" by Ruth Metzler

Main Program: "Seneca Nation: Past, Present & Future" by Peter Jemison. (Ganondagan "Town of Peace" State Historic Site Director)

Thursday, 16 March 1995: U. S. Civil War

Mini-Workshop: Researching Civil War Military Records by Bill Welch

Main Program: "Military Life of the Common Soldier and Woman During the Civil War" by Doug Elliott, Bryant Bennett (author of The 140th NYVI: The Sons of Old Monroe), and members of The 140th NY Volunteer Infantry Living History Group

Local Newspaper Genealogical Column

If you are interested submitting genealogical material for a local newspaper genealogical column, or participating as part of a group responsible for collecting, writing, editing and submitting such material for publication in a local newspaper, please contact either Scott Chase (227-8956) or an RGS board member.

Rochester, New York
"The Worlds Image Centre"
To Host NYSCOGO Meeting in Spring 1995

The Rochester Genealogical Society and the Kodak Genealogical Society will co-host a New York State Council of Genealogical Organizations meeting on 29 April 1995 at Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave., Rochester, New York.

This mini-conference will be entitled "Preserving Your Family History: Why, What and How". Gordon L. Remington, well known genealogical lecturer and author from Salt Lake City, will be the key note speaker, opening the conference with a talk on the WHY aspect of preserving family history. The title of his talk will be "Why Ask Why? Preserve Family History!"

After lunch there will be a discussion on the HOW aspects by the following panelists:

Nancy Jean Davis, Conservator, will address the preservation of objects.

Anne Schaetzke, Science Division Librarian at the Rundel Memorial Library will cover preservation of oral history.

David Wooters, Photo Archivist at the International Museum of Photography, George Eastman House will discuss the preservation of photographs.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions of the panelists. After the panel an opportunity to tour the above mentioned Eastman House will be available.

Throughout the day there will be exhibits by: various genealogical organizations of New York State; Light Impressions Inc. of Rochester; the Computer Interest Group of the RGS; the Genesee Country Index of the RGS; photo CDs; preservation techniques and our usual Silent Auction to benefit the publications committee of NYSCOGO.

Following dinner, at the historic Depot Inn in Pittsford, and food for our stomachs, Rev. Robert A. Rowe will discuss a topic that will be food for our thoughts and cover an example of the WHAT aspect of genealogical preservation. The title of his talk will be "What Should We Preserve Through Publication: Ethical Concerns", and most certainly will evoke contemplation.

The Depot Inn has reserved a block of rooms at $61.00 per night. For reservations please call 716 381-9900. You should mention NYSCOGO.

We hope you will save this date and join us for a most rewarding day. Registration forms will be mailed to NYSCOGO delegates and are available for others from:

Julie Steitz, 35 Country Lane, Penfield, NY 14526 (please include SASE)

Using WordPerfect for Your Family History
A Book Review
-- Edward H. Gaulin, Chair, Computer Interest Group

Every genealogist contemplates that day when the mountain of research notes, photocopies of documents, ancient maps, various charts, unique drawings, family photographs, and other miscellaneous materials he has studiously collected over the years will be preserved for his grandchildren in the form of a book, with his name on it as author. This desire is apparently even more overwhelming if our fledgling author has an IBM-compatible computer sitting on his desk at home. But, all these urges and desires notwithstanding, our subject repeatedly tells himself that he just doesn't have the time or sufficient knowledge to attempt this monumental task. Does this sound like anyone you know? Well, help has arrived!

Recently my friend and colleague published his fourth or fifth book in the genealogical field and his second computer software how-to text. How To Write and Publish Your Family History Using WordPerfect. DOS Versions 5.1 and 6.0 by Stanley Richard Ames, PhD (1994: Heart of the Lakes Publishing, Interlaken, NY, $19.95) is an almost total rewrite of his highly successful 1988 publication that simplified using earlier iterations of the same software. His style is easy to read, using plain language without unnecessary technical jargon.

WordPerfect is one of most powerful, full-featured word-processing software packages available today. However, because of its extensive capabilities, it is intimidating to the new user, as well as to some more experienced writers. Stan Ames relieves you of all that pressure by his cookbook approach to this demanding task in his new book.

He actually presents you with the exact keystrokes necessary at each stage of the preparation of your family history. But he doesn't stop there, he also gives easy to follow instructions and tips on how to publish and market your finished work. So now, as he puts it, you have the recipe and all you need to do is follow it.

In his first chapter, Stan says that developing the history of your family should be a collective process involving the sharing of information among .relatives. He rhetorically asks "What is a family history?," then explains it is simply a collection of individual (or family) biographical sketches, assembled in logical order.

Following a brief discussion of planning for your task, in non-technical terms, he tells you a little bit about the computer and your software of choice, WordPerfect. This will be a fine introduction for first-timers as well as an excellent review for more experience users. I was skeptical about this chapter because I've been using the software since about 1987 and didn't believe I'd find anything here I didn't already know. I was wrong!

Next Stan summarizes the collection and management of genealogical information to start you thinking about how your book will be organized. Then logically he jumps nght into writing the text. Prepared examples of various formats and numbering systems are shown to aid your decision making. For the indecisive among us, he even has a suggestion -- start writing your biographical sketches and postpone formatting decisions until you are more comfortable with your task.

The text is important because it is the reason people will want your book, but other things are needed to put your history on the library shelf. Stan Ames shows how to develop the title and copyright pages, the acknowledgments and introduction, the table of contents, and the vital, all-name index (Chapter IX). He says that you will probably spend more time editing your work than you plan for, but again he gives a number of time saving tips. How to use the excellent WordPerfect spell checker and extensive search features of the software are clearly discussed. Stan even helps with tips on how to find your typos, particularly those nasty ones involving date sequences which he calls "logicals."

Your family history will be enhanced and more appealing with the judicious use of photographs and other graphics to support your text. This is addressed by the author in Chapter VII. His recommendation is the simple one of cut and paste, rather than the high-tech, and expensive (equipment intensive), digitizing technique. In his chapter on final touches, Stan talks about how your copy should look and how to clean it up.

What happens now that the text has been proofed and edited, the photos and graphics placed, and your camera-ready copy prepared? The author comes through for you again. He shows you how to use WordPerfect for advertising and marketing your product. Using it for your correspondence, form letters, envelopes, mailing lists and labels is also included in the final chapter.

If you have made up your mind that you are finally going to do it, get a copy of this book, scan it during your lunch hour, then take it home and begin writing your family's history. As Dr. Ames writes in his introduction "You owe it to your children and your children's children to record in some way your family record."

Records from the "Christian Leader"

Monroe County NY Marriages and Deaths in the "Christian Leader," a Universalist newspaper published in Utica NY, 1874-1878. Entries are followed by the date of publication. From the original volumes at the Andover - Harvard Theological Library, Cambridge MA, courtesy of Rev. Alan Seaburg, Curator of Manuscripts. Compiled and contributed by Karen E. Dau, 54 Starling St. Rochester NY 14613-2261.

Marriages

CLARK / OLNEY. In Perinton on 19 Nov 1873 by Rev. Thomas Borden, James N. Clark and Maria A. Olney. (3 Jan 1874)
WRIGHT / WILLARD. In Webster on 3 Dec 1874 by Rev. Herbert Whitney, Edwin R. Wright and Alice Gertrude Willard. (9 Jan 1875)
COLE / ARMSTRONG. In Mendon on 9 Dec 1874 by Rev. Thomas Borden, Charles H. Cole and Mercy Armstrong. (9 Jan 1875)
YINKER / DENNISON. At Honeoye Falls on 19 Dec 1975 by Rev. L.C. Browne, Giles M. Yinker and Mrs. Almira Dennison. (1 Jan 1876)

