This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AhB.2ACEB/203.1.1 Message Board Post: My Isreal Ayotte wasn't born until 1874 and his wife was Theresa. She didn't die until 1940. This is reassuring that there are other Isreal's out there because I know how family names are shared. Maybe your Isreal is an uncle to mine. This is definately worth looking into.