Dear Beth, I will be interested to know if you find any info in Quaker records. It would seem very likely that your Gardner and mine are connected in some way... I have been able to get some information about my "girls" from the Vassalboro Monthly Meeting, Minutes of Women Friends. Microfilm and the Original manuscripts of the meetings are available at the Maine Historical Society, 485 Congress St., Portland, Maine 04111 Vassalboro was originally part of Sidney. You might also try the Vassalboro Historical Society...I understand they have some original materials such as family Bibles, etc. Regards, Marilyn in NH On Mon, 28 May 2001 11:26:45 EDT [email protected] writes: > Hi Marilyn, thank you for your information. My records show that > Anna > GARDNER DUTTON's 10 children were born in Vassalboro, ME; however, > when I > sent for the birth record for her son, Charles Austin DUTTON, > Vassalboro > does not show his birth. After reading your message and reading > elsewhere > that many early Maine towns did not keep birth records, it look like > the next > place to research is Quaker meeting records. Cousin Beth > > > ==== GARDNER Mailing List ==== > Missed a message? Go to: > RootsWeb: GARDNER-L Archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GARDNER > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.