This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DawnEdlund Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.newbrunswick.westmorland/4695.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >From Ken Kanner's transcription of the 1871 census for Westmorland county, N.B., Parish of Dorchester, at page 72 [note, the census taker was francophone -- my conclusion after looking at the abbreviations he used -- e.g, "Irlan", meaning irlandais / Irish]. Anne BALARD, female, age 43, V [veuve/widow], b. N.B., C. Eng, Irlan James, male, age 21, b. N.B., C. Eng, Ecos [Scottish], Journalier [I think this is a day labourer] John, male, age 17, b. N.B., C Eng, Ecos, Journalier Euphemie, female, age 14, b. N.B., C Eng, Ecos Anne, female, age 12, b. N.B., C Eng, Ecos Michael, male, age 11, b. N.B., C Eng, Ecos Robert, male, age 10, b. N.B., C Eng, Ecos Charles, male, age 9, b. N.B., C Eng, Ecos Albert, male, age 5, b. N.B., C Eng, Ecos Edward, male, age 1, b. N.B., C Eng, Ecos "Euphemie" may be your Phebe. The children's birth order matches with the Robert Ballard family from Dorchester parish in the 1861 census, except that Robert, age 10 in 1871, isn't there -- there is a William, age 1 in 1861 [perhaps his name is Robert William or William Robert and it is the same child]. Do you know if your Ann Carroll has any ties to the Carroll folks in Botsford parish? There is a Hannah Balard who married Thomas Hays on 24 Nov 1851, both from Botsford parish. The Anna Ballard in the 1900 census of Portland, Maine looks promising, as you noted -- she is born June 1833 in Can Eng, mother of head of household Micheal M. Ballard, widowed, mother of 11 children, 4 of whom living, father born in Ireland, mother born in Can Eng. Cheers, Dawn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.