Deaths

BAKER. In Rochester on 17 Oct 1878 of consumption, Elmer D. Baker, age 25 years, 1 month, 2 days. Internment the following Sunday at Ft. Plain; Rev. Dr. Fletcher of Buffalo officiating. (9 Nov 1878)
BRAYTON. At Honeoye Falls on 15 Feb 1876, Willie R. Brayton, age 16. Son of J.J. Brayton of Clifton Springs. Funeral 20th at Clifton Springs. (15 Apr 1876)
BRIGGS. In Fairport on 18 Mar 1877, Altha Briggs, age 77. Wife of the late William Briggs. Born in Canaan, Essex Co., VT on 18 Jan 1800. Came to New York state at age 10; lived in Fairport 45 years. Survived by 4 sons, 1 daughter, 2 brothers, 2 sisters. Funeral in the Universalist Church by Rev. Dr. [Asa] Saxe of Rochester. (31 Mar 1877)
FROST. In Irondequoit on 19 Dec 1872 of consumption, Charles L. Frost, age 20. Funeral in Victor by Rev. George W. Montgomery [of Rochester]. (4 Jan 1873)
HULLETT. In Rochester on 17 Jul 1874, Ira Hulett, age 77. Born in Killingly CT; moved to Byron, Genesee Co. at age 20 with his father. Lived in Elba after his marriage until 4 years previous to his death, when he moved to Rochester with his son. Funeral by [Rev. Asa Saxe]. (15 Aug 1874)
JACKSON. In West Henrietta on 22 Oct 1878 of "quick consumption," Calvin C. Jackson, age 25 years, 10 months, 23 days. Survived by his wife. (9 Nov 1878)
LOVECRAFT. In Rochester on 16 Apr 1877, John B. Lovecraft, age 71. Born in Devonshire, England; came to America in 1835 and settled in Rochester. A member of the Universalist Church for 30 years. Survived by his wife and 3 children. Funeral in the Universalist Church by Rev. Asa Saxe. (9 Jun 1877)
MERRIMAN. In North Chili, Polly Merriman, age 87 years, 6 months. Funeral at the home of her son-in-law Geo. W. Farwell. (18 Apr 1874)
MILES. in Pittsford on "15th inst.", Mary P. Miles, age 54. Wife of Samuel Miles. (20 Nov 1878)
ROBERTS. In New York on 12 Mar 1874, Julia Dyer Roberts, wife of G. [George] Henry Roberts of Rochester. (18 Apr 1874)
TOWNSEND. In Mendon on 25 Dec 1875, Mrs. Catherine Townsend, age 25. She and her late husband Joseph Townsend were lifelong Universalists, and charter members of the Universalist Church in North Bloomfield. Funeral 28th by her pastor; internment at Honeoye Falls. (5 Feb 1876)
TULLAR. In North Chili at his residence "Sunray" on 2 Dec 1877, Henry Tullar. A resident over 50 years. A charter member of the [Universalist] Society in Churchville 40 years previously. Survived by his wife and 3 daughters. Funeral by [Rev. Edmund R. Ottoway]. (23 Feb 1878)

"Social Security" in 1846

The following is an excerpt from a document contained in my family records which I thought might be of interest to our members in showing the way our ancestors lived and provided for their own "Social Security" while making provisions for their children's inheritance. This document was hand written in 1846 and parts are not easily legible. I have taken the liberty of editing out some of the legal terminology to reflect the personal property transfers rather than the real property transfers.

"Contract between A. Shwartz & Jonas Shwartz"

Agreement made and concluded between Abraham Shwartz of the Town of Sparta County of Livingston State of New York Yeoman of the first part & Jonas Shwartz of the same place aforesaid farmer of the second part

Wittnesses that the party of the first part...doth sell and Convey to the party of the second part...the old farm now Occupied by Both parties of this agreement Containing One hundred and four acres with all Improvements, for the Consideration sum of Eight hundred dollars payable in sixteen yearly and Equelly Installments

With the Reserve of the house room door yard room and the garden south of the house for the party of the first part during the natural life of him & his wife.

And extra of this before mentioned the party of the second part agrees to. pay to the party of the first part Yearly and Every year during the Naturell life of said party of the first part or his wife, 1 grains Ten bushels of wheat Ten bushels of Buck wheat Ten bushells of Potatoes three bushels of Corn and to deliver One hundred and fifty pounds of fatted pork each & every year to said party of the first part besides two tun of hay Every Year and two Cows to go to paster with those of the party of the second part.

