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From: Florence Cannariato <>
Subject: Re: [MDMONTGO] Mtgy Co. / DC
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 14:43:27 -0800
References: <20021117185522.21680.qmail@web20413.mail.yahoo.com>


Kathi Jones-Hudson wrote:

>Helen & Ruth:
>
>Montgomery Co. was never DC -- DC was Mtgy Co. (seems
>to me that perhaps even parts of DC might have been in
>PG Co. as well but I'm not sure about that). Before DC
>was created the MD portion was in Mtgy Co. from
>1776-1790 - before that it was Frederick Co. No.VA's
>portion of what became Federal City was returned to
>it. So basically it is the opposite of what Helen
>wrote: DC was Maryland and if you are researching
>people who lived in "early DC" you have to research
>MD. And from 1790-1840 records for people who lived in
>Alexandria or Arlington, VA you must research DC
>records. Read about it in detail at:
>http://www.rootsweb.com/~dcgenweb/dcmdva.html
>
>Not to excite you but I've heard there is a small,
>abandoned cemetery near Manor Country Club. I suggest
>you contact someone at the Mtgy Historical Society and
>see what they might know about it and/or other
>remaining small, family cemeteries. Helen is right,
>most people were buried in family plots-all long gone
>by now; others were buried in churchyards. Mtgy Co.
>Historical Society:
>http://www.montgomeryhistory.org/#Mont.Co.%20Hist.%20Soc.
>
>Manor CC is very developed, expensive area and other
>than the rumor of a private, abandoned graveyard which
>I could not find; I can think of no other nearby
>church/cemetery. The nearest public cemetery would be
>Rockville Union Cemetery on Baltimore Road. However,
>there are existant small, family cemeteries scattered
>throughout the County - rather amazing actually and
>you really should contact someone at the MCHS about
>what info they might have.
>
>
>=====
>Kathi Jones-Hudson
>
Kathy: Do you know if there is any single repository which would list
the names and details of individual plantation owners whose property was
confiscated (or taken by eminent domain?) to create the Federal City?
Is there any discussion of compensation? Was it specific "hundreds"
whose names can be found out? Florence




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