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Subject: [NYSUFFOL] Lillian Allen Brass
Date: 12 Aug 2002 20:09:03 -0600
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On 8/12/02 (4:38:29 PM EDT), in an eMail gatewayed to from , Carol Dedrick () asks,
"Searching for living descendants of Lillian Allen Brass b. 13 May 1926 d. 16 March 2001 daughter of Margaret Magee Allen and William Allen. Lillian died at Lindenhurst, Suffolk County NY. Lillian m. Charles Brass, he may still be living. Lillian was my 2nd cousin, my grandmother Daisy Magee Smith was her mothers sister."
You may find some help in your search at the Lindenhurst Memorial Library:
Lindenhurst Memorial Library
1 Lee Avenue
Lindenhurst, NY 11757-5399
Tel: 631/957-7755
Fax: 631/957-7114
eMail:
http://lml.suffolk.lib.ny.us/
The pertinent geography:
Lindenhurst is a village (unincorporated in 1923) in the southern part of the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County. There are 3 villages and 12 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly in the Town of Babylon. There are no cities and 10 towns in Suffolk County. There are 2 Indian reservations in Suffolk County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.)
Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of Lindenhurst in the Town of Babylon is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of North Lindenhurst; on the east by the Hamlet of West Babylon; on the south by the Great South Bay; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Copiague and the Hamlet of North Amityville.
For those who have their copy of the 2001 LI Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and download the report), you'll find the Village of Lindenhurst (incorporated in 1923) in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County on pages 14 & 18 (map) and 19 (population estimate).
I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting.
L'Shannah Tova & Happy 5763,
Walter Greenspan
Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State
New York State is divided into counties.
County
A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to perform state functions; a "regional" government. All counties are divided into cities, towns and Indian reservations.
City
A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas.
Town
A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be sub-divided into villages and hamlets.
Village
A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas.
Hamlet
A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas.
Postal Zone "City" and "Town"
A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town" may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders. Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet location.
Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places have a different community name in their mailing address than the community where that place is actually located.
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