And the party of the first part gives in to said Bargain the wagon fanning mill & Cutton Box, and agrees & Binds himself...Upon Receiving the Last payment aforesaid to furnish a Lawfull Warrentee Deed for the premises aforesaid

In wittness whereof the said parties. ..have. ..sett their hands and Seals this thirteenth day of June One thousand eight hundred forty six

Wittness present
Thomas ?Boning?

Abraham Shwartz
Jonas Shwartz

[NOTE: The names were very hard to decipher because of the old script writing used. However, the father signed his name while the son made a mark. Abraham's name is spelled SWARTZ on his tombstone and Jonas name is spelled SWARTS on his tombstone. Abraham (1765-1849) died three years after the contract was signed and his wife, Gertrude (SCHMOYER) SWARTZ (1772-1858), died nine years later. Jonas SWARTS (1811-1878) and his wife, Mary Anna (DIETER) SWARTS (1816-1881) continued to reside on the farm the rest of their lives.]

RGS Officers (1994 - 1995)

Directors: Robert A. Rowe (1995) & Julie Steitz (1996)
President: James A. Hall
Vice Pres. (Program Chairperson): James L. Swarts
Recording Secretary: Ann DeWitt
Corresponding Secretary: David Serianni
Treasurer: Edward H. Gaulin
Membership Chairperson: Richard Halsey

Activity Chairpersons are:

Computer Interest Group (CIG): Edward H. Gaulin
Other Society Liaison: Deborah Barnes
DAR Liaison: Dorothy Bailey
Welcoming: Julie Steitz & Barbara Grzymkowski
Publications: Scott Chase
Publicity: Robert J. Gustafson
Refreshments: Nicole Wieme, Donna Walsh & Peggy Chambry
Tape Library: Carter Livermore
Disk Library: Deborah Barnes
Book Raffle: Carol Ginder
HEARYE co-Editors: Judy Markham & Jim Paprocki

The HEARYE is published three time a year in Winter (January), Spring (April) and Fall (September).

The HEARYE is mailed Bulk Rate. Bulk Rate does take a little longer to mail, but should not take any longer than 10 days. If there is a problem please notify us.

Please notify the membership chairperson if you have moved. Because Bulk Mail is not forwarded if will cost RGS the price of a first class stamp for the Post Office to notify us of your new address.

Rochester Genealogical Society
PO Box 10501
Rochester, NY 14610

"In Your Ancestors image"

A Conference for the Nation's Genealogists
1996 FGS Conference
15-17 August 1996, Rochester NY

Organization Chart

Conference Chair: Gordon L. Remington
Program Chair: Roger Joslyn
Rochester Program Assistants: Ruth Metzler, Robert Rowe
Publicity Chair: Karen Mauer Green
Rochester Publicity Assistant: Scott Chase
Treasurer: Wayne Morris
Publications Chair: Karen Mauer Green
Rochester Publications Assistant: Roy Thurston

Rochester Staff

Local Arrangements Chair: James A. Hall
Exhibits Coorrdinator: Richard Halsey
Volunteer Coordinator: Lowell "Ozzie" Salyards
Registration Coordinator: Patrick Mulich
Registration Assistant: Jean Cody
Hospitality/Memorabilia Coordinator: Charlene Freundlich
Audio/Visual Coordinator: Robert Barnes
Banquet/Luncheon Coordinator: OPEN
Tours/Visitors Coordinator: James Swarts

