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Specializing in Death Records for Ancestors. Cemeteries, Death Certificates, Coffin Plates, Funeral Cards, Obituaries, Gravestones and more.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Births And Baptisms In Poplar Chapel, London County, England 1584 ~ 1799
Hi all
I have added a few more records for Poplar Chapel, London County, England.
This time it is Births And Baptisms 1584 ~ 1799. Now it is just a few records and is far from complete but it may be of interest to someone searching for ancestors in London. This new data will compliment the Poplar Chapel, London County Marriages 1670~1753 that I have had on line for some time.
If you want to have a look at the records go to Poplar Chapel Records
Good Luck
Brian
I have added a few more records for Poplar Chapel, London County, England.
This time it is Births And Baptisms 1584 ~ 1799. Now it is just a few records and is far from complete but it may be of interest to someone searching for ancestors in London. This new data will compliment the Poplar Chapel, London County Marriages 1670~1753 that I have had on line for some time.
If you want to have a look at the records go to Poplar Chapel Records
Good Luck
Brian
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Coffin Plates, Nason, Crawford, and Fernald.
Hi all I have added coffin plates for Mary E Crawford, George Fernald and William P Nason.
Coffin Plates
I have also updated my Ontario Birth Records and Death Records page.Death Records
Good Luck
Brian
Coffin Plates
I have also updated my Ontario Birth Records and Death Records page.Death Records
Good Luck
Brian
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Minnie S Pace and Margaret C Clark Coffin Plates
I have added a few more Coffin Plates. Minnie S Pace and Margaret C Clark are two of the new plates. It looks like Minnie may be from KY. It is unusual to find plates from KY as it was not a common practice for people living in KY to keep the plates.
Coffin Plates
Coffin Plates
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Great New Irish Databases
Hi All
Lots of great new Databases added to Ancestors At Rest this week.
People from the Fitzwilliam estate who settled in Ontario, 1847-55. In
the late 1840s a program of assisted emigration was initiated by Lord
Fitzwilliam to reduce the number of tenants on his estate in southwest
County Wicklow Ireland. Most of these emigrants sailed from New Ross to
Quebec City, but few of them stayed in Quebec, where the population was
for the most part French-speaking. Instead, they continued on up the
St. Lawrence River to the province of Ontario (then called Upper
Canada) and became part of Irish communities there. The following data
was compiled by Anne Burgess. It lists many of the Irish from the
Fitzwilliam estate who settled in the West 1/2 of Ontario, from roughly
Belleville to Lake Huron.
I have also added Tenants renting land from Earl Fitzwilliam in the
townlands of Aghold, Ardoyne, Coolboy, and Kilcavan County Wicklow
Ireland. 1839.
You can see all the new data at
Ireland Genealogy
Lots of great new Databases added to Ancestors At Rest this week.
People from the Fitzwilliam estate who settled in Ontario, 1847-55. In
the late 1840s a program of assisted emigration was initiated by Lord
Fitzwilliam to reduce the number of tenants on his estate in southwest
County Wicklow Ireland. Most of these emigrants sailed from New Ross to
Quebec City, but few of them stayed in Quebec, where the population was
for the most part French-speaking. Instead, they continued on up the
St. Lawrence River to the province of Ontario (then called Upper
Canada) and became part of Irish communities there. The following data
was compiled by Anne Burgess. It lists many of the Irish from the
Fitzwilliam estate who settled in the West 1/2 of Ontario, from roughly
Belleville to Lake Huron.
I have also added Tenants renting land from Earl Fitzwilliam in the
townlands of Aghold, Ardoyne, Coolboy, and Kilcavan County Wicklow
Ireland. 1839.
You can see all the new data at
Ireland Genealogy
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
To Whoever Took my Work and put it on Wikipedia....
I was browsing Wikepedia and stumbled on my own article and write up about Coffin Plates. It came directly from my website in my Coffin Plates section.
Wow. Deju vu!
It was a direct copy and paste from my site with NO credit to me as the author, despite the copyright notice front and center.
Yeah, those are my words on Wikipedia. My research into the topic. My hard work.
