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December, 1998
LOYALIST SIG
Loyalist Chat News
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In this issue:
Citing Sources, LCN Lending Library, New OGS Publications, Welland County Ontario 1887, Canada Birth Death & Marriage Registry, Heritage Books Special, Upcoming Loyalist Talks, AOL Goes to Oz, Ancestor's Heritage Volume 2, New Jersey Internet Sites, Chuckle for the Day
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Citing Sources
Primary citation for a local level birth registration:
Herbert Shaw, birth certificate 2236, (1913), Clerk's Office, City Hall, Belleville, Illinois.
Elements of this citation:
1) Subject's name. The name of the person for whom this birth registration was issued.
2) Record type and number. Birth registrations often carry a variety of numbers, but almost all will have a distinct registration number.
3) Registration year. The year in which this birth was registered or filed, which is usually, but not always, the same as the year of birth.
4) Repository name and address. The place where the original copy of this birth registration is housed. In the case of a local record in the US, this is often the County Clerk's office.
NOTE: Additional information that you may wish to record (although not necessarily in the citation itself) might include the date the registration was signed, the hospital if any, and the attending physician or midwife.
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LCN Lending Library
Last issue, I proposed a contest with the prize being my duplicate copy of Paul Bunnell's book Research Guide to Loyalist Ancestors, a directory to archives, manuscripts and published sources dealing with the Loyalists. After giving this some thought, I think I know of a better idea that would allow anyone with an interest in this book to have access to it....don't know why this didn't occur to me before. Actually, it did occur to me before with regard to the books below, just not with regard to my own book! Duh! :)
So.....we are going to start a lending library for readers of the Loyalist Chat News. In addition to my duplicate copy of Bunnell's book, we also have two books that have been very graciously donated by one of our faithful readers and chat attendees, Dick Strang (DickStrang). Those books are:
Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne, Misadventures of an English General in the Revolution by F. J. Hudleston, librarian of the British War Office (Garden City, NJ: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1927).
The Baroness and the General by Louise Hall Tharp (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1962). This book is the story of the life of Baroness Frederika von Riedesel, wife of the German general who commanded Britain's mercenary troops in the American Revolution.
Here is how it will work:
1) If you would like to borrow one of these books, send me GFS NanC@aol.com) an email with your mailing address and specify the book you wish to borrow. Please limit your request to one book at a time.
2) I will mail the book to you and send you an email stating my return mailing address, when the book is due back and the costs that I expect to be reimbursed for packaging and mailing. This is not being set up as a profit making venture, so the costs should be very reasonable - no more than a couple of dollars. We will allow each borrower to keep a book for five weeks from the date of mailing before asking for it back. This allows roughly a week for it to arrive and four weeks to read it. If we find that this is consistently too long or too short of a time frame, we will make adjustments as we go along.
3) You will be responsible for return packaging and mailing of the books that you borrow.
4) If the book that you request to borrow is already out on loan, your name will be placed on a waiting list and you will be notified of when you can expect to receive it.
I'd like to thank Dick for his generous donation to start our library!!
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If anyone else has books dealing with the Loyalists or the American Revolution that they would like to donate to the lending library, we would love to hear from you! :)
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OGS Publications
Those of you with ancestors from Ontario may be interested in the following new publications from the Ontario Genealogical Society.
The Quakers in Canada: A History, by Arthur Garratt Dorland, 1968, $15.00
Faith, Friends and Fragmentation: Essays on Nineteenth Century Quakerism in Canada, edited by Albert Schrauwers, 1995, $10.00
Genealogical Index to the Records of the Canada Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Vol. one: Yonge Street Monthly Meeting, produced by the Canadian Friends Historical Association, 1998, $25.00
Local Histories of Ontario Municipalities: A Bibliography, with representative trans-Canada locations of copies, compiled by Barbara Aitken
Volume 1: 1951 to 1977, 1978
Volume 2: 1977 to 1987, 1989
$12.00 for one or $20.00 for the pair
Roman Catholic Marriage Registers in Ontario, Canada: 1828-1870, covering the early marriage registers found at the Archives of Ontario in RG 80, Records of the Office of the Registrar-General; sub-series RG 80-27-4, Roman Catholic Marriage Registers, 1828-1870 (MS 248, r.20-23), $30.00
All volumes can be ordered from:
Ontario Genealogical Society
40 Orchard View Blvd., Suite 102
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4R 1B9
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Welland County, ON, 1887
In a series of postings to the Niagara mailing list, Richard Hirst (rhirst@vaxxine.com) listed the surnames that appear in the book History of Welland County Ontario, 1887. Many of these are names that I recognize from our chats and emails, so I thought I would repost them here in case you had not seen this. This is a partial list.
