This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bobboss55 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.suffolk/7997.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Margaret, Thank you for the post. The few pieces of evidence would seem to point to Boston Mass and not England though. Both John's 1910 census and his younger sister Ellen, Ellen Jones on the census, are pretty clear in the field that holds fathers birthplace. Both say Massachusetts. John's is from Whitehall New York and Ellen's from Manhattan New York. On the Washington County Marriage register Johns marriage to Beatrice F Boss in 191 clearly lists Boston as his fathers birthplace. On many other things the records are vague or contradictory, but it seems pretty clear that they at least think their father was born in the U.S. I have ordered the death record from England for William Boss, john's father. Hopefully that will have something on it to help. Bob 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.