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- From: waltcr@microsoft.com (Walt Criteser)
- Subject: Calif placename query
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.050218.28545@microsoft.com>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 05:02:18 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corp.
- Keywords: ALDRICH, Diggings California
- Lines: 32
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- My last query regarding Oregon Libraries on the Internet turned
- out to be very productive. Thank you one and all. With the
- success of my last query I have constructed a new query.
-
- I have recently obtained a copy of my great great grandmothers,
- Mary Ellen ALDRICH, death certificate. Note, she went by the
- alias of May. Three items on the certificate are only partially
- distinguishable.
-
- The one item I think someone on the net might be able to help me
- with is the place of birth. The part of the scrawl I was able to
- decipher was California. On the other hand, the city/town (?) is
- very difficult to read, but I think one of the words might be
- Diggings. Hence, I think grandma May's place of birth is
-
- XXXXXX Diggings California.
-
- Where XXXXXXX is unkown since I cannot read it. To help establish
- a time frame, her date of birth is calculated to be 31 Oct 1861.
- Does anybody know what the "X" might be? Is there now, or use to be
- any towns with the name of Diggings in the name? Is there any
- California counties or towns that contain the word, or a word similar
- to Diggings? Suggestions might give me just that little bit of extra
- information to help me match it to what is written on the certificate.
-
- Thank you.
- Walt Criteser
- waltcr@microsoft.com
-
- PRIMARY RESEARCH: CRITESER (everywhere), GOUGE (or/ia/in/ky),
- CAIN (or/id/mo), ALDRICH (or/ca/id/england?).
- RELATED LINES: JONES, MITCHELL, EDWARDS, LASWELL, LIVINGSTON, RINKER
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