I just thought of something after rereading my reply. If the ST.PIERRE family isn't Jane's family, it COULD possibly be that Eliza ST.PIERRE is a sister of Narcisse BENOIT. Or of course, the families may not be related at all. I have seen lots of instances where siblings live near each other and sometimes with each other even after one or more are married. Also, I checked the Illinois marriages database online, but couldn't find a marriage for a Narcisse nor Nelson nor Norris BENOIT (of course, it would be nice if one could search that database by firstname). I hope I didn't sound too critical in my last response. Welcome to the List! And hope that the finding in French-Canadian Families helped! BrenGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com