READ A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE "WAR OF 1812", AND IT WILL HELP YOU PINPOINT A TIME FRAME YOUR ANCESTOR LIVED IN THAT ERA. SOMETIMES YOU WILL FIND AN REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1776-1783 ANCESTOR ALSO WAS INVOLVED IN THE WAR OF 1812-1814, AS WELL HAS HIS SONS/DAUGHTERS.. [email protected] http://www.warof1812.net/ http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h608.html http://www.historycentral.com/1812/Index.html