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Engstrom, Elizabeth, Vera(Sylvina), Evelyn

lilliangourd1 — 2013-05-23 03:01:29Z

Looking for info on these 3 sisters, daughters of Ernst Olof Engstrom and Jennie Mellqvist (Raadlund). I have the info for the parents but cannot find anything about the girls after 1940. Elizabeth doesn't even appear in 1930 census unless she married and I don't have the spouse's name. I am doing this for a friend whose mother was another sister, Doris, who died when my friend was little so she never knew the family. Any help will be greatly appreciated. These women were born in Rhode Island in the early 1900's. Thank you, lilliangourd@yahoo.com

Herminie and Theotime Turcotte RI

b_beaulah — 2013-05-21 18:50:35Z

Need information on Herminie Turcotte wife of Theotime Turcotte. They were in Central Falls RI in the 1890's. Her son Albert Raymond was in my great grandfather's home before he was four years old. I would like to find out why he came there at such a young age and what happened to his mother.

Re: Engstrom, Vera, Evelyn, and Elizabeth

BevAnderson91 — 2013-05-21 12:26:30Z

Do you have Ancestry.com?

I found the census, WWI Draft Registration form, naturalization, and potential Swedish birth index reference for Ernst Olof Engström.

I also do research in Swedish records so I will consult with someone from their list and see what else I need before I embark on finding images of the Swedish records.

Does your friend understand how the patronymic naming system works? That's what everyone who has Scandinavian ancestors must deal with and thoroughly understand or none of it will make any sense. They also have three extra vowels in their alphabet. [Iceland and the Faroe Islands still use the patronymic naming system, but late 19th, early 20th century Sweden, Norway, and Denmark went to permanent surnames or family names by law. Sometimes people in larger coastal cities adopted a family name that was passed down, but for the most part the records were kept using first name, patronymic name, farm name. The farm name was NOT a permanent surname until they adopted permanent surnames or moved to the US and had to adopt a surname to fit in. It was more of an address and if a person moved from the birth farm, the farm/location name changed, too.

I will send you the images I have found off-line since you provided your email address.

Best Wishes,
Bev

Engstrom, Vera, Evelyn, and Elizabeth

lilliangourd1 — 2013-05-21 07:45:07Z

Looking for info on 3 sisters, daughters of Ernst Olof Engstrom and Jennie Mellqvist (Raadlund). The girls were born in Rhode Island in the early 1900's. The family was quite large with many sons also and another daughter, Doris. She was my friend's mother but she died when my friend was little so she never knew her family. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. lilliangourd@yahoo.com

Re: Rodney H. Deatte m. Agnes Prive abt 1880

ziglet — 2013-05-14 10:23:17Z

You may already have this information:

DEATTE, Louis Alphonse Noel
b. 25 Dec 1903 to Jeremie and Agnes Prive
baptized 27 Dec 1903,
godparents-Rev Alphonse Graton and Eva Deatte
Father born Troy, NY & mother b Canada
Source: Baptisms of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Pawtucket,

Re: Arthur Descoteaux

lanaudi — 2013-04-30 19:39:27Z

Censuses
1910 in Providence:
Arthur, 28, born New Hampshire
Annie, 22, born Mass
Febelia, 3 y, RI
George, 1 y, RI
Arthur, 6 months,RI
1920 in Providence
Arthur H Decato, 38, NH
Blanche A, 33, Mass
Fabiola A, 13 RI
George J, 11, RI
Arthur H, 10,RI
Loretta, 9, RI
Giorgianna, 6, RI
Joseph H, 3 months,RI
1925 in Providence
Arthur De Coteau, 45, RI
Blanche, 37, RI
Fabiola, 18 RI
George, 17, RI
Arthur, 15, RI
Loretta, 14, RI
Georgianna, 11, RI
Joseph , 9 , RI
Nelson, 4, RI
Clement, 10 months,RI
1930, Providence:
Head Arthur Decoteau M 50 New Hampshire
Wife Blanch Decoteau F 43 Massachusetts
Daughter Dorothy Decoteau F 19 Rhode Island
Daughter Georgiana Decoteau F 16 Rhode Island
Son George Decoteau M 21 Rhode Island
Son Arthur Decoteau M 20 Rhode Island
Son Joseph Decoteau M 14 Rhode Island
Son Nelson Decoteau M 9 Rhode Island
Son Leo Decoteau M 5 Rhode Island
1935 Census in Providence:
Arthur H De Cota, b 27 mars 1882 N.H, mechanic automobile
Blanche A De Cota, b 2 june 1889 Mass
Joseph A De Cota, 16 Mar 1915 RI
Nelson De Cota, 5 Dec 1920, RI
Leo G De Cota, 25 May 1924, RI
George De Cota, 3 June 1908, RI, married
His wife: Gertrude and daughter: Joyce

