>Hi Peter: > >You are my first response and I appreciate all of the new information you >provided. Thank you very much! I did not have the 1860 census information. >It appears that the Van Raalte's immigrated to Boston, Mass first and then to >New York. I was only looking in New York. I don't know if the list rules >are to thank people privately but I am very grateful to you! >Take care, Jim Oien You're welcome, glad to be able to help. BTW, I looked in the Boston and Baltimore index and did not find them there. It could be oversight/misspelling etc. or that he came by himself and he enlisted as a crew member. Peter...... Docs4u Genealogical research docs4u@shaw.ca