I wouldn't care if whoever lifted it from my site and submitted it to Wikipedia had done the right thing and credited me and my site for it. Of course it'd be better if this person of questionable ethics had written to ask my permission.
So whoever you are, would you copy Steven King's latest novel and put it online? (not that I'm saying I'm in his league!) Sure you would! Your morals are questionable. Apparently you don't know right from wrong. But most of us would not do such a thing.
Internet publishing is no different than real-world publishing.
So - if someone ELSE did the work, the research and the writing, don't take credit for it (that's called plagarism) and don't take it without permission and publish it somewhere else (that's called copyright infringement)
Wow. Deju vu!
It was a direct copy and paste from my site with NO credit to me as the author, despite the copyright notice front and center.
Yeah, those are my words on Wikipedia. My research into the topic. My hard work.
I wouldn't care if whoever lifted it from my site and submitted it to Wikipedia had done the right thing and credited me and my site for it. Of course it'd be better if this person of questionable ethics had written to ask my permission.
So whoever you are, would you copy Steven King's latest novel and put it online? (not that I'm saying I'm in his league!) Sure you would! Your morals are questionable. Apparently you don't know right from wrong. But most of us would not do such a thing.
Internet publishing is no different than real-world publishing.
So - if someone ELSE did the work, the research and the writing, don't take credit for it (that's called plagarism) and don't take it without permission and publish it somewhere else (that's called copyright infringement)
Monday, September 24, 2007
More About Baby Kintyre
The Toronto Star has another article on the mummified baby found buried beneath the floorboards of a house at 29 Kintyre Ave. in Toronto. This has been an ongoing story and many people in the genealogy community have spent a lot of time trying to figure out who the baby was.
Baby Kintyre
Baby Kintyre
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Irish & German Immigrant Skeletons found on Staten Island
Last summer a team of archaeologists dug up skeletal bones from beneath the asphalt of a municipal parking lot in St. George, Staten Island
The bones are believed to be the remains of more than 50 19th-century European immigrants, among them victims of the Irish potato famine. There are about 10 intact adult skeletons, most of them men in their 20s and 30s. There are smaller skeletons too, but none complete as children’s bones do not survive the acidic soil.
Archaeologists have concluded that the site was a mass grave for patients quarantined at the nearby Marine Hospital. Patients died of typhus, yellow fever and other infectious diseases in the mid-1800s
More than 150 years ago the Marine Hospital was where patients were taken, and where they died in such numbers that they had to be buried in trenches, sometimes three or four bodies deep. Those were peak famine years, and most immigrants who passed through were Irish families escaping hunger and destitution and Germans fleeing political turmoil in their homeland. In 1858, the hospital burned to the ground.
Read Honoring The Bones, the story about the controversy over what should be done with these remains of Irish and other immigrants
Search for ships passenger lists carrying Irish Immigrants to America during the Famine Years. Search for German immigrants to America
The bones are believed to be the remains of more than 50 19th-century European immigrants, among them victims of the Irish potato famine. There are about 10 intact adult skeletons, most of them men in their 20s and 30s. There are smaller skeletons too, but none complete as children’s bones do not survive the acidic soil.
Archaeologists have concluded that the site was a mass grave for patients quarantined at the nearby Marine Hospital. Patients died of typhus, yellow fever and other infectious diseases in the mid-1800s
More than 150 years ago the Marine Hospital was where patients were taken, and where they died in such numbers that they had to be buried in trenches, sometimes three or four bodies deep. Those were peak famine years, and most immigrants who passed through were Irish families escaping hunger and destitution and Germans fleeing political turmoil in their homeland. In 1858, the hospital burned to the ground.
Read Honoring The Bones, the story about the controversy over what should be done with these remains of Irish and other immigrants
Search for ships passenger lists carrying Irish Immigrants to America during the Famine Years. Search for German immigrants to America
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Boy in Iron Coffin Identified as William White died 1852
A body in a cast iron coffin found by utility workers in Washington in 2005, has been identified.
