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Newspapers for Genealogists:
Finding the Details of your Ancestor’s Lives
Thomas Jay KempNEFHC
Franklin, Massachusetts23 March 2012
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Boston News-Letter. July 24‐July 31, 1704. page 4
Obituaries
Obituaries
James Edwin Ayres (1817-1893) and his wife Ann (Ford) Ayres (1817-1901) are listed in the 1850 census for Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York.
James Edwin Ayres (1817-1893) and his wife Ann (Ford) Ayres (1817-1901) are listed in the 1850 census for Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York.
James Edwin Ayres (1817-1893) and his wife Ann (Ford) Ayres (1817-1901) are listed in the 1850 census for Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York.
Hudson River Chronicle (Sing Sing, NY) 12 December 1848
Obituary notice for Lovina Ayres born 7 August 1846
died 28November 1848
• Aberdeen (SD) Daily Herald. 10 December 1999,
page 18.
• Child’s name, date and place of birth
• Mother’s maiden name
• Names of both sets of grand-parents
• Names of the great grandparents
• “This is their third daughter”
• “Mr. Monroe left about three weeks ago for a southern camp (Army), where he was called in the draft.”
• Mrs. Monroe – formerly Miss Rhea Holtzberg – a teacher in the Butler City schools Fort Wayne Sentinel. 13 April 1917. page 18
Clues• Names of the
bride and groom• Name and
location of the church
• Date of the wedding
• Where the couple will live
• Names of the parents of the bride
• Biographical information
• Members of the wedding party
• Pictures
Philadelphia Inquirer29 Jan 1895
• Names, ages• Residence• Where married
Philadelphia Inquirer29 Jan 1895
• Names, ages• Residence• Where married• 1st wife died, 14
months ago
Philadelphia Inquirer29 Jan 1895
• Names, ages• Residence• Where married• 1st wife died, 14
months ago• Married 63 years
Philadelphia Inquirer29 Jan 1895
• Names, ages• Residence• Where married• 1st wife died, 14
months ago• Married 63 years• Only death in
family
Philadelphia Inquirer29 Jan 1895
• Names, ages• Residence• Where married• 1st wife died, 14
months ago• Married 63 years• Only death in
family• # of children,
grandchildren etc.
Philadelphia Inquirer29 Jan 1895
1880 Census1880 CensusGarrett County, MDGarrett County, MD
Philadelphia Inquirer29 Jan 1895
1880 Census1880 CensusGarrett County, MDGarrett County, MD
Family Reunions• Held at Oakland Park,
Decatur, Illinois• Descendents of Jacob
Garver of Switzerland• The American line of this
family descends from Christian Garver, Jacob’s son, who immigrated to America in 1790
• Christian Garver settled in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
• David Garver came to Decatur, Illinois, in 1840
• Other family members
Friend. (Honolulu, Hawaii). 28 February 1878. page 13
Family ReunionsFamily Reunions
Family ReunionsFamily Reunions
- He was from Hampton, NH - Left home abt. 25 years ago (around 1853)
- Now abt. 50-60 yrs. old - He sailed on the ships Montezuma, William
Thompson and Roman - He had sailed out of New Bedford, MA - He once sailed under a Master Allen
- Others named: Rev. Mr. Butler of New Bedford, MA
Mrs. J. C. Hardy of Haverhill, MA
Friend. (Honolulu, Hawaii). 1 April 1879
Family ReunionsFamily Reunions
Family ReunionsFamily Reunions- Sailor looking for his family: Peter Gennett
- His birthplace: Albany, New York - Lost contact with his family 30 yrs ago (around
1841) - Father: John W. Gennett; kept a grocery story in Albany, naturalized Frenchman - long-time sexton
of the only Chatholic Church in Albany - Mother: Johanna Henny (or Hennie); Scotch by
birth, she was a native of Nova Scotia - Family: eight children - Cornelia, William, Peter,
John, Edward, Frances, Charles and Henry - William: a cabinet maker; was deaf and dumb - Frances: was at the New York Deaf & Dumb
Asylum
Family ReunionsFamily ReunionsReilly (Leitrim—New York)
- Patrick Reilly left Carrickallen, Ireland, 13 years ago (about 1891)
- He was last heard from 5 years ago (about 1899)
- He was a motorman on a street car in NYC
- Mother’s maiden name: Hagan - Sisters: Bridget and Mary
- Brother: Edward, Butte, Montana (he placed the ad)
Family ReunionsFamily ReunionsO’Mealy (United States)
- John O’Mealy left New York in May 1873 and has not been seen or heard
from since - He was supposed to have gone to
Texas - He was five feet nine inches tall, with medium complexion, brown hair, and
blue eyes - Sister: Maggie, now Mrs. M. Coonan
- Sister’s address: 624 Greenwich Street, NYC
Family ReunionsFamily Reunions
Murphy (Canada—United States)
- Sarah Ann Murphy left Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, in 1872 or
1873 - She would now (1904) be about 46
years old - She has dark hair and eyes, and is
heavy-set - She might be in Almonte, Ontario - Sought by: W. E. McGwigan of 305
High Street, Salem, Oregon
AdvertisementsAdvertisements
Public Ledger (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)22 June 1842, page 3
• Names and rank• Name of the camp• Ages• Information about
other family members serving in the military
• Illness• Names and
localities of next of kin
• Name of the funeral home
Last Revolutionary War Pension granted in 1887 NH Sentinel 10 Aug 1887
Military RecordsMilitary Records
Last Revolutionary War Pension granted in 1887
NH Sentinel 10 Aug 1887
FactsFactsMrs. Mary CaseyMrs. Mary Casey
of Washington, of Washington, Fayette County, OhioFayette County, Ohio
Husband: John CaseyHusband: John CaseyServed Rev War: Virginia Served Rev War: Virginia LineLine
Died 1845 – age 75Died 1845 – age 75(Born abt. 1770)(Born abt. 1770)
““A few years prior..”A few years prior..”he married Mary Cox, he married Mary Cox, then a girl of 16then a girl of 16
Military Records
Perry Republican (Perry, Oklahoma)26 July 1917, page 1
Military Records
Trenton Evening Times (Trenton, New Jersey)25 May 1921, page 1
Military Records
Barre Gazette (Barre, Massachusetts) 31 July 1840, page 2:
Biography & Photo/Image
• Born April 26, 1826, in Lewisburg, Preble County, Ohio, the son of Samuel and Phebe (Willis) Freeman•Moved from Ohio to Illinois - nine years old•Homestead Act May 20, 1862, to take effect on January 1, 1863 •“Company H of the Seventeenth Illinois Volunteers” stationed in Nebraska during the Civil War• “ordered to return to St. Louis” not in town when the land record office opened on January 2, 1863—but the Recorder of Deeds, James Bedford, agreed to accommodate Freeman’s situation and made an exception: he administered the oath to Freeman at midnight the morning of January 1st so that Freeman could leave to report to St. Louis as ordered•Married the “girl next door”—Agnes Suiter (1843-1931)—and they built their lives together there in Brownsville, Nebraska
Probate & Legal Notices• Where: Cheshire County,
NH – Probate Court• Administrator of case:
Warren H. Jennison, of Walpole, Cheshire County, NH
• Deceased: John Jennison, Jr., died in Walpole
• Estate: of John Jennison, Jr., “is not sufficient to pay the demands due from his Estate”
• Mentions “widow”
Probate & Legal Notices• Property boundaries:
gives boundaries in all four directions
• Property size: 100 acres• Action: Warren H.
Jennison, administrator of the estate of John Jennison, Jr., on February 17, 1876, asks permission to sell John’s entire real estate holding to settle his affairs
Probate & Legal Notices• The heirs-at-law of the
before-named John Jennison, Jr.
• Must appear at the probate court in Keene “on the third Friday of March next
• 17 March 1876
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