This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oQB.2ACE/1496 Message Board Post: The earliest census RICHARD HILLIER was found was the 1840 census for Burlington County, New Jersey: This is what I have on this family so far. Would love to find others researching this family. Descendants of RICHARD HILLIER Generation No. 1 1. RICHARD1 HILLIER was born Abt. 1811 in Pennsylvania. He married FRANCES. She was born Abt. 1809 in Switzerland. Children of RICHARD HILLIER and FRANCES are: 2. i. SAMUEL A.2 HILLIER, b. October 1850, New Jersey; d. 1902. 3. ii. RICHARD HILLIER, JR., b. Abt. 1837, New Jersey. iii. FRANCES HILLIER, b. Abt. 1835, New Jersey. iv. EMELIA A. HILLIER, b. Abt. 1840, New Jersey; m. WILLIAM R. BOYD, December 26, 1865. v. MARGARET HILLIER, b. Abt. 1842, New Jersey. vi. LOUISA HILLIER, b. Abt. 1845, New Jersey. 4. vii. HENRY HILLIER, b. Abt. 1833. Generation No. 2 2. SAMUEL A.2 HILLIER (RICHARD1) was born October 1850 in New Jersey, and died 1902. He married MARTHA ELLA ELDER February 08, 1872 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. She was born January 09, 1851 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, and died October 26, 1927 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Children of SAMUEL HILLIER and MARTHA ELDER are: i. EDITH H.3 HILLIER, b. January 1877, Indiana; m. HIRAM CLURO KRIEGHBAUM; b. March 27, 1876, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. ii. FOREST H. HILLIER, b. January 28, 1880, Indiana; m. ELIZABETH G.; b. Abt. 1880, Indiana. iii. GLEN H. HILLIER, b. October 1882, Indiana; m. MAUD; b. Abt. 1884, Utah. iv. SAMUEL DALE HILLIER, b. July 05, 1890, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. November 17, 1950, New York City, New York; m. CAROL ELIZABETH EBERHART, July 14, 1921, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana; b. December 24, 1894, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. December 06, 1974, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. v. MARTHA HILLIER, b. November 1894, Indiana. 3. RICHARD2 HILLIER, JR. (RICHARD1) was born Abt. 1837 in New Jersey. He married JULIA BUDDEN August 31, 1865. Children of RICHARD HILLIER and JULIA BUDDEN are: i. CHARLES H.3 HILLIER, b. February 1870, New Jersey. ii. LIONEL HILLIER, b. Abt. 1867. 4. HENRY2 HILLIER (RICHARD1) was born Abt. 1833. He married ELIZABETH. She was born Abt. 1840 in Pennsylvania. Child of HENRY HILLIER and ELIZABETH is: i. SARAH3 HILLIER, b. Abt. 1859, New Jersey. ============================= More on my WORLDCONNECT website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jacquelinesr&id=I 11122