Dozens of individuals used census records, obituaries in newspapers and DNA Testing to identify the remains as 15-year-old William Taylor White, who died in 1852.
William Taylor White was buried in the Columbia College cemetery and it appears he was simply left behind when the cemetery was moved.
White, from Accomack, Virginia was a descendant of Anthony West, one of the Jamestown settlers
The team of scientists working on finding who was buried in the coffin found an obituary published in the Daily National Intelligencer newspaper of Washington on Jan. 28, 1852, confirming White died Jan. 24, 1852, after a short illness.
Clothing historians were able to determine that he was dressed in a shirt, vest and pants that are consistent with clothing styles of the early to mid-1850s.
Read the online story
Dozens of individuals used census records, obituaries in newspapers and DNA Testing to identify the remains as 15-year-old William Taylor White, who died in 1852.
William Taylor White was buried in the Columbia College cemetery and it appears he was simply left behind when the cemetery was moved.
White, from Accomack, Virginia was a descendant of Anthony West, one of the Jamestown settlers
The team of scientists working on finding who was buried in the coffin found an obituary published in the Daily National Intelligencer newspaper of Washington on Jan. 28, 1852, confirming White died Jan. 24, 1852, after a short illness.
Clothing historians were able to determine that he was dressed in a shirt, vest and pants that are consistent with clothing styles of the early to mid-1850s.
Read the online story
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Deaths in Norfolk County, Ontario
I have put a few Death Records for Norfolk County, Ontario online. You can see them at
Norfolk County Deaths
Norfolk County Deaths
Sunday, September 09, 2007
415 Ancestor Coffin Plates Death Records online!
Ancestors At Rest has the largest collection of Coffin Plates with birth and death dates online.
Coffin Plates (also called Casket Plaques) usually have the name of the deceased, date of birth and date of death. AncestorsAtRest.com now has 415 of these little-known genealogy death records online!
We welcome submissions - all you need to do is send a scan of your ancestor coffin plate or death record of any kind to Brian at ancestorsatrestATnetscape.net (Change AT to @ before you hit SEND). By submitting a death record of any kind, you can help other genealogists and make connections with others searching the same family tree
You can also find funeral cards, memorial cards, wills, obituaries, cemetery recordings and more at AncestorsAtRest.com. Don't miss these death records for your ancestor!
Coffin Plates (also called Casket Plaques) usually have the name of the deceased, date of birth and date of death. AncestorsAtRest.com now has 415 of these little-known genealogy death records online!
We welcome submissions - all you need to do is send a scan of your ancestor coffin plate or death record of any kind to Brian at ancestorsatrestATnetscape.net (Change AT to @ before you hit SEND). By submitting a death record of any kind, you can help other genealogists and make connections with others searching the same family tree
You can also find funeral cards, memorial cards, wills, obituaries, cemetery recordings and more at AncestorsAtRest.com. Don't miss these death records for your ancestor!
Friday, September 07, 2007
Getting Copies of Documents on AncestorsAtRest
Genealogists frequently ask me where and how they can get copies of a genealogy document they saw listed on my Blog (AncestorsAtRest.blogspot.com) or my website AncestorsAtRest.com
Many documents such as coffin plates, funeral cards, obituaries and family bibles are submitted to me by visitors. Sometimes they want to be contacted, so I provide their email address and name. Sometimes they don't. In those cases all you will see is their name.
Some items, especially the coffin plates, are my own private collection. I probably won't sell you the coffin plate (although you can always ask).
If I don't have a name with the items, it's either mine or it was an early submission (before I was careful about putting submitter names with those items!)
I hope you have found an interesting item for your ancestor and can enjoy the items online.
Many documents such as coffin plates, funeral cards, obituaries and family bibles are submitted to me by visitors. Sometimes they want to be contacted, so I provide their email address and name. Sometimes they don't. In those cases all you will see is their name.
Some items, especially the coffin plates, are my own private collection. I probably won't sell you the coffin plate (although you can always ask).
If I don't have a name with the items, it's either mine or it was an early submission (before I was careful about putting submitter names with those items!)
