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From: Marie Coady <>
Subject: [GM-L] Re: GenMassachusetts-D Digest V00 #434
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 10:48:31 -0400
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Here in Woburn, MA, Loammi Baldwin is a legendary, historical figure.
The beautiful mansion he built along the Middlesex Canal, which he was
instrumental in building, is still here. It has taken on new life as a
wonderful restaurant called Baldwin's Landing, but is still overseen by
the a committee of caretakers who see to it that it's historical
integrity is not compromised in any way.

Your mention of Jame's 2 sisters working on a boat in Mass. leads me to
believe it may have been a boat along the Middlesex Canal (1803-1853)
,which plied a route from Boston to Lowell, MA, as the time frame seems
to suit coincide with their involvement.

Here are some Web sites about Loammi Baldwin:

Loammi Baldwin
http://members.aol.com/~ntgen/baldwin/loammi.html

Baldwin & Middlesex Canal
http://www.medford.org/book/baldwin.htm


Article and Picture of Baldwin Mansion
http://www.winchestermass.org/globecanal.html

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> Subject: [GM-L] Baldwins in MA
> Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 17:35:17 -0500
> From: "nancy baldwin" <>
> To:
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> Searching for ancestor, James Baldwin. Only info we have, through family
> history, is that he was born in Massachusetts in 1814, had two sisters -
> Jane and Ann, worked a boat [we assume on the Ohio/Mississippi rivers but
> could have been Boston to New Orleans]. Info also states that he was
> drowned. Known facts are that his wife came from IreIand to New Orleans,
> three children - all born in New Orleans, all family were in Indiana in
> 1850, nothing later on James.
>
> I am hopeful that someone will be able to give me some info that will help
> in our search or point me in a direction.
>
> Nancy Walker Baldwin
>

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