Hello Carol, I had a quick look at the IGI for Samuel Harrison born in England in 1821. There were 6 contenders, but the nearest with a Christening date just 11 days after your given birth date was: Samuel HARRISON - Christened 21 Mar 1821 at Ruddington, Nottingham, England If you look it up you will find details of his parents there I expect. regards Frank Skinner Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire, England PS IGI is at http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchigi.asp ----- Original Message ----- From: <CarolH726@aol.com> To: <HARRISON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 7 September 1999 01:14 Subject: Fwd: Samuel HARRISON > Hi Everyone, > > My ancestor was Samuel HARRISON bn. in England, 10 March, 1821 according to > the census and his tombstone. In May, 1842 he married Susan BRIGHTON in > Waterloo, Ontario, Canada per Civil War pension papers. He enlisted in the US > Army for 5 yrs. in July, 1842 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY. Their first two > children where born in Buffalo and the third in Mackinac, MI in 1847. > > Samuel's service included part of the Mex-Amer. War and he was discharged in > Mexico in July, 1847. He received a land grant which he used to purchase land > in De Pere, Brown Co., WI in 1848. Four more children were born there. > Children's names were Mary Elizabeth, Henry, John James, Richard Edward, > Harriet Sophia, Annetta Maria and Sarah Louette. > > Samuel was wounded and then died in the Civil War in Corinth, MS in Oct., > 1862. > > The names of his parents and where he was born in England remain a mystery. > If anyone can supply any information or even clues, I will be most grateful. > > Thank you very much. > > Carol Harrison > Carol H726@aol.com > > > --part1_a80b1634.2505b2d2_boundary-- > >