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who was looking for McQuiggan??? I found these stones in Cumberland, RI:
McQUIGGAN
John McQuiggan, 1867 - 1899
his wife Catherine McQuiggan, 1868 - 1936
Maurice J. Murphy, 1877 - 1940
Francis C. Meegan, 1880 - 1956
his wife Mary E. McQuiggan, 1893 - 1994
Joseph Palmer, 1865 - 1937
In loving memory of Michael McQuiggan
his wife Bridget Devlin
their children
Mary E.
Anne
Susanna
Joseph
Agnes
Emma C.
from
History of Providence County, Rhode Island
Edited by Richard M. Bayles.
In two volumes, illustrated. Vol. I.
New York: W. W. Preston & Co., 1891.
pp. 134 - 170. (part 43)
"The town was now assuming an importance sufficient to warrant the
establishment of a printing office. William Goddard has the honor of being
the pioneer in that industry here. He set up his printing office in 1762,
perhaps in the month of June. The first specimens from his press are said
to have been a broadside or hand-bill entitled 'Moro Castle Taken by
Storm', and a theatrical playbill. On the 20th of October of the same year
the first number of a weekly newspaper, The Providence Gazette and Country
Journal, was issued by him. Its subscription price was seven shillings per
annum. The printing office was located in a building 'opposite the court
house'. The refined tastes of society for entertainment are also shown at
this period in the establishment of a theatre. David Douglass, with his
company, who are said to have been the first of their art who ever
performed in New England, played in Providence in 1762. The play-house was
on Meeting street, east of Benefit street. For some reason the plays were
not popular with a certain party -- perhaps there were political colorings
or infringements upon some other phase of decided opinions, which incurred
the opposition of a popular sentiment against them which was strong enough
to secure the passage of an act by the general assembly prohibiting
them. The law remained in force for some time. After its repeal
theatrical exhibitions continued at intervals in different parts of the
town. Plays became popular, so much so that at one time they were
exhibited in the court house. About 1794 a building in the rear of the
'old coffee house', between North Main street and the Cove, near Weybosset
bridge, was used for the purpose. In 1795 a theatre at the corner of
Westminster and Mathewson streets was erected by a company, and was
subsequently so occupied until 1832, when it was sold to an Episcopal
church, and the site it now occupied by Grace church."
end of chapter V.
Does anyone have a Mass Vital Records CD - or is there one? Is there any
info beside the death date.
Looking for a lady that died in Fall River in 1882 - Ellen Ryan - and who
was present at death or next of kin, etc.
TIA,
Ann
In a message dated 9/25/2004 7:31:15 AM Central Standard Time,
beth.hurd(a)cox.net writes:
features info on a very influential woman (that I had never heard of)
named Deborah Greene, a great-granddaughter of Roger Williams
Deborah was the daughter of Job Greene and Phebe Sayles...(Phebe's parents
were John Sayles and Mary Williams)
Thanks for the information.. I am looking forward to seeing the Rogues
article..
Lee
Hi, Joel,
these are the ALGER marriage records from "Records of old Smithfield",
which I transcribed in recent years (at this URL:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/Smithfield01.html) ..... sorry, no
Preserved ALGER listed here, but you might try writing to a member of the
Burrillville Historical Society (they also have a website:
<http://www.bhps.org/>):
Alger, Elizabeth, and Joshua Alger, June 24, 1821.
Alger, Joshua, of Smithfield, and Elizabeth Alger, of Burrillville; m. by
Samuel Mann, justice, June 24, 1821.
Alger, Paulina, and Stephen Collins, Jan. 13, 1833
Just in case you didn't know, Smithfield does not border Burrillville -
Glocester is in between, and North Smithfield is also nearby... you might
want to also try those towns' VRs...
Beth Hurd, Johnston, RI <beth.hurd(a)cox.net>
> "JoelK300" <joelk300(a)tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Would someone who has access to the Vital Records of Smithfield and/or
>Burrillville books please do a lookup for me? I am looking for a birth
>record, and/or a marriage record for Mehitable BROWN (b. about 1786), who
>married Preserved ALGER (abt. 1804?, poss. Burrillville). Their son Mowry B.
>ALGER (b. May 1814, Burrillville) is my ancestor. Thank you.
>
>
>Joel B. Keith
>joelk300(a)tampabay.rr.com
>Lakeland, FL
I checked Arnolds and Beamans and did not see anything that might be a
match. I did see a will for a Preserved Alger dated 1813, but his children
were listed and Mowry was not not one of them.
