On Sat, 09 Feb 2002 13:01:17 -0500, Carol Mero wrote: +Haven't tried posting in a while, so here's my brickwall. +Literally the only thing I know about James M. Brooks is that he +married Jane Richardson in 1849 in Irasburg, VT and fathered at +least two children. Any leads or clues would be most +apprecisted. [snip] +He was married to Jane Richardson (daughter of Elias Richardson +and Sally Emerson?) on October 30, 1849 in Irasburg, VT.[1] Jane +Richardson was born about 1828 in ? Canada.[2] She died on April +2, 1860 in Irasburg, VT.[3] James M. Brooks and Jane Richardson +had the following children: Sorry, couldn't match him by date or by Orleans County, VT association. There was one Brooks family there for at least a period of time in the first third of the 19th century. Unfortunately, the source -- an unfinished typescript genealogy of the families of Lisbon, NH by Guy Scoby Rix -- contains many errors and even more in the way of maddening blanks. According to Rix, Harvey Brooks was a wanderer. Born ca. 1805 at Lancaster, NH, he's said to have married Finette DOYEN (a French name, often rendered Doyne in the States), probably in Canada. A daughter Sarah was born say 1831, probably at Charleston, Orleans, VT. Harvey subsequently removed to Shipley, PQ, Kinsley, PQ, and Haverhill, NH, where he died ca 1867. Buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Lisbon. Children: Sarah, John Doyne of Lisbon, Juronia, Leander David, Ellen, Nelson Cleveland, probably Albert Herman, and Anna. If you recognize any family names or otherwise see any promise, I can send you a file -- but Rix is suspect, this family is unusually shadowy, and there isn't really any obvious link to try to connect this family to yours -- other than the commonality of a trail that's hard to follow. My 1820 census index shows only one Brooks head of household in Orleans County, and that was a John of Derby. He's still there in 1830, joined by a Simeon, possibly his brother or son. I can't identify either John or Simeon, but these are probably better leads than chasing Harvey around. Thanks for reposting, Carol, and please keep trying. Chris