According to her death record FANNIE ROSE STANDISH was b. abt. 1864. On every one of her children's birth records FANNIE's place of birth is listed Norwich, but her death record lists Colchester. I would be pretty certain it is Norwich. (four records) NEHGS: Short, Fannie Rose (Standish) Place: d. Haverhill Year: d. March 4, 1902 Vol. 528 Pge. 487 Record: Death No. 107. Cause: Neurasthenia Age: 56 years/ 1 month/ 1 day. (b. abt. 1846) Res: 1.2. 44 Highland Avenue Place of Birth: Colchester, CT Spouse: Daniel Siloam Short Res: 1.2. 44 Highland Avenue Father: John G. Standish Mother: Fannie Ryan (parents birthplace listed as unk) =================================== There is a website (just one) that lists children for JOHN GEDDINGS STANDISH & FANNIE RYAN, and they have a dau. FANNIE that fits her to a tee, with the exception of a different middle name. I have tried contacting person with website but so far have heard nothing back. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stoneyfield&id=I509 Any help will be greatly appreciated. I am working on the spouse's line of my 1/2 great granduncle, KARL BEAGARY REED. (His mother was my 2 great grandmother ELIZABETH PAUL (BEAGARY) FIELD, REED, and Worcester Mayor, CHARLES GARDNER REED) KARL BEAGARY REED's spouse was ETHEL G. SHORT, dau. of FANNIE ROSE STANDISH & DANIEL SILOAM SHORT. =================================== NEHGS: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 Short, Ethel G. Place: Needham Year: b. January 14, 1877 Vol. 287 Page. 273 Record: Birth Father: Daniel S, occ: Boot and Shoe Dealer, b. Killingsbury, CT (Killingsly) Mother: Fannie R (Standish), b. Norwich, CT ===================================== NEHGS: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 INDEX: Short, Ethel G. Location: Haverhill Date: June 6, 1906 Vol. 562 Page: 434 Record: Marriage Name Groom: Karl B. Reed, age 31, res: Seattle, occ: Secretary to Lumber Broker, b. Worcester: parents: Charles G. Reed & Elizabeth P. Beagary Name Bride: Ethel G. Short, age 29, res: Haverhill, occ: Office Nurse, b. Wellesley: parents: Daniel S. Short & Fanny R. Standish Married by: James S. Williamson, Minister of the Gospel of Haverhill. ======================================= Thanks for any help on this. Regards, Jacki Russell Jacqueline Sleeper Russell website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surna me=A