VT was once part of CT which may explain the discrepancy in his birthplace. ----- Original Message ----- From: Becky McIntire <beckymac@neo.rr.com> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [CRV] Grandfather in War 1812 > Hi Bonnie > I tried that site it doesn't help me. I have his 1812 enlistment papers and pension papers. Right now I am trying to find out > where he was born and who his parents were. He seems to have appeared in 1812, his birth would have been in 1797, then there > is no record of him until after the war when he gets married in VA. My problem is that everything says he was born in VT. > census, marriage application etc. but his enlistment papers say CT. So I am not even sure about the state. > Becky > > bweber wrote: > > > Becky > > Have you tried the Olive tree > > www.rootsweb.com/~ote/1812.htm > > Bonnie > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Shirley Hulett <marcompro@juno.com> > > To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 3:44 PM > > Subject: Re: [CRV] Grandfather in War 1812 > > > > > > > > Hi Bonnie...I'd appreciate a lookup. > > > some family records indicate that my > > > 4 gr grandfather ,, Gad Blakeslee, served in the War of 1812 for a > > > very brief period. (2 weeks) > > > At the time of service he would have been listed > > > as a resident of Plymouth/Thomaston Conn. > > > (Same town, but changed it's name) or > > > perhaps nearby Waterbury, Conn. > > > Name: Gad Blakeslee > > > In advance, thanks > > > Shirley in San Diego > > > On Sun, 6 Aug 2000 14:59:16 -0400 "bweber" <bweber@attcanada.ca> writes: > > > > Hi Becky > > > > Maybe one of us could help you if you gave a name for this person. > > > > Several people on the list have various resources, but of course we > > > > can't > > > > help if we don't know who you are looking for. > > > > This is not a reprimand, I like to help when ever I can. > > > > Bonnie > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > (on first page,put in box: Ct-River-Valley > > > http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogical lib.for Ct-River-Valley area) > > > listowner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > > Conn.River Valley Genealogical Research Library: http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogical library for Conn River area) > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > http://www.nehgs.org New Eng.Hist.Genealogical 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 ==== > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > http://www.quadrangle.org [CRV musuem and genealogy library] > List owner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >

What happened to part of MA, in-between?? Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: Anne E. Wellman <annewellman@mindspring.com> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [CRV] Grandfather in War 1812 > VT was once part of CT which may explain the discrepancy in his birthplace.

Not part of CT, although many settlers came from there. VT was contested by NH and NY as a part of their states, however. Sylvia Bugbee Assistant Archivist University of Vermont On Sun, 3 Sep 2000, Anne E. Wellman wrote: > VT was once part of CT which may explain the discrepancy in his birthplace. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Becky McIntire <beckymac@neo.rr.com> > To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 9:54 AM > Subject: Re: [CRV] Grandfather in War 1812 > > > > Hi Bonnie > > I tried that site it doesn't help me. I have his 1812 enlistment papers > and pension papers. Right now I am trying to find out > > where he was born and who his parents were. He seems to have appeared in > 1812, his birth would have been in 1797, then there > > is no record of him until after the war when he gets married in VA. My > problem is that everything says he was born in VT. > > census, marriage application etc. but his enlistment papers say CT. So I > am not even sure about the state. > > Becky > > > > bweber wrote: > > > > > Becky > > > Have you tried the Olive tree > > > www.rootsweb.com/~ote/1812.htm > > > Bonnie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Shirley Hulett <marcompro@juno.com> > > > To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 3:44 PM > > > Subject: Re: [CRV] Grandfather in War 1812 > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Bonnie...I'd appreciate a lookup. > > > > some family records indicate that my > > > > 4 gr grandfather ,, Gad Blakeslee, served in the War of 1812 for a > > > > very brief period. (2 weeks) > > > > At the time of service he would have been listed > > > > as a resident of Plymouth/Thomaston Conn. > > > > (Same town, but changed it's name) or > > > > perhaps nearby Waterbury, Conn. > > > > Name: Gad Blakeslee > > > > In advance, thanks > > > > Shirley in San Diego > > > > On Sun, 6 Aug 2000 14:59:16 -0400 "bweber" <bweber@attcanada.ca> > writes: > > > > > Hi Becky > > > > > Maybe one of us could help you if you gave a name for this person. > > > > > Several people on the list have various resources, but of course we > > > > > can't > > > > > help if we don't know who you are looking for. > > > > > This is not a reprimand, I like to help when ever I can. > > > > > Bonnie > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > > > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > (on first page,put in box: Ct-River-Valley > > > > http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogical lib.for Ct-River-Valley > area) > > > > listowner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > > > Conn.River Valley Genealogical Research Library: > http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogical library for Conn River area) > > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > http://www.nehgs.org New Eng.Hist.Genealogical 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 ==== > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > http://www.quadrangle.org [CRV musuem and genealogy library] > > List owner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > (on first page,put in box: Ct-River-Valley > http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogical lib.for Ct-River-Valley area) > listowner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >