Dear family seekers, Altough my Severances, from 1830 on were born in Vermont, there is an anomaly with my grandmother, Ella Jane Severance, 20 July 1893-28 March 1929. On her children's birth records she is listed as born in Massachusetts- no city. The same is true of census records. Her death certificate lists Salem, Mass. for her birth. A relative once told me she was born in Cambridge, MA. Her parents would be Josephine Newton Peoples (1870-1955) and John Willard Severance 1859-1936. Any help on research into Ella's birth would be appreciated. Is there a Business directory for the early 1890's for Salem or Cambridge online? Patricia Westerfield