This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: apslatin Surnames: PRIOR, FULLER Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.cattaraugus/10763.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I will be going to Ashford at the end of June, and will stop into the Cattaraugus County History Museum in Machias, to check their records. There are a lot of obits & burial records in Machias, so this might prove to be a real learning experience! Cenotaphs were quite common in the 19th century. There is one in Maplewood Cemetery, Springville, for my immigrant Prior ancestor, James Prior. He was lost overboard, mid-Atlantic, in April 1834, leaving an intrepid wife and nine children! The youngest child was not even a year old. James' body was never recovered. Anne Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.