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From: Charles Sullivan <>
Subject: Re: [NYC] Opinion needed
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 21:51:36 -0500
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There's also a Beekman Street in lower Manhattan in addition to
the Beekman Place in midtown Manhattan per Joy's message.

On Tue, 1 Jan 2002 18:53:46 -0500
"joyrich1" <> wrote:

> There is a town of Beekman in Dutchess County, New York.
>
> There is also a neighborhood in Manhattan called Beekman, across from the
> United Nations. A description of the neighborhood is in a realtor's ad at
> http://www.nauticom.net/www/planet/files/REfsBeekman.html.
>
> In letters written in the time period you mention, writers often included
> the name of the place they lived in. It might be the name of their house, a
> hotel or other building they were living in or visiting in a city, a summer
> house, or a resort.
>
>
> Joy Rich
> Director of the Library
> The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
>
> www.nygbs.org
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 5:09 PM
> Subject: [NYC] Opinion needed
>
>
> > Dear NYC List,
> >
> > In my great grandmother's 1887 autograph book an unknown cousin signed her
> > name, date and Beekman on the page. What is Beekman?
> >
> > I think it is the name of a town that unknown family members moved to but
> my
> > Mother thinks it is an area in NYC. Any opinions?
> >
> > Linda Gill Grove
> > Surname Researching:
> > IN: Gill, Stout, Manor, and Mann
> > NYC: Joyce, McAleer, Callaghan and McGregor
> > "Their Story Is Our Story"
> >
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