Hi Ann Marie
You can print out the membership application from our website: www.gsnj.org
and click on "membership" then on "membership form" midway down the
membership page. Or you can use this link to go directly to the membership
application: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgsnj/pdf/NewMemberForm.pdf
Once you have the form - just send it in with a check and you're all set.
We'll send you all the Magazines and Newsletters from this year so far and
then you'll get the rest as they come out.
If that doesn
Dear friends of New Jersey genealogy;
Last year, I received a copy of my grandfather's birth certificate from New Jersey. We are having trouble figuring out his mother's name. We know her first name is Blanche but the second name is anybody's guess. I'm wondering if anyone on this list can help?
My grandfather's name is Henry George.
His father is Wendell George.
Henry was born 17 January 1898.
The parents are from somewhere in Pennsylvania.
Is anyone familiar with the handwriting of that time?
Her
New Jersey death records from the early 1900s ask for the names of the father and mother. In the 1890s they did not ask for the maiden name of the mother. In 1913 they did. I dont know when this change took place. It did require that the person reporting the death knew the names of the parents.
Curt
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From: Alexa K Richard
> Thanks to all who responded to my request regarding the name of Blanche who was
> married to Henry Ge
Sometimes the maiden name of the mother was given on the certificate,
even when the form did not specify the name. Also, I do not know
whether there was one point where the forms changed relatively abruptly,
or whether there was longer period of transition. Either way, there is
some hope of finding mother's names on older certificates.
Kirsten
curtw@comcast.net wrote:
>New Jersey death records from the early 1900's ask for the names of the father and mother. In the 1890's they did not ask for the
Perhaps "Austen"?
Gary
-- nj-gsnj-request@rootsweb.com wrote:
Dear friends of New Jersey genealogy;
Last year, I received a copy of my grandfather's birth certificate from New Jersey. We are having trouble figuring out his mother's name. We know her first name is Blanche but the second name is anybody's guess. I'm wondering if anyone on this list can help?
My grandfather's name is Henry George.
His father is Wendell George.
Henry was born 17 January 1898.
The parents are from somewhere in Pennsyl
My query would be for my Wilkin family. My Grandfather was Edward Wilkin
who was a chauffeur for a family on Oak Street in Tenafly. His wife was
Rose Dawson. Their children were. Rose, Sarah, Edward, William and
Joseph(my father). I believe My ggrandfather was Matthew also married to a
Rose. Their children were Edward, Andrew, James, William and Matthew. Any
info on this family would be greatly appreciated.
Patti
Wilkin, Dawson, Dugan, Carfagna, Natola, Yankowski, Pryor, Pytl
A $500 reward will be paid to the first person who provides the location of
the 1810 William Poling Bible. This Bible includes the birthdates of Richard
(b. 1756) and Mary (b. 1758) Poling of Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ, along
with their ten children. It may possibly also include information about
succeeding generations or other families.
William Poling may have been in Mendon, Adams County, IL.
It is not known if this is the same William Poling of Middletown, Monmouth
County, NJ who married Han
Joan,
Thank you so much for the reply. I feared that was the answer. I will try
to find the Apr-June 2006 issue. Are you allowed to go to the Dept of
Health and just look at the certificates and take notes, without paying the
$25 fee? (Probably not, but just checking...)
Holly
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>From: nj-gsnj-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nj-gsnj-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
>Behalf Of Joan M Lowry (GSNJ)
>Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 9:12 PM
>To: nj-gsnj@rootsweb.com
>Subject: Re: [NJ-GSNJ] D
Forwarding interesting information:
>
> North America Local and County Histories to Go Online
>
> from FamilySearch.org (August 15, 2007):
>
> Three genealogical libraries pool their
> collections in massive digitization effort
>
> SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH?Thousands of published
> family histories, city and county histories,
> historic city directories, and related records
> are coming to the Internet. The Allen County
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> Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Libr
Hi Holly
The NJ State Archives has death records from 1848 through 1940 on microfilm.
You can search and make copies of these years in person (or by hiring a
researcher to do it for you.) (Also, the Archives owns the originals for
the years 1848-1878 and they can do a search and copy for those for you by
mail.)
After 1940 you have to get the certificates directly from the NJ Dept of
Health or at the local level. The Dept of Health will charge $25 per
certificate (and more if you need extra years search
Thanks to all who responded to my request regarding the name of Blanche who was married to Henry George. Most think it's some form of Austen, Anton, and Auten. This is good news because these are the names I guessed too. People who aren't genealogists guessed way off the mark - words that look nothing like what's on that certificate.
Kathy, I'll take your idea and request at the NJ archives as you suggest. As I live far away from them, I'll ask what they can do by mail or whatever.
Sean, I think you'
Alexa,
It looks like AUSTIN to me.
Stephanie
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Subject: NJ-GSNJ Digest, Vol 2, Issue 79
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> From: Alexa K Richard
> Subject: [NJ-GSNJ] Need help deciphering a name, please
> To: nj-gsnj@rootsweb.com
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GREAT INFO....THANKS SO MUCH.
ANN MARIE
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Hi All
One more email announcement of an upcoming event that might be of interest
to our list members... This one is for an event in the Plainfield area.
Regards
Joan
Joan M. Lowry
mailto:membership@gsnj.org
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Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 4:14 PM
Subject: Bookbinding Repair Workshop
Not Tape and Rubber Bands!