Bertie and Fort Erie
Biography of Surnames mentioned
BREWSTER, Nathaniel, M.D. SHERK
BEAM, Joshua F. GONDER
BEESHY, J. A. WARNER
BRACKBILL, John INGERSOLL, HAMLIN, CAREY,
SAUNDERS,
BROWN, COTHARD
BROWN, Rev. T.J. ADAIR, HANEY
BIGGARSTAFF, Thomas KIMBLE, CASTLE
CRUIKSHANK, Ernest Alexander MILNE, KENNEDY
CRYSLER, John Adam BERTRAND, STEELE, WEBB
CHOATE, Elgin Thomas GRAHAME, FRENCH
DISHER, Benjamin Moore ANDREWS, MORGAN, DICKOUT, CLARK
DISHER, Ralph MORGAN
EDGEWORTH, John ROBERTSON, FORCE, POWELL
HERSHEY, Edwin BAXTER, THOMPSON
HURRELL, Alfred B. DAWS, FIELDS, STYGALL
HIBBARD, H.N. HUMPHRIES, BEAM, BALCOMB
HERSHEY, John B., Dr.
KILMAN, Alva Hamilton PETRIE, PAGE, NOBLE
MORIN, James E. STEWART, ROSS, FITE, HELMER,
McGLASKEY
PATTISON, Clayton Harrison BUCHNER, PAPST
PORTER, Samuel COOPER, HOSKINS
RISELAY, Cranmer MILLER, LAUR
SCHRYER, Orange McIVER
SCHRYER, Joseph CHALMERS
SHISLER, Peter BARNHART
VIGES, James BURD
WILCOX, Edward Henry DURPHY, YOUNG, NELLIS
WADE, William W. FROST, OCTOBY, TIFFIN, HUSSICK,
McDADE, DELL, LEWIS, SMITH, READER,
WARD, MILLER, TAYLOR
YOUNG, John DAHL, MORGAN, DISHER
Crowland Township
BUCHNER, William BROOKS
BELL, Henry AUSSEM, WHITTAKER,BURROWS
BIGGAR, William Henry GLASGOW, GREEN, WARNOCH, WALSH
BOARDMAN, Luther DOAN, FURRY, BULLOCK
CLARKSON, Jabez W. INMAN, WATERS, STOKES
DARBY, George William EVERINGHAM, BRAILEY
HOLDER, William Allen DOAN, CLOTHIER, CURRENT
HENDERSON, James KIRKWOOD, BROOKFIELD,GAINER
MISENER, David WILSON, YOUNG
MISENER, Robert VANDERBURGH, BENDER, NEVILLS,
OSTRANDER, DE SHIRED,DAVIS
PATTISON, George Oliver CARTER, BUCHNER, PARK, SENNETT,
KENDRICK
REID, Alexander BEATON, DOBBIE, ROBERTSON
SEGER, Francis Sharon SHARON, STRINGER, ZAVITZ
SHAFER, George DELL, STEINHOFF, ROADHOUSE,
WARDLE, PETTIT
TUFT, Wallace BRAYLEY, MORRIS, McCABE, HANNA
TOYN, William SCRUBIE, BOOTH, SAMPSON
WILSON, John D. DOAN
YOUNG, Daniel WILSON, MISENER, MATTHEWS,
FONGER, MILLER, VANSICKLE
Humberstone and Port Colborne
AUGUSTINE, Elias STONER, BOWEN, ANGER
CRONMILLER, Henry WEIDMAN,
COOK, W.T. HOWELL, ASHENHURST
CARTER, Charles, H. STEELE, THOMPSON
CARTER, L.G. GREEN, KILMAN, SCHOLFIELD, FIELDEN
CANBY, B.F. HARRIS, BROWN, LEMON, BUCHNER
CROSS, John McCLOY
FURRY, Elisha McKAY, ZAVITZ, SIMPSON, SNIDER
FARES, Owen W., Dr. WINTER, KILMAN, SHUGG, NEAR
GIBBONS, Peter QUINN, HIGGINS
HANEY, Matthew F. MAINS, WILD
HANNA, Albert JOHNSON, SKINNER
KING, Frank, Dr.
