Thank you for all the responses on this. It has definitely given me something to work with. "REALLY LONGSHOT question. For Jennie, was her mother's name Mary? Did she have another sister, Eliza, and a brother, Peter? If so, they are also living in Gloucester in 1900. All having "arrived" in 1883 (close enough proximity to question possible connection). Mary is widowed in 1900, though. She was b. @1850, Canada, daughter Eliza, b. @1880, Canada, and son, Peter, b. @1885, Massachusetts." Jared Jennie was the daughter of Mary Jane Bushong b 12 May 1851 in Nova Scotia d 24 Jun 1931 Gloucester, Essex, Ma and Simon P Frazier b Nova Scotia d 18 Jan 1885 at sea from Sch Carl W Baxter out of Gloucester, MA From what I have found Jennie had a sister Mary Ellen that never married b 26 May 1879 Mulgrave NS d 22 Apr 1965 Gloucester,MA a brother Simon Peter (sometimes found as just Peter) b 1881 Mulgrave NS d ????? m Bertha A Butler in Gloucester,MA 29 Mar 1906 a brother James E b 20 Mar 1885 Gloucester, MA d 31 Oct 1886 Gloucester, MA Peter and Bertha (Butler) Frazier were my late husbands grandparents. There is no one left in the family that I can ask any questions of, at least to the best of my knowledge. I am hoping to connect with another line of this family to possibly find out more, thus the inquiry of the obit. My late father-in-law spoke very little of his family. I have spent hours in the library in Gloucester to find what I have so far along with just joining the NEHGS. It has been 20+ yrs of searching. I am originally from Gloucester but now living in VT all I have is the computer until I can get back to Gloucester. I know that have done a lot of work on old records there and have formed an archives committee of volunteers that devote their time to organizing the old records that were found in the city hall there. Thanks again for everyone who has responded Marie (Garland) Frazier