Wayne & the list, I have a BATES connection to Keene, NH around that time. My Sylvester Bates (b. 10-13-1811 Hartland, Windsor Co., VT) married his second wife Eliza Ann MORRISON (b. 10-28-1824 Newburyport, MA) in Keene on 5-30-1850. The marriage record states Sylvester was from Ludlow (or Woodstock?) VT. (Unfortunately when the Vital Statistics of the Town of Keene were compiled circa 1905, Sylvester's marriage license record generated a "published" Keene birth record that made its way into the IGI, confusing us for decades!) One of my worst dead ends is Sylvester's first wife, married by 1839 and apparently dead by 1846. I don't know why Sylvester married his second wife in Keene, although it is not too far from areas of Windsor County, Vermont. My best lead is that she may have been a DUNHAM from the Orleans County area of Vermont. This Sylvester Bates descends from Elder Edward Bate of Weymouth, Massachusetts: Edward1, Edward2, Joseph3, Joseph4, Sylvanus5, Sylvester6. His family removed from Middleborough, MA, to Windsor County, VT, with Joseph4 around 1787. Do you know the father of Jervis? I'm wondering if perhaps his family migrated from Vermont to New Hampshire and might be connected to my group of Bates. Andrea Crowell ACrowell@email.msn.com -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Ambler <wambler@erols.com> To: BATES-L@rootsweb.com <BATES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 2:35 PM Subject: [BATES-L] Keene NH Bates' >My Jervis Bates 1809 Bellingham MA - 1861 Keene NH who married Eliza Ann Stone of Hubbardston MA removed to Keen NH and raised 7 children. I'm looking for a fun connection or information to any of these folks. My line comes from first child Julius. I have some info and would like to share about some other siblings;