Leonard Cummings will demonstrate quality bookbinding repair on Friday,
August 10 at Plainfield Public Library. The hour-long demonstration will
begin at 10:00AM
I wonder if someone can clarify for me, what death certificates are
available to search in person on microfilm at the NJ State Archives. On
this page:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgenweb/vitalrecords.html
it is not 100% clear, but it seems to say that the Archives has microfilms
to the present, but on the State Archives site:
http://www.njarchives.org/links/webcat/queries/sehealt2.htm
they say they only have records to 1940.
Is there any way a person can go to Trenton and copy a number of death
certificate
The New Jersey Historical Society has announced a number of events coming up
in September that I thought might interest some of our list members. If you
have any questions about these events - please contact the Historical
Society directly as we don't have any more information than this.
Regards,
Joan
Joan M. Lowry
Genealogical Society of New Jersey
mailto:membership@gsnj.org
website: www.gsnj.org
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Wednesday, September 26
Opening Reception for What's Going On?
Newark and t
Third Annual Phillips Knapp Reunion
The Phillips-Knapp Family Association is planning its third annual reunion
for the weekend of September 15 and 16, 2007. It is open to anyone who has
an ancestor from Rockland County surnamed Phillips or Knapp. If in doubt,
join our group! Annual dues are only $5 payable in cash at the reunion, or
by check to Vicki Miller.
Our reunion will kick off with a welcoming breakfast at the home of Vicki
Miller in Thiells. From there we will proceed to a three hour cruise on th
For all those interested in Hudson County, New Jersey genealogy, the first
meeting of the newly formed Hudson County Genealogical Society will be
Saturday, October 13, 2007.
We will meet at 11:00 A.M., and the Secaucus Public Library has graciously
agreed to host us. Check out the library website at
http://secaucus.bccls.org for photos and directions. If you're not local to
Hudson County, don't worry. We are planning to support "virtual members" in
the future as well!
Please mark your calendars for Octobe
My guess is Auten ....
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From: "Alexa K Richard"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 12:21 AM
Subject: [NJ-GSNJ] Need help deciphering a name, please
> Dear friends of New Jersey genealogy;
>
> Last year, I received a copy of my grandfather's birth certificate from
New Jersey. We are having trouble figuring out his mother's name. We know
her first name is Blanche but the second name is anybody's guess. I'm
To fellow List Members:
Our Societys newsletter has an active query section and I would like to
invite you to submit a query regarding your research for an upcoming
issue that is received by 800+ members/subscribers. The instructions
for submission are simple and are listed below:
QUERY INSTRUCTIONS
GSNJ members and non-members may submit ONE query dealing with New
Jersey families or emigrants for each issue of the /Newsletter/. There
is no limit to number of words, but the Newsletter Editor reserves the
My original thought is "Anton" or "Antoni" ... but not really sure. There
is a "Blanche Anthony" on the 1880 PA census living in Armstrong, Indiana
County, PA, born in 1874, which seems a few years too young.
There is also a birth record filed in Philadelphia, PA for "Dora M. George"
born 31 March 1890 to "Wendell and Blanche George." Sadly, PA records from
this time period did not ask for mother's maiden name. Philadelphia
marriage records are indexed back to 1885 --- perhaps there is a marri
Hello,
Is anyone researching the surname FRISE/FRISSE/FRY in the early to mid-1700s,
in Monmouth County or elsewhere in NJ?
I have a Mary FRISE (also referred to as FRY) who had a license to marry John
Poling in 1755, and an Elizabeth FRY with a license to marry Samuel Poling,
also in 1755.
I haven't yet been able to determine if these two women were sisters, mother
and daughter, or cousins. I'm hoping to find the names of their parents.
Many thanks,
Judi Watson
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Hi All
Following is another recent email notice that might be of interest to our
list members - especially those in the Trenton area.
Regards,
Joan
Joan M. Lowry
mailto:jmlowry@earthlink.net
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Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 1:34 PM
Subject: Trenton Historical Society - Important Updates!
Attention Baseball & History Fans!!
The Trenton Historical Society invites you to travel back in time to a 19th
Century Baseball game!
The Flemington Neshanock are a Vintage Base Ball club
Hi Michelle
How do I get an application for membership?
Can anyone help find information on our gg grandmother, CATHERINE AMANDA
CUBBERLY DEY, born about 1842, married to Thomas Mount Dey, b 1838. One daughter
Sadie who married William Henry Thomas, one daughter Bertha C. (Birdie) b. Oct.
13, 1873 who married Forman Updyke on Nov. 7, 1894 and gave birth to three
daughters: Anna Lamata, b. Mar. 23, 1897; CATHERINE AMANDA, b. July 17, 1899,
and Florence Alta, born July 25, 1902; another daughter who mar
Hi,
I'm looking for the parents of John Fry, who was on the South Amboy tax
ratable lists of 1780, 1782, 1783, and 1784. He may have been married to Rhoda
_____; a Rhoda Fry was on the tax ratables lists of 1785 and 1786, which suggests
that John may have died between the 1784 list and the 1785 list.
Who were John's parents? I'm especially interested in his paternal
grandfather, ____ Fry.
Thanks for your help,
Judi Watson
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