KILCULLEN, Rev. James
KNISLEY, A.B. BINGLEMAN, LEARN
McRAE, John GRAYBIEL
MELLANBY, William LOGAN
McFARLAND, Duncan E. BLAKE
MORNINGSTAR, Abraham STONER, SHERK, NEAR, ZAVITZ
NEFF, James B. DEWITT
NEFF, Elihu SHERK, WEAVER
NEFF, Jonathan SHERK, KILMER
RAMSDEN, John A. SMITH, STEINHOFF, MILLER, BAXTER
RICHARDSON, Matthew APPLEYARD
SMITH, Edward SKINNER, LEESE, HAVENS,
SCHOLFIELD, A.K. KILMAN, HOBSON, FAIRCHILD,
HODGSON, HELLIWELL, MACDONALD
SIMPSON, Abel McOUAT, CRAMER, FURRY
SNIDER, Henry B. RINGEL, OLMSTED, BAXTER
STORM, Peter ZAVITZ, BEAM
SMITH, George
SECORD, Thomas R. WEAVER, TAYLOR, HILL
SCHROEDER, Christian W. KLEPPER, ULRICH, HELD, PFAENDER, MILLER
WHITEMAN, George KROP, SMITH, SCHOOLEY, LAMPMAN, HAINES, MICHENER,
WEAVER, George J. POPE
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Canada Birth, Death & Marriage Registry
The following notice was posted by Lorine McGinnis Schultz on several of the Canadian mailing lists within the last two weeks.
Announcing the new home of the Canada Births Deaths & Marriages Exchange....
The purpose of the Canadian Births or Baptism, Deaths and Marriages Exchange is to provide genealogists a free resource for sharing information about details contained on certificates registered in Canada.
This is a way for genealogists to share their information and find others who are researching the same families. It is not a query page, but it is a Registry where you can submit your information found on birth/marriage/death certificates in Canada. You can also view submissions made by others and arrange to obtain copies of the certificates submitted.
Canada B, D, M Exchange
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/bdm/canada/bdm.htm
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New Book from Heritage
Until November 30th, Heritage Books is offering a special prepublication price of $60 on a reprint of Lorenzo Sabine's Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution, with an Historical Essay (1864). Although it is a bit pricey, this book is a good source of information on Loyalist ancestors. According to J. N. Larned, editor of Literature of American History, "It was a path-breaker in a new class of historical writing, and has contributed in an important way to produce a more just and humane estimate of the men who went down in ’76." Perhaps you can persuade your local library to purchase a copy.
The first 150 pages of this work constitute the historical essay. This essay examines in detail the causes for disaffection on the part on the colonists, the state of political parties in the colonies and the reasons which caused colonists to choose between patriotism or loyalism. The biographical sketches are alphabetically arranged and contain a wealth of material, which may include place of birth, occupation, military service and names of spouses and children.
Heritage Books Specials
http://www.heritagebooks.com/thismo.htm
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Upcoming Loyalist Talks
Todd Braisted has once again graciously agreed to put together another in our continuing series of talks on the various Loyalist regiments of the American Revolution. His subject this time will be the Pennsylvania Loyalists.
We have scheduled the night of Wednesday, December 2nd, 10 p.m. Eastern time, immediately following the regular Wednesday evening Canadian Chat. The talk will be held in the Loyalist Chat Room.
Todd's talks are always a treat....you don't want to miss it!
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AOL Goes to Oz
The following announcement appeared in the JONATHAN-NEWS, an e-mail ListServ used to send out a fortnightly letter to members from Jonathan Bulkeley, the Managing Director of AOL in the United Kingdom.
"The Aussie AOL launched with a great fanfare last week down under. If you have friends and family in Oz, let them know to watch their postbox for an AOL CD. I'm told that AOL disks have been sighted from Brisbane to Cairns."
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Ancaster's Heritage, Volume 2
The Ancaster (Ontario) Township Historical Society has just published a new book called Ancaster's Heritage, Volume 2. It contains information, with sources, about the lots and farms that were not included in the original publication and corrects some of the serious errors found in the first volume. The information in Volume 2 sometimes includes considerable family information, excerpts from letters and diaries pertaining to various families and lots. In other cases, it simply lists the owners of a lot from the Crown Patentee to about 1900.
For information on prices or how to order, email the author, Paul Grimwood, at paul.grimwood@sympatico.ca.
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Researching the Colonies
This begins our list of website for New Jersey research, which will be continued in subsequent issues. Just as a reminder, all colonial websites identified to date may be viewed in the Loyalist Information Area.
New Jersey Sites - Part I
Association of American University Presses - New Jersey
http://aaup.pupress.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/sgais.cgi/08?query=New+Jersey&errors=0&maxfiles=200
Battle of Monmouth
http://www.eclipse.net/~gvalis/ggv/NJrev/battles/Monmouth.html
Battle of Princeton
http://www.eclipse.net/~gvalis/ggv/NJrev/battles/Princeton.html
Battle of Trenton
http://www.eclipse.net/~gvalis/ggv/NJrev/battles/Trenton.html
Bergen County Historical Society
http://www.carroll.com/bchs/
Books We Own - New Jersey Lookups
http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/nj.html
Burlington City Historical Society
http://bc.emanon.net/cgi-bin/burl/city_historical_society
Burlington City History
http://bc.emanon.net/cgi-bin/burl/_history
Burlington County - Columbus Cemetery (searchable)
http://www.columbus-nj.com/cemetary/
Burlington County Historical Society
http://bc.emanon.net/cgi-bin/burl/county_historical_society
James Caldwell, the "Rebel Priest"
http://members.aol.com/clarkweb/caldwell.htm
Camden County Cemeteries
http://www.cyberenet.net/~gsteiner/njgenweb/camden/camdencem.html
Camden County Historical Society
http://www.cyberenet.net/~gsteiner/cchs/
Cape May County Cemeteries
http://www.cyberenet.net/~gsteiner/njgenweb/capemay/capemaycem.html
Cape May County Historical and Genealogical Society
http://www.cyberenet.net/~gsteiner/njgenweb/capemay/cmhgs.html
Census Online - New Jersey
http://www.census-online.com/links/NJ_data.html
Central New Jersey Genealogy Club
http://members.aol.com/DSSaari/cjgc.htm
Colonial Burlington Foundation
http://bc.emanon.net/cgi-bin/burl/colonial_burlington
Cranford Historical Society
http://www.bobdevlin.com/crhissoc.html
Cumberland County Facts & History
http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/facts/index.html
Cumberland County Historical Society
http://www.rootsweb.com/~njcumber/cumbernj.html
Cyndi's List - New Jersey
http://www.cyndislist.com/nj.htm
Elizabeth Town History
http://members.aol.com/clarkweb/elizbtwn.htm
Essex County Cemeteries
http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/alpha/tempcemetery.htm
Essex County History
http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/towns/county/history.htm
Family Line Genealogy Publications
http://pages.prodigy.com/Strawn/flnj.htm
Frontier Press Bookstore - New Jersey
http://www.doit.com/frontier/frontier.cgi?category=nj
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Chuckle for the Day
You Know You're Taking Genealogy Too Seriously If ...
Out of respect for your best friend's unquestioned reputation for honesty and integrity, you are willing to turn off that noisy surveillance camera while she reviews your 57 genealogical research notebooks in your home. The armed security guard, however, will remain.
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