This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: treefind4fun Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7542.6.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I was checking Familysearch to see what records were available for the State of Maine. I saw Maine, County Probate Records, 1760-1979 (Browse only) These records are not indexed -- one has to "browse" through them like one would browse through a book. I thought there might be a settlement of the estate of Howard Byron Sederquist. Withing this collection, I went to Cumberland County (where Portsmouth is located), Probate record index 1908-1923, and paged forward to about where I thought the "S's" might start. Then, scanning down the "Se" section, I was shocked to see "# 7284,Sederquist, Howard A, Falmouth, Adoption, September 20, 1915." So then I went to Family Search collection Maine County Probate Records... Dockets 1915-1916 vol 7 no 7001-8000 until I found #7284. Amazing. Then I looked for a Reed living in Falmouth around that time, and found Oscar in the City Directories. Then I checked Ancestry's Maine Marriages 1892-1996 for a marriage of anyone named Sederquist and found Groom's Name: Reed Oscar M Groom's Residence: Falmouth, ME Bride's Name: Sederquist Mary E Bride's Residence: Lynn, MA Marriage Date: 23 Jun 1903 I think the court records may hold the key to solving this mystery. More research needed. MR Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.