1940, Providence:
Head Arthur Decota M 59 New Hampshire
Wife Anna Decota F 53 Massachusetts
Son Joseph Decota M 24 Rhode Island
Son Nelson Decota M 19 Rhode Island
Son Leo Decota M 15 Rhode Island

California Death index:
Nom: Arthur H Decota
Type d'événement: Death
Date de l'événement: 27 Aug 1961
Lieu de l'événement: Los Angeles, California, USA
Date de naissance: 22 Mar 1881
Lieu de naissance: New Hampshire
Sexe: Male
Nom du père:
Nom de la mère: Sawyer

Was Arthur Henry's mother Ellen Sawyer and his father Henry N.? Married before 1878 (eldest sister, Elydia then born 1879). Not easy to find.

Re: Arthur Descoteaux

lanaudi — 2013-04-30 15:15:19Z

Marriage of Arthur Descoteaux and Anna Brissette:
Providence, 24 Feb 1906.
His parents: Henri and Helene
Her parents: Felix and Amanda

For Anna, finding the lineage isn't difficult:
Felix Brissette, b 1856
Marriage 26 nov 1881 in Worcester, Ma with Amanda Riel. Also born in Canada 1862.
He was son of Joseph Brissette and Aurelie Paquin.
She was daughter of Pierre Riel and Alixe Vigneau.

Joseph Brissette (Joseph, Josephte Grandpré)
Aurelie Paquin (Alexis, Marguerite Perreault)
A m: Ste-Mélanie, 1 Feb 1842

Pierre Riel (Julien, Marguerite Brieau/Bareau)
Alixe Vigneau (Narcisse, Marie Faubert)
Both from Kahnawake (Native reserve)
A m: St-Constant, 26 Feb 1854

Yvonne

Re: Arthur Descoteaux

lanaudi — 2013-04-30 15:14:53Z

Re: Arthur Descoteaux

joyness1 — 2013-04-26 08:40:26Z

Post your email address if you want further info.
Chris

Re: Arthur Descoteaux

joshnixon98 — 2013-04-25 18:30:17Z

Thank you! I believe my Arthur is Henri arthur or arthur H. Apparently he liked to be called by his middle name and it threw me for a curve.

Re: deaths and marriages

roscoezweibrucken — 2013-04-19 12:26:28Z

thank you so much for your help really appreciated !this side of the tree was proving difficult. so many thanks again !

Re: deaths and marriages

mindfoggs2 — 2013-04-18 22:22:49Z

The city of Pawtucket is located in Providence County.

I'm finding your family on the 1925 RI State census on Family Search:

James, Bertha, Etta & Doris with a Herrick Lowe, Lodger, 22y b. England, alien.

If you've not registered with familysearch.org, you'll have to create a user name & password - free - in order to view this image:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12163-55261-67?...

As is also found on the 1920 census, on this census James claims to have naturalized. I believe at this point in time the rule was still that the wife & minor children were automatically naturalized when the man became a citizen. On these 2 censuses, Bertha & children are also listed as naturalized.

There are two places to check for a naturalization record that I know of: Supreme Court, Judicial Records Center, 5 Hill St, Pawtucket, RI 02860; Ph. 401-721-2640 or 2641. You'll want to speak with Andrew B. Smith, Clerk Judicial Records Center.

