Try Goodwin. We have a Hester Golden born 1804 in the USA that may have a last name of Goodwin. She was born we believe in the Eastport area and married Henry Grass born in Whiting, ME. Carol J Grasse Glidden Grass(e)(Can,ME,MA) Day, Hansen, Brewer, Mills, Price, Sinclair, Sherman,(Sutter)Suitter, Wilcox(Can,ME) May, Morse, McLean, Sloan(MA)Beals (ME,MA) http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/lala/305/index.html unable to update New site under construction is http://cgrasse.freehomepage.com/index.html Other sites http://members.aol.com/cgrasse2/index.html -----Original Message----- From: TSheltown@aol.com [mailto:TSheltown@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 11:01 PM To: MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Cc: Glidden, Carol J Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] HELP!! GOLDING/GOLDEN Hi List, My grandfather was Harmon Rodney Townsend, Born February 28, 1919, in Lubec, Maine. I was told through family stories that his birth name was Golding/Golden and I recently went to Lubec to get his birth certificate and confirmed that it was indeed Golding/Golden( the records weren't clear enough to tell, so they put Golden on his certificate). My problen lies with his father, Elgin Golding/Golden. The birth certificate does not give an age, date of birth, for Elgin, just his place of birth, Eastport, Maine. I have contacted Eastport and they have no record of an Elgin Golding/Golden. I am looking for anyone who might have some advice or recognize the name. Thank you in advance for your help. Tina Townsend