This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Demers, Bertrand, Gelinas, Grenier Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JBS.2ACEB/261.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Is this your Arthur Delisle? Arthur Joseph Delisle, b. 3 Sep 1901, NH; d. 29 Mar 1981, San Bernardino, CA; SSN 002-05-4044; mother's maiden name Deners (CA Death Index) SSDI shows birth date as 3 Sep 1900 and last residence as Rialto, San Bernardino, CA 92376 My conclusion form this is that Arthur's Social Security Application and death record will answer one of your questions, and that he is the son of a Demers female and a Delisle male. I found your online tree at Ancestry.com, which makes me think this other tree is also your Mary: 1. Joseph DEMERS was born +- 1860. He married Anne BERTRAND. She was born +- 1865. Child of Joseph DEMERS and Anne BERTRAND is: 2 i. Marie-Mary DEMERS was born +- 1890. She married William GELINAS 6 FEB 1920 in St-Joseph-de-Manchester, NH, USA, son of Charles GELINAS and Eleonore GRENIER. He was born +- 1890. In addition there are two other online trees worth checking out. I also find in the SSDI a William Gelinas b. 18 Dec 1884, d. Sep 1970, last residence Concord, Merrimac, NH 03301, SSN 003-01-8049. As you know from the 1920 census, William was born in Canada, emigrated in 1898, was French-speaking, and was not naturalized. They were married in 1920 (according to you) but had two children, ages 1 and 5 mos., in the 1920 census. According to the 1930 census they had been married 11 years, their oldest child was 11, William emigrated in 1895, and he was not yet naturalized. Mary's marriage record and birth record should answer most of the other questions. It would also be a good idea to contact the poster of the Ancestry trees, if you haven't already. In addition, it would be worth finding William's naturalization record (if there is one) to see if there is any info about his wife. Happy hunting, Sharyn