Monday, September 30, 2013

Ancestry.com Acquires Find A Grave

Thursday, July 11, 2013

History of Bridgewater - Abbreviations

More copying/pasting of pages, so that I can keep track of where I was

~ Vince ~

History of Bridgewater - Abbreviations

USGenWeb Genealogical Site for the Town of

	Bridgewater Massachusetts

Return to USGenWeb Bridgewater

Nahum Mitchell
History of Bridgewater
AbbreviationsAbbreviations taken from page 83, the first page of the Family Registers:
* — added to a name or date of a birth, signifies that the person died in youth or without issue
a. — before a date, stands for about
b. — born
d. — death or died
D. — daughter
Ds. — daughters
gra. — graduate or graduated
m. — married
s. — son
ss. — sons
w. — wife
B. U. — Brown University
E. B. — East Bridgewater
H. U. — Harvard University
N. B. — North Bridgewater
S. P. — South Parish of Bridgewater, now Bridgewater
Tit. — Titicut
W. B. — West Bridgewater

Note from page 8:
The reader is informed that besides the abbreviations noticed at the head of the Register, the initials only of the neighboring and adjoining towns are often used; as A. for Abington, C. for Canton, E. for Easton, H. for Halifax, M. for Middleborough, P. for Pembroke, R. for Raynham, S. or St. for Stoughton, T. for Taunton, &c.

Other abbreviations:
æ. — age; aged
S. B. — South Bridgewater or Titicut

Return to History of Bridgewater Contents
Return to Residents index
Return to Non-Residents index

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Broderbund Family Tree Maker Family Archive CDs, TAKE 3....

WOW!

I have to honestly say that I feel very blessed to have had a number of other genealogists assist me in my hunt for the Broderbund Family Tree Maker CDs!

I did not check the mail yesterday, so when I went to the postbox today to pick up the mail, I was ecstatic to learn that I had received not just ONE package, but TWO of the Broderbund Family Tree Maker CDs!

I will be updating the original file with all the "new" CDs I have received, located at the following link in just a few minutes!

Original FTM Post: http://goo.gl/qsCJe

I am still on the hunt for the four CDs that I had posted about on June 21st, but I have hopes that some other genealogists will be able to provide me with them somewhere in the near future.

For reference, those CDs were:

CD# 15, Family Pedigrees: Everton Publishers, 1500-1900

CD# 18, Family Queries: Everton΄s Computerized "Roots" Cellar, 1640-1990

CD# 100, Family Pedigrees: United Ancestries, 1500-1990 (2 discs)

CD# 108, Family Pedigrees: Gentech95 and ARI, 1500-1989)

I will be updating the family files tonight and will be posting more later!

~ Vince ~

Friday, June 21, 2013

Broderbund Family Tree Maker Family Archive CDs, revisited...

Back in December of 2012 I had posted about the Broderbund Family Tree Maker / Family Archive CDs

(http://zangarigenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/12/family-tree-maker-cds-family-archive.html -- which I just updated to reflect new content as of 21 June 2013)

Well, today I would like to revisit that post....

I am posting this in hopes that someone can help me out...

I am looking for 4 of the old Broderbund Family Tree Maker / Family Archive CDs -- specifically numbers 15, 18, 100 & 108...

CD# 15 is Family Pedigrees: Everton Publishers, 1500-1900

CD# 18 is Family Queries: Everton΄s Computerized "Roots" Cellar, 1640-1990

CD# 100 is Family Pedigrees: United Ancestries, 1500-1990 (2 discs)

CD# 108 is Family Pedigrees: Gentech95 and ARI, 1500-1989

Yes, I know this data is all online, but I am hoping to find these CDs regardless for their data and to check the accuracy of the records against that which I have on file and have found online, as well as to obtain more source documentation.

If anyone has these CDs still, I would like to rent or purchase them from you, or even provide you with some other form of compensation for the use of the CDs for even one day...

Please, if anyone has these CDs, please send me a message or respond to this post.

Thank you.

Vince Zangari
Zangari Genealogy

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

So....I got busy with research last night, and I had downloaded my favorite family group sheet, which I wanted to share with everyone here. It is from the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, their one page family group sheet.

http://www.genealogy.org.nz/data/media/documents/NZSG%20Forms/S4a%20Family%20Group%20Sheet%20290510.pdf

However, I also wanted to maximize their section for children, so I copied the children grouping from the above PDF and put it into another PDF file, which I am posting the image of below.

I had tried to post the stretched PDF, but for some reason Blogger will not allow me to post PDFs, which I very bothered by...

Anyway, just wanted to share something that I believe is an excellent resource, and something which others may also find useful.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Orcutt Family Photos -- sharing page

Orcutt Family Photos

Originally from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iaohms/biography/orcutt_photos.html

ORCUTT FAMILY PHOTOS

And Eva Orcutt Mason family photos

Photos and information submitted by Ben Cooley of Woodburn, Oregon,
grandson of Prof. J. H. Orcutt

(Click photos to enlarge)

Julius Hiram Orcutt Born 1845 Warren Co., NY; Married Emma Wade Sept 14, 1867 in Maquoketa, Jackson Co., IA	Emma Justina (Wade) Orcutt, born April 11, 1848 at French Creek, Chautauqua Co, NY, and died February 13, 1915 in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR.	Emma Wadetin type photo, about 1867
The Orcutt Family Emma (Wade) Orcutt; Eva Jeanette Orcutt; sitting between parents - Elsie Alberta Orcutt; Ettie Estelle Orcutt; Julius Hiram Orcutt; Albert Newton Orcutt	Ettie Estelle Orcutt(b. January 12, 1871, Bridgeport, IA), 2nd daughter of Julius and Emma Orcutt	Elsie Alberta Orcutt, 1904 3rd daughter of J.H. Orcutt, b. Nov. 05, 1875, Delmar, Clinton Co., IA; Died, Feb. 22, 1922, Tualatin, Washington Co., OR. Married, July 28, 1909, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR to Joseph Churchill Ryan.
Albert Newton Orcutt, 1899; b. Feb 13, 1878 Delmar, Clinton Co., IA; m. Sept. 03, 1902 Oakland, Douglas Co., OR to Dora Franklin Page; d. June 12, 1957 Portland, Multnomah Co., OR. Albert attended Cornell College and taught in Iowa before moving to Oregon.	Gena L. Orcutt, 4th daughter of Julius Orcutt, born in Odebolt, IA May 10, 1889. Age 2 1/2 years when photo was taken in Maquoketa, Jackson Co. IA, where her grandmother, Marion J. Rhodes, was living.	Gena Orcutt, 1895 in Odebolt Benjamin Walter Cooley and Gena Leila Orcutt, Married April 27, 1918, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR
THE MASON FAMILY Arthur Lawrence Mason & Eva Jeanette Orcuttmarried April 5, 1888 in Odebolt.	Arthur L. Mason Greenbush Stock Farm	Arthur, Eva and Chester Mason, about 1901 at Green Bush Farm near Early, Sac County
Arthur L. Mason and Eva J. Mason, 50th wedding anniversary, April 1938.	The Mason Family, June 1924 *see identities below	Eva (Orcutt) Mason August 1939

THE MASON FAMILY

Eva (Orcutt) Mason was the first daughter of Julius & Emma Orcutt. She was born September 02, 1868 in Maquoketa, Jackson Co., IA and died August 22, 1955 in Storm Lake, Buena Vista Co. IA. She married Arthur Lawrence Mason April 5, 1888 in Odebolt, Sac Co., IA. They lived near Early, IA at Greenbush Stock Farm, where all their children were born and raised. Arthur was the son of Anderson Mason who had a farm in Boyer Valley, Sac Co.

Chester Mason is oldest son of Eva Orcutt and Arthur Mason. He was born June 19, 1889, Greenbush Stock Farm, Early, Sac Co., IA, and died December 24, 1954 at Early, Sac Co.

Picture taken on Arthur Mason's 60th birthday, Left to Right:
Front:(1) Emma Marion Mason, b. Dec. 01, 1895, Greenbush, Early, Sac Co.; d. Sept 15, 1977, Ida Grove. Married, Carle Cunningham April 05, 1916, Early, IA. (2) Eva Orcutt Mason
(3) Vergie May Mason, b. Aug. 04, 1892, Greenbush, d. March 03, 1944, Des Moines, IA,
Married, Walter Little July 21, 1915, Early, IA. (2 other marriages 1. Lewis Wilcox,
12/15/28; 2. Clifford Miller, 10/08/36.).
Rear: (1) Chester Lawrence Mason, b. June 19, 1889, Greenbush, d. Dec. 24, 1954 Early, IA
Married, Anna Reiff June 24, 1924, Early, IA; (2) Duane Elmer Mason, b. Dec 15, 1897, Greenbush; d. April 29, 1975, Greenbush, Early, IA. Married Clara Baxter, Oct 13, 1919, Sac City, Sac Co., IA; (3) Arthur Lawrence Mason

Contact Ben Cooley for information on this family.

J. H. Orcutt, Early Odebolt High School Principal J.H. Orcutt Biography

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COPYRIGHT QUESTION

COPYRIGHT QUESTION:

So I have been searching through this website which was labeled in such a manner as to make me believe it may be out of copyright. On all pages, it lists "Copyright © 2003-2008 ------ All rights reserved."

So, I was wondering...does this mean that the website is now out of copyright or just that the page has not been updated since the last copyright notice was posted?

The reason I ask is because I am wondering if the information contained therein is now subject to the "Fair Use Doctrine"of copyright and intellectual property laws.

More over, I believe the creator of said intellectual property is deceased. I have found an obituary from 2011 for the person I believe to be the author, and it seems as if the content (roughly 1,000 or so pages) of online data has not been updated since 2008...

Hmmmm....going to have to research that further....

~ Vince ~

Monday, May 13, 2013

RELATIONAL CONUNDRUM:

CONUNDRUM:

Ebenezer Orcutt Jr (b. 10 AUG 1727, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; d. 15 APR 1833, ???)

m. 09 DEC 1753, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, to

Jane Pratt (b. abt 1735, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; d. ???, ???).

Together, they had 12 children, 3 of whom were supposedly named MOSES ORCUTT.

The oldest Moses was born about 1754 and supposedly died before January 1762.

The middle Moses was born about 1762 and died before 16 May 1778.

The final Moses was born 16 May 1778; at this time I have yet to find a date of death for him...

HOWEVER,

He had supposedly and some how married one Sarah Keith (b. 15 July 1780, Chesterfield, Massachusetts) and had a child named Betsey Orcutt who had died in 1843, but not before she married a man named Howard Z. Lambkin and not before they had a baby girl named Susan Lambkin (b. 28 MAR 1836; d. 20 MAY 1921).

Susan Lambkin supposedly married Lewis James Irish (b. 8 MAR 1833; d. 23 APR 1909) and had 3 children with him between 1861 and 1870.

I hypothesize that it was NOT the eldest Moses, but more likely the youngest Moses whose family this had been, but I would need to do more research into this dilemma first...

MORE TO FOLLOW!

~ Vince ~

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Washburn Notes (MD 15:251)

[WASHBURN ET AL. TO WASHBURN — 1694]

[Plym. Co. Deeds, 14:267] "Know all men by these Presents that We John Washburne Thomas Washburne Joseph Washburne Jonathan Washburne James Washburne Edward Seely Samuel Kingsley William Orcutt Sarah Washburne all Inhabitants of the Town of Bridgewater in y^e County of New Plymouth in New England, Have Given Granted & by these Presents do Give Grant Bargain Sell Enfeoffe Confirm & forever Make over Twenty five acres of Land be it more or less whereof We are the true Owners & rightfull Proprietors unto Samuel Washburne Inhabitant in s^d Town of Bridgewater, Which s^d Twenty five acres is Situate lying & being in s^dTown of Bridgewater near to a Place known by y^e Name of South Brook lying on the head of s^d Jonathan & James Washburne's Lands where their Houses stands; it being a Parcell of Land left unwilled by our Father & ffather in law John Washburne Deceased, Bounded at foot by a heap of Stones

252

Washburn Notes

& at head by a red oak tree marked.   In Consideration whereof We said John John Washburne Thomas Washburne Joseph Washburne Jonathan Washburne James Washburne Edward Seely Samuel Kinsley William orcutt Sarah Washburne have in hand Recieved in full Satisfaction for s^d Twenty five acres fourty four Shillings in money & by these Presents do fully freely absolutely Bargain Sell Enfeoffe Confirm & forever make over y^eafores^d Twenty five acres of Land With all y^e Claim Title Interest that doth or may Appear belonging to Us our Heirs Exec^rs or Admin^rs unto s^d Samuel Washburne he his Heirs Exec^rs & assigns, Together with all y^e Benefits Priviledges & appur^ces thereunto belonging. To Have & to Hold to Use Occupy & peaceably to Enjoy as his and their Right forever, Without any Claim Title Interest or Molestation to be made to any Part or Parcell thereof by Us or any of Us our Heirs Exec^rs or Admin^rs or any other Person or Persons whatsoever from by or under Us or any of Us aboves^d In Witness to all y^e aboves^d Premisses We have Set to our hands & Seals this Tenth of September, One thousand Six hundred Ninety four"
   The deed was signed by John Washburne, Thomas Washburne, James Washburne (by a mark), Jonathan Washburne, Edward Seely, Samuel Kinsley, William Orcutt (by a mark), Sarah Washburne (by a mark), and Joseph Washburne (by a mark).
   It was acknowledged, 10 September, 1694, by John Washburne, Thomas Washburne, Jonathan Washburne, James Washburne, Edward Seely, Samuel Kinsley, William Orcutt, and Sarah Washburne, before Thomas Hayward, Justice of the Peace.
   It was acknowledged, 14 May, 1695, by Joseph Washburne, before Thomas Hayward, Justice of the Peace.
   The witnesses were Jonathan Hayward, James Keith, Jr., and Samuel Allen, Sr.
   The deed was not recorded until 26 April, 1720.