This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MaxWard44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5712.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm sure that the spelling is just a matter of pronunciation, etc. Massachusetts required cities and towns to report births, marriages, and deaths back to the state. The New England Historic Genealogical Society has put all the images of these records online prior to 1910. The record is in Volume 196, page 28. Access is on a subscription basis ($75 per year) so a link won't do you any good. I will attach the image to this post on the Rootsweb message board on Ancestry. (Note-it won't show up in the email sent to the Berkshire Mailing list) Max 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.