Hello Listers: I know all of you that have been part of the list for more than a couple of months are probably sick of my queries. So long story short, my grgrgrgrandfather Johnathan(Jonathan)HARRINGTON was born 25 July 1804 in Barre, Ma. His death certificate from Vt. showed his father as Samuel Harrington and his mother was just listed as: Mother's Maiden Name: S. The death certificate broke my brick wall on Johnathan but I hit another one trying to find his birth certificate and any information on Samuel or "S" Harrington. I wrote the town clerk of Barre and her assistant wrote me back and informed me she could not find Johnathan's birth certificate and she had checked all of Barre's records to 1850 and never found any Harringtons in Barre at all. Interestingly enough, I heard from Helen, the historian of Barre , that she could find no information on Johnathan or Samuel either as the town of Barre's records burned in 1866. I would have thought the assistant town clerk would have told me that. Also I learned from Helen, town historian, that Barre was not formed until 1818 and there were very few settlers there during 1804. What my question to all of you is: Does anyone know what Barre was called, meaning what town it was a part of in 1804 before it became a town in 1818? I am wondering if I contacted what town Barre was before 1818, that may be where Johnathan HARRINGTON'S birth certificate is. I also hope to find evidence of a Samuel HARRINGTON being in whatever Barre was called before 1818. I found a Samuel HARRINGTON listed with Joseph HEATH and his family in a 1850 census of Barre. In the 1850 census Samuel HARRINGTON was listed as an 82 yr. old laborer from Conn. I have no way of connecting that Samuel HARRINGTON to my family of HARRINGTON'S. I started searching Winham Ct. as it is a bordering town of Worcester, and I found a query from an ancestor of Joseph Heath(he was listed as being from Ct. also in the 1850 census). The query on the Windham query board was 4 yrs. old and of course the email address was obsolete. The ancestor of Joseph Heath was looking for information on Joseph Heath marrying a Zerviah HARRINGTON in 1816. The Joseph Heath he was looking for was b 1774 d 1844. The Joseph HEATH in 1850 Barre census was born 1798 in Ct. So it is very possible the Joseph Heath b 1774 could have been the father of the one born 1798. If there was a connection btwn. the HARRINGTON'S and HEATH'S that would explain Samuel living with them 1n 1850. I only reitterate all of the above in case somebody has info on the Heath family that was in Barre in 1850. I wrote a letter via US MAIL Dec.10 to Barre Historical Society. I have not heard back from them unless the town of Barre Historian is one and the same. I was wondering who you listers recommend I contact because all of the records burned. Do you think I would get the best results from writing Worcester Historical Society, New England Historical Society, or perhaps the Historical Society of whatever Barre was called before 1818? As always thanks a million for all of your help. Renne Blocker ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com