If there's no record in Pawtucket, then try the NARA Northeast Region, Boston Federal Records Center, 380 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA 02452-6399; Reference Services: 781 663-0131; Addy: waltham.reference@nara.gov

1915 RI State Census:

James, Bertha Hetty & Doris.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-12345-11161-0-76?cc...

I didn't find any matches in the 1905 RI State Census so James, Bertha & Hetty/Etta either weren't yet in RI or they managed to avoid being counted.

12 Sep 1918, This is the link to James' WWI draft registration. He gave his DOB as 1 Sep 1874, naturalized citizen, machinist with American Textile finishing Machine Co in Pawtucket.

http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=...

These are links to the Pawtucket City directory. At first I thought we were sunk since, in the time period from when I found James for certain in 1925 thru to 1930, Ancestry only has directories 1925, a gap, then 1928 but it turned out, I didn't need to look beyond 1928.

Information for directories was usually collected the year before so for 1925 the info would have been collected in 1924 and for 1928 it would have been collected in 1927.

James with wf Bertha is where expected in the 1925 directory but by the 1928 directory, Bertha is listed as the widow of James, so one can infer that James died sometime between 20 Apr 1925 when he was enumerated for the RI census and sometime in 1927 when the info for the 1928 directory was most likely collected.

Deaths in RI may be found in two places, at the city level & at the state level.

I'd try the state level first: RI State Archives, 337 Westminster St, Providence, RI 02903
Ph: 401-222-2353 Addy: statearchives@sos.ri.gov

You can also get Doris' birth record from RI Archives since she was born more than 100 yrs ago.

A marriage record for Hetty/Etta wouldn't be available to you unless you're a direct descendant because of the privacy laws. If you do qualify, you'll need at minimum, month, year & place & it'll cost $20; available from the City of Pawtucket - assuming that's where she married or the RI Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records, Cannon Bldg, 3 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908; Ph/robo message: 401-222-2811.

The 1928 Pawt. Directory gives one more vital bit of information on Bertha: "Rem to New York City" which is why you're having so much trouble locating your Martin family in Pawtucket, RI after the 1920 census.

Pawtucket Directories:
1925 - http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=8778&am...=

1928 - http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=8778&am...=

With NYC, you're somewhat in luck assuming Bertha stayed put down there. NYC Vitals are searchable at http://stevemorse.org/ Bride index goes to 1937 & deaths go to 1948. You get both the certificate # and the FHL number of the film it appeares in.

These are links for departure from Liverpool to Philadelphia, PA:

Bertha & Hetty depart 16 Nov 1904:

http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=...

Possibly James arriving first. It wasn't out of the ordinary for the man to come over first, get settled and/or send money home for the passage/steam ship tix costs for the rest of his family.

This James was a miner although the later James was a machinist, however his being a miner to start is consistent with the 1901 Brit census. It also wasn't unusual for men to change careers.

Depature for Philidelphia, PA on 24 Aug 1904:

http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=...

Arrival Philly, PA - Bertha & Hetty; SS Haverford, Nov x, 190 >blank<; going to Westmorland Co, PA:

http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=8769&am...

James arrival Philly, PA. Arrival date of 4 Sep 1904 fits nicely with the above departure from Liverpool & this James is also a miner:

http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=...

I don't know whether you also have the Brit censuses or Bertha's maiden so I did a search at FreeBMD for the marriage & birth.

I searched for James & Bertha's marriage & found this:
Sept Qtr 1895; Martin, James & Slack, Bertha; Ashton Registration Dist, V 8d, Pg 738.

The Ashton Reg. Dist. includes Ashton under Lyne so this is almost certainly them.

A search for Hetty's birth yeilded Mar Qtr 1898, Martin Hetty, Ashton, V 8d Pg. 496

http://freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp

The only Brit census they would appear on was 1901 which revealed that so far, Hetty appeared to be the only child, James was indeed a miner - coal miner to be specific, both James & Hetty are listed as b. Lanc, Aston under Lyne and Bertha is listed as b. Lanc, Hurst.

With Bertha's maiden, knowing where in Lanc. each was born and approx. birth years, you can find James & Bertha in the earlier Brit censuses as well as finding them & others in their families at Free BMD back as far as Jul 1837/Sept Qtr 1837 when registration of BMD started in England.

