Phil: Montague is just up the road from Deerfield, not even 5 miles..... little bit of background on Montague.... 1754: established as "District of Montague".......this tract of land was taken from Sunderland. 1775: made a town Section or villages of Montague: Lake Pleasant....Millers Falls...Turners Falls....Montague City... Montague Center. Your Josiah could have lived at Deerfield prior to Montague... as the settlers were still "clustered" for defense in 1740's and 50's. The French Indian war started up around 1754. In your case, you should check both towns..... Just to let you know, there is a Montague Historical Society, 34 Central St., Montague,Mass. 01351 Cynthia ----- Original Message ----- From: <Oronoco98@aol.com> To: <Bunnydust@comcast.net> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 12:48 AM Subject: Re: Deerfield Burnham > Cynthia, > > You wrote: > "Do you have picture of Josiah's gravestone ? will be in Deefield weekend of > Sept 13 to meet with a friend who is a descendant of several Deerfield > families." > > I do not have a picture of Josiah Burnham's gravestone. I have a copy of his > Last Will and Testament dated June 11, 1763, which reads: "I Josiah Burnum of > Montague ...". His will was probated October 11, 1763. For some reason I > thought I had a reference saying that he died in Deerfield, but I am mistaken. > Sorry about that. > Both George Sheldon in the History of Deerfield Massachusetts and Louis > Everts in the History of the Connecticut River Valley say "Josiah Burnham of > Deerfield" served during the war (Old French war 1744-1748). > > Phil Burnett >