Foye, ‘Ned’ – Obituary

Nesden Wright “Ned” Foye, 87, of Medical Springs died March 28, 1993, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. His Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co., Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Jerrold Baxter will officiate. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice through Gray’s West & Co. Baker City Herald – – March 30, 1993.

Foye, Vivian Jeannette Jory Mrs. – Obituary

Medical Springs, Baker County, Oregon Vivian Jeannette Foye, 93, a resident of the Evergreen Health Home in La Grande died Oct. 3, 2005. Her memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 15, 2005, at her home at Medical Springs, 50551 Big Creek Road. Vivian was born on Aug. 21, 1912, at Union to Ben H. and Mildred Schoenauer Jory. Her early years were spent mostly in Eastern Oregon. She attended schools at Mission, Umatilla and Hermiston and was a 1931 Union High School graduate. She married Nesden Wright Foye on Aug. 9, 1935. Except for a short time spent … Read more

1899 Directory for Middleboro and Lakeville Massachusetts

1899 Middleboro and Lakeville Massachusetts Directory Cover

Resident and business directory of Middleboro’ and Lakeville, Massachusetts, for 1899. Containing a complete resident, street and business directory, town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, notable events in American history, etc. Compiled and published by A. E. Foss & Co., Needham, Massachusetts. The following is an example of what you will find within the images of the directory: Sheedy John, laborer, bds. J. G. Norris’, 35 West Sheehan John B., grocery and variety store, 38 West, h. do. Sheehan Lizzie O., bds. T. B. Sheehan’s, 16 East Main Sheehan Lucy G. B., bds. T. B. Sheehan’s, 16 East Main … Read more

Foye, Ned, Jr. – Obituary

Ned Foye Jr., 68, of Yakima, Wash., a former Baker County resident, died March 22, 2005, at Salt Lake City while visiting family there. At his request, there will be no funeral. A family gathering will be scheduled later. He was born on May 16, 1936, at Baker City to Ned and Vivian Foye of Medical Springs. He attended the Pondosa grade school and was a 1954 graduate of Union High School. In 1956, he enlisted in the military and was stationed at Korea for two years. On April 29, 1960, he married Judith Lee Lott, the daughter of “Jack” … Read more

Lowell Massachusetts Genealogy

1894 Map of Lowell

Tracing ancestors in Lowell, Massachusetts online and for free has been greatly enhanced by the University of Massachusetts in Lowell which provided digitized version of a large quantity of the Lowell public records. Combined with the cemetery and census records available freely online, you should be able to easily trace your ancestors from the founding of Lowell in 1826 through 1940, the last year of available census records. To add color to the otherwise basic facts of your ancestors existence we provide free access to a wide range of manuscripts on the history of Lowell, it’s manufactures and residents.

Weymouth ways and Weymouth people

Weymouth ways and Weymouth people

Edward Hunt’s “Weymouth ways and Weymouth people: Reminiscences” takes the reader back in Weymouth Massachusetts past to the 1830s through the 1880s as he provides glimpses into the people of the community. These reminiscences were mostly printed in the Weymouth Gazette and provide a fair example of early New England village life as it occurred in the mid 1800s. Of specific interest to the genealogist will be the Hunt material scattered throughout, but most specifically 286-295, and of course, those lucky enough to have had somebody “remembered” by Edward.