Hello, I have heard from a Lister since my earlier posting who told me that it turns out that, in regards to a court case in Putnam, CT, in 1892, probably Mrs. Jane McWEAVER and Joseph McCLELLAN were siblings. The 1880 Census shows a household of John McCLELLAN in Woodstock, CT, and, in addition to his wife and children, he has his brother, Joseph McCLELLAN, and his sister, Jane WEAVER, living with him. I tried finding these people in earlier years (born CT), and could only find John's household in Woodstock, CT, in 1870. His brother, Joseph, is living with him and his family. But, their sister, Jane WEAVER, is not. And, I'm not finding Mrs. Jane WEAVER at all during the 1850 to 1870 time period. The information I received about the court case in Superior Court showed Jane's surname as McWEAVER. But, that name does not show up in CT census reports. However, the WEAVER name was very popular in CT, and there were many WEAVER households in Windham County alone. In 1880, Jane was 70, John was 67, and Joseph was 64. So, in 1892, at the time of the court case, Mrs. Jane WEAVER / McWEAVER would have been ~82. I guess it will take a while to find out what the connection is between my grandmother's adoptive parents, John and Mary "Molly" (CLARK) DEXTER, and the extended McCLELLAN family. However, John and Molly and their relatives did live in the Killingly / Brooklyn, CT, area for a long time. It is probably just a coincidence, but John and Molly DEXTER, had just adopted a baby girl while living in Melrose, MA, just 2 months before this Court case in Putnam, CT. And, I don't know how long the baby was living with them before the formal adoption, but it doesn't appear that the baby girl was mentioned when newspapers reported that the DEXTER's were visiting back and forth with their married daughter, Mrs. Clara YOUNG, of Killingly, CT, during 1888 to 1892. (This is not surprising as my grandmother remembered being "hidden away" in a back room in the house in Melrose, MA, when important company came to call.) Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. The story of my grandmother's childhood is VERY long, and has been told on the Lists in past years, so I only tell part of the story when I post new information. Someone asked about John DEXTER's death, and I believe the cause of death was a Stroke. He had been brought to the Tewksbury State Hospital in 1904 and died a year later. What was strange was that Mrs. Mary DEXTER's remains were returned to Killingly, CT, in 1899, and yet 6 years later, John's remains were buried in a relatively unmarked grave on the grounds of the Hospital. (There is a List for the Tewksbury Hospital, and, because of that, I have found out that my grandmother probably visited John when he was there (1904/05). John reportedly brought her to an Orphanage in Boston, MA, in 1899, and she remained in "homes" until around 1908/09.)