Becky, Perhaps members of this list could give you some actual help if you told us more about Joel Richardson. Where did he enlist for the War of 1812? Do you know what unit he was in and where he served? Who did her marry and where? Who are some of his children: where and when were they born? Where was he living for the 1850 census? If you go one more generation, and give some information about his children's families you increase your chances. Many of his grandchildren probably lived into the 1900's. Someone may recognize him from his military service. It is not unusual to find people who were born in Ct in the 1790's that grew up in Vermont. In some families, the older children were born in CT and the younger in VT. It's very hard to find information on a single individual without some definite information. In New England, vital records were kept by the individual towns. After you place Joel in a family, maybe someone will recognize him as being part of their family. Good luck and happy hunting, Marilyn CT Sharing creates connections. Connections grow family trees. Becky McIntire wrote: > > I don't know if you are addressing me, but my problem with my gggrandfather is > his enlistment papers for the War of 1812 says his birthplace was CT. Everything > else including the census from 1850, marriage application, etc. all say VT. I > have looked both places and still haven't found Joel Richardson. Since he served > as a soldier from VT. I assume that's where he was born, but I am not sure. His > birth year would be 1796 or 1797. I am really not sure of anything about him. > Any suggestions on where to look? > Becky > > Peter Vanderbrouk wrote: > > > <VT was once part of CT which may explain the discrepancy in his birthplace> > > > > are you certain of this? On Jan. 15, 1777, Vermont settlers declared their > > territory an independent republic, naming it "New Connecticut". In July, > > 1777, Vermont adopted its first constitution and its present name. To my > > knowledge, Vermont was never part of CT. > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > Conn.River Valley Genealogical research library: http://www.quadrangle.org > > > > http://www.nehgs.org [New Eng.His Gen Society] > > Listowner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com > > > > ============================== > > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > The Connecticut River Valley List covers the history and genealogy of the Connecticut River Valley. > http://searches.rootweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl put Ct-River-Valley in the box > http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogy library for Conn River area) > Listowner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/