In a message dated 2/22/2008 3:21:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, irish-new-york-city-request@rootsweb.com writes: > My question is part of the processing of how a woman can have three > children between 20 Dec 1885-5 Aug 1888. Twins would be one way for > sure. Twins would be a possibility as you say but are you questioning the time frame in terms of physically possibility or of social behavior ? There is just time for 3 full term pregnancies in the period from the marriage to the August 1888 birth with only one or two months between one birth and the next conception which was not at all unusual in those days. More likely however one or more was not full term or still born and still reported as "born(e)" There is also the possibility the first child arrived less than 9/10 months after the wedding, so a search for those additional children could certainly be worthwhile. GMcC. ************** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)