Hello, I have a puzzle to solve. My grandfather , David J. Holmes, was born in Sept. 1892 to Dennis and Mary (Greene) in East Boston. When he was very young he was brought to the Catholic church in Keene, NH with some other children and the parishoners were asked to take them in. He was raised in a good home and managed to locate 2 sisters when he was grown. His children never knew about his early life, only that he and his siblings were removed from the home. I have found the names of his parents (above) and the following: Dennis arrived from Ireland in 1887 and was married to Mary Greene, also from Ireland, in 1889. My grandfather found a sister Josephine, born 1894, and a sister Margaret. It was not known if there were others. By 1900 the census shows Dennis living alone with only a boarder and Mary is not there, although he lists himself as "married 10 years", not widowed. The children are also gone. Where has Mary gone and why were the children removed sometime prior to 1900? How many children were there? Can anyone help me with this puzzle? Thanks for any help. Jane