Queries and Things
COLE, BARKER, ONDERDUNK: Discovered a letter dated 1883 from a Hannah (Barker) Onderdunk (1813-1887) of Holley NY to a relative. Would like to put the letter in the hands of her descendants.., who, may live in Rochester or nearby. Hannah Barker m. John Onderdunk lived and died in Holley NY. She had: Ellen Marie Onderdunk c. 1847 was m. Isaac Cole lived in Holley and then near Ridge Road near Rochester (Greece?). 1901 correspondence said Ellen Cole was a genealogist! I would like to find if the family has any of Mrs. Cole's papers, family bibles etc. I need documentation regarding Hannah Barker's grandmother. which the 1901 letter said Mrs. Cole possessed. Charles H. Wadhams jr., 5365 North Thorne Ave., Fresno CA 93711-3161.	WILSON/WILLSON: Looking for information on a 100+ year old murder and the individuals involved. One George W. Wilson (Willson) was probably hung in Orleans or Genesee County. He is supposed to have killed his wife in Albion or Batavia, and was executed 26 June 188_. Once! find the date of the murder or the date/location of the execution, then I can check public records. Allen P. Bristow, P.O. Box 1109, Atascadero CA 93423.
YOUNG. FOOTE, BARRETT: Phebe Young born 1784 in NY, married 1st about 1804 Calvin Foote who died in Brockport about 1823. Phebe married 2nd in Rochester 20 Feb 1825 Linander Barrett, of Mendon, and died Lenawee Co. MI about 1865. Where are Calvin and Linander buried? Did Phebe and Linander have any children? Charles Tieman, 207 S. Stearns Rd. Oakdale CA 95361-9457.	GREEN, FRENCH, SWICK, GROVE: Am looking for marriage info on Roxene Green (Sweden) and William Henry French (Ogden or Parma) about 1845-1848. Would like info about Roxene's and William's parents. Also looking for family info on Cornelia Ann Swick (b. 1854 Buffalo) whose parents Thomas Swick (d. 1862) and Caroline Grove (d.l863 left her an orphan. Thomas and Caroline show up in the 1860 US census of Buffalo. Jim Shirey, N165 Wl9970 Hickory Ln. #8, Jackson WI 53037.
GUINEY, CONWAY: Seeking information regarding Maurice/Morris Cornelius Guiney, son of Cornelius Gurney and Maria Stack of Cork County Ireland. Maurice/Morris married Bridget Conway, 31 Jan 1864 in Watkins Glen NY. The family later moved to Rochester. Mary Catherine Romer, 119 N. Avenida Carolina, Tucson AZ 85711.	WHIPPLE, TRACY: I am trying to locate the antecedents and/or collateral relatives of Warren Whipple who was born in 1863 in New York and died in 1904 in Minnesota. He married Margaret Betha Tracy 8 November 1888 in Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota. They had five children who lived beyond infancy: Henry Robert Whipple b. 1889, Marie Frances Whipple b. 1891, Joseph Roy Whipple b. 1894, Ruth Whipple b. 1896, and Ann Miranda Whipple b. 1900. Warren Whipple was a Protestant and a farmer. It is possible he may have died from diabetes at the early age of 41 as it runs in the family. Richard L. Boisjolie, Post Office Box 456, Algona IA 50511-0456
SWEENEY: I would like information on Elizabeth (Lizzie) Sweeney who died in Rochester 27 July 1936 (desire newspaper obituary) and her husband John Sweeney who I imagine died in the mid 1920s. Lizzie's maiden name was McAuliffe. Would like background on John Sweeney: where he was born, his occupation, where he and Lizzie were buried. They had three children: Carl, John and Catherine who I believe married Clarence Mahoney in Rochester about 1925. John F. Burroughs, 2738 Canary Drive, Visalia CA 93291.	HOIT/HOYT: I am trying to locate any information on a Nathan Hoit/Hoyt. He was born 5 May 1787 in Danbury, Connecticutt and moved to Rochester NY and then (by about 1820-21) moved on to Ohio. He was married to Betsey Merrifleld, dau. of Joseph Merrifield, date unknown, but probably around 1813-14. Betsey was from Rochester, so it is possible they were married in Monroe County. Their first two children were born in Rochester, Alanson in 1815, and Truman 11 Mar 1817. Ila L. Hammerstaedt, 14609 N.E. 20th Avenue, Vancouver WA 98686-1451.
