The Morris Canal could be the locale of a lifetime genealogy study in itself. My great-grandfather from eastern France, Claude Harsch, was working as a boat captain on the Canal (mules pulled the boats) around 1874 when he met & married Henrietta (Booth-Doty) Sutton, descended from Benjamin Sutton & Electa Mills (of the Capt. Timothy Mills line). Their daughter Emilie was born a year later at Succasunna. Ben Sutton is said to be son of Wm. Sutton from Bernard, Somerset Co, and Mary Fancher/Francher. She is probably the sister of John Fancher who married Hannah Rightmire/Richmire. Bit by bit we untangle the web of centuries of northern NJ relationships. Hmmm, as you mentioned mules, the Franchers had fine horses (based on comparative appraisal value on estate inventories) and later generations used them to deliver meat from the family butcher shop (check out www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris) & pull the hearse, and next Claude Harsch used them to deliver groceries from his store. My father enjoyed Claude's delivery horses when he was a boy & passed the love of horses on to me. Interesting how such diverse clues fit together. Caroline ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:31:52 EST >From: LPurch6636@aol.com >Subject: Re: [NJMORRIS] Mules & Canal Boats >To: NJMORRIS-L@rootsweb.com > >My Grandfather Cornelius Hamler worked for a short time at the canal boats in >Morris County and I was contacted by a man who has written a book on the >Morris Canal. His name is Bob Goller and his email address is robroy@nac.net. > >He has -- or is part of-- a web site on the Morris Canal; you might try >www.google.com > >Kathleen >LPurch6636@aol.com > > >In a message dated 2/23/04 2:10:14 PM US Mountain Standard Time, >shanedr@sbcglobal.net writes: >While Alice's John Rightmire's mule dealings pretty much predates my >ancestors 1850s and later employment on the Morris Canal I am interested in any >stories involving employment regarding any facet of the Morris Canal. > >Best wishes, >Dennis Reiley >shanedr@sbcglobal.net > Regards, Caroline Have you checked out www.awindowsouth.com ?