Just in case... Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [MD-BaltimoreCity] OLD Bible Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 20:49:13 EDT Hello All, I am sending this query for a friend. It concerns an old bible she found in the attic of her mother-in-law's home. It does not belong to her family. It was apparently left in the home by previous owners. The house is on Gerting Road in Monkton, Maryland. The bible is in unbelievably good condition. It is small (5 3/4" by 3 1/2 " and abt. 2" thick). The name embossed on the front is Miss C. Cliffe and on the back it says "From H. Dixon". The first entry is 11 June 1821: the marriage of Gabriel Winter and Catharine CLIFFE (probably the owner) at St. Peter's Church Baltimore. Names mentioned are: Calintous?, Edward, Charles and Eliza WINTER (married to Noah Halleck). Places mentioned besides Baltimore are Louisville (Catharine died here), Louisiana, Donaldsonville, and Enterprise, Florida. This family really got around and this was before the Civil War. After Catharine's death in 1842, her husband Gabriel started making the entries and signed his name. The last entry is dated 1850, the marriage of Eliza and Noah--their children were Catharine, Elijah, Edward, Emily, Isabel, Mary, and Helena HALLECK. We are hoping someone will read this and recognize an ancestor's name. This bible is priceless. Please notify me off list if you believe this to be your family. Obviously, we would expect proof of a family connection. I am sending this to multiple lists. Betty ([email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) ) ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237