I hope you have found an interesting item for your ancestor and can enjoy the items online.
Sunday, September 02, 2007
Victoria County GenWeb Host
I'm the new host of Victoria County GenWeb and am looking forward to the challenge. Victoria County Genweb is part of the Ontario GenWeb Project.
The former hosts left the genealogy data online which was appreciated! I'm busy adding more so check back frequently.
Don't hesitate to write to me if you have Victoria County links or genealogy data you want added to the site! My email address is on the website
The former hosts left the genealogy data online which was appreciated! I'm busy adding more so check back frequently.
Don't hesitate to write to me if you have Victoria County links or genealogy data you want added to the site! My email address is on the website
Friday, August 31, 2007
New Naturalization Certificates online
Email on the USA-NATURALIZATIONS@rootsweb.com mailing list:
Naturalization Records today added Naturalization Certificates and Alien Registration Cards for several individuals in Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan,
Massachusetts and Colorado. Is one your ancestor?
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See index to Naturalization Records on NaturalizationRecords.com
These are the certs added today:
*Certificate of Naturalization Elizabeth Koval, from Czechoslovakia, in Pennsylvania 1945
*Certificate of Naturalization Alexander Johnson Duncanson from Canada or United Kingdom, of East Jordan, Michigan 1925 + wife & children
*Certificate of Naturalization Michael Chekorin from Russia, New York City 1940
*Naturalization Certificate William Parker Deerfield,Franklin County Massachusetts 1859
*Certificate of Citizenship Henry A. Foye from Ireland Arapahoe County Colorado 1894
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See index to Alien Registration Records on NaturalizationRecords.com
This registration was added today:
*McKeesport, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania Alien Identification Card for Elizabeth Koval 1940 (includes her exact date of immigration and port of entry)
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Thanks to the submitters who generously shared these records, we're building a very nice online free database!
If you would like to submit a record or a scan of a record for your ancestor, please send it to olivetreegenealogyATgmail.com (replace AT with @ in the email)
Naturalization Records today added Naturalization Certificates and Alien Registration Cards for several individuals in Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan,
Massachusetts and Colorado. Is one your ancestor?
*******************
See index to Naturalization Records on NaturalizationRecords.com
These are the certs added today:
*Certificate of Naturalization Elizabeth Koval, from Czechoslovakia, in Pennsylvania 1945
*Certificate of Naturalization Alexander Johnson Duncanson from Canada or United Kingdom, of East Jordan, Michigan 1925 + wife & children
*Certificate of Naturalization Michael Chekorin from Russia, New York City 1940
*Naturalization Certificate William Parker Deerfield,Franklin County Massachusetts 1859
*Certificate of Citizenship Henry A. Foye from Ireland Arapahoe County Colorado 1894
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See index to Alien Registration Records on NaturalizationRecords.com
This registration was added today:
*McKeesport, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania Alien Identification Card for Elizabeth Koval 1940 (includes her exact date of immigration and port of entry)
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Thanks to the submitters who generously shared these records, we're building a very nice online free database!
If you would like to submit a record or a scan of a record for your ancestor, please send it to olivetreegenealogyATgmail.com (replace AT with @ in the email)
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Kent County Ontario Deaths 1870 to 1879
Kent County Ontario Deaths 1870 to 1879
I have put a few Kent County Deaths that people have submitted to me over the years. You can see them at
Kent County Deaths
I have put a few Kent County Deaths that people have submitted to me over the years. You can see them at
Kent County Deaths
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Death Records on Paper Trails Blog
Death Records found on Paper Trails Blog
* Tredegar Cemetery Exhumation Certificate from 1879... South Wales, Tredegar Cemetery, United Kingdom
* Obituary Hattie Wilson 1888 Illinois
* WW1 Death Records DUGGAN
* Last Will and Testament, June 2, 1866, Mrs.Mary Harrold
* Probate of Will, October 11, 1871, Mrs.Hannah Smith
* 1825 FALKIRK SCOTLAND Doctors medicine bill -
* New Hampshire Will 1859 - Isaac Morse
* Tredegar Cemetery Exhumation Certificate from 1879... South Wales, Tredegar Cemetery, United Kingdom
* Obituary Hattie Wilson 1888 Illinois
* WW1 Death Records DUGGAN
* Last Will and Testament, June 2, 1866, Mrs.Mary Harrold
* Probate of Will, October 11, 1871, Mrs.Hannah Smith
* 1825 FALKIRK SCOTLAND Doctors medicine bill -
* New Hampshire Will 1859 - Isaac Morse
Monday, August 20, 2007
Are you related? Mummified Baby found in wall
Jul 25, 2007
A local renovator found a mummified infant wrapped in a flowered comforter and old newspaper dated Sept. 12, 1925, in the wall of a house he was working on in Riverdale, Toronto.
