This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lindaheinlein Surnames: Lesser Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lesser/160.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Deb, I'm not sure if you and Courtney connected or not, it doesn't look like it. My husband and Courtney's father are cousins. We've been trying to research the Lesser line for some time now. We know that Michael married a Lavinia Ferris in 1895 and they had a son, Henry Lesser (sometimes called Harry). Henry is my husband's Grandfather. Henry was left at the St. John's Home for Boys in December 1900, we have not been able to locate Michael beyond that time period. My search started out trying to find information for my mother-in-law as to why her father was left at the home. I wrote to the home and they sent me the information from Henry's intake file, it stated that the mother brought Henry to the home when her husband abandoned the family, leaving them with no means of support. The paperwork listed Michael as a barber, which ended up being a huge hit for us, as Morris (Moses, Maurice) was also a barber, this is how we were able to connect the family. Also, Courtney fo! und their marriage license and it listed Michael's parents names (no maiden name for the mom though, we are still working on that one, or at least I am - I haven't connected with Courtney on the genealogy in some time now). You can reach me via email at [email protected] Chat soon, Linda Heinlein Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.