Maine was a territory of Massachusetts until 1820 when the Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. New Hampshire separated for the Massachusetts Bay Colony in January 1680 and became the Royal Colony of New Hampshire. France first claimed Vermont as part of New France in 1666.The area between New Hampshire and New York (Vermont), was claimed by both colonies. On January 15, 1777 it became the Republic of New Connecticut but on July 8th of the same year, the name was changed to Vermont after the French term for Green Mountains (Les Vertes Monts). The Republic lasted until it became the 14th state in 1791. Yes, the boundaries did bounce around, but were settled when the U.S. Census began to list place of birth. The confusion probably lies with the person themselves, as boundaries weren't strictly adhered to in those times. Many a person born in Canada would merely cross the border into the U.S. and take up residence - when questioned by the census taker, they would say they were born in the U.S. - with no real way of proving they weren't, they were taken at their word. Another caveat to consider - many census takers misspelled names and such, so the error may lie in the document itself. I have found this to be true on several occasions over the years. Mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobbi" <bobbidoll123@gmail.com> To: <buck@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 5:00 AM Subject: Re: [BUCK] Phebe Buck > Hi, > > I am not really sure as to boundary lines or dates, but I would check to > see > if anything that was once Vermont had ever become New Hampshire. At one > time part of New York State became the state of Vermont. On the Eastern > side of Vermont the borders might have changed also. > > Bobbi > > On 2/10/07, Casa Del Luna <sharmacvilla@ca.rr.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks for the reply. As you pointed out, the John Buck that I have may >> be >> an error and the Phebe in question is probably the daughter of Israel >> Buck >> and Phebe Benedict. The birthdate fits, however, the big problem lies in >> that she is said to have been born in New Milford, Connecticut. The Phebe >> Buck that I have as a curious twist. Her son, my gg grandfather, stated >> in >> the Census that she was born in Vermont. She, however, stated in a census >> taken when she was a 76 year old widow, that she was born in New >> Hampshire! >> Could it have been that she really didn't know where she was born? >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BUCK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >