The younger one also fits the marriage data I have. I think you are right. Nineteen seems too old. Bonnie >

The younger boy 12 seems most likely for a beginner appentice however I have found many a young man who changed occupations and started over as an apprentice- some dimwits never did pass their apprenticeships. Most people married in their mid 20's from that time onward as they needed to finish their apprenticeships and save some money up before marriage. In the colonies marriage/ first birth of children was often at a much younger age as the need for more children to populate the land took precidence over social ideals. Teenage marriage in the colonies were looked on as shocking by the traditionalists at home! So my best answer is yes the younger boy looks most likely but it's not a certainty. Put a comment in your "notes" regarding the two possible people so that in the future if more conflicting or reliable information comes in you can remember that you had two choices to choose from once upon a time. Nelson Denton