Ideas?

Discussion in Genealogy Forum started by Linda Hansen, Jun 16, 2017
LH
Linda Hansen
  website
I haven't entered information for my 3x great grandparents yet, but am looking for any ideas or suggestions on where to look for information on 3x g grandma. She first appears in a Boston MA newspaper, recording a marriage ban with a gentleman. Roughly 2 months later she appears again in the same paper recording a marriage ban to my 3x great grandfather. The year is 1833. From this point forward, she is easily tracked. I just have not been able to learn anything about her previous to 1833-- who her parents were or names of brothers and sisters. The informants to the various census takers appeared to not know where exactly she was born, listing Nova Scotia, Maine and Liverpool, NS as birth places. Nova Scotia did not require birth registrations until 1864, long after her birth. I am not able to go to Liverpool, Nova Scotia to go through various church records. I'm not even sure which religion she and my 3x g grandfather may have practiced.

I'm at my wit's end trying to break down this brick wall. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!

RB
Robert Burns
We are at our 'wits end' also, because you haven't given us any names.

Kind of hard to lookup anything without a name.

LH
Linda Hansen
  website
We are at our 'wits end' also, because you haven't given us any names. Kind of hard to lookup anything without a name.
Hi, Robert:

I don't think this will come out quite right, so please forgive me if it sounds rude?

I would like to research myself, as I tend to feel like others may believe I am asking them to do my work for me.

However, I can also see why you would like to have name and dates, so here it is:

Her name is Ann Tuttle, born McElroy. She was born approximately 1806 in either Maine or Nova Scotia (I believe the 1865 Massachusetts state census stated Liverpool, NS as her birthplace but it could have been the 1855 state census instead). In either August or September 1833, she married James Tuttle in Somerset, Massachusetts. They had 5 natural children: James Edwin, 1836-1854; Eliza Bracket, 1838-1854; William Francis, 1840-1931; Lydia Ann Turner, 1843-1849; and an adopted daughter, Harriet 1843-?? (She only appears in the 1855 census in the household, age approx. 12 or 13).

According to the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses, she was born in Maine. According to the 1855 & 1865 Massachusetts state censuses, she was born in Nova Scotia.

After my 2x g grandfather, William F. Tuttle married Eliza M. (Lizzie M.) Sawyer Jan. 1866 in Massachusetts, the entire family relocated to Richland Center, Richland, WI where Ann died in August 1874 and James passed 14 October 1881.

I have looked on familysearch, ancestry, posted messages on various sites, forums, googled, tried to find an obituary for her in Richland Center from 1874... No luck.

RB
Robert Burns
Hi, Robert: I don't think this will come out quite right, so please forgive me if it sounds rude? I would like to research myself, as I tend to feel like others may believe I am asking them to do more ...
my work for me. However, I can also see why you would like to have name and dates, so here it is: Her name is Ann Tuttle, born McElroy. She was born approximately 1806 in either Maine or Nova Scotia (I believe the 1865 Massachusetts state census stated Liverpool, NS as her birthplace but it could have been the 1855 state census instead). In either August or September 1833, she married James Tuttle in Somerset, Massachusetts. They had 5 natural children: James Edwin, 1836-1854; Eliza Bracket, 1838-1854; William Francis, 1840-1931; Lydia Ann Turner, 1843-1849; and an adopted daughter, Harriet 1843-?? (She only appears in the 1855 census in the household, age approx. 12 or 13). According to the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses, she was born in Maine. According to the 1855 & 1865 Massachusetts state censuses, she was born in Nova Scotia. After my 2x g grandfather, William F. Tuttle married Eliza M. (Lizzie M.) Sawyer Jan. 1866 in Massachusetts, the entire family relocated to Richland Center, Richland, WI where Ann died in August 1874 and James passed 14 October 1881. I have looked on familysearch, ancestry, posted messages on various sites, forums, googled, tried to find an obituary for her in Richland Center from 1874... No luck
What I found on Ancestry.com: ( I found most of what you already know. Maybe there are a few thing verified)

in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Name: Ann McElroy

Event Type: Marriage Intention (Marriage)

Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1833

Marriage Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts

Spouse Name: James Tuttle

..............................................

Census births:

1850 US - Nova Scotia

1855 Mass – Maine

1865 Mass - Liverpool Nova Scotia. Lived in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

1870 US – Nova Scotia

I would say, she was born in 1807 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada

.........................................................

Found that James Tuttle was a brick mason, born in New Hampshire

Married 21 September 1833

.........................................................

LH
Linda Hansen
  website
What I found on Ancestry.com: ( I found most of what you already know. Maybe there are a few thing verified) in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name: Ann McElroy Event Type: M more ...
arriage Intention (Marriage) Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1833 Marriage Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts Spouse Name: James Tuttle .............................................. Census births: 1850 US - Nova Scotia 1855 Mass – Maine 1865 Mass - Liverpool Nova Scotia. Lived in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA 1870 US – Nova Scotia I would say, she was born in 1807 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada ......................................................... Found that James Tuttle was a brick mason, born in New Hampshire Married 21 September 1833 ........................................................
Yep, I knew all of this. :) It's the trying to learn who her parents were, plus names of brothers and sisters that I have difficulty with. I keep believing that her youngest daughter, Lydia "Ann Turner" Tuttle, may hold the clue to knocking this wall down. So far, no luck, though.
RB
Robert Burns
Yep, I knew all of this. :) It's the trying to learn who her parents were, plus names of brothers and sisters that I have difficulty with. I keep believing that her youngest daughter, Lydia "Ann more ...
Turner" Tuttle, may hold the clue to knocking this wall down. So far, no luck, though
Lydia "Ann Turner" Tuttle.

Is her maiden name Lydia Tuttle?

What is the name "Ann Turner"?

Do you have any dates and places for this person?

LH
Linda Hansen
  website
Lydia "Ann Turner" Tuttle. Is her maiden name Lydia Tuttle? What is the name "Ann Turner"? Do you have any dates and places for this person?
Lydia Tuttle's middle names were "Ann Turner". She was born November 1843, died March 1849, of typhoid fever. Parents were James Tuttle and Ann McElroy. The family lived in Charlestown, Middlesex (Suffolk), Massachusetts when she was born and died.
LH
Linda Hansen
  website
Lydia "Ann Turner" Tuttle. Is her maiden name Lydia Tuttle? What is the name "Ann Turner"? Do you have any dates and places for this person?
Lydia Ann Turner Tuttle is buried in Bunker Hill Cemetery with her brother, James Edwin (1836-1854) and sister Eliza Brackett (1838-1854).