In a message dated 12/17/02 4:02:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, Merry Gonsalves, MAYFLOWER-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Found a Rufus Sturtevant's death recorded in the 1840 Vermont Chronicle. May > contain more family info.... > > Name - Sturtevant, Rufus > Location - New York City > Event - death > Control # C0730 > > ordering instructions at: > http://community.middlebury.edu/~swilson/order.html > Thanks for this info. I do have this Rufus STURTEVANT of New York in my notes; he is a son of Josiah STURTEVANT and Lois FULLER, but he is not likely the father of George STURTEVANT (b. ca. 1809) of Pembroke who married Naomi SAMSON in 1831. The same can be said of his brother, George, who went to Vermont and raised a family there. I see no suggestion that either may have returned to Massachusetts to father George (b. ca. 1809). George (b. ca. 1809) and his wife were parents of Rufus Miles STURTEVANT who may have been born in Pembroke, or he may have been confused about his exact birthplace. In any event, except for Civil War service, he lived and died (in 1919) in Hanover. His first wife was Rebecca A. WOODMAN who died 22 Nov 1858; his second wife was Hannah Marie BENNER. It's the parentage of George (b. ca. 1809) that I'm trying to discover if possible. Len