Posted on: Fairfield Co. Ct Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ct/Fairfield/3178 Surname: McLaughlin, Bascom ------------------------- Am attempting to trace back my ggrandfather, Robert Francis McLaughlin. Known: lived in Norwalk/ Fairfield County, Connecticut until the early 1880s when he removed his wife (formerly Cornelia Mary Bascom) and children (Neely, Robert and William John, b: Aug 1, 1879 in Norwalk) to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Robert Francis McLaughlin was reported to be an owner of a shoe business in Norwalk. McLaughlin background is Scotch-Irish, Protestant. Unknown: Address in Norwalk, marriage date/location or birth dates/locations for Robert Francis or Cornelia Mary. Also, have no name information on family antecedents or why Robert Francis moved family to Brooklyn. Hoping to find some traces of this McLaughlin family in Norwalk and/or Fairfield County, CT. I have follow-on information on this family after arrival in Brooklyn that I will share upon request. Submitted by Bill McLaughlin, Leavenworth, KS. bmaclvn@aol.com