Is your Preserved Alger son of James? I did see an article in the NEHGR that
had a James b 1769 named a son Preserved of Cranston, RI.
Sorry I couldn't find anything.
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "JoelK300" <joelk300(a)tampabay.rr.com>
To: <RIGENWEB-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 12:36 PM
Subject: [RIGENWEB] Smithfield/Burrillville RI VR Lookup
> Dear Friends,
>
> Would someone who has access to the Vital Records of Smithfield and/or
> Burrillville books please do a lookup for me? I am looking for a birth
> record, and/or a marriage record for Mehitable BROWN (b. about 1786), who
> married Preserved ALGER (abt. 1804?, poss. Burrillville). Their son Mowry
> B.
> ALGER (b. May 1814, Burrillville) is my ancestor. Thank you.
>
> Joel B. Keith
> joelk300(a)tampabay.rr.com
> Lakeland, FL
>
> Through His death and resurrection, Christ has made the grave a portal;
> for
> through its gates we enter into the Presence of the Living God.
>
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Hello ! Folks ~
I have a friend doing research on the LEE family.
He is from Newfoundland, where our DE GRUCHY relatives came from, after arriving from Jersey, Channel Island. I asked him the other day (having seen LEE researchers on this list, if any of his relatives came down to Rhode Island. He said, yes ! he is especially interested in Robert E. LEE (retired physician) living in Rhode Island, who is from his branch of the family. So, if anyone is interested in contacting this man, for the benefit of their research, please contact me off list, and I'll be very happy to put you both in contact with each other.
Cheers.
Joyce De Gruchy
duenorth(a)dmcom.net
Talk to you
Take Care,
Joyce De Gruchy
in New York
My e-mail address is:
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Genealogy Research:
Searching Ô¿Ô for these Names:
De Grouchy ~ Gruchey ~ Grouchy
~ de Gruchy ~ Gruchy ~ De Gruchy
and Grushey
Dear Friends,
Would someone who has access to the Vital Records of Smithfield and/or
Burrillville books please do a lookup for me? I am looking for a birth
record, and/or a marriage record for Mehitable BROWN (b. about 1786), who
married Preserved ALGER (abt. 1804?, poss. Burrillville). Their son Mowry B.
ALGER (b. May 1814, Burrillville) is my ancestor. Thank you.
Joel B. Keith
joelk300(a)tampabay.rr.com
Lakeland, FL
Through His death and resurrection, Christ has made the grave a portal; for
through its gates we enter into the Presence of the Living God.
WANT TO GO NEXT SATURDAY ?? LET ME KNOW.. HAVE TO GO NOW AND DELIVER GARY'S HEARING AIDES. TO ALPERT'S... AHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHH/ CALL ME LATER/ MARIE
>
> From: GClarke688(a)aol.com
> Date: 2004/09/24 Fri PM 05:36:33 EDT
> To: RIGENWEB-L(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: [RIGENWEB] October Gen. Meeting
>
> I'm putting this on here in case someone might want to attend the up coming
> meeting.
>
> >From the RIGS Reporter (Newsletter of the Rhode Island Gen. Society).
> The full day October meeting of the RI Genealogical Society will be held on
> Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004 at the United Congregational Church on Valley Road,
> Middletown, RI.
>
> Directions: Take Miantonomi easterly to the traffic light where the name
> changes to Green End Lane. Proceed a bit further and the church is on the corner
> beside the John Clark Retirement Center.
>
> There will be a light lunch for a nominal fee ($5.). Make your reservation
> with Priscilla Chappell: 12 Highland Ave., Narragansett, RI 02882 or
> 401-783-7006.
>
> 9:00 A.M. Gathering
> 9:30 A.M. Brief Business meeting
> Beginning at 10 A.M., the morning session will consist of three programs:
>
> How to Read Old Script - Cherry Bamberg.
> Bring an example of something you have difficulty reading.
>
> Sue Maddox, author of a local history column in the Jamestown Press and a
> librarian of the Jamestown Public Library, will talk about How to do local
> history research.
>
> Researching Local History by columnist James Garman, recently retired from
> the Portsmouth Priory, will talk about how to find and research old Photos.
>
> After lunch, we will focus on the Clark/Clarke family. This is the first in a
> series. A couple of times a year, we will pick a Rhode Island family and
> focus on it. Bert Lippincott, Librarian at the Newport Historical Society, will
> talk about the Clark/Clarke family: John, Walter, & Jeremy. (Interesting
> sidelight: The site of this church once belonged to the Rev. John Clark.
> This will be followed by a round table discussion for all those
> interested in one these families. We would like everyone to bring their Clark/Clarke
> charts, books, research notes and most important, their questions. We are
> hoping by talking and sharing information and ideas, people will walk away with new
> information and ideas for further research and perhaps, if we are lucky, a
> few may even find a hole in one of those brick walls.
>
> Geri
>
>
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Beth,
Thank you for the info, I will be checking out his site regularly, Warwick
is where my earliest ancestors were located.
Arlan
In a message dated 9/25/2004 7:31:15 AM Central Daylight Time,
beth.hurd(a)cox.net writes:
Hi, All -
Local author Don D'Amato writes two columns each week in our local paper,
the "Warwick Beacon", about Warwick History... one is called "Then and
Now", and features old pictures of historic sites, and new ones... this
week features the Pontiac Mills.
Hi, All -
Local author Don D'Amato writes two columns each week in our local paper,
the "Warwick Beacon", about Warwick History... one is called "Then and
Now", and features old pictures of historic sites, and new ones... this
week features the Pontiac Mills.
His second column this week is called "Rogues, Rascals & Gallant Heroes",
and features info on a very influential woman (that I had never heard of)
named Deborah Greene, a great-granddaughter of Roger Williams, who married
Simon Ray, of an important Block Island family. Of their three daughters,
one married Governor Samuel Ward, one married Governor William Greene, and
another daughter, Phebe Ray Littlefield was mother to Catharine
Littlefield, another influential female.... Don plans future articles on
this family.
Don frequently quotes from well known books on Warwick history, including
"Greenes of Rhode Island" (1903) and "Episodes in Warwick History" (1937)
... Don has brought Warwick history alive for us, and I look forward to
his future writings - he is the author of several books, and some of his
articles are online, at this URL:
http://www.warwickri.gov/heritage/damatoshistory/main.htm
F.Y.I.
Beth Hurd
Johnston, RI (who lived in Warwick 30 years)
beth.hurd(a)cox.net
For Robin----- Original Message -----
From: "Beth Hurd" <beth.hurd(a)cox.net>
To: <RIGENWEB-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 11:21 PM
Subject: [RIGENWEB] Providence - Early settlement & history (part 41)
> from
> History of Providence County, Rhode Island
> Edited by Richard M. Bayles.
> In two volumes, illustrated. Vol. I.
> New York: W. W. Preston & Co., 1891.
>
> pp. 134 - 170. (part 41)
>
> "The following men signed this agreement: Stephen Hopkins, Obadiah Brown,
> Nicholas Cooke, Barzillai Richmond, Joseph Bucklin, John Randall, John
> Cole, Gideon Manchester, Ephraim Bowen, surgeon, John Waterman, Joseph
> Arnold, John Bass, chaplain, John Thomas, Jr., Allen Brown, Benoni Pearce,
> Barnard Eddy, Benjamin Doubleday, Nicholas Brown, Joseph Brown, William
> Wheaton, William Smith, Jonathan Clark, Jonathan Ballou, James Thurber,
> Amos Kinnicut, Nathaniel Olney, Joseph Lawrence, Theophilus Williams, John
> Power, Benjamin Olney, George Hopkins, Edward Smith, Joseph Winsor, Joseph
> Cole. These, we are told, together with many others had made themselves
> ready, and were intending to march on the next day, whilst the militia,
> under Colonel John Andrews, had already started. The movements were
> brought to a stand-still by the arrival of an express stating that the
> French and Indian armies had gone back. The volunteers consequently did
> not start, but the militia had gone as far as the Widow Resolved
Waterman's
> in Smithfield, when the message, carried by Moses Brown from Providence,
> overtook them and called them back.
>
> Another incident of the French war was the fact that in March and April,
> 1758, nearly 2,000 of the king's troops were quartered in Providence, for
a
> short time while en route for a crusade against the French possessions in
> America. Also about that time a numbering of the people was made, which
> possibly might have been suggested by the consideration of immediately
> prospective needs in defending the colony against the French
> invasion. This numbering was completed by December 24th, 1755. There
> were, by its showing, in Providence then 747 men, 741 women, 655 boys, 754
> girls, 262 negroes, 275 men able to bear arms, 406 enlisted soldiers, 349
> small arms, 181 swords, 56 pistols, 762 pounds of powder, and 3,871
balls."
