Hello Gene, Not sure if this will help you. HILL is a pretty common name. You can find several HILL families in Mason, NH. Go to http://home.earthlink.net/~georgeo/mason_nh.htm Look at the Mason Biographies pages for HILL. Rhett Regina Owings USGenWeb town coordinator for Mason, NH http://home.earthlink.net/~georgeo/mason_nh.htm 4dehills wrote: > > I am new to this list but have a problem with my ancestor, James B. Hill. He is stated on son's death record to have been born in Dalton, ME (?). The census from 1860 (Patten, ME) states James B. Hill born in New Hampshire. I know that Dalton, ME had changed named to Ashland and so on. His descendants seemed to be from NH areas and this leaves me with a feeling that he was born in NH. Can someone add to this information or possibly give suggestions before I write for vital records (too costly fo > > Gene in AZ > > ==== NHHILLSB Mailing List ==== > Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > ROOTSWEB'S COMMON-SENSE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html