This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dunphy,Smith,Young Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BmT.2ACEB/192.2.1.1 Message Board Post: HAPPY NEW YEAR! I've been working at the Dunphy search for about over a year now.I have search LDS and I have a death certificate of my grandfather Francis Xavier Dunphy December 6,1890 and died August 5,1966 Warren County,NY.I've gone only once to see his grave( and his name is spelled Dunphy ) He and his ex-wife,my grandmother Isabelle Rothenhoffer of Maryland are buried in the same cemetery in Warren County,NY. My mom remembers hearing about when my grandfather came over from Ireland that he was dressed up like a girl to stay with the family.And,my mom also remembers hearing that my grandfather was a very sick when he came and the people of Ellis Island almost didn't let the family come through because of Francis illness.On his death certificate it states that he was born in New York City,NY s/o Harry and Mary McKever-Dunphy.My mom's brother told me that instead of naturalization papers being filled out,it just appears that Francis Xavier Dunphy was born in New York City,NY. Ex.(my gggrandfather's pension record states that he was also born in New York City,NY in 1823,while his death certificate reads that he was born in Canada.I have spoken to a few people about this and their reply was that in order for my gggrandfather to receive his pension that he said that he was born in New York City,NY.If he had said that he as born in Canada,he wouldn't have been able to collect his pension when he was mustered from the army in 1866.) My grandfather had no birth certificate and the baptismal certificate that he received in Trenton,NJ for employment was burned up in a church in NJ.Wonder if they had copies???