1901 Brit Census link: http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=view&r=an&dbid=...

deaths and marriages

roscoezweibrucken — 2013-04-18 11:37:16Z

hello i wonder if anyone would be able to help guide my search further for a james martin born 1875 spelt marten in the 1910 1920 usa census. he married a bertha in ashton under lyne, lancs england in1895 emigrated to u.s.a. ?1904. to rhode island. two children hetty martin born 1898 ashton under lyne,lancs. england. dorace martin born 1910 rhode island . found on census 1910 and 1920 pawtucket ward 5 . providence .rhode island roll t625 page 19B enurmeration dist. 150. after that i can t locate any further info i.e. deaths etc.any help would be appreciated. many thanks

Re: Arthur Descoteaux

joyness1 — 2013-04-09 10:25:36Z

Possibly:
George Arthur Descoteaux, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
Name: George Arthur Descoteaux
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 03 Jun 1908
Birthplace: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Arthur
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Anna Brissette
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09552-0
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 2208955
Reference ID: p 218

OR:

Henri Arthur Descoteaux, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
Name: Henri Arthur Descoteaux
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 24 Sep 1909
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Arthur H.
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Anna B. Brissette
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09552-5
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 2208955
Reference ID: p 422

These men had a sister named Fabiola born 17 Feb 1907.
In the 1940 Census, Arthur J. [BORN 1910] and Marie A. Descoteaux, had a daughter, Fabiola, born 1935 and a son, Wendell, born 1937.

Chris

Re: Renaud,Danahey,Campbell,-Pawtucket,R.I.

Hess_Laurie — 2013-04-07 05:23:09Z

I have some info on Donaghey

Re: Jeremiah Kane

joshnixon98 — 2013-04-03 00:00:30Z

No i haven't. I'm a college student of little means and many miles from Rhode island, so i have to use what i have.

Jeremiah Kane

joshnixon98 — 2013-04-03 00:00:11Z

Hi everyone. i'm looking for the Parents of Jeremiah Kane. he was born in 1836 in Ireland, and he immigrated to the united states in 1857, settling in the stillwater section of Smithfield, Rhode island. He married Johanna Ryan, b. 1847 in Tipperary, Ireland. He died in 1919 and is buried in Pawtucket, RI. I have looked on a lot of RI state census documents as well as national census documents, and I have not been able to locate his parent's names or his birthplace, they all simply listed that he is from ireland. Can anyone help?

Arthur Descoteaux

joshnixon98 — 2013-04-02 23:59:27Z

Looking for the Parents of Arthur J descoteaux, Born providence, RI in 1910. If anyone has any info, let me know.

Re: Guilman,Eusebe, son Alban.Rene,Roland 1880-1960 Canada/Maine

abeautifulbeginning — 2013-03-28 20:52:44Z

Hi! Eusebe Guilman is my 2nd great-grandfather! So glad to have found this thread... i know it is old but i am hoping to get a reply here too. I am also trying to discover who my great grandparents were. My grandfather was Ludger Provencher who was the son of Ludger Provencher and Malvietta Guilman. Malvietta is the daughter of Eusebe and ??? this is unknown to me. I am just recently putting together a family tree... Anyone know the children of Eusebe and spouse (s)?? :) thank you! Carrie

Re: Isaac Bell was a lodger at my grandparents home in Cochituate

woodheadgeefamily — 2013-03-26 15:36:30Z

Thank you very much for this info!

Re: Melillo, Cicchelli, looking for my family

marciageneralins — 2013-03-25 19:30:07Z

I am interested in learning how we might be related...please email me at marcia.generalins@yahoo.com

Thank you
Marcia Melillo (changed to Mello) Eplee

Re: Isaac Bell was a lodger at my grandparents home in Cochituate

jamm7 — 2013-03-24 23:15:17Z

I found Isaac in several census, from 1905 to 1940 and he was a boarder living in various households, and single, in all of them. His World War I Draft Registration Card says his nearest relation is his brother, Private Joseph Bell of Camp Mills, L.I. (Long Island). Isaac died in 1945 and is buried in Brayton Cemetery in Warwick, R.I. There's a photo of his stone at findagrave.com

As far as his father living in Newport, the only Isaac Bell I could find was listed in the Summer Newport Directory with his address listed as New York , and he was listed as a jr.

