Posted on: Stearns County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Stearns/11373 Surname: ------------------------- Gretchen, According to an obituary in the book "The People of St. Patrick" about Saint Patrick's Church, Minden Township, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota ,by Vincent A. Yzermans and published in 1990, Joseph Parent was born in Belgium. Mentions an Xavier Parent, but does not list place of birth, but it looks like he was the parent of Joseph. So I would assume it to be Belgium. Marilyn