In a message dated 10/31/2003 9:10:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > My GGF was a resident of Orange from 1867 until he died in 1881. > His death record is the only record I have found that identifies his > parents by name. (But, the spelling is questionable.) > > His parents names are not required on his naturalization papers. > He rented, and did not own, his residence. Through the 1870s he had a small > merchant tailor shop on Main Street in Orange. His obituary says he was a > member of the IOOF (Odd Fellows) Lafayette Lodge No. 12 in Orange, but no > records > have survived. No church or synagogue affiliation that we are aware of. > > Can anyone here suggest other Orange or New Jersey records for that period > that > just might confirm the name of his parents? > > Many thanks for any and all replies. > > Dave B. > You do not mention his name. Perhaps someone on the list has knowledge of him. Dot 000---Outgoing email scanned by Norton Antivirus---000