Isaac Bell was a lodger at my grandparents home in Cochituate

woodheadgeefamily — 2013-03-24 17:06:04Z

Mr Bell, was from Northern Ireland, and I believe he was Isaac Bell, the Second. His father may have been in Newport. I am not sure why he was a lodger with my mother and her parents, Sam and Ann Woodhead. Would anyone know about the Bell family and what may have happened to Isaac. This would be around the1920-1930's. That house was on Church Street next to the bay. Thank you
Ruth Beck

Re: Jeremiah Kane

jamm7 — 2013-03-24 13:57:36Z

Since you have Jeremiah's death year, email or contact The Archives and ask for his parents names and county of birth, which should be listed on his death record. I'm pretty sure they'll do this at no charge. Finding the County in Ireland is often difficult, but if it isn't on his death record, you could post another request, asking for an obituary lookup in the Providence newspaper.

http://sos.ri.gov/archives/

Re: Jeremiah Kane

eGENEee — 2013-03-23 19:40:18Z

Have you ordered his death certificate? That could indicate his parents.

Re: Audette info galore

vietnamvet1968 — 2013-03-18 23:24:34Z

My grandmother was Irene Audette mother of Roger and Roland. She married Napoleon Poirier. My father Roland visited either your uncle Achilles or father Agenard when he was in Paris during WW11.

I have a photo taken at that time and it was inscribed on the back with Aunt Fernande 5/17/1945 taken on a terrace with the writing " uncle archy's office. Please reply

Kenneth Silva

ViolaDussault51 — 2013-03-18 12:23:22Z

Looking for my biological father's family. Have information that gives his name as Kenneth Silva, born around 1948, Providence Rhode Island. Passed away in 1998, in Cranston or Providence Rhode Island. I was born in Providence in 1976. My mother's name was Karen. That's all I have. Any information greatly appreciated. My e-mail is vidussault@gmail.com. Thank you

Re: Titus family Rhode island and Massachusetts

theclown16 — 2013-03-16 20:11:09Z

Maine, Marriage Records, 1705-1922 about Elijah Titus
Name: Elijah Titus
Spouse: Irene Smith
Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1866
Marriage Place: Eden
Registration Place: Bar Harbor, Hancock
Gender: Male

Re: Titus family Rhode island and Massachusetts

theclown16 — 2013-03-16 19:55:30Z

Check 1880 census fro Elijah and Irene. It shows that Albion H. age 9 who most likely is Harry as a child. Must have used middle name as an adult.

Re: Titus family Rhode island and Massachusetts

behopkins1 — 2013-03-16 16:23:02Z

Thanks so much! I would never have looked in NH!

Re: Titus family Rhode island and Massachusetts

behopkins1 — 2013-03-16 16:13:55Z

Thanks so much! I would never have looked in NH!

Re: Titus family Rhode island and Massachusetts

theclown16 — 2013-03-16 15:34:57Z

New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 about Harry A Titus
Name: Harry A Titus
Marriage Date: 29 Jan 1913
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Place: Nashua, New Hampshire
Birth Date: abt 1872
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Elijah Titus
Mother's name: Irene Wasgatt
Spouse Name: Rebecca A Bartley
Spouse Age: 42
Spouse Gender: Female
FHL Film Number: 2070511

Re: Sullivan Gardner father and son b. 1753 and 1778

dmcti01 — 2013-03-13 19:11:19Z

Welcome. The name also appears in Abstract of Wills, Admins and Guardianships, NY State 1782-1835 in a will dated 1821 as well as in The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, NY, Vol.1-7. Vol.5: Pg.256 mentions several Gardners, including Sullivan. Not sure if you have seen these. Let me know if interested.
dmct@verizon.net

Re: Titus family Rhode island and Massachusetts

joshnixon98 — 2013-03-13 16:12:12Z

Not sure. Try familysearch.com. They usually have tons of free census, birth and death records. Type in Harry Titus, his birthplace, and his spouses' name, and something is bound to turn up. You can even try to search for marriage records. That's how I found a lot of people on my tree.

