Have you found this family in the census? What year was Alexander's marriage in Lowell, Mass and what were the names of his children from his second marriage? What was the name of Margaret Warren Beattie's sister? What is the source for the information that you presented in your email? Is this the family in 1880? 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Margery Beattie Home in 1880: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Age: 39 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Birthplace: Ireland Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Father's birthplace: Ireland Mother's birthplace: Ireland Neighbors: View others on page  Occupation: Keeping House Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age Margery Beattie 39 born ireland Georgianna Beattie 19 born Mass Alex H. Beattie 20 nephew, born Louisiana Lizzie Beattie 17 born Mass Frankie Beattie 11 born IL Jennie Hall 19 niece, born IL Lizzie Hall 18 niece, born IL Bella Hall 16 niece, born IL Alice Luddy 20 boarder, born Mass   Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll  192; Family History Film: 1254192; Page: 161D; Enumeration District: 91; Image: 0045.  Laurel Baty,L252 ----- Original Message ----- From: BLopeman@aol.com To: BP2000-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 6:14:36 PM Subject: [BP2000] Baty, Alexander (baty) Can anyone give me some direction on this ancestor: Born: Ireland 1808 Wife: Elizabeth Sinclair Son: Alexander Baty: Born 1834 Siblings: William, born 1834 Siblings: Helene, Born 1836     Alexander Married: Married Elizabeth Lanaudiere 12/25/1828 Lived in St Louis MO Moved to Mass and married Margret Mary Warren (Eliza) Lived in Lowell Mass/ two children born Moved back to Chicago.  Was lost in the fire in Chicago Margaret Mary Warren Beattie continued to live in Chicago She raised her sister's children after the parents were lost in the  fire. Any help would be appreciated to a connection.     L. Lopeman     Remember - To remove un-needed email text from your replys ********************* Visit Project website at: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bp2000/ ~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit Beatty Y-DNA Project at: http://www.beattydna.org/ ********************* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BP2000-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message