LONG, ALDERSON: Searching for the birthplace and parentage of Hiram Long (1818-1883). He was born somewhere in French speaking Canada about 1818 and arrived (possibly with a sister, Catholine Long) in Orleans County in the mid 1840s. He worked for a time as a canaler and about 1847 married Ann Alderson (1826-1909), daughter of Mary and Jonathan Alderson Sr. The Aldersons had emigrated from Middleton, England in 1834. Catholine Long married Jonathan Alderson Jr., brother of Ann, in 1844. The three families resided in the area of Murray and Hulberton, Orleans County. Harry W. Long, 6 LaDue Circle, Pittsford, NY 14534.	CRANE: I would like to obtain a copy of the death certificate of Nathaniel Crane. From jottings in a family Bible we know that he was born 12 June 1789 in Newark, New Jersey and that he died 25 November 1875 but we don't know where he died. One of Nathaniel's sons Deforest Crane was born in Rochester NY 28 January 1836, so we assume that Nathaniel was living in Rochester then. Perhaps Nathaniel Crane spent the rest of his life in Rochester and died there. Is there some way we can find out if he indeed died in Rochester? Margaret Crane, 130 Overlook Drive, Flat Rock NC 28731.
HICKEY, CURRY, SMITH: I am looking for information on my great-grandmother who moved to Rochester after 1896. She was born around 1870 in Ontario, Canada, and was called Annie Hickey, but may have been baptised with the name of Mina. She was married 24 December 1884 to Albert Curry and they had six children. The census of 1901 for Canada shows Albert and Clifford (the oldest son) working in a lumber camp, so Annie had left by that year. Annie (Hickey) Curry moved to Rochester, where she obtained a divorce, and remarried to a man named Smith. She had a son name Alec who was born about 1915. The flu epidemic of 1918 claimed Annie, and she was, as far as I know, buried in Rochester. I would appreciate any information, but would be content with he date of her second marriage, and of her death. Curry Stedman, 389 Marion Street, Sudbury ON P3E 3H4, Canada.	ALLEN: I am tracing my grandmother;s family history which is quite difficult because she was placed in an orphanage while young. Her older brother, Raymond Allen,. was in the State Industrial School in Rochester in the 1900 census. How can I locate the records of his admission to this school? I'm trying to find out information about why the children were placed and about the mother. Barbara W. Carlson, 1709 Santa Fe Terrace, Atchison KS 66002.
BANCROFT: Thomas H. Bancroft died 18 Nov 1857, buried Baker Cemetery, Walworth, Wayne Co NY. Son Thomas died 4 Jan 1894, buried West Webster, Monroe Co NY. Desire information and/or contact with descendant. Barbara K. Tuck, 28 Ruhlig Court, Saginaw MI 48602-5027.	SHERMAN, COLBURN: I am trying to find out more about Gifford J. and Adelia Sherman. They were supposed to have been married in the Rochester area, probably between 1850-1855. By 1856 they were living in Michigan. Adelia and her parents George and Sallie E. Colburn lived in Brighton, Monroe Co (1850 census). Adelia was born in 1833 in the Rochester area. Gifford J. Sherman was born 28 March 1828 in the Rochester area. Gifford's father's name was probably Ira Sherman although I couldnt find an Ira on a Monroe Co Census. I am trying to find out exactly where Adelia and Gifford were born, where and when they married and more about Gifford's father. Linda Cummings, 2038 Bruin Dr., Corona CA 91719-3103.
DEWART: Seeking information on the Dewart families of the Rochester area. William Dewart born 4 Jul 1836 in Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada and died 30 Mar 1914 in Montclair NJ. He came to Rochester in 1880 or 1881 with several children: William, Hugh, Robert and others. (See correspondence file for more information.) Donald Graham Park, 589 Duff Cr., Gloucester ON K1J 7C6, Canada.	CABLES: I am trying to find out what I can about a Mrs. Josephine Cables who lived in the Rochester area in the 1880s and published a small spiritualist Theosophical journal call The Occult Word and about another spiritualist, Paschal Beverly Randolph who lived at Petersboro NY (which I believe is near Rochester). John Patrick Deveney, One Madison Avenue, New York NY 10010.

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