Re: Titus family Rhode island and Massachusetts

behopkins1 — 2013-03-13 14:38:19Z

I am looking for info about Harry Titus who married Rebeckah (Rebecca) BACON Bartley (former wife of Dr James BARTLEY jr. They were married in the early part of 1900s. I appreciate any help you can provide.

Re: Sullivan Gardner father and son b. 1753 and 1778

najochri1 — 2013-03-13 14:28:58Z

Thanks! That's what I've found and just wanted to be sure I didn't miss something. He's probably Native American and his father full-blooded. I need to be sure there really is a lack of records on them. I really appreciate your checking that out for me! There are absolutely no records previous to Sr. Marriage to whites put them on the map. That's my theory.

Nancy

Re: Sullivan Gardner father and son b. 1753 and 1778

dmcti01 — 2013-03-13 13:45:55Z

I did not see any reference to them in the RI records I have access to. I did see a Sullivan Gardner b Aug 13 1778 was bp April 6 1797 in Central NY. Source: Father Nash's Record of Baptisms - New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Published 1961, Vol.115 (1961): Pg.16.

Re: Titus family Rhode island and Massachusetts

joshnixon98 — 2013-03-13 05:42:58Z

Thanks everyone. I was able to trace the Titus line thanks to your help. Sorry it took so long to respond!

Re: Old Wilcox Tavern

LauraEWJenkins — 2013-03-07 03:57:47Z

Hi Phil,

Here's my family's Wilcox Line:

*Edward Wilcox(1603 - 1680)and Susanna Thompson

Stephen Wilcox (1633 - 1690)
&Hannah Hazard

Edward Wilcox (1662 - 1715)
& Mary Hazard

Stephen Wilcox (1692 - 1766)
& Mercy Randall

Rev.Isaiah Wilcox (1738 - 1795)
&Sarah Nancy Lewis

Oliver Wilcox (1773 - 1853)
&Rubie Wells (2nd wife)

Oliver Wells Wilcox (1803 - 1885)
&Lucy Ann Kent (2nd wife)

Oliver Kent Wilcox (1847 - 1928)
&Sarah Jane Purvis (1st wife)

Arthur Lemon Wilcox (1877 - 1945)
&Maude Dorella Harry

Oliver Wesley (Wes) Wilcox (1924 - )
&Elizabeth T. Pickett

~~Laura Emily Wilcox (1956- )

I obtained most of this information from research done by my late Uncle Harry Wilcox and another relative whose name escapes me at the moment.

Looks like our trees branch off at the second Edward.
One of these days I'm going to take a trip to Rhode Island and do some roaming and research!
Thanks for the info!
Laura

Re: Rhode Island Marriage Certificate

tgrieshaber_1 — 2013-03-06 00:59:40Z

Further on in this thread you mention that you are trying to find a town, Pouriot, in Tarnow Poland.

I am a retired librarian. You should contact a large central library in your area,explain your problem, and ask if they have a gazeteer. A gazeteer is an annotated dictionary of place names around the world. It's possible that you have the name slightly misspelled and don't know it. It's also possible, since this place is in Poland, that it is now located in a neighboring country and has a different name entirely. For example, Gdansk, Poland, used to be Danzig, Germany. See if the library has a historical atlas to help you figure out former geographic boundaries.

Re: Robert J Hewes / More on RI State Censuses

Acguen — 2013-02-28 05:04:31Z

Now that you have a birthplace and at least an approximate date, you can contact the RI Archives and see if they have a birth certificate: sos.ri.gov/archives/
Sometimes they find other people with the same surnames in the area and will give you those.

Re: Robert J Hewes / More on RI State Censuses

Acguen — 2013-02-28 05:01:14Z

Now that you have a birthplace and a date, you can contact the RI Archives and see if they have a birth certificate.
Sometimes they find other people with the same surnames in the area and will give you those.