A land title search showed that the Kintyre Ave. home was purchased in 1919 by Wesley Russell. Newspapers report that Mr. Russell died in February, 1939 and his wife Della lived in the house until 1941, when she was admitted as a patient to Toronto Ontario Hospital. It isn't known if the baby belonged to the couple who lived in the home at the time. In fact it isn't known when or how the baby died - while the 1925 newspaper might seem like a clue, that doesn't mean the death happened that year.
Many reports and articles are circulating and some reporters have discovered a few genealogical facts about Wesley and Della - such as their marriage in Belleville Ontario in 1898. I thought it would be interesting to see if I could find more, as some papers are stating that they hope relatives will be found who might see to the burial of the infant.
Wesley Russell & Della Rutter were married 12 Oct 1898 in Belleville Ontario. Ancestry.com records do not show parents' names but the online Bridge St. Wesleyan Methodist (now United Church), Belleville records show Wesley as age 19 son of
Wellington RUSSELL & Fanny BELLKNAP
The 1901 Census finds Wesley F Russel age 21 and Della Russell, age 20, living in Ameliasburg, Prince Edward County
The 1911 Census finds Wesley Russell age 29 and Della age 25 along with Charles Rutter age 23(probably Della's brother) living at 3 Ashby St in Toronto.
Charles Ruter is found in the 1901 census for Prince Edward County with his parents James A Rutter (born ca 1851) and Emmma J. (born ca 1861) along with 2 siblings - James M born ca 1889 and a daughter born ca 1893.
Checking the online Ontario Vital Stats found James Morden Rutter born 3 Oct 1889 to James Albert Rutter and Emma Jane Babcock in Prince Edward County
More checking found other children born to James Albert Rutter and Emma Jane Babcock:
* Alla [Ella?] May Born 20 May 1893 in Prince Edward County
* Herbert or Howard born 14 Jan 1897 in Prince Edward County
Next I found the marriage of James Albert Rutter and Emma Jane Babcock on 13 Aug 1876 in Ameliasburg Township. Unfortunately the parents' names are not given
The last great clue came from the 1881 census -- James Rutter, 28, wife Emma J. 22 and two children - Sarah A age 4 and Ardelia E age 4 months, are found in Ameliasburg, Prince Edward county.
Ardelia of course is our DELLA who married Wesley Russel and who may or may not be the mother of the dead child found in the walls
I haven't found the birth of Della or Charles Rutter but many births were never registered. However I am sure that Della was a child of James Rutter and Emma Babcock.
Hopefully someone recognizes these names as being part of their family tree!
(Sources: Ancestry.com
, FamilySearch.org, Automated Genealogy.com)
Read some of the news stories on Google or copy and paste these links into your web browser
http://www.thestar.com/article/239573
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2007/07/25/mummified-baby.html?ref=rss
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view_article.php?article_id=78783
http://news.scotsman.com/latest_odd.cfm?id=1165462007
A local renovator found a mummified infant wrapped in a flowered comforter and old newspaper dated Sept. 12, 1925, in the wall of a house he was working on in Riverdale, Toronto.
A land title search showed that the Kintyre Ave. home was purchased in 1919 by Wesley Russell. Newspapers report that Mr. Russell died in February, 1939 and his wife Della lived in the house until 1941, when she was admitted as a patient to Toronto Ontario Hospital. It isn't known if the baby belonged to the couple who lived in the home at the time. In fact it isn't known when or how the baby died - while the 1925 newspaper might seem like a clue, that doesn't mean the death happened that year.
