This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADI/312.1 Message Board Post: Not really sure on the true why. But I heard it was for their belief in the morman faith.I also read somewhere that the brothers were free masons before they were mormans.And that Joseph held high preist ranking. Orilyn

There is no High Priest Ranking in Masons. Now if he was part of the Scottish Rite, there may be a high priest In there I am not sure. Chick Rev. Marion L. Putnam papa chi to my great grand son now shortened to pa chi I USE ARCHIVE BOOKS IN MY RESEARCH http://www.archivecdbooks.org I SUPPORT FREE CENS ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:59 PM Subject: [ILHANCOC] Re: SMITH > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: smith > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADI/312.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Not really sure on the true why. But I heard it was for their belief in the morman faith.I also read somewhere that the brothers were free masons before they were mormans.And that Joseph held high preist ranking. > Orilyn > > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > List owner Shawnnee Bolt Ramey [email protected] >