Re: Robert J Hewes / More on RI State Censuses

joshnixon98 — 2013-02-28 03:46:54Z

Spent a few hours checking each of those links out. Still no sign of Rob's parentage, unfortunately. It's like the records just stop before Robert was born. I did discover that he was born in Georgiaville, Smithfield, RI however. But I'll have to keep looking.

Re: Robert J Hewes / More on RI State Censuses

joshnixon98 — 2013-02-27 23:22:03Z

Thank you for your informative reply. i will check those out.

Re: Robert J Hewes / More on RI State Censuses

mindfoggs2 — 2013-02-27 20:44:51Z

Five of the RI State Censuses are on line at familysearch.org & are indexed as well as having the images available.

The most frustrating thing about RI State Censuses is that just the one year EVERYONE most needs, 1892, was MIA when the censuses were microfilmed & is still, to this day, missing. Those optimists among us keep hoping that someday, someone digging around in the stored records will stumble on the 1892 census schedules.

Fortunately, the 5 censuses w/images on line at familysearch.org are indexed so may be searched.

However, in some instances due to poor penmanship or an odd style of script, the name gets indexed other than what it actually is so searching doesn't yield a desired result. i.e. I had the "Wilson" surname indexed as "Hillson" thanks to an enumerator who used a fine tipped pen & an excessive amount of fancy curlicues & flourishes.

In these instances one has to browse through the images. For those instances, it's useful to know how each census year was recorded. Below I've given a description of what you'll find.

To access the images in this collection of state censuses as well as some images in other collection, one will have to register with a user name & *groan* another password to remember but it's free & if you're going to be working sequential days, you've the option of staying signed-in for 2 weeks.

1885 - https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1794115

Ledger style book with the only organization being that the schedules are grouped by gender & all surnames of the same initial letter are together so one needs to check district & family numbers as well as the given number in family to insure you've found everyone in the family.

1905 - https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1542866

These are 2 sided forms & grouped by gender, one form per individual. Then within a surname, grouped by ED#, then by visitation number so one must make sure the visitation numbers match for an individual to be considered a part of the family household one's looking at. Those in a settled area i.e. village/town/city will also have a street addy which helps insure you're looking at people from the same house/household.

1915 - https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1532188

Usual style of census schedule we're all familiar with on a page format with family head & household members all together.

1925 - https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1532195

Usual style of census schedule we're all familiar with on a page format with family head & household members all together.

1935 - https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1529126

Computer punch cards, one card per individual & not grouped by family but alphabetical by given name so it's prudent to check addresses given on the cards & census tract # to be sure you've got a member of the family you're looking at.

For the moment, 1865 & 1875 along with indexes for each, are available only on film.

Re: Robert J Hewes

Acguen — 2013-02-27 16:14:52Z

Another thought - since people moved back and forth over the border to Massachusetts from the Pawtucket area, you might also try the 1865 Massachusetts census.

Re:RI censuses

Acguen — 2013-02-27 16:13:11Z

Yes, RI did some censuses on the half decades from 1865 (I think) up until 1935. Check out rihs.org, the RI HIstorical Society web site for more info on what is available and how. The 1885 is particularly valuable because the 1890 Fed. censuses were almost all destroyed by fire.

Re: Titus family Rhode island and Massachusetts

theclown16 — 2013-02-27 14:58:09Z

1850 United States Federal Census about James H Titus
Name: James H Titus
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Pawtucket, Bristol, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Family Number: 705
Household Members:
Name Age
William Titus 45
Almira Titus 43
James H Titus 23
Dorothy Fisher 72

Re: Titus family Rhode island and Massachusetts

theclown16 — 2013-02-27 14:50:47Z

Ancestry.com has a tree where her birth is listed as Dec 1856 and is connected to Robert J. Hewes as wife.

Re: Titus family Rhode island and Massachusetts

theclown16 — 2013-02-27 14:48:03Z

Also found in 1870 census with same family.

1860 United States Federal Census about Abby J Titus
Name: Abby J Titus
Age in 1860: 3
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Home in 1860: North Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Gender: Female
Post Office: Pawtucket
Value of real estate:
Household Members:
Name Age
James H Titus 32
Susan C Titus 38
Edmund O Titus 8
Frank A Titus 6
Abby J Titus 3