Item from Newport RI newspaper Saturday 3/2/1833 summarized - CT - Waterbury fire of Israel Holmes house 3 o'clock Monday morning during high wind - Mrs H, aunt and 2 children narrowly escape -but 2 eldest daughters (age 5 and 7) perished along with neighbor who attempted to rescue them. Sharon desc of Obadiah Holmes through Wilbor/Wilbur/Vaughan/Crandall lines and Irving Holmes of Letete, NB through Wentworth, Crew lines http://www.GenealogyFair.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/