Many reports and articles are circulating and some reporters have discovered a few genealogical facts about Wesley and Della - such as their marriage in Belleville Ontario in 1898. I thought it would be interesting to see if I could find more, as some papers are stating that they hope relatives will be found who might see to the burial of the infant.
Wesley Russell & Della Rutter were married 12 Oct 1898 in Belleville Ontario. Ancestry.com records do not show parents' names but the online Bridge St. Wesleyan Methodist (now United Church), Belleville records show Wesley as age 19 son of
Wellington RUSSELL & Fanny BELLKNAP
The 1901 Census finds Wesley F Russel age 21 and Della Russell, age 20, living in Ameliasburg, Prince Edward County
The 1911 Census finds Wesley Russell age 29 and Della age 25 along with Charles Rutter age 23(probably Della's brother) living at 3 Ashby St in Toronto.
Charles Ruter is found in the 1901 census for Prince Edward County with his parents James A Rutter (born ca 1851) and Emmma J. (born ca 1861) along with 2 siblings - James M born ca 1889 and a daughter born ca 1893.
Checking the online Ontario Vital Stats found James Morden Rutter born 3 Oct 1889 to James Albert Rutter and Emma Jane Babcock in Prince Edward County
More checking found other children born to James Albert Rutter and Emma Jane Babcock:
* Alla [Ella?] May Born 20 May 1893 in Prince Edward County
* Herbert or Howard born 14 Jan 1897 in Prince Edward County
Next I found the marriage of James Albert Rutter and Emma Jane Babcock on 13 Aug 1876 in Ameliasburg Township. Unfortunately the parents' names are not given
The last great clue came from the 1881 census -- James Rutter, 28, wife Emma J. 22 and two children - Sarah A age 4 and Ardelia E age 4 months, are found in Ameliasburg, Prince Edward county.
Ardelia of course is our DELLA who married Wesley Russel and who may or may not be the mother of the dead child found in the walls
I haven't found the birth of Della or Charles Rutter but many births were never registered. However I am sure that Della was a child of James Rutter and Emma Babcock.
Hopefully someone recognizes these names as being part of their family tree!
(Sources: Ancestry.com
, FamilySearch.org, Automated Genealogy.com)Read some of the news stories on Google or copy and paste these links into your web browser
http://www.thestar.com/article/239573
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2007/07/25/mummified-baby.html?ref=rss
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view_article.php?article_id=78783
http://news.scotsman.com/latest_odd.cfm?id=1165462007
Staunton, Macoupin County Illinois Court Records
Hi All
I have created a index to a Staunton, Macoupin County Court Records Book that I have in my collection. The ledger covers the years 1930 to 1957 and gives lots of great info on the court cases of that time period. The index is free for everyone to see. You can find it online at
Staunton Court Records
I hope you find someone of interest.
Brian
I have created a index to a Staunton, Macoupin County Court Records Book that I have in my collection. The ledger covers the years 1930 to 1957 and gives lots of great info on the court cases of that time period. The index is free for everyone to see. You can find it online at
Staunton Court Records
I hope you find someone of interest.
Brian
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Special August Discount Footnote.com Membership!
More news from Olive Tree Genealogy! After talking to Footnote .com they agreed to extend the special discount offer on memberships for the rest of August for anyone using a special link on Olive Tree Genealogy website.
You can get this discount price by going to Olive Tree Genealogy and clicking on the link at the top of the page
or at Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Feel free to tell others about this Special Price for all of August through the Olive Tree Genealogy Special link
You can get this discount price by going to Olive Tree Genealogy and clicking on the link at the top of the page
or at Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Feel free to tell others about this Special Price for all of August through the Olive Tree Genealogy Special link
Monday, August 13, 2007
Rembrance Card Sarah Woodward 1836-1865
In affectionate remembrance
of
Sarah Elizabeth Woodward
Who died Oct. 29, 1865
Age 29 years
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