>
> continued in part 42.
>
>
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from
History of Providence County, Rhode Island
Edited by Richard M. Bayles.
In two volumes, illustrated. Vol. I.
New York: W. W. Preston & Co., 1891.
pp. 134 - 170. (part 42)
"An attempt to establish a market house on a lot at the east end of
Weybosset bridge was begun in 1758, but from various causes it was not
carried into successful effect until 1773, when, the necessary
preliminaries of discussion, various town votes, grants, and a lottery
scheme, having been gone through, the first stone of the structure was laid
by Nicholas Brown on the 11th day of June. The building was of brick, 40
feet wide, 80 feet long, and two stories high. The lower story was used as
a market, while the second story was divided into offices and occupied in
part by the various officers of the town and in part by private
tenants. In 1797 the town granted liberty to St. John's Lodge of Free
Masons to erect a third story upon it for their own use as a lodge
room. The town reserved the right to purchase it of the Masons whenever it
should be deemed that public uses required it. The building, with slight
alterations on its east end, still stands on the east side of Market
Square, being now occupied by the Board of Trade.
The lottery mania seems to have raged with much heat about this time. From
1761 to 1763 many grants for such schemes were made by the
assembly. Several were made to the town to raise £21,300 for paving
streets, one was made to the Church of England to repair their church and
build a steeple, and one to the Congregational Society to purchase a
parsonage. Many others were granted for various other laudable
purposes. No objection on moral grounds appears to have been entertained
by popular sentiment at that time. A notable gale of wind occurred in
October, 1761, which 'brought the highest tide into the harbor of
Providence that hath been known in the memory of man, and carried away the
Great or Weybosset bridge'. The assembly granted £1,000, old tenor, from
the general treasury for rebuilding it. The whole cost, however, amounted
to £4,357, 10s., 1 d., to raise which sum a lottery scheme was instituted
under a grant from the assembly. The bridge was then rebuilt with a draw
in it. Considerable ship-building was then carried on above this bridge,
and full loaded vessels passed up as far as the foot of Bowen street."
continued in part 43.
from
History of Providence County, Rhode Island
Edited by Richard M. Bayles.
In two volumes, illustrated. Vol. I.
New York: W. W. Preston & Co., 1891.
pp. 134 - 170. (part 41)
"The following men signed this agreement: Stephen Hopkins, Obadiah Brown,
Nicholas Cooke, Barzillai Richmond, Joseph Bucklin, John Randall, John
Cole, Gideon Manchester, Ephraim Bowen, surgeon, John Waterman, Joseph
Arnold, John Bass, chaplain, John Thomas, Jr., Allen Brown, Benoni Pearce,
Barnard Eddy, Benjamin Doubleday, Nicholas Brown, Joseph Brown, William
Wheaton, William Smith, Jonathan Clark, Jonathan Ballou, James Thurber,
Amos Kinnicut, Nathaniel Olney, Joseph Lawrence, Theophilus Williams, John
Power, Benjamin Olney, George Hopkins, Edward Smith, Joseph Winsor, Joseph
Cole. These, we are told, together with many others had made themselves
ready, and were intending to march on the next day, whilst the militia,
under Colonel John Andrews, had already started. The movements were
brought to a stand-still by the arrival of an express stating that the
French and Indian armies had gone back. The volunteers consequently did
not start, but the militia had gone as far as the Widow Resolved Waterman's
in Smithfield, when the message, carried by Moses Brown from Providence,
overtook them and called them back.
Another incident of the French war was the fact that in March and April,
1758, nearly 2,000 of the king's troops were quartered in Providence, for a
short time while en route for a crusade against the French possessions in
America. Also about that time a numbering of the people was made, which
possibly might have been suggested by the consideration of immediately
prospective needs in defending the colony against the French
invasion. This numbering was completed by December 24th, 1755. There
were, by its showing, in Providence then 747 men, 741 women, 655 boys, 754
girls, 262 negroes, 275 men able to bear arms, 406 enlisted soldiers, 349
small arms, 181 swords, 56 pistols, 762 pounds of powder, and 3,871 balls."
continued in part 42.
Could somebody who hasn't already deleted this forward it to me please? I thought I didn't need it and deleted it, and then I read no. 41! arrgh.
Thanks!!
Robin
robinyoung(a)earthlink.net