This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KIMBALL, PERCH, PATCH, HARTFORD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JEB.2ACE/520.1 Message Board Post: Dear Nancy – I cannot help but ask if you have any Hannah mentioned in your Kimball family information. Especially do you have any connection with an Edward James Kimball (b 1860) or James Edward Kimball – he is our great-grandfather and took the name Kimball around 1900. He was actually born James Edward Perch/Patch, son of Lucy Hartford (b1845) and father of the same name. The family is located in Bridgton, Denmark, Lovell areas c.1866 to 1925. According to family stories, the young man lived with "Aunt Hannah Kimball" and probably took the name as respect for her. It's a puzzling mystery and will only be solved thru some happy coincidence, such as you might provide. Thank you for considering